UFC 249: Niko Worth’s Face and the Most Memorable Pictures

UFC 249 on Saturday evening from Jacksonville, Florida was a bit totally different with out followers, however there have been nonetheless some thrilling fights. Likewise, we noticed some unforgettable photos emerge from the present. Welterweight contender, Niko Worth’s eye is likely to be probably the most memorable.

Combined martial artists are a number of the hardest and distinctive people on the earth. After taking a TKO loss to Vicente Luque through the prelims (a brawl that deserved the Struggle of the Evening bonus greater than the principle occasion), Worth posted this picture on social media.

Kudos to him for being such a superb sport.

The loss was Worth’s second to Luque in his profession. Throughout their first assembly, Luque prevailed by submission. The scars of the loss Worth suffered by the hands of Luque is the primary of probably the most memorable photos from UFC 249.

Let’s have a look at the others.

Tony Fergusons Face

Tony Ferguson was overwhelmed soundly on Saturday evening 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 yr.

For Ferguson’s bother, he left the fan-less VyStar Veterans Memorial Area for a neighborhood hospital with a face stuffed with lacerations and swelling.

Ferguson stated he desires to get proper again into the Octagon, however one thing tells me a medical suspension is coming his approach.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s Punch-Induced Lethargy

I’m undecided why Rozenstruik’s engaged in a firefight with Francis Ngannou, and why he doesn’t transfer his head off the centerline in stated exchanges, however the end result 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

If you happen to assume you had been shocked at Ngannou’s energy, check out former UFC Heavyweight and Mild Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier’s response from the analyst desk.

With Cormier headed for a 3rd struggle with Stipe Miocic someday later this yr, there’s a good probability 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 struggle, and Cruz wasn’t pleased with the choice. Whereas Cruz wasn’t unconscious, referees are presupposed to cease a struggle 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 effectively name it an evening. Kattar appeared to take nice pleasure in drilling Stephens with this shot on Saturday evening. Stephens missed weight by 4.6 kilos and was the primary fighter on the dimensions.

Kattar stated 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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