MMA Junkie's Fight of the Month for April: A slugfest on the UFC 314 prelims
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from April 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Fight of the Month award for April.
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Nominee: Alexander Volkanovski def. Diego Lopes at UFC 314
Nominee: Richie Miranda def. Richie Lewis at LFA 207
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Nominee: Dominik Hamburger def. Samuel Krištofič at OKTAGON 70
Dominik Humburger KO2 Samuel Krištofič #OKTAGON70 pic.twitter.com/IBkyzzFZmj
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Nominee: Randy Brown def. Nicolas Dalby via punch at UFC on ESPN 66
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The winner: Marco Tulio def. Tresean Gore at UFC 314
More: Marco Tulio def. Tresean Gore at UFC 314: Best photos
Brazilian middleweight Marco Tulio went toe to toe with Tresean Gore at UFC 314, and although they were snubbed by the UFC for Fight of the Night honors, they won't get the short end of the slick here.
Tulio (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) had to overcome getting dropped early in the fight, to then come back to drop Gore (5-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and eventually get the finish. It was a straight right, and then ground-and-pound to seal the deal at the 3:16 mark of Round 2.
Tulio is now on a 10-fight winning streak since suffering his only career loss in 2018. He's logged 10 KO wins and one submission win in his 15 professional fights.
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