The UFC Fight Island 5 main card is in progress, and the co-main event just witnessed the company’s #14 ranked featherweight, Edson Barboza, out-strike Makwan Amirkhani for the bulk of 15-minutes. It was the classic striking of Barboza that produced two knockdowns in the second-round that aided him in his unanimous decision victory. This is Barboza’s first official win at 145-pounds, snaps a three-fight losing skid, and proves that he is still one of the very best in the world.
Heavyweights Ben Rothwell and Marcin Tybura went to war in a grueling fifteen-minute fight. The first-two rounds saw a ton of volume being thrown on the feet on both sides, with Tybura utilizing his head movement and footwork to make his opponent miss and tire out.