Niko Value on Twitter
Niko Value took some nasty punishment on Saturday night time at UFC 249.
UFC 249 on Saturday night time from Jacksonville, Florida was a bit completely different with out followers, however there have been nonetheless some thrilling fights. Likewise, we noticed some unforgettable photographs emerge from the present. Welterweight contender, Niko Value’s eye could be essentially the most memorable.
Combined martial artists are among the hardest and distinctive people on this planet. After taking a TKO loss to Vicente Luque through the prelims (a brawl that deserved the Combat of the Night time bonus greater than the principle occasion), Value posted this picture on social media.
Kudos to him for being such a superb sport.
The loss was Value’s second to Luque in his profession. Throughout their first assembly, Luque prevailed by submission. The scars of the loss Value suffered by the hands of Luque is the primary of essentially the most memorable photographs from UFC 249.
Let’s take a look at the others.
Tony Fergusons Face
GettyTony Ferguson took the worst of his UFC 249 conflict on Saturday night time.
Tony Ferguson was overwhelmed soundly on Saturday night time by Justin Gaethje within the UFC 249 important occasion. The latter walked away with the UFC interim light-weight title and a possible date with reigning champion Khabib Nurmagomedov later this 12 months.
For Ferguson’s hassle, he left the fan-less VyStar Veterans Memorial Enviornment for an area hospital with a face crammed with lacerations and swelling.
Ferguson mentioned he desires to get proper again into the Octagon, however one thing tells me a medical suspension is coming his means.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s Punch-Induced Lethargy
I’m unsure why Rozenstruik’s engaged in a firefight with Francis Ngannou, and why he doesn’t transfer his head off the centerline in mentioned exchanges, however the outcome was a 20-second KO loss by the hands of the Cameroonian Crusher.
Ngannou has now completed Cain Velasquez, Curtis Blaydes, Junior dos Santos, and Rozenstruik in a mixed 2:42 seconds.
Daniel Cormier’s Response to Ngannou’s KO
Should you assume you had been shocked at Ngannou’s energy, check out former UFC Heavyweight and Gentle Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier’s response from the analyst desk.
With Cormier headed for a 3rd battle with Stipe Miocic someday later this 12 months, there's a good likelihood the previous may very well be within the Octagon to face Ngannou–if he can regain his belt.
Dominick Cruz Sad With Keith Peterson
Henry Cejudo scored a second-round TKO win over Cruz to efficiently defend his bantamweight title. After Cejudo landed a well-placed knee that dropped Cruz, the champion hit the challenger with 12 straight punches on the bottom.
Referee Keith Peterson stopped the battle, and Cruz wasn’t proud of the choice. Whereas Cruz wasn’t unconscious, referees are purported to cease a battle if a man takes a dozen unanswered photographs to the face.
Cejudo introduced his retirement from the game after the win.
Calvin Kattar’s Vicious Elbow Finds Jeremy Stephens’ Chin
When an elbow lands this flush on the chin, you would possibly as properly name it an evening. Kattar appeared to take nice pleasure in drilling Stephens with this shot on Saturday night time. Stephens missed weight by 4.6 kilos and was the primary fighter on the size.
Kattar mentioned through the post-fight interview that Stephens’ failure to make weight angered him. Clearly, he took his frustrations out on Stephens’ chin en path to the second-round KO victory. Stephens has now misplaced 4 of his final 5 fights. The one non-loss was a no-decision towards Yair Rodriguez, whom he’d lose to in a rematch the next month.
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