It was an incredible night of fights at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas last night as UFC 245 delivered a storming card that ended with a real barn-burner. In the main event, Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington defied expectation and kept the fight standing. It was a bad move for Covington, who suffered a broken jaw in the bout before Usman sealed the deal in the fifth round to take a TKO victory in his first title defence.
Elsewhere on the card, Max Holloway lost his featherweight crown to Alexander Volkanovski. The fight went to the judges, who handed the Aussie his eighteenth straight win. It was Holloway’s first loss in the division since 2013.
Germaine de Randamie also pushed reigning champ-champ Amanda Nunes to a decision for the women’s bantamweight belt. The judged gave Nunes the W, but there were moments in the fight she appeared to be in trouble. Has GDR shown another competitor how to beat the GOAT?
UFC 245 Main Card Results
- Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington via fifth-round TKO (4:10)
- Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway via UD
- Amanda Nunes def. Germaine de Randamie via UD
- Marlon Moraes def. Jose Aldo via split decision
- Petr Yan def. Urijah Faber via third-round KO (0:43)
UFC 245 Undercard Results
- Geoff Neal def. Mike Perry via first-round TKO (1:30)
- Irene Aldana def. Ketlen Vieira via first-round KO (4:51)
- Omari Akhmedov def. Ian Heinisch via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
- Matt Brown def. Ben Saunders via second-round KO (4:55)
- Chase Hooper def. Daniel Teymur via first-round TKO (4:34)
- Brandon Moreno def. Kai Kara-France via UD (29-28 x2, 30-27)
- Jessica Eye def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
- Punahele Soriano def. Oskar Piechota via first-round KO (3:17)
