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UFC Fight Island 5 Main Card Highlights: Edson Barboza Lights Up Makwan Amirkhani

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Shakiel Mahjouri Oct 10, 2020 10:30PM

Edson Barboza put in work against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Island 5.

UFC Fight Island 5 has offered plenty of action from top-to-bottom. Barboza dropped Amirkhani multiple times, Tom Aspinall made short work of his opponent and more. Take a look below for all the video highlights.

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Edson Barboza (no. 14) def. Makwan Amirkhani by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)

Barboza used his crisp boxing combinations to keep Amirkhani guessing. The most dominant round was the second as Barboza droppped "Mr. Finland" twice.

Marcin Tybura def. Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

Rothwell performed ably in round one; however, Tybura turned it on in the second and third. He landed a mean uppercut and followed-up with a double leg in the third. Rothwell's face was a bloody mess by the final bell.

Dricus Du Plessis def. Markus Perez by KO via strikes (3:22, R1)

Du Plessis made an emphatic debut in the UFC. He caught Perez to the temple with a short hook, face-planting him and flatlining him with follow-up shots.

Tom Aspinall def. Alan Baudot by TKO via strikes (1:35, R1)

It was a short night at the office fo Aspinall, who took down Baudo, landed in mount and wraped things up with thudding ground-and-pound.

Ilia Topuria def. Youssef Zalal by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

It was a competitive fight between two young fighters with fatigue affecting both competitors. Topuia showed off an impress array of submission skills, flawless switching from submission-to-submission.

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