UFC Mexico didn’t look great on paper but we did get some great moments in reality and it started with the very first bout on the card. Damien Pinas stopped Wes Schultz in opening stanza, showing fight fans that Aruba isn’t just for vacations in the sun. Francis Marshall would submit Erik Silva in the first round, and Javier Reyes would make quick work of Douglas Silva de Andrade via TKO.

Lacy Chiasson would take her third, straight defeat, this time at the hands of Ailin Perez, a much smaller woman who bullied her for most of the fight. One has to wonder if Lacy has hit her ceiling. Ryan Gandra finishing Jose Medina was a pretty easy prediction for many, and Gandra did it in just 41 seconds to round out the prelims.

The main card saw Imanol Rodriguez stop Kevin Borjas late in round two via TKO, and King Green scored a second round TKO over Daniel Zellhuber. One has to wonder if Daniel has also found his ceiling, as this marks his third, straight loss. Finally, in a surprising twist, Lone’er Kavanagh soundly defeated Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision.

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

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UFC Mexico Results

* 125 lbs.: Lone’er Kavanagh def. Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

* 135 lbs.: David Martinez def. Marlon Vera by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

* 155 lbs.: King Green def. Daniel Zellhuber by TKO (punches), round 2 (4:55)

* 125 lbs.: Edgar Chairez def. Felipe Bunes by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

* 125 lbs.: Imanol Rodriguez def. Kevin Borjas by TKO (punches), round 2 (4:21)

* 135 lbs.: Santiago Luna def. Angel Pacheco by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

* 185 lbs.: Ryan Gandra def. Jose Medina by TKO (punches), round 1 (0:41)

* 135 lbs.: Ailin Perez def. Macy Chiasson by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

* 135 lbs.: Cristian Quinonez def. Kris Moutinho by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

* 145 lbs.: Javier Reyes def. Douglas Silva de Andrade by TKO (punches), round 1 (4:59)

* 125 lbs.: Regina Tarin def. Ernesta Kareckaite by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

* 145 lbs.: Francis Marshall def. Erik Silva by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (2:29)

* 185 lbs.: Damien Pinas def. Wes Schultz by TKO (punches), round 1 (2:30)

UFC Mexico Bonuses

* $100K each FOTN: Regina Tarin vs Ernesta Kareckaite

* $100K each POTN: Imanol Rodríguez, Lone’er Kavanagh

* $25K each to the other fighters that got a finish: King Green, Ryan Gandra, Javier Reyes, Francis Marshall, Damian Pinas

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UFC 325 wasn’t built the same as its predecessor, sacrificing quality to ensure local favorites were featured prominently on the card, and having a main event that kind of makes no sense. But that doesn’t mean the event was a bust—quite the opposite. The undercard saw an even mix of finishes to decisions, and some fresh ROAD to UFC talent to keep our eye on in the future.

The main portion of the card bore witness to Quillan Salkilld embarrass Jamie Mullarkey in about three minutes flat, proving the gigantic gulf in the odds was justified. Tai Tuivasa took his sixth, straight loss at the hands of Tallison Teixeira, and it was as depressing as you might assume, for those that didn’t watch. UFC has to let Tai go and stop embarrassing him in front of his people.

Mauricio Ruffy took Fiziev nearly to the end of round two, then decided he would end Rafael’s suffering, scoring the TKO and sending the Azerbaijani back to the L side of the column. Benoit Saint-Denis put a whooping on Dan “Prostituta” ← (IYKYK) after a first round of Hooker besting him with body kicks and guillotine attempts. The second round was a different story once BSD got the Aussie down, raining down elbows and strikes of all kinds, bloodying the man to the point that Herb Dean stepped in to wave the fight off.

Alexander Volkanovski proved once again that he’s the featherweight kingpin. He damned near got a shutout, but I gave Diego Lopes a narrow round 2, as did two of the judges. The third judge gave Volk a perfect 50-45, which was also acceptable, as many fans and pundits did. It was a terrific contest, though, and Lopes never looked like he was out of it. He never gave up trying to get the fight finished, yet still couldn’t solve the riddle. On to the next one.

