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Brett Ocomoto
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Brett Ocomoto
ESPN Staff Writer
- Brett Ocomoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing in ESPN since 2010. He has covered the biggest events in the fighter games during that time, including names such as intensive interviews and Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGragger, Nat Diaz, Floid Meweder, Manie Pacuo and Geos Stance. He was also the producer of 30 films for 30 films: “Chak and Tito”, who looked at the career and rivalry of Chak Lidel and Tito Orties. He lives in Las Vegas, and is below an average-average golfer in his free time.
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Jeff Vagenheim
From a great beginning, a fan was a roller coaster of 318 emotions, for a fanfare departure of a fan favorite.
In the main event, Max Holowe Successfully defends his BMF championship, beating Dustin poirerThe last bout of his career trilogy ended a series began 13 years ago. Poorier, leading to the incident, announced that it would retire after the fight.
In the co-main program, former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa A two-fight skid, beating Roman Kopilov By unanimous decision. Even on the card, Islam Dulatov Gave a statement in his UFC debut, knocked out Adam fugit In the first round. Dulatov is also a print model for designer brands.
Brett Omkoto and Jeff Wagenhem offer their takeaways from UFC 318.
Thank you, Dustin Pourer
In my 15 years of my 15 years covered by MMA, rarely I felt forced to give an athlete a personal “thanks” to an athlete on my retirement. It is not that I am not grateful to all of them. I like to see people chasing greatness and break the alleged “border” that we put on ourselves and others. This is the most beautiful thing about combat sports. I do not think it is always my place to thank them for their career especially because they get closer.
However, the poirer is different. Honestly, they have inspired me in their lives. I remember that after winning the interim light titles against Max Holowe in Atlanta in 2019, there were difficult people on the Internet, who cared a lot of interim status to the interim situation, such as “Situate, you are not either real shampoo.” Paurier did not care. He fights his own battle in life – similar to the rest of us – but he never retreats, and he does publicly, without being fake or showy. This is why he has been so dear to this game. This is not winning and loss; This is the fight in which he is in it.
I can list my favorite memories of his career, but I don’t need it. He has never officially organized the UFC’s undisputed championship, but he is valid as a champion in my mind as any other. I am grateful to a front-row seat for my journey. – Omkoto
Holowway did what he was chosen to do
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Max Holowway wins the battle of electrification in Dustin Paurier’s final bout
Max Holowway unanimously decided on the Dustin Pierier in the final battle of Pairer’s career.
It was a night that was designed to celebrate the departure Pairor, but Holowway is entitled to love, the way he started “diamonds” out of the door.
Some people may say that Holowway spoiled the party, but I would counter the fans of Pairor and Pairer who had actually given them: A fight. Give-end-tech of five rounds. No retreat. This battle with Holowe allows Pourer to know that everything he has left for the game has spent everything.
Holowe was perfect for its role in this emotional event. It would have been ashamed if the UFC would have booked Pierger in a retirement battle against a counterpart, which was trying to reduce him (many of which are on rosters). This was not an opportunity for garbage or enmity. Holowway tried to get the fans of New Orleans to get him out of the honor of Pource, but what will Cretin do this man? This was clear for all those who noted this week that Poiriers and Holowways had nothing but love for each other. Every scratch on his face and body, every drop of blood, all this was his shared love for sports and evidence about those who work properly.
After raising his hand for the disappointment of the crowd of Smuthi King Center, Holowway said a few words on the microphone, but quickly gave the center of the cage to an hour man. It was a pure class. It has been the entire trilogy class vs. category. The MMA requires athletes like these two, and it is good that at least one of them will continue to compete. -Agenheim
The crowd is quick due to prelims fighters
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Islam dulatov runs away with one of the most nasalstas curses you will see
Islam Dulatov awakened a crowd of New Orleans with a wonderful knockout at the prelims of UFC 318.
For example, fans in New Orleans required more causes than Laughter, Louisiana, the retirement battle of native Pairor, to get excited, Prelim Fighters made their share to re -create the Smuthi King Center.
The first six quarrels of the evening were over, women’s flyweight started with a rhiz-to-open performance Carly JajisWhich is from the hometown of the Pairor and only his sixth supporter was in the fight. The mob ate that one.
The next five quarrels did not get out of the first round.
According to ESPN Research, when the five-fight initial prelims ended with five finish, it was only the second time in the UFC history (with the UFC 259 of 2021, which ended in its first five quarrels on a card with six initial prelims). Five first round Finnish decreased from the UFC record of seven, which has been on 10 cards, recently in the new Orleans in 2015, a city, which is famous for other rows, but apparently not in the second round. – Vagenheem
