UFC 276 noticed some spectacular performances, as well to a couple questionable outings for a number of the tip names in the sport. Whereas Alexander Volkanovski build on an amazing screen of dominance in keeping his featherweight championship against Max Holloway in their trilogy fight, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya left the followers critically disappointed after a stable and uninspired victory over Jared Cannonier.
Rising significant particular person Sean O’Malley also hit his indulge in stumble, going to a no-contest against Pedro Munhoz after an accidental predict wander, leaving a great deal of questions as as to whether or now not he’s prepared to rupture by scheme of to the elite phases of the bantamweight division.
After a predominant event concludes, it is easiest natural to marvel the save the night time’s winners and ample names hotfoot subsequent. With that in tips, let’s capture a glance at four fights to possess after a ample night time of motion in the Octagon.
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Israel Adesanya vs. Alex PereiraWhile Pereira is an elite ample talent to warrant being signed on his indulge in, his two kickboxing wins over Adesanya, one by brutal knockout, had been the underlying narrative every time he has fought in the Octagon. What Pereira wanted to be “deserving” of a shot at Adesanya in the Octagon became an elite expend. He bought that on the UFC 276 undercard, dominating a high 5 fighter in Sean Strickland sooner than scoring the foremost-spherical knockout. Pereira made it sure he wanted his shot so that that you must add a UFC expend over Adesanya to his two kickboxing victories, and after beating Cannonier, Adesanya agreed that the bout with Pereira is the fight to possess.
Even greater than the history between the 2, Pereira is every bit as factual a striker as Adesanya — if now not greater. That methodology that Adesanya will possible need to bring more to the Octagon than a gameplan that nullifies an opponent’s strengths. A recognition for stable gameplans and fights that lack in entertainment label has begun to crawl into conversations about Adesanya’s disclose in the sport. That’s now not ample for any individual at the side of his stage of charisma and Pereira could well be the particular person to support bring some entertainment support to the champion’s fights.
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Charles OliveiraVolkanovski officially build his contention with Max Holloway to mattress on Saturday night time, putting on an all-time elite performance against a Hall of Fame opponent. Volkanovski became in a position to be efficient offensively in shut to every minute of the fight whereas entirely nullifying a really elite offensive fighter in Holloway. There are easy some keen fights in the featherweight division for the champion, nonetheless the foundation of a superfight with uncrowned gentle-weight champion Oliveira has blueprint up an increasing number of in dialog of slack.
Oliveira has been calling for a fight with Conor McGregor, as most high warring parties discontinuance. McGregor is a guy who gets you primarily the most keen payday of your career. Nonetheless McGregor also has now not received a steady-weight fight since 2016 and is 1-3 on the load in his UFC career. For the sake of “earned” title photography, it will possible be far more keen to survey if Volkanovski could well switch as much as gentle-weight and fight Oliveira for the championship. A expend for both man is large and any other accomplishment in a really ample career. There could be no greater time than now to possess Volkanovski vs. Oliveira happen.
Sean O’Malley vs. Pedro Munhoz 2Munhoz became supposed to be a sure step up in competition for O’Malley, a fighter many feel is a megastar in the making. When the 2 met at UFC 276, O’Malley by no methodology regarded fancy he became in a position to gain his offense completely going. That’s a made of Munhoz’s skills as grand as whatever became going on with O’Malley. Nonetheless when the fight ended on an accidental predict wander by O’Malley, it left far too many inquiries to merely switch on to the following fight. A rematch must be region for the following card the save every are willing, ready and healthy. Seeing what, if any, adjustments O’Malley can possess after bright a spherical and a half of of recordsdata will be keen for americans that easy ask what the younger bantamweight’s ceiling really is.
Jalin Turner vs. Arman TsarukyanTurner deserves a particular mention after any other impressive day outing. Turner made very easy work of a fancy fighter in Brad Riddell, scoring a submission expend by guillotine choke in lower than a minute in the UFC 276 featured prelim. Riddell entered the fight the No. 14 ranked fighter in the first rate UFC rankings. Turner will crack the tip 15 at the side of his expend and with 5 consecutive victories, all by stoppage, he must be having a glance at any individual above him in the rankings. No. 11 Tsarukyan is coming off a loss to Mateusz Gamrot in a ample fight on June 25. The timing for every men lines up well, neither has an opponent and a expend for both man would build them into the tip 10 dialog.