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UFC Fight Night 277 live results: Song Yadong vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

After a week off, UFC actions returns as the Octagon travels back to China for UFC Fight Night 277, taking place at the Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The main event is a five-round bout in the bantamweight division as Song Yadong takes on former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Both men are looking to get back into the win column following losses at UFC 324 in January, and a win here will get them right back into the title picture.

The co-main event is a light heavyweight battle pitting Zhang Mingyang against Alonzo Menifield with a spot in the 205-pound rankings on the line. Also on the main card is a battle of ranked heavyweights as Sergei Pavlovich battles Tallison Teixeira; a bantamweight fight between Kai Asakura and Cameron Smotherman; and a flyweight tilt pitting Alex Perez against Sumudaerji.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Loma Lookboonmee (10-4, 7-3 UFC) vs. Jaqueline Amorim (10-2, 4-2 UFC)

Lookboonmee lands a calf kick. Lookboonmee lands another leg kick. Amorim shoots for a takedown as she pushes Lookboonmee against the fence. Amorim has the body lock on as Lookboonmee is defending. Amorim drops down and attacks a leg as they scramble to the mat, but she ends up letting go and lands from the top. Lookboonmee with a few elbows from the bottom. Amorim passes guard to north-south position, but she moves back into side control and lands a couple of short punches. Amorim looking to attack an arm. Amorim locks in an armbar. It is in deep and Lookboonmee is trying to fight it off, but she ends up tapping! Amorim picks up the submission win.

Fight Result- Jaqueline Amorim def. Loma Lookboonmee by submission (armbar) at 4:04 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Zhu Kangjie (21-4 1 NC, 0-0 UFC) vs. Rodrigo Vera (21-1-1, 0-0 UFC)

Kangjie with a hard leg kick. They both land leg kicks at the same time. Kangjie lands to the body and both land a leg kick. Vera scores a takedown. Kangjie is able to get to his feet against the fence. Vera lands a knee as they separate. They trade leg kicks. Vera lands a left hook. Vera lands a big shot and Kangjie goes down. Vera starts landing on the mat and Kangjie is in lots of trouble and it is all over! Vera scores the big finish.

Fight Result- Rodrigo Vera def. Zhu Kangjie by knockout (punches) at 1:50 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- #14 Angela Hill (18-16, 13-16 UFC) vs. Jingnan Xiong (19-2, 0-0 UFC)

Xiong lands a leg kick and Hill lands a punch that makes Xiong stumble. They clinch and Hill lands some knees against the fence. Hill lands a knee and Xiong connects with a combo as they break apart. They clinch back up and Xiong pushes Hill against the fence, but they break. Xiong lands a leg kick. Xiong lands and they clinch. Xiong with some body shots and Hill lands an elbow and some knees. They separate as Hill lands a head kick. They clinch again and Xiong lands a knee. They separate. Hill lands a flying knee followed by a right hand. Xiong with a spin kick to the body and then a right hand. They trade in close range. Hill with another flying knee and a high kick and then Xiong lands a pair of right hands. They trade before tying up. 10-9 Hill.

They trade kicks. Both land inside the pocket. Both are throwing punches and landing kicks. Hill lands a right hand and then a high kick. Xiong lands a big right hand with her back to the fence. Hill gets the clinch and scores a takedown into side control. Xiong scrambles out to her feet. Hill lands an elbow. Hill with a knee and they trade right hands. They trade in close range. Xiong with a combo and Hill fires back with a right hand. Xiong lands a spinning back fist. Hill lands a body kick. They trade inside the pocket as Xiong lands a rapid fire series of punches. They trade elbows. Hill lands a knee and grabs the neck for a guillotine choke. Xiong escapes and Hill lands a body kick. Hill with another knee. 10-9 Hill, 20-18 Hill.

Hill lands a knee. Hill is pressing forward and both connect. Hill lands a right hand. They trade in close range and Hill ends with a body kick. Xiong with a combo to the body. Hill connects with a right hand. Hill with a jumping knee. Xiong lands a spinning back fist. Xiong with a right hand. Hill with a leg kick followed by a jumping knee and a right hand. They trade in the pocket and Hill lands a pair of knees. Hill continues to press forward as both land. Hill gets the body lock against the fence. Hill landing from the back on the feet. They separate and Xiong lands a spinning elbow before they have an exchange to end it. 10-9 Hill, 30-27 Hill.

Fight Result- Angela Hill def. Jingnan Xiong by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Rei Tsuruya (10-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Luis Gurule (11-3, 1-3 UFC)

Tsuruya works the jab and lands a left hand. Gurule with a right hand. Tsuruya hurts Gurule with a left hand and then grabs the back of Gurule. Tsuruya lands a knee as they go to the mat. Tsuruya with an elbow and then some big punches from the back. Gurule is covering up as Tsuruya is reigning down punches. Tsuruya is looking for a rear-naked choke. Gurule is able to escape as they get to their feet. Tsuruya has the back and gets a slam takedown, but they pop right up. Tsuruya jumps on the back and has a face crank on as they go to the mat and Gurule taps! Tsuruya picks up the submission win.

Fight Result- Rei Tsuruya def. Luis Gurule by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:19 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Aoriqileng (26-12 1 NC, 4-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Cody Haddon (8-1, 1-0 UFC)

Aoriqileng lands a combo before Haddon scores a takedown. Haddon gets the back and starts working for a choke, but Aoriqileng is able to get free as Haddon lets go. Haddon landing from the top. Haddon starts landing some elbows and has Aoriqileng in trouble. Haddon with some more ground-and-pound as he’s landing lots of shots, though Aoriqileng is surviving. More big shots by Haddon as the round ends. 10-8 Haddon.

Haddon lands before looking for a takedown, but Aoriqileng defends. Haddon looks for it again, but Aoriqileng grabs the neck for a guillotine choke, but Haddon escapes. They get to their feet. Aoriqileng with an uppercut. Haddon gets the body lock and lands a knee and Aoriqileng goes down. Haddon starts landing lots of shots and it is all over! Haddon scores the big finish.

Fight Result- Cody Haddon def. Aoriqileng by TKO (strikes) at 2:11 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Ding Meng (35-9, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jose Souza (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Meng with a leg kick. Souza lands a leg kick. Souza lands a snap jab followed by a left hand and a right hand combination. Meng with an inside leg kick. They both land leg kicks at the same time. Meng with a leg kick. Meng with more leg kicks. Meng with more kicks as Souza lands a left hook. Souza with an uppercut. Meng lands a leg kick followed by a right hand. Meng with a right hand. Souza has switched stances and is slowing down as Meng lands another leg kick. 10-9 Meng.

Souza throws a kick, but Meng grabs it, though he lets go. Meng with a leg kick. Meng with a leg kick as he is chasing Souza around. They trade inside the pocket and Souza lands a big knee. Meng does land a counter left hook. Meng with an inside leg kick then another as Souza lands a jab. Souza lands a kick to the groin and timeout is called. They resume quickly. Meng with more leg kicks. Meng catches a kick and lands a leg kick. Souza with a left hand. Souza lands a jab and Meng with a leg kick and a few punches after. Meng with a body kick. 10-9 Meng, 20-18 Meng.

Souza with a body kick and Meng lands a right hand. Meng with more leg kicks. Meng lands a right hand. Meng with a leg kick. Meng lands a right hand. Souza with a left hand. Meng with a leg kick followed by another. Meng chasing Souza down and landing, though there is some damage around his eye. Meng lands a combo that backs Souza up. Souza is just circling around and not landing with much offense. Meng is missing a lot, though. Souza with a quick combo. Souza with a jab. 10-9 Souza, 29-28 Meng.

Fight Result- Jose Souza def. Ding Meng by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

> Middleweights- Yi Sak Lee (8-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Luis Felipe Dias (16-5, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Dias lands a combination. Dias with a right hand and Lee almost goes down, but is on shaky legs. Dias with a leg kick. They trade and Dias drops Lee with a right hand and finishes it off with several follow-up shots. What a finish by Dias!

Fight Result- Luis Felipe Dias def. Yi Sak Lee by TKO (punches) at 3:40 of Round 1

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> Flyweights- #11 Alex Perez (26-10, 8-6 UFC) vs. Sumudaerji (19-7, 6-4 UFC)

Perez comes out firing punches. Perez lands a right hand. Sumudaerji with a left hand to the body but Perez rushes in throwing. Sumudaerji lands a left hand then a leg kick. Perez with a right hand before he pushes Sumudaerji against the fence. Perez with some short knees. Sumudaerji lands an elbow as they break. Perez lands a flurry of punches. Sumudaerji with a high kick. Sumudaerji with a combo then he works the jab and lands a high kick. Timeout is called for an eye poke on Perez. They get right back to action. Perez comes out firing. He shoots for a takedown but Sumudaerji lands to defend. Perez shoots for a takedown, but Sumudaerji defends. Sumudaerji gets a takedown, but Perez rolls for a guillotine choke. Sumudaerji defends as the round ends. 10-9 Sumudaerji.

Sumudaerji drops Perez with a left hand. Sumudaerji starts landing from the top as Perez is defending. Sumudaerji gets to his feet and the referee orders Perez up. They trade and Perez looks to get Sumudaerji down, but he defends and they separate. Sumudaerji lands a kick to the groin and timeout is called. Perez is throwing up in a bucket, so, technically, this fight should be stopped. The fight is stopped after Perez is unable to continue following the five-minute timeout period.

Fight Result- Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji ruled a no contest (accidental foul) at 1:45 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Jake Matthews (22-8, 15-8 UFC) vs. Carlston Harris (19-7, 4-3 UFC)

Matthews lands a combination. Harris fires back with punches. They both connect as Matthews comes in throwing. Both land again in close range. Matthews lands a right hand. Matthews lands a combo as Harris landed a leg kick. They clash heads before tying up. Matthews pushes it against the fence. They separate and Matthews lands a combination. Matthews wobbles Harris with a right hand. Matthews with an uppercut. Harris shoots for a takedown but Matthews defends. Matthews with a combination that connects. Both land and Matthews lands a big combination. Matthews with more big punches. Matthews lands two big right hands and they have a heavy exchange at the end. 10-9 Matthews.

Harris immediately shoots for a takedown, but Matthews defends and gets the mount. Matthews looks for a mounted triangle choke but ends up getting into side control. Matthews looks to attack the arm as he controls from the top. Matthews with some right hands. Matthews now looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. Harris looks for a guillotine choke from the bottom but Matthews easily pops his head out. Matthews lands from the half-guard. Matthews goes back for an arm-triangle choke but doesn’t have it fully locked on and lets go. Matthews back attacking an arm looking for a kimura. Harris lands an elbow to defend. 10-9 Matthews, 20-18 Matthews.

Harris lands a left hook. Matthews lands a right hand. Matthews lands a right hand and Harris goes down face first but he’s alert and Matthews gets on top. Matthews takes the back of Harris and lands as he has the body triangle locked on. Matthews ends up switching to controlling from the top. Matthews with an elbow from the top. Matthews with another elbow from the top as he’s controlling from the top. Matthews is pressuring Harris’ neck with his shoulder. Matthews gets the full mount. Matthews ends the fight on top. 10-9 Matthews, 30-27 Matthews.

Fight Result- Jake Matthews def. Carlston Harris by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Kai Asakura (21-6, 0-2 UFC) vs. Cameron Smotherman (12-6, 1-2 UFC)

Asakura with a heavy calf kick. Asakura with a high kick. Asakura with a right hand and more kicks. Smotherman lands a counter punch. Asakura lands a right hand and Smotherman goes down for a moment but gets up. Asakura pounces and drops Smotherman with a left hand and it is all over! What a knockout by Asakura!

Fight Result- Kai Asakura def. Cameron Smotherman by knockout (punches) at 1:50 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- #3 Sergei Pavlovich (20-3, 8-3 UFC) vs. #15 Tallison Teixeira (9-1, 2-1 UFC)

Pavlovich hurts Teixeira early with some big punches and they back up to the fence as Teixeira is having trouble standing up. Pavlovich lands a right hand and Teixeira goes down and Pavlovich finishes it with shots from the top. Quick finish by Pavlovich.

Fight Result- Sergei Pavlovich def. Tallison Teixeira by knockout (punches) at :39 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- Zhang Mingyang (19-7, 3-1 UFC) vs. #15 Alonzo Menifield (17-6-1, 10-6-1 UFC)

Mingyang with a high kick. Menifield lands a calf kick and then clips Mingyang with a couple of punches. They tie up and Menifield pushes Mingyang against the fence. Mingyang with a knee. Mingyang gets the underhooks and reverses position and lands some knees. Mingyang with more knees. They break apart and Menifield lands a flurry of big punches. Both men then connect with right hands. Menifield looks for a takedown against the fence. Mingyang lands a big elbow and Menifield is hurt. Menifield recovers and lands a big right hand and Mingyang goes down. Menifield lands big shots as they stand. Menifield with more big punches and Mingyang goes back down and Menifield finishes him off! What a finish by Menifield!

Fight Result- Alonzo Menifield def. Zhang Mingyang by TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- #5 Song Yadong (22-9-1 1 NC, 11-4-1 UFC) vs. #7 Deiveson Figueiredo (25-6-1, 14-6-1 UFC)

They’re being patient more than a minute in. Yadong lands a few leg kicks while Figueiredo has done nothing until nearly two minutes in when he lands a body kick. Yadong with a couple more leg kicks. Figueiredo lands a body kick. Yadong with a jab to the body. Figueiredo lands a right hand. Figueiredo looks for a takedown but Yadong stuffs it. Figueiredo looks for a single leg but Yadong escapes and lands a leg kick. Figueiredo lands a body kick. Yadong slips on a kick and Figueiredo gets into the guard of Yadong. Figueiredo with some short punches from the top. 10-9 Yadong.

Figueiredo with a high kick. Yadong lands a right hand. Yadong lands a few punches as both are still feeling each other out. Yadong lands a big right hand. Yadong lands a heavy leg kick. Yadong with a right hand. Yadong lands a high kick after a quick scramble to the mat. Yadong with a jab and a leg kick. Yadong with a high kick. Yadong with a leg kick and Figueiredo gets a takedown, but Yadong quickly locks in a guillotine choke and Figueiredo taps! Yadong picks up the big main event win.

Fight Result- Song Yadong def. Deiveson Figueiredo by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:42 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN 67 live results: Cory Sandhagen vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

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For the first time in UFC history, the Octagon heads to Des Moines, Iowa for a fight card as UFC On ESPN 67 takes place inside the Wells Fargo Arena.

The main event is a battle of top-five bantamweight contenders as fourth-ranked Cory Sandhagen battles fifth-ranked former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Both men are looking to rebound from losses in their prior bouts, as Sandhagen dropped a decision to Umar Nurmagomedov in August, while Figueiredo lost to Petr Yan in November.

In the co-main event, rising middleweight contender Reinier de Ridder looks to improve to 3-0 during his UFC tenure as he battles undefeated prospect Bo Nickal.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Daniel Rodriguez; a bantamweight bout pitting Montel Jackson against Daniel Marcos; and a lightweight bout between returning long-time UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens, in his home town, taking on another returning fighter, Mason Jones.

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> Women’s Flyweights- Juliana Miller (3-3, 1-2 UFC) vs. Ivana Petrovic (7-2, 1-2 UFC)

Petrovic lands a leg kick. Miller lands a right hand in close range. Miller presses forward and lands and then looks for a takedown. Miller lands a knee against the fence, and then another one. Miller still working for the takedown against the fence as Petrovic switches position. Miller lands a pair of knees. She lands another after she reverses position. They keep reversing positions and not much else is happening. Petrovic gets Miller to the mat. Petrovic lands some right hands. Petrovic gets to side control as Miller has the arm. Petrovic with body shots. 10-9 Petrovic.

