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Jailton Almeida def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC on ABC 4: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Jailton Almeida’s first-round submission win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag]’s first-round submission win over [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (Photos by Jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC on ABC 4: Official scorecards from Charlotte

Check out the official scorecards from all 11 fights at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.

Check out the official scorecards from all 11 fights at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.

Johnny Walker def. Anthony Smith at UFC on ABC 4: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Johnny Walker’s unanimous decision win over Anthony Smith at UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Johnny Walker[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag] at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (Photos by Jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC on ABC 4 results: Johnny Walker chews up Anthony Smith’s leg, tells champ Hill he’s coming

Johnny Walker spent much of his 15 minutes with Anthony Smith chewing up his lead leg on his way to a decision and callout of Jamahal Hill.

[autotag]Johnny Walker[/autotag] spent much of his 15 minutes with [autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag] chewing up his lead leg.

Despite opportunities to potentially put Smith away, Walker took it to the final horn with a dominant unanimous decision win. Walker (21-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) beat Smith (36-18 MMA, 11-8 UFC), a former title challenger, with a pair of 30-27 scores and a 29-28.

The light heavyweight bout was the UFC on ABC 4 co-main event at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.

“Everybody can get hurt there – even me, if you don’t block (the leg kicks),” Walker said in his post-fight interview in the cage. “I went to shake his hand (cageside and I told champion Jamahal Hill), I said, ‘Goodbye, bro. I’ll see you at the top. I’m coming.'”

Smith came out patient, but ate a few early calf kicks, then one to the body and one to the head that was partially blocked. Smith fired back, though, and clipped Walker – only to eat another calf kick that seemed to have him already favoring the lead leg.

Smith loaded up on a right and nearly caught the Brazilian just short of the halfway mark in the round. He threw another one soon after, then had to dip out of the way of a jumping knee from Walker. Smith answered with a left with two minutes left, but ate a low kick and was given time to recover by referee Keith Peterson.

After the restart, a wild sequence saw Walker hurt Smith with punches, without question. But Smith worked for a defensive single-leg takedown, just to survive, and eventually got it and went to work on top in half-guard. It allowed Smith a chance to grind out the round on top and recover, but with 10 seconds left, Walker worked back to his feet – and took Smith down right at the horn.

In the second, both fighters seemed to keep the same strategy – just at a slower pace. Walker threw measured leg kicks. Smith answered with some of his own and right hands. The crowd got impatient midway through the round when it seemed like it was a glorified sparring session. Each had moments of increased urgency, but also seemed comfortable not taking too many risks.

With about 30 seconds left in the round, Smith started talking to Walker. It sounded like he mentioned talking about his family, and the two had a short conversation while waiting to throw a few more punches and kicks just before the horn. Then they half-hugged each other before they headed to their stools.

The third had a slow pace to start, but when Walker reached to create distance he grazed Smith’s eye with a finger, which led to a short break. With about three minutes left, Smith landed a big right hand that made Walker get on his bike for a moment. But when they went back to the middle, Walker kept landing kicks to Smith’s lead leg trying to put him away.

With two minutes left, Smith cut caught and coupled with the damage to his leg, he found himself on the canvas. Walker tried to put him away, then let him back up. Walker pressed him to the fence in the final minute, then let him back to the middle and kept chipping away until the horn.

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UFC on ABC 4 results: Ian Machado Garry’s head kick leads to first-round finish of Daniel Rodriguez

The future may be now for UFC welterweight Ian Machado Garry, who passed his toughest test yet by finishing Daniel Rodriguez in Charlotte.

UFC welterweight [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] made a huge statement while keeping his record unblemished.

On the main card of UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., Garry (12-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) stepped into the octagon to face Daniel Rodriguez in a bout that was sure to produce some new film for the highlight reels. The only question was which fighter would be on the celebratory end. In less than three minutes, Garry provided the answer by stopping Rodriguez (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at 2:57 of the first round.

Entering the toughest test of his professional career thus far, Garry appeared confident as ever in the early moments of the fight. Respecting the power of Rodriguez, Garry wasn’t interested in trading with his hard-hitting opponent. Instead, “The Future” picked his shots well and evaded before he could be touched with anything too damaging. When Garry found the strike he wanted, the the fight was over.

