Chin Check - 155 (Recap)

In Miami, Avni Yıldırım challenged Canelo Alvarez for his WBC and WBA super middleweight titles. It seemed that he forgot the task though once he hit the ring. Because over three rounds, Yıldırım offered little to no offense and after Alvarez put him down in the third, one of his trainers called the fight before the fourth.

Over in Las Vegas it was 'UFC on ESPN+ 44', which had been reduced to nine fights, as Angela Hill vs Ashley Yoder was postponed due to the COVID!

Dustin Jacoby opened the card up against Maxim Grishin. And Jacoby's movement and workmate wore down Grishin and 'The Hanyak' walked away with a solid victory!

One of the best performances of the night came in the second bout, Ronnie Lawrence put on one hell of a display against Vince Cachero. Both worked at a super fast pace throughout, but Lawrence was relentless with his diverse attack, eventually getting the sole finish of the night with a rear naked choke in the third!

To close the Prelims, Thiago Moisés showed that now his stand-up is just as sharp & dangerous as his ground game!

Opening up the Main card Alex Caceres had a dominant performance and got only his second four fight win streak. With the form Caceres has been showing, who knows when that streak will end!!

Jimmie Rivera and Pedro Munhoz put on one hell of a rematch! With the shots that were going back & forth, it's surprising either were standing by the end of things. And that's not even taking into account the calf kicks Rivera ate. With Munhoz's win, anyone who tries to say they wouldn't watch a third in this series is a liar!!!

AND, the Main, well, it was a bit like 'Yıldırım vs Alvarez', with Ciryl Gane using his reach and Welterweight like movement to deliver and avoid damage over the five round fight. Gane didn't really deal with a lot coming back at him and fought at one gear throughout, it seemed. He stays unbeaten and who knows what will be next, maybe Derrick Lewis.

So, let's break it all down, in today's (ep 155) @ChinCheckPod 🥊


- Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim
- UFC on ESPN+ 43: Blaydes vs Lewis





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'Best U Can' by Tha Alkaholiks - 2001