UFC 276: ‘Adesanya vs. Cannonier’ & ‘Volkanovski vs. Holloway 3’ | 6th Round Post-Fight Show

Bloody Elbow fight expert, Zane Simon is here, joined by his co-hort, Eddie Mercado. We recorded for you on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, with a breakdown of the UFC 276: ‘Adesanya vs. Cannonier’ & ‘Volkanovski vs. Holloway 3’ 12-bout PPV event, which took place at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.

For all the results, reactions and plethora of details about the main card, and plenty of tidbits about all the prelims, be sure to hit play on the show to hear what our fight experts have to say!

Overall, this 12-bout card saw three exciting first round finishes, two thrilling KO/TKO’s, three sweet submissions, six hard-fought decisions, & one no contest. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included: FOTN: Robbie Lawler vs. Bryan Barberena. POTN: Alex Pereira, Jalin Turner and Julija Stoliarenko.

Here’s a look at the UFC 276: ‘Adesanya vs Cannonier’ & ‘Volkanovski vs Holloway 3;’ fight card with full results & updated fight records —

ESPN+ PPV MAIN CARD
12, TITLE FIGHT #1 — UFC MW Championship: Israel Adesanya (23-1) DEF. Jared Cannonier (15-6) — via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)

11. TITLE FIGHT #2/THE TRILOGY — UFC FW Championship: Alexander Volkanovski (25-1) DEF. Max Holloway (23-7) — via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

10. 185lbs: Alex Pereira (6-1) DEF. Sean Strickland (25-4) — via KO at 2:36 of round one

9. 170lbs: Bryan Barberena (18-8) DEF. Robbie Lawler (29-16) — via TKO (strikes) at 4:47 of round two

8. 135lbs: Pedro Munhoz (19-7) vs. Sean O’Malley (15-1) — fought to a NO CONTEST (accidental eye poke) at 3:09 of round two

ABC/UFC FIGHT PASS/ESPN+ PRELIMS
7. 155lbs: Jalin Turner (13-5) DEF. Brad Riddell (10-3) — via submission (guillotine) at :45 of the first round

6. Jim Miller (35-16) DEF. Donald Cerrone (36-17) — via submission (guillotine) at 1:32 of the second round

5. 170lbs: Ian Garry (10-0) DEF. Gabriel Green (11-4) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

4. 185lbs: Dricus Du Plessis (17-2) DEF. Brad Tavares (19-7) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

ESPN/ESPN+ EARLY PRELIMS
3. 185lbs: André Muniz (23-4) DEF. Uriah Hall (17-11) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

2. Maycee Barber (11-2) DEF. Jessica Eye (15-11) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

1. 135lbs: Julija Stoliarenko (10-6) DEF. Jessica-Rose Clark (11-8) — via submission (armbar) at :42 of the first round

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