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

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UFC 325 Results

* 145 lbs.: Alexander Volkanovski def. Diego Lopes by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)

* 155 lbs.: Benoit Saint-Denis def. Dan Hooker by TKO (elbows), round 2 (4:45)

* 155 lbs.: Mauricio Ruffy def. Rafael Fiziev by TKO (punches), round 2 (4:30)

* 265 lbs.: Tallison Teixeira def. Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

* 155 lbs.: Quillan Salkilld def. Jamie Mullarkey by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (3:02)

* 205 lbs.: Billy Elekana def. Junior Tafa by submission (rear naked choke), round 2 (3:18)

* 185 lbs.: Cam Rowston def. Cody Brundage by TKO (ground and pound), round 2 (4:08)

* 185 lbs.: Jacob Malkoun def. Torrez Finney by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

* 170 lbs.: Jonathan Micallef def. Oban Elliot by technical submission (rear naked choke), round 2 (3:31)

* 145 lbs.: Kaan Ofli def. Yizha by majority decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

* 155 lbs.: Don Mar Fan def. Sangwook Kim by unanimous decision (30-27. 30-27. 30-27)

* 145 lbs.: Keiichiro Nakamura def. Sebastian Szalay by TKO (knee), round 3 (3:28)

* 135 lbs.: Lawrence Lui def. Sulangrangbo by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

UFC 325 Bonuses

* $100K each FOTN: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes

* $100K each POTN: Quillan Salkilld, Mauricio Ruffy

* $25K each to the other fighters that got a finish:Keiichiro Nakamura, Jonathan Micallef, Cam Rowston, Billy Elekana, Benoit Saint-Denis

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UFC 324 was ravaged by injury before it ever got off the ground. A few weeks out, we lost Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes. On weigh-in day, after successfully making weight, Cameron Smotherman stepped off the scale, took a few steps and then faceplanted, busting open his chin which ended up requiring stitches. This morning, just hours before the event’s kickoff, we lost yet another bout, this time due to suspicious betting activity which later revealed Alexander Hernandez was injured, so his bout vs. Michael Johnson was canceled. Rocky start to a billion-dollar-per-year deal.

The card itself was pretty good, with the prelims seeing four straight finishes. Considering that the bonuses have doubled now, and there’s added incentive ($25K bonus for all finishes that didn’t already earn a standard bonus) to get a finish, perhaps a fire has been lit under our modern day gladiators. And may I just say that the old guys really do find some magical reserves because Nikita Krylov certainly did.

The rest of the fights, save one, went the distance, with Silva-Namajunas being closer than I thought it would be. Nurmagomedov predictably routed Figueiredo, as O’Malley did with Song Yadong. The lone finish was Cortes-Acosta sending Derrick Lewis to the land of banana peels and loss.

Gaethje-Pimblett was an absolute banger—not exactly a classic, mainly because there was an abundance of chicanery with eye-pokes, low blows and just wild striking, but still very good. Paddy has no quit in him and Justin can still crack. It was very clear that the significant strikes were very different for these gents, with Gaethje’s being far more impactful. Oh yeah, some brave person put $1.3M on Paddy to win, so there’s that.

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

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UFC 324 Results

* 155 lbs.: Justin Gaethje def. Paddy Pimblett by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)

* 135 lbs.: Sean O’Malley def. Song Yadong by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

* 265 lbs.: Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Derrick Lewis by TKO (ground and pound), round 2 (3:14)

* 125 lbs.: Natalia Silva def. Rose Namajunas by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

* 145 lbs.: Jean Silva def. Arnold Allen by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

* 125 lbs.: Umar Nurmagomedov def. Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

* 185 lbs.: Ateba Gautier def. Andrey Pulyaev by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

* 205 lbs.: Nikita Krylov def. Modestas Bukauskas by KO (punches), round 3 (4:57)

* 125 lbs.: Alex Perez def. Charles Johnson by TKO (left hook), round 1 (3:16)

* 265 lbs.: Josh Hokit def. Denzel Freeman by TKO (strikes, I guess), round 1 (4:59)

* 170 lbs.: Ty Miller def. Adam Fugitt by TKO (punches), round 1 (4:59)

UFC 324 Bonuses

* $100K each FOTN: Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett

* $100K each POTN: Ty Miller, Josh Hokit

* $25K each to the other fighters that got a finish:Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Nikita Krylov

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