Petrovic pressing forward and she lands some punches before Miller gets a clinch and scores a takedown. Miller gets the back of Petrovic. Petrovic is able to post and get this fight back to the feet. They separate. Petrovic with a front kick and Miller lands a combo. Miller scores a takedown and is in side control. They scramble up but Miller has the back and drags it down. Miller is landing punches from the back while looking to set up a choke. Miller has the body triangle locked on and lands some more punches. 10-9 Miller, 19-19.

Petrovic comes out aggressive and lands while Miller lands a right hand. Miller lands an inside leg kick. Petrovic lands a left hand. Petrovic lands a combination. Miller lands a right hand. Miller looks for a takedown against the fence. Petrovic reverses position. They separate. Both land some punches. Petrovic lands a body kick and Miller looks for a takedown as she grabs the back. Miller jumps on the back and drags it down. Miller is working for a choke. Miller lands some punches from the back and then goes back working for a choke. Miller keeps back control and lands to end the fight. 10-9 Miller, 29-28 Miller.

Fight Result- Juliana Miller def. Ivana Petrovic by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Thomas Petersen (9-3, 1-2 UFC) vs. Don’Tale Mayes (11-8 1 NC, 4-6 1 NC UFC)

Mayes lands a jab as Petersen lands a left hand. Petersen scores a takedown. Petersen has the back as they work back to the feet. Petersen drags it back down but they scramble right back up as Petersen maintains body control. Petersen gets another takedown and is in side control near the center of the Octagon. Petersen lands some elbows and is working for an arm-triangle choke. He almost has it locked in as he steps over and has it locked in. Mayes is trying to fight it. Petersen lets go and gets back to the mount. Petersen lands from the top. 10-9 Petersen.

Petersen rushes in to clinch as Mayes lands a few short shots. Petersen gets Mayes down to the mat. Petersen lands from the top and controls for a bit before they work to their feet. Petersen gets the clinch and takes Mayes back down. Petersen is in side control and moves his way to the mount as he lands short punches. Petersen landing big elbows from the top. Petersen with more shots from the top as he ends the round there. 10-9 Petersen, 20-18 Petersen.

Petersen lands a left hand that wobbles Mayes. Mayes almost lands a flying knee and Petersen takes him down in the process. Petersen lands and they almost scramble up but Petersen keeps Mayes down on the mat. Petersen keeping control as they get to their feet and Petersen continues to land punches. Petersen gets it back down and lands from the top. Petersen with punches from the back and Mayes isn’t doing much. Petersen with some elbows and punches from the top. Petersen with more shots from the top to end it. 10-9 Petersen, 30-27 Petersen.

Fight Result- Thomas Petersen def. Don’Tale Mayes by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)

> Bantamweights- Gaston Bolanos (8-4, 2-1 UFC) vs. Quang Le (8-2, 0-2 UFC)

Bolanos lands a leg kick as Le rushes forward and lands a right hand. Le looks for a takedown but Bolanos defends, though Le scores one on a second attempt. Le lands and they scramble up with Le having body control. Le gets it back down and has the back. Le has the body triangle locked on and lands some punches. They scramble up and Le maintains back control and takes Bolanos back down. Le has the body triangle locked back on and is controlling as he lands a few punches. Le keeps the position to end the round. 10-9 Le.

They trade kicks and Le lands a head kick. Le starts landing combos. Bolanos lands a right hand. Le grabs a leg of Bolanos and throws him down and Le jumps on top. Le has the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. It is in deep and Bolanos goes out cold! What a finish from Le!

Fight Result- Quang Le def. Gaston Bolanos by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:54 of Round 2

> Women’s Strawweights- #9 Marina Rodriguez (17-5-2, 7-5-2 UFC) vs. #12 Gillian Robertson (15-8, 12-6 UFC)

Robertson lands some early leg kicks and then mixes to the body. Rodriguez lands a right hand and Robertson grabs the single leg and scores a takedown. Robertson working from the half-guard as she lands elbows to the body. Robertson landing punches as she has Rodriguez pinned on the bottom. Robertson now landing some elbows from the top. Robertson with more shots from the top. 10-9 Robertson.

Robertson gets a takedown and Rodriguez grabs the neck and had a choke locked in for a brief moment, but Robertson escapes and is working from the top. Robertson is landing lots of punches from the mount and Rodriguez is not covering up. Robertson with lots of punches and it is stopped. What a performance from Robertson!

Fight Result- Gillian Robertson def. Marina Rodriguez by TKO (punches) at 2:07 of Round 2

> Middleweights- Ryan Loder (7-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Azamat Bekoev (19-3, 1-0 UFC)

They trade body kicks to start. Loder with a front kick. Both swing wildly before Loder grabs the body lock. Bekoev with some foot stomps. Loder reverses position and lands some knees as he has body control. He tries to pick Bekoev up but they break apart. Bekoev lands a right hand and Loder lands a left hand. Bekoev drops Loder with a right hand. Loder gets up but Bekoev is landing a lot of punches. Loder is eating them but Bekoev is teeing off and landing big shots. Bekoev still landing but Loder is able to land a knee and some punches. Bekoev drops Loder with another right hand and some follow-up shots from the top end it. What a performance from Bekoev!

Fight Result- Azamat Bekoev def. Ryan Loder by TKO (punches) at 2:44 of Round 1

> Women’s Bantamweights- #10 Yana Santos (15-8 1 NC, 5-5 UFC) vs. #12 Miesha Tate (20-9, 7-6 UFC)

Tate landing the jab and combinations to start things off. Tate with some body shots and lands some right hands. Tate lands some more and then Santos lands before they clinch up. They trade knees and separate. They tie back up but break as Santos lands a knee and an elbow. Tate lands a step-in elbow. Tate looks for a takedown but Santos defends. They tie up against the fence. Santos lands a knee to the body as they separate. Santos lands and grabs the back of Tate. Santos with an elbow as they break. They clinch and Santos lands a knee to the body. Santos with another elbow on the break. Santos lands a stiff jab. Santos lands a leg kick. Santos lands some more leg kicks that are hurting Tate. Tate grabs Santos and lands a knee. They both land while tied up. 10-9 Santos.

Tate comes forward and lands a pair of kicks. Santos with a punishing leg kick. Tate lands a leg kick as Santos lands a combination. Santos with a jab. Tate with some short uppercuts. Santos with a stiff leg kick. Santos lands as Tate looks for a takedown. Tate lands a flurry as they separate and then they clinch back up. They separate and Santos lands a combination. Tate looks for the takedown again but Santos defends as they go to the fence. They separate. Santos lands a combo. Tate with a body kick and Santos with a front kick. 10-9 Santos, 20-18 Santos.

Tate pressing forward. Tate lands a nice right hand as Santos lands a leg kick. Tate with a combination. Tate scores a takedown and starts landing from the top. Tate is in the half-guard against the fence and landing to the body. Tate gets the mount and starts landing lots of punches. Tate grabs the neck and is looking for a choke. She is landing to try and get her position better. Tate with more punches from the back. Tate still landing from the back as she closes it out with a big round. 10-9 Tate, 29-28 Santos.

Fight Result- Yana Santos def. Miesha Tate by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Lightweights- Jeremy Stephens (29-21 1 NC, 15-18 1 NC UFC) vs. Mason Jones (15-2 1 NC, 1-2 1 NC UFC)

Both are landing leg kicks early. Jones lands some punches and some front kicks. Jones with a spin kick and a leg kick. Jones chewing up the leg of Stephens. They trade leg kicks. Jones lands a combo. Stephens lands a big right hand. Jones lands a high kick then a leg kick. Stephens with an uppercut. They trade jabs. Jones’ nose is leaking. Jones lands a right hand. Jones with a spin kick. Stephens lands a right hand. Jones lands a few uppercuts. Stephens with a pair of leg kicks. Jones gets a takedown. Jones has the back and is looking for a choke but doesn’t have it in as time runs out. 10-9 Jones.

Stephens lands a right hand and Jones lands some kicks. Jones lands a body shot. Jones lands a combination but eats an uppercut from Stephens. Jones lands to the body and Stephens lands a counter left hook. Stephens lands a right hand. Jones with a leg kick. Stephens with a right hand. Jones lands an elbow that opens a big cut on Stephens. Stephens fires back with a combination and then lands a right hand that hurts Jones. Jones shoots for a takedown but Stephens defends. Jones lands a pair of kicks. They trade and Stephens grabs the back of Jones. They separate. Jones gets a takedown. Jones has the back at the end of the round. 10-9 Jones, 20-18 Jones.

They trade in close range to start as Stephens is swinging. Jones gets a takedown and has control from the top. He tries to get the back of Stephens but they end up on their feet. Jones still has the body lock and gets Stephens back to the mat. Jones is looking for an arm to try and lock in a kimura. They work up to their feet and Jones still has the back of Stephens as he lands some knees. Jones gets some brief takedowns and lands some knees on the feet. Jones gets it back down and ends the fight landing from the top. 10-9 Jones, 30-27 Jones.

Fight Result- Mason Jones def. Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Cameron Smotherman (12-4, 1-0 UFC) vs. Serhiy Sidey (11-2, 1-1 UFC)

Sidey landing some leg kicks early. Smotherman lands some body shots and a couple of right hands. Smotherman with more body shots. Smotherman lands a combo. Sidey pushes it against the fence and lands some knees before they break. Sidey lands a few shots and Smotherman lands a counter combo. Sidey with a quick flurry. They trade before clinching and Sidey lands an elbow. Sidey lands an elbow as they break. They trade and Sidey lands a body kick. 10-9 Sidey.

Sidey gets an early takedown. They get to their feet as Sidey lands some knees to the thighs. They separate. They trade in close range. Smotherman lands a right hand. Sidey with a front kick. Smotherman lands to the body as Sidey lands a knee. Smotherman lands to the body followed by a right hand. They both throw and land at the same time. Sidey lands a body kick. Sidey looks for a takedown and pushes it to the fence. Sidey gets a brief takedown. Sidey lands as they stand and then he drags it back down. Sidey lands an elbow. 10-9 Sidey, 20-18 Sidey.

They’re trading to start the third as Sidey is looking for the takedown but Smotherman is defending. Sidey lands a front kick and scores a takedown. Sidey is looking for a D’Arce choke. Smotherman escapes and they get to their feet. Smotherman lands an elbow on the break. Smotherman with a jab to the body. Smotherman lands a left hook. Sidey lands a combination. Smotherman with a jab. They trade and Smotherman stumbles. Sidey lands a body kick. Smotherman with a combo to the body. They trade late. 10-9 Sidey, 30-27 Sidey.

Fight Result- Serhiy Sidey def. Cameron Smotherman by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- #15 Montel Jackson (14-2, 8-2 UFC) vs. Daniel Marcos (17-0 1 NC, 4-0 1 NC UFC)

Jackson lands a body kick to start. Jackson lands some leg kicks as Marcos lands, then Jackson scores a takedown. Jackson controls from the top and stands. Marcos gets up and Jackson pushes him against the fence. They separate. Jackson lands a jab. Jackson pushes it back against the fence. Jackson tries a trip but they separate. Jackson gets a brief takedown but they pop right up. Marcos has Jackson pressed against the fence. Marcos gets a big takedown. Jackson gives up his back as they stand. They separate. 10-9 Jackson.

They trade leg kicks. Jackson lands a jab and then a left hand. Marcos gets a takedown. He is trying to take the back of Jackson. They stand and separate. Jackson with a jab. Jackson with an inside leg kick then lands a left hand. Marcos with a leg kick. Jackson with a right hand and Marcos looks for a takedown as he pushes it to the fence. They separate and Jackson lands a jab. Marcos looks for a takedown but Jackson defends with some elbows. Marcos gets a brief takedown as they pop right back up. 10-9 Jackson, 20-18 Jackson.

Jackson lands a combination. Jackson with a flurry and he lands a pair of big right hands. Jackson lands a head kick. Marcos grabs the body lock and has a brief takedown and the back of Jackson as they pop right up. They separate and Jackson lands as Marcos looks for another takedown. Marcos is just hanging on. Jackson turns his back trying to break the grip. They break and Jackson lands a knee. Marcos lands a leg kick. Marcos is gassed and misses a spinning back fist and Jackson takes him down. Jackson lands and has the neck as they stand. Jackson drags it down with a D’Arce choke locked in. Jackson is squeezing but Marcos gets out. Marcos lands. 10-9 Jackson, 30-27 Jackson.

Fight Result- Montel Jackson def. Daniel Marcos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-8, 12-7 UFC) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (18-5, 8-4 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Rodriguez lands a left hand. Ponzinibbio lands a leg kick. Ponzinibbio lands a body kick. Rodriguez lands a left hand and a jab. He lands a leg kick then a left to the body. Rodriguez lands a combination. Ponzinibbio lands a body kick. Rodriguez lands a jab. Rodriguez lands a left hand and Ponzinibbio lands a right hand. Ponzinibbio lands another right hand but Rodriguez defends a takedown attempt from Ponzinibbio. Ponzinibbio slips and Rodriguez hurts him with a left hand as he stands. Rodriguez is chasing Ponzinibbio down and lands as Ponzinibbio is running away. Rodriguez lands an elbow. Rodriguez lands a left hand. They trade kicks. Rodriguez lands some more. 10-9 Rodriguez.

Ponzinibbio lands a right hand then a left hook. Rodriguez lands a left hand. Rodriguez lands to the body. Ponzinibbio with a short right hook. They trade leg kicks. Ponzinibbio lands a combo. They trade and Ponzinibbio looks for a takedown but Rodriguez defends. Ponzinibbio with a combination. Rodriguez lands a jab and a body kick. Ponzinibbio with a right hand. Ponzinibbio looks for a takedown against the fence but Rodriguez defends. Ponzinibbio lands a body kick. Ponzinibbio lands a body kick as Rodriguez lands a left hand to the body. Ponzinibbio looks for a takedown and gets it. Ponzinibbio gets on top and both land to end the round. 10-9 Ponzinibbio, 19-19.

Ponzinibbio lands a big right hand. Ponzinibbio with a leg kick. They trade and Rodriguez drops Ponzinibbio with a massive left hand and it is stopped right away. Ponzinibbio got up and was stumbling away so the call was correct. What a finish by Rodriguez!

Fight Result- Daniel Rodriguez def. Santiago Ponzinibbio by TKO (punch) at 1:12 of Round 3

> Middleweights- #13 Reinier de Ridder (19-2, 2-0 UFC) vs. Bo Nickal (7-0, 4-0 UFC)

Nickal misses a right hand and they clinch right up. They both land to the body. Nickal lands an elbow on the break. de Ridder looking for a takedown as they tie right back up. They both land to the body. de Ridder lands a knee. Nickal is able to score a takedown. de Ridder looks for an armbar but Nickal escapes and has the neck, but de Ridder scrambles to the top and is in side control. de Ridder is controlling from the top and lands some short punches. They stand and de Ridder gets it back down for a moment. de Ridder with an elbow as they break. 10-9 de Ridder.

Nickal lands a leg kick. de Ridder lands in close range and they clinch. Nickal has body control as de Ridder lands to the body. de Ridder tries a trip but Nickal keeps it up. Nickal is able to get the back of de Ridder, but de Ridder spins and lands a pair of knees as they break. Nickal lands a left hand. They tie up and de Ridder is landing a lot to the body and they trade punches. de Ridder drops Nickal with a knee to the body and it is all over! What a finish by de Ridder!

Fight Result- Reinier de Ridder def. Bo Nickal by TKO (strikes) at 1:53 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- #4 Cory Sandhagen (17-5, 10-4 UFC) vs. #5 Deiveson Figueiredo (24-4-1, 13-4-1 UFC)

Figueiredo lands a leg kick. Sandhagen with some leg kicks and he looks for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Sandhagen lands a leg kick. Sandhagen lands an uppercut and Figueiredo scores a takedown. Sandhagen gives up his back for a moment but is able to transition to the top. Sandhagen with some punches and elbows from the top. Sandhagen with big hammerfists as Figueiredo attacked the leg. Figueiredo is still attacking the leg while eating shots from Sandhagen. Sandhagen escapes and lands some big shots from the top. Figueiredo attacks the leg again. Sandhagen gets on top and lands some big shots. 10-9 Sandhagen.

