On the night, ‘The Dominator’ claimed a unanimous decision win to record his fourth successive bantamweight title defense. The fight took place at Verizon Center in Washington DC. Justin Hugo via submission (triangle choke). Dominick Cruz fought Demetrious Johnson in a bantamweight title match in 2011. Colt Hausauer via submission (rear-naked choke). Patrick Benson via submission (rear-naked choke). Nicolai Salchow via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)Īndrews Nakahara def. Phil Hawes via submission (guillotine choke). Ben "Phoenix Jones" Fodor via unanimous decision (30-26 x3) its hard to tell just how the 135-pounder will look in his next outing after. Alexandre Almeida via majority decision (49-46, 48-48, 50-45)Ĭaros Fodor def. Check out what Dominick Cruz thinks about women competing in mixed martial. WSOF also announced they would be holding a show on New Years Eve at Maddison Square Garden. The much-hyped match between the Fodor brothers turned out to be a bit of a damp squib with Caros wrestling and grinding his brother Ben into the mat for 15 minutes. The two had met before in December 2015 but last night the result was different and it was Palmer who caught the eye of the judges to recapture the featherweight title. In the co-main event, Team Alpha Male's Lance Palmer captured the WSOF featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Alexandre Almeida. Moraes' call to the UFC came one day after UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez spoke about him at the UFC fan Q&A session yesterday saying Moraes would come over and do 'big things' in the UFC one day. UFC has a new owner so let's do new things. "Today I showed everyone I'm the best at 135lbs in the world. Speaking after the fight, Moraes had a message that was loud and clear for the UFC. Moraes didn't need five rounds this time though and he got the job done just inside the second with a stunning head kick knockout. Last night's win came against Josh Hill, a main who had taken him to a decision before in 2015.
In the main event, Marlon Moraes continued his incredible winning streak with his eleventh consecutive victory. It was highlight-filled from start to finish - here's how the action went down.
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The scale of Vera's power was emphasized when ESPN replayed the finish using slow-motion technology.ĬBS reporter Shakiel Mahjouri even said it looked like a "baseball bat to the face.World Series Fighting 32 was held at the XFINITY Arena in Everett, Washington last evening and it featured a night of new title holders, big knockouts and crafty submissions. There were numerous times that Vera's savage striking appeared to rearrange Cruz's face in the fight, but the final blow - that head kick - caused considerable damage as it shattered the American's nose.
Photo by Getty ImagesĬhito Vera scored an impressive win Saturday when he knocked out Dominick Cruz.Ī slow-motion video replay shows how devastating Vera's fight-finishing head kick truly was.Ī close-up photo of the impact zone shows Cruz's nose is bent and out of shape.ĭominick Cruz, one of the best UFC bantamweights of all time, suffered a knockout loss so brutal Saturday that it potentially spelled the end of his time competing at the highest echelons of world MMA.Ĭhito Vera beat Cruz in the fourth round with a head kick to cap the 13-fight card that took place at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego on ESPN and ESPN+. Dominick Cruz explains call out of ‘clout chasing’ Monster Energy exec Hans Molenkamp. Chito Vera viciously knocks Dominick Cruz out.
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