Relive some of the best moments to grace the Octagon in 2022 on Part 2 of the UFC Year In Review, featuring some of the sport’s …
[Music] oh my God [Applause] stand in front of that man can’t play with that dude that power is different it’s extraordinary perhaps the next middleweight title Challenger uh Lex until the moment has finally arrived for the man affectionately known as rock to his peers the Kingston Jamaican born Birmingham England competing Leon Edwards finally Joe Rogan arrives at his championship opportunity and man has he worked hard to get to the spot in his career Leon Edwards is a real threat he knows he belongs here between the cage [Applause] man now oh he wants covers up foreign [Applause] but he’s got to do something big he does do something really big you know he’s a minute and a half from losing his chance to fight so you leave it all out there it does not matter how this fight ends when that final Bell Rings whether you’re laying flat on your back or you’re in the Middle with your head down as his hand gets raised he’s going to win you’ve got to empty the gas tank here he may have resigned himself to losing a decision but that’s what Dean Thomas said yeah Dean feels like that would be a moral Victory from Leon Evans but that is not the cloth from which he is [Applause] there it is [Applause] oh my gosh so we were writing his obituary oh my goodness oh my God oh my God oh my goodness under Rocky Edwards your new Welterweight Champion oh my goodness wow the way he pulled that out of the fire he actually pulled Victory from the jaws of defeat we thought he was dejected and defeated Shadow realm hey I they disappointed me I hey we wrote his obituary [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] gonna do it Look At Me Now headshot dad that’s it after many years of hard work the UFC Octagon is finally touching down in the great City of Paris France tonight I sent out French crowd will be treated to the USA experience for the very first time this is what it’s all about ladies and gentlemen main event action here from Paris France their leading man right there Cyril Gan against Thai Bam Bam to Avatar here we go on a five-fight win streak zero is what you call cool as a cucumber [Applause] okay Goosebumps well done well done to those folks inside the airport beautiful stuff Ty’s getting annoyed now he’s getting angry but that could be a good thing you can also cause you to be a little reckless and make this down [Applause] wow hey Robbie thinking about that blood now if you’re coming he buzzed in with that one for sure he’s gonna go again yeah you see him blinking shot and clear the cobweb still this is again this is two of Us’s range oh to reserve flips in this is wild the second round he said both men are hurt I don’t think he can take you many more shot oh he’s biting down in his mouthpiece is the Australian is peppering him with the jab but he’s in that danger zone when he does that both on big unit of the body we’re almost just finished just unbelievable [Applause] he just takes them wow oh this is not as dangerous he’s putting on quite the display yeah still two more rounds if he keeps attacking that body finish he’s taking it all in that’s incredible what he just did [Applause] Bo nickel one of the most highly touted prospects to hit the sport in years a three-time national champion Penn State the most decorated Collegiate wrestler to ever appear on the contenders series it’s hard to overstate the amount of excitement surrounding this young fighter first round no Nickel in the red Donovan beard in the blue no glove touch right to business previous appearance he loses the neck but he’s in big Mount here right into a triangle towards his hip triangle threat from nickel he’s also got the arm s a minute this time Bo nickel is not here to play around how fast was that it was inside of 60 Seconds foreign biggest Prospect in MMA that we have seen in years and he has surpassed the hype each time out phone nickel so I I literally I I write notes to remind me my only note on my paper is God damn I mean for a kid who has you know almost no experience he’s 2-0 took on a guy tonight Who’s six foot two his record seven and one he had a 78 inch reach and the confidence that this kid has to roll into that triangle the way that he did and go for the things that he does I mean me and a lot of other people are excited to see the future that this kid has welcome to the UFC brother Bo nickel welcome to the UFC the prized students of the late great Abdul monopner Margo Madoff here’s the number four ranked lightweight Contender Islam makashev 10 consecutive wins have produced DC what many believed was an eventuality that makashev would rise to a UFC Championship setting it is all in front of your former teammates is not as Reckless as he normally is when he’s chasing guys down where are the takedowns coming in this direction [Applause] he’s got to watch the arm triangle here past the guard he’s got the old driveway [Applause] with the title submits the greatest finisher in UFC history the belt on route to Dagestan wow [Applause] not at all far from the minds of that team and fight fans around the world he said famously before he passed when Habib leaves Islam will arrive the arrival is here in Earnest Islam akashev now the hunted at 155 pounds declaring the winner by submission due to a head and arm choke [Music] lightweight champion of the world it’s one more culture Islam you said many years ago you would be the UFC champion how good does it feel to finally accomplish this goal I don’t believe I say this is my goal and Allah give me and I just want to say you see this my belt for my coach many years ago he told me just training hard and you gonna be champion and I wanna give this birthday him and his father make me I know so with much fans there here [Applause] he is Junior Dana White is not gonna give a contract to a 17 year old unless he’s truly special and Raul roses is truly special shot crazy that his approach is wrestling he said that when he was a young his dad would tell him and his brother whoever shot as he gets a beautiful take down there he said a grappling competition against a kid from Florida taught him that he should probably start trying to wrestle the kid must be unbelievably strong enough look at this on the back already Jay parents in a world of hurt oh and it’s starting to get tighten him down wow wow and then some in the debut man you want to talk about potential As Good As It Gets right as good as it gets for a UFC debut the size of look at the size of Pereira so big all right here we go round one for the Undisputed UFC middleweight Championship out of Sonya is in the green with gold trim Alex perdeda is in the yellow here we go here we go here we go this this one is gonna be fun boys we asked potato which guy was more likely to try to wrestle or grapple and he said I think I would be the guy who’d have more success chasing takedowns but he expected that avasani would be more likely to do that tonight oh good kick to the bottom oh geez that’s where it gets dangerous there’s that money [Applause] there it is trying to get his wits about him back to the store there’s gonna be a long minute as he was setting him up when is he finally let the right hand go he got rocks [Music] is just a second there you’re going to be a world champion right now this round is yours this round is yours go for it potatoes Corner trying to get him going to the tune of the finish here while on the other side five minutes away from remaining the UFC standard at 185 pounds Fifth and Final Round it seems like we’re looking at about three we’re looking at three one pretty comfortably for the champion but the danger is still there with this guy Kamal Usman certainly didn’t sit on his lead against Leon Edwards big leg kick for padena backs out of San Diego knows it check that was a check he checked the kick and it hurt Izzy’s leg oh he tripped himself yeah so just sort of a wayward step or so it appeared yeah that’s all it is [Applause] had his most success for the body tonight [Applause] the Undisputed again oh my goodness he did it again he did it again in the final round he did it the last time in the third round he did it again he every time he hit Edison was uncomfortable it’s when he got to the point where he knew he could empty the tank what powered his guy the power Preposterous power pandemonium at Madison Square Garden disappointment brought a Sonia A New World Champ bro in four fights [Applause]