Eye took off her gloves adhering to the bout and introduced her retirement in her postfight job interview with Joe Rogan.

UFC 271: Lewis and Tuivasa All set for that postfight spotlight plus a warning to an undefeated prospect

From the tune “Diamonds from Sierra Leone,” Kanye West asks, “Whenever you discuss classics, do my identify get introduced up?” Whittaker could do precisely the same in regards to this overall performance when individuals are speaking about the most beneficial championship attempts In the Octagon.

Both equally Adesanya and welterweight champion Kamaru Usman have shut down talks of fighting one another, but Let's say Colby Covington grows Sick and tired of looking forward to a third shot at Usman? And then you will find Khamzat Chimaev, a wild card on the meteoric increase that has bounced between welterweight and middleweight.

Even with coping with a knee personal injury, Whittaker took the fight to Romero to begin the third, Performing powering very long kicks up the center and sharp boxing.

Eye did get Barber down in the 2nd round and expended the majority of that frame in top rated placement, nevertheless she didn't do Significantly problems. Barber landed an enormous elbow in the main spherical that brought on a large hematoma above Eye's appropriate eye.

Back again in Room, Adesanya throws a substantial kick and Whittaker catches it and drives Adesanya for the mat! The champion has zero desire in remaining there and he’s immediately up but Whittaker has become cinched over a rear waist lock. Adesanya walks towards the cage and is ready to break free. There's just no avenue for Whittaker to assault.

“The Last Stylebender” has ascended to your throne, a place he still retains to today, and can glimpse to maintain when he runs it again with Whittaker at UFC 271.

Afterward, Barber said this was the final fight on her UFC deal and he or she seems to be forward to sitting down down with UFC president Dana White and chief enterprise officer Hunter Campbell to discuss a brand new offer - as well as a potential title shot.

Like in the Romero fight, Adesanya is proving for being information to operate within the long Israel Adesanya vs Vitor Belfort variety with kicks. It’s a winner for him as Whittaker can’t hit him back and he’s not defending these calf kicks.

"I occur right here to complete. Which is my work, to really make it entertaining for you personally men," Turner said. "And I don't get paid via the hour, so I'm in and out."

After the fourth, it felt just like a fait accompli — Sonnen’s wrestling authorized him to manage the very first four rounds, leaving him five minutes faraway from pulling off a large upset and proving himself for being a pugilistic prophet.

The very first telling blow came in the second frame, when Gastelum mismanaged distance and hit the canvas off a straight correct. Then a spinning elbow landed with under one particular minute, and Gastelum shot in desperation. Adesanya grabbed his opponent’s torso and spun his legs just like a swing journey. Because of the fourth spherical, Adesanya was easily answerable for the motion. But Gastelum refused to capitulate, starting off the frame by using a chase and also a punch that opened a Slash. With fewer than a person moment, he snuck in a very head kick that wobbled Adesanya, whose deal with began to display the proof of the barnburner. By the end of the next 5-minute stanza, Gastelum would mirror that image.

Belfort wasn't automatically to blame, but there was very little to get very pleased about in his acquire over Holyfield. The former undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight winner stepped in at two weeks' observe and, in the age of 58, was battered within the ring on his strategy to becoming terribly overwhelmed In this particular exhibition boxing match, which was moved from L. a. to Florida after the California Fee refused to sanction it.