Michael Chiesa was awarded on Wednesday predominant occasion of UFC Fight Island 8. At the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), the American obtained the higher of his compatriot Neil Magny. Hotly contested, this struggle between the eighth and the ninth welterweight was concluded by unanimous resolution of the three judges (49-46 every).
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This is the fourth consecutive victory for Michael “Maverick” Chiesa, who’s now 18-4. He clearly dominated his opponent all through the 5 rounds, particularly on the bottom catch. It is subsequently an finish of the sequence for the “Haitian Sensation”, which was on three consecutive successes (out of 24) and which subsequently skilled its eighth defeat.
Before leaving the cage, Michael Chiesa used the end-of-fight interview to problem Colby Covington with a shattering assertion echoing the latter’s admiration for Donald Trump. “The election is over, Colby Covington. Your number is over. I want you to be next,” he mentioned, just a few hours after the inauguration of Joe Biden as forty sixth President of the United States.
Waiting for McGregor
Before Michael Chiesa’s victory, French fighter Manon Fiorot won in opposition to Victoria Leonardo for her UFC debut. In the opposite predominant outcomes of the night, Matt Schnell received in opposition to Tyson Nam, Isaac Villanueva beat Vinicius Moreira (by KO), Viviane Araujo obtained the higher of Roxanne Modafferi, Warlley Alves dominated Mounir Lazzez (by TKO) and Lerone Murphy supplied himself Douglas Silva de Andrade.
All of those fights come three days earlier than the long-awaited revenge between Connor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, scheduled for the evening from Saturday to Sunday on the event of UFC 247 additionally organized within the Emirati capital (dwell and solely on RMC Sport from 5:30 am). The two males had confronted one another in 2014. “The Notorious” had received in lower than two minutes, by KO within the first spherical.
Connor mcgregor will thus signal an umpteenth comeback. The 32-year-old Irishman, who hasn’t fought since final January and his victory over Donald Cerrone in 40 seconds, introduced his retirement for the third time in June.
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