Tag: demian maia

UFC on ESPN+ 20 live results: Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 20: Maia vs. Askren, emanating from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

The Octagon returns to Singapore for the third straight year bringing a welterweight main event pitting arguably the two best grapplers in the division against each other.

Former welterweight and middleweight title challenger Demian Maia looks to score his third straight win when he battles Ben Askren in the five-round headline bout. Maia is gunning to make it 3-0 in 2019 after scoring wins over Lyman Good and Anthony Rocco Martin earlier this year. Askren looks to rebound from his first career loss, the devastating five second knockout loss at the hands of Jorge Masvidal in July.

Also on the card is a pair of lightweight bouts pitting Michael Johnson against Stevie Ray, and Frank Camacho against Beneil Dariush, as well as a welterweight bout between Muslim Salikhov and Laureano Staropoli. In the preliminary card featured bout, it is a women’s strawweight battle as Randa Markos takes on Ashley Yoder.

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

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 5:30 AM ET/2:30 AM PT

> Raphael Pessoa (9-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jeff Hughes (10-2 1 NC, 0-1 1 NC UFC)
Heavyweights

Slow start to the fight as nothing goes on in the first minute. Hughes then lands a leg kick and they trade punches. Pessoa misses a right hand but lands a spin kick to the body. They were trading and Pessoa with a knee to the body. Hughes lands a right hand but Pessoa counters with a right. Pessoa with an inside leg kick. Pessoa with a late punch. 10-9 Pessoa.

Pessoa with some leg kicks as he is attacking the lead leg of Hughes. Pessoa comes forward throwing punches but they mostly miss. Hughes then misses a spinning back fist attempt. Pessoa with a spin kick to the body. Pessoa then drops Hughes with a right hand but Hughes pops right back up. Hughes then pushes Pessoa against the fence and Pessoa lands some elbows. They break to the center. Hughes throws a spin kick and falls to the ground doing so but then grabs Pessoa for top position and lands some punches. 10-9 Pessoa, 20-18 Pessoa.

Hughes is having trouble seeing as his eye is bugging him. Hughes with a leg kick. Pessoa just barely lands a spin kick to the body. Hughes with a leg kick. Pessoa then knocks Hughes back with a right hand. Pessoa with a spin kick to the body. They both look pretty fresh with it being heavyweights in the third round. They trade punches. Pessoa lands some punches as he comes forward. Hughes lands a right hand. Hughes is being more active this round. They trade leg kicks. 10-9 Hughes, 29-28 Pessoa.

Official Result- Raphael Pessoa def. Jeff Hughes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Loma Lookboonmee (3-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Alexandra Albu (3-1, 2-1 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

They trade early and Lookboonmee with a knee to the body. Lookboonmee lands a hard elbow. They clinch and trade knees. Albu was grabbing the shirt of Lookboonmee during the clinch to keep ahold of Lookboonmee and gets a warning by the referee. Albu with a right hand followed by a head kick. Lookboonmee with a front kick. They clinch and trade knees and Lookboonmee throws Albu out of the clinch. They clinch again and Albu grabs the single leg. Albu was grabbing the shorts clearly trying to bend the rules again. Lookboonmee with a right hand. Lookboonmee with some kicks and they clinch and Lookboonmee with a knee to the body. Albu still grabbing the clothing. Lookboonmee with a hard knee to the body. 10-9 Lookboonmee.

Lookboonmee took off her shirt after the first so Albu would stop grabbing it and is just fighting in the sports bra now. They went to the ground early and Albu went for a leg lock but Lookboonmee escaped. The striking pace has slowed a little. Lookboonmee with a leg kick. Albu with a leg kick. Lookboonmee still striking from a distance. Albu lands a right hand and Lookboonmee goes for a takedown but it is defended. Albu with some punches as Lookboonmee is looking a little tired. They break a clinch and Albu lands some punches. They trade and clinch. Albu came on strong at the end. 10-9 Albu, 19-19.

Albu’s thumb had popped out of socket during the second and her coaches popped it back in. They spent the start of the third trading. Lookboonmee with a leg kick and Albu throws a counter combo into the clinch. Albu with a left hand. Lookboonmee with a front kick. Lookboonmee throws Albu off and out of a clinch. Albu lands a combo before they clinch. Lookboonmee with some knees to the body. They break and clinch again and break. Albu with a scissors sweep and gets on top but time is going to run out without here able to do anything. 10-9 Lookboonmee, 29-28 Lookboonmee.

Official Result- Loma Lookboonmee def. Alexandra Albu by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

> Maurice Greene (#13, 8-2, 3-0 UFC) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (#14, 13-1, 1-1 UFC)
Heavyweights

Greene with a high kick to start. Pavlovich lands a right hand. Greene with a leg kick and Pavlovich lands a counter right hand and Greene stumbles but gets up. Greene with a body kick. Pavlovich rocks Greene with some punches and Greene goes to the mat and is looking for a takedown. He gets up and Pavlovich lands more punches and Greene falls back down and Herb Dean stops it. Big win for Pavlovich.

Official Result- Sergei Pavlovich def. Maurice Greene by TKO (punches) at 2:11 of Round 1

> Enrique Barzola (16-4-1, 6-2 UFC) vs. Movsar Evloev (11-0, 1-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Evloev with the jab. Both throwing punches but missing and then Evloev lands a right hand. Both throwing punches and landing. Evloev gets a takedown and has the back. Evloev with some knees to the body. They get to the fence. They get up and break and Evloev lands some right hands that rock Barzola. Evloev with a combo and then drops for a takedown. Barzola with a leg kick. They trade punches. Evloev with an uppercut and then follows with a hard right. Barzola with a combo. Evloev gets another takedown and has the back. Evloev with some punches from the back and throws Barzola away. 10-9 Evloev.

Evloev with an uppercut. They both trade and then Evloev gets a takedown and has the back but they scramble to their feet. They trade and Evloev goes for a takedown and gets it for a second but Barzola pops up to his feet and escapes. They trade punches. Evloev lands a nice right hand and Barzola lands a good counter left. Evloev grabs the back against the fence and drags the fight to the mat. They get up and Evloev still has the back but they break. They trade and Barzola gets a big takedown and ends the round on top as he lands a few elbows and punches. 10-9 Evloev, 20-18 Evloev.

They trade to start the third. Evloev gets a brief takedown but they scramble to the sprawl and then break. Evloev with a spin kick to the body. They trade and Barzola lands a groin strike and we have a timeout. We get back to action and they trade. Evloev shoots for a single leg but Barzola defends it. They trade punches and Barzola just misses a high kick. Barzola is landing more in the third. Evloev tries another takedown attempt but it is again blocked. Good fight. 10-9 Barzola, 29-28 Evloev.

Official Result- Movsar Evloev def. Enrique Barzola by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Alex White (13-5, 4-5 UFC) vs. Rafael Fiziev (6-1, 0-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Fiziev with a leg kick. They trade. Fiziev with a leg kick. Fiziev with a body kick. They trade and Fiziev lands a hard right hand that rocks White. White recovers and goes for a takedown but Fiziev defends and starts landing knees to the head. Those were hard knees and they break. Fiziev with a leg kick followed by a right hand. White with a combo and they clinch. White with a knee to the body and they break. White with a combo. White tries a takedown but Fiziev defends and grabs the neck and lands a knee and White has a minor cut open. Fiziev with a high kick. White with a right hand. 10-9 Fiziev.

They clinch early in the second against the fence and both land before breaking. Fiziev then lands a big right hand that stuns White as White has his back against the fence. White attempts a takedown but Fiziev defends. White has the single leg. Fiziev escapes and lands some punches. White tries a long shoot but Fiziev shakes him off. Fiziev with a high kick and then a body kick. White just misses a left hand. They trade late. 10-9 Fiziev, 20-18 Fiziev.

Both missing their strikes to start the third. They trade in close range and Fiziev gets a takedown. Fiziev working in the guard and landing punches. They get to their feet. Fiziev with a leg kick. White misses a left hand and Fiziev grabs the body. Fiziev with a leg kick. They clinch but break. White is pretty bloody now. Fiziev grabs the body lock and pushes White against the fence but they break. They clinch again but break. They trade. White tries a takedown but Fiziev defends. 10-9 Fiziev, 30-27 Fiziev.

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

> Randa Markos (9-7-1, 5-6-1 UFC) vs. Ashley Yoder (7-4, 2-3 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Markos with some close range punches and they clinch against the fence. Markos already trying to turn this into a grind. Markos tries a takedown but Yoder gets the head and reverses it and is on top. Markos goes for a reverse triangle from the bottom. Yoder lands some punches from the top to the body. Markos escapes to her feet. Markos gets a takedown and is looking for an anaconda choke. Markos switches to side control. Markos now has the neck. They scramble to their feet. 10-9 Yoder.

Markos lands some punches to start the second. They clinch against the fence. They trade strikes as both look for clinch advantage. They break and Markos with a right hand. They clinch and Markos with an uppercut. They break and both land. Markos with two nice right hands. Markos lands some more nice punches and Yoder scores a takedown. Yoder in the half-guard and lands a couple of elbows. Markos is able to reverse to the top and lands some elbows. Markos with some hammerfists from the top and ends strong with punches. 10-9 Markos, 19-19.

Both land some punches to start the third. Markos with a leg kick. Markos with a leg kick and she is landing more distance strikes. Yoder with a high kick and Markos counters with a combo. Markos with another combo. Markos tries a takedown but Yoder grabs the back as they go to the mat. Yoder looking for a rear-naked choke but Markos defending well. Yoder lets go and gets to the top and looking for an arm-triangle. Markos gets out and Yoder in the half-guard. Markos able to escape to her feet. Markos lands some punches. Markos with a left hand. Markos lands some nice punches late. Strong close to the fight for Markos. This is close. 10-9 Markos, 29-28 Markos.

