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2 days ago
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UFC 319 bonuses: Back-to-back spinning elbows take home $50,000 in Chicago
The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in the 'Windy City,' and all four went to fighters on the main card. After UFC 319, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at United Center in Chicago. Check out the winners below. Performance of the Night: Tim Elliott Fighting for the first time in 20 months, Tim Elliott (21-14-1 MMA, 10-11 UFC) looked like someone ready to make some moves at flyweight with a second-round submission of former Rizin champion Kai Asakura (21-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) to open up the main card. Elliott caught Asakura with a brilliant guillotine choke for his second straight submission win. Performance of the Night: Carlos Prates In a rarity, Carlos Prates (22-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) found out while he was in the cage still after his first-round knockout of Geoff Neal (16-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) that he was getting a bonus. He used his microphone time to tout his birthday (Sunday) and his dramatic spinning elbow knockout with one second left in the opening round – and Dana White obliged with the bonus before even seeing the rest of the card. What's crazy is, Prates' spinning back elbow KO was great – but not even the best one of the night. Performance of the Night: Lerone Murphy Lerone Murphy (17-0-1 MMA, 9-0-1 UFC) was a betting underdog against former Bellator standout Aaron Pico (13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who was making his UFC debut. But Murphy left no doubt when he drilled Pico with a spinning back elbow that had him out on the canvas for a scary long time. Performance of the Night: Khamzat Chimaev In one of the most dominant title fight performances in UFC history, Khamzat Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) easily took the middleweight belt from Dricus Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) with a 50-44 sweep of the scorecards. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 319 bonuses: Back-to-back spinning elbows take home $50K in Chicago
USA Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
UFC 319 bonuses: Back-to-back spinning elbows take home $50,000 in Chicago
The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in the 'Windy City,' and all four went to fighters on the main card. After UFC 319, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at United Center in Chicago. Check out the winners below. Performance of the Night: Tim Elliott Fighting for the first time in 20 months, Tim Elliott (21-14-1 MMA, 10-11 UFC) looked like someone ready to make some moves at flyweight with a second-round submission of former Rizin champion Kai Asakura (21-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) to open up the main card. Elliott caught Asakura with a brilliant guillotine choke for his second straight submission win. Performance of the Night: Carlos Prates In a rarity, Carlos Prates (22-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) found out while he was in the cage still after his first-round knockout of Geoff Neal (16-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) that he was getting a bonus. He used his microphone time to tout his birthday (Sunday) and his dramatic spinning elbow knockout with one second left in the opening round – and Dana White obliged with the bonus before even seeing the rest of the card. What's crazy is, Prates' spinning back elbow KO was great – but not even the best one of the night. Performance of the Night: Lerone Murphy Lerone Murphy (17-0-1 MMA, 9-0-1 UFC) was a betting underdog against former Bellator standout Aaron Pico (13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who was making his UFC debut. But Murphy left no doubt when he drilled Pico with a spinning back elbow that had him out on the canvas for a scary long time. Performance of the Night: Khamzat Chimaev In one of the most dominant title fight performances in UFC history, Khamzat Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) easily took the middleweight belt from Dricus Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) with a 50-44 sweep of the scorecards.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 319 results: Tim Elliott upsets Kai Asakura with finish win
Tim Elliott may have picked up the biggest win of his career at 38 years of age. In the UFC 319 main card opener, Elliott (21-13-1 MMA, 10-11 UFC) pulled off the upset when he finished former RIZIN champion Kai Asakura (21-6 MMA, 13-3 UFC) with a guillotine choke at the 4:39 mark of Round 2 at United Center in Chicago. Elliott snatched hold of Asakura's neck in a scramble and ended up on top of the Japanese flyweight. He appeared to have a good torque with one hand, but conjured a tap when he locked in a second hand. With the victory, Elliott has won back-to-back fights and moves to 4-1 in his most recent five bouts. Other wins in the stretch include Tagir Ulanbekov, Victor Altamirano and Su Mudaerji. Askaura, 31, is Japanese MMA royalty. He was one of the faces of RIZIN prior to his UFC signing in 2024. He debuted in an unsuccessful title bid vs. Alexandre Pantoja in December. He was submitted in Round 2 in that fight as well. Up-to-the-minute UFC 319 results include:
USA Today
4 days ago
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- USA Today
UFC 319 predictions: Du Plessis, Chimaev, and our most competitive picks in years
The UFC is in one of the world's most legendary cities with the middleweight title on the line at the top of the bill. UFC 319 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at United Center in Chicago, and it's the promotion's first visit there in more than six years. Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below. Kai Asakura vs. Tim Elliott Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev Individual staff member picks, main card Readers 113-71: Du Plessis (55%), Murphy (61%), Prates (74%), Page (71%), Asakura (82%) Preliminary card picks Although they don't count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