They trade leg kicks. Sandhagen lands a leg kick. Figueiredo grabs the back for a moment but Sandhagen escapes and lands a pair of leg kicks. Sandhagen working the jab and pressuring. Figueiredo is able to score a takedown. Sandhagen attacks the leg and uses it to reverse to the top, but Figueiredo is able to push off with his feet so they can stand. Sandhagen gets a takedown and lands some punches from the top. Figueiredo attacks the leg and uses it to reverse to the top. Sandhagen attacks the leg and reverses to the top and starts landing as Figueiredo is screaming and the fight is stopped! Figueiredo appears to have suffered a knee injury as Sandhagen picks up the win.

Fight Result- Cory Sandhagen def. Deiveson Figueiredo by TKO (injury) at 4:08 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN+ 106 live results: Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

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For the first time in over a decade, the Octagon travels to China for UFC action as UFC On ESPN+ 106 takes place at the Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The main event is one of the best match-ups of the year, and a pivotal bout in the bantamweight division, as former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan takes on former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo.

Yan is looking for his second straight win, while Figueiredo is looking to stay perfect at 135 pounds after winning his first three fights in the division. The winner could be in line for a title shot.

In the co-main event, former title challenger Yan Xiaonan looks to get back into the win column as she takes on Tabatha Ricci, winner of two straight bouts.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout between Song Kenan and Muslim Salikhov; as well as a pair of light heavyweight bouts as Volkan Oezdemir takes on Carlos Ulberg in a battle of top-ten ranked fighters; and Zhang Mingyang fights the debuting Ozzy Diaz.

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> Lightweights- Maheshate (10-3, 2-2 UFC) vs. Nikolas Motta (14-5 1 NC, 2-2 1 NC UFC)

They’re feeling each other out and doing nothing in the first minute. Motta lands a pair of leg kicks. Motta connects with a left hook as Maheshate lands a knee. Motta lands another left hook. Motta lands a pair of jabs. Motta rushes forward and Maheshate lands a flurry and Motta slips to his butt but gets up and Maheshate lands some more with a knee to the body. Motta with a left hook to the body. They trade leg kicks. Motta with a pair of stiff body kicks. They trade in close range. Motta with a right hand and lands some follow-up shots. Motta with a leg kick. Motta lands a flurry and drops Maheshate but he gets up and they trade wildly. 10-9 Motta.

Maheshate lands a knee. Motta with a leg kick and lands a left hook. They trade in a brief clinch. Maheshate lands a leg kick. Motta lands a right hand. Motta with a hard leg kick. Maheshate lands a jumping knee. Motta lands a stiff calf kick. They trade jabs. Motta lands a left hook and lands a couple of follow-up shots. Motta with a high kick. Maheshate lands a leg kick. Maheshate lands two solid right hands. He lands another as Motta backs up. 10-9 Maheshate, 19-19.

Motta with a pair of body kicks as Maheshate lands a combo. Motta drops Maheshate with a right hand and jumps on the back. He lands with the hooks in. Motta looking for a choke from the back but Maheshate fights it off. Maheshate is able to scramble out and they get to their feet. Maheshate lands a pair of standing elbows. Motta with a solid left hook. Motta with a left hand and Maheshate lands a combination. Motta with a left hand. Both are looking tired. Maheshate with a front kick. They trade in close range. Maheshate lands a right hand. Maheshate with an elbow. Motta with a solid left hook. They trade and Motta stuns Maheshate. 10-9 Motta, 29-28 Motta.

Official Result- Nikolas Motta def. Maheshate by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Xiao Long (26-9, 0-1 UFC) vs. Quang Le (8-1, 0-1 UFC)

Le lands a body kick. Long with a stiff leg kick. Le lands a solid combination. Long with a pair of leg kicks and Le fires back with a leg kick. Le lands a big combination. Le connects with a right hand. Le with a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Le lands a left hook. Long with a left hand. They trade in close range as Long connects with a nice left hand. Le with a jab. Le lands a body kick. Le with a left hook. Long lands a right hand and a leg kick. Le with a body kick. Long lands an elbow. Long landing with more volume as the round goes on. Le lands a right hand and Long lands a combo. They trade right hands and Long lands a late flurry. 10-9 Long.

Le lands and Long slips to his knees but pops right up. Long lands a right hand and a leg kick. Long lands a combination. They trade inside the pocket as Le lands a solid left hook. Long lands a right hand. Le lands a right hand and Long goes to one knee for a moment and they then have a wild exchange. Long lands a right hand and Le lands a combination as Long was rushing in. Le lands a hard combination. Le gets a takedown and jumps on the back on a scramble as they stand. They tie up against the fence but separate. Long lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Long with a big flurry late. 10-9 Long, 20-18 Long.

Long lands a flurry as he pushes Le to the fence but they circle away. Long lands a right hand. Long lands and they scramble to the mat and back to the feet. Long lands a combination. Le with a body kick. Long drops Le with a combination and a hammerfist puts Le out! Great finish from Long to pick up the win.

Official Result- Xiao Long def. Quang Le by knockout (punches) at 1:28 of Round 3

> Flyweights- Lone’er Kavanagh (7-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jose Ochoa (7-0 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Ochoa with a high kick. Kavanagh with a pair of leg kicks. They trade kicks. Kavanagh with a hard inside leg kick. They continue to land kicks as most of their punches are missing. Kavanagh lands a right hand. Kavanagh lands another right hand. They trade leg kicks and we have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and trade kicks. Ochoa lands a body kick. Ochoa lands a left hook. 10-9 Kavanagh.

Kavanagh lands a body kick. Kavanagh lands to the body. Kavanagh with a leg kick and then another. Kavanagh lands a big right hand and Ochoa briefly goes to the mat but pops right up. Kavanagh lands a body kick. Ochoa with a pair of leg kicks as Kavanagh lands a combo. Kavanagh with another solid right hand. Kavanagh landing more as the round goes on. Ochoa with a left hand and then Kavanagh lands to the body and head. Ochoa lands to the body. They tie up and Ochoa lands to the body and Kavanagh looks for a takedown. Ochoa has the back and jumps up and looks for a choke. Ochoa looks for it late. 10-9 Kavanagh, 20-18 Kavanagh.

Kavanagh lands a leg kick. Ochoa with a pair of leg kicks. Ochoa lands a body kick. Kavanagh lands and Ochoa slips to the mat and Kavanagh runs Ochoa down. Kavanagh lands a body kick. Ochoa with a pair of body kicks. They trade body kicks. Kavanagh with another hard body kick. Ochoa lands a right hand. Kavanagh lands a head kick. Kavanagh with a jumping body kick. They trade body kicks. Kavanagh with a high kick. Ochoa looks for a takedown but Kavanagh defends. Kavanagh with a spinning wheel kick. 10-9 Kavanagh, 30-27 Kavanagh.

Official Result- Lone’er Kavanagh def. Jose Ochoa by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Hernandez (9-4, 2-3 UFC)

Hernandez pushes it to the fence looking for a takedown but Tumendemberel defends. Hernandez lands a leg kick and Tumendemberel attacks the body. Hernandez lands a head kick and gets a takedown. Hernandez works to the back as he looks for the neck. They scramble to the feet. Tumendemberel lands a right hand. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez with a combination. Tumendemberel lands a left hook and a flurry that hurts Hernandez and they go to the mat. Tumendemberel looked for an arm but Hernandez scrambles up and has the back. 10-9 Tumendemberel.

Tumendemberel lands a right hand. Tumendemberel lands a groin kick and timeout is called. They get back to action and trade jabs. Hernandez scores a takedown. They scramble and Hernandez passes to half-guard. They get to their feet but Hernandez gets it back down into the half-guard. Hernandez lands and they scramble up. Hernandez has the body lock and drags it back down. Tumendemberel is able to get up but not much happens. 10-9 Hernandez, 19-19.

Tumendemberel pressing forward and lands a right hand. They trade inside the pocket. Tumendemberel pressing forward. Hernandez with a pair of leg kicks. Tumendemberel lands a right hand. Hernandez lands. Tumendemberel lands as he defends a takedown attempt. Hernandez lands. Tumendemberel pressing forward but not doing much. Tumendemberel lands a pair of right hands that hurt Hernandez and Hernandez gets a late takedown. Close fight. 10-9 Tumendemberel, 29-28 Tumendemberel.

Official Result- Carlos Hernandez def. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Road to UFC Season 3 Women’s Strawweight Finals- Ming Shi (16-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Xiaocan Feng (10-2, 0-0 UFC)

Feng with a pair of leg kicks. Shi with a body kick as Feng lands a left hand. Feng with a body kick. Shi lands a body kick and Feng lands a combination. Shi with a leg kick. Feng with a combo. Shi grabs a leg and pushes it to the fence. Shi gets the takedown. Shi gives up her back and Feng has the hooks in. Feng looking for a choke. They scramble to their feet. They trade kicks. Shi lands a body kick. Shi with a high kick as Feng lands a right hand. 10-9 Feng.

Shi with a body kick as Feng lands a punch. Feng lands a right hand. Feng lands a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Feng lands a right hook and then a body kick. Feng lands a right hand as Shi lands a left hook. Feng with a leg kick. Feng with another leg kick. They trade and Shi looks for a takedown against the fence. They break and trade. 10-9 Feng, 20-18 Feng.

Shi with a front kick and a left hand. Shi lands a massive head kick that knocks Feng out cold and she lands some un-needed follow-up shots. Wow! What a finish from Shi.

Official Result- Ming Shi def. Xiaocan Feng by knockout (head kick) at :46 of Round 3

> Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Finals- Kiru Sahota (12-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Dong Hun Choi (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

Choi lands a leg kick. Choi with more leg kicks as he keeps the distance. Choi lands a few solid punches. Choi drops Sahota with a right hand and Sahota is out right away and it is all over! Beautiful finish from Choi.

Official Result- Dong Hun Choi def. Kiru Sahota by knockout (punch) at 2:36 of Round 1

> Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Finals- Baergeng Jieleyisi (19-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Su Young You (13-3 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

You with a high kick. You lands a right hand and then a left hook. They switch stances. You gets a takedown. You controlling and landing from the top. They get to their feet and stay locked up as You gets Jieleyisi back to the mat. You works to the mount as he lands from the top. You with lots of punches as he ends the round strong. 10-9 You.

You connects with a right hand. You lands a head kick as Jieleyisi lands. You looks for a takedown but Jieleyisi defends. You lands a leg kick. You connects with a solid right hand. You with an uppercut. Jieleyisi lands in close range. Jieleyisi tries a spin attack and falls to the mat as it allows You to get on top. You landing from the top as he has Jieleyisi pinned to the mat. You with more elbows from the top. 10-9 You, 20-18 You.

You with a head kick. They trade. Jieleyisi misses a big right hand. You lands a leg kick. They trade punches. Jieleyisi lands a right hand as You also lands a right hand. You with a high kick. Both are circling around. You with a high kick and Jieleyisi lands an uppercut. Jieleyisi chasing You down and lands a left hand. You is landing more. You with a right hand. You lands a kick. Jieleyisi gets a takedown. You holding on as Jieleyisi does nothing. 10-9 You, 30-27 You.

Official Result- Su Young You def. Baergeng Jieleyisi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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> Light Heavyweights- Zhang Mingyang (17-6, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ozzy Diaz (9-2, 0-0 UFC)

Mingyang lands a pair of leg kicks. Mingyang with a left hand. Mingyang with a leg kick and then another. Diaz lands a right hook. Mingyang with a side kick. Mingyang drops Diaz with a short elbow and starts teeing off from the top and it is all over! What a finish from Mingyang!

Official Result- Zhang Mingyang def. Ozzy Diaz by TKO (strikes) at 2:25 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- #8 Volkan Oezdemir (20-7, 8-6 UFC) vs. #10 Carlos Ulberg (10-1, 6-1 UFC)

Oezdemir with a pair of leg kicks. He lands some more. Oezdemir with a pair of left hands then a right hand. They trade in close range. Oezdemir with a right hand and a hard leg kick. Ulberg lands a knee. Oezdemir with a right hand. Oezdemir with a left hook as Ulberg lands a leg kick. Oezdemir with a left hook. They trade left hooks. They have an exchange against the fence. Ulberg with a jab. Ulberg lands a quick flurry. Oezdemir lands to the body and head then a head kick. 10-9 Oezdemir.

Both land left hooks as they’re trading back and forth to start the second. They trade jabs and right hands. Oezdemir with a jab and a leg kick. Oezdemir lands and chases Ulberg around. Ulberg with a combination. Oezdemir with a right hand. Ulberg lands a jab. They trade leg kicks. Oezdemir pressing forward and lands some kicks. They trade in close range. Oezdemir with a leg kick. Ulberg lands late. Close round. 10-9 Ulberg, 19-19.

Ulberg lands a left hand. Oezdemir lands a flurry with a right hand. Ulberg with a combination. Oezdemir shoots for a takedown but Ulberg defends. Ulberg with a right hand. They trade jabs. Ulberg with a big right hand followed by a left hook. They’re both landing in close range. Oezdemir with a leg kick as Ulberg lands a jab. Oezdemir shoots for a takedown but Ulberg defends and lands a body kick. Oezdemir with a leg kick as Ulberg lands a combo. 10-9 Ulberg, 29-28 Ulberg.

Official Result- Carlos Ulberg def. Volkan Oezdemir by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- Wang Cong (6-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (9-3, 1-2 UFC)

Fernandes lands a leg kick. Cong with a leg kick. Cong lands a body kick. Cong with a leg kick then attacks the body and lands a combo as Fernandes lands a left hand. Cong lands a body kick. Cong with a right hand to the body. Cong lands a head kick. Cong lands a side kick to the body. Cong with a hard right hand. Cong lands to the body as Fernandes lands a right hand. Fernandes with a left hand. Fernandes looks for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. They separate and Fernandes lands a left hand. Cong lands a side kick. 10-9 Cong.

Cong with a right hand and a body kick. Cong lands a leg kick. Cong with a right hand. Fernandes lands a right hand. Cong lands a side kick and a right hand. Cong with a body kick and then a leg kick. Fernandes lands a body kick. Cong with a combination and lands a body kick. Fernandes with a solid leg kick. Fernandes lands a head kick and they stumble down. They get up and Fernandes lands a left hand that drops Cong and she jumps on the back. Fernandes locks in a rear-naked choke and Cong goes out cold! A huge upset from Fernandes as she gets the finish.

Official Result- Gabriella Fernandes def. Wang Cong by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:49 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Song Kenan (22-8, 6-4 UFC) vs. Muslim Salikhov (20-5, 7-4 UFC)

They trade several leg kicks to get things started. Kenan with a combination. Salikhov just misses a spin kick but lands a calf kick. Salikhov with a leg kick. Kenan with a spin kick but Salikhov counters with a heavy calf kick. Kenan wobbles Salikhov with a right hand and looks for a takedown but Salikhov defends. Kenan lands a knee to the groin in the clinch and timeout is called. They get back to action and trade leg kicks. Salikhov connects perfectly with a spinning wheel kick right to the jaw of Kenan and Kenan goes down and is out! What a finish from Salikhov!

Official Result- Muslim Salikhov def. Song Kenan by knockout (kick) at 3:49 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- #2 Yan Xiaonan (18-4 1 NC, 8-3 UFC) vs. #10 Tabatha Ricci (11-2, 6-2 UFC)

Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan lands a right hand. Ricci is circling around. Xiaonan lands a right hand. Xiaonan with another big right hand. Xiaonan with a combination and a body kick then a leg kick. Ricci has landed nothing three minutes in. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan with a body kick then a front kick to the stomach. Xiaonan lands a right hand. Xiaonan with a left hand and then another. Xiaonan lands again. Ricci landed zero strikes in the round. 10-9 Xiaonan.

