UFC 317 looked great on paper and delivered in practice, as well. Ilia Topuria became the tenth man in UFC history to claim a title in a second division, and he did it in devastating fashion, knocking Charles Oliveira out cold. And he did it inside the first round, as he predicted. The brass has a rare opportunity here with Topuria and they should get behind him with every ounce of their marketing heft. This guy will be selling out arenas and making PPVs soar. And the way he torched Paddy Pimblett during their in-cage faceoff was hilarious.

Alexandre Pantoja put an end to Kai Kara-France’s title hopes with a third round submission, setting the UFC flyweight record for most finishes. After Joshua Van’s terrific win over Brandon Royval in a fight of the year performance, Van and Pantoja also faced off in the cage, confirming they will be battling for Pantoja’s belt next. Tonight gave us the kind of performances fight fans have been craving. It’s about time.

Now, let’s check out the rest of the results and bonuses while we’re here.

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UFC 317 Results

* Ilia Topuria def. Charles Oliveira via first-round TKO (2:27)

* Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Kara-France via sub (RNC) (R3, 1:55)

* Joshua Van def. Brandon Royval via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)

* Beneil Dariush def. Renato Moicano via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

* Payton Talbott def. Felipe Lima via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

* Gregory Rodrigues def. Jack Hermansson via first-round KO (4:21)

* Jose Miguel Delgado def. Hyder Amil via first-round KO (0:26)

* Tracy Cortez def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

* Terrance McKinney def. Viacheslav Borshchev via sub (guillotine) (R1, 0:55)

* Jacobe Smith def. Niko Price via submission (rear-naked choke) (R2, 4:03)

* Jhonata Diniz def. Alvin Hines via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

UFC 317 Bonuses

* FOTN: Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van

* POTN: Ilia Topuria, Gregory Rodrigues

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UFC Atlanta started with one helluva bang but went out on a whimper. With three spectacular knockouts on the prelims, it looked like the show was going to be a great one. There was even an illegal upkick stoppage controversy in the featured prelim, but the main card was a bit of a snoozer. Let me explain.

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UFC 316 was a solid card on paper that managed to deliver some big moments in its application. We got a terrific performance out of Merab Dvalishvili, who had his way with Sean O’Malley and ended up ultimately submitting him. O’Malley’s lifestyle changes did nothing—in fact, Sean seemed even less competitive than their first fight.

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UFC Vegas 107 looked absolutely awful on paper, but in practice, we did have some exciting moments. The ladies’ fights were somewhat underwhelming, though. Alice Ardelean defeated Rayanne dos Santos, which wasn’t a terrible watch and even won FOTN. However, Macy Chiasson vs. Ketlen Vieira was a complete slog of a contest that saw Vieira victorious. Side note: Chris Leben turned in an awful score card for that fight.

Dusko Todorovic was bested by Zachary Reese in another ho-hum bout of no consequence. On the prelims, we were treated to just one finish, courtesy of Jordan Leavitt. The main card saw more action with finishes from Dustin Jacoby and an incredibly violent one from Ramiz Brahimaj, who looked like he was trying to rip Billy Ray Goff’s head off his body.

If you’re wondering about Blanchfield vs. Barber, that fight got canceled due to a medical issue with Maycee Barber. That’s right, folks, the main event got scratched mere moments before Barber’s walkout (Blanchfield made the walk). Hopefully, Maycee makes a full recovery and Erin gets her show and win money. Now, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here.

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UFC Vegas 107 Results

* Erin Blanchfield vs. Maycee Barber : canceled

* Mateusz Gamrot def. Ludovit Klein via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

* Ramiz Brahimaj def. Billy Ray Goff via submission (guillotine) (R1, 3:16)

* Dustin Jacoby def. Bruno Lopes via first-round KO (1:50)

* Ketlen Vieira def. Macy Chiasson via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)

* Zachary Reese def. Dusko Todorovic via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

* Allan Nascimento def. Jafel Filho via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

* Jordan Leavitt def. Kurt Holobaugh via sub (anaconda choke) (R1, 1:39)

* Bolaji Oki def. Michael Aswell via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

* Alice Ardelean def. Rayanne dos Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)

UFC Vegas 107 Bonuses

* FOTN: Alice Ardelean vs. Rayanne dos Santos

* POTN: Jordan Leavitt, Ramiz Brahimaj

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UFC 315 delivered some terrific finishes and good fights on the undercard. We saw Bruno Silva felled for the first time in a terrifying finish that left him with a dented skull (think Cyborg Santos vs. MVP). Silva left the arena on a stretcher. We also bore witness to Jessica Andrade being swarmed and finished in under three minutes, and without ever landing a shot on Jasmine Jasudavicius. And Mike Malott destroyed Charles Radtke destroyed in the second round, bouncing his head off the canvas.

