With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the finest battles from April 2022: Here are the 5 candidates, noted in sequential order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for April.
At the bottom of the post, let us understand if we got it right by ballot on your option.
Nominee: Khamzat Chimaev def. Gilbert Burns at UFC 273
Khamzat Chimaev (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) left no concerns about his authenticity when he beat previous welterweight title opposition Gilbert Burns (20-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in a unforgettable war.
Chimaev passed his greatest test to date as he stood toe-to-toe with Burns for the bulk of 3 rounds and got the upper hand. Chimaev spilled blood in the cage and had some questionable minutes, however eventually he stoodfirm with the consentaneous choice win and his unbeaten record in tact.
These 2 simply left it ALL in the Octagon. What. A. Fight 🔥
[ #UFC273 | LIVE on @ESPNPlus PPV: https://t.co/KOluT78H6K ] pic.twitter.com/zTz9bbGVOf
— UFC (@ufc) April 10, 2022
Nominee: Clay Collard def. Jeremy Stephens at 2022 PFL 1
Clay Collard (21-9) and Jeremy Stephens (28-20) put on one of the finest battles in PFL history in what was the veryfirst primary occasion of the promo’s 2022 season.
The 2 light-weight fighters went toe-to-toe for 15 minutes, trading all kinds of strikes that resulted in plenty of damage. Collard was granted a unanimous choice win over Stephens, taking all 3 rounds for his most efficient shots landed.
THE CROWD IS LOVING THIS FIGHT!#2022PFL1 LIVE on ESPN & ESPN+
🌎 https://t.co/jPNvomkWj8 pic.twitter.com/ggQxXwk02E— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 21, 2022
Nominee: Cris Cyborg def. Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 279
Like the veryfirst time they combated, Cris Cyborg (26-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) beat Arlene Blencowe (15-9 MMA, 8-5 BMA). Unlike it, nevertheless, the battle went the range and was far more competitive.
Blencowe madeitthrough all 5 rounds versus the famous Cyborg – and had her minutes, no matter how short. But in the end, Cyborg’s course of damage continued as she won a consentaneous choice after bloodying her challenger, knocking Blencowe down and doing what she does finest to protect her Bellator females’s featherweight title.