Max Holloway delivered another dominating performance in the main event last night (Saturday, April 15, 2023) at UFC Kansas City live on ESPN and ESPN+ Inside the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, when he edged out Arnold Allen in a unanimous decision win. In the co-main event, Edson Barboza turned back the clock to earn a knockout via knee knockout over Billy Quarantillo (watch here).
In addition to the main attractions and syndicated events, the UFC Kansas City card has produced a slew of memorable knockouts, submissions, and hangar flares. Let’s review the procedure below:
- Jillian Robertson scored her seventh UFC submission when she stopped previously undefeated strawweight fighter Bera Rodriguez with a controversial armbar (watch here)
- Innovative women’s strawweight Denise Gomez captured a brutal second-round TKO finisher over favorite Bruna Brasil
- UFC veterans Zack Cummings and Ed Herrmann both retired after Cummings stopped “Short Views” with a third-round TKO (highlights here)
- Brandon Roivale may have captured the next UFC flyweight title with a knee knockout over Mateusz Nicolau
- Bill Algeo scored one of the biggest wins of his UFC career with a second round submission finish over veteran TJ Brown
- A faltering Ion Cutilaba returned to the UFC’s light heavyweight win column with an impressive TKO finish over former heavyweight Tanner Bowser (see here)
In order to sift through the action and see which fighters took home an additional $50,000, we’re taking a closer look at the official UFC Kansas City post-fight bonus winners below:
Fight of the Night: Bill El Jew vs. TJ Brown
Performance of the night: Edson Barboza
Performer of the night: Brandon Royal
Performer of the night: Gillian Robertson
For full UFC Kansas City results and coverage, click here here.