Musha
Musha
5th Degree Black Belt
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2018 MMA Fights of the Year

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  1. 1

    Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier
    Gaethje vs. Poirier
    Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO | Round 4
    2018 | UFC on FOX 29
  2. 2

    Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero II
    Whittaker vs. Romero II
    Robert Whittaker | Decision
    2018 | UFC 225
  3. 3

    Chan Sung Jung vs. Yair Rodriguez
    Jung vs. Rodriguez
    Yair Rodriguez | KO/TKO | Round 5
    2018 | UFC Fight Night 139
  4. 4

    Chris Weidman vs. Ronaldo Souza
    Weidman vs. Souza
    Ronaldo Souza | KO/TKO | Round 3
    2018 | UFC 230
  5. 5

    Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk II
    Namajunas vs. Jędrzejczyk II
    Rose Namajunas | Decision
    2018 | UFC 223
  6. 6

    Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis
    Ferguson vs. Pettis
    Tony Ferguson | KO/TKO | Round 2
    2018 | UFC 229
    📍 UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor

    📅 2018, October 6
    🌎 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    🏟️ T-Mobile Arena
    🎟️ 20.034 ▸ $17.200.000 total gate
    💳 2.400.000 PPV buys ▸ Co-Main Event

    3️⃣ 155 lbs ▸ Lightweight bout

    2️⃣ ▸ [ 91 ] ▸ Tony Ferguson ▸ USA | 34 | 23-3 | 180 cm | 193 cm | -425
    8️⃣ ▸ [ 86 ] ▸ Anthony Pettis ▸ USA | 31 | 21-7 | 177 cm | 184 cm | -315

    Serving as the co-main event of the UFC's biggest event ever, former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson, on a 10-fight win streak, resumes his desperate and seemingly elusive quest at a title shot, coming back from a 12-month layoff and six months after suffering a torn LCL and taking on former UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis in a highly exciting match-up.

    After a fine first round, Anthony Pettis sparks a classic second, stunning Ferguson early, dropping him multiple times and having him in all sorts of trouble but getting badly cut on the hairline from a sneaky elbow in the chaos, turning into a bloody mess and having the time of his life as the two madmen shared a laugh in the middle of the heat before Tony took over and smothered Pettis with his relentless pressure, opening another cut on Pettis and finishing the round emphatically, forcing a battered and broken handed Pettis to throw the towel in a somewhat anticlimactic conclusion but inspiring win for the returning Ferguson, who extends his now legendary streak to eleven straight wins.

    1️⃣ ▸ ☑️ [ ≥ 3.5 ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ ➡️ Ferguson
    2️⃣ ▸ ✳️ [ ≥ 4.5 ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ ➡️ Ferguson

    🤕 RTD2 ▸ corner stoppage ▸ 5:00 ▸ Ferguson ▸ [ 4.02 ]

    ➡️✅✅✅✅⬜ ▸ 🎬
    ⬅️✅✅✅✅⬜ ▸ 🥇
    ➡️✅✅✅✅⬜ ▸ ⚔️
    ⬅️✅✅✅✅⬜ ▸ ❤️
    ⬅️✅✅✅✅⬜ ▸ 🏛️

    ⚛️ ▸ FIGHTscore ▸ [ 4.02 ]
  7. 7

    Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega
    Holloway vs. Ortega
    Max Holloway | KO/TKO | Round 4
    2018 | UFC 231
  8. 8

    Shane Burgos vs. Calvin Kattar
    Burgos vs. Kattar
    Calvin Kattar | KO/TKO | Round 3
    2018 | UFC 220
    📍 UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou

    📅 2018, January 20
    🌎 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    🏟️ TD Garden
    🎟️ 16.015 ▸ $2.450.000 total gate
    💳 350.000 PPV buys ▸ Main Card

    3️⃣ 145 lbs ▸ Featherweight bout

    #️⃣ ▸ [ 86 ] ▸ Calvin Kattar ▸ USA | 29 | 17-2 | 180 cm | 183 cm | +180
    #️⃣ ▸ [ 85 ] ▸ Shane Burgos ▸ USA | 26 | 10-0 | 180 cm | 192 cm | -230

    Top featherweight prospects meet in a New York vs. Boston match-up at the TD Garden as undefeated (10-0) Shane Burgos looks to improve to 4-0 in the UFC against Boston's own Calvin Kattar, coming off an impressive win in his UFC debut over Andre Fili.

    In an absolute cracker of a fight and a delightful display of boxing between two of the biggest and toughest featherweights in the world, Calvin Kattar, sensing the momentum shifting after a tough second round, catches the iron chined Burgos with a marvelous series of uppercuts after hurting him with a straight right, getting the finish early in round three as the crowd went crazy for the proud Bostonian.

