MMA
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3 days agoDubois survives two knockdowns to dethrone Wardley
Dubois survived early knockdowns, withstood damage, and stopped Fabio Wardley in the 11th round to win the WBO heavyweight title and become a two-time champion.
Ofli put the pressure on early in the fight, taking Zha to the cage and taking him down. Yi Zha reversed, but Ofli scrambled free, and soon found himself back on top. The fight wouldn't stay grounded, and Ofli was able to pressure again, finally cracking Zha with a right hand with all of 90 seconds left on the clock. Zha was stopped in his tracks, but didn't go down, somehow surviving the sledgehammer blow.
Round 1 - Both fighters met in the center immediately, neither willing to take a backward step. Garcia opened aggressively, landing a right hand to the face before mixing in a stiff jab, a left to the body, and another clean shot up top, setting a relentless pace early as Onama looked hesitant to fire back. A sharp right hand forced Onama to shell up and reset, visibly shaken by Garcia's volume and pressure. Garcia continued to vary his attacks, keeping Onama off balance and preventing him from establishing any rhythm.
Dyer comes out with the low kicks with Foro looking to walk through them for big hooks. The ones up top aren't landing for Foro so much, but she starts digging to the body and landing a few of those. That softens Dyer up and the head opens up. She cracks her with a few up top and it prompts a shot. The next big left drops her, and then she drops her