MMA News Round-Up: UFC Vegas 71 Yan vs. Dvalishvili Highlights, Dana White Reacts to Jake Paul-Floyd Mayweather Incident, PowerSlap Season 1 Finale Recap

The fast-paced world of MMA was bound to witness some major happenings with the UFC Fight Night 221 coming to its conclusion. Apart from that, there were other eye-catching advancements as well. Hence, we are back with another MMA news roundup to keep you informed about a few noteworthy incidents in the MMA world from the last 24 hours.

Today, we’ll begin by taking a look at the results of the recently concluded UFC Fight Night 221. Also, we’ll know about Dana White’s opinion on the viral video of Floyd Mayweather and his entourage surrounding Jake Paul. In the end, we’ll gain knowledge about the winners of the initial season of Dana White’s Power Slap League to conclude this edition.

How did UFC Fight Night 221 unfold?

The UFC Vegas 71 or UFC Fight Night 221 offered quite a few exciting moments to the viewers. The main event of the night featuring the Georgian, Merab Dvalishvili, and the Russian, Petr Yan, went to its full length, providing the fans with quite some enthrallment.

The five-round clash between the two UFC bantamweights showcased some superb overall skills from both fighters. The first two rounds of the bout were pretty evenly matched with Yan opting for a more striking heavy game plan whereas ‘The Machine’ looked to score takedowns. Dvalishvili began the third round pretty strongly, with a few strikes and body kicks.

By the fourth round, Yan’s right eye showcased quite some swelling. But the Russian refused to back down. The championship rounds of the bout were quite close. However, a lot might agree that Dvalishvili performed better than his opponent. The judges at the octagon side on the night also had similar thoughts as they scored the bout in favor of Dvalishvili via a unanimous decision.

Here is a summary of the other main card bouts of UFC Vegas 71:

• Merab Dvalishvili defeated Petr Yan, via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
• Alexander Volkov defeated Alexander Romanov, via TKO (punches), 2:16 of round 1
• Nikita Krylov defeated Ryan Spann, via submission (rear-naked choke), 3:38 of round 1
• Jonathan Martinez defeated Said Nurmagomedov, via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Mario Bautista defeated Guido Cannetti, via submission (rear-naked choke), 3:18 of round 1
• Vitor Petrino defeated Anton Turkalj, via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Dana White opines about the recent Jake Paul-Floyd Mayweather incident

The UFC supremo, Dana White, couldn’t resist giving out his opinion about the coveted recent incident involving Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather and ‘The Problem Child’ Jake Paul. The viral video showcased ‘Money’ trying to surround Paul with his entourage. All this heat was due to a previous scuffle where Paul snatched Mayweather’s cap from his head.

The Power Slap League boss, however, stated that he could see right through the incident. In a recent interview with ‘TMZ Sports’, White opinionated that the entire thing was staged and also gave out his reasons for his views. The ’55-year-old’ mentioned, “I can’t see Floyd rolling up on somebody and doing that. It’s not Floyd’s style. It’s not really his personality. I thought it was a skit.

He also supported his own statement, mentioning, “I’m not buying it. When was the last time you saw Floyd Mayweather act like a thug and roll up on somebody with 50 people? That’s just not what Floyd does. Yeah, I’m not buying it.”

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The initial season of the Power Slap League concluded with four winners

Dana White’s highly controversial venture, the Power Slap League, finally reached the conclusion of its debut season. The finale saw the crowning of four new ‘slap champions’ in the Heavyweight, Light-Heavyweight, Middleweight, and Welterweight divisions of the promotion.

A Heavyweight Championship bout between Ron ‘Wolverine’ Bata and Darius ‘The Destroyer’ Mata-Varona headlined the PSL Finale. ‘Wolverine’ knocked out ‘The Destroyer’ in the very first slap, crowning himself the initial heavyweight champion of the promotion.

The co-main event also came to a quick end as Ayjay ‘Static’ Hintz absorbed the first slap from Vernon ‘The Mechanic’ Cathey and knocked him out with his first one. Hintz also crowned himself as the light-heavyweight champion of the initial season of PSL.

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In the other two championship bouts, John ‘The Machine’ Davis got the better of Azael ‘El Perro’ Rodriguez, claiming the PSL Middleweight championship to his name. Also, the Welterweight championship was won by Jesus Gaspar Diaz after he defeated Christopher ‘KO Chris’ Thomas.

Despite the controversies, the first season of the PSL saw an enthralling ending. It will also be interesting to see when White comes back with the second season of this newly approved sport.