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With one other action-packed month of MMA within the books, MMA Junkie seems at one of the best fights from January 2025: Listed below are the 5 nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Struggle of the Month award for January.
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Nominees
Roman Kopylov def. Chris Curtis at UFC Struggle Evening 249
Controversy struck in the course of the conclusion of the middleweight between Roman Kopylov and Chris Curtis, however previous to that, they have been delivering.
The battle was a battle for quarter-hour. Nicely, nearly 15. Each males bought their licks in however when a Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) head kick dropped Curtis (31-12 MMA, 5-4 UFC) within the last seconds, referee Mark Smith intervened to wave off the battle to the protest of Curtis and his crew.
Cesar Almeida def. Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Struggle Evening 249
Cesar Almeida turned the tables on Abdul Razak Alhassan in violent style throughout their middleweight bout.
After absorbing a knockdown from Alhassan (12-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) early within the contest, Almeida (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) bought again to his toes and engaged in a firefight. He tucked his chin and related with an enormous punch, placing the lights out on his opponent in an unimaginable, highlight-reel comeback end.
Jiri Prochazka def. Jamahal Hill at UFC 311
Jiri Prochazka bought again to his outdated methods as he scored a third-round knockout of Jamahal Hill to conclude an entertaining scrap between the previous UFC gentle heavyweight champions.
After each delivering massive photographs all through the competition, Prochazka (31-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) landed finest within the closing minutes of the ultimate spherical that dropped Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC). He pounced on prime and landed some extra photographs till the referee waved it off.
Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311
Regardless of Umar Nurmagomedov’s finest efforts in his first crack at UFC gold, Merab Dvalishvili proved his championship steel by getting higher because the battle reached deep waters.
The UFC bantamweight championship remained across the Georgian’s waist after Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) outpacing Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) to a unanimous choice in an exhilarating battle the place each males had their moments, however in the end the champion’s conditioning proved to be a difference-maker in his favor as soon as once more.
The winner
Usman Nurmagomedov def. Paul Hughes at PFL Champions Sequence: Street to Dubai
Usman Nurmagomedov’s undefeated report was put below menace in contrast to ever earlier than towards Paul Hughes, however escaped with the light-weight belt.
Nurmagomedov (19-0) narrowly retained championship when a particularly recreation Hughes (13-2) placed on the efficiency of a lifetime in pushing the Dagestan-born titleholder to his restrict. It wasn’t sufficient, although, and Nurmagomedov was awarded the bulk choice victory.
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