The Octagon returned to Texas for tonight’s UFC Houston occasion, with 4 fighters finally taking house efficiency bonuses.
The spotlight of the struggle card was a key middleweight matchup that includes former division champions Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez. The bout marked a return to glory for the promotion’s former middleweight champion, Sean Strickland. The 34-year-old was capable of overwhelm and frustrate Hernandez along with his sharp left jab all through the primary two rounds. And within the third spherical, Strickland smashed a knee to the physique, clearly hurting “Fluffy”. Smelling blood, Shawn charged ahead with a flurry of punches, knocking Anthony down and finally leading to a referee stoppage (see right here). It was an important present, and after the win, Stickland referred to as out present 185-pound titleholder Khamzat Chimaev.
UFC Houston was co-headlined by a welterweight bout between Jeff Neal and Uros Medic. The match resulted in Medic’s gorgeous first spherical KO victory. “The Physician” floored Neal with a good looking left hook and the competition ended immediately.
After tonight’s occasion, UFC officers introduced within the post-fight press convention that 4 fighters will take house efficiency bonuses.
Evening efficiency: Sean Strickland earned a further $100,000 for his sensational third-round TKO victory over Anthony Hernandez in tonight’s UFC Houston fundamental occasion. The previous champion stopped ‘Fluffy’ within the third spherical with a vicious knee to the physique adopted by a flurry of punches.
Evening efficiency: Jacob Smith earned a further $100,000 for his first-round knockout win over Josiah Harrell (see particulars right here).
Evening efficiency: Melquizael Costa earned a further $100,000 for his first spherical TKO victory over Dan Ige. Costa landed Ige on the face with a pleasant spinning again kick after which completed him off with a punch to the bottom (watch right here).
Evening efficiency: Uros Medic pocketed an additional $100,000 for his sensational one-punch KO win over Geoff Neal in tonight’s co-headliner (see particulars right here).
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