Xiaonan lands a big combination that wobbles Ricci. Ricci is able to score a takedown but Xiaonan quickly gets up and they separate. Xiaonan wobbles Ricci with a right hand. Xiaonan with another combination. She backs Ricci up with a combination ending with a head kick. Xiaonan with a body kick. Ricci is struggling badly on the feet. Xiaonan lands a combination. Xiaonan lands another big combination. Xiaonan with a stiff jab. Ricci lands a right hand. Ricci pushes it against the fence but Xiaonan lands. 10-9 Xiaonan, 20-18 Xiaonan.

Xiaonan with a big left hook. Ricci lands a right hand. Xiaonan lands a right hand and then the jab. Xiaonan lands a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Ricci is finally landing some but Xiaonan is way ahead on volume. Xiaonan lands a hard right hand followed by a body kick. Xiaonan with a flurry of shots as Ricci comes forward. Ricci shoots for a takedown but Xiaonan defends. Xiaonan with a jab. Xiaonan lands a left hook. Xiaonan with a big flurry late ending with a head kick. 10-9 Xiaonan, 30-27 Xiaonan.

Official Result- Yan Xiaonan def. Tabatha Ricci by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- #3 Petr Yan (17-5, 9-4 UFC) vs. #5 Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1, 13-3-1 UFC)

Figueiredo with a body kick and shoots for a takedown. Figueiredo is able to get an inside trip to get Yan to the mat. They scramble as Figueiredo is looking for the neck and some form of choke. Figueiredo has the back with the body triangle on. Yan is able to spin into Figueiredo’s guard. Yan with some short punches from the top. Yan with a pair of hammerfists from the top. Figueiredo is able to scramble up and Yan lands a knee as they break. 10-9 Yan.

Yan with some side kicks. Yan with a pair of leg kicks. Yan lands a high kick. Yan with a hard body kick. Yan lands a series of kicks. Figueiredo lands a body kick. Yan with a body kick and lands a right hand. Figueiredo wobbles Yan with a right hand. Yan lands a body kick. Figueiredo lands a leg kick. Figueiredo looked to find a takedown but just fell to the mat but popped right up. Yan scores on a leg kick. Figueiredo tries a takedown but Yan defends. Figueiredo with a combination. Figueiredo lands a left hand. Yan with a body kick and gets a late takedown. 10-9 Yan, 20-18 Yan.

Yan lands a leg kick. Figueiredo lands to the body. They trade kicks. Figueiredo scores a takedown but Yan is able to get out from the bottom and back to the feet. Yan drops Figueiredo with an uppercut and jumps on top. Yan with some hammerfists from the top. They work to the fence and get up. Both land some leg kicks. Figueiredo with a right hand. Yan lands a body kick. Yan with a right hand as they clinch. Yan lands an uppercut and then a combination. Yan with another combination with an uppercut then lands a flying knee. Yan lands a left hand. Figueiredo with a body shot. 10-9 Yan, 30-27 Yan.

They trade and Yan gets a brief takedown as they scramble up. Both are landing and circling around. Yan with an uppercut that knocks Figueiredo’s mouth piece out. They trade and Figueiredo puts his mouth piece back in. Yan with a head kick that just grazes Figueiredo. Yan with a combination and lands an uppercut. Yan lands inside the pocket. Figueiredo lands a right hand to the body. Yan lands a left hand and a flying knee. Yan with an uppercut. Figueiredo lands a left hand. Figueiredo lands a right hand and Yan goes down for a moment and Figueiredo lands a knee to the body. Yan with a knee to the body. 10-9 Figueiredo, 39-37 Yan.

Both connect as Figueiredo lands a right hand. Yan connects with a left hand. Yan lands a combination. Figueiredo with an elbow. Figueiredo with a left hand then a right hand. Yan with a body kick. Yan with an uppercut. Yan pressuring as Figueiredo lands to the body. Yan lands a spinning back fist. Yan with a left hand. Yan with an elbow and Figueiredo lands a knee to the body, but Yan answers back with a right hand. Yan with a switch kick to the body. Figueiredo with a question mark kick. Figueiredo lands a pair of big right hands. Yan with an uppercut. Yan lands a left hand. Yan lands a side kick then a hard body kick. Yan with a left hand. Fantastic fight. 10-9 Yan, 49-46 Yan.

Official Result- Petr Yan def. Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

UFC 283 live results: Teixeira vs. Hill, Figueiredo vs. Moreno 4

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill, emanating from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Octagon is back in Brazil for the first time since March 2020, and the promotion returns with two titles on the line, and, hopefully, two undisputed champions by the time the night ends.

The vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship is on the line, once again, in the main event as former champion Glover Teixeira looks to regain the title when he takes on Jamahal Hill. The vacant championship was supposed to be decided at UFC 282 in December, but Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a draw, and this fight was quickly booked afterwards in order to try and determine a new champion. Teixeira is fighting for the first time since losing the title to Jiri Prochazka in June, while Hill comes in riding a three-fight win streak.

In the co-main event, it is the first time two men battle for the fourth time inside the Octagon as UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Interim UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno look to unify the titles. The three-fight series has seen an even split, with each man scoring a win and the third contest being a draw. The winner becomes the rightful top guy at 125 pounds as the division moves forward following this.

Also on the main card is a big welterweight bout pitting Gilbert Burns against Neil Magny, a women’s flyweight bout between former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Jessica Andrade and Lauren Murphy, and an exciting light heavyweight title kicks off the main card as Paul Craig takes on Johnny Walker. The show also has ten fights on the prelims, capped off by the retirement bout of all-time legend and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Bantamweights- Saimon Oliveira (18-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Daniel Marcos (13-0, 0-0 UFC)

Marcos with a front kick to start. Oliveira shoots for a takedown against the fence but Marcos is defending. They separate and Oliveira lands a leg kick. Marcos fires a leg kick back. Oliveira goes back for the takedown as he pushes it against the fence. They break and Oliveira lands a spinning back fist. Marcos is pressuring and lands a right hand then a combo to the body. Oliveira with a leg kick. Oliveira goes back for the takedown. Marcos with a knee and an elbow. They break and Marcos with a body kick. Oliveira throwing some bad punches. Marcos with a combo. Oliveira pushes it back against the fence. Marcos with a knee and lands a combo after Oliveira landed a spin elbow. Close round. 10-9 Marcos.

Oliveira presses forward and has a high kick blocked. Oliveira misses a spinning back fist and falls to the mat and Marcos lands a body kick as he was getting up and then some follow-up shots. They tie up against the fence and Marcos with a knee then they break. Marcos with a leg kick. Marcos with a combo and lands a head kick. Marcos lands against the fence. They break. Oliveira lands a leg kick. Marcos with a body combo. Marcos with a combo and drops Oliveira with a knee to the body and ends it. Great finish from Marcos.

Official Result- Daniel Marcos def. Saimon Oliveira by knockout (strikes) at 2:18 of Round 2

> Women’s Featherweights- Josiane Nunes (9-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Zarah Fairn (6-4, 0-2 UFC)

They’re trading to start the fight and Fairn lands a big body kick. Fairn landing some big shots as there is a huge size difference between them. Fairn with a body kick then some uppercuts then a big knee. Fairn still landing big shots. Nunes is bleeding and trying to land. Fairn with some big shots against the fence. Nunes lands a combo. Fairn with some uppercuts. Both land big punches. Fairn with some leg kicks and knees after Nunes lands a combo. Nunes with a combo against the fence ending with a body kick. Nunes lands some more shots as they make it to the end of the first. 10-9 Fairn.

Nunes lands to start the second. Fairn with a leg kick. Nunes lands a combo including a Superwoman punch and continues to land to the body of Fairn against the fence. Nunes is landing the jab and the pace is slowing down. They tie up against the fence. They break and Fairn with a combination. Fairn lands another combo, then Nunes responds with a combo and pushes Fairn against the fence. Nunes lands with an elbow inside the clinch. Fairn with a right hand. Fairn with a combo. Nunes lands a left hand and a flurry at the end. 10-9 Nunes, 19-19.

They continue to trade to start the third and Nunes is landing but a lot of it is hitting Fairn’s arms. Nunes with a big flurry against the fence and is connecting with solid shots. Nunes continues to land and they break to the center. Fairn now lands some nice right hands. Nunes with some tough left hands. Nunes lands some more at the end. Good fight. 10-9 Nunes, 29-28 Nunes.

Official Result- Josiane Nunes def. Zarah Fairn by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Warlley Alves (14-5, 8-5 UFC) vs. Nicolas Dalby (20-4-1 2 NC, 4-4-1 1 NC UFC)

They trade as Alves pushes forward. Alves with a body kick. Dalby lands a punch and Alves slips but gets back to his feet. They clinch against the fence. Dalby lands some and they break. They trade leg kicks. Dalby lands a combo and Alves fires back with a leg kick. Dalby with a leg kick. Dalby with a high kick and then lands a big right hand. Alves lands a body kick. Dalby has a cut open but lands a jab. They trade to end the round. 10-9 Dalby.

Alves lands and shoots for the takedown. Dalby looks for a triangle choke, but Alves is able to escape and has body control from the guard. Both land on the mat. They get to their feet and clinch against the fence but break. Both men land massive right hands after Alves lands an elbow. Dalby with a knee and Alves lands a leg kick. They trade and we have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back and Dalby lands a high kick. Close round. 10-9 Alves, 19-19.

Both are landing big shots to start the third. They clinch against the fence and Dalby has control, but they break. Both land before they clinch once again. Dalby has control and lands some knees before they break. Alves lands a left hand. Alves lands a big right hand. Dalby landing some combos. They trade inside the pocket. Alves with a right hand and a body kick. Dalby lands a body kick. They clinch against the fence and Dalby lands some knees and gets a brief takedown. 10-9 Dalby, 29-28 Dalby.

Official Result- Nicolas Dalby def. Warlley Alves by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Ismael Bonfim (18-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Terrance McKinney (13-4, 3-1 UFC)

They trade right hands. McKinney with a front kick to the body. Bonfim with a nice combination. McKinney lands a right hand as Bonfim rushes in. Bonfim gets a split-second takedown but they scramble up and McKinney has it pushed against the fence. They break and Bonfim lands a big right that hurts McKinney. McKinney gets it pushed back against the fence. McKinney grabs the back and drags it down despite Bonfim trying to grab the fence. Bonfim lands some back elbows. Bonfim spins to the top and McKinney has the neck. They get to their feet and Bonfim has McKinney pushed against the fence but slips on a knee and McKinney ends the round on top. 10-9 Bonfim.

McKinney lands a left hand but Bonfim counters with a combo and lands an uppercut. McKinney lands a knee and shoots for the takedown but Bonfim defends. Bonfim lands a right hand. McKinney lands a right hand and Bonfim counters with a big left hook to the body. Bonfim with a right hand. Bonfim then lands a flying knee that knocks McKinney out cold. What a finish by Bonfim!

Official Result- Ismael Bonfim def. Terrance McKinney by knockout (flying knee) at 2:17 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Luan Lacerda (12-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Cody Stamann (20-5-1, 6-4-1 UFC)

They feel each other out early before Lacerda lands a leg kick. Stamann lands a counter left that pushes Lacerda back. Lacerda with a body kick and lands a leg kick seconds later. They exchange leg kicks. Stamann with a combo. Stamann with a leg kick. Lacerda with a body kick. He lands another. Stamann lands a few jabs. They trade leg kicks. Stamann lands a combo inside the pocket, then lands another combo. Lacerda lands a knee at the end. 10-9 Lacerda.

Stamann with a leg kick. Lacerda lands but then Stamann lands a nice combo in return, including a leg kick that trips Lacerda up. Lacerda with a high kick. Stamann lands a right hand. They trade combinations inside the pocket. Lacerda lands a couple of big right hands and then lands to the body. Stamann fires back with some right hands. Stamann lands a left hand. Stamann with a nice inside leg kick. Stamann with a body combo. Stamann lands a right hand. Lacerda with a body kick. Stamann continues to land better at the end. 10-9 Stamann, 19-19.

Lacerda with a combo to start the third as the pace was slow to start the round. Stamann with a leg kick. Lacerda with a body kick. He lands a combo and scores a takedown. Stamann uses his legs to get right back up but Lacerda is able to get another takedown. Lacerda now attacks the neck. They get to their feet as Lacerda lets go. They trade punches. Lacerda with some body kicks. Lacerda stuns Stamann for a moment then Stamann lands a combo. Lacerda with more body kicks as Stamann is retreating. Stamann lands a quick combo. Lacerda lands at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Lacerda, 29-28 Lacerda.

Official Result- Cody Stamann def. Luan Lacerda by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-7, 5-5 UFC) vs. Jailton Almeida (17-2, 3-0 UFC)

Abdurakhimov lands a big right hand then Almeida gets a big takedown. They get up and Almeida gets it right back down. They scramble as Almeida is looking to get the mount. Almeida is able to get Abdurakhimov’s back and about has the hooks in. Abdurakhimov spins and Almeida is in the full mount. Almeida trying to find an opening for a submission. He gets the back but returns to the mount. Almeida with some punches from the mount. Almeida goes for the arm-triangle but lets go. Almeida with some big elbows. He lands more big shots at the end. 10-8 Almeida.

Almeida with a big leg kick. Almeida with the takedown. He gets into the half-guard and lands before taking the back and landing left hands. Almeida now landing lots of right hands and Abdurakhimov is being told to fight back. Almeida gets the three-quarter mount and lands more big punches. They get to their feet and Almeida has the back, and then drags it down. He flattens Abdurakhimov out on his belly. Almeida with big punches from the back and Abdurakhimov is covering up. More big shots and Almeida gets the finish. Utter dominance from Almeida in this one.

Official Result- Jailton Almeida def. Shamil Abdurakhimov by TKO (punches) at 2:56 of Round 2

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> Welterweights- Gabriel Bonfim (13-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Mounir Lazzez (11-2, 2-1 UFC)

Lazzez with a leg kick. He lands a jab. Bonfim with a combo. Bonfim lands a nice right hand. Bonfim grabs the neck and pulls guard and has the guillotine choke locked in and Lazzez taps! What a night for the Bonfim brothers.

Official Result- Gabriel Bonfim def. Mounir Lazzez by submission (guillotine choke) at :49 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Thiago Moises (16-6, 5-4 UFC) vs. Melquizael Costa (19-5, 0-0 UFC)

They trade kicks early. Moises goes for a takedown but Costa defends. He shoots for another one but Costa defends again as Moises pushes it against the fence. Moises gets the takedown and is working from the top and lands a couple of punches. Costa gets Moises into his guard. They get to their feet and Costa lands some leg and body kicks. Moises lands a big late combo. 10-9 Moises.

They trade kicks early in the second as Moises is pressing forward. Moises lands a right hand. Moises gets a takedown against the fence as Costa was starting to show signs of fatigue. Moises lands an elbow from the top. Moises gets better position and is landing some big punches as he has back control. They stand and Moises has body control. Moises gets it back down and has the back and the body triangle locked in. Moises locks in a rear-naked choke and gets Costa to tap. Big finish by Moises.

Official Result- Thiago Moises def. Melquizael Costa by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:05 of Round 2

> Middleweights- Gregory Rodrigues (13-4, 4-1 UFC) vs. Brunno Ferreira (9-0, 0-0 UFC)

Ferreira with a leg kick. Rodrigues lands a right hand. Ferreira with a left hand. They trade in close range and Rodrigues lands a big uppercut. Ferreira lands a left hand but eats a counter right from Rodrigues. Rodrigues lands a short left hand. Ferreira looks for a single-leg but Rodrigues shakes him off. Ferreira lands a leg kick that trips Rodrigues up and he tries to get it down but they end up scrambling to their feet. Rodrigues lands a few good punches. Ferreira with a combo. Ferreira then lands a left hand that knocks Rodrigues out cold. An absolute nasty knockout as Ferreira scores the upset.

