UFC Fight Night Barboza Vs Gaethje<\/p>\n
Lightweight contenders Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza squared off this weekend, as the UFC returned to Philadelphia.\u00a0 The fight started at pace with both competitors exchanging, but it was Gaethje who came away victorious with a stunning first round knock out.\u00a0 Barboza came into the contest as the number siz ranked fighter, so a victory of this calibre is obviously going to move Gaethje further up the rankings.\u00a0 He has made it clear he is here to fight, and as soon as possible as he looks to hasten his run for the belt.<\/p>\n
The co main event featured David Branch against Jack Hermansson at 185 lbs (light heavyweight)\u00a0 Hermansson came out the more aggressive of the two and after landing low kicks and punches in the very early part of round one, soon took his opponent to the ground and quickly transitioned into a guillotine choke to score the submission victory inside of one minute<\/p>\n
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Rest of fight card – Results<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Josh Emmett vs. Michael Johnson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 145 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lightweight<\/p>\n Emmett def. Johnson by KO (punch) at 4:14 of Round 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Michelle Waterson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flyweight<\/p>\n Waterson def. Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n Paul Craig vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 205 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heavyweight<\/p>\n Craig def.\u00a0Nzechukwu by submission (triangle choke) at 4:20 of Round 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Sheymon Moraes vs. Sodiq Yusuff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 145 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lightweight<\/p>\n Yusuff def. Moraes by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28 x2)<\/strong><\/p>\n Jessica Aguilar vs. Marina Rodriguez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flyweight<\/p>\n Rodriguez def. Aguilar by unanimous decision (29-26, 29-27 x2)<\/strong><\/p>\n Desmond Green vs. Ross Pearson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 155 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welterweight<\/p>\n Green def. Pearson by TKO (punches) at 2:52 of Round 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Kevin Aguilar vs. Enrique Barzola\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 145 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lightweight<\/p>\n Aguilar def. Barzola by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n Kevin Holland vs. Gerald Meerschaert\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 185 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Light Heavyweight<\/p>\n Holland def. Meerschaert by split decision (29-27, 28-29, 30-27)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ray Borg vs. Kyler Phillips\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Featherweight<\/p>\n Kenney def. Borg by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27<\/strong><\/p>\n Maryna Moroz vs. Sabina Mazo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 125 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bantamweight<\/p>\n Moroz def. Mazo by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)<\/strong><\/p>\n Mark De La Rosa vs. Alex Perez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Featherweight<\/p>\n Perez def.\u00a0De La Rosa by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UFC Fight Night Barboza Vs Gaethje Lightweight contenders Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza squared off this weekend, as the UFC returned to Philadelphia.\u00a0 The fight started at pace with both competitors exchanging, but it was Gaethje who came away victorious with a stunning first round knock out.\u00a0 Barboza came into the contest as the number…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[63],"class_list":["post-979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ufc","tag-ufc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":980,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979\/revisions\/980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}