UFC Vegas 3 full results: Blaydes dominates Volkov; Emmett outpoints Burgos
On Thursday, Curtis Blaydes warned his followers on Twitter not to tune into the main event if they were hoping to watch a 25-minute stand up war.
“I fully intend on ragdolling my opponent just figured I’d let y’all know ahead of time,” tweeted Blaydes, the No. 3 ranked UFC heavyweight.
On Saturday, Blaydes delivered on his promise and wrestled Alexander Volkanovski for five rounds, scoring a unanimous decision victory while earning the UFC record for most takedowns in a fight by a heavyweight (14).
“It's always a good experience to know you can go five,” Blaydes said after the fight. “ ... I know I've got to work on my conditioning after the third round. I'm happy with the win, Volkov's legit, and I'm one step closer to a title shot.”
Blaydes’ title shot will have to wait until after Daniel Cormier and heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic settle their trilogy in August, with the winner likely facing No. 2 ranked heavyweight Francis Ngannou, who has already beat Blaydes twice.
With the win, Blaydes improves to 14-2-1 in his career while Volkov drops to 31-8.
UFC Vegas 3 main card full results
Curtis Blaydes def. Alexander Volkov via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-46)
Josh Emmett def. Shane Burgos via unanimous decision (29-28 x 2, 29-27)
Raquel Pennington def. Marion Reneau via unanimous decision (29-28 x 2, 30-27)
Belal Muhammad def. Lyman Good via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)
Jim Miller def. Roosevelt Roberts via submission (arm bar) at 2:25 of R1
UFC Vegas 3 prelims card full results
Bobby Green def. Clay Guida via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x 2)
Tecia Torres def. Brianna Van Buren via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Marc-André Barriault def. Oskar Piechota via TKO (punches) at 4:50 of R2
Gillian Robertson def. Cortney Casey via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:36 of R3
Justin Jaynes def. Frank Camacho via TKO (punches) at :41 of R1
Lauren Murphy def. Roxanne Modafferi via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28)
Austin Hubbard def. Max Rohskopf via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of R2
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