It was a was a night of thrills and spills at UFC 207 as a new champion was crowned and a women’s MMA pioneer fell at the T-mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Amanada Nunes rocks Rousey in UFC 207 main event
In the main event defending women’s Bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes needed under a minute to cement her status as the best fighter in the 135lb division with an almost effortless win over one-time champion Ronda Rousey.
Nunes (14-4) started off quickly, using her superior striking to take control of the centre of the octagon against the returning Rousey (12-2) and would then proceed to unleash a flurry of punches and force referee Herb Dean to call an end to the fight after just 48-seconds of the opening round.
As a result the champ who trains out of American Top Team became the first female to successfully defend the title since her downed opponent’s multi-year reign at the top of the division.
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Garbrandt dances and bombs his way to bantamweight gold
In the co-main event event a new champion was crowned as Cody Garbrant showcased his ever evolving game to out manoeuvre the master of Neo Footwork Dominick Cruz.
Garbrant (11-0) kept his cool throughout the 25 minutes, sending former champion Cruz (22-2) crashing to the canvas once in third and twice in the fourth, stuffing numerous takedown attempts by “The Dominator” throughout the fight.
As a result of his outstanding performance the 25-year-old was awarded the bout unanimously on all judges’ scorecards to break the hold Cruz previously held over Team Alpha Male.
During the post-fight interview “No Love” would proceed to call out his former teammate T.J. Dillashaw who defeated John Lineker via unanimous decision earlier in the evening leading.
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UFC 207 Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rosey Results
Amanda Nunes def. Ronda Rousey via TKO (punches) in 0:48 of Round 1
Cody Garbrandt def. Dominick Cruz via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-46, 48-46)
T.J. Dillashaw def. John Lineker via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Dong Hyun Kim def. Tarec Saffiedine via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Ray Borg def. Louis Smolka via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Neil Magny def. Johny Hendricks via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Antonio Carlos Junior def. Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Alex Garcia def. Mike Pyle via knockout (punch) in 3:34 of Round 1
Niko Price def. Brandon Thatch via submission (arm-triangle choke) in 4:30 of Round 1
Tim Means vs. Alex Oliveira ruled no-contest (accidental knee) in 3:33 of Round 1
