DAMN, the Meta Apex was on fire Saturday night, and those in attendance (and at home) were not let down, cause we had some fun arse fights f'sure!
Out of our fourteen fights, 7 were finishes, but even the ones that went the distance were entertaining (and surprising). It got popping right away with Jonny Parsons vs José Henrique Souza, as Souza crumbled Parsons at the end of the first. Andre Petroski after enduring an onslaught early found the takedowns and dominated Mantas Kondratavičius. It was a similar situation for Thomas Petersen, who took bombs from Gabriel Lorenço Pinto, before coming back and securing the KO! We can't be fooled by Nina Nikolija Milošević happy demeanour, cause she is straight violent in the cage! And for Austin Bashi and Elijah Smith, it wasn't about prolonging the night, as they both had blistering finishes that are sure to make highlight reels!
In the 'Co-main' Tatiana Suarez put on that smothering performance she's known for. The question is, was it enough to get her a crack at the Strawweight strap? THEN, in his second outing at Heavyweight, Johnny Walker, Nelly Furtado'd (turned off the lights) Waldo Cortes-Acosta and showed that sometimes all you need is offence to get the job done!!! So let's relive all the action in today's @ChinCheckPod (ep 372), cause there's definitely talking points from 'UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs Walker'!?!
- Pack A Lunch: HERE.
Light Heavyweight
Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando
Flyweight
Mitch Raposo vs Marcos Degli
Featherweight
Keiichiro Nakamura vs Ollie Schmid
Women's Flyweight
Karine Silva vs Gabriella Fernandes
Featherweight
José Mauro Delano vs Murtazali Magomedov
Welterweight
Ko Seok-hyeon vs Wellington Turman
- Crash, Bang, Wallop: HERE.
Women's Bantamweight
Priscila Cachoeira vs Nina Nikolija Milošević
Heavyweight
Gabriel Lorenço Pinto vs Thomas Petersen
Middleweight
Mantas Kondratavičius vs Andre Petroski
- What A Rush: HERE.
Bantamweight
Davey Grant vs Elijah Smith
Featherweight
Austin Bashi vs Carlos Calderon
Welterweight
Jonny Parsons José Henrique Souza
- Now You Know - Suarez vs Jandiroba: HERE.
Co-Main - Women's Strawweight
Tatiana Suarez vs Virna Jandiroba
- Now You Know - Cortes-Acosta vs Walker: HERE.
Headliner - Heavyweight
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Johnny Walker
*(Music)
'Danger Zone' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020
Chin Check - logo
Johnny Walker gets the stoppage at UFC Fight Night 293!
Tatiana Suarez grinds out her win over Virna Jandiroba.
Elijah Smith scores devastating KO!!!