The UFC’s annual celebration of Mexican Independence Day weekend noticed the Octagon head to Glendale, Arizona, the place the followers inside Desert Diamond Enviornment have been handled to an action-packed night time of fights, with a hat-trick of notable Mexican winners.
Listed below are our energy rankings for UFC Battle Evening: Silva vs Delgado.
Noche UFC Energy Rankings
1. Tommy McMillen
After his final battle – a victory over Alberto Montes – undefeated featherweight prospect Tommy McMillen referred to as for a battle in opposition to Mexican opposition at Noche UFC. He didn’t get a Mexican opponent, however in Marwan Rahiki he bought one who helped push him to new heights because the pair battled backwards and forwards in one of the best battle of the night time.
McMillen’s efficiency on the night time stole the present as he and Rahiki battled all the way in which to the scorecards, although this wasn’t a battle that left anybody upset when it went the gap.
The motion was continuous for the total three, five-minute spherical length, and McMillen’s huge ultimate spherical proved sufficient for him to take the unanimous determination on the scorecards.
He’s tough, powerful, in your face, and precisely as marketed. Each time he fights, it’s must-see TV. And being within the featherweight division, there’s no scarcity of probably explosive matchups in his future as he seems to be to make his approach up the 145-pound ladder.
2. Jean Silva
After dropping out to Diego Lopes at Noche UFC in San Antonio final 12 months, Brazilian featherweight contender Jean Silva was doubly decided to provide a memorable show this time round. And, after a barely weird begin, he did precisely that.
After a primary spherical the place he barely threw a single strike, Silva sparked into life in Spherical 2, earlier than happening to take Jose Miguel Delgado to the canvas and submit him with a one-armed rear-naked choke.
After his win, he jumped the Octagon fence and introduced UFC CBO Hunter Campbell his MMA gloves as “a present out of your subsequent champion”. His efficiency earned him a $100,000 post-fight bonus, however what he actually needs is a shot on the undisputed featherweight title…
3. Alexa Grasso
Proudly repping Mexico, Alexa Grasso served up a well timed reminder that she has no intention of leaving the stage as the previous girls’s flyweight champion defeated former title challenger Manon Fiorot to maintain herself firmly within the championship combine at 125 kilos.
Grasso decked Fiorot with a peach of a punch, and used her extra well-rounded skillset to earn the unanimous determination victory and present the world that she’s nonetheless a critical championship menace.
And with the newly-vacated flyweight belt set to be contested between Natalia Silva and Wang Cong, Grasso’s huge efficiency may simply have put her subsequent in line to face the winner.
4. Brandon Moreno
One other Mexican former champion trying to make a press release, former two-time flyweight world champion Brandon Moreno was pushed laborious by Joseph Morales of their three-round bantamweight matchup, however “The Murderer Child” did sufficient to earn the victory by way of break up determination.
Moreno stated earlier than the battle that he believes he’s nonetheless one of the best flyweight on the planet, and in opposition to a tough, in-form opponent, he confirmed that he can discover a strategy to win in a tough matchup as he earned scores of 30-27, 30-27, 28-29 to assert the victory and preserve himself among the many division’s high contenders.
5. David Martinez
David Martinez is trying to break into the highest bracket of contenders on the sharp finish of the UFC bantamweight division, and on Saturday night time he was requested to welcome seasoned former featherweight veteran Dan Ige to the 135-pound division.
It was a battle the place he wasn’t going through a higher-ranked opponent, nevertheless it was a matchup that carried loads of peril for the Mexican, who ran the chance of dropping his rating spot had he carried out badley in opposition to the longtime featherweight contender.
However in a spot the place he was requested to ship, Martinez did so, as he outworked Ige over the three-round length to earn scores of 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 for a unanimous determination victory.
It took Martinez’s spectacular win streak to 11. And after incomes successive determination victories over revered, seasoned opposition like Rob Font, Marlon Vera and now Ige, the time has come for Martinez to tackle elite opposition, and an opportunity to show that he’s prepared for a title shot.
