The latest fight night show has seen a possible new contender for the bantamweight title emerge and several strong performances at UFC Fight Island 5.
Cory Sandhagen and Joaquin Buckley weren’t the only fighters to leave a strong impression as Edson Barboza dominated in his bout against Makwan Amirkhani in the co-main event. This was a much-needed win for the featherweight as Barboza was on a three-fight losing streak.
Overall, six KO’s took place at UFC Fight Island 5 and four men were awarded with the “Performance of the Night” honors. Not surprisingly, Joaquin Buckley was one of the participants to walk away with some extra money due to his jaw dropping spinning kick.
Cory Sandhagen, Chris Daukaus, and Tom Breese earned “Performance of the Night” as well. Check out the full results for UFC Fight Island 5:
UFC Fight Island 5 Main Card (8 p.m. ET on ESPN+)
Main Event: Cory Sandhagen def. Marlon Moraes by TKO (spinning back kick and punches) at 1:03, R2
Co-Main Event: Edson Barboza def. Makwan Amirkhani by unanimous decision
Marcin Tybura def. Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision
Dricus Du Plessis def. Markus Perez by KO
Tom Aspinall def. Alan Baudot by TKO (punches) at 1:35, R1
Ilia Topuria def. Youssef Zalal by unanimous decision
UFC Fight Island 5 Preliminary Card (5 p.m. ET on ESPN+)
Tom Breese def. KB Bhullar by TKO (punches) at 1:42, R1
Chris Daukaus def. Rodrigo Nascimento by TKO (punches) at 0:45, R1
Joaquin Buckley def. Impa Kasanganay by KO (spinning back kick) at 2:03, R2
Tony Kelly def. Ali AlQaisi by unanimous decision
Giga Chikadze def Omar Morales by unanimous decision
Tracy Cortez def. Stephanie Egger by unanimous decision
Tagir Ulanbekov def. Bruno Silva by unanimous decision