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UFC 230 has had more than its fair share of drama, leading up to the fight. Drama will never be far when Daniel Cormier is involved but add to that speculation that was shut down later, of Brock Lesnar might appear in the event, made sure there was more than a little excitement heading into the fight.
Daniel Cormier's opponent Derrick Lewis also created hype for the fight, after his excellent win against Alexander Volkov earlier drew a lot of attention to him. The win had come in the last seconds of their fight, which made him one of the hottest prospects coming out of the card.
On the card, Chris Weidman was also co-headlining the night in his own fight. Although he was supposed to fight Luke Rockhold, due to injuries Rockhold had to pull out. As a result, Jacare Souza had to step up instead and take his place, something that won't hurt Weidman at all.
In this article, we will take a look at all the action from the UFC 230 Main Card Results. Before that, we will take a quick look at UFC 230 Results from the UFC 230 undercard. For the detailed results of the UFC 230 Undercard, click here.
Early Preliminary Card:
Adam Wieczorek vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima: Adam Wieczorek defeated Marcos Rogério de Lima via Unanimous Decision (30-27 * 3)
Shane Burgos vs. Kurt Holobaugh: Shane Burgos defeated Kurt Holobaugh via Submission (Armbar, 1st Round, 2 Minutes and 11 Seconds)
Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata: Matt Frevola and Lando Vannata ended the fight in a Majority Draw
Preliminary Card:
Jason Knight vs. Jordan Rinaldi: Jordan Rinaldi defeated Jason Knight via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-26)
Sijara Eubanks vs. Roxanne Modafferi: Sijara Eubanks defeated Roxanne Modafferi via Unanimous Decision (30-27 * 3)
Julio Arce vs. Sheymon Moraes: Sheymon Moraes defeated Julio Arce via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-26)
Ben Saunders vs. Lyman Good: Lyman Good defeated Ben Saunders via Knockout (1st Round, 1 Minute and 32 Seconds)
Now, we head into the results from the main card.
#1 Derek Brunson vs. Israel Adesanya
Round 1: The first round started hot as Derek Brunson grabbed Adesanya's short twice. Herb Dean stopped the fight and warned them immediately. Brunson went for the takedown, which Adesanya stopped. Brunson stopped Adesanya's attack and pinned him against the cage. Adesanya hit Brunson on the shoulder with a good high kick.
Adesanya dominated the fight as he knocked down Brunson once with a knee, then a head kick as well, and finally a few shots to finish the fight. One shot came while Brunson was just getting up, and another one for the second time, before the referee stopped him.
What a fight. No one saw that coming so fast. Israel Adesanya knocked down Derek Brunson in the very first round with an incredible performance. He continues his unstoppable run. Is there anyone who can stop him?
Results: Israel Adesanya defeated Derek Brunson via TKO (1st Round, 4 Minutes and 51 Seconds)
#2 Karl Roberson vs. Jack Marshman
Round 1: Karl Roberson kept testing Marshman in the first round. After the first takedown attempt failed, Roberson countered with great punches as well. He landed a good high kick and a power right, which left Marshman trying to counter with a flurry of punches, all of which Roberson avoided with beautiful head movement.
Marshman seemed out of depth, but his punches were always a bit threatening. Marshman finally landed a couple of really good shots and made sure that Roberson had to go into the second round.
Round 2: Roberson and Marshman went at it, with Marshman looking really amazing in the bout. Roberson was clipped by Marshman and actually was on the backfoot, obviously hurt. Roberson's leg appeared injured, with Marshman getting in a couple of flurries before Roberson took down Jack Marshman.
Round 3: Roberson looked like be was causing Marshman a lot of pain, but Marshman used Roberson's foot injury to hit a couple of heavy shots. Roberson took Marshman down and put the pressure on him. Roberson stayed on top and got the mount and kept the punches coming.
Results: Karl Roberson defeated Jack Marshman (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
#3 Jared Cannonier vs. David Branch
Round 1: Jared Cannonier started off well, hitting Branch with a couple of big leg kicks. His shots hurt Branch, but Branch managed to stay up. Branch kept Cannonier worried. Cannonier even stopped an attempted takedown from Branch. The first round saw the two compete to test each other slowly. The last few seconds saw Cannonier hit a knee which forced Branch to retreat.
Round 2: Cannonier came hard and fast. He hit David Branch with some incredible low kicks which shook up David Branch. Jared Cannonier showed what sort of fighter he was by taking out the fighter immediately, dropping him with a big right, and then went for the ground and pound that would not stop at all, no matter where Cannonier went. The follow through was frightening from Cannonier.
Results: Jared Cannonier defeated David Branch via TKO (2nd Round, 29 seconds)
#4 Chris Weidman vs. Jacare Souza:
Round 1: Jacare Souza showed what he was capable of throwing a counter shot at Chris Weidman, which, if it had connected would see Weidman on the ground. Weidman hit a big right hand and then did not follow through to avoid the counter. Both men kept at it and delivered killer shots, but their guards were up. Both men landed low kicks, and then Jacare followed up with a knee but both fighters landed jabs on each other's faces at the same time.
Round 2: Weidman landed big shots to start the round with, alongside with a leg kick. Bith men mixed it up, in an almost brawl-like fight. Jacare landed two right hands, a left to the body, and then they clinched up to exchange knees. Weidman landed a big right, opening Jacare Souza right up. Souza went for the body, as both men threw shots at each other.
Souza's nose was smashed but threw big shots from the top. Weidman used a couple more jabs and had Souza backing up. Weidman hit a head kick and put Souza down. Weidman and Jacare Souza clinched up to continue hitting each other. Weidman took Jacare down, Jacare got on top, both men rolled to their feet.
Round 3: Weidman started with jabs to the nose, and then hit a couple of leg and body kicks. Both men exchanged blows, but Jacare hit a right, a knee and another right, sending Weidman back. Weidman got back and hit a big knee followed by a right.
Weidman hit a left, dodged a left and hit an uppercut and two rights and a left. Weidman kept jabbing and missed a knee. Jacare Souza hit two big rights and a big knee, but Souza dropped Weidman with an enormous right.
That's it.
Results: Jacare Souza defeated Chris Weidman via Knockout (3rd Round, 2 Minutes and 48 Seconds)
#5 Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis
Round 1: Daniel Cormier went for the leg kick, and then went directly for a takedown. Daniel Cormier managed to get on top of Lewis and stayed there. Derrick Lewis managed to get up, but Daniel Cormier kept hold, and then took him down with a single leg takedown. Cormier took his back and then hammered down on him. Cormier maintained control throughout the first round.
Round 2: Derrick Lewis came out throwing big punches in the second round and then went for knee, but Daniel Cormier managed to get a takedown. Cormier snuck around and took the back of Lewis, before slipping in the hook, and got the Rear Naked Choke for the win.
Result: Daniel Cormier defeated Derrick Lewis via Submission (Rear Naked Choke, 2nd Round, 2 Minutes and 14 Seconds)
In the post-fight interview, Daniel Cormier called Brock Lesnar out yet again!