Official Result- Randa Markos def. Ashley Yoder by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | 8 AM ET/5 AM PT

> Muslim Salikhov (14-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. Laureano Staropoli (9-1, 2-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Salikhov was looking for the knockout shots early. He landed a body kick. Salikhov with a combo. Staropoli tries a spin kick but whiffs badly. Salikhov with a high kick. Salikhov lands an overhand right and then a spinning back kick that Staropoli blocks with his arm. Staropoli with a high kick that Salikhov is able to block. Salikov with a right hand. Salikhov with a spin kick followed by a leg kick. Staropoli with his own spin kick. Salikhov with another. 10-9 Salikhov.

Salikhov with a hard spin kick. Staropoli lands a high kick. Staropoli tries a body kick but Salikhov catches it and dumps him to the ground but lets him up. Salikhov with a body kick and then a leg kick. Salikhov got a brief takedown off a kick attempt but Staropoli able to get up. Salikhov hurt Staropoli with a spinning back kick to the body. Salikhov hurts him with an uppercut and then starts landing knees and big punches. Salikhov landing big strikes against the fence and Staropoli able to circle away and survives. Salikhov with more big punches on the feet but Staropoli has seemed to recover. 10-9 Salikhov, 20-18 Salikhov.

Salikhov with some punches to start the third but Staropoli is throwing counters. Staropoli lands a right hand and shoots for a takedown but Salikhov defends. Salikhov with a hard right hand. Salikhov with a spinning back fist. Staropoli still coming forward. Salikhov gets a takedown and has the back. Staropoli scrambles to his feet and they clinch against the fence. They break. Staropoli with a body kick. Salikhov with another spin kick to the body. Staropoli has no defense for that technique. Staropoli lands a left hand. Staropoli misses a spin kick but he is doing better this round. They trade late. 10-9 Salikhov, 30-27 Salikhov.

Official Result- Muslim Salikhov def. Laureano Staropoli by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-28)

> Ciryl Gane (4-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Don’Tale Mayes (7-2, 0-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Both looking to land big shots and just missing those shots. Mayes lands a couple of punches. They trade kicks. Gane lands a left as he comes in but they break. Gane with a high kick. Mayes with a right hand. They clinch and break and Mayes just misses a left hand. Gane with a body kick. Gane lands some big punches and Mayes tries to spin away from trouble and almost gets caught. Gane with a hard body kick. Gane with a front kick to the face. Gane with another body kick and follows it with a right hand. Gane with a flurry of big punches as he has Mayes in trouble. Gane with a right hand followed by a flying knee and then drops Mayes with a punch and is teeing off on the ground and going for a finish but the round ends. It really could have been stopped there. 10-8 Gane.

Mayes comes out throwing but Gane counters with a left hand. Gane with a left hand and then with a groin strike and we have a brief timeout. Back to action and Gane is still landing kicks. Mayes does land a punch. Gane with a left hook and then an uppercut. Gane with a body kick. The pace has slowed a bit but Mayes is still in this. They trade in close range. Gane gets a takedown and is in the full guard of Mayes. They’re able to get to their feet and clinch until the end. 10-9 Gane, 20-17 Gane.

They are trading in the third as the pace and power of the shots have toned down. Gane landing the jab and is constantly switching stances. Gane with an uppercut. Mayes lands a few jabs but is otherwise getting eaten alive on the feet. Gane with a body kick. Gane with some standing knees and elbows as Mayes had his back against the fence. Gane with another body kick and Mayes is hurt. Gane with a knee to the body. Gane with punches and knees to the body. Gane then drags Mayes to the ground and is on top. Gane then grabs the leg and locks in a heel hook and gets Mayes to tap out late in the fight. Great finish by Gane. He looked extremely impressive in this fight.

Official Result- Ciryl Gane def. Don’Tale Mayes by submission (heel hook) at 4:46 of Round 3

> Frank Camacho (22-7, 2-3 UFC) vs. Beneil Dariush (15-4-1, 9-4-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Dariush landing some leg kicks early and then a Superman punch lands. Dariush with some left hands that land clean. Dariush with a body kick and they clinch and Dariush lands and then with a body kick as they break. Dariush gets a takedown but they get up and go to the fence and Dariush gets a big takedown and has the back and looking for a rear-naked choke. He has it in tight and is squeezing hard. Camacho taps! That was an excellent showing from Dariush as he just ran right through Camacho.

Official Result- Beneil Dariush def. Frank Camacho by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:02 of Round 1

> Michael Johnson (19-14, 11-10 UFC) vs. Stevie Ray (22-9, 6-4 UFC)
Lightweights

Ray right away with a low kick and Johnson lands the jab. They trade low kicks. Ray with a leg kick. They trade left hands. Ray lands a good right hook. Ray just barely connects with a leg kick. Ray with a combo. Johnson blocks a high kick attempt from Ray. Johnson with an inside leg kick. Johnson with a calf kick. Ray lands a left hand. Ray with another and Johnson counters with a body kick and a snap jab. Johnson with some late leg kicks. 10-9 Johnson.

Johnson with the jab landing. Ray with a leg kick and Johnson counters with a left hand. Johnson with the double jab. Ray has a head kick blocked. Ray lands a left hand and then a combo ending with a leg kick and then lands another leg kick. Johnson with a leg kick. Ray lands a hard left hand. Ray with a leg kick and Johnson counters with a left hand. Johnson with a leg kick. Ray shoots for a takedown and misses it but lands a leg kick as he got reset. They trade punches. Johnson lands two hard left hands and Ray fires back with a left hand. They trade punches in close range and Johnson gets the better of it. Johnson with a good combo. Ray is cut on his forehead. 10-9 Johnson, 20-18 Johnson.

Johnson lands a good combo to start the third. Johnson with a left hand. Ray tries to change levels for a takedown but Johnson snuffs it out. Ray lands a left and Johnson counters with a harder left. They trade punches in the pocket. Ray gets a takedown and is on top landing punches. Ray landing more punches looking to finish. Ray has the hooks in and looks to start working for the choke. Ray landing punches as he has full back control. Johnson not trying to fight out of the position and is getting warned to defend. Ray landing lots of punches. Ray with some hammerfists as he still has body control. Ray with some nasty elbows. Johnson survives this but a big round for Ray. This will be interesting on the scorecards. 10-8 Ray, 28-28 DRAW.

Official Result- Stevie Ray def. Michael Johnson by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

> Demian Maia (#10, 27-9, 21-9 UFC) vs. Ben Askren (#11, 19-1 1 NC, 1-1 UFC)
Welterweights

Maia with some straight left hands. Askren with a leg kick. Askren is trying to set up a takedown and misses a spinning back fist. They clinch and trade knees. They break and Maia with a left hand. Askren with a leg kick and uppercut. They clinch but break. Maia with a left hand. Askren with an uppercut and grabs the neck and lands a knee and Maia pops out. Maia with the jab. Askren with a right hand. Maia with a left hand. Maia landing punches and Askren is hurt just a little as he clinches but they break. Askren with short uppercuts. Maia with a body kick. Askren with a right hand. Askren gets a takedown and is on top. Maia tried an armbar but Askren escaped. Askren lands some body punches from the top. 10-9 Maia.

They trade to start the second and Maia is landing the left hands. They clinch but break. Maia with a left hand and Askren lands a short uppercut counter. Maia is cut open. Maia with a left hand. Askren with an uppercut and a leg kick. Askren lands a series of punches. They trade in close range. Askren lands short punches and scores a takedown. Maia looks for an omaplata and uses it to sweep to the top. Maia landing from the top and has the full mount. Askren trying to reverse to the top and Maia has the arm but Askren scrambles out and lands some late punches. 10-9 Askren, 19-19.

Askren gets a big takedown in the third and was on top but Maia able to get to his feet. Maia with the jab and Askren with a body kick. They clinch but break. They clinch and Maia with a knee. They break and Maia with a left hand. Askren lands a short right before they clinch. Askren gets a takedown but Maia able to sweep to the top and passes to the mount. Maia gets the back as Askren turns. Maia has the hooks in and is looking for a rear-naked choke. He has it locked in and Askren goes out! Maia with an incredible submission as Askren went out cold. This was a fun fight.

Official Result- Demian Maia def. Ben Askren by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:54 of Round 3

UFC Fight Night 129 live results: Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 129: Maia vs. Usman, emanating from the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.

The Octagon debuts in Chile with a 13-fight card featuring a UFC veteran looking to get back to his winning ways against a fast-rising contender in the welterweight division.

Former two-division title challenger Demian Maia looks to end his two-fight losing skid when he takes on the dangerous Kamaru Usman, who is undefeated in the Octagon and winner of eleven straight overall. Maia steps in for this fight on a shortened training camp as he replaced Santiago Ponzinibbio, who was forced out due to a broken hand.

Maia fights for the UFC for the 28th time, and only two fighters have competed under the UFC banner more. Usman is making a charge at 170 pounds and could solidify a potential title shot with another win, but Maia is dangerous and always primed for an upset.

Also on the main card is a battle in the women’s strawweight division as Alexa Grasso looks for her second consecutive win against former TUF winner Tatiana Suarez, who looks to remain undefeated in her career. In the women’s flyweight division, Andrea “KGB” Lee makes her UFC debut, and she has a lot of star potential, as she takes on Veronica Macedo.

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.

UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS | 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT

> Claudio Puelles (7-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Felipe Silva (8-1, 1-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Silva starts with a leg kick. Puelles blocks a head kick and Silva just misses a spin kick. Puelles gets a takedown and into the guard of Silva. Puelles stands up and then comes back into the guard after a hard left hand. Puelles stands and lands another left and then grabs the neck looking for a choke. Silva was able to scramble and ends on the top and starts landing punches. Puelles rolls for a kneebar and has a foot lock in but Silva gets out of trouble. They get back to their feet. Silva with some knees to the body. Puelles pulls guard looking for an armbar. They’re back on the feet. Puelles grabs a leg and gets another takedown. Puelles with some left hands from the top. Back on their feet. Puelles shoots for a takedown but pulls guard and Silva lands a punch. 10-9 Silva.

Silva starts with a leg kick again. Silva lands some punches as Puelles retreats. Puelles lands a left hand. The pace has slowed a little bit. Silva lands a standing knee to Puelles’ body. Silva with a leg kick. Silva with a high kick. Puelles with a body kick. SIlva lands a right hand. Puelles shoots for a takedown but it is defended. Silva lands a big combo and Puelles drops to the ground. Silva goes to the mat and is landing some punches looking to finish. Silva with more big punches from the top. Silva with more big punches. They get to their feet. Silva lands some big punches and to the body. Puelles pulls guard to survive the round as Silva lands punches to end it. 10-8 Silva, 20-17 Silva.

Puelles with a spinning back fist. They trade leg kicks. Silva drops Puelles with a big right hand and is going for the finish. Silva with big punches on the ground. He backs off and the ref stands Puelles up. Silva rocks Puelles with a left hand. Silva then drops Puelles again with a body punch. They are back on the feet. Silva landing big punches on the feet. Puelles shoots but ends on the bottom and Silva landing punches and elbows. Puelles then locks a kneebar out of nowhere and it is in tight. Silva taps! Wow! A big comeback win for Puelles in the third round. Incredible comeback.

Official Result- Claudio Puelles def. Felipe Silva by submission (kneebar) at 2:23 of Round 3

> Henry Briones (16-7-1, 1-3 UFC) vs. Frankie Saenz (12-5, 4-3 UFC)
Bantamweights

Saenz with a leg kick followed by a right hand. Saenz with a left hand to the body followed by a right hand. They are being patient so far. Briones with a leg kick. Saenz lands a punch and then gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Saenz starts landing more punches. They are trading punches on the feet. Briones lands a big right hand. They trade late. Close round. 10-9 Saenz.

They trade early on. Saenz drops Briones with a right hand but Briones gets back to his feet. Saenz scores a takedown. Saenz landing some punches from the top before they get back to their feet. Saenz with some body shots. Briones lands a right hand. They are trading punches and kicks on their feet. They continue to trade punches and kicks at the end. 10-9 Saenz, 20-18 Saenz.

Saenz lands an accidental groin strike early. They trade kicks. Saenz lands a knee in the clinch. Saenz gets a takedown but Briones has the neck looking for a choke. Saenz slips out and is in the guard. Saenz with some elbows. Saenz landing big shots from the top as Briones is trying to roll out from the bottom. Saenz keeping Briones on the mat but they do get to their feet. They break as Saenz lands an elbow. They go to the mat and Saenz has the back. Saenz landing punches from the back as the fight ends. 10-9 Saenz, 30-27 Saenz.

Official Result- Frankie Saenz def. Henry Briones by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

> Enrique Barzola (14-3-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Brandon Davis (9-4, 1-1 UFC)
Featherweights

They both miss on high kicks. Davis lands a right hand. Barzola with a teet kick. Barzola trips up Davis with a leg kick and then grabs his back. Barzola trips Davis to the mat but they quickly get up. Barzola gets a big slam takedown. They get up and break. They trade leg kicks. Davis lands a hard right hand. Davis lands a combo and then a leg kick. Davis lands another hard right hand. Barzola lands a left hand. Davis gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Davis lands a solid combo to end the round. Close round. 10-9 Davis.

They trade leg kicks. Barzola grabs the back and gets a brief takedown. Barzola is relentless with back control. Davis with a backwards elbow. Barzola with a big takedown and in the half-guard. Barzola looking to grab the back but moves to the neck and is looking for a choke. Davis gets to his feet and escapes. Barzola gets another slam takedown. Barzola has the back and is working for a choke. Barzola landing punches from the back. Davis gets out. Davis working for a takedown but eating elbows. Barzola going for a guillotine choke. Davis gets out. 10-9 Barzola, 19-19.

They trade punches and kicks to start the final round. They trade punches in close range. They continue to trade in close range and Barzola lands a hard right hand. Davis fires back with a combo. They trade body kicks. Davis lands a left hand. Barzola gets a takedown and moves to the back. They get to their feet. They break and Davis lands a knee to the body. Barzola grabs the neck and drags the fight to the mat. Barzola in the half-guard. Barzola gets the back and is landing punches as the fight ends. 10-9 Barzola, 29-28 Barzola.

Official Result- Enrique Barzola def. Brandon Davis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

FOX SPORTS 2 PRELIMS | 8 PM ET/5 PM PT

> Gabriel Benitez (20-6, 4-2 UFC) vs. Humberto Bandenay (14-4 1 NC, 1-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Benitez right away with a leg kick and then drops Bandenay with a left hand. Benitez gets on top and landing but Bandenay looking for an armbar from the bottom. He has it locked in but Benitez slams him hard to the mat and knocks Bandenay out after a left hand. Wow. Big finish by Benitez as he gets the knockout in less than a minute.

Official Result- Gabriel Benitez def. Humberto Bandenay by knockout (slam & punch) at :39 of Round 1

> Poliana Botelho (6-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Syuri Kondo (6-0, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Botelho with a leg kick to start. She lands a big body kick that hurts Kondo. She drops Kondo with a right hand and Kondo is in a lot of trouble. Botelho lands some more punches as Kondo is having trouble defending and the fight is stopped. Wow. Botelho with a big finish in another fight that goes less than a minute.

Official Result- Poliana Botelho def. Syuri Kondo by TKO (strikes) at :33 of Round 1

> Brandon Moreno (#7, 14-4, 3-1 UFC) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (#12, 18-3, 2-1 UFC)
Flyweights

Moreno with a quick leg kick. Pantoja with a leg kick in return. Moreno just misses a spinning wheel kick. They trade and Pantoja lands a knee. Moreno gets a takedown but they scramble to the feet. Pantoja lands a left hand. They trade punches. Pantoja lands a good combo that wobbles Moreno. Pantoja lands a solid right hand that hurts Moreno and Moreno starts to retreat away. Moreno fakes a takedown. Moreno falls to the mat after missing a takedown and Pantoja follows down and is landing punches from the top. Pantoja with some big punches and Moreno is bleeding. Pantoja takes the back and lands big punches to end the round. 10-8 Pantoja.

Pantoja with a leg kick. He lands an overhand right. Moreno lands a left hook but Pantoja is countering with big combos. They are dirty boxing against the fence. Pantoja landing the jab. Pantoja with a leg kick. They trade punches and kicks. Pantoja with more leg kicks. The pace has slowed a little. They trade some punches inside the pocket. Pantoja wobbles Moreno with a left hand and then lands a knee to the body against the fence. 10-9 Pantoja, 20-17 Pantoja.

Pantoja with an inside leg kick. Pantoja lands a left hand. They clinch and Moreno pushes the fight against the fence. Pantoja reverses and lands a knee. Moreno with an elbow on the break and they trade punches. Moreno gets a brief takedown but Pantoja gets it right back up. They both trade big punches and Pantoja got the better of it. Pantoja lands a hard right hand. Pantoja lands some more hard punches. They trade punches. Wild brawl to end the fight. 10-9 Pantoja, 30-26 Pantoja.

Official Result- Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)

> Zak Cummings (21-5, 6-2 UFC) vs. Michel Prazeres (24-2, 8-2 UFC)
Welterweights

Prazeres with a body kick. Prazeres lands a right hand. Prazeres gets a takedown and is on top. Prazeres in the half-guard but not doing much and they are stood up by the referee. They trade punches and Cummings is cut open from a headbutt. Prazeres lands a left hand and then a leg kick and followed with a right hand. Cummings with a high kick that misses. 10-9 Prazeres,

Prazeres goes for a takedown and has the back of Cummings. Prazeres gets a takedown but Cummings gets up. They break and Cummings lands some punches and Prazeres is cut open under his eye. They continue to clinch and Cummings with some body punches. They break and both land. Cummings with a high kick and Prazeres counters with a right hand. Cummings lands a straight left hand. They clinch and Cummings pushes it against the fence. Prazeres grabbed the cage to block a takedown. They trade punches. 10-9 Cummings, 19-19.

They trade punches. Cummings starting to bleed more. Prazeres lands a right hand. He fakes a takedown and ends with another right hand. Cummings lands a left. They are fighting slow and the crowd is booing. Cummings with a high kick that is blocked. They clinch but nothing happens and they are split by the ref. Cummings with a body kick and then a head kick. They trade. Prazeres lands a left hand. Cummings with a big body kick and then a knee to the body. Prazeres with a late takedown. He ends the fight on top. 10-9 Prazeres, 29-28 Prazeres.

Official Result- Michel Prazeres def. Zak Cummings by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

FOX SPORTS 1 MAIN CARD | 10 PM ET/7 PM PT

> Vicente Luque (12-6-1, 5-2 UFC) vs. Chad Laprise (13-2, 6-2 UFC)
Welterweights

Luque with some leg kicks and Laprise counters with one of his own. They trade punches. Laprise with a leg kick followed by a left hand. They trade and clinch and Laprise gets a takedown but they get right back up. Luque lands a right hand. Laprise lands a double jab. Luque with a head kick that is blocked. Luque drops Laprise with a big left hand and then finishes him off with a couple of more punches. Big finish by Luque.

