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MMA Junkie Radio #3010: Reaction to Usman-Covington, Volkanovski’s win, more UFC 245

Hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” react to the year-end UFC 245 card, where three title fights took place in Las Vegas.

Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here!

On Episode No. 3,010 of the podcast, the guys look back at all things UFC 245 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

THE RUNDOWN:

  • [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] and [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] finally settled their grudge, with Usman retaining his welterweight title after scoring a fifth-round TKO victory that Covington didn’t agree with the stoppage. It was a grueling fight, which resulted in Covington suffering a fractured jaw. Are we satisfied with how things played out, and what makes sense for both fighters moving forward?
  • [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] took it to [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] and came away with a unanimous decision victory to claim the featherweight title. The good news for Holloway: UFC president Dana White already has expressed interest in booking an immediate rematch. Should that happen?
  • UFC dual champ [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] retained her women’s bantamweight title with a unanimous decision win over [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag]. And with that result, Nunes has just about cleared her division. What needs to happen next?
  • [autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag] spoiled [autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag]’s bantamweight debut by earning a close split decision win. But get this: champ [autotag]Henry Cejudo[/autotag] has called out Aldo coming off a loss. What? How does that make any sense?
  • [autotag]Urijah Faber[/autotag]’s comeback hit a bump, as the UFC Hall of Famer lost by knockout to top contender [autotag]Petr Ya[/autotag]n, who looks legit as can be. As for Faber, does the 40-year-old legend need to call it a career? Or could this loss set the table for a future fight between Faber and T.J. Dillashaw?
  • We all love [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] because he’s as tough as they come. Where does he go from here after losing in 90 seconds to Geoff Neal?

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Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Usman, Volkanovski, Nunes after UFC 245?

See who champs Kamaru Usman, Alexander Volkanovski, Amanda Nunes and UFC 245’s other big winners should fight next.

After every event, fans wonder whom the winners will be matched up with next.

With another night of UFC action in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard’s shoes, and play UFC matchmaker for UFC 245’s key winning fighters.

Those wins including [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC), who defended his welterweight title for the first time against Colby Covington (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in the headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as well as champs [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] (21-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC), [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) and big winners [autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag] (23-6-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC), [autotag]Petr Yan[/autotag] (14-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and [autotag]Geoff Neal[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC).

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Geoff Neal

Should fight: [autotag]Santiago Ponzinibbio[/autotag]

Santiago Ponzinibbio

Why they should fight: Neal continued to thrive to begin his UFC tenure when, in his most high profile fight to date, he turned in his most impressive performance with a 90-second TKO of Mike Perry.

Neal destroying the fan favorite opened a lot of eyes in the MMA world, and now he is very much deserving a big fight in the welterweight division. He’s the first fighter in the weight class to start 5-0 in the octagon since Usman, and that should say a lot about his potential.

On the broadcast, commentator Daniel Cormier suggested a matchup with Ponzinibbio (27-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who is on a seven-fight winning streak but has been out of action since November 2018. It appears he’s back training now, though, and if healthy, a showdown against Neal has the potential for dazzling results.

Petr Yan

Should fight: Marlon Moraes

Marlon Moraes

Why they should fight: Yan added a signature win to his resume when he picked UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber apart for more than two rounds before ending it with strikes in the third to improve to 6-0 inside the octagon.

It has seemed like Yan’s basically been in cruise control for most of his octagon tenure. He’s yet to have an opponent to push him to the brink, and usually when that happens, a title shot is in order.

Unfortunately for Yan, though, he still lacks the name value of other bantamweight contenders, and with Henry Cejudo holding both the 135-pound and flyweight titles, Yan’s chances of being selected to challenge for the title out of all the possible options seems grim. That’s just reality.

Yan is a fighting machine, though, and there’s no question he’ll take another fight to strengthen his profile. Moraes is the perfect top contender.

Marlon Moraes

Should fight: Petr Yan

Petr Yan

Why they should fight: Moraes got the split decision nod over Jose Aldo just minutes after Yan got his victory. Right then, the stars seemingly aligned for a matchup.

Moraes is trying to get back to a bantamweight title shot after losing to Cejudo in his first opportunity at UFC 238 in June. He was doing extremely well in that matchup, but then Cejudo made a brilliant strategic adjustment and got himself back in the fight.