Official Result- Brunno Ferreira def. Gregory Rodrigues by knockout (punch) at 4:13 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- Mauricio Rua (27-13-1, 11-11-1 UFC) vs. Ihor Potieria (20-3, 0-1 UFC)

Rua with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Rua lands a big left hook that rocks Potieria. Rua with a leg kick. Potieria lands a straight left hand. He lands a right hand. Rua’s ear is busted open. Rua with a leg kick. Rua stumbles to the fence and Potieria rushes but nothing happens. They clinch and Potieria lands a couple of shoulder strikes. They break. Rua with a leg kick. Potieria lands a left hand and then hurts Rua with a right hand. Potieria with a combo and Rua falls to his knees and some follow-up shots from Potieria gets the stoppage. This is not the way Rua wanted to go out in his retirement. A very anti-climatic finish.

Official Result- Ihor Potieria def. Mauricio Rua by TKO (punches) at 4:05 of Round 1

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> Light Heavyweights- #9 Paul Craig (16-5-1, 8-5-1 UFC) vs. #12 Johnny Walker (19-7, 5-4 UFC)

Walker with a heavy leg kick. Craig with a body kick. Craig lands a leg kick. He lands another. Walker lands a jab. Walker with a leg kick. He lands another. Walker throws a body kick and Craig grabs it. Walker then rocks Craig with a right hand and Walker keeps landing big punches as Craig holds onto the leg and Craig goes down still holding the leg and it is stopped. What a finish from Walker!

Official Result- Johnny Walker def. Paul Craig by TKO (punches) at 2:16 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #4 Lauren Murphy (16-5, 8-5 UFC) vs. #6 Jessica Andrade (23-9, 14-7 UFC)

Andrade with an inside leg kick. She lands another. She lands two more. Andrade with a flurry. Andrade back with the leg kicks. Murphy lands a jab. Andrade connects with a combo and hurts Murphy with a left hook. Andrade with more leg kicks and both connect with punches. Murphy looks for a takedown but Andrade shrugs it off. They trade punches and Andrade lands a few leg kicks. Andrade lands a big combination. Murphy gets a brief takedown but they separate. Andrade lands a leg kick. Andrade with a flurry against the fence. Andrade continues to land punches and leg kicks. She lands a big combo. Andrade with a big right hand. Andrade lands and Murphy gets another brief takedown but they break. Andrade with some big shots at the end. 10-8 Andrade.

Andrade with a body kick. Andrade with a leg kick and follows it with a right hand. Andrade lands an uppercut. Andrade with a right hand after Murphy lands a jab. Andrade with a flurry of punches that land. Murphy tries a takedown but Andrade defends. Murphy looks to shoot in but eats a big combo from Andrade. Andrade with an uppercut then a flurry of shots. Andrade lands a leg kick. Andrade lands a massive right hand. Andrade lands some kicks. Murphy grabs the leg and tries a takedown but Andrade sprawls. They get to their feet and Andrade lands to the body then head. Andrade lands a big flurry at the end of the second. 10-8 Andrade, 20-16 Andrade.

Murphy tries to shoot in and land to the body but eats a big right hand from Andrade on the break. Andrade lands a flurry including some hard right hands. Andrade with a leg kick. Murphy lands a couple of jabs. Andrade with a flurry. Andrade pushes Murphy against the fence. She’s looking for the takedown against the fence and scores it. Murphy tries to get the arm but Andrade escapes and they stand. Andrade lands a combo. Andrade with a massive flurry and Murphy is still in all sorts of trouble. Andrade with a leg kick. Andrade with more big shots. This fight should’ve been stopped a long time ago and still should be now. Andrade with more big punches. Andrade lands more big punches. Andrade with big shots. She lands more at the end. Just a brutal beatdown from Andrade. 10-8 Andrade, 30-24 Andrade.

Official Result- Jessica Andrade def. Lauren Murphy by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)

> Welterweights- #5 Gilbert Burns (20-5, 13-5 UFC) vs. #12 Neil Magny (27-9, 20-8 UFC)

Magny with a leg kick. Burns with a body kick. Burns lands a jab. Burns gets a big takedown against the fence. He’s now in the half-guard of Magny. Burns looking to improve position and find the mount. Burns now looking to set up an arm-triangle. Burns gets to the mount position. Burns with a right hand then he locks in the arm-triangle choke and gets Magny to tap. What a showing from Burns.

Official Result- Gilbert Burns def. Neil Magny by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:15 of Round 1

> UFC Flyweight Championship- C Deiveson Figueiredo (21-2-1, 10-2-1 UFC) vs. IC Brandon Moreno (20-6-2, 8-3-2 UFC)

Moreno gets an immediate takedown as Figueiredo has the neck. Both being patient on the ground as Moreno is in the half-guard. Moreno is able to escape and they get to their feet. Figueiredo with a front kick to the body. Moreno lands a body kick. Figueiredo lands a body kick. Both land left hooks. Moreno lands a left hand. Figueiredo with a hard leg kick. Figueiredo tries a takedown but Moreno defends. Moreno with a body shot. He lands a left hand the gets another takedown. Figueiredo looks for the leg and is looking for a heel hook. Figueiredo kicked Moreno in the face while on the mat but it didn’t get called. 10-9 Moreno.

Moreno lands a right hand as he rushes forward. Moreno lands a kick and Figueiredo grabs the leg and it goes to the mat. They scramble to their feet. Moreno lands a combo. Moreno lands a jab then a right hand. Figueiredo lands a counter to the body. Figueiredo with a leg kick. Figueiredo partially lands a head kick. Moreno gets a takedown but Figueiredo reverses and Moreno sweeps to the feet. Figueiredo grabs the neck and drags it down and has a guillotine locked in but Moreno is staying patient and escapes. Moreno working from the top and lands an elbow. Figueiredo lands a couple of elbows from the bottom. Close round. 10-9 Moreno, 20-18 Moreno.

Figueiredo lands a nice body shot. Moreno lands a right hand. Moreno with a combo. Moreno swings and misses with a right hand. Moreno lands a left hand that hit the eye and Figueiredo was trying to call time but it wasn’t a poke and Moreno gets it to the ground. Figueiredo has a cut under his right eye. Moreno lands some left hands from the top. Moreno throwing crazy punches from the top and Figueiredo was throwing kicks from his back as Moreno got back into his guard. Moreno with more left hands from the top. Moreno gets side control at the end. 10-9 Moreno, 30-27 Moreno.

The fight has been stopped after the third round as Figueiredo’s right eye is completely closed and he can’t see out of it, so the doctor has stopped it. Moreno is the winner and is now the undisputed champion.

Official Result- Brandon Moreno def. Deiveson Figueiredo by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 3 to win the UFC Flyweight Championship

> UFC Light Heavyweight Championship- #2 Glover Teixeira (33-8, 16-6 UFC) vs. #7 Jamahal Hill (11-1 1 NC, 5-1 1 NC UFC)

Teixeira looking for the takedown right away and they tie up. Teixeira with some body shots and Hill lands some knees to the body as they separate. Hill with a leg kick. Teixeira still trying for the takedown but Hill defending. Hill with another leg kick. Hill lands a big body kick. Both land punches in the pocket. Hill with a right hand and then a combo. Teixeira lands a jab. Hill lands a solid combo and then another right hand. Hill still landing more. Teixeira lands a left hook to the body. Hill lands an uppercut. We have an eye poke and a timeout. They get back underway and Teixeira lands a calf kick. Hill lands a right hand. They trade late. 10-9 Hill.

Teixeira rushing in to attack the body early on in the second. Hill with a couple of leg kicks. We have another timeout for an eye poke, this time by Hill on Teixeira. They get back to action and Hill lands some big shots and a head kick and Teixeira is hurt. Hill is landing against the fence. Teixeira gets his back away from the fence and is now landing. Teixeira lands a big left hand and Hill is cut open. Hill with some body kicks. Teixeira gets a takedown and it looked easy. Teixeira gets the back for a moment and Hill spins to get Teixeira into his guard. Teixeira looking for the arm-triangle choke. He lets go. They get to their feet and separate. Hill with a high kick. Hill lands a big straight right hand. Hill with a body kick. Teixeira lands a left hand. Close round. 10-9 Hill, 20-18 Hill.

They trade to start the third and Teixeira looks for a takedown but Hill defends. Hill lands a jab. Hill lands a head kick that wobbles Teixeira. Teixeira ends up falling down and Hill gets on top and is landing. Teixeira is trying to survive as Hill is being patient in landing. Hill with more right hands and Teixeira is bleeding all over. Hill landing and Teixeira is moving and blocking with his arms. They get to their feet. Teixeira tries a takedown but Hill defends. Hill lands a body kick. Teixeira lands some jabs. Both guys are tired. Teixeira lands some shots and Hill circles away. Hill with a late combo and a knee. 10-9 Hill, 30-27 Hill.

Both of Teixeira’s eyes are cut badly. Hill with a body kick. Hill with a head kick. Hill lands a big knee as Teixeira is trying to get it down. Teixeira pushes it against the fence. They break and Hill lands some big shots. Hill still landing. Teixeira lands a big left hand. Teixeira still pressing forward but Hill is landing the jab and high kicks. Teixeira lands another left hand. Hill with a combo and then a big right hand. He has Teixeira hurt against the fence. Teixeira lands but Hill still pouring it on with the punches. Hill with a uppercut. He lands a knee and another flurry. Hill with some knees to the body and then an uppercut. They break as Teixeira somehow survived that. Hill with some late knees then a late flurry. 10-8 Hill, 40-35 Hill.

Hill lands the jab. Teixeira gets the takedown and is in the half-guard. He gets to side control and is trying to set something up. Hill tries hard to get up but Teixeira is keeping him down. Teixeira gets to the mount. Hill is able to slip out and sweeps to the top. Hill just staying on top and doing enough to not get it stood up. Hill moves to side control. They get to their feet. Hill lands a combo and then a head kick. They trade late. 10-9 Hill, 50-44 Hill.

Official Result- Jamahal Hill def. Glover Teixeira by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

*Breaking- Glover Teixeira announces his retirement following the fight, saying he’s too tough for his own good and is now going to focus on coaching.

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WON NEWSLETTER: December 14, 2020 Observer Newsletter: Omega on Impact, NXT TakeOver: WarGames

The fallout of Impact’s Winter is Coming show is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We look at how AEW is doing compared to Raw in different demos, the Sting interview this past week, how AEW’s numbers for segments have risen as well as the biggest AEW quarters of this year.

Also in this issue:

Kenny Omega/Don Callis dynamic, the odes to the past they have copied in their angle, debut of Tony Khan as a television performer in the interview on Impact, how close Winter is Coming actually came to being No. 1 for the night on cable, Tony Schiavone’s appearances years ago in TNA and what angle Vince Russo wanted to do with him, executives who vowed to not be TV performers and how that changed.

Major match teased on Impact, as well as the background of the Omega-Callis alliance and when the idea was first broached.

Television ratings for Impact and the surprises, as well as streaming numbers, and what major message that sends about the appeal of Omega in some places and not in others, as well as the number of people who ended up seeing the interview segment.

NXT Takeover War Games, the good, the not-so-good, the next destination show, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

TLC, have a lot of notes about where things do and don’t stand with the 2021 WrestleMania, the actual story of how Bill Goldberg’s streak came to be and what it came from, and how it was ruined and lost popularity. We also look back at the end of WCW.

HHH brings up some notes on Undertaker, WWE women popularity on social media, new WWE TV characters, new gimmicks, WWE stars on new television show, how WWE & AEW programming is doing internationally, how it is doing compared to other sports, more on the lawsuit against Matt Riddle & WWE and Riddle’s sides key arguments for dismissal, Johnny Gargano talks NXT goal, injury updates, Tyler Bate’s return, WWE market value and most-watched shows this past week on the WWE Network.

New Japan’s first show back in Fukuoka, to decide the Best of the Super Junior and World tag league finals. We look at both tournaments, as well as the business notes, the big announcement on the show, as well as match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

UFC weekend coverage  with the stories behind the card, what’s next, effects of COVID and much more. We look at the business notes on the show and fight-by-fight coverage.

NOAH Chronicle and in particular, the Go Shiozaki vs Takashi Sugiura match-of-the-year candidate.

The short but very memorable pro wrestling career of Tom “Tiny” Lister and his run as Zeus, what he was known for out of wrestling and more.

WWE 2020 award nominations as well as one voter talks about favorites for Japan’s Tokyo Sports awards.

Detailed look at the television business, looking at stats not available elsewhere to get the deepest read into how shows are doing, what categories are doing well and how shows compare with previous weeks and one year ago.  

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Thanks to everyone for the nice thoughts this past week.  Jim Valley is doing better.  My mother is not in pain and watching her favorite movies and that’s as good as can be expected at this point.

As far as the scoring of the Figueiredo vs. Moreno fight, Judge Derek Cleary gave 48-46 on rounds one, three and give for Figueiredo, a 9-9 third round and only round four for Moreno.  Judge Sal D’Amato’s 47-47 score was rounds one and five for Figuieredo, two and four for Moreno and a 9-9 third.  Judge Junichiro Kamijo had one and two for Fuguieredo, four and five for Moreno and a 9-9 third. I had one, two and five for Figuieredo and a 10-8 third and 10-9 fourth for Moreno.  In fan voting, the majority of fans had the same rounds the same way as I did.  In total, MMA decisions reported 41.3 percent had it a draw, 31.0 percent had it for Figuieredo and 24.4 percent had it for Moreno. Media scores were 52 percent a draw and 48 percent for Figuieredo and none for Moreno. Dana White said that due to the draw, he is looking to rematch the fight as soon as possible.

As of earlier today, last night’s TripleMania had 591,000 views on YouTube. The last two matches, Kenny Omega vs. Laredo Kid and Pagano vs. Chessman hair vs. hair are pretty much  must-see matches, particularly given the handicap of virtually no fans (there were about 20 people allowed in).  The injury situation wasn’t too bad.  Mr.  Iguana’s stuff was legit.  He was knocked silly on a dropkick in the corner.  Pagano and Chessman were beat up but that’s a given, but no serious injuries.  Kenny Omega seemed fine after his dive and Michael Nakazawa was fine as well. Murder Clown could have had a bad situation but L.A. Park saved him.

Omega in a backstage interview gave the indication his next title defense in Mexico will be against El Hijo del Vikingo, which has the chance to be an incredible match. Omega will be on Impact on Tuesday as well as wrestling Joey Janela in  a no DQ match on  Dynamite on Wednesday.

WWE

  • Currently announced for Wednesday’s NXT TV show is Pete Dunne vs. Kyle O’Reilly, the winner gets Finn Balor in an NXT title match on 1/6 plus Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm and Karrion Kross wrestles.  In theory this should be more competitive than the prior two weeks were.

