MMA News Roundup: Alexander Volkanovski and Alexandre Pantoja Ramp Up Superb Wins Against Yair Rodriguez and Brandon Moreno; Dricus Du Plessis Beats Robert Whittaker to Set Up UFC MW Championship Fight Against Israel Adesanya; Robby Lawler Draws a Fa

A large chunk of MMA fans might find it hard to keep themselves updated with the major talking points of the recently concluded UFC 290 and other MMA world incidents due to today’s strict time constraints. Hence, we are here with our MMA news roundup once again to keep them in tune with a collection of the most eye-catching MMA world incidents from the last 24 hours.

We’ll begin today’s edition by taking a look at Alexandre Pantoja and Alexander Volkanovski’s superb victories at UFC 290. Further, we’ll also see how Dricus Du Plessis earned a triumph over Robert Whittaker and had an altercation with Israel Adesanya post his bout. Lastly, we’ll cast light on the legendary Robbie Lawler earning a dominant win in his last UFC bout to end things for the day.

Alexandre Pantoja earns and Alexander Volkanovski retains their desired UFC titles

The UFC 290 came to a conclusion with yet another dominant title defense from the noted UFC featherweight champ, Alexander Volkanovski. Although the former Interim Featherweight champ, Yair Rodriguez, tried to find and also landed a few of his high-flying strikes, they simply weren’t enough to stop ‘Volk’. ‘The Great’ closed down the distance, effectively allowing ‘El Pantera’ only a little space for his acrobatic strikes.

‘Volk’ also made superb use of his ground game and took Rodriguez down multiple times. However, it was a “big right from Volk” in the UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik’s words that stunned Rodriguez. ‘The Great’ then scored another takedown on Rodriguez and finished off the fight with some brutal ground and pound.

Moving on, the co-main event of UFC 290 gave UFC fans a new Flyweight champion. The former king, Brandon Moreno, failed to outwit the ghosts of his past losses against his UFC 290 opponent, Alexandre Pantoja, which cost him his title. The fight went to its full length, with both fighters showcasing some superb skills.

Pantoja started off strong, claiming the first round. Moreno also showcased some superb striking in the entire bout. But it was Pantoja’s ground game where he took away most points. However, his split decision victory and taking control of Moreno’s UFC Flyweight Championship was later questioned by a few pundits of the game as well.

Did you also witness all the blood, sweat, tears, and smiles at the UFC 290?

Dricus du Plessis gets the better of Robert Whittaker and will face off against Israel Adesanya

The virtual UFC Middleweight title shot eliminator between Dricus du Plessis and Robert Whittaker ended in a shock to a number of UFC fans. The underdog in the bout, du Plessis, finished off the former Middleweight champ in the second stanza of their bout. Both fighters took a no-holds-barred approach in the bout and swung hard. However, it was ‘Stillknocks’ ground game that earned him a significant advantage over ‘The Reaper’.

du Plessis landed a stiff left jab that stunned Whittaker in the second round. He was also quick to follow it up with another one-two combination that had ‘Bobby Knuckles’ on the floor. After that, it was only a few seconds of vicious ground and pound from ‘Stillknocks’ that saw him earn a victory over his rival Whittaker.

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There was further drama as the “real African” debate sprung up once more post du Plessis’s victory. The UFC Middleweight champ and du Plessis’s rival, Israel Adesanya, was brought into the octagon during du Plessis’s post-bout interview. The two instantly got into an altercation and hurled slurs at each other before Du Plessis left the octagon.

Do you think this ‘Izzy’ vs ‘Stillknocks’ showdown is going to happen at UFC 293?

Robbie Lawler ends his UFC career with a picture-perfect victory

Well, things certainly couldn’t have ended better for the former UFC Welterweight champion, Robbie Lawler. ‘Ruthless’ stepped into the UFC octagon for the last time at UFC 290. He also had his UFC Hall Of Fame induction just a couple of days back. However, Lawler himself and most UFC fans probably loved the way he scored a stupendous knockout over his opponent, Niko Price. That too, in just 38 seconds of the first round.

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Hence, ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler’s legend in the UFC came to a conclusion with this superb victory as well. In his post-fight interview, the UFC thanked Lawler with a highlight showreel of his career that had tears coming out from even the ‘Ruthless’.

How much of this ‘Ruthless’ era have you been a part of? Do you think he might opt to break his retirement to step inside the octagon once again?

Some more MMA news

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