The Bridgestone Enviornment has simply hosted top-of-the-line UFC battle nights of 2025.
The occasion featured a mixture of knockouts and submissions, leaving Nashville followers in awe.
With such a stacked battle card, it’s no shock that UFC Nashville was bought out.
The attendance totalled 17,007, and the gate receipts for the occasion had been $2,189,826.
The first focus, after all, was the showstopping fights, which delivered in Music Metropolis.
The Black Beast extends its knockout report
The principle occasion noticed a Heavyweight conflict between the #9 contender, Derrick Lewis, and the #13 contender, Tallison Teixeira.
It was predicted that the battle wouldn’t go the gap, given Lewis’s status for knockouts and Teixeira’s 100% end fee.
The battle solely lasted 35 seconds, as each males swung heavy blows, in search of the knockout shot.
The Louisiana-born fighter knocked down the Brazilian with a mighty left hand earlier than ultimately stopping the battle with some follow-up strikes.
Some within the MMA group believed that the stoppage was untimely, as Teixeira managed to get again to his ft.
Nevertheless, ‘Xicao’ was grabbing the fence to get again up, which probably indicated to the referee that he couldn’t proceed.
Regardless of that, Lewis retains himself within the high 10 of the Heavyweight rankings and begins a successful streak.
The Texan resident will increase his report of most knockouts in UFC historical past to 16, a report that doesn’t appear unbeatable.
Thompson vs Bonfim ends with a controversial determination
The co-main occasion drew curiosity from UFC followers, because it featured a veteran vs. prospect matchup, identical to the headliner.
Stephen Thompson wasn’t on an amazing run, and at 42 years outdated, he was nonetheless key to performing within the Octagon.
In the meantime, Gabriel Bonfim hoped to enter the Welterweight rankings along with his opponent positioned at #13.
The battle went to the judges’ scorecards with the Brazilian successful by break up determination after three rounds.
Whereas the competition was very shut, followers definitely didn’t agree with the outcome.
Thompson had landed extra whole and vital strikes, which was seen as extra interesting to the viewers.
It was clear Bonfim had gained the primary spherical, and ‘Wonderboy’ had gained the second spherical, nevertheless it appeared that the judges believed that the Brazilian’s management time was sufficient to win the battle.
There was nonetheless reward of Thompson on social media for his efficiency, in addition to backlash on the choice from present and former UFC fighters.
What else occurred at UFC Nashville
Steve Garcia defeated the #14 Featherweight contender, Calvin Kattar, by unanimous determination.
Morgan Charriere defeated Nate Landwehr by third-round knockout, not forgetting that this battle was given a Struggle of the Evening bonus.
Vitor Petrino defeated Austen Lane by first-round submission with a Rear-Bare Choke, succeeding in his Heavyweight debut.
Tuco Tokkos gave Junior Tafa a giant unwelcome to the Gentle Heavyweight division after securing a second-round Arm Triangle Choke.
Chris Curtis was victorious in his UFC Welterweight debut after successful by break up determination towards Max Griffin.
Jake Matthews submitted Chidi Njokuani with a Quick Choke within the first spherical.
Lauren Murphy accepted her retirement from MMA after a unanimous determination loss to Eduarda Moura.
Valter Walker earned his third consecutive first-round heel hook submission towards Kennedy Nzechukwu, claiming a Efficiency of the Evening bonus.
Mike Davis received again to successful methods with a second-round TKO win towards Mitch Ramirez.
Fatima Kline earned a Efficiency of the Evening bonus after a terrific third-round TKO victory over Melissa Martinez.