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July 3, 2022
Jalin
Turner is making a move in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s lightweight division.
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The former
Dana White’s Contender Series competitor earned his fifth
straight finish in the Octagon, submitting
City Kickboxing product Brad
Riddell with a guillotine choke in their
UFC 276 preliminary clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on
Saturday night. “The Tarantula” forced Riddell to tap 45 seconds
into Round 1.
Riddell never had a chance to get going. The rangy Turner rocked
his foe with a right hand to the temple during an initial exchange,
which forced Riddell (10-3, 4-2 UFC) to shoot for a takedown out of
desperation. Turner (13-5, 6-2 UFC) stuffed the shot and locked in
a guillotine, moving to full mount in the process. Turner needed a
few seconds to connect his hands and once he did, Riddell had no
choice but to tap.
Miller Gets Revenge, Taps Cerrone
Nearly eight years removed from their first fight, Jim Miller
got revenge against Donald
Cerrone.
In a matchup of two of the most long-tenured veterans in promotion
history, Miller capitalized on a small opening for a submission
victory against the popular “Cowboy” in a welterweight scrap.
Miller forced his opponent to tap to a guillotine at the 1:32 mark
of Round 2. Miller’s 16 finishes in the Octagon are tied for the
second most in UFC history, while his 24 victories rank No. 1
all-time. Cerrone defeated Miller via second-round knockout in
their first meeting at UFC Fight Night 45 on July 16, 2014.
Both men had their moments in the opening stanza. Cerrone (36-17,
NC, 23-14, 1 NC UFC) used his reach to land a variety of kicks
until Miller (35-16, 24-15 1 NC UFC) caught one of the offerings
and secured a takedown, where he landed ground-and-pound and
threatened with an armbar, while “Cowboy” countered with a leg lock
in the waning seconds of the frame. The stage for the finish was
set early in the next round when Cerrone slipped after landing a
head kick. As the BMF
Ranch Founder attempted to return to his feet,
Miller jumped on a tight guillotine choke. Cerrone could only
hold out for a few moments before he was forced to tap.
Cerrone, who is winless in his last seven outings, announced his
retirement after the defeat. The 38-year-old Miller has won three
straight UFC appearances — all inside the distance.
Composed Garry Outpoints Green
Irish prospect Ian Garry
kept his undefeated record intact with a unanimous decision triumph
against Bellator
MMA veteran Gabriel
Green in a welterweight tilt. The
Sanford MMA product received three identical marks of 30-27,
ending a modest two-bout winning streak for Green.
While Green (11-4, 2-2 UFC) was in his opponent’s face throughout
the fight, Garry remained composed under pressure. The ex-Cage
Warriors Fighting Championship title holder connected with
precise straight punches, kicks to the head and body and knees down
the middle. Garry dropped his adversary with a straight right early
in Round 3, but Green recovered in relatively short order. The
Downey, California, native did some good work to the body and
appeared to briefly clip his foe with a left at the end of Round 2,
but none of it was enough to knock Garry off course.
Du Plessis Wins Slugfest vs. Tavares
Dricus Du
Plessis passed the most difficult test of his career to date,
as he defeated durable Hawaiian veteran Brad
Tavares via unanimous decision in a middleweight bout. The
former
KSW and
Extreme Fighting Championship title holder received a trio of
29-28 scorecards from the cageside judges, going the distance for
the first time in 19 professional fights.
Du Plessis (17-2, 3-0 UFC) survived a difficult start, when he
botched a lateral drop attempt and allowed Tavares (19-7, 14-7 UFC)
to assume top position in Round 1. As the bout progressed, the
28-year-old South African battered his foe with blistering straight
punches to the head, kicks and standing elbows. Perhaps the most
significant blow occurred in Round 2, when “Still Knocks” busted
Tavares open with a brutal knee to the face. Tavares wore a crimson
mask the rest of the way, and while his chin held up, he simply
couldn’t match his opponent’s superior output, power and variety of
offense.
Muniz Cruises Past Hall
Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Andre Muniz
was rarely threatened in a clear-cut three-round verdict over “The
Ultimate Fighter 17” finalist Uriah Hall in
a middleweight clash. “Sergipano” received a trio of 30-27 tallies
from the judges for his fifth consecutive victory in the Octagon
and ninth straight overall. Hall has lost back-to-back outings
after authoring a four-fight winning streak from December 2018 to
April 2021.
Though he was unable to secure his fourth straight submission in
UFC competition, Muniz (23-4, 5-0 UFC) dominated the action with
his grappling. He landed takedowns in each frame, advanced to
dominant positions and attacked with submissions and
ground-and-pound. Hall (17-11, 10-9 UFC), meanwhile, appeared
fatigued and hesitant to engage, and his only moment of note was a
flurry of standing-to-ground punches in the waning seconds of Round
2.
Barber Batters Eye, Wins Third Straight
Team Alpha Male export Maycee
Barber relied on superior striking to capture a unanimous
decision triumph against former title challenger Jessica Eye
in a flyweight contest. All three cageside judges scored the fight
in favor of the
Dana White’s Contender Series alum: 29-28, 29-28, 30-27. Barber
has won three consecutive bouts within the Las Vegas-based
promotion.
Barber (11-2, 6-2 UFC) made Eye (15-11, 5-10, 1 NC UFC) pay for her
willingness to engage in the clinch in the opening stanza, as she
rattled her opponent with vicious elbows and knees to the
midsection, including one elbow that formed a mouse over the
Ohioan’s left eye. Eye’s best moment came in Round 2, when she
landed her only takedown and enjoyed more than 2:00 of control
time. Barber was able to remain upright for the majority of the
fight, however, and she also found success at range with stiff
right hands and the occasional head kick.
Eye, who has lost four straight in UFC competition, left her gloves
in the Octagon and announced her retirement in a post-fight
interview.
Stoliarenko Armbars Clark for First UFC Win
Julija
Stoliarenko earned her first UFC triumph, defeating Jessica-Rose
Clark via first-round submission in a bantamweight affair. The
Lithuanian
appeared to dislocate her foe’s limb with an armbar, forcing a
tap just 42 seconds into the period. It was Stoliarenko’s ninth
career triumph by submission — all by the same maneuver.
Clark (11-8, 4-4 UFC) rushed out from her corner at the opening
bell, landing a snapping low kick and clipping Stoliarenko with a
two-punch combination. Moments later, Stoliarenko (10-6-2, 1-4 UFC)
executed a beautifully-timed level change, immediately landing in
side control on the mat. From there, “The Ultimate Fighter 28” cast
member deftly transitioned to a far side armbar, forcing Clark to
ask out of the fight.