The action at UFC Vegas 110 saw a host of finishes, a touch of controversy, and a statement performance from its main event star.
UFC Vegas 110 Power Rankings
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1. Steve Garcia
初めてのUFCのメインイベント機会を手にしたとき、キャリアにロケットを打ち込む絶好の機会を掴んだと分かる。スティーブ・ガルシアはその任務を理解し、以前から印象的だったデイビッド・オナマをフィニッシュした素晴らしいパフォーマンスを見せた。
ガルシアの統制されたプレッシャー、鋭い打撃、オナマに一瞬の休みも与えない姿勢が一体となり、145ポンド級の階級でより大物名に対しても脅威となり得ることを示すパフォーマンスだった。
Garcia entered the weekend at 12th in the official UFC featherweight rankings, one spot above Onama, so it’s unlikely his win will catapult him up that list. However, it should secure him a matchup against top-10 opposition next time out.
オナマの上、公式のUFCフェザー級ランキングでオナマの一つ上で12位でこの週を迎えたため、この勝利が彼をそのリストの上位へ跳ね上げる可能性は高くない。しかし次戦ではトップ10の対戦相手との対戦を確保するはずだ。
His callout of Max Holloway for a BMF title fight was optimistic, but showed the sort of level he feels he should be operating at. After the way he dealt with Onama on Saturday night, a step up in class is a must for “Mean Machine.”
Max HollowayへのBMF級王座戦としての呼びかけは楽観的だったが、彼が自分のいるべきレベルを示している。土曜の夜にオナマをどう扱ったかを見れば、“Mean Machine”にはクラスアップが必須だろう。
2. Waldo Cortes Acosta
正直言って、初めのうちはコルテス・アコスタの展開はうまくいっていなかった。彼は打撃を放つのをためらっているように見え、デルイジャは落ち着きと自信を示し、前進して打撃を狙っていた。
しかし、クロアチアの挑戦者デルイジャがコルテス・アコスタをケージ際へ押し詰め、凄まじい連打を浴びせたことで、試合は終わったかのように見えた。だが審判のマーク・スミスの介入は、戦いを終わらせるためではなく、デルイジャによる疑われるアイポークへ対処するものだった。リプレイで偶発的なアイポークが確認されると、コルテス・アコスタは回復の時間を与えられた。
信じられないことに、終わりかと思われた試合は再開され、コルテス・アコスタはすぐさまデルイジャをダウンさせ、地上戦の連打で仕留め、驚くべきカムバック勝利を収めた。ヘビー級MMAでは、あの小さなグローブでの一撃一撃が試合の行方を一変させ得ることを証明した勝利だった。
It meant Cortes Acosta successfully defended his number-six ranking spot from a man listed three places below him. But more importantly, it put him back in the frame to fight top-five opposition next time out.
これによりコルテス・アコスタは三つ下に位置する相手を相手に6位のランキングを守った。だがより重要なのは、次戦でトップ5の対戦相手と戦う機会を再び得られたことだ。
It was a painful night for “Salsa Boy”, but he ended up getting the win his career needed.
「サルサ・ボーイ」にとっては痛い夜だったが、彼はキャリアに必要な勝利を挙げた。
3. Allan Nascimento
The first fight on the main card produced one of the most impressive wins, as Brazilian flyweight Allan Nascimento took all the pressure Cody Durden could throw at him, then turned the tables to brilliantly submit him with an anaconda choke in the second round.
Nascimento is a wizard on the mat, with 16 of his 22 career wins coming via submission. When you’re facing someone of that skill level you can’t afford to give him an opening. Eventually, Nascimento found one, and took full advantage to halt what was initially an impressive showing from Durden, and turn it into an eye-catching win of his own.
I’d expect to see him in the Octagon with ranked opposition sooner rather than later. And if he can keep those submission skills sharp, he’ll be a handful for anyone he faces in that 125-pound division.
4. Jeremiah Wells
Former CFFC welterweight champ Jeremiah Wells couldn’t afford to lose on Saturday night. The 39-year-old from Philadelphia hadn’t fought since February 2024, and hadn’t won since April 2023. Heading into Saturday nights return fight on a two-fight skid, his back was up against the wall.
Thankfully for Wells, he produced an excellent performance to outwork Themba Gorimbo en route to a unanimous decision victory. His win was made all the more notable as he did so after unanimously losing the first round.
After dropping the opening frame to Gorimbo, Wells couldn’t make any mistakes, and he did what he needed to do to claim Rounds 2 and 3 to seal a much-needed decision win.
5. Charles Radtke
“Chuck Buffalo” is always must-see TV when he pulls on the four-ounce gloves, and the heavy-handed former CFFC welterweight champion showed off his submission skills to finish Daniel Frunza with just 29 seconds left on the clock in their 170-pound matchup.
Radtke’s willingness to get in the cage and throw down with anyone has led to him losing to the likes of Carlos Prates and Mike Malott, but his victory over Frunza sealed his fourth UFC victory to take his record to 11-5, and 4-2 under the UFC banner.
Radtke’s performance showed that he’s as dangerous on the mat as he is in the stand-up, and with his tendency to get itchy knuckles pretty quickly after fights, it would come as no surprise to see him back in action sooner rather than later.
And when he is, we’ll be tuning in.
6. Yadier del Valle
Taken at face value, del Valle’s first-round submission victory over Isaac Dulgarian was certainly an impressive one, especially given Dulgarian’s status as the betting favorite heading into the bout.
But since the matchup, question marks have been raised after it emerged that sportsbooks had suspended prop bets from their market lists after the odds unexpectedly moved prior to the bout. Some oddsmakers even refunded bets.
Then, last night, it was reported that Dulgarian had been released by the UFC.
It all casts a shadow over what should have been hailed as a superb win by del Valle, who went out there and did his job. But it looks like the story about Dulgarian’s performance, and the betting line moves prior to the matchup, hasn’t quite run its course just yet.
Simon Head is Editor-in-Chief with renowned combat sports equipment company RDX Sports.