It’s not unfathomable to think Moraes could beat Cejudo, he just needs to make his argument for that rematch. There would be few better ways to do that than hand Yan his first octagon loss.

Amanda Nunes

Should fight: [autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag]

Irene Aldana

Why they should fight: It’s kind of hard to figure out what you do with Nunes at this point. She has trucked every title challenger available across two divisions, and the potential contenders for her look like names who would merely be rushed into that spot.

That’s ultimately what the UFC will have to be forced to do, though, following Nunes’ one-sided decision over Germaine de Randamie. But, the promotion is left in a real pickle if Nunes wants to defend her featherweight belt, because there’s simply just nobody there outside of Megan Anderson coming off a win.

It would be in Nunes’ best interest to wait around and see if an interesting contender emerges. She likes to stay active, though, and that means the UFC will have to cobble something together. It might have to come at 135 pounds, and if that’s the case, Aldana (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) seems like the natural next available contender following her stunning knockout
of Ketlen Vieira.

Alexander Volkanovski

Should fight: [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag]

Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Why they should fight: Watch the video above to see why Volkanovski should rematch Holloway (21-5 MMA, 17-5 UFC) next for his first title defense.

Kamaru Usman

Jorge Masvidal

Should fight: [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag]
Why they should fight: 

Watch the video above to see why Usman should fight Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 12-6 UFC) next for his second title defense.

5 biggest takeaways from UFC 245: Usman’s reign, Covington’s character, Holloway’s humility

MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn with some thoughts and analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC 245.

What mattered most at UFC 245 in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings …

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1. Kamaru Usman’s championship potential

[autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] got his welterweight championship reign off to a memorable start with his first title defense being a fifth-round TKO of [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag]. It was a huge fight, and for Usman to win it with those style points had to feel pretty sweet.

What also must be sweet is knowing he got through arguably his toughest test in the division his first time putting up the belt. There are a lot of great welterweights out there, but Covington wasn’t an easy stylistic matchup, as we saw in the fight.

The likes of Jorge Masvidal, Nate Diaz, Leon Edwards, Stephen Thompson, Santiago Ponzinibbio, and more all have more glaring flaws Usman can take advantage of, and that must have “The Nigerian Nightmare” pretty excited about what he can make of this run as champion.

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UFC 245 post-event facts: Max Holloway makes history, even in defeat

The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 245, which saw Kamaru Usman beat Colby Covington in the main event.

The UFC’s final numbered event of the year took place Saturday at UFC 245 went down at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a main card that aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

Three championship bouts were featured on the card, but it was Kamaru Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC) who closed the show in dramatic fashion when he stopped Colby Covington (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) by fifth-round TKO to defend his welterweight title for the first time in the main event.

It was a memorable finish to close a memorable card, and for more on the numbers, check below for 60 post-event facts to come out of UFC 245.

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General

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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $369,500.

Usman, Covington, [autotag]Petr Yan[/autotag] and [autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC 245 fight-night bonuses.

Debuting fighters went 2-0 on the card.

UFC 245 drew an announced attendance of 16,811 for a live gate of $4,041,119.14.

Betting favorites went 8-5 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 22-17 (one fight had even odds, one ended in a no contest) in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:49:00.

Main card

Usman extended his winning streak to 15 fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since May 2013.

Usman’s 11-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Usman became the fourth fighter in UFC history to start 11-0 with the promotion. Anderson Silva, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Royce Gracie also accomplished the feat.

Usman is the only welterweight in history to start his UFC career with 11 consecutive victories.

Usman’s 11-fight UFC winning streak is the third longest active streak in the company behind Nurmagomedov (12) and Tony Ferguson (12).

Usman’s 11-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Usman’s 11-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is the second longest in divisional history behind Georges St-Pierre (12).

Covington suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

[autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] (21-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) became the fourth undisputed featherweight champion in UFC history.

Volkanovski became the first Australian-born champion in UFC history.

Volkanovski’s six-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is tied with Arnold Allen and Zabit Magomedsharipov for the longest active streak in the division.

Volkanovski extended his winning streak to 18 consecutive fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since May 2013.

Volkanovski has earned five of his eight UFC victories by decision.

Volkanovski has outlanded his eight UFC opponents by a 650-301 margin in total strikes.

[autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] (21-5 MMA, 17-5 UFC) has suffered four of his five career losses by decision.

