UFC 300 is knocking on the door and ahead of the marquee event, the company held another weekly fight night card, UFC Vegas 90. The main event of the card initially featured Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen. However, after Vettori pulled out, it was Chris Curtis who stepped up and filled in as the main event fighter. It was the rematch of their December 2021 bout, where Curtis won via TKO.
However, since that bout, Brendan Allen has gone on to win 6 successive fights. It includes impressive wins over fighters like Paul Craig, Bruno Silva, and Andre Muniz. Hence, Curtis was facing a resurrected fighter who was coming into this contest with a lot of confidence. Other than that, the card also featured Alexander Hernandez and Ignacio Bahamondes. So how did the fights play out? Let’s find out.
UFC Vegas 90: results
Trevor Peek vs. Charlie Campbell (Lightweight): The Fight Night card kicked off with a lightweight bout between Peek and Campbell. The bout went the full distance and Charlie won the contest via a unanimous decision. It was the correct decision as Campbell landed 54 significant strikes and 100 strikes in total. Peek, on the other hand, managed to land 47 significant strikes and 62 significant strikes. All the judges scored the bout 30-27 in favor of Charlie Campbell.
Charlies Cambell gets the job done with a comfortable unanimous decision (30-27 x3) victory at #UFCVegas90 pic.twitter.com/yT9gLfrUII
— Sportsmanor (@sports_manor) April 6, 2024
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Christos Giagos (Lightweight): In the second lightweight bout of the night, Giagos took on Bahamondes. It was utter domination from Ignacio as he landed 40 significant strikes within 3:34 minutes of the first round itself, as opposed to Giagos’ 17. The bout ended when the 26-year-old landed a vicious head kick.
Ignacio Bahomondes with a rbutal KO win at #UFCVegas90 🔥
— Sportsmanor (@sports_manor) April 6, 2024
“I am so happy man, I am having a baby.” He says during the post-fight octagon interview. “I dream of winning with a high kick, it’s here. It’s happening.” pic.twitter.com/us5XhaFOvI
Morgan Charriere vs. Chepe Mariscal (Featherweight): Morgan Charriere and Chepe Mariscal had a great three-round fight on the UFC Vegas 90 main card. Chepe had the advantage in terms of numbers as he managed 71 significant strikes and 121 total strikes. Morgan, on the other hand, landed 75 strikes in total and 49 significant strikes. However, Charriere had the advantage on the ground as he had 2 takedowns and 1 submission attempt.
What a performance 🔥#UFCVegas90 https://t.co/v64vesCysH
— Sportsmanor (@sports_manor) April 6, 2024
After both fighters Left a piece of themselves inside the Octagon, the judges chose Chepe Mariscal as the winner via a split decision. Two judges had it 29-28 and 29-28 for Mariscal and one judge scored it 30-27 for Morgan.
Alexander Hernandez vs. Damon Jackson (Catchweight): Coming into the bout, Alexander Hernandez missed weight. He came in at 147.5 lbs and it turned the featherweight bout into a catchweight one. Similar to the featherweight clash before this, the bout went all 15 minutes and it went down to the judges’ cards. Two judges scored the fight 29-28 and 29-28, and the third judge had it 30-27 for Hernandez. It is Hernandez’s fourth loss in his last 5 fights.
#DamonJackson with the victory at #UFCVegas90, but this one did not come easy. What did you make of his performance? #UFC pic.twitter.com/7nhOrNOaKB
— Sportsmanor (@sports_manor) April 7, 2024
Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis (Middleweight): While Brendan Allen won all 6 of his last bouts, Chris Curtis‘ record was not as good heading into the 5-round contest. In his last 5 fights before the Allen rematch, Curtis had 2 wins, 2 losses, and 1 No Contest. However, that did not matter he went all out and put up a great display on the first main event of his career. But, that was not enough as Allen scored the win after two judges had the fight 48-47 and 49-46 for him.
Brendan Allen digs deep and gets the redemption victory at #UFCVegas90 with a split decision win over Cris Curtis. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/A6tKG10O5S
— Sportsmanor (@sports_manor) April 7, 2024
Curtis suffered a knee injury in the last round. In the dying seconds of the bout, Chris could barely keep standing and Allen nearly finished him with a late flurry. After the win, Brendan Allen called out the reigning champ Dricus du Plessis, and the former champ Sean Strickland.
Preliminary fight card
Melissa Mullins vs. Nora Cornolle (Catchweight): Melissa Mullins won via TKO.
Cesar Almeida vs. Dylan Budka (Middleweight): Cesar Almeida won via TKO.
Dan Argueta vs. Jean Matsumoto (Bantamweight): Jean Matsumoto won via Submission.
Victor Hugo vs. Pedro Falcao (Bantamweight): Victor Hugo won via Unanimous decision.
Germaine de Randamie vs. Norma Dumont (Women’s Bantamweight): Norma Dumont won via unanimous decision. This was de Randamie’s first fight in the UFC since beating Julianna Pena in October 2020.
Lukasz Brzeski vs. Valter Walker (Heavyweight): Lukasz Brzeski won via Unanimous decision.
Court McGee vs. Alex Morono (Welterweight): Alex Morono won via Unanimous decision.
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