Official Result- Vicente Luque def. Chad Laprise by knockout (punches) at 4:16 of Round 1

> Veronica Macedo (5-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Andrea Lee (8-2, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They trade leg kicks. Macedo lands a nice combo. They clinch and Lee lands a knee and then some to the body and another to the head. Macedo with a spin kick to the body. They trade and clinch. Lee with some more knees to the body. Lee gets a takedown. Lee with some kicks as Macedo is on the ground. Macedo with a big knee and then rocks Lee with a head kick. They clinch and Lee gets a throw takedown. Lee gets the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. She had it but let go and landed some elbows. Lee still has back control and goes for an armbar but time runs out. 10-9 Lee.

Macedo misses a spin kick. They clinch and Lee lands a couple of knees. Lee with a head-and-arm throw but Macedo able to scramble to her feet. Macedo pulls guard. Lee gets to her feet and lands some leg kicks to the downed Macedo. Macedo gets up and lands a left hand. They clinch and Lee lands a knee and Macedo an uppercut. Macedo then gets a takedown but Lee able to reverse to the top. Macedo rolls for a kneebar but Lee able to get out of it. Lee working for an arm-triangle. Lee mounts Macedo and lands an elbow before Macedo escapes. 10-9 Lee, 20-18 Lee.

They trade punches. Lee gets a takedown and ends up on top. Lee with some punches from the top and she gets to her feet. Macedo remains on her back. Macedo wants Lee back on the mat. Macedo lands a couple of upkicks. They trade punches. They clinch and Lee with some knees and then gets a takedown. Lee in side control and then moves to mount. Macedo gives up her back and Lee looking for an opening for the choke. They scramble and Macedo grabs the neck for a moment but Lee gets to her feet. Lee ends the fight on top. 10-9 Lee, 30-27 Lee.

Official Result- Andrea Lee def. Veronica Macedo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Diego Rivas (7-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Guido Cannetti (7-3, 1-2 UFC)
Bantamweights

Rivas drops Cannetti for a moment to start the fight. RIvas gets the fight to the mat for a moment but Cannetti gets it up and has Rivas against the fence. Cannetti gets a takedown. Rivas grabbed an arm and was looking for an armbar but Cannetti escaped out and got the back. They get to their feet and Cannetti has the backpack and Rivas is looking for an escape. They break as the round ends. 10-9 Cannetti.

Cannetti with a body kick. We have an errant groin shot on Rivas and a timeout. They get back to action and Cannetti gets a takedown and is in the guard working for something. They are stood up by the referee. Rivas unable to do much in this one so far. They trade kicks. Rivas gets a big takedown but Cannetti right back to his feet. Rivas grabs the neck and has the guillotine locked in but Cannetti pops his head out. They get to their feet and Cannetti ends the round on the back of Rivas. 10-9 Cannetti, 20-18 Cannetti.

They come out trading. Rivas lands a big right hand that wobbles Cannetti. Cannetti misses a spin kick by a mile. They clinch and Rivas lands an elbow. Cannetti tries a trip takedown but can’t get it and Rivas grabs the neck. Rivas lands some knees and some elbows and uppercuts in the clinch. Cannetti grabs the neck and they drop to the mat. Cannetti working for a guillotine but Rivas escapes. Cannetti has a big cut open. They get to their feet and Cannetti lands a couple of kicks. Rivas with a body kick. Crowd with loud chants for Rivas. They trade strikes. Rivas with a flurry to end. 10-9 Rivas, 29-28 Cannetti.

Official Result- Guido Cannetti def. Diego Rivas by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Jared Cannonier (10-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. Dominick Reyes (8-0, 2-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Cannonier with a leg kick and an overhand right. Reyes with a leg kick. Cannonier with a right hand. Reyes with an inside leg kick. Reyes goes for a takedown and grabs a leg but Cannonier lands some punches and he lets go. Reyes lands a left hand. Cannonier lands a right hand. Reyes with a series of strikes. Reyes rocks Cannonier with an uppercut and Cannonier is retreating. Reyes follows up with leg kicks and then drops Cannonier with an uppercut and the referee stops it. Cannonier went limp after the uppercut and Marc Goddard had seen enough. Impressive stoppage by Reyes.

Official Result- Dominick Reyes def. Jared Cannonier by TKO (strikes) at 2:55 of Round 1

> Alexa Grasso (#9, 10-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Tatiana Suarez (#12, 5-0, 2-0 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

They trade kicks. Suarez shoots for a takedown but Grasso defends against the fence. Suarez with a head-and-arm takedown. Grasso back to her feet. Suarez with another takedown. Grasso trying to get out but Suarez gets the back and keeps the fight down. Suarez looking for a rear-naked choke and she has it locked in. She gets Grasso to tap out! Suarez with an impressive first-round submission win.

Official Result- Tatiana Suarez def. Alexa Grasso by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:44 of Round 1

> Demian Maia (#5, 25-8, 19-8 UFC) vs. Kamaru Usman (#7, 12-1, 7-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Usman with a leg kick and then another. Maia lands a left hand. Usman with another leg kick. Maia lands another left hand. Usman with a leg kick and Maia counters with a takedown but Usman right back to his feet. Maia has the back of Usman standing. Maia with a right hand from the back. They are broken up by the referee. Usman with a leg kick. Usman with the jab. Not much to the round. 10-9 Maia.

Usman lands a right hand. Maia goes for a takedown but it is stuffed by Usman. Usman has the neck in the sprawl position. They get back to their feet and Maia lands a left hand. Usman with a right hand. Usman lands another right hand. Usman with a leg kick and Maia works for a takedown but Usman defends it. They trade punches and Maia goes for another takedown but Usman defends it perfectly. Usman lands some right hands. Maia with an uppercut to the body and Usman counters with his own. They clinch against the fence. Maia pulls guard but not much happens after. 10-9 Usman, 19-19.

Maia lands a left hand. Usman with a right hand. They trade punches. Usman stumbles but lands a right hand as he catches his balance. Maia with a combo. Maia lands a left hand. Usman trying to land punches but Maia is in retreat mode. Maia dives for a takedown but Usman defends. Maia inviting him to the mat but Usman is having none of it. They trade punches. Maia with another takedown attempt that Usman stuffs. 10-9 Usman, 29-28 Usman.

Usman drops Maia with a right hand and he is swarming looking to finish but Maia sprawls to his knees and grabs Usman. Usman trying to escape there and is landing punches. They get to their feet. Maia shoots for a takedown but Usman sprawls and starts landing punches. They get back to their feet. Neither man landing anything now. Maia lands the jab. Maia bleeding now. Maia grabs the single leg but lets go as he can’t get Usman down. Usman lands a right hand. 10-9 Usman, 39-37 Usman.

Maia still trying for takedowns but can’t get Usman down. Maia is exhausted. He wants Usman on the ground but Usman won’t take the bait. They trade punches and Maia starts retreating again. Maia lands a left hand. Maia tries a takedown but Usman quickly grabs the head and sprawls. Usman lets go and they get to their feet. Usman with a right hand. Maia tries a takedown but it is defended and Usman goes to the mat in Maia’s guard. Usman gets to his feet and Maia continues to invite him to the mat. Usman with a right hand. Usman with a head kick. Not the most exciting fight you will see to say the least. 10-9 Usman, 49-46 Usman.

Official Result- Kamaru Usman def. Demian Maia by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

Our questions about UFC Fight Night Chile: Usman vs. Maia

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Josh Nason

Image: MMA Fighting

UFC returns for its second show of three this month, a Fox Sports One show emanating from Santiago, Chile — their first show in the country. Fun fact: all three of their May events are outside of North America. Use that at your next round of trivia and stump everyone!

The show was supposed to be headlined by a battle of fast-rising welterweights, but local favorite Santiago Ponzinibbio had to bow out due to injury, leaving Kamaru Usman without a dance partner. Enter veteran Demian Maia, looking to snap a two-fight losing streak and hold as he nears the end of an interesting career.

Helping me preview the show and answer some questions are “Mr. Winnipeg” Paul Fontaine and Texas tough Ryan Frederick.

Main Card

Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman
Alexa Grasso vs. Tatiana Suarez
Jared Cannonier vs. Dominick Reyes
Diego Rivas vs. Guido Cannetti
Veronica Macedo vs. Andrea Lee
Vicente Luque vs. Chad Laprise

Undercard

Zak Cummings vs. Michel Prazeres
Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Poliana Botelho vs. Syuri Kondo
Gabriel Benitez vs. Humberto Bandenay
Enrique Barzola vs. Brandon Davis
Henry Briones vs. Frankie Saenz
Claudio Puelies vs. Felipe Silva

What are you most looking forward to?

Frederick: I guess it would be the main event as there isn’t much to this card. I don’t think Maia has much of a chance against Usman, and the short training camp and preparation time hurts him more. Usman has so much power on his feet and has arguably the best wrestling in the welterweight division. Out of all of the rising competition at 170, I see Usman as the one that is destined to be the champion more than any of the others (Darren Till, Colby Covington and Santiago Ponzinibbio to name a few). Also, I am looking forward to Andrea “KGB” Lee’s UFC debut as she has star potential.

Fontaine: I’m a big proponent of women’s MMA and have been following Lee’s career for a couple of years and it’s great to see her finally debuting in UFC this weekend. I think she could be the signature star of the UFC’s newest weight class within a year or two.

Nason: Usman-Maia because Usman has a lot on the line after his last outing, a dull win that raised Dana White’s ire as Usman’s “30%” comment that got taken the wrong way. With an impressive showing, he gets right back in the mix for an interesting fight. With a boring win, I think they try to run the Ponzinibbio fight back. The Grasso-Suarez fight is also on my radar, but more on that below.

