UFC 284 discussion - Makhachev vs Volkanovski

Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Yair Rodríguez vs. Josh Emmett
Jack Della Maddalena vs. Randy Brown
Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter
Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield

 

Joshua Culibao with a nice victory after getting spin kicked in the nuts by Melsik Baghdasaryan.

 

First fight of the card.

Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield

Crute is a slight favorite, despite losing 2 in a row. Menifield is a puncher with lights out power. This fight could go either way.

 

Sloppy, but good fight. Both guys exhausted and gave it their best.

Crute was on the verge of getting TKO'ed, but he somehow survived and secured a takedown that saved his bacon.

Crute should win a decision.

 

Judges have it a Majority Draw.

I thought Crute edged it, but I guess those KDs by Menifield early in the 2nd round got him the round in 2 of the judge's scorecards.

 

Big KO by Tafa. Porter went down like a bag of potatoes.

 

Yair Rodríguez vs. Josh Emmett

This is the final fight before the main event.

 

Volkanovski is a physically strong guy. He used to be over 200 lbs, so he's going to be hard to take down. Moving up in weight won't bother him since since he's big to begin with. He's also the better striker of the 2.