Three Titles Were On The Line At UFC 245, With Two Fighters Defending Their Belts
Kamaru Usman and Amanda Nunes successfully defended their titles, with Alexander Volkanovski joining them as champions at UFC 245 Saturday night. The event marked the final pay-per-view card for the promotion in 2019.
In the main event, Usman rallied to end a close fight with Colby Covington, scoring a stoppage with just 50 seconds remaining. Usman was defending his welterweight title from inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Volkanovski picked up a decision victory and the featherweight title in the co-main event, ending the reign of Max Holloway. In the third championship match, Nunes defended her bantamweight belt with a decision over Germaine de Randamie.
The main card also featured a win by Marlon Moraes over former champion Jose Aldo, along with Petr Yan stopping ex-UFC title contender Urijah Faber.
Complete results are below:
* Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington via TKO (strikes) at 4:10 of Round 5 to retain the UFC welterweight title
* Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 50-45) to become the new UFC featherweight champion
* Amanda Nunes def. Germaine de Randamie via unanimous decision (49-44, 49-46, 49-45) to retain the women's UFC bantamweight title
* Marlon Moraes def. Jose Aldo via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
* Petr Yan def. Urijah Faber via KO (head-kick) at :43 of Round 3
* Geoff Neal def. Mike Perry via TKO (strikes) at 1:30 of Round 1
* Irene Aldana def. Ketlen Vieira via KO (strike) at 4:51 of Round 1
* Omari Akhmedov def. Ian Heinisch via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
* Matt Brown def. Ben Saunders via KO (elbow) at 4:55 of Round 2
* Chase Hooper def. Daniel Teymur via TKO (strikes) at 4:34 of Round 1
* Brandon Moreno def. Kai Kara-France via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
* Jessica Eye def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
* Punahele Soriano def. Oskar Piechota via KO (strike) at 3:17 of Round 1