The 6th Round Post-Fight Show

*Note: Eddie out this week, so Zane winged it solo

UFC 308 is in the books and with it, the hopes and dreams of many. What hopes and dreams, you ask? The ones that would’ve seen Max Holloway and Robert Whittaker leave the octagon victorious. Instead, they were finished, and they were violent finishes, to boot.

Topuria never opened his mouth the entire fight. Cardio through the roof and I’d imagine his pulse rate hovered in the triathlete range. Holloway’s lauded cardio never failed him, but he was definitely breathing out of his mouth by round 2. Many foretold Topuria’s win, but to actually watch Max get finished was still sad to behold.

Whittaker endured an onslaught of heavy pressure from Chimaev right from Jump Street and even made some narrow escapes but Khamzat was not to be denied. He took Rob’s back and locked in a face-crank, forcing an immediate tap. Why so fast, Rob? That answer came soon after when Rob pointed to his jaw. Later photos would reveal the crushing devastation Chimaev wreaked upon Whittaker’s jaw. Broken in at least two places. It’s a gruesome photo, be warned.

Let’s look at the results and bonuses:

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UFC 308 Results

* Ilia Topuria def. Max Holloway via KO (R3, 1:34)

* Khamzat Chimaev def. Whittaker via sub (R1, 3:34)

* Magomed Ankalaev def. Aleksandar Rakic via unanimous decision

* Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

* Shara Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan via TKO (R2, 4:52)

* Ibo Aslan def. Raffael Cerqueira via first-round TKO (0:51)

* Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos via first-round TKO (injury) (1:30)

* Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai via split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)

* Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira via sub (arm triangle) (R3, 3:14)

* Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett via first-round TKO (4:27)

* Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)

* Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

* Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)

UFC 308 Bonuses

* FOTN: Mateusz Rębecki vs Myktybek Orolbai

* POTN: Ilia Topuria, Shara Magomedov, Chimaev (yep, there were 3)

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UFC Vegas 99 is thankfully in the history books and not a moment too soon because that was an insanely long card. Just two finishes in eleven fights, and the fights that went the distance were mostly nothing to write home about. Michel Pereira got absolutely dominated by Fluffy Hernandez, then finished in the fifth round. It was an embarrassing performa…

UFC 307 is finally in the books and good riddance. The judging stunk the place up. There were several decisions that made us give the side-eye and there were also several fights that made us want to stab our own eyeballs with a dull knife. But Kayla won, and we’re very interested in seeing her compete for the belt (you know she’s next).

Poatan won his f…

UFC Paris is now history, but within the timeframe that it was an active event, it brought some show-stopping moments and another KO of the year candidate. The action was in high gear from the very first bout and was maintained all the way to the main event. Brian Battle declared he wouldn’t lose to a Frenchman after finishing Jousset and Renato Moicano…

A pretty underwhelming Noche UFC card didn’t deliver the action where the two title fights were concerned, but up to that point, we had a great run of fights, even if there was a dearth of finishes. There were only two finishes on the entire card. We did get a contender for round of the year (the decade even) with the third stanza of Zellhuber vs. Ribovics, which was an outstanding contest.

The production pizzazz didn’t really kick in much until the main card, aside from some color changing displays and the unique ring girl costumes, but once the main card got underway, we were treated to the dazzling AI displays in full 16K that didn’t quite translate on our subpar monitors and TV screens. But Norma Dumont won, and for that, Stephie and Zane can rejoice.

Let’s take a look at the results and bonuses. We even have an announced gate and attendance.

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UFC 306 Results

* Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O’Malley via UD (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

* Valentina Shevchenko def. Alexa Grasso via UD (50-45 x3)

* Diego Lopes def. Brian Ortega via UD (30-26, 30-27 x2)

* Esteban Ribovics def. Daniel Zellhuber via split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)

* Ronaldo Rodriguez def. Ode Osbourne via UD (29-28, 29-27 x2)

* Norma Dumont def. Irene Aldana via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

* Ignacio Bahamondes def. Manuel Torres via first-round TKO (4:02)

* Ketlen Souza def. Yazmin Jauregui via sub (RNC) (R2, 3:02)

* Joshua Van def. Edgar Chairez via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

* Raul Rosas Jr. def. Aoriqileng via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

UFC 306 Bonuses & Supplemental Info

* FOTN: Zellhuber vs. Ribovics

* POTN: Bahamondes, Souza

* Announced Gate: $22M

* Announced Attendance: 16,024

Don’t forget to check out the bonus section where the boys give their patented, five-star review of all the fights. You can’t get this anywhere…or can you? We like to think you can’t, so we’ll stick with that. Just be sure to listen!

*Zane was solo so this episode doesn’t have a bonus segment. FREE FUN FOR ALL!

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