What is being overlooked?

Fontaine: The fact this show is even happening is my answer as it’s really a one-fight main card with no one anyone knows outside of the most hardcore of the hardcore fanbase. Going down the prelims, there are a few more names that are slightly familiar but aside from Maia, no one has ever headlined a card or even been in a featured fight aside from Suarez in the TUF finale the year she made it to the finals.

Frederick: I really don’t think anything is being overlooked due to the lack of overall interest in this card. I know a lot of people are down on Grasso vs. Suarez as a co-main event, but it is an interesting fight. Grasso still has loads of potential despite the stumbling block that was her loss to Felice Herrig, but she could still be a contender down the line. Suarez also could be a contender and she has shown a lot of potential. It’s a very good fight for both at this stage of their careers.

Nason: I think the term “co-main event” really can throw people off. On this show, I’m fine with the placement as there’s really not much else and UFC would love to have one of these two breakout this year. An impressive showing by either puts them in a good spot for their next fight. The undefeated Suarez can take a loss here and will be fine, but I think the weight of this is really on Grasso given the expectations she came in with.

What’s not doing it for you?

Nason: The prelms are pretty meh. The Moreno-Pantoja fight could be a dark horse, but UFC has to hope this is like last week’s Brazil show with lots of fun finishes.

Frederick: I don’t have many expectations for this card. There are some solid, mid-tier fights in certain divisions, but nothing overtly stands out. It’s a night of fights.

Fontaine: The whole card in general. As someone who, for the most part, prides himself in seeing every card the UFC puts out there, it’s a struggle for even me to care in the slightest about this show. I do have family commitments that will make it impossible for me to see it live and, for the first time in awhile, I’m contemplating not even bothering to catch up with the show the next day when I have a chance to.

What’s the intrigue with this show?

Frederick: It’s whether Maia can pull off the upset over Usman. It’s Maia’s 28th UFC fight and only Michael Bisping and Jim Miller have had more. He’s a hard-nosed veteran who is certainly capable of pulling it out. However, he’s getting up there in age and it’s going to be a tough outing for him. If he’s able to win, it’s the most intriguing thing to me on this card.

Fontaine: I suppose it would be whether or not the three unbeaten fighters on the show can maintain their perfect records. Syuri Kondo (6-0) and Tatiana Suarez (5-0) are early in their careers but in a strawweight division that doesn’t have a ton of depth, they could be title contenders in short time. The other is light heavyweight Dominick Reyes. At 8-0, he’s had first round finishes in each of his first two UFC fights. 205 is a division in turmoil right now and a third straight quick finish will have a lot of people talking about the 28-year-old prospect.

Nason: I’m also interested in the Reyes-Cannonier outcome, but the intrigue here is whether Usman can put on a show. A finish of Maia would raise his stock considerably.

What will be people talking about Sunday after the show is done?

Frederick: That Kamaru Usman is a real threat to be the champion at 170 pounds, and that Andrea Lee is going to be a star. Those are the two to watch on this show. Everything else just seems to be filling a card. Chile finally gets an event and I’m sure the fans there are going to show up and be a good crowd.

Fontaine: Whether or not the Celtics can be competitive in the NBA finals with either Golden State or Houston. Certainly not anything from this show. Maybe Andrea Lee if she puts in a good performance and gets some promo time.

Nason: “There was a show?”

Who wins?

Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman

Usman: Nason, Frederick
Maia: Fontaine

Alexa Grasso vs. Tatiana Suarez

Grasso: Frederick, Fontaine
Suarez: Nason

Jared Cannonier vs. Dominick Reyes

Cannonier: Nason
Reyes: Frederick, Fontaine

Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja

Moreno: Nason, Frederick, Fontaine

Follow along with our coverage Saurday night.

UFC 214 live results: Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones 2

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Paul Fontaine

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2, emanating from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

It is the biggest UFC event of 2017 so far as three title fights headline the most stacked card of the year, with the biggest fight of the year headlining the show.

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier defends his title against his top rival, former champion Jon Jones, as each man looks for vengeance against the other. Cormier is looking to get an elusive win over Jones after Jones defeated him at UFC 182 in January 2015, while Jones is looking to reclaim his throne as the man to beat at 205 pounds.

In the co-main event, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley looks to make it 365 days as champion at 170 pounds, but he gets a tough test in the form of challenger Demian Maia, the most gifted ground fighter in the sport and winner of seven straight fights. Woodley won the championship from Robbie Lawler on July 30th, 2016, and this will be his third title defense.

In the third title fight on the card, the vacant UFC women’s featherweight championship is up for grabs as the most dominant female fighter in history, Cris “Cyborg” Justino looks to finally wrap UFC gold around her waist when she battles Tonya Evinger. Justino hasn’t lost since her pro debut in May 2005, while Evinger makes her UFC debut on the heels of an 11-fight unbeaten streak.

Also on the main card is a fight that could be a potential “Fight of the Year” candidate as welterweight sluggers Robbie Lawler and Donald Cerrone square off, and a light heavyweight fight that could determine the next challenger opens the main card as Jimi Manuwa takes on Volkan Oezdemir.

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.

We are looking for your thoughts on the show, so send a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best fight and worst fight to Dave at [email protected].

UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS | 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT

> Josh Burkman (28-15 1 NC, 6-10 1 NC UFC) vs. Drew Dober (17-8 1 NC, 3-4 1 NC UFC)
Lightweights

Fairly even standup early with Dober trying takedowns and Burkman defending pretty well. Burkman seemed to be hurting Dober with leg kicks but Dober landed a left hook out of nowhere and knocked Burkman out cold.

RESULT – DREW DOBER (18-8) by KO (punch) at 3:04

Dober put over Burkman in his post-fight promo and said it was an honor to fight him. He wants to be ranked and he may not be but he should get a top 15 fight after laying out a vet like Burkman in that fashion. Crowd gave him a nice hand on his way out of the cage.

> Eric Shelton (10-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jarrod Brooks (12-0, 0-0 UFC)
Flyweights

Interesting round as Shelton vastly outstruck Brooks with the stats at one pointing having him ahead 46-12. But Brooks got at least 3 takedowns and controlled him most of the round, including a couple of submission attempts. Brooks got a front headlock with about 15 seconds and moved into mount and the buzzer may have saved Shelton. 10-9 Brooks

Really slow start to the round with almost nothing happening for the first couple minutes other than a stuffed takedown attempt by Brooks. Shelton got a takedown at 4:00 and controlled Brooks for about 30 seconds. After Brooks got to his feet, he got a takedown but Shelton got up right before the buzzer. 10-9 Shelton, all tied up after 2 although that round was real close

Crowd really turned on this fight midway through the round as not much was happening. Shelton landed a nice shot that nearly knocked down Brooks about 2 minutes in. With about 15 seconds left, Shelton landed a flying knee. Brooks got a takedown after it but Shelton secured a guillotine as the clock ran out. 10-9 Shelton, 29-28 on my scorecard

RESULT – JARRED BROOKS (13-0) by split decision (29-28 x 2; 28-29)

Brooks said the result was f***ing bulls*** and said he looked terrible. But then when Joe Rogan asked him if he thought he should’ve lost, he said no. He said he’s coming for the f***ing belt….he was just all over the place. Put over Joe Rogan, saying he’s been watching him since Fear Factor. Just a profanity laced promo that went nowhere.

> Kailin Curran (4-4, 1-4 UFC) vs. Alexandra Albu (2-0, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Best round of the night so far. Albu was landing all kind of strikes from everywhere and even pulled guard at one point. Curran was landing a lot as well but it seemed as if Albu’s were landing harder and affecting Curran more. She also had a couple of submission attempts. Curran was controlling the clinch game on the feet though. 10-9 Albu after 1

Antoher really good round. Albu was more active with a wide variety of strikes and got a couple of really nice headlock takedowns. She didn’t do much on the ground and Curran was able to get up fairly easily. They showed the strike stats at one point and it was 66-63 for Curran but Albu was definitely landing the harder shots. 10-9 Albu, 20-18

Great third round from Curran. Probably not enough to take the fight or even get a draw but she looked awesome. She had her best punch combo of the fight about a minute in. 2 minutes in, Albu got a headlock takedown but Curran scrambled into top position and controlled most of the rest of the round on the ground, doing a lot of damage. Albu got to her feet and got a late takedown but Curran was up quickly and got another of her own.

RESULT – ALEKSANDRA ALBU (3-0) by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

According to Dave Meltzer, who’s live at cageside, the crowd gave the fight a standing ovation at the end but did boo the decision as you could hear on TV.

FXX PRELIMS | 8 PM ET/5 PM PT

> Andre Fili (16-4, 4-3 UFC) vs. Calvin Kattar (16-2, 0-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Kattar took this fight on short notice and looked pretty good. Round was fairly even on the feet with Fili controlling the pace but Kattar slightly more active and it was looking to be a tossup round until Kattar got a late takedown and landed a ton of punches in the last 15 seconds to steal the round. 10-9 Kattar

Similar round in the sense it was fairly even almost the whole way. It felt like Fili was maybe winning the round slightly but Kattar landed the best punch combo of the fight with out about 15 seconds and really seemed to hurt Fili 10-9 Kattar, 20-18 overall

Fili came out more aggressive and was winning the round until Kattar got a takedown with about 45 seconds left. He did some ground and pound but Fili got up quickly. You could make a case for Fili taking the third but I’ve got it 30-27 Kattar. Great debut either way

RESULT – CALVIN KATTAR (17-2) by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

> Renato Moicano (#9, 11-0-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Brian Ortega (#8, 11-0 1 NC, 3-0 1 NC UFC)
Featherweights

Close first round fought entirely on the feet. Every time Ortega would land a combo, Moicano would answer back with one of his own. Moicano also landed a couple of unanswered combos and had a kick combo as well. Ortega landed a flying knee at the end of the round but didn’t really do any damage. 10-9 Moicano but really close

Almost entirely on the feet again this round and Moicano started to take over. He was ahead 26-7 in strikes landed about 3 minutes in and it didn’t even seem as close as that. He seemed headed for a 10-8 round but Ortega picked it up a bit in the last minute. Moicano scored a late takedown to remove any doubt. 10-9 Moicano, 20-18 overall.

