UFC Fight Night on ESPN 30: Barboza vs. Chikadze (08/28/2021) - Las Vegas, NV (UFC APEX)

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UFC Fight Night on ESPN 30: Barboza vs. Chikadze 
August 28, 2021
Las Vegas, NV (UFC APEX) 

Edson Barboza (145) vs. Giga Chikadze (145.5) - Chikadze, TKO (strikes), R3 (1:44)
TUF 29 Middleweight Final: Bryan Battle (185.5) vs. Gilbert Urbina (186) - Battle, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (2:15)
TUF 29 Welterweight Final: Ricky Turcios (135) vs. Brady Hiestand (135.5) - Turcios, DEC (split)
Kevin Lee (170.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (171) - Rodriguez, DEC (unanimous)
Andre Petroski (185.5) vs. Michael Gillmore (184) - Petroski, TKO (punches), R3 (3:12)
Makhmud Muradov (184.5) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (185) - Meerschaert, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (1:49)

ESPN+ Preliminary Card:
Alessio Di Chirico (185.5) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (185.5) - Alhassan, KO (head kick), R1 (0:17)
Sam Alvey (185.5) vs. Wellington Turman (185.5) - Turman, DEC (split)
Dustin Jacoby (203.5) vs. Darren Stewart (204.5) - Jacoby, TKO (strikes), R1 (3:04)
JJ Aldrich (125) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (125.5) - Aldrich, DEC (unanimous)   
Jamall Emmers (145.5) vs. Patrick Sabatini (145.5) - Sabatini, SUB (heel hook), R1 (1:53)
Mana Martinez (140)* vs. Guido Cannetti (135.5) - Martinez, DEC (split)

*Forfeits 30% of purse for missing weight    

Event Bonuses ($50,000)
Performance of the Night: Patrick Sabatini
Performance of the Night: Abdul Razak Alhassan
Performance of the Night: Gerald Meerschaert
Performance of the Night: Giga Chikadze

Rating: 657,000 viewers

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[twiztor]

Alvey vs Turman in the battle of "who keeps their job"

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13 minutes ago, twiztor said:

Alvey vs Turman in the battle of "who keeps their job"

Sam Alvey has had that fight at least twice now.

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[Jiji]

Dream main event.

[twiztor]

2 hours ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

Sam Alvey has had that fight at least twice now.

very true. he's 0-5-1 in his last six, and his last win came in June 2018. yikes.

main should be fan-fucking-tastic.

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[J.T.]

5 hours ago, Jiji said:

Dream main event.

Yeah.  It looks like that showing of Candyman I'm going to see tomorrow will have to be a matinee.  I need to be home with drinks and wings at the ready for when Barboza puts Chikadze into a coma.

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Dustin Jacoby is quietly having a decent 2nd run in the UFC.

[jaedmc]

I can't remember seeing two points taken away for eye pokes so fast like that.

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That was NASTY.

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[jaedmc]

Sweet jesus. I said "Look a tthis guy's fucking legs," and then he kicked that guy's melon into the last row. That's up there with Shevchenko/Eye 

[Jiji]

"It's just fast-twitch muscle fiber."  

[Jiji]

LET"S FUCKING GO! MEERSCHAERT BB! The ultimate gatekeeper.

Edited August 29, 2021 by Jiji

[jaedmc]

Anyone else kinda stoked about this Daniel Rodriguez streak? Dude is workin'.

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11 minutes ago, jaedmc said:

Anyone else kinda stoked about this Daniel Rodriguez streak? Dude is workin'.

He's a much tougher out than you would think. I thought Kevin Lee would get back on track, but turned out not to be the case.

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Turcios/Heinstand making sure to "get all their shit in."

[Teflon Turtle]

Between the fight itself and the post-fight comments, Turcios seems intent on proving that Diego Sanchez is less a person than a concept. "You may fire Diego Sanchez from the UFC, but there will always be Diego Sanchez in the UFC! By the infinite power of the universal machinations of the cosmos! YES!"

[jaedmc]

All about wacky Ricky Turcios. He might be a few lines of yayo away from going full Randy Savage.