The Final Combating Championship returns to us tonight, February 15, 2025, for UFC Vegas 102, happening dwell from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Headlining the UFC Vegas 102 occasion is a middleweight encounter between no. 7 ranked former title challenger Jared Cannonier (18-8) and Gregory Rodrigues (16-6).
Cannonier, following a 4-1 run from 2021 to 2023 with victories over Kelvin Gastelum (UD), Derek Brunson (KO), no. 2 ranked former champion Sean Strickland (SD), and no. 8 ranked former title challenger Marvin Vettori (UD), solely shedding to Israel Adesanya in a title struggle in that point, had since misplaced two-straight coming into tonight’s primary occasion, struggling defeats to no. 1 ranked Nassourdine Imavov (TKO) and no. 6 ranked Caio Borralho (UD) in 2024.
Rodrigues alternatively had gone 7-2 since becoming a member of the UFC’s roster in 2021, coming into this bout on a three-fight win streak showcasing victories over the likes of Denis Tiuliulin (KO), Brad Tavares (TKO), and Christian Leroy Duncan (UD).
Proceed studying to see how our UFC Vegas 102 primary occasion of the night went down:
Official End result: Jared Cannonier def. Gregory Rodrigues through TKO (punches) at :21 of spherical 4
We had a reasonably wild opening spherical between these two; Rodrigues opened up the bout with a pair of heavy spherical kicks to the physique earlier than quickly after touchdown a nasty proper hand. He spent the vast majority of the primary attempting to get Cannonier out of there, securing two knockdowns by means of the opening 5 minutes.
Spherical two was a a lot completely different story nevertheless, Rodrigues visibly slowing down as Cannonier started to fluctuate his assault and settle into the struggle.
Rodrigues began to take the struggle over once more within the third, touchdown a wealth of heavy punches that momentarily surprised the previous title challenger. Cannonier nevertheless dropped Rodrigues within the last seconds of the center stretch and reigned down some heavy floor and pound till the bell sounded.
Cannonier got here out within the fourth with sick intentions, throwing heavy leather-based and touchdown a lot of what he threw, dropping Rodrigues about 20 seconds in the place the referee was compelled to step in and cease the motion; he wasn’t totally recovered after that 60 second break and it confirmed.
Jared Cannonier rebounds from again to again defeats with a stoppage victory over a really harmful opponent tonight in UFC Vegas 102’s primary occasion.
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