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Staying within the featherweight division, it’s Bryce Mitchell vs Kron Gracie.

Followers have questioned why this struggle is on the primary card, and why Aljamain Sterling vs Movsar Evloev wasn’t.

Mitchell and Gracie are each elite grapplers (the latter coming from the well-known Gracie jiu-jitsu household), however neither has impressed not too long ago.

Anyway. Will we see two grapplers flip into strikers on this bout, as typically occurs?

Mitchell, who stated this week he doesn’t imagine in seatbelts, sprints to the ring draped in an American flag – and to the sound of “Cotton Eye Joe”.

Landwehr tries to do what he does finest: brawl. However he throws himself off-balance, and Choi chases him to the mat.

Choi has a crucifix and is touchdown punches and elbows. He pilessssss on these pictures, and ultimately the referee steps in! There’s the TKO!

Dooho Choi def. Nate Landwehr through third-round TKO (floor strikes, 3:21)

Onto the UFC 310 foremost card! A featherweight banger, doubtlessly, with this primary match-up: Nate Landwehr vs Dooho Choi.

Landwehr runs throughout the ring instantly. Choi with an excellent uppercut. Now a left hook that drops Landwehr to a knee. One other nice uppercut. Such clear work by Choi to this point, and Landwehr is barely throwing.

Landwehr tries a clinch, however Choi outmanoeuvres him, journeys him, and takes the again. He drags down Landwehr, however the American ultimately stands and will get free.

Extra success for Choi on the ft. He’s boxing so crisply tonight.

Good spinning again elbow by Landwehr, however Choi’s low kicks are working properly, too.

Beautiful throw by Choi, who lands in facet management. He steps into mount and thinks about an arm-triangle choke, however opts towards it.

Choi takes the again. He controls Landwehr for some time, till the American explodes free. However again on the ft, within the clinch, Choi journeys Landwehr once more.

Right here’s what Smith advised the UFC about his late pal and coach Scott Morton this week:

“Him and I’ve skilled daily or twice a day, rattling close to on common, six days per week since I used to be 17 years outdated. And he was my coach, however that was one of many smaller components of what he was. That man was my finest pal. He was my mentor, older brother, father determine.”

Now he tells Joe Rogan: “I don’t even give a f*** concerning the struggle. This man was my finest pal. I assumed I may push it down, however I couldn’t even management it strolling out right here. I don’t know what number of instances I can do that with out him.”

Smith provides that it’s “most likely” his remaining struggle.

Smith grabs a single-leg after a feeling-out interval on the ft, however Reyes is ready to slip free.

Respectable overhand proper for Smith, then we have now a short pause within the motion on account of an unintentional eye poke on Reyes.

Again underneath method. Each males are touchdown straight punches. Lead uppercut by Reyes, from a southpaw stance.

Smith walks onto a collection of jabs, and Reyes provides some crosses now. Smith felt these.

Trio of stiff jabs by Reyes now, and Smith sticks his tongue out at his fellow American.

Smith goes for a single-leg, however Reyes defends with some nasty elbows! It’s already 42-0 to Reyes in vital strikes on this spherical!

Smith is kneeling on the mat now, nonetheless consuming elbows and punches. Reyes strikes into half-guard, the place he lands extra strikes.

Reyes has now reached 127 vital strikes – I imagine within the struggle, slightly than this spherical.

And referee Marc Goddard lastly steps in. Reyes will get the TKO.

Dominick Reyes def. Anthony Smith through second-round TKO (floor strikes, 4:46)

To the light-heavyweight division now, the place Anthony Smith faces Dominick Reyes.

It is a assembly of former title challengers; in 2019, Smith was simply outpointed by then-champion Jon Jones, who gained a particularly controversial choice towards Reyes in 2020.

Smith is preventing regardless of the passing of his coach and shut pal Scott Morton final month. Morton died of a coronary heart assault at simply 47 years outdated.

Smith appears extremely emotional.

Subsequent up, Vicente Luque vs Themba Gorimbo at welterweight.

Gorimbo steps in for UFC legend Nick Diaz, who was unable to make it via his coaching camp.

OH! Luque drops Gorimbo early with a brief proper hook, then snatches an anaconda choke! He places Gorimbo OUT COLD!

Vicente Luque def. Themba Gorimbo through first-round submission (anaconda choke, 0:52)

This may very well be the deciding spherical. Evloev misses with a spinning again fist, and Sterling makes use of his momentum towards him, timing a body-lock takedown to perfection.

Evloev stands towards the fence, however he’s dumped to the mat. As soon as once more the Russian will get again to his ft, however he’s trapped towards the cage wall.

He manages to roll free, and within the ensuing scramble, Evloev leads to Sterling’s guard! Sterling stands however is dragged down, and Evloev is engaged on taking the again…

One minute for Sterling to outlive a submission, and he might effectively take this struggle – though it has been shut all through… We’ll go to the scorecards.

Movsar Evloev def. Aljamain Sterling through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Wow. Incorrect method, in my view. That was a reasonably clear 29-28 to Sterling.

Sterling has Merab Dvalishvili, the lads’s bantamweight champion, in his nook. The pair are longtime teammates, and Dvalishvili took the title from Sean O’Malley in September, a 12 months after Sterling misplaced the belt to O’Malley.

Sterling with a well-timed takedown early in spherical two! He has Evloev towards the fence, however Evloev is ready to reverse the place. He has a crucifix for now… then takes the again!

What a rollercoaster this struggle has been already. Such high-level grappling. Sterling explodes free, and the featherweights are standing!

A wild hanging change ensues. Each males are winging punches. Evloev catches a kick and takes down Sterling, touchdown in half-guard.

Once more the tide turns, with Sterling in a position to get onto his knees and drive Evloev to the fence.