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Welterweight Championship: Tyron Woodley def. Darren Till via submission (d’arce choke) 4:19, R2 to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship
Women’s Strawweight: Jessica Andrade def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz via knockout (punch) 1:58, R1
Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Brandon Davis via submission (knee bar) 3:46, R2
Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera def. John Dodson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Welterweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Niko Price via knockout (punches) 0:43, R1
Prelims
Women’s Strawweight: Tatiana Suarez def. Carla Esparza via TKO (elbows) 4:33, R3
Bantamweight: Aljamain Sterling def. Cody Stamann via submission (knee bar) 3:42, R2
Welterweight: Geoff Neal def. Frank Camacho via knockout (head kick) 1:23, R2
Middleweight: Darren Stewart def. Charles Byrd via TKO (punches & elbows) 2:17, R2
Early prelims
Welterweight: Diego Sanchez def. Craig White via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight: Jim Miller def. Alex White via submission (rear-naked choke) 1:29, R1
Women’s Bantamweight: Irene Aldana def. Lucie Pudilova via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Flyweight: Jarred Brooks def. Roberto Sanchez via spilt decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley faces English prodigy Darren Till at UFC 228. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 12pm AEST.
Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is looking for his third title defence, coming off wins over Demain Maia and Stephen Thompson.
Woodley’s rise to the top was spectacular, with knockout wins over Dong Hyun Kim and Robbie Lawler, but since winning the title he’s failed to impress.
That doesn’t mean he hasn’t been impressive. A more cautious style has seen him dominate opponents, but he hasn’t showcased the power that made him famous.
Undefeated Darren Till is picked to be the UFC’s next big thing, and he enters the cage with a significant size advantage over Woodley.
He earned a title shot with a close decision win over former number one contender Stephen Thompson, but it was his stunning knockout win over Donald Cerrone that made people take notice.
He enters the octagon as a slight favourite, somewhat surprisingly.
Prediction
Woodley has been fighting safe as of late but has proved he is dangerous when being forced into a firefight. If Till tries to get him to open up, he might find himself on the end of a haymaker.
Tyron Woodley to defeat Darren Till via knockout in round three.
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the event, starting from 12pm AEST.
When: 12pm AEST
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas
TV: Live, Pay-Per-View
Betting: Woodley $2.08, Till $1.75; Montano $6.50, Shevchenko $1.08
Scheduled bouts
(3x 5 minute rounds, title fights 5x 5 minute rounds)
Welterweight Championship: (C) Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley (18-3-1) vs #2 Darren ‘The Gorilla’ Till (17-0-1)
Featherweight: #15 Zabit Magomedsharipov (15-1) vs Brandon ‘Killer B’ Davis (9-4)
Women’s Strawweight: #2 Jessica ‘Bate Estaca’ Andrade (18-6) vs #4 Karolina Kowalkiewicz (12-2)
Welterweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan (9-1) vs Niko ‘The Hybrid’ Price (12-2, 1NC)
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