A powerful, well-timed, right head kick was the blow to wobble Rodriguez.

Garry then rushed forward as Rodriguez stumbled backward and fell to the canvas. While raining down punches from the top, referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in closer. Rodriguez could only cover up as the barrage of punches continued and the fight was stopped a few seconds later.

Check out the finish below (via Twitter):

The win marks the fifth of Garry’s UFC run. The undefeated Irishman is appropriately nicknamed “The Future,” because everything he has done thus far inside the UFC’s octagon has led many to believe he will one day lead the division as he continues his ascent toward the top.

The finish of Rodriguez was Garry’s third stoppage with the promotion. In his debut in November 2021, he finished Jordan Williams in the first round. After a pair of unanimous decisions over Darian Weeks and Gabe Green, Garry stopped Kenan Song in the third round at UFC 285 in March.

After the fight, Garry called out welterweight top 15 mainstay Neil Magny.

“I want you next, I’m going to knock you out,” Garry told Daniel Cormier during his post-fight interview. “… UFC, you have a new star in town.”

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Ian Machado Garry def. Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 4: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Ian Machado Garry’s first-round TKO win over Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag]’s first-round TKO win over [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag] at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (Photos by Jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports)

Carlos Ulberg def. Ihor Potieria at UFC on ABC 4: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Carlos Ulberg’s first-round knockout win over Ihor Potieria at UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Carlos Ulberg[/autotag]’s first-round knockout win over [autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag] at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (Photos by Jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC on ABC 4 video: Alex Morono spins, slaps on tight guillotine choke to tap Tim Means

Alex Morono picked up a slick submission finish of Tim Means at UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte.

[autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag]’s improvisation paid huge dividends against Tim Means.

On the main card of UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., a missed strike by Morono (23-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) led to the finishing sequence against Means (32-15-1 MMA, 14-12 UFC) at 2:09 of Round 2.

Means was having success early in the fight by controlling the center of the cage and picking his shots. Meanwhile, Morono scored with strikes as he stuck and circled on the outside. This dynamic would ultimately lead to the finish, as Morono looked to time a spinning backfist.

The spinning attempt caught nothing but air as Means ducked the strike, but Morono smoothly transitioned into a guillotine choke attempt as Means looked for a takedown. Morono jumped on the choke, and the tap soon followed after sinching it up tighter.

Check out video of the finish below (via Twitter):

With his second UFC submission, Morono bounces back into the win column after dropping his previous outing to Santiago Ponzinibbio. That result snapped a four-fight win streak for Morono, that saw him pick up wins over Donald Cerrone, David Zawada, Mickey Gall, and Matthew Semelsberger.

After the conclusion of the fight, Morono respectfully called for a bout against Bryan Barberena.

“We’ve already agreed to fight,” Morono said during his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “He always stands and bangs, I like to stand and bang, like the good lord intended. So, that would be a really fun fight.”

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No sleight of hand: Carlos Ulberg puts away Ihor Potieria with much violence

Carlos Ulberg’s rise in the light heavyweight division continued Saturday with a finish he likely won’t soon forget.

[autotag]Carlos Ulberg[/autotag]’s rise in the light heavyweight division continued Saturday with a finish he likely won’t soon forget.

Ulberg (8-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) took out [autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) with a TKO at the 2:09 mark of the opening round. He clipped Potieria with a left hook, then decimated him on the mat for the finish.

Their fight was part of the UFC on ABC 4 main card at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.

Ulberg landed a left hook and Potieria hit the canvas. It took Ulberg a fraction of a second to jump on Potieria with punches. Potieria covered up, and after a few seconds Ulberg walked away – even before the referee waved the fight off.

In essence, Ulberg stopped the fight on his own. By the time he turned around to realize it hadn’t been stopped, the ref knew it was done, too.

Ulberg now has won four straight fights after a loss in his promotional debut.

Check out the finish below:

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Alex Morono def. Tim Means at UFC on ABC 4: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Alex Morono’s second-round submission win over Tim Means at UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag]’s second-round submission win over [autotag]Tim Means[/autotag] at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (Photos by Jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports)