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Tyron Woodley was busted open early on Saturday.
Tyron Woodley was busted open early in his main-event conflict with Gilbert Burns on Saturday night time in the primary occasion of UFC on ESPN 9.
The picture you see above got here from elbows delivered by Burns within the first spherical after a proper hand despatched Woodley, a former UFC Welterweight champion to the canvas.
Woodley would survive the spherical and the battle, however he was dominated in each side of the game. Burns is now on a six-fight win streak and Woodley has misplaced for the second time in a row.
Here’s a have a look at the opposite memorable photos from Saturday night time on the fan-less UFC Apex.
Vince Morales’ Leg
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Vince Morales’ legs took a beating on Saturday night time. Chris Gutierrez unleashed an all-out assault on Morales’ base with leg kicks.
Morales was exhibiting the results of the photographs within the first spherical, and by the second spherical, he may barely stand. The referee finally known as a halt to the battle giving Gutierrez simply the 10th stoppage win on leg kicks.
Sanitizing the Octagon
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It appears unusual, however UFC staff got here in to sanitize the Octagon after every bout on Saturday. They couldn’t clear up the blood spilled, however since this was a safety measure put into place to fight the unfold of COVID-19, and it can’t be handed by way of blood, the disinfectant was used.
Let’s all hope this and different security measures work.
Masked Octagon Women
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When the UFC was in Jacksonville, Florida earlier this month, the Octagon ladies weren’t required to put on masks. Nevertheless, it’s obvious, as a situation of the Nevada State Athletic Fee, the younger women needed to don the masks to take part in occasions in Las Vegas.
All of it simply looks as if such an oxymoron, however this complete time in historical past is full of never-before-seen extremes.
That is What a Man Appears to be like Like After He’s Been in a Battle
GettySpike Carlyle has been in a battle
Spike Carlyle and Billy Quarantillo have been ripped off. Their battle deserved to win Battle of the Night time and the $50,000 bonuses that may have include the award. As a substitute, Brandon Royval and Tim Elliott took the honors for a bout that was a notch under Quarantillo-Carlyle in my eyes.
Each Quarantillo and Carlyle fought their hearts out with the latter rising from the brawl trying probably the most like a person who’d been in a severe scrap.
Carlyle got here out like a person possessed within the first spherical, however he started to tire within the second spherical. Within the third, he pale utterly. Quarantillo couldn’t cease the rugged Alpha Ginger, however he did do sufficient to earn the unanimous-decision victory.
To see all the finishes from UFC on ESPN 9, have a look right here.
The subsequent UFC occasion takes place in every week, and it’s the UFC 250 pay-per-view. It would even be a fan-less occasion on the UFC Apex. All-time nice and lively legend Amanda Nunes will defend her UFC Girls’s Featherweight title towards Felicia Spencer in the primary occasion.
We’ll additionally see the return of Cody Garbrandt, as he’ll face Raphael Assuncao, and Aljamain Sterling clashes with the promising Cory Sandhagen. It appears sure we’ll get our share of memorable photos from that occasion as properly.