The main card opened with Benoit St. Denis struggling to finish Kyle Prepolec, despite overwhelming odds in his favor. BSD did get it done, but Prepolec acquitted himself well. Natalia Silva gave a masterclass, defeating Alexa Grasso 30-27 across the board and showing that she is very much ready for the next title shot.

Jose Aldo looked fantastic in the early goings of the fight, but his cardio left him in the third, and Aiemann Zahabi mounted him and rained down punches for more than half the round, cutting Jose open and winning the fight. Aldo placed his gloves in the center of the cage and promptly retired after saying that he doesn’t think he has it in him anymore to keep fighting. End of an era.

Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot went to war but it would be Valentina who scored a knockdown and had the better night overall, so she retained her belt via unanimous decision. And finally, Jack Della Maddalena toppled Belal Muhammad, turning him into a bloody mess by the final seconds of the fight. He’d take a unanimous decision and the belt after a spirited battle. It was a very solid night of fights.

Now, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here.

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UFC 315 Results

* JDM def. Belal Muhammad via UD (48-47 x2, 49-46)

* Valentina Shevchenko def. Manon Fiorot via UD (48-47 x3)

* Aiemann Zahabi def. Jose Aldo via UD (29-28 x3)

* Natalia Silva def. Alexa Grasso via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

* Benoit Saint Denis def. Kyle Prepolec via sub (arm triangle) (R2, 2:35)

* Mike Malott def. Charles Radtke via second-round KO (0:26)

* Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Jessica Andrade via submission (RNC) (R1, 2:40)

* Modestas Bukauskas def. Ion Cutelaba via split decision (27-30, 30-27, 29-28)

* Navajo Stirling def. Ivan Erslan via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 29-27)

* Marc-Andre Barriault def. Bruno Silva via first-round KO (1:27)

* Daniel Santos def. Jeong Yeong Lee via unanimous decision (30-x27 x3)

* Bekzat Almakhan def. Brad Katona via first-round KO (1:04)

UFC 315 Bonuses

* FOTN: Muhammad-Della Maddalena

* POTN: Barriault, Jasudavicius

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UFC Des Moines looked like a glue factory convention on paper and it delivered that same energy in practice. Were there a few good fights? Sure, and we got a few finishes, but by and large, this was an Apex level event that the poor folks in Iowa paid prime rates for. Shameful promoting by UFC.

There was a moment that brought almost all MMA fans together, though. That was when Reinier de Ridder stopped Bo Nickal with a vicious knee after softening him up for the entirety of the fight to that point. Rejoice! Now, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here.

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UFC Des Moines Results

Cory Sandhagen def. Deiveson Figueiredo via second-round TKO (4:08) (injury)

Reinier de Ridder def. Bo Nickal via second-round TKO (1:53)

Daniel Rodriguez def. Santiago Ponzinibbio via third-round TKO (1:12)

Montel Jackson def. Daniel Marcos via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Serhiy Sidey def. Cameron Smotherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)

Mason Jones def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Yana Santos def. Miesha Tate via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Azamat Bekoev def. Ryan Loder via first-round TKO (2:44)

Gillian Robertson def. Marina Rodriguez via second-round TKO (2:07)

Quang Le def. Gaston Bolanos via submission (RNC) (R2, 1:54)

Thomas Petersen def. Don’Tale Mayes via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26 x2)

Juliana Miller def. Ivana Petrovic via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

UFC Des Moines Bonuses

* FOTN: None

* POTN: Quang Le, Azamat Bekoev, Reinier de Ridder, Cory Sandhagen

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UFC Kansas City looked like a mixed bag on paper, but in practice, it ended up being a pretty good event. The card started off strong with several finishes right from Jump Street, but it would level out with some decisions, albeit good ones with the exception of Pereira-Magomedov. Carlos Prates found out the hard way why you don’t play the counterstriki…

UFC 314 looked incredible on paper and in practice, it was pretty good. It didn’t reach greatness, but it was pretty good. That said, there were some factors that kept it from that greatness that must be acknowledged. Let’s look at the good: Michael Chandler got dominated and choked out, making Paddy Pimblett look like a world-beater. Jean Silva choked …