Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defetead Jared Cannonier in the main event at UFC 276. The dominant champ controlled the fight during five rounds and got the win by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)
“We knows who’s next,” Adesanya said in the post fight interview, referring to middleweight challenger Alex Pereira who knocked out Sean Strickland earlier on the main card.
In UFC 276 co-main event, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski put on a performance against contender Max Holloway. After five rounds, Volkanovski stood as the winner by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45).
Read more: Champion Alexander Volkanovski dominates Max Holloway at UFC 276
The highly anticipated bantamweight fight between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Numhoz ended up being a no-contest after O’Malley accidentally poked Munhoz in the eye in the second round.
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50 000 dollar bonuses
Alex Pereira, Jalin Turner, and Julija Stoliarenko all got 50 000 dollar each in Performance of the Night bonuses.
The brutal fight between welterweights Bryan Barberena and Robbie Lawler was awarded the Fight of the Night bonus. Both fighters walked away with an extra 50 000 dollars.
UFC 276 official results
- Middleweight:Israel Adesanya def. Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)
- Featherweight: Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
- Middleweight: Alex Pereira def. Sean Strickland via KO, round 1
- Welterweight: Bryan Barberena def. Robbie Lawler via TKO, round 2
- Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz vs. Sean O’Malley resulted in a no contest (accidental eye poke), round 2
Prelims
- Lightweight: Jalin Turner def. Brad Riddell via submission, round 1
- Welterweight: Jim Miller def. Donald Cerrone via submission, round 2
- Welterweight: Ian Garry def. Gabe Green via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Middleweight: Dricus Du Plessis def. Brad Tavares via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Early prelims
- Middleweight: Andre Muniz def. Uriah Hall via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Women’s Flyweight: Maycee Barber def. Jessica Eye via unanimous decision (29-28×2, 30-27)
- Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Julija Stoliarenko def. Jessica-Rose Clark via submission, round 1
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