UFC VEGAS 47: STRICKLAND VS. HERMANSSON | 6th Round Post-Fight Show

Bloody Elbow fight experts, Mookie Alexander & Dayne Fox, are here to breakdown the UFC Vegas 47: ‘Hermansson vs. Strickland’ Fight Night event, from Las Vegas, NV. The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.

The UFC showcased a Middleweight brawl in the main event of UFC Vegas 47. We had the No. 7 UFC ranked, former ‘King of the Cage’ MW Champ, Sean “Tarzan” Strickland, with a 24-3 record, entering the octagon to combat the No. 6 UFC ranked, former MW Champ in ‘Cage Warriors’ & ‘Warrior Fight Series’, Jack ‘The Joker’ Hermansson, with a current record of 22-6.

Meanwhile, the co-main event featured more Middleweight contenders, when the undefeated Diaz Bros prodigy, Nick Maximov, took on ‘Puna’ Punahele Soriano, the Former NCAA All-American wrestling competitor, held a 8-1 record entering the octagon tonight. Meanwhile, the newest Stockton badboy, held a record of 7-0 walking into this bout.

Prior to the headlining bouts, we were graced with compelling showdowns including: Welterweights Shavkat Rakhmonov in a POTN against Carlston Harris, also our TUF Finale match, which took place between Bryan ‘Pooh Bear’ Battle and the not-so-vicious Tresean ‘Mr. Vicious’ Gore.

For much more detail on the main card and plenty of tidbits about the prelims, be sure to hit play on the show and hear what our fight experts have to say about the event last night.

Overall, this 13-bout card yielded 4 1st Rd finishes, 6 KO/TKO, 1 sub, & 6 decisions, 3 split. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Shavkat Rakhmonov & Chidi Njokuani; FOTN honors went to Julian Erosa vs. Steven Petersen.

Here’s a look at the UFC VEGAS 47: ‘JACK HERMANSSON VS SEAN STRICKLAND’ updated fight records & results —

ESPN+ MAIN CARD
At 1:58 13. Sean Strickland (25-3) DEF. Jack Hermansson (22-7) — DEC, SPLIT (49-46x2, 48-47)

At 8:56 — 12. Nick Maximov (8-0) DEF. Punahele Soriano (8-2) — DEC, SPLIT (30-17, 29-28x2)

At 12:50 — 11. Shavkat Rakhmonov (15-0) DEF. Carlston Harris (17-5) — KO/TKO, Spinning Hook Kick to Ground Strikes at 4:10 of Rd 1

At 17:47 — 10. Brendan Allen (18-5) DEF. Sam Alvey (33-17) — SUB, Rear Naked Choke at 2:10 of Rd 2, Total 7:10

At 23:13 — 9. Bryan Battle (7-1) DEF. Tresean Gore (3-1) — DEC, Unanimous (29-28x3)

At 29:26 — 8. Julian Erosa (27-9) DEF. Steven Peterson (19-10) — DEC, SPLIT (29-28x2, 28-29)

ESPN+ PRELIMS
At 35:05 — 7. John Castañeda (19-5) DEF. Miles Johns (12-2) — KO/TKO, Knee to G&P at 1:38 of Rd 3, Total 11:38

At 38:40 — 6. Hakeem Dawodu (13-2) DEF. MIke Trizano (9-2) — DEC, Unanimous (30-27x3)

At 42:40 — 5. Chidi Njokuani (21-7) DEF. Marc-Andre Barriault (13-5) — KO/TKO, Overhand Right to Ground Strikes at 0:16 of Rd 1

At 46:23 — 4. Alexis Davis (21-11) DEF. Julija Stoliarenko (9-6) — DEC, Unanimous (30-27, 29-27x2)

At 49:33 — 3. Jailton Almeida (15-2) DEF. Danilo Marques (11-4) — KO/TKO, G&P at 2:57 of Rd 1

At 52:10 — 2. Philip Rowe (9-3) DEF. Jason Witt (19-8) — KO/TKO, Punches at 2:15 of Rd 2. Total 7:15

At 54:24 — 1. Malcolm Gordon (14-5) vs. Denys Bondar (16-4) — KO/TKO, Verbal Sub (Arm Injury) at 1:22 of Rd 1

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