This weekend we had an interesting event in the UFC 271, as we had a tactical approach from the defending and still current champion, and an exciting upset on the Co-Main Event.
We are going to dive into what happened in each of the 5 matches we previously gave our predictions for and break down what we saw from the fighters and what is in store for us at a later time.
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UFC 271 Round-Up – Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 – Review and Fight Analysis
Adesanya vs. Whittaker: The Champion defends the belt.
Our Pick: Israel Adesanya
Outcome: Israel Adesanya wins via Unanimous Decision after 5 rounds.
Both middleweights landed whipping leg kicks in the early going.
Adesanya did score a flash knockdown along the cage, but Whittaker was able to return to his feet.
Adesanya kept things rolling in the second round as he displayed some sensational head movement and counter striking.
However, Whittaker secured his first takedown of the fight and regained some momentum.
In the third, Adesanya kept the pressure up and started to wear on Whittaker, but “Bobby Knuckles” kept fighting back with takedown attempts and clinch work.
Whittaker threatened with a standing rear-naked choke in the fourth round, but the “Last Stylebender” powered through it and started on the attack again.
Whittaker went back to his wrestling in the fifth as well as landing a few good shots in the clinch, but his efforts were simply too late.
Adesanya did enough over the course of all five rounds to escape with the decision, by a slight margin.
Lewis vs. Tuivasa: The Upset, The KO King was Knocked Out.
Our Prediction: Derrick Lewis
The outcome: Tai Tuivasa KOs Lewis via Elbow strike at 1:40 of Round 2
The crowd was on fire.
The fight was the fire.
Tuivasa showed some new wrinkles in his game, dodging big shots and not totally engaging in murder death kill exchanges.
Tai was having a hard time during the first round, having to focus on the clinch work as Lewis made it difficult to get something going.
Lewis controlled the position when they got to the ground, unloading strong shots as Tuivasa made his way back to his feet.
The second round was at first showing more of the same, with Lewis controlling the positioning and trying to go in for the kill.
Lewis‘ rushed approach was the downfall, as Tuiviasa got the best of the exchange and rushed him into the cage to mix it up with shots and elbows, managing to KO the Black Beast out Cold.
Cannonier vs. Brunson: 1 Shot marked the beginning of the end.
Our Pick: Jared Cannonier
The Outcome: Jared Cannonier via KO by Elbows on 4:29 of the 2nd Round
‘The Killa Gorilla’ looked bad until he didn’t.
Derek Brunson had a great first round and looked to be in control, but all it took was one big shot to change up the dynamic.
Proving, as it was mentioned in our prediction article, that he has the biggest KO Power on the Middleweight division, he pounded Brunson out and cemented himself as the next title challenger.
Phillips vs Rojo: An Excellent display of Mixed Martial Arts
Our Prediction: Kyler Phillips
The Outcome: Kyler Phillips via Triangle-Armbar at 1:48 of the 3rd round
Kyler Phillips gave us a fun fight to watch.
The 26-year-old bantamweight rebounded from his loss to Raulian Paiva with a comprehensive display of MMA against Marcelo Rojo.
Phillips bossed the fight on the feet and had Rojo’s lead leg jacked up through a steady diet of kicks, then he took the fight to the mat in the 3rd round and transitioned from a triangle to the fight-ending armbar.
Phillips is a dangerous opponent for damn near anyone at this weight class.
Green vs. Haqparast: Possibly Green’s best performance to date.
Our Prediction: Bobby Green
The Outcome: Bobby Green Via Unanimous Decision
“This one should come down to which Green turns up.”
That is the first line of our prediction on this fight, and it sure was right, as Bobby Green may have put forth his best UFC performance yet, and that’s saying something.
Again we see the same old hands low, odd jabby stuff, and Nasrat Haqparast had no real answer for it.
Haqparast had his moments, but Green touched him up on the regular and took a dominant decision.
The Aftermath – The Next Middleweight Title Fight is already set:
Our predictions landed 4 out of 5 matches correctly in this UFC 271, but there is nothing to be mad about as watching the upset from Tai Tuivasa and the shoey afterward may have been the highlight of the event in my personal opinion.
As Dana White confirmed on the post-fight interviews, next time we watch Adesanya on the Ring, he will be defending his title against Jared Cannonier.
With both fighters winning their respective matches tonight, it shouldn’t be too long before we get a date set up for this match.
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