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Jack Della Maddalena def. Gilbert Burns via third-round KO (jumping knee and elbows, 3:43)

JDM: “My plan was to come here, grab the cash, and dash.”

He calls out the unbeaten Shavkat Rakhmonov. Not many people do that!

Both rounds could have gone either way. The scorecards may end up all over the place.

Good counter right hook by JDM after blocking a head kick! Burns shoots for a takedown to change the momentum of this round.

Decent defence by Maddalena so far… Eventually he’s taken down against the fence, and Burns is racking up control time.

JDM rolls well and stands… OH! And lands a jumping knee immediately!!

He drops Burns and then seals the TKO with elbows! WHAT? OUT OF NOWHERE!

Tough to score that first round. JDM maybe scored a bit more damage, but Burns had his moments and also got some control time.

Counter cross by Burns, now a body kick. He snatches a single-leg takedown! JDM does well to stand against the fence. He moves into the open.

Lovely elbow by Burns! He timed it as Maddalena threw an uppercut. Body hook by Maddalena. He misses with an up-elbow.

Nice spell from the Aussie now, though, as his striking advantage shows. OH! Until Burns lands a bigggg overhand right!

Now the Brazilian shoots for a takedown, which he just about secures! JDM tries a triangle choke in defence, but he gives up the back!

Another very close round. Almost the same pattern as the first one.

Maddalena stands orthodox. Burns switches stances early and throws a body kick then a leg kick. “Gilbert” is the chant from the crowd. The Brazilian trains near Miami.

He gets a single-leg takedown and already has the back… Maddalena tries to roll away but fails.

Maddalena stands but is dragged back down. He stands again, and this time Burns pushes him to the fence. Maddalena with a good counter trip and a knee!

He times it just as Burns stands, so it’s a legal shot. Maddalena goes southpaw now. Burns steps in with a couple of winging shots; he’s leaving himself quite exposed when he does so.

Good counter left hook by Maddalena. Burns misses with a high kick. Nice body hook by Maddalena. Two good counter lefts by the Aussie.

Burns with a nice left hook now, then a low kick. Great takedown by Burns late in the round! Two big right hands, too!

Next up, a welterweight clash between ex-title challenger Gilbert Burns and rising contender Jack Della Maddalena!

Australia’s Della Maddalena is a striking specialist on a 16-fight win streak (6-0 in the UFC). Brazilian Burns is a jiu-jitsu world champion with heavy hands.

Burns, 37, is fourth in the 170lbs rankings; Della Maddalena, 27, is 11th. The Aussie could leap up the rankings with a win here.

This could be a fun one. Let’s go.

Petr Yan def. Song Yadong via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lots of respect between the bantamweights. A much-needed win for Yan!

Final round. Beautiful spinning back kick to the head by Song! Yan returns fire with one to the body, then one to the head! Song with one to the body! This is fun.

Song with a couple of tidy hooks at close range. He snatches another single-leg, but Yan writhes free. Good takedown defence from Song now, but Yan tags him with a couple of short punches in close.

Good jabs by each man. Another single-leg by Song, but again Yan escapes. Overhand right by Song has Yan teetering away. Yan misses with a spinning back fist. More jabs by Song. Yan with one of his own.

Song is walking him down. He might steal this round on activity. The pair clinch against the fence. Yan just about completes a takedown. One minute left, will that prove decisive?

Good elbows by Yan! Song with some of his own from the bottom. Another by Yan, who finishes the fight by trying a D’Arce choke on the buzzer.

Yan might have just taken that one… It was close, though.

Yan’s coaches are honest with him: “It wasn’t a good round.” In Song’s corner is retired UFC veteran Urijah Faber, who once suffered a brutal KO by Yan.

Song closes range and has Yan against the fence. A few punches by Song, then a hard elbow! Yan is able to circle away.

Yan steps in on a lead uppercut, then overshoots with a cross. Decent counter uppercut by Yan, as Song feints for a takedown.

A couple of overhands land for Song. He’s able to get a body lock and take the back again, driving Yan to the fence.

There’s a brief pause in the action, as Yan needs to have some loose tape cut off his glove. We’re back under way, and Yan shrugs off a takedown attempt before trying a guillotine choke. No joy.

Song snatches a single-leg takedown, but Yan is able to stand at once; good defence by the Russian, who is having a better round here. “Let’s go, Petr,” chants the Miami crowd.

Solid uppercut by Song, then a hook! Yan doesn’t like that at all, but he times a takedown perfectly! Slicing elbow from the Russian from on top.

Both men stand orthodox. Leg kick for Song straight away, then a quick lead hook.

Yan with a decent overhand right on the 26-year-old, who fires back with another left hook. Yan slips a right hand and jabs to the body. And again. Song feints for a takedown and throws a hook.

Both men land in a scrappy exchange. Good jab by Song. Yan kicks low, and Song times a hook over the top. Spinning back kick to the body by Song.

Body kick by Yan. Again Song throws a punch over the top of the kick. Yan misses with a right hook.

Song catches a kick and takes down Yan. He has the back, but Yan is defending well… Yan tries to roll away, but Song hangs on.

Good punches by Song, before Yan stands and separates. Decent left hook by Song, who’s had a great round.

The main card begins with a bantamweight clash between ex-champion Petr Yan and Song Yadong.

Fans expected Yan to be a dominant champion after he won the vacant title in 2020, but the Russian lost the belt in his first defence – by DQ, no less.

And Yan is now on a three-fight losing streak, having suffered close decision losses to Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley before being dominated by Merab Dvalishvili.