Ortega came out stronger in this round but Moicano picked up the pace about 2 minutes in and seemed to be cruising to another round win and the fight. He made the critical mistake of taking Ortega down and Ortega secured a guillotine on the way down and Moicano tapped quickly.

RESULT – BRIAN ORTEGA (12-0) by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:59 of the 3rd round

In his post-fight promo, Ortega brought up that he and Moicano were the only unbeaten fighters in the Top 10 and said if someone’s going to beat him, he’d like to see how. He fell short of calling anyone out though.

> Aljamain Sterling (#8, 13-2, 5-2 UFC) vs. Renan Barao (#13 FW, 34-4 1 NC, 9-3 UFC)
140-pound Catchweights

Fast start to the round with both guys throwing a lot of kicks and punches. Barao got a takedown just over a minute in and controlled Sterling on the ground for the rest of the round. Sterling had a couple of submission attempts from his back but Barao outstruck him badly…..total strikes were 30-10 at one point. 10-9 Barao, almost a 10-8

Second round was the exact opposite of the first with the fast start and then a takedown by Sterling at about 1:30. Sterling dominated the rest of the way and did way more damage than Barao did in the first round and I thought he did enough to get the 10-8. Barao did have a brief arm triangle submission attempt but Sterling closed strong, opening up a cut with elbows. 10-8 Sterling, 19-18 Sterling after 2

Closer third round. Sterling was definitely more active and Barao was really getting tired toward the end. There were a couple long cage clinches with Sterling controlling but neither guy did much and the ref had to break them both up. With about 30 seconds left, Barao took him down and while Sterling was trying to get up, Barao spiked him to the ground head first. It was almost enough to steal the round but not quite. 10-9 Sterling, 29-27 overall

RESULT – ALJAMIAIN STERLING (14-2) by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27 and 30-26)

> Ricardo Lamas (#3, 17-5, 8-3 UFC) vs. Jason Knight (#15, 17-2, 4-1 UFC)
Featherweights

This was awesome. Lamas got an early takedown but Knight was very active from his back with several submission attempts and he had Lamas tied up to where he couldn’t do anything. When Lamas finally got to his feet, he lit up Knight with punches on the feet. Knight was rocked badly and just wouldn’t go down, despite eating a ton of punches. Knight shot for a takedown but ended up on his back and Lamas finished him with hard ground and pound. Knight protested the stoppage but could barely stand and was clearly out of it.

RESULT – RICARDO LAMAS (18-5) by TKO at 4:34

On the studio show, both Michael Bisping and Kenny Florian picked Cormier and Woodley to retain their titles in the top 2 matches on the PPV.

PPV MAIN CARD | 10 PM ET/7 PM PT

> Jimi Manuwa (#3, 17-2, 6-2 UFC) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (#5, 14-1, 2-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

They clinched up early and Manuwa worked him to the cage. Oezdemir punched out of it and rocked him with punches from the clinch. As Manuwa was backing up, Oezdemir knocked him out. Scary performance as that’s two straight KOs in less than 30 seconds. He may get a title shot off of this

RESULT – VOLKAN OEZDEMIR (15-1) by KO (punch) at 22 seconds

Oezdemir said “I don’t know what’s going on but I have dynamite in my hands”. He went on to call out the winner of the main event. This guy went from a nobody to beating a top 3 contender in less than a year and could be fighting for the title.

> Robbie Lawler (#3, 27-11 1 NC, 12-5 UFC) vs. Donald Cerrone (#6, 32-8 1 NC, 19-5 UFC)
Welterweights

Lawler opened strong, clinching up in the center with Cerrone and landing a ton of punches and elbows. He had 23 strikes in the first minute. It got a little more even after that and then Cerrone kind of took over late, getting a takedown and landing a nice knee/head kick combo. Great opening round. 10-9 Lawler

Cerrone fought much smarter in round 2. He kept his distance, not letting Lawler clinch with him and landed strikes while also controlling the pace. By the end of the round, he had gained the lead in strikes landed and took the round easily. 10-9 Cerrone, 19-19 heading into the third

Close final round. Lawler was much more active than he’d been in the 2nd and seemed to be landing the harder shots but striking stats showed them basically even, with Cerrone holding a 30-29 advantage. Cerrone also had several takedown attempts, all of which were defended by Lawler. Both guys were bloody at the end and the crowd gave this a standing ovation in the last minute. 10-9 Lawler but could go either way.

RESULT – ROBBIE LAWLER (28-11) by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

Heavy boos from the crowd after the decision. Lawler said almost exactly what I did. “I won the first, he won the second and the third was up in the air”. He dedicated the fight to Matt Hughes, who’s still recovering from his accident. Lawler said he’s not worried about the title and he wants to visit Hughes.

> Cris “Cyborg” Justino (17-1 1 NC, 2-0 UFC) vs. Tonya Evinger (19-5 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)
UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship

Measured performance by Cyborg. She never seemed close to finishing Evinger but dominated every second of the round. Evinger actually had a couple flash takedowns but Cyborg was up immediately and did damage on the way up. 10-8 Cyborg

Not quite as dominant a round for Cyborg here and she seemed to be slowing down just a bit at the end of the round. Cyborg landed a lot of punch combos but Evinger was starting to evade strikes at the end of it and even landed some of her own in the last minute. Cyborg did do a lot of damage with leg kicks. 10-9 Cyborg, 20-17

Cyborg dropped Evinger with a punch combo early but refused to go to the ground with her. After the ref stood Evinger up, Cyborg initiated a cage clinch and then finished her with knees standing.

RESULT – CRIS CYBORG (18-1) by TKO (knees) at 1:56 of Round 3 NEW FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION

In her post-fight promo, Cyborg said that she feels like she’s the best fighter she’s ever been. She says she is just now learning how to “fight” and was just relying on her abilities before this. No call-out since there are no other fighters in the division.

> Tyron Woodley (C, 17-3-1, 7-2-1 UFC) vs. Demian Maia (#1, 25-6, 19-6 UFC)
UFC Welterweight Championship

Maia had at least 8 takedown attempts and Woodley blocked every one. Woodley only landed occasional punches standing but messed up Maia’s eye somehow during one of the early takedown attempts. It wasn’t much, but enough to take the round 10-9

Crowd hating this feet. Several more takedown attempts by Maia, all blocked. Seemed like Woodley landed a few more punches than in the first. Total strikes were 15-5 at the end of the second and that was total in the whole fight. 10-9 Woodley, 20-18

Same story in the third. More failed takedown attempts by Woodley. Punches by Woodley and he mixed in leg kicks as well. Maia bleeding from a cut on his nose, swollen on both eyes and his knees are cut up from all the missed takedowns, 13 in total. 10-9 Woodley, 30-27

Maia now 0/16 on takedown attempts but he did land a few more strikes this round and Woodley did almost nothing but avoid takedowns. He did land the hardest punch of the round though and may have taken it. 10-9 Woodley, 40-36. Crowd loudly booing this fight

I think they may have said that Woodley had 26 takedown attempts in total, stuffed on every one. They also broke the record for fewest strikes landed in a welterweight title fight over 5 rounds. By a lot. This round was exactly the same as the rest. Woodley with a 45-23 advantage in significant strikes landed. Crowd chanted BORING and did the Bray Wyatt cell phone gimmick during the round and booed the hell out of it at the end.

RESULT – TYRON WOODLEY (18-3-1) by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46 x 2)

Crowd booed the decision and every word of Woodley’s promo. He challenged GSP for November 4 in MSG. That fight will be terrible but should do business.

Rogan announced to the crowd about the breaking the fewest strikes record and crowd booed that too.

> Daniel Cormier (C, 19-1, 8-1 UFC) vs. Jon Jones (#1, 22-1, 16-1 UFC)
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Jones outstruck Cormier in the round by almost a 2 to 1 margin but Cormier came on strong in the last 30 seconds, including a couple of combos that rocked Jones and he may have stolen the round 10-9. Great atmosphere with loud crowd both pro and negative for Cormier. Loud reactions whenever he landed anything in particular.

Cormier was actually starting to find his rhythm and land more strikes, closing the gap in strikes landed. Then Jones landed a head kick that rocked him and he never recovered. Jones then knocked him down with punches and finished him on the ground with punches and elbows to the head. John McCarthy gave Cormier a lot of time to recover, maybe too much time but finally stopped it.

RESULT – JON JONES (23-1) by TKO (punches and elbows) at 3:01 of Round 3 NEW LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

Cormier refused to stand for the winner’s announcement, which drew loud boos. This was the first stoppage loss of his career.

Jones had an emotional promo. He said that for everyone that’s every let themselves down, this is what you can do. He said he had to do a lot of right things in his life to get to this point and he thanked all of his fans and also thanked the haters, who motivated him to prove them wrong.

Jones thanked Daniel Cormier for being his biggest rival and biggest motivator. Said he has been a model champion, a model father and a model person. Said he is a true champion for the rest of his life. He went over to embrace him.

