Volkanovski Retains, Pimlett Triumphs in UFC Weekend Recap

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00:00Also had a great UFC card this past weekend, so let's touch on that quickly before we get out of here.

00:05Alexander Volkanovsky again becoming champion in the featherweight division,

00:10a unanimous decision victory for him, 49-46, 49-46, 48-47.

00:15So proving that he's not too old to hold that title.

00:17You know, usually when those lower divisions, you get above a certain age in your late 30s,

00:21you don't win those titles, he does a great job getting it back,

00:24and we'll see who his first defense will be after he beats Diego Lopez.

00:27You also had Michael Chandler getting beat up by Paddy Pimlet, a third-round KOTKO Pimlet,

00:34his toughest opponents yet, and Michael Chandler makes easy work of him,

00:38so a great job by him and proves that, you know, he is not a lot of bluster and nothing behind it.

00:43This guy is going to finish some top opponents, and we'll see who is next for him

00:47as he tries to climb the ladder in that lightweight division.

00:50You also had former PFL fighter, former Bellator fighter, former Bellator champ,

00:55Patricio Pitbull making his UFC debut, and it did not go well for him as Yael Rodriguez

01:00gets the unanimous decision to win 30-27 across the board.

01:04So a dominating performance by Rodriguez against the former Bellator champion.

01:09Also, Bryce Mitchell, who did not make himself many fans over the last couple months

01:15with his podcast, proving once again that not everybody needs to be heard,

01:19and not everybody needs to have that podcast or that social media

01:22where they could just put out their unfiltered thoughts when he pretty much

01:24made apologies for Hitler.

01:27Well, had a lot of people cheering against him here for Gene Silva,

01:32and he gets the victory as he gets the submission,

01:36chokes out Bryce Mitchell in the second round in front of his hero, President Trump.

01:40Said he'd take a bullet for him.

01:41Well, so far it got a tap, not even a tap out, got a choke out in front of him.

01:45So we'll see if he can rebound his image and his fighting career later on.

01:49But I'm sure a lot of people in Miami were happy to see him get beat up against Silva.

01:53And we'll see what is next for all those involved.

01:55Another great card for the UFC.