NEWARK, N.J. – Sean Strickland entered Prudential Middle on Saturday to a walkout track of “When Johnny Comes Marching Residence,” then Paulo Costa down for 5 rounds.
Followers in attendance at UFC 302 cheered loudly for Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC), booed the efficiency that led to a unanimous choice (46-49, 50-45, 49-46) win, after which received again on the bandwagon throughout his post-fight interview.
Strickland’s model doesn’t all the time quench the thirst of these fascinated about brawls and highlights, however it’s largely confirmed irritating and overwhelming for these he faces.
Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) discovered himself within the place of a lot of Strickland’s opponents, on the retreat. Strickland marched ahead along with his Philly shell guard as he jabbed, leg kicked, and punched at Costa.
All through the battle, Costa was unable to seek out a lot, if any, important success. Costa was knocked down in Spherical 1, and ate an enormous beautiful jab in Spherical 3. In Spherical 5, Strickland went on a rampage within the closing seconds of the bout, as he bounded at Costa with leaping kicks and punches.
Although one decide scored it in favor of Costa (to the audible shock of these in attendance), the opposite two went with Strickland – who was named the winner.
After the victory and shaking fingers with former president Donald Trump, who was in attendance, Strickland referred to as for a title shot after being “an organization man” and taking the Costa battle.
With the victory, Strickland reenters the win column after a title loss to Dricus Du Plessis in January. He’s gained 4 of his most up-to-date 5 fights with victories over Nassourdine Imavov, Abus Magomedov, and Israel Adesanya, along with Costa.
With the defeat, Costa falls to 1-4 in his most up-to-date 5. Saturday’s battle was a uncommon standard-length turnaround for “Borrachinha,” who co-headlined February’s UFC 298 in a loss to Robert Whittaker.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 302 outcomes embody:
- Sean Strickland def. Paulo Costa by way of cut up choice (46-49, 50-45, 49-46)
- Kevin Holland def. Michal Oleksiejczuk by way of technical submission (armbar) – Spherical 1, 1:34
- Niko Value def. Alex Morono by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Randy Brown def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Roman Kopylov def. Cesar Almeida by way of cut up choice (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Jailton Almeida def. Alexandr Romanov by way of submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 2:27
- Grant Dawson def. Joe Solecki by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jake Matthews def. Phil Rowe by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Bassil Hafez def. Mickey Gall by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ailin Perez def. Joselyne Edwards by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Andre Lima def. Mitch Raposo by way of cut up choice (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
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