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  • ROH will be announcing its new PPV card on Friday during the one-hour pre-show. The plan is to create new storyline reasons for all the changes. The card needed changes due to the losses of Kenny King, Flamita, Bandido and EC3 due to the company’s COVID restrictions.
  • Nothing from pro wrestling this week trended on Google. UFC 256 last night was No. 3 with 550,000 searches, which indicates a very low PPV number, but we knew that going in. That said, the Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno was one of the two best fights in UFC of 2020, and many people are calling the show from start-to-finish the show of the year.
  • Other Google trending numbers for combat sports over the past week were Anthony Joshua No. 8 yesterday with 200,000. Kevin Holland showed he had star power as he was No. 20 yesterday with 50,000. On Thursday, the death of Tom “Tiny” Lister, who played Zeus in WWE, was No. 2 with 2 million. Last Sunday, Logan Paul was no. 2 with 1 million searches.
  • There is a major sports story from the past few days regarding University of Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who at last word was in critical but stable condition at a hospital, the team reported Sunday, one day after he collapsed on the court during a game at Florida State. The Southeastern Conference’s preseason player of the year was moved to a stretcher and carried off the court as teammates, coaches, staff, fans and others watched in disbelief. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he was standing and suddenly fell forward and landed on his face. His eyes were open and he had blood on his face and neck, according to photos obtained by The Gainesville Sun. Johnson had tested positive for COVID-19 over the summer and his collapse was thought to be due to Myocarditis, a heart inflammation, and it brings up the possibility that the two are linked and possible longer-range complications of COVID and the ramifications of that in sports.
  • A documentary on Kurt Angle’s departure from WWE which includes me in it.
  • The 12/22 and 12/29 editions of Impact will be year-in-review shows.
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated will be working with MLW as on Wednesday’s show they will announce the PWI official MLW top ten list.  
  • U.K. historian Tony Earnshaw has a new book covering British wrestling in the 80s, “The Saturday Afternoon War:  British Wrestling in the 80s”.
  • In a new interview with seminal rock photographer Mark Weiss, there are photos from  a Jesse Ventura/Ozzy Osbourne photo session in the 80s.
  • SWE, which is former WCCW referee James Beard’s group. had Christi Jaynes winning the title last night (thanks to Shannon Walsh)
  • Combate Americas debuted a reality show on YouTube with the first episode up yesterday.  The ten-episode series aired from 2014 starring Daddy Yankee,Royce Gracie will air with English subtitles. The show was Best Variety or Reality Series at the 2014 Imagen Awards show. The series featured Chinio, Nacho, former Miss Puerto Rico Cynthia Olavarria, Blue Demon Jr., and Eddie Alvarez.
  • Due to government mandated COVID restrictions, the CWE December tour is being moved to February. The new dates are 2/5 in Winnipeg, 2/6 in Morden, Manitoba, 2/7 in Gladstone, Manitoba, 2/10 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, 2/11 in Calgary, 2/12 in Red Deer, 2/13 in St. Albert, Alberta and 2/14 in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
  • Fred Rosser is in a new reality series “The Making of an Off Broadway Musical”. It airs for free this month on Theality TV.
  • Mission Pro Wrestling from Friday night in Buda, TX:  Miranda Gordy (Terry’s daughter) b Killa Kata, JennaCide b Amber Rodriguez, Red Velvet b Rache Chanel, Jenna Lynn b Aleyah Mia Sweets, Baby D b Thunder Rosa (Baby D’s retirement match), Raychell Rose b Blair Onyx,  Madi Wrenkowski b Jezmin Allure, Kimber Lee b Allysin Kay, Rosa Negra b Lacey Ryan to become the first MPW champion in a 2/3 fall match.  Madusa, Thunder Rosa, Red Velvet, Jazz and Robyn Reid came out to congratulate her after.  This is Thunder Rosa’s promotion (thanks to Shannon Walsh)

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UFC 255 live results: Two flyweight title fights

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

20Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Two title fights headline the UFC’s November pay-per-view event as the Octagon remains in its home base in Las Vegas as the flyweights take center stage.

UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo makes his first title defense of the 125-pound title when he welcomes the challenge of Alex Perez in the main event. Figueiredo defeated Joseph Benavidez to become the champion in July, and he was scheduled to defend against Cody Garbrandt, but he had to pull out due to injury. In steps Perez, winner of three straight fights and the first alumnus of the Contender Series to get a UFC title shot.

In the co-main event, UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko looks to continue her reign of dominance when she defends against Jennifer Maia. Shevchenko is coming off a successful title defense over Katlyn Chookagian in February, while Maia gets a title shot on the heels of a submission win over Joanne Calderwood in August.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout with potential fireworks as Mike Perry battles Tim Means, a women’s flyweight bout between Katlyn Chookagian and Cynthia Calvillo, and the opener sees Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Paul Craig square off in a rematch after they fought to a draw in their first fight one year ago.

Among the fights on the preliminary card is a potential flyweight title eliminator bout between Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval, and viral knockout sensation Joaquin Buckley looks to go viral again when he takes on Jordan Wright in a middleweight bout.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Louis Cosce (7-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Sasha Palatnikov (5-2, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Both men are making their UFC debut. Cosce was trying to get the fight down right away but Palatnikov defended. They were trading and Palatnikov got a takedown but Cosce had the neck and they stood. Cosce grabbed a foot off a kick and Palatnikov tried to roll out and Cosce got the back and was landing a lot of punches and Palatnikov was in trouble but the separated. Cosce kept landing lots of punches standing and dropped Palatnikov and Cosce got on top and was landing punches. Palatnikov was able to get to his feet and both were swinging. Cosce landing some big punches and they clinched and Palatnikov landed a huge elbow. Palatnikov got a takedown but they stood and Palatnikov was landing some hard punches. They broke and both are tired. Cosce lands a combo. They clinch and Palatnikov lands some strikes and then lands a spinning back fist and a combo on Cosce. Cosce tries a takedown but Palatnikov defends and lands from the top as the round ends. What a wild round. 10-9 Palatnikov.

Cosce tries a takedown but Palatnikov defends and lands some punches as they stand. Palatnikov with a combo. They trade left hooks. They trade in the pocket as Cosce is keeping his hands low. Cosce lands a jab and then Palatnikov lands a spinning back elbow. They trade and Cosce hits Palatnikov low with a punch and we have a timeout. They get back to action and both are landing and Palatnikov lands a nice combo. They are broken up after Palatnikov grabs the fence and moved to the center and they start trading in close range. Both men land some combos. Cosce lands a big right hand as they clinch. Palatnikov pushes him against the fence. They have a late exchange. 10-9 Palatnikov, 20-18 Palatnikov.

They clinch right away and go against the fence and Palatnikov keeps grabbing the fence. He’s done it several times during the fight. He then gets a second warning from the referee and they are put in the center. Cosce goes for a takedown but Palatnikov sprawls and lands a kick as they stand. Palatnikov lands a left hand. They clinch against the fence and Palatnikov lands a knee to the body and some body punches. They break and Palatnikov with a body kick and Cosce with a high kick. They clinch and Cosce lands a knee that hits the cup and we have another timeout. They get back to action and Palatnikov stuns Cosce with a right hand. Cosce tries a desperation takedown but Palatnikov defends and starts landing a barrage of punches on the ground until the fight is stopped. What a fun fight as Palatnikov gets the finish in the third.

Official Result- Sasha Palatnikov def. Louis Cosce by TKO (punches) at 2:27 of Round 3

> Kyle Daukaus (9-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (13-1, 0-0 UFC)
Middleweights

Stoltzfus tries a front kick right away. They trade leg kicks. Daukaus lands a left hand and they clinch against the fence. Daukaus lands a knee. Daukaus tries a takedown but Stoltzfus maintains his balance and they remain tied up against the fence. Daukaus lands some slaps to the ear. Daukaus gets a takedown. Both men landing punches on the ground. Daukaus was landing lots of punches from the top and Stoltzfus was rolling for an armbar but Daukaus escaped and had the back. Stoltzfus goes for the leg and Daukaus is landing hammerfists. Stoltzfus ends up on top as the round ends. 10-9 Daukaus.

They trade to start the second and Daukaus is pushing Stoltzfus against the fence. Daukaus lands a combo and then lands a kick to the groin and we have a brief timeout. They get back to action and Daukaus lands a left hand. They tie up and Stoltzfus pushes Daukaus against the fence. Daukaus reverses and now has better position. They break and Daukaus lands a combo before they tie up again. Daukaus with some body punches. They break and Stoltzfus lands a right hand and Daukaus tries a takedown but they get right back into the clinch. Daukaus with some body punches and Stoltzfus lands an elbow. They break and Daukaus landed an elbow. They trade punches at the end. 10-9 Daukaus, 20-18 Daukaus.

They are trading to start the third and Stoltzfus landed a combo but Daukaus landed a series of left hands that landed right on the chin of Stoltzfus. They clinch against the fence again and Daukaus with some body punches. Stoltzfus tries a takedown but pushes Daukaus against the fence. Daukaus reverses and starts landing left hands and Stoltzfus tries to grab a leg for a leg lock but Daukaus gets on top and lands some punches before separating and letting Stoltzfus stand. They trade and Stoltzfus lands a kick but misses a big punch. They clinch again. Daukaus with some left hands. Daukaus gets Stoltzfus to the mat and lands more left hands. They stand as Daukaus has back control. Daukaus lets go and lands a combo against the fence and is landing lots of punches. Stoltzfus tries a takedown but Daukaus looks to set up a D’Arce choke. Stoltzfus gets out and Daukaus lands some punches as the fight ends. 10-9 Daukaus, 30-27 Daukaus.

Official Result- Kyle Daukaus def. Dustin Stoltzfus by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

> Alan Jouban (16-7, 7-5 UFC) vs. Jared Gooden (17-4, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Gooden was landing punches early and coming forward more. Jouban lands a left hand and a high kick. Jouban with a body kick and then a leg kick. Jouban lands a combo and ends with a hard body kick. Gooden lands a right hand that stuns Jouban. Jouban with a high kick and then a body kick. Jouban lands some left hands. Gooden has landed more volume but Jouban has landed better. Jouban with a hard body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Gooden lands a knee and then a combo. Jouban with a body kick and they trade at the end. Close round. 10-9 Gooden.

Gooden comes right away with landing punches and then Jouban pushes him back. Jouban with a left hand and then a body kick. Gooden with a body kick. They clinch and Jouban lands as they break. Gooden with a combo. Jouban circles away. Jouban with a body kick. Jouban lands a left hand that rocks Gooden. Jouban now teeing off as he lands a body kick and a combo. Gooden circles away and Jouban lands two more left hands. Jouban lands a combo. Jouban with a combo. Jouban with more punches as Gooden is pressed against the fence. Jouban with a knee to the body. Jouban hurts Gooden with a right hand. Gooden lands a right hand. Jouban with a big body kick and lands a right hand. Jouban with a combo. Gooden gets the back standing and they are hand fighting at the end of the second. 10-9 Jouban, 19-19.

They were trading to start the third and both landed some good punches. Both landing some good punches and then we have a groin strike on Jouban. They get back to action and both men are landing and Gooden tries a flying knee. Gooden is pressing forward but Jouban is landing punches. Jouban tries to land a knee and slips to the mat and Gooden tries to take advantage but they stand and break. Jouban with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Jouban lands a series of punches and Gooden showing no head movement. They trade in close range and Gooden gets a takedown but Jouban has the neck and is looking for a guillotine. Gooden is staying composed as both are tired. Jouban had it in deep and Gooden looked like he was about to tap as time expired. Real fun fight. 10-9 Jouban, 29-28 Jouban.

Official Result- Alan Jouban def. Jared Gooden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Daniel Rodriguez (13-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Nicolas Dalby (18-3-1 2 NC, 2-3-1 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

Dalby lands a leg kick. Rodriguez with a leg kick and Dalby lands another. Dalby lands a right hand and Rodriguez trips back. Dalby with an inside leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Dalby switching stances throughout the first and it has been throwing Rodriguez off. Rodriguez with a hard leg kick. Dalby with a body kick and then a leg kick. Rodriguez lands some punches as Dalby is against the fence. Dalby with a right hand. Rodriguez with a body kick and then another. Rodriguez lands some left hands at the end. 10-9 Rodriguez.

They trade to start the second. Rodriguez with a body kick as he pushes Dalby against the fence. Rodriguez goes for a takedown but Dalby defending. They break and now Dalby is looking for a takedown against the fence. They break and Rodriguez lands a jab. Dalby with a high kick and Rodriguez counters with a combo. Rodriguez with a leg kick and then a right hook. They trade leg kicks. Dalby with a hard leg kick. They trade body kicks. Dalby with a leg kick and Rodriguez counters with a left hand. Dalby tries a takedown but Rodriguez defends against the fence and lands some body punches. 10-9 Rodriguez, 20-18 Rodriguez.

They trade to start the third and both landing punches. Dalby with a body kick. Dalby with some leg kicks. They are trading and they clinch and Dalby is pressing Rodriguez against the fence but they break. Dalby lands a leg kick and some punches. They trade and Dalby lands a high kick. Rodriguez isn’t doing much in the third. Dalby is pressing forward and lands a combo. Rodriguez stuns Dalby with a left hand and shoots for a takedown but Dalby defends. Rodriguez with a high kick late. Close fight. 10-9 Dalby, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Nicolas Dalby def. Daniel Rodriguez by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Antonina Shevchenko (#15, 8-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Ariane Lipski (13-5, 2-2 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Shevchenko with a leg kick. Lipski lands some punches right to the head of Shevchenko and then a body kick. They clinch against the fence. Lipski with a knee to the body. Lipski tries a takedown but they remain tied up against the fence. Shevchenko gets a headlock takedown. Lipski takes the back and then Shevchenko rolls to the top and is in the half-guard. Shevchenko lands some punches from the back. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Lipski with a leg kick. Lipski lands a right hand that snaps the head Shevchenko back. They scramble to the mat and Shevchenko ends up on top. Shevchenko lands some left hands from the top. Shevchenko remains on top in side control and lands as she keeps Lipski pinned to the mat. Shevchenko with some more left hands. Shevchenko takes the back but has no hooks in. Shevchenko lands more left hands as Lipski is trying to roll out. Shevchenko gets back into side control. Shevchenko gets the three-quarter mount and starts landing a lot of punches as she’s trying to finish. Shevchenko gets the back and keeps landing and the fight is stopped. Big win for Shevchenko in this one.

Official Result- Antonina Shevchenko def. Ariane Lipski by TKO (punches) at 4:33 of Round 2

> Joaquin Buckley (11-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jordan Wright (11-0 1 NC, 1-0 UFC)
Middleweights

They trade early and Buckley pushes Wright against the fence and is landing body punches in the clinch. They break. Buckley lands a combo. They trade right hands and Buckley lands a hard left hand. Buckley with a head kick. They clinch against the fence. They break and are trading. Wright with a head kick. Wright with a knee to the body and then a body kick. Buckley with a combo and then lands to the body. Buckley then drops Wright with a right hand and is trying to finish but Wright survives the round. 10-9 Buckley.

Buckley lands a left hand that stuns Wright. Buckley then lands a hard left hand that drops Wright and this fight is stopped. What a finish by Buckley.

Official Result- Joaquin Buckley def. Jordan Wright by knockout (punches) at :18 of Round 2

> Brandon Moreno (#1, 17-5-1, 5-2-1 UFC) vs. Brandon Royval (#6, 12-4, 2-0 UFC)
Flyweights

They are both throwing wild strikes to start the fight. Royval with a body kick. Royval with a leg kick. Royval with a body kick. Moreno gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Moreno with a right hand from the top. Royval hip escapes to his feet. Moreno with a left hand. Royval with a leg kick. They trade. Royval tries a spinning elbow and Moreno grabs his back and they scramble to the mat and Moreno retains back control. Moreno is trying for a rear-naked choke and has it around the chin. Moreno has Royval twisted up. Royval gets out for a moment. Royval with an elbow. They scramble and Moreno gets into the full guard of Royval. Royval trying for a leg lock and lands some punches. Moreno now starts landing a lot of hammerfists and Royval is in trouble and this fight is stopped and Royval is holding his arm and is in tons of pain. Royval’s shoulder popped out of socket and they popped it back in after the fight. Moreno gets the big win.

Official Result- Brandon Moreno def. Brandon Royval by TKO (punches/injury) at 4:59 of Round 1

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> Mauricio Rua (#14, 27-11-1, 11-9-1 UFC) vs. Paul Craig (#15, 13-4-1, 5-4-1 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Craig lands some early leg kicks. Craig with a high kick and Rua lands a left hook. Rua with a right hand. Craig gets a double-leg takedown. Craig lands some hammerfists as he has a deep underhook. They get to their feet and Craig lands some knees as he has the front headlock. Craig was working to set up a choke but they scramble up. Craig gets another takedown against the fence. They stand and Craig tries a takedown but Rua reverses and ends up in the half-guard of Craig. Rua with some left hands from the top and ends the round on top. 10-9 Craig.

Rua lands some punches to start the second and Craig attacks with a body kick. Rua with a right hand and Craig lands some front kicks. Rua looks to land but Craig tries a takedown against the fence. Craig gets a takedown and gets the back of Rua and has the hooks in. Rua gets out and they stand and clinch against the fence. They go back to the mat and Craig gets the back and flattens him out and starts landing a lot of punches and Rua taps and the fight is stopped. Big win for Craig.

Official Result- Paul Craig def. Mauricio Rua by TKO (strikes) at 3:36 of Round 2

> Katlyn Chookagian (#2, 14-4, 7-4 UFC) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (#4, 9-1-1, 6-1-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Calvillo landing more early on and lands some leg kicks. Calvillo with a left hook. Chookagian with a body kick and Calvillo grabs the leg and gets a brief takedown but they get up. Chookagian with a jab. Calvillo with a leg kick. Chookagian with a left hook. Chookagian with a left hand. Calvillo tries a takedown but Chookagian sprawls away and lands a knee as they break. Chookagian with some leg kicks. Calvillo with a right hand. They trade punches. Chookagian with a front kick to the body of Calvillo. Calvillo with a combo ending with a left hand. Chookagian with some kicks. Calvillo with a left hand. They trade late. 10-9 Chookagian.

Calvillo with a body kick and then a side kick to the body. Chookagian with a combo ending with a body kick. Chookagian with a left hand. Calvillo is landing with more volume as most of Chookagian’s attacks are missing. Calvillo with a right hand. Chookagian throwing a lot but it is mostly hitting the air. Calvillo lands a combo. They trade late. 10-9 Chookagian, 20-18 Chookagian.

Calvillo coming forward and is throwing but Chookagian lands a kick. Chookagian with the jab. Calvillo with a leg kick. They trade kicks and Calvillo lands a body kick. Calvillo with a left hand. Neither landing a lot. Calvillo with a combo. Calvillo with a body kick. Calvillo with a leg kick. Chookagian with a high kick. Calvillo with a combo. Chookagian with a right hand. Calvillo with a combo. Calvillo with a left hand. They trade in close range. Calvillo with a late combo. 10-9 Calvillo, 29-28 Chookagian.

Official Result- Katlyn Chookagian def. Cynthia Calvillo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Mike Perry (14-6, 7-6 UFC) vs. Tim Means (30-12-1 1 NC, 12-9 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights* (Perry missed weight by 4.5 pounds)

Perry with a leg kick. Means with a left hand. Perry gets a takedown off a body lock against the fence. Means gives up his back. Perry is working for a choke and almost has one locked in. Means escapes and spins into the guard and they stand. Means with a knee. Perry with the jab. Perry with a right hand to the body. Perry with a right hand. Means with a combo and he is landing the right hand. Means with a leg kick. Means lands the jabs late. 10-9 Perry.

Means landing the jab to start the second. Means with a left hand after Perry lands a leg kick. They trade punches. Means with a leg kick. Means with a body kick. Means with an uppercut. They were trading and Perry hurt Means with a combo. Means then starts landing the jab. Means with a high kick. Means with a knee as Perry lands a left hand. Means with a combo and then an elbow. Perry with a left hand. Means lands a triple jab. 10-9 Means, 19-19.

Means with a leg kick and then Perry gets a body lock. Perry working for a takedown but Means shakes him off. Perry looks gassed. Means landing in close range. They are trading in close range and both are landing hard punches but Means is landing better. Means pushes Perry against the fence. They break and Means lands a combo and Perry is bleeding from his face. Perry with a combo. Means lands an elbow and then another followed by a left hand. Means with a leg kick. Means lands a left hand. Means with a body kick. Means with a left hand. They trade big punches late. 10-9 Means, 29-28 Means.

Official Result- Tim Means def. Mike Perry by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Valentina Shevchenko (C, 19-3, 8-2 UFC) vs. Jennifer Maia (#3, 18-6-1, 3-2 UFC)
UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

Shevchenko lands a left early. Shevchenko gets a takedown and is in the guard of Maia. Shevchenko with some body punches. Shevchenko with an elbow from the top. Shevchenko with more body shots and head shots as well as she remains in Maia’s full guard. Shevchenko in control from the top but not a lot of action going on. Shevchenko shutting down Maia’s chances to use her jiu-jitsu attacks. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko with a spin kick. Shevchenko gets another takedown but they work their way to the feet and Maia pushes Shevchenko against the fence in a clinch. Maia has Shevchenko pinned against the fence but not doing much and Shevchenko landing body shots. Shevchenko with a knee. Maia lands some knees. Maia gets a takedown. Maia lands a right hand from the top. Shevchenko tries to roll out from the bottom but Maia retains top and is in Shevchenko’s full guard. Shevchenko tries for a triangle choke but doesn’t have it. Maia ends the round on top. 10-9 Maia, 19-19.

Shevchenko lands two left hands and Maia lands a right hand. Maia lands a right hand and they clinch and Maia presses Shevchenko against the fence. They break and Shevchenko lands a couple of left hands and a head kick. Shevchenko lands a big left hand and then gets a big takedown into side control. Shevchenko works from the top but Maia able to get up from the half-guard and pushes Shevchenko against the fence. They end the round there. 10-9 Shevchenko, 29-28 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko lands a left hand. Shevchenko with a leg kick. Shevchenko with a Superwoman punch. Shevchenko with a combo and Maia lands a counter right. Shevchenko with another combo and then circles away. Maia lands a right hand. Shevchenko with a power takedown. Shevchenko working in the half-guard of Maia and landing punches from the top. Shevchenko with some shoulder strikes from the top. Herb Dean keeps warning them to work. Shevchenko trying to set up an arm-triangle but she won’t have enough time. 10-9 Shevchenko, 39-37 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko with a hard jab to start the fifth. Maia initiates a clinch against the fence. Shevchenko with a knee. Shevchenko revereses and lands an elbow as they break. Shevchenko with a hard body kick. Maia lands a right hand. Shevchenko with a flurry and they clinch against the fence. Maia tries a takedown but Shevchenko defends. They break. Shevchenko with a left hand. Shevchenko lands another left hand. Shevchenko just misses a head kick but lands a left hand and Maia initiates a clinch against the fence. They break and Shevchenko with an elbow. Shevchenko with a body kick. Maia with a front kick. Maia with a left hook. Shevchenko with a right hand and then a left hand. Shevchenko with a combo. Shevchenko with a spinning back fist and then a combo. The champion should retain here. 10-9 Shevchenko, 49-46 Shevchenko.

Official Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) to retain the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> Deiveson Figueiredo (C, 19-1, 8-1 UFC) vs. Alex Perez (#4, 24-5, 6-1 UFC)
UFC Flyweight Championship

Figueiredo with a hard body kick. Figueiredo with another body kick. Perez lands a right hand. They trade punches. Figueiredo with another hard body kick. Perez tries a takedown and has a single leg. Figueiredo being warned about grabbing the fence. Figueiredo drops for a leg lock and then Perez gets on top and Figueiredo locks on a guillotine choke and has it locked in tight and Perez taps. What a performance from the champion as he makes quick work to retain the title.

Official Result- Deiveson Figueiredo def. Alex Perez by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:57 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Flyweight Championship

New UFC flyweight champion crowned at Fight Island

Posted on by Josh Nason

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The second time was a charm for Deiveson Figueiredo as he dominated Joseph Benavidez Saturday to win the vacant UFC flyweight title in the main event of the third Fight Island show.

Figueiredo physically dominated Benavidez early in the first round, ensnaring him three times in rear naked choke attempts and knocking him down another three times off punches. The third – off a right hand – dropped Benavidez at which time Figueiredo attacked, landing hard right elbows that bloodied him badly.

A fourth rear naked choke attempt was enough as Benavidez passed out at 4:48 of the first round, giving Figueiredo the technical submission victory.

This is the first UFC belt for the 32-year-old Brazilian which had been vacant since December 2019 when double champion Henry Cejudo relinquished it so he could focus on the bantamweight title instead. He has now won four straight and is 8-1 in the Octagon with six finishes.

Benavidez and Figueiredo were originally matched up in February, but Figueiredo (19-1) missed weight and was ineligible to win the title. He still defeated Benavidez by second round TKO that night and without any other real challengers, the UFC rematched the two instead. There was some question as to whether he would be able to compete Saturday 

The 35-year-old Benavidez (28-7) is now 0-5 in UFC/WEC title fights.

UFC on ESPN+ 30 live results: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 30: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2, emanating from the Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

The third event in the span of eight days to be held on UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi sees a vacant championship up for grabs in a continuance of a February fight.

Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez will pick up where they left off when they meet for the second time for the vacant UFC Flyweight Championship. They met in February, a fight that ended in controversy as Figueiredo scored a second-round TKO finish that was preceded by a clash of heads that did a lot of damage to Benavidez. However, Figueiredo missed weight for that fight and the flyweight title remained vacant. A rematch was set up, and both men made weight, so someone will leave Fight Island with the title wrapped around their waist.

In the co-main event, it is a key middleweight fight with two men vying to get back into the win column as Jack Hermansson takes on Kelvin Gastelum. Also on the main card is a lightweight fight between Marc Diakiese, a women’s flyweight fight between Ariane Lipski and Luana Carolina, and another flyweight bout as Alexandre Pantoja battles Askar Askarov.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Carlos Felipe (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Serghei Spivac (10-2, 1-2 UFC)
Heavyweights

Felipe throwing punches early but nothing connecting. Spivac with a nice jab. They trade jabs. Felipe taunting in there. Spivac with another couple of jabs and then lands a right hand. Spivac lands a knee after landing a right hand. They continue to trade and Felipe is landing with more volume but Spivac is landing better. Spivac lands a jab that stumbles Felipe for a second. Spivac lands a combo. They trade jabs. Felipe lands a right hand. 10-9 Spivac.

They were trading to start the second and Spivac was landing better. Spivac landed a leg kick and then a hard right hand. Felipe starts landing some more now. Spivac went for a takedown and landed an elbow as they break. Spivac goes for another takedown against the fence. They break and Felipe lands a punch. Both landing punches. Spivac with a body kick and Felipe lands a right hand. Felipe with some body punches. Spivac coming forward and just misses a head kick. They trade late. Close round. 10-9 Felipe, 19-19.

Spivac goes for the takedown against the fence and gets the back and is landing punches as they’re still standing a little. They get fully to their feet and Spivac still has the body and gets Felipe back down to the mat and is landing punches from the back. Felipe not doing much just sitting there eating punches. They get up and Spivac still has a hold of Felipe and gets another takedown and steps over into mount. Spivac still landing punches and some short elbows. Felipe is doing nothing. Spivac still landing punches. Felipe is just looking at the referee like he wants it stood up but Spivac is working a lot and landing lots of punches. Spivac with more punches and elbows as the fight ends. Huge round for Spivac. 10-8 Spivac, 29-27 Spivac.

Official Result- Serghei Spivac def. Carlos Felipe by majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)

> Davi Ramos (10-3, 4-2 UFC) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (14-2, 1-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Tsarukyan throwing early and lands a spin kick. Ramos with a right hand that connects. Tsarukyan landing some good strikes mixing his punches and kicks. Ramos comes forward and grabs Tsarukyan and lands a knee before breaking. Tsarukyan with a leg kick. Tsarukyan gets Ramos to the mat and is working in the guard of Ramos. Tsarukyan lands some good head and body punches from the top. Tsarukyan with some elbows. They get up and Tsarukyan with some nice strikes on the feet late. 10-9 Tsarukyan.

Ramos coming forward as Tsarukyan is circling around. They trade punches. Tsarukyan with a quick combo and Ramos lands a big right hand. Ramos with a front kick. Tsarukyan with a left hook. They trade in close range. Ramos with a knee to the body. Ramos being aggressive in this second round. Tsarukyan with a combo and Ramos returns fire with big punches. Tsarukyan gets a takedown and Ramos grabs the leg looking for a kneebar but Tsarukyan gets up and they stand and clinch against the fence but break. They trade and Tsarukyan tries a takedown but Ramos defends. Tsarukyan lands a head kick. They trade punches. Tsarukyan tries for another takedown but Ramos defends. Close fun round. 10-9 Tsarukyan, 20-18 Tsarukyan.

They trade big punches to start the third. Ramos with a right hand and he is coming forward with punches and looks for a takedown but Tsarukyan defends. We have a timeout for equipment reasons but get to action. Ramos still pushing forward and eats a left hand from Tsarukyan that stops him in his tracks. They are trading in close range. Ramos still coming forward but Tsarukyan is still landing more. Tsarukyan with a nice combo as he slides away from a right hand from Ramos. Tsarukyan with a pair of big kicks. Ramos lands a flurry. Ramos is bleeding around his right eye. Tsarukyan with an uppercut followed by a lead left hand. Tsarukyan with another combo. We have a timeout to look at the cut on Ramos but he continues. Tsarukyan with some quick combos and Ramos lands a right hand. Ramos looks for a takedown but Tsarukyan defends. Ramos looks for the neck as they go to the mat. Tsarukyan spins out and stands as the fight ends. 10-9 Tsarukyan, 30-27 Tsarukyan.

Official Result- Arman Tsarukyan def. Davi Ramos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Malcolm Gordon (12-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Amir Albazi (12-1, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Both men making their UFC debuts. Both looking to land the jab. They are both throwing lots in the early going but neither landing much. Albazi with a calf kick and then lands a nice body kick. Albazi grabs the single leg and gets Gordon down to the mat. Albazi landing lots of punches and elbows from the top as he goes to the mount. Gordon is able to scramble out to the top and Albazi looks for a triangle. He gets the triangle choke locked in deep and Gordon taps! Nice submission on a beautiful transition by Albazi.

Official Result- Amir Albazi def. Malcolm Gordon by submission (triangle choke) at 4:42 of Round 1

> Brett Johns (16-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Montel Jackson (9-1, 3-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

They trade kicks early on and we have a cup check. Back to action and Johns lands a combo and then looks for a takedown. Jackson got a brief takedown but they worked to their feet and Johns was looking for underhooks against the fence. Johns ends up getting a takedown. Jackson works to this feet and Johns looking for another takedown. He is still working for it against the fence and lands a knee. Johns lets go and keeps Jackson against the fence. They trade and Jackson knocks Johns down with a left hand and then goes on top. Jackson with a big elbow that hurts Johns. Johns goes for an armbar from the bottom but Jackson escapes. 10-9 Jackson.

Johns ducks under a punch from Jackson and immediately looks for a takedown. Johns pushes Jackson against the fence and has the body lock and gets Jackson down briefly. Johns still has the body lock and is working hard for the takedown. They break and Jackson with a body kick. Johns with a body kick. Johns grabs a single leg and looking for a takedown against the fence. Jackson with some knees as he defends. Jackson with a foot sweep trips Johns to the mat. Johns gets up and goes for a takedown as he eats a big body kick from Jackson but he finishes the takedown. Johns has the back and is working for the choke. Jackson defending well so far. Jackson hand fighting and is looking to spin out of the body triangle. Johns moves to the triangle but Jackson escapes it and is on top. Jackson with some elbows from the top. 10-9 Johns, 19-19.

Both looking to land to start the third and Johns with a left hand. Johns shoots right in for a takedown against the fence. Johns with relentless pressure against the fence. Johns completes the takedown and has the back. Jackson gets to his feet and they got to the fence and break. Jackson with a combo and then a body kick as Johns goes for another takedown. Johns finishes the takedown but Jackson gets back vertical and they break. They clinch and Johns lands a nice elbow on the break. Johns gets another takedown and has the back. They stand and now Johns grabs the neck and drops down for a guillotine but doesn’t look in tight. Jackson rolls through and they stand and Johns still has control against the fence. This goes the distance. Close fight. 10-9 Johns, 29-28 Johns.

Official Result- Brett Johns def. Montel Jackson by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Joe Duffy (16-4, 4-3 UFC) vs. Joel Alvarez (16-2, 1-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Duffy opens up with a nice combo. Alvarez with a nice combo with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Duffy with a hard leg kick and Alvarez lands a nice counter leg kick. Duffy lands a combo. Alvarez with a leg kick. Duffy gets a takedown. Alvarez gets a guillotine locked in and Duffy taps! Nice submission for Alvarez.

Official Result- Joel Alvarez def. Joe Duffy by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:25 of Round 1

> Grant Dawson (15-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Nad Narimani (12-3, 2-1 UFC)
150-pound Catchweights

Dawson with a nice calf kick to start. Dawson with a leg kick. Dawson goes for a takedown but Narimani defends. Narimani with a left hook. Dawson with a leg kick. He lands another. Dawson with another and he slips but lands a flying knee right as he stands. Dawson with a takedown and tries to go to mount but Narimani gets him inside his guard. Dawson trying to work to the back but gets to the half-guard. Dawson with some punches from the top. Dawson with a hard elbow. Dawson with some ground-and-pound. He moves to the mount and is looking for the neck as he moves to the back. Dawson with some punches from the back. Dawson with a big round. 10-8 Dawson.

Dawson with a low kick and a flying knee. Narimani with a right hand. Dawson with a high kick. Narimani lands some punches. Dawson gets a takedown and is working from the half-guard and landing lots of punches. Dawson continuing to land lots of punches and Narimani is pinned on the bottom. Dawson gets the back and is landing punches and looks for the choke but lets go. Narimani’s face is a bloody mess. Dawson with more punches from the back as the round ends. Another big round for Dawson. 10-8 Dawson, 20-16 Dawson.

Dawson with a body kick and then a right hand followed by a leg kick. Narimani lands a right hand as he avoids the stepping knees from Dawson. Dawson lands that stepping knee followed by a right hand and then a calf kick. Dawson goes for a takedown but Narimani sprawls out and they both land punches. Dawson with more punches as he lands another jumping knee. Narimani throwing right hands but Dawson is slipping away. Dawson with a right hand. Narimani lands a right hand. Dawson landing more kicks and then a right hand. Narimani is swinging for the fences with a minute left but taking tons of damage. Dawson with another calf kick. Narimani lands a right hand. Dawson shoots in and Narimani defends. Narimani with a right hand as he comes forward. Excellent showing from Dawson. 10-9 Dawson, 30-25 Dawson.

Official Result- Grant Dawson def. Nad Narimani by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)

> Roman Dolidze (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Khadis Ibragimov (8-2, 0-2 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

They aren’t doing much in the first minute. Ibragimov with a leg kick. Dolidze landing some leg kicks. Ibragimov with a leg kick that hurt himself and Dolidze is smiling at him. Dolidze with a leg kick. They are both feeling each other out and being patient. Dolidze tries an axe kick and slips to the mat and Ibragimov with a calf punch. Not much happens and they are stood up. Dolidze then tries a head kick and his knee lands flush on the jaw of Ibragimov and he is down and out and Herb Dean stops it. Nasty knockout by Dolidze.

Official Result- Roman Dolidze def. Khadis Ibragimov by TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of Round 1

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> Alexandre Pantoja (#4, 22-4, 6-2 UFC) vs. Askar Askarov (#7, 11-0-1, 1-0-1 UFC)
Flyweights

Pantoja with a right hand and immediately jumps on the neck for a guillotine but Askarov escapes and is now in the guard of Pantoja. Pantoja now working for a triangle as Askarov stands and then he looks for an armbar but Askarov escapes. Pantoja now working for a heel hook but Askarov gets out and remains on top. They get to their feet as Askarov lands a right hand. Askarov gets a takedown but they get right up. Askarov has back control. He lands a knee from the back. Pantoja tries to roll through to escape. They scramble to their feet and Askarov has the body lock looking for a takedown. Pantoja gets a back take as they were scrambling. Askarov calm but Pantoja looking to work for a choke as he has the body triangle. Pantoja trying to get the arm under the chin. They make it through the first. 10-9 Pantoja.

Pantoja with a right hand and Askarov tries a takedown. Askarov with an inside leg kick. Askarov with another leg kick. Pantoja with a body kick. Askarov grabs it and they trade in a flurry. Pantoja with a leg kick and eats a counter right from Askarov. They trade and Askarov gets a takedown. They scramble up. He briefly gets a takedown but they stand and Pantoja with a knee on the break. Pantoja lands a right hand and Askarov lands some jabs in return and looks for the takedown. Askarov has the back but Pantoja scrambles out and gets the back of Askarov and digs the hooks in. Pantoja with a left hand but Askarov escapes and ends the round on top. Close round. 10-9 Askarov, 19-19.

Pantoja with a body kick. Askarov lands a couple of counter right hands. Askarov tries a takedown but Pantoja defends. Askarov with a left hand. Pantoja with a right hand and Askarov flops to the mat and Pantoja gets on top. Askarov kicks Pantoja away and they stand. Pantoja with a right hand to the body. Pantoja looking tired. Pantoja comes in with a combo and tries a takedown but Askarov defends. Askarov with a right hand. Pantoja lands as he comes forward. Askarov lands a right hand as Pantoja rushes in. Pantoja with a body kick. Askarov with a kick. Pantoja with a body kick and Askarov lands a counter right hand. Pantoja with a couple of kicks. They trade punches in close range. Askarov with a left hand. Pantoja with a nice right hand at the end. Very close fight. 10-9 Askarov, 29-28 Askarov.

Official Result- Askar Askarov def. Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Ariane Lipski (12-5, 1-2 UFC) vs. Luana Carolina (6-1, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Lipski with a leg kick and then a right hand. Lipski lands a right hand to the body and Carolina slips to the mat and Lipski gets on top. Lipski with some punches from the top. Carolina looking for a heel hook and Lipski is giving up her back. Carolina looking for a calf slicer but Lipski is composed and grabbing the leg. Lipski locks in a vicious kneebar and Carolina is screaming loudly and taps. What a submission by Lipski.

Official Result- Ariane Lipski def. Luana Carolina by submission (kneebar) at 1:28 of Round 1

> Marc Diakiese (14-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. Rafael Fiziev (7-1, 1-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Diakiese with a calf kick. Diakiese with another leg kick. Diakiese misses a spinning wheel kick. Fiziev with a heavy body kick and they clinch against the fence. Fiziev gets a takedown and is working in the half-guard. Diakiese trying to dig for the underhooks and he scrambles up. Fiziev with a huge body kick. Diakiese with a body kick and just misses a head kick. Fiziev with a big body kick. Fiziev with a combo to the body and head. Diakiese tries a takedown but Fiziev defends and ends up in the half-guard. They get to their feet and Fiziev with another big body kick. They clinch but break. They trade punches. 10-9 Fiziev.

They trade kicks early in the second. Fiziev with a right hand followed by a body kick. Diakiese tries a head kick but Fiziev ducks under and lands a counter right hand. Fiziev with a leg kick. He lands another. Diakiese lands a right hand. Fiziev with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Fiziev with some leg kicks. Fiziev with a spinning back fist and follows it with a right hand. Fiziev with some more leg kicks. Diakiese lands a nice left hand to the body. They trade punches. Fiziev coming forward and landing kicks. 10-9 Fiziev, 20-18 Fiziev.

They trade some hard strikes. Fiziev with a nice combo. Diakiese just misses a right hand. They clinch but break and Diakiese with a left hand to the body. Fiziev with a body kick. Diakiese goes for a takedown but Fiziev defends. Fiziev with an elbow and a body kick. Diakiese with some hard punches. Diakiese lands a hard right hand that was solid and Fiziev was rocked. Diakiese lands another. Diakiese with a spin kick. Diakiese with a switch knee. Close last round. 10-9 Diakiese, 29-28 Fiziev.

Official Result- Rafael Fiziev def. Marc Diakiese by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Jack Hermansson (#6, 20-5, 8-2 UFC) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (#7, 15-5 1 NC, 10-5 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

Hermansson with a leg kick. He lands a body kick and another leg kick and Gastelum gets a takedown. Gastelum working from the top and Hermansson looks for the leg. He grabs a heel hook and Gastelum taps! Big submission win for Hermansson.

Official Result- Jack Hermansson def. Kelvin Gastelum by submission (heel hook) at 1:18 of Round 1

> Deiveson Figueiredo (#1, 18-1, 7-1 UFC) vs. Joseph Benavidez (#2, 28-6, 15-4 UFC)
UFC Flyweight Championship

They trade kicks to start. Benavidez with a calf kick. Figueiredo with a spin kick. Figueiredo drops Benavidez with a right hook and he gets on top looking to finish. Benavidez trying to survive on the bottom. Figueiredo with some big elbows. Figueiredo gets the back and is looking for the choke but Benavidez escapes. Figueiredo gets it locked back in tight but lets go. Figueiredo gets it locked back in and Benavidez fights it off again. They scramble to their feet. Figueiredo drops Benavidez again with a right hand but Benavidez pops right back up. Figueiredo drops Benavidez again and gets on top and is landing big ground-and-pound as he mounts Benavidez. Figueiredo gtes the choke locked in again and Benavidez goes out cold. Wow. Deiveson Figueiredo is the new UFC Flyweight Champion.

Official Result- Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Benavidez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:48 of Round 1 to win the UFC Flyweight Championship

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How COVID-19 has affected UFC and WWE this past week when it comes to show changes and decisions is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We talk about WWE recovering from its outbreak and UFC losing major fights, as well as the details of the Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal fight coming together, the Gilbert Burns positive test and nature of who else tested positive, Burns explanation of his test failure, PPV numbers, more on UFC’s testing and its business deal in Saudi Arabia, WWE & AEW reactions this past week, who still hasn’t returned to television and Ric Flair’s situation being a regular television performer. We also talk about Renee Young and Jon Moxley and WWE rules on masks.

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We go through all the details of Fyter Fest and the Great American Bash, positives and the negatives of the ratings, every demo looked at, every quarter hour and match looked at and what it says, Paul Levesque talks the competition, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings.

WWE schedule over the next two months, certain changes and key reason why and more.

The Rey Mysterio/WWE situation as far as contract, why he was still used while no longer on contract, the deal in place, lots more on the “eye for an eye” stip, plus updating Extreme Rules.

Update the start of wrestling with fans with New Japan, who isn’t there and why, the rules in place for fans plus coverage of the New Japan Cup.

A new documentary about a wrestling icon being worked on, wrestling TV shows listed to Emmy voters and what they say, more on the Saudi Arabia situation, Smackdown’s role on FOX and why it’s valuable, WWE announcement coming, Canadian, U.K. and Sports ratings for the past week, ex-WWE stars sign for major representation, current WWE market value and most-watched shows of the past week on the WWE Network.

Update on Matt Riddle’s situation with a time line.

New Japan’s Lion’s Break show, the concept and the talent.

Why COVID has slowed down a process that all sports leagues were hoping would change regarding ratings and the problem with the new system that goes into place sometime next year.

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Results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week

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We did two weekend shows that are up on the site. Garrett and I did a show covering some Wednesday fallout and spoke to Dr. Alex Patel. Today’s show with Bryan covered the Japan shows and UFC 251 as well as other news. We’re taking polls the next few days on the New Japan Cup final yesterday, UFC 251 yesterday and New Japan Dominion today. Please leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected].

Deiveson Figueiredo has been cleared to travel to Abu Dhabi. If he passes the rest of his tests, his flyweight title fight for the vacant title with Joseph Benavidez will take place on 7/18.  Figueiredo had suffered from COVID-19 in May. He tested positive in an antibodies test this past week but he and his management claimed it was due to already having the disease in the past.  He passed another test where he got the results today and has been cleared to travel.

UFC star Santiago Ponzinibbio noted that he tested positive for COVID-19 in late June.

Regarding last night’s UFC judging in the Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski title fight, it’s another example of the ten point must weakness.  Holloway won the fight overall.  Few argue that.  However, media scores were 68% for Holloway, meaning there were enough people the other way to where you have to say it’s reasonable under ten point must to go either way.  I had Holloway and could go 49-46 but I think any score from 49-46 Holloway to 48-47 Volkanovski is a reasonable score.  However, it is not reasonable to say Holloway didn’t win the overall fight.  It’s the issue we’ve talked about for 20 years and ten point must on occasion creates these situations.  Using either half points or a different usage of ten point must (10-9, only close round, 10-8 normal round, 10-7 decisive, 10-6 dominant) will wield better scoring but there are a lot of ways to improve scoring that won’t be done due to the nature of the commission overseeing process that doesn’t want change.  Last night Dana White blamed the judges.

In scoring, Mark Collett gave Volkanovski rounds three, four and five. Judge David Lethaby gave him three and four, but not five, which is weird since five was the only decisive round Volkanovski won. Clemens Werner also gave Volkanovski three through five.  Holloway clearly won one and two. Volkanovski clearly won five. Three and four were close.

Dana White said the show was trending ahead of any show except McGregor vs. Khabib.  Google trends indicate differently. The show did 2.7 million searches, the biggest thing on the Internet yesterday by a wide margin.  But that’s nowhere near record levels.  UFC 251, which would include searches for Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman, did 2 million plus.  Other major searches were Paige VanZant, Max Holloway, Jose Aldo and Rose Namajunas, all top ten. The only other top 20 for the past week among boxing, wrestling and UFC was Mike Perry at No. 8 on Wednesday.

Even though Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade was a  split decision, MMA Decisions website listed 100 percent scores for Namajunas.

WWE

  • WWE will be promoting a Women’s Evolution week on all of its shows this week with the idea that they pioneered women’s wrestling starting on July 13, 2015 and tomorrow is the five-year anniversary..
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  • Dr. Alex Patel sent us this regarding herd immunity which just come out today.
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    Taya & Rosemary & Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz & Kimber Lee vs. Havok & Neveah & Susie & Kylie Rae & Alisha Edwards
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  • XICW from last night in Pontiac, MI:  Adam Wick b Mysterious Movado, Jay Maynard & Billy Ray Daniels b Grey Wolves, El Ridiculoso b Willie Watts, Dre Jacobs b Papa Dave Dingo, Kongo Kong b Mongo, DBA & Jaimy Coxxx b Soul Shooters to keep tag titles, Malcolm Monroe III b Dread King Logan to keep the Midwest title (thanks to Leonard Brand)
  • Bill Apter runs The Greatest Wrestler Ever Tournament. Also TJ Wilson & Saxon Huxley run The Greatest WWE match tournament. Here are the links.
  • SlamWrestling.net has a longer story talking to Pat Rose about his journey in wrestling, and then into competitive fishing, where he is now a radio host talking about fishing:
  • A story on Les Thatcher celebrating 60 years in wrestling. (thanks to Mike Kuzmuk).
  • A story on the release of Ashley Massaro’s PSA on suicide done before she herself committed suicide. (thanks to Barry Werrner)

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UFC still without flyweight champion after Figueiredo KO win

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The MMA scales of justice were not on Joseph Benavidez’s side Saturday in Norfolk, VA, as he failed in his third attempt to wear UFC flyweight gold in a second round knockout loss to Deiveson Figueiredo.

The problem: Figueiredo didn’t walk out with the title either as he was ineligible to win the vacant strap because he missed weight by 2.5 pounds Friday. Therefore, the UFC is without a flyweight champion for the foreseeable future.

Figueiredo had Benavidez in trouble in the first, forcing him to fight off two armbar attempts. He looked unfazed by Benavidez’s strikes, pursuing his challenger around the cage and landing punches of his own. 

The end came in the second round when Benavidez led in with his head (something the announce team noted earlier in the fight) and clashed heads with Figueiredo, opening up a bad cut over his left eye. As he tried to recover, Figueiredo hit a straight right to the mouth that floored Benavidez, followed by some equally hard hammer fists for the TKO finish with 1:54 left in the round.

Figueiredo told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto in a post-fight interview that he considers himself the champion because he won the fight. In his in-cage interview with Michael Bisping, neither Figueiredo or his team were subdued in their celebration despite the lack of winning the title.

The UFC stripped Henry Cejudo, also the company’s bantamweight champion, of the flyweight championship in order to move both divisions forward. Cejudo is scheduled to defend his title against Jose Aldo later this year. Unfortunately, UFC doesn’t have a lot of options for one of its most beleaguered divisions.

Should they give Figueiredo another opportunity, which seems likely even with the weight cut blunder, they could go with Jussier Formiga as a challenger even though he is coming off a loss to Benavidez. He did beat Figueiredo prior to that, however. Other options are coming off a single win, so there is no clear cut pecking order or star name.