Australia's Jamie Mullarkey has earned a hard-fought split-decision win over Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night.
I knew he would take me into the trenches. "He put me in survival mode and then he made me dig deep in the third. "It was a big test for me, a big step up in competition against a guy who has really been around forever.
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Caio Borralho improved to 2-0 in the UFC with a decision over Armen Petrosyan. The Brazilian set his sights on Dricus Du Plessis next. Nurmagomedov won by unanimous decision and said it was time for him to ‘enter the rankings’ at bantamweight. Aiemann Zahabi earned a unanimous decision over Ricky Turcios, a recent winner of The Ultimate Fighter. Chase Sherman and Jared Vanderaa went Rock ‘Em Sock’Em robots on us in a fairly entertaining heavyweight fight. The main portion of the card started with an all-action affair between Jamie Mullarkey and Michael Johnson. Both men had near fight-ending moments, but it was the Australian fighter who did enough to leave the Octagon with a split decision win. Antonina Shevchenko snapped a two-fight losing streak with a split decision over Cortney Casey. Cody Brundage added Tresean Gore to his resume with a highlight-reel first-round knockout. UFC Vegas 58 on Saturday was a so-so offering.
A fight that had banger written all over it kicked off the UFC Vegas 58 main card in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Michael Johnson faced off with Jamie ...
Johnson with the quick combos, but eating a high kick rocked him for a moment. Round ended with Johnson landing a knee to the body once he got up. The fight went to the judges and it was anyone’s guess as to who would take it.
Jamie Mullarkey eked out a razor-close split decision over Michael Johnson in an absolute war to open the main card at UFC Vegas 58.
Despite the heavy shots landing for Mullarkey on the feet, Johnson wasn’t going away as he started connecting with a series of straight punches that were snapping the Australian’s head back. A cut over Johnson’s right eye started to drip blood down his face as Mullarkey looked like he was ready to go for the kill. Johnson looked for the finish but Mullarkey was able to survive the onslaught before working his way back to the feet.
Jamie Mullarkey and Michael Johnson went toe-to-toe for three rounds in a thriller at UFC on ESPN 39.
Michael Johnson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) He pushed forward on Mullarkey, who stayed calm as he tried to find his moments to fire back with a punch or a kick. The first round started with both men taking a measured approach, but then it evolved into chaos.
In a classic heavyweight slugfest on the main card, [autotag]Chase Sherman[/autotag] emerged victorious over Jared Vanderaa. The fight was a close one, with ...
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Jamie Mullarkey vs. Michael Johnson odds and betting breakdown. Oddsmakers are giving Mullarkey given 71% chance to defeat Johnson.
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Headlining the event is a pair of ranked lightweights in former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (no. 7) and multi-time kickboxing world champion ...
Since then, the sport has grown so rapidly, and my goal is to enlighten everyone on what’s going on in the sport today. Mullarkey goes on to land three separate head kicks, the final of which hurt Johnson, and he also nearly put Johnson away with a series of punches and knees. After being sprawled out for a considerable amount of time, the two are back to striking range and Mullarkey hurts Johnson, this also a two-punch combination.
Michael Johnson doesn't feel like he lost despite having an official defeat in his last outing. The UFC lightweight veteran thought he did enough to take ...
Two judges gave Mullarkey a 10-9, while only one gave it to Johnson. In that round, both fighters scored knockdowns, but Johnson's came earlier in the fight and Mullarkey's in the final seconds. The decision came down to the first round, as that was the only round judges disagreed on. To Johnson’s surprise, he was confident he had done enough to get the decision win as the fight went to the scorecards.
Jamie Mullarkey has returned to the winners column after narrowly defeating Michael Johnson via split decision at UFC Vegas 58 in the Fight of the Night.
The Aussie was starting to find a home for his shots more comfortably with added precision. While both fighters looked visibly fatigued, the output was just as high as the previous rounds. The fight began at a relatively slow pace with both combatants feeling each other out.