Camera panned to Cormier, who was crying like crazy and the crowd booed him a little bit.

Rogan interviewed Cormier, who was still crying. Says the fight was going well and he didn’t know what happened.

Jones called out Brock Lesnar. “IF you want to find out what it’s like to get your ass kicked by someone 40 lbs lighter than you, get your ass back to the Octagon”. Announcers completely no sold this.

UFC 214 Observer Panel Picks: Three title fights, Lawler vs. Cerrone

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Paul Fontaine

It’s the biggest UFC show of the year so far as Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier step into the Octagon in Anaheim to renew their rivalry. Jones won the first time out to retain the light heavyweight title, but his antics outside the cage cost him his belt.

DC picked up the slack in the meantime, and he looks to defend his belt for the third time against his biggest rival. In the co-main event slot, Demian Maia gets his long-deserved shot at the welterweight title and division kingpin Tyron Woodley.

Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger debuts for the company as she faces former Invicta and Strikeforce featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino. The winner claims the UFC women’s featherweight title, which was vacated by Germaine de Randamie.

Despite the other title fights, the second most anticipated bout on the card may very well be former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler taking on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. This was originally scheduled as one of the featured bouts for UFC 213 during International Fight Week but was pushed back to this show due to injury.

Rounding out the main card, and likely kicking off the pay-per-view, is a fight that could determine the next challenger for the winner of the main event. 205 pounders Jimi Manuwa and Volkan Oezdemir will throw down in a war that promises to be quick and violent.

If you’re new here, our panel picks are listed below and listed alongside the fighter’s names are their worldwide FightMatrix rankings, as well as BestFightOdds.com betting odds. The panelists’ 2017 records are in parentheses, and we also have panel consensus picks along with a line where we show how the betting favorites did:

John Pollock (39-17; .696) — Fight Network analyst, Live Audio Wrestling co-host, MMA Report co-host
Favorites (37-19; .661)
Dave Meltzer (37-19; .661) — Wrestling Observer publisher
Consensus Picks (35-20; .636)
David Bixenspan (35-21; .625) — Deadspin pro wrestling columnist, Between the Sheets podcast host
Mike Sempervive (33-23; .589) — Wrestling Observer Live and Big Audio Nightmare co-host
Steve Juon (33-23; .589) — MMA Mania writer, Angry Marks publisher
Josh Nason (33-23; .589) — Host of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, WrestlingObserver.com assistant editor
Mike Sawyer (32-24; .571) — Tough Talk MMA publisher
Ryan Frederick (31-25; .554) — WrestlingObserver.com UFC writer
Paul Fontaine (30-26; .536) — MMADraws.com publisher, WrestlingObserver.com writer
Tom Lawlor (10-9; .526) — Filthy Four Daily co-host, pro wrestling undercard fighter, UFC enhancement talent currently suspended due to wellness violation
Front Row Brian (27-29; .482) — MMA newsbreaker, beloved internet personality, podcast host

Main event for the UFC light heavyweight title — Champion Daniel Cormier (19-1) vs. Jon Jones (22-1)

These two may hate each other more than any two fighters in MMA. Cormier needs this win to prove that he’s the real champ. Jones wants to regain the belt that he never really lost. It’s a simple story.

One of the compelling things about this fight is what’s next. Jones pretty much cleaned out the division during his title run, and Cormier hasn’t had much trouble with anyone besides Jones. There are heavy rumors that Jones might move up to heavyweight after this fight, with Brock Lesnar as his most speculated on first opponent in that division.

Jones NR; -260 betting favorite — Frederick, FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Lawlor, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Fontaine, Bixenspan, Sempervive

For the UFC welterweight title — Champion Tyron Woodley (17-3-1) vs. Demian Maia (22-6)

Maia won seven straight to earn this shot, most in dominating fashion. Woodley knocked out Robbie Lawler to win the title but escaped by the skin of his teeth after two fights with number one contender Steven “Wonderboy” Thompson that really didn’t settle anything.

What’s interesting here is that all three people who’ve beaten Woodley in his career have also beaten Maia — and by the exact same method. Rory McDonald and Jake Shields hold decision wins over both and Nate Marquardt has knocked them both out. Woodley is four years younger, which could end up being the deciding factor here.

Woodley #1; -193 betting favorite — FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Lawlor, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Fontaine, Sempervive
Maia #3; +180 betting underdog — Frederick, Bixenspan

For the vacant UFC women’s featherweight title — Cris “Cyborg” Justino (17-1) vs. Tonya Evinger (19-6)

Cyborg has already fought twice in the UFC, winning both of her fights via KO. She has not lost since her pro debut 12 years ago. Evinger’s run has been impressive as well, with 10 straight wins that took her to the Invicta bantamweight title (which she vacated in order to get the UFC shot).

Much has been made of the fact that Evinger wasn’t “good enough” for the UFC bantamweight division, but two of the women she successfully defended against were signed by the UFC after their fights.

Cyborg has rarely faced anyone the caliber of Evinger. Aside from Marloes Coenen and Leslie Smith, none of her opponents have done much of anything in MMA since facing her.

Cyborg #1; -940 betting favorite — Frederick, FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Lawlor, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Bixenspan, Sempervive
Evinger #7 at women’s bantamweight; +971 betting underdog — Fontaine

Robbie Lawler (27-11) vs. Donald Cerrone (32-8) (welterweights)

When Lawler was fighting for the middleweight title in Strikeforce and Cerrone was competing for the lightweight title in WEC, who’d have thought this fight was possible? Now they find themselves in the same weight class in UFC and it’s possibly the best fight on the card on one of the biggest shows of the year.

Cerrone hasn’t fought since January, which is like a decade by his schedule. Lawler is one year removed from losing his title to Tyron Woodley, with this being his first fight since. The winner here is probably one win away from a shot at the Woodley-Maia winner.

Lawler #4; -145 betting favorite — Frederick, FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Lawlor, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Fontaine, Bixenspan, Sempervive

Jimi Manuwa (17-2) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (14-1) (light heavyweights)

These may be the two best light heavyweights in UFC who have never faced either Cormier or Jones, and this very well could be a number one contender’s fight. Manuwa has won two straight, both by KO, since being knocked out by former title contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.

Oezdemir thrust himself into title talk by stunning Misha Cirkunov and knocking him out in under 30 seconds. Both men also hold wins over top contender Ovince Saint Preux and a win here, especially if it’s impressive, is probably a ticket to the biggest fight in either man’s career.

Manuwa #6; -176 betting favorite — Frederick, FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Bixenspan, Sempervive
Oezdemir #10; +161 betting underdog — Lawlor, Fontaine

**********

The rest of the card —

Ricardo Lamas (17-5) vs. Jason Knight (18-2) (featherweights)

Lamas #4; +110 betting underdog
Knight #14; -112 betting favorite

Renan Barao (34-4) vs. Aljamain Sterling (13-2) (140 lb catchweight)

Barao #17 featherweight; +115 betting underdog
Sterling #11 bantamweight; -115 betting favorite

Bryan Ortega (11-0) vs. Renato Carneiro (11-0-1) (featherweights)

Ortega #11; +143 betting underdog
Carneiro #8; -149 betting favorite

Andre Fili (16-4) vs. Calvin Kattar (16-2) (featherweights)

Fili #38; -350 betting favorite
Kattar #130; +336 betting underdog

Jarred Brooks (12-0) vs. Eric Shelton (10-3) (flyweights)

Brooks #29; -141 betting favorite
Shelton #36; +130 betting underdog

Kailin Curran (4-4) vs. Aleksandra Albu (2-0) (strawweights)

Curran NR; +138 betting underdog
Albu NR; -151 betting favorite

Josh Burkman (28-15) vs. Drew Dober (17-8) (lightweights)

Burkman #82; +269 betting underdog
Dober #98; -300 betting favorite

Action begins with the Fight Pass prelims at 6:30 p.m. ET and moves over to FXX at 8 p.m. ET. The main card airs on PPV at 10 p.m. ET, and our own Dave Meltzer will be cageside covering the show. Check out the links below for more coverage:

UFC on FOX 21 overnights down 9% from last month’s summer record

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Paul Fontaine

Headlined by Demian Maia’s first round submission win over Carlos Condit, Saturday night’s UFC on FOX saw a ratings dip of about 9% from the July show featuring Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko in the main event.

According to overnight ratings, the show averaged 2.221 million viewers over the two hours. The overnight number was the second lowest in the last two years, beating only UFC on FOX 19 in April with Glover Teixeira and Rashad Evans in the main event.

Saturday’s show also featured Paige VanZant picking up a win over Bec Rawlings by knockout and Anthony Pettis submitting Charles Oliveira in the semi-main event.

The show did 2.184 million viewers in the first hour, then increased slightly to 2.258 million in the second. It put FOX in third place for the night among major networks, beating NBC, which aired original episodes of serial drama Aquarias.

Final numbers won’t be available until Tuesday. Those are usually 10-15% higher, which would mean this show should end up doing in the 2.5-2.6 million viewer range.

Here’s a chart comparing overnight ratings of the past 10 UFC on FOX shows:

UFC On FOX 21 Vancouver live results: Demian Maia vs. Carlos Condit

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Paul Fontaine

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On FOX 21: Maia vs. Condit from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The event is headlined by a five-round welterweight bout between top contenders as Demian Maia takes on former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit. In the co-main event, former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis fights for the first time at 145 pounds as he takes on Charles Oliveira. Plus, Paige VanZant makes her return to the Octagon to take on Bec Rawlings.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 5 PM eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

– UFC On FOX 21 Observer Panel Picks
– UFC On FOX 21 DFS Playbook

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 5 PM ET/2 PM PT)

LIGHTWEIGHTS
JEREMY KENNEDY (8-0, 0-0 UFC) VS. ALESSANDRO RICCI (10-3, 0-0 UFC)

Both these guys are Canadian and both are making their UFC debuts. Even though Ricci has three losses they have all come against guys with big-league experience. Kennedy has racked up his perfect record against no-names on the Canadian and Taiwan regional scene.