    0️⃣1️⃣ ▸ ✅ [ ≤ 4.0 ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ ➡️ Kattar
    0️⃣2️⃣ ▸ ✅ [ ≤ 4.0 ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ ➡️ Burgos
    0️⃣3️⃣ ▸ ⬜ [ ≥ ····· ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ ⬜ Kattar

    💥 TKO3 ▸ Kattar ▸ [ 4.00 ]

    ➡️✅✅✅✅⬜ ▸ 🎬
    ⬅️✅✅✅✅☑️ ▸ 🥇
    ⬅️✅✅✅✅⬜ ▸ ⚔️
    ⬅️✅✅✅✅⬜ ▸ ❤️
    ⬅️✅✅✅☑️⬜ ▸ 🏛️

    ⚛️ ▸ FIGHTscore ▸ [ 4.01 ]
  9. 9

    Chad Mendes vs. Alexander Volkanovski
    Mendes vs. Volkanovski
    Alexander Volkanovski | KO/TKO | RD 2
    2018 | UFC 232
  10. 10

    Paulo Costa vs. Uriah Hall
    Costa vs. Hall
    Paulo Costa | KO/TKO | Round 2
    2018 | UFC 226
  11. 11+

  12. 11

    Jimi Manuwa vs. Jan Błachowicz II
    Manuwa vs. Błachowicz II
    Jan Błachowicz | Decision  |  UFC Fight Night 127
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    UFC Fight Night 127 : Werdum vs. Volkov
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    3️⃣ 205 lbs ▸ Light Heavyweight bout
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    📅 2018, March 17
    🌍 London, England, UK
    🏟️ O2 Arena
    🎟️ 16.274 ▸ $2.028.000 total gate
    📺 N/A TV ratings ▸ N/A ▸ Co-Main Event
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    #️⃣4️⃣ ▸ [ ≥ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] ▸ Jimi Manuwa ▸ 17-3 ▸ -155
    1️⃣1️⃣ ▸ [ ≥ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] ▸ Jan Błachowicz ▸ 21-7 ▸ +130
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    Coming off a crushing loss at the hands of Volkan Oezdemir in a title eliminator, #4 ranked light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa looks to get back on track, giving Jan Błachowicz a rare chance to avenge a one-sided loss suffered in his home country of Poland three years ago. Only this time, Manuwa gets to fight in front of his home country of England.

    In a much different fight than the first, the Polish fighter shows off his much improved striking, popping his crisp jab often and efficiently, landing solid combinations, countering well, checking the kicks etc... Almost finishing Manuwa in the very first round. But Manuwa survived and recovered, fighting with a lot of heart and making it an exciting fight that earned both man FOTN honors while propelling Błachowicz in the rankings.
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    1️⃣ ▸ ✅ [ ≥ 4.0 ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ ➡️ Błachowicz
    2️⃣ ▸ ✅ [ ≤ 4.0 ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ 🔀 Błachowicz
    3️⃣ ▸ ☑️ [ ≥ 3.5 ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ ➡️ Błachowicz
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    📊 ▸ 27 - 30 ▸ Błachowicz ▸ MushaVR96
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    👨🏻‍⚖️ ▸ 28 - 29 ▸ Błachowicz ▸ Howard Hughes
    👨🏻‍⚖️ ▸ 27 - 30 ▸ Błachowicz ▸ David Lethaby
    👨🏻‍⚖️ ▸ 28 - 29 ▸ Błachowicz ▸ Maciej Motylewski
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    🎬 ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] ▸ [ 3.85 ]
    🥇 ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ]
    ⚔️ ▸ [ ≥ ⭐⭐⭐+ ]
    ❤️ ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ]
    🏛️ ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐+ ]
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    🐐 ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] ▸ [ 3.82 ] ▸ [ 88 ]
  13. 12

    Thiago Santos vs. Jimi Manuwa
    Santos vs. Manuwa
    Thiago Santos | KO/TKO | Round 2  |  UFC 231
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    UFC 231 : Holloway vs. Ortega
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    3️⃣ 205 lbs ▸ Light Heavyweight bout
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    📅 2018, December 8
    🌍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    🏟️ Scotiabank Arena
    🎟️ 19.039 ▸ $2.400.000 total gate
    💰 300.000 PPV buys ▸ PPV ▸ Opener
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    #️⃣7️⃣ ▸ [ ≥ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] ▸ Jimi Manuwa ▸ 17-4 ▸ +150
    #️⃣#️⃣ ▸ [ ≥ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] ▸ Thiago Santos ▸ 19-6 ▸ -190
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    Two of MMA's hardest hitters clash in a big PPV opener as #7 ranked light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa looks to get back in the win column following back-to-back losses including a title eliminator, taking on an angry former middleweight in Thiago Santos, looking to make a home for himself at 205 after a successful debut there in his last fight.

    In a fight that proved to be everything you could expect from these two, Santos and Manuwa leave caution to the wind and come out guns blazing, throwing bombs, rocking each other, clinching and repeating until Santos put an exclamation point with a brutal finish under a minute in the second round of one of MMA's wildest fights of the year.

    A massive win for Santos that put him right in the top 10 while Manuwa suffered yet another devastating loss, making it three in a row despite showing lots of heart every single time.
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    1️⃣ ▸ ✅ [ ≥ 4.0 ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ ➡️ Santos
    2️⃣ ▸ ✅ [ ≤ 4.0 ] ▸ 10-9 ▸ 💥 Santos ▸ 0:41 ▸ TKO (left uppercut, left hook)
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    🎬 ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] ▸ [ 4.01 ]
    🥇 ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐ ]
    ⚔️ ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ]
    ❤️ ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ]
    🏛️ ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐+ ]
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    🐐 ▸ [ ≤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] ▸ [ 3.75 ] ▸ [ 87 ]
  14. 13

    Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak
    Magomedsharipov vs. Bochniak
    Zabit Magomedsharipov | Decision  |  UFC 223
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