VIDEO: Jared Cannonier Dominates Vettori & Sets Record At UFC Vegas 75
After finally returning to Canada last weekend at UFC 289, the UFC headed home to Las Vegas for a Fight Night card headlined by top middleweights at the UFC Apex.
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The card’s main event featured a matchup between former middleweight title challengers Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier, who were both coming off wins and looking to work towards another shot at Israel Adesanya.
The #3-ranked Vettori started the fight off well and even rocked Cannonier in the opening five minutes, but he ended up eating some significant punishment in the second round. The 29-year-old's incredible chin allowed him to carry on for five full rounds and continue throwing back at Cannonier, but when the final bell sounded there was no doubt that "Killa Gorilla" was the victor.
The co-main event saw #8-ranked lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan largely dominate Joaquim Silva before stopping him late in the third round, however there was one tense moment during the bout where the Brazilian clearly wobbled Tsarukyan with a punch.
Things got off to a bit of a strange start when there was both a No Contest and Technical Decision within the first few fights of the evening, but eventually things settled down and fans were treated to some violent finishes like Manuel Torres' brutal elbow KO against Nikolas Motta.
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You can find highlights from the event below, as well as the full results for every fight.
Kang Kyung-Ho def. Cristian Quiñónez
Alessandro Costa def. Jimmy Flick
Manuel Torres def. Nikolas Motta
Pat Sabatini def. Lucas Almeida
Arman Tsarukyan def. Joaquim Silva
Jared Cannonier def. Marvin Vettori
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 10:00 p.m. ET)
• Jared Cannonier def. Marvin Vettori via Unanimous Decision (49-45x2, 48-46)
• Arman Tsarukyan def. Joaquim Silva via TKO: R3, 3:25
• Armen Petrosyan def. Christian Leroy Duncan via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)
• Pat Sabatini def. Lucas Almeida via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke): R2, 1:48
• Manuel Torres def. Nikolas Motta via KO: R1, 1:50
• Nicolas Dalby def. Muslim Salikhov via Unanimous Decision (30-27x2, 29-28)
Preliminary Card (ESPN2/ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)
• Alessandro Costa def. Jimmy Flick via TKO: R2, 1:03
• Kang Kyung-Ho def. Cristian Quiñónez via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke): R1, 2:25
• Carlos Hernandez def. Denys Bondar via Unanimous Technical Decision (30-27x2, 29-28)
• Tereza Bledá def. Gabriella Fernandes via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)
• Dan Argueta vs. Ronnie Lawrence ends in a No Contest
• Modestas Bukauskas def. Zac Pauga via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)
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