Holloway landed 100+ significant strikes for the 10th time in UFC competition, the most in company history. No other fighter has more than seven such performances.

Holloway became the third fighter in UFC history to complete 22 octagon appearances without suffering a knockdown.

[autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag]’ (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) five consecutive UFC title defenses are most among current champions.

Nunes’ seven victories in women’s UFC title fights are most in company history.

Nunes’ 12 victories in UFC competition are most for any female in company history.

Nunes’ 11 victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Nunes’ 10-fight UFC winning streak in women’s competition is the longest in company history.

Nunes’ nine-fight UFC winning streak at women’s bantamweight is the longest active streak in the division.

[autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag] (9-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) fell to 2-1 since she returned to the UFC women’s bantamweight division in September 2017.

De Randamie suffered her first decision loss since June 24, 2011 – a span of 3,115 days and nine fights.

[autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag] (23-6-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) improved to 18-2 in his past 20 fights dating back to December 2011.

[autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag] (28-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) was unsuccessful in his bantamweight debut.

Aldo fell to 3-5 in his past eight fights after going undefeated for more than a decade.

Yan’s (14-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Yan has earned all three of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

[autotag]Urijah Faber[/autotag] (35-11 MMA, 11-7 UFC) suffered just the fourth knockout loss of his career.

Preliminary card

[autotag]Geoff Neal[/autotag]’s (13-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Usman (11), Leon Edwards (eight) and Santiago Ponzinibbio (seven).

Neal has earned 10 of his 12 career victories by stoppage. That includes four of his five UFC wins.

Neal became the first welterweight since Usman to start 5-0 in the UFC.

[autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) fell to 2-5 in his past seven fights dating back to December 2017.

Perry suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Aldana’s (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) five victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Nunes (11), Raquel Pennington (eight) and Ronda Rousey (six).

[autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) had her 10-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.

[autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag] (19-4-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) improved to 3-0-1 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in December 2017. He’s 4-0-1 in the weight class overall under the UFC banner.

Akhmedov’s five-fight UFC unbeaten streak at middleweight is tied with Paulo Costa for the second longest active streak in the division behind Israel Adesanya (seven).

[autotag]Ian Heinisch[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since May.

Heinisch has suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.

[autotag]Matt Brown[/autotag]’s (22-16 MMA, 15-10 UFC) 15 victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Georges St-Pierre (19) and Matt Hughes (16).

Brown has earned 20 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. That includes 13 of his 15 wins under the UFC banner.

Brown’s 13 stoppage victories in UFC welterweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Brown’s 11 knockout victories in UFC competition are tied for second most in company history behind Vitor Belfort (12).

Brown’s 11 knockout victories in welterweight competition are the most in divisional history.

[autotag]Ben Saunders[/autotag] (22-13-2 MMA, 8-10 UFC) fell to 5-7 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in August 2014; it includes one win in an outside promotion.

Saunders’ four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2018.

Saunders is 1-6 in his past seven UFC appearances dating back to May 2017.

[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag] (7-0-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned five of his seven career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Daniel Teymur[/autotag] (7-4 MMA, 1-4 UFC) fell to 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to December 2016.

Teymur suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

[autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (16-5-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) improved to 1-0-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September.

Moreno snapped his three-fight winless skid in UFC competition for his first octagon victory since April 2017.

[autotag]Viviane Araujo[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of her career.

[autotag]Punahele Soriano[/autotag] (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag] (11-3-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career on a 12-fight unbeaten streak.

Piechota suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.

UFC 245 matchmaker: The victorious

MMA junkie’s Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for UFC’s 245’s defeated in this edition of “Sean Shelby’s Shoes.”

MMA junkie’s Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for UFC’s 245’s defeated in this edition of “Sean Shelby’s Shoes.”

UFC 245 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Second highest event payout in program history

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 245 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $369,500.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 245 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $369,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 245 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

The full UFC 245 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag]: $40,000
def. [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag]: $30,000

[autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag]: $30,000
def. [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag]: $40,000

[autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag]: $40,000
def. [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag]: $30,000

[autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Petr Yan[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Urijah Faber[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Geoff Neal[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Ian Heinisch[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Matt Brown[/autotag]: $20,000
def. [autotag]Ben Saunders[/autotag]: $15,000

[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Daniel Teymur[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Kai Kara-France[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Viviane Araujo[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Punahele Soriano[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2019 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $7,249,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $30,883,500

Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC 245 with Billie Eilish and a ‘Game of Thrones’ appearance

Check out the complete list of fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC 245 event.

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.

Inside, see what the fighters from UFC 245 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.

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Mission accomplished at UFC 245: Amanda Nunes set out to go all five rounds

Amanda Nunes didn’t pick up a quick finish at UFC 245, but that doesn’t mean things didn’t go according to plan.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] didn’t pick up a quick finish at UFC 245, but that doesn’t mean things didn’t go according to plan.

UFC women’s double champ Nunes (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) defeated former featherweight champ Germaine de Randamie by unanimous decision on the main card. Known for her finishing abilities, Nunes indicated she set out to win by going the distance.

“Honestly, I wanted this fight to go for five rounds,” Nunes told reporters post-fight. “That was the strategy: Take her down and dominate her (for) five rounds. That’s exactly what I did.”

Overall, Nunes was happy with her performance. In her eyes, going the distance and utilizing her grappling exemplified the evolution of her game.

“It was awesome,” Nunes said. “Every time that I fight five rounds, I get better the next fight. That was the strategy – to take her down. I know she’s dangerous. She’s (been) doing this forever. She’s (been) a striker forever. I’m just learning striking. I’m a grappler, and I did what I was supposed to do tonight.”

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Nunes didn’t deal with much adversity during the fight, but de Randamie showed glimpses of offense. In Round 2, de Randamie landed a series of big shots on the champion.

The third round saw de Randamie land a hard upkick. But in Round 4, de Randamie shot up for a triangle off her back. How tight was it? Not very, according to Nunes.

“That wasn’t tight at all,” Nunes said. “She had big legs and she was always able to put it behind me. But I know as soon as I roll, I’ll get out.”

So what’s next for the champion? Nunes doesn’t know. She’ll have to go back home and heal before she irons out any of the specifics.

“I don’t know,” Nunes said. “I’m going to relax a little bit, fix these boo-boos, and come back soon.”

Nunes’ victory was her 10th straight and her fifth successful UFC bantamweight title defense. It was her second win over her foe. At UFC Fight Night 31 in November 2013, Nunes defeated de Randamie by elbow strikes at the 3:56 mark of Round 1.

The bantamweight title bout was part of the main card at T-Mobile Arena. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

Check out Nunes’ full post-fight press conference in the video above.

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UFC 245 results: Amanda Nunes earns decision over game Germaine de Randamie

Amanda Nunes is still bantamweight champion, but her UFC 245 title defense wasn’t easy.

[autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] is still UFC bantamweight champion, but her fifth title defense wasn’t easy.

It took all five rounds at UFC 245, but Nunes (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC), who also holds the featherweight title, earned a unanimous decision nod over challenger [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag]. The judges’ scores at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas 49-44, 49-46, and 49-45.

The first round was rough for de Randamie (9-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC). After a few exchanges on the feet, Nunes landed in an advantageous position on the ground. Standing over de Randamie, Nunes rained down dozens of strikes. Somehow, de Randamie did just enough to avoid a referee stoppage.

In the second, de Randamie’s toughness wasn’t solely displayed through her defense, but her offense, too. The former featherweight champion landed big shots on the champion, including a head kick, a jumping knee, and strikes from the clinch. Smartly, Nunes dragged the fight to the ground, where she controlled for its remainder.

Nunes went directly to her grappling-centric gameplan in rounds three through five. She dragged the fight to the ground in each round, where she controlled the majority of the final 15 minutes.

De Randamie’s offense in the final three rounds was largely limited to a hard upkick she landed in Round 3 and a triangle attempt in Round 4. The final round was all Nunes.

After the fight, Nunes took to the microphone to give her condolences to her friend and American Top Team teammate Walt Harris, who stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard, was recently murdered in a case which drew national attention.

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Nunes’ victory is her 10th straight and her fifth successful UFC bantamweight title defense. It was her second win over her foe: At UFC Fight Night 31 in November 2013, Nunes defeated de Randamie via elbow strikes at 3:56 of Round 1.

With the loss, de Randamie’s five-fight win streak was snapped. Half of her four pro losses have been to de Randamie.

The bantamweight title bout was part of the main card at T-Mobile Arena. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 245 results include:

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