UFC 269 prelims: Josh Emmett defeats Dan Ige via unanimous decision in an intense featherweight showdown

UFC 269 prelims: Josh Emmett defeats Dan Ige via unanimous decision in an intense featherweight showdown

Josh Emmett

Josh Emmett defeated Dan Ige at the featherweight showdown at the closing fight of UFC 269 prelims, this is the fourth straight victory for Emmett. The fight was a razor-close back and forth but Emmett showed an edge in all three rounds for the judges’ scorecards to conclude it as a unanimous decision victory.

Emmett is currently ranked #7 in the UFC’s featherweight division ranking, a top 5 opponent right now makes sense for Emmett to have the fans’ attention for title contention. Let’s see how things roll out for the Alpha Male prospect.

Josh Emmett secures the unanimous decision victory, the fourth straight for the winning streak

Dan Ige
Dan Ige

Emmett started off with a knockdown off Ige with his powerful right hand, after which both the fighters played it cautious but heavy as well. Here are the Twitter reactions from all over the MMA community. And yes, even we’re shocked how judge Sal D’Amato had it 30-27 in such a competitive fistfight.

Josh Emmett has now 16 wins and just 2 losses in his overall MMA Career, with significant victories over Ige, Shane Burgos, Ricardo Lamas, Mirsad Bektic, Michael Johnson and many more. With a resume defeating such opponents and that too in a series of impressive ways, Emmet deserves a push for a big fight right that elevates him right into a title conversation.

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