Recap fight night at UFC Hamburg in our final UFC fight week video blog from Germany
THE interviews were done, the face-offs finished, the weigh-ins completed. The only thing left was to fight.
And main event stars Josh Barnett and Andrei Arlovski put on a show for the sold-out crowd at the Barclaycard Arena at UFC Hamburg as they delivered a back-and-forth, all-action clash that finally finished in the third round when Barnett locked up a rear-naked choke to claim the win.
IMAGE: Zuffa LLC The Warmaster wins: Josh Barnett took the win in the night’s main event[/caption]
IMAGE: Zuffa LLC Ground and pound: Barnett softens up Arlovski before submitting him with a rear-naked choke[/caption]
IMAGE: Zuffa LLC Hard-earned win: Barnett took the victory in a battle of former UFC heavyweight champions[/caption]
Barnett took the spoils in the main event, but the owner of the most spectacular win of the night was undoubtedly Ryan ‘Darth’ Bader, whose stunning step-in knee knocked Swedish powerhouse Ilir ‘Sledgehammer’ Latifi out cold.
The huge Swedish contingent in the Barclaycard Arena were on their feet to acclaim their number-one star, Alexander Gustafsson, who made a victorious return to the Octagon as he defeated former training partner Jan Blachowicz.
Highlight-reel finish: Ryan ‘Darth’ Bader IMAGE: Zuffa LLC
IMAGE: Zuffa LLC Out cold: Ilir Latifi[/caption]
Decision winner: Alexander Gustafsson returned to winning ways at UFC Hamburg IMAGE: Zuffa LLC
IMAGE: Zuffa LLC Wrapped and ready: Poland’s Jan Blachowicz[/caption]
And the home fighters made sure the Hamburg fans went home happy fans as German fighters Nick Hein, Jessin Ayari and Peter Sobotta (who actually now represents Jamaica – watch the vlogs to find out why!) all claimed crucial wins on the night.
IMAGE: Zuffa LLC Pre-fight nap: Nick Hein relaxes before his fight[/caption]
IMAGE: Zuffa LLC Hein made a victorious return against Tae Hyun Bang[/caption]
Dominant display: Peter Sobotta IMAGE: Zuffa LLCImpressive win: Peter Sobotta looked in superb form against Nicolas Dalby IMAGE: Zuffa LLCSplit decision: Jessin Ayari got the nod from the judges after three rounds IMAGE: Zuffa LLCEdged out: Jim Wallhead pushed the pace, but lost out on the scorecards IMAGE: Zuffa LLC
SunSport were on deck throughout fight week and for the final instalment of our fight week video blog we take you onto press row to discuss the fights at Octagonside, then recap them at the post-fight press conference.
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