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The Sun
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UFC 319 fans BOO Khamzat Chimaev and say same thing as he DOMINATES Dricus Du Plessis to win middleweight title
KHAMZAT CHIMAEV is the new UFC middleweight champion following a BLOWOUT victory over Dricus Du Plessis. The undefeated Russian locked horns with the South African slugger in the main event of UFC 319 in Chicago early this morning. 8 8 8 8 Fan favourite Chimaev, 31, went into his maiden title fight as a HUGE favourite over the dominant champ. But he ripped the 185lbs strap from DDP's clutches with a wide unanimous victory, a little over five years after his incredible debut in MMA 's top promotion. Chimaev, unsurprisingly, immediately shot for a takedown after pawing out some range-guaging strikes and was successful in grounding the South African. DDP accepted the takedown but remained calm under the relentless top pressure of Chimaev. But he must have started to panic when he got put into a mounted crucifix. Du Plessis managed to get out of the precarious possession with just over two minutes of the round remaining, but remained under the challenger. Du Plessis briefly managed to force a scramble with 30 seconds to go but found himself grounded just before the horn went. Chimaev was at his suffocating best once again after the restart, taking down the champion with a double leg after the traded body kicks. 8 8 He chipped away at DDP with knees to the body as he looked for the champion to make a mistake. But DDP didn't panic as he rode out the round with Chimaev on his back. 'I felt it click' admits Khamzat Chimaev after inflicting gruesome injury on Robert Whittaker in brutal win at UFC 308 DDP looked visibly fatigued ahead of the third round, and his depleted gas tank no doubt played a part in Chimaev securing the easiest takedown of the fight seconds after the restart. Chimaev managed to secure a mounted crucifix again, but Du Plessis once again did a good job protecting his head in the body of the challenger. Chimaev managed to bloody the champion with a few short elbows in the crucifix position. Du Plessis managed to stuff a takedown for the first time at the start of the fourth, but was eventually grounded again by a relentless Chimaev. Du Plessis was given some brief respite with a minute to go when referee Marc Goddard bizarrely separated the pair. But Chimaev quickly got him to the canvas after eating a body shot. 8 8 Du Plessis came out swinging in the fifth, letting his hands go after throwing a flying knee. But it took Chimaev a mere 30 seconds to take him down for the umpteenth time. DDP managed to get back to his feet with just over two minutes of the round remaining and wound up on top of the challenger. And after landing on his back, he went for a Hail Mary guillotine. Chimaev, however, was able to pop his head out. Chaos ensued after referee Marc Goddard separated the pair on the ground, with Chimaev getting caught by two hard shots. He then shot for a takedown but saw his attempt to re-ground the fight stuffed. Du Plessis looked for a rear-naked choke, but Chimaev was wise to it and defended it before ending the round, and the fight, in top position.
Reuters
2 hours ago
- Reuters
Rays don't solve Justin Verlander but edge Giants again
August 17 - Brandon Lowe capped a two-run eighth inning with an RBI single, five Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a seven-hitter and the Rays recorded a second straight one-run road win over the San Francisco Giants, 2-1 on Saturday night despite a turn-back-the-clock performance by Justin Verlander. Down 1-0 entering the eighth but with the Giants having turned the game over to their bullpen, the Rays got a break when No. 9 hitter Nick Fortes was hit by a pitch from right-hander Jose Butto (3-3) with two outs. Chandler Simpson and Yandy Diaz followed with singles, the latter plating pinch runner Tristan Gray with the tying run. Lowe then greeted left-hander Matt Gage with a single to left field, scoring Simpson with the eventual difference-maker. Edwin Uceta (9-2), who pitched a scoreless seventh, was credited with his second win in two nights. Bryan Baker threw a 1-2-3 eighth before Pete Fairbanks pitched around a leadoff single and stolen base by Jung Hoo Lee in the ninth for his 22nd save. Verlander, who is 1-9 this season, did not get a decision. He worked the first seven innings, leaving with a 1-0 lead after allowing just two hits and no walks. He struck out eight, one off his season high. The scoreless effort was the 81st of Verlander's 20-year career. He had been the winning pitcher in 62 of his previous 80 such games, including a 1-0 record with the Giants when his only win in 21 starts came after five shutout innings in a 9-3 win at Atlanta in July. For the hard-luck 42-year-old, it was the 12th time this season in which he's gotten two or fewer runs of support. For seven innings, it appeared the Giants had given Verlander the only run needed for a second win when Christian Koss, San Francisco's new third baseman in the wake of injuries to Matt Chapman and Casey Schmitt, singled home Willy Adames with two outs in the sixth. The hit came off Uceta, Tampa Bay's third pitcher, after Rays starter Adrian Houser had matched zeroes with Verlander for five innings. The right-hander allowed four hits while striking out six with no walks. Diaz and Lowe had two hits apiece for the Rays, who won a third straight despite not having an extra-base blow among their six hits. Lee had two hits and Koss collected a single and a double, the only extra-base hit of the game, for the Giants, who lost their seventh straight, all at home. --Field Level Media
The Sun
2 hours ago
- The Sun
UFC 319: Watch Brit Lerone Murphy KO Aaron Pico with INSANE SPINNING ELBOW before demanding title shot from Dana White
LERONE MURPHY demanded a title shot from Dana White following his sensational first-round spinning elbow KO of Aaron Pico. The Manchester 'Miracle' locked horns with the former Bellator standout early this morning in the co-main event of UFC 319 in Chicago. 5 5 5 Murphy put his eight-fight win streak on the line in his clash with the former uber-prospect, which he had just THREE WEEKS to prepare for. The Manchester Top Team standout was hoping a dominant victory over the American would earn him the next crack at featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski. And he staked his claim to be champion Alexander Volkanovski's next outing with viral KO of Californian clubber Pico, which saw him move to 9-0 in MMA 's top promotion. "I'm next in line," he roared in his post-fight interview wth Joe Rogan. "Let's go, Volkanovski!" Pico immediately took the centre of the octagon and put Murphy on the back foot before going to work with vicious body shots against the cage. Murphy remained composed and landed a nasty short elbow in tight before briefly being taken down. He looked to establish distance with a long teep and strikes from distance but was taken down again just before the two-minute mark. 5 But he managed to return to his feet again and landed a beautiful knee to the body, which echoed throughout the arena just before the midway point of the round. Pico continued to pressure and look for clinches across the fence. Lerone Murphy to 'let it all go' against Aaron Pico at UFC 319 to convince Dana White & Co. to give him title shot And Murphy beautifully timed his entry with a sensational spinning elbow KO to punch his ticket to a title shot. Pico was out cold before he even hit the canvas and Muprhy landed an academic hammerfist, which he pulled back on.
