{"id":367287,"date":"2025-12-25T03:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/367287\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T03:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:39:09","slug":"ufc-2025-rewind-one-memorable-or-forgotten-moment-from-every-event-the-diamond-walks-away-pt-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/367287\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 2025 rewind: One memorable (or forgotten) moment from every event | \u2018The Diamond\u2019 walks away, Pt. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">From knockouts and post-fight interviews to funny in-cage spots, or maybe you\u2019re a hardcore mixed martial arts (MMA) freak and remember everything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Well, either way, we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In part three of UFC 2025, \u201cRewind,\u201d which runs from UFC Nashville (July 12, 2025) to UFC 320 (Oct. 4, 2025), we look back at some of the most memorable moments from that specific event timeline, including Dustin Poirier retiring, Khamzat Chimaev finally winning gold, and \u201cPoatan\u201d exacting revenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Brazil\u2019s Valter Walker broke out this year as a Heavyweight to watch, and at UFC Nashville, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2025\/7\/12\/24466374\/full-fight-video-highlights-ufc-nashville-results-espn-walker-submission-nzechukwu-heel-hook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">scored his third straight heel-hook<\/a> on Kennedy Nzechukwu, tapping him in 54 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Spoiler: He scored ANOTHER one three months later (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-321-fight-card-aspinall-vs-gane-start-time-preview-live-results-abu-dhabi\/398294\/watch-ufc-321-video-highlights-results-espn-ppv-abu-dhabi-valter-walker-heel-hook-submission\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">see it here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">BMF champion Max Holloway exacted his revenge on Dustin Poirier at UFC 318, defeating him via unanimous decision in their trilogy, retiring him in the process (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2025\/7\/20\/24470801\/video-highlights-max-holloway-dustin-poirier-3-ufc-318-results-espn-ppv-new-orleans-retirement-bmf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">UFC Vegas 108 had two fights that could easily be contenders for 2025 Fight of the Year:<br \/>Chris Duncan vs. Mateusz Rebecki (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CombatUTC\/status\/1997078534678802872?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">watch the fight here<\/a> because I can\u2019t embed it) and Esteban Ribovics vs. Elves Brener<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Oh, and both fights won Fight of the Night<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Khamzat Chimaev finally won UFC gold at UFC 319; however, Lerone Murphy\u2019s s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-events-ppv\/383611\/aaron-pico-releases-statement-after-really-bad-knockout-loss-at-ufc-319\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pinning back elbow stole the show<\/a>, especially because Aaron Pico\u2019s debut was highly anticipated and he was winning the fight \u2026 until he wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">UFC Paris was violent. The event set a new UFC record for the most knockouts in a single event, registering nine knockouts. However, in the co-main event, there was a submission, which was Benoit Saint-Denis cooling the extreme hype of Mauricio Ruffy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-espn-plus-fight-pass-events-schedule-mma\/387698\/highlights-benoit-saint-denis-derails-mauricio-ruffy-hype-train-with-dominant-submission-ufc-paris-video-results-espn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tapping him in the second round<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2025 was the year of the spinning elbow knockout, and Noche UFC 3\u2019s main event ended in one too as Diego Lopes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-results\/389356\/noche-ufc-3-results-diego-lopes-stops-jean-silva-via-spinning-elbow-in-wild-bloodbath\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stopped an ultra-aggressive<\/a> Jean Silva right in his tracks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Poor Jake Matthews kind of got screwed at UFC Perth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Referee Jim Perdios briefly stopped the Neil Magny vs. Matthews fight at the end of Round 1, thinking Magny was out in a guillotine, but reversed the call after the horn. Magny rallied in Round 3 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-espn-plus-fight-pass-events-schedule-mma\/391977\/watch-video-highlights-ufc-perth-results-espn-australia-magny-submission-matthews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">submit Matthews with a D\u2019Arce choke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There were a lot of options for UFC 320, but anytime I get a chance to mention Khalil Rountree vs. Jiri Prochazka again \u2026 I\u2019m going to do it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Stick around for part four later this afternoon on <a href=\"http:\/\/MMAmania.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAmania.com<\/a>. In the meantime, checkout UFC\u2019s upcoming schedule of events click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/pages\/ufc-mma-schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From knockouts and post-fight interviews to funny in-cage spots, or maybe you\u2019re a hardcore mixed martial arts (MMA)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367288,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,42367,33601,638,82,157339,42366,92726,702,7788],"class_list":["post-367287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-full-results","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-318-holloway-vs-poirier-3-start-time","tag-ufc-319-du-plessis-vs-chimaev-start-time","tag-ufc-320-ankalaev-vs-pereira-2-start-time","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}