Ricci took this fight on five days notice. Kennedy is the big crowd favorite, being from suburban Vancouver. Brian Stann joins Mike Goldberg for commentary for this show as Joe Rogan is pretty much only doing PPVs with his new deal.

Kennedy is 11 years younger than Ricci and has a slight reach advantage. Yves Lavigne is the referee.

ROUND 1 – Kennedy trying to make it a clinch game early, controlling Ricci on the cage. Crowd chanting JUNIOR BACON CHEESEBURGER, which apparently is Kennedy’s nickname. Sounded like KENNEDY to me.

Kennedy finally got a takedown with 30 seconds left after controlling the clinch all round. Ricci got right up though. Very close round, 10-9 Kennedy

ROUND 2 – Significant strikes are 23-15 through 1:15 of round 2 for Kennedy. Kennedy starting this round the same way much of Round 2 went. He did get a takedown at 1:45

Ricci up quickly but Kennedy still controlling things and doing more damage here from the clinch. Kennedy got another takedown at 3:30 and controlled things the whole way up until then.

Kennedy 3 of 9 on takedowns through 4:30 of Round 2. Ricci has done almost nothing this round though. Kennedy with a really nice punch combo right before the round ended. Easy 10-9 Kennedy, 20-18

ROUND 3 – Ricci looks exhausted coming out while Kennedy is still fresh. Ref warns them to work 1:00 in as they started off in the clinch and nothing happening.’

Kennedy with 7:17 of clinch control through 13 minutes of the fight and gets another takedown at 2:15. Ricci easily up again and they’re right back to the clinch.

Kennedy with another takedown at 3:30 but Ricci with a guillotine attempt. Kennedy easily escapes it. Crowd starting to boo a bit even though their guy is winning, mostly cause this fight is awful.

Ricci got up briefly but Kennedy took him right down again for his fifth takedown. He’s doing absolutely nothing on top though, not even trying to advance or land strikes. Enough to win the round and the fight though. 10-9 Kennedy, 30-27

WINNER – JEREMY KENNEDY (9-0) by unanimous decision (30-27 x 2; 29-28)

HOT TAKE – Terrible fight. Kennedy won but he’s going to get lit up by most guys in this division. Ricci took the fight on short notice and might get another chance but he’s not really UFC caliber either.

149 LB. CATCHWEIGHT (LAPRISE MISSED WEIGHT)
CHAD LAPRISE (10-2, 3-2 UFC) VS. THIBAULT GOUTI (11-2, 0-2 UFC)

Canada vs France here with Laprise having the hometown advantage. Both guys are on two fight losing streaks so this could be loser leaves town.

Gouti is slightly younger and a has a 1.5 in reach advantage. Laprise of course missed weight pretty badly. Kevin Dornan is the ref.

ROUND 1 – Laprise dropped Gouti with a punch 1:30 and all over him. Gouti briefly up but gets dropped again and turtles so the ref stepped in to call it.

WINNER – CHAD LAPRISE (11-2) by TKO (punches) at 1:36

HOT TAKE – Well, that’s it for Gouti. With a couple wins in Europe he could get brought back at some point, I suppose. Laprise did what he had to do. If he missed weight like this again he might have to go back to 170, where he won the TUF Nations show.

In Laprise’s post-fight interview he apologized to Gouti, the fans and Joe Silva for missing weight and said that he’ll be going back to 170. He put over his coaches, including the late Shawn Tompkins in the most Canadian of Canadian accents you could imagine.

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX- 6 PM ET/3 PM PT)

LIGHTWEIGHTS
SHANE CAMPBELL (12-5, 1-3 UFC) VS. FELIPE SILVA (7-0, 0-0 UFC)

Campbell is the last Canadian on the card here in the third fight on the show. Silva is Brazilian and making his UFC debut.

Campbell is 3 years younger, at 29, but is giving up six inches of reach to Silva. Silva KO’d a former UFC fighter in the first round in his last fight. Big John is the referee.

ROUND 1 – Silva looking really crisp with his striking and drops Campbell with his first extended combination. Campbell down and Silva all over him until the ref stops it.

WINNER – FELIPE SILVA (8-0) by TKO (punches) at 1:13

HOT TAKE – Silva looked really good here. He’s got crazy power which you could see in the limited time he was in there and he’s going to have a reach advantage against most guys in the division. Campbell may get another chance but with 4 losses in 5 UFC fights, maybe not.

In his post-fight promo, Silva didn’t want to call any specific fighter out, saying it was too early in his UFC career to do that, but said he really wants to be on the November show in Brazil.

MIDDLEWEIGHTS
GARRETH MCLELLAN (13-4, 1-2 UFC) VS. ALESSIO DI CHIRICO (9-1, 0-1 UFC)

South Africa vs USA is up next. Di Chirico’s perfect record was spoiled in his UFC debut in April. McLellan is fighting for the first time in North America after a long career in Europe and his native continent of Africa.

Di Chirico is 7 years younger, at 26, and has a 2 inch reach advantage. Ref is Kevin Dornan once again, who gives the 4 Horseman hand signal after McLellan does the John Cena salute. Not making that up.

ROUND 1 – Di Chirico with the clear advantage on the feet early. McLellan throwing a variety of kicks but Di Chirico blocking or checking most of them.

McLellan landed a nice uppercut that opened up a cut under the left eye of Di Chirico. Di Chirico with a 16-4 advantage in head strikes landed through 4 minutes.

McLellan stuffed on a late takedown attempt. 10-9 Di Chirico

ROUND 2 – McLellan took him down to open but Di Chiricho gut up quickly and then got a takedown of his own and blitzed him with ground and pound.

McLellan weathered it but there’s some pretty heavy bleeding around his right ear from the elbows of Di Chirico. McLellan visibly tired, though, halfway through the round.

Di Chirico got another takedown at 3:00 but didn’t do any damage and McLellan up. Di Chirico’s punches are much slower now and don’t have the power behind him they did earlier.

Both guys landing heavy shots from the clinch in the last minute. Di Chirico with a 22-12 advantage in significant strikes. Di Chirico grabbed the fence to avoid a takedown but the ref missed it. 10-9 Di Chirico, 20-18 overall

ROUND 3 – Brian Stann said that in looking at the replay it appeared Di Chirico didn’t grab the fence in the last minute there. Di Chirico got an early takedown and moved right into mount.

McLellan with a nice escape and ended up in top position. He did nothing on the ground though and Di Chirico got up pretty easily.

Both guys just throwing haymakers and landing 3:00 in. McLellan looks dead on his feet but not really in danger of being finished just yet.

McLellan’s face is a bloody mess and Di Chirico’s white trunks are red with his blood as well. McLellan got a late takedown but seems content to lay and pray. 10-9 Di Chirico, 30-27

WINNER – ALESSIO DI CHIRICO (10-1) by split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29)

HOT TAKE – I’ve seen (a lot) worse but 29-28 McLellan was a bad scorecard there. Third round was close I suppose. Neither of these guys will ever contend for a title. Di Chirico earned another fight though.

McLellan is just not a UFC-level fighter and I’ve never thought he was. I’m baffled how he still keeps getting fights.

Di Chirico sent shout-outs to his friends and family in Italy after the tragedy there earlier this week.

FEATHERWEIGHTS
ENRIQUE BARZOLA (11-2-1, 1-0 UFC) VS. KYLE BOCHNIAK (6-1, 0-1 UFC)

Barzola is from Peru and was the season 2 winner of TUF Latin America. Bochniak is the first American on this card and lost his UFC debut after coming in with a lot of hype.

Their heights and reach identical but Barzola is 2 years younger at 27. Dan Miragliotta is the ref for the first time tonight.

ROUND 1 – First couple of minutes very even on the feet. Barzola with a 21-5 advantage in strikes landed through 4 minutes.

Bochniak came on a bit at the end but Barzola did enough to win a boring first round. 10-9 Barzola

ROUND 2 – Bochniak may have hurt himself landing his foot after throwing a kick early in the first. First half of the round is almost exactly the same as the first. Barzola with maybe a slight advantage.

Bochniak with 12 leg kicks landed through 3:30 of round 2. None of them have done significant damage though as Barzola is moving exactly the same as he did at the start of the fight.

Bochniak had a nice punch combo at the 4:00 mark that may be enough to steal the round. Barzola got a late takedown though and I don’t know how to score this one. I rarely do this but 10-10, 20-19 overall for Barzola

ROUND 3 – Total strikes landed through 11 minutes were 58-24 for Barzola. Bochniak has probably landed the harder strikes though.

Barzola with his first takedown attempt at 2:30 but stuffed after they had fairly even stand-up again to start the round. Bochniak has a mouse under his right eye.

Crowd getting restless as they’re basically just dancing around now. Barzola with a very slight striking advantage but again very close. Bochniak coming on late in the round as he probably senses he’s down in the fight. 10-9 Barzola, 30-28 overall

WINNER – KYLE BOCHNIAK (7-1) by split decision (29-28 x 2; 27-30)

HOT TAKE – All 3 rounds were very close so any score was okay. Bochniak looked baffled when the 30-27 score went against him. Both guys are prospects but have a long way to go. They each fought like they were trying not to lose which is going to hurt them moving forward.

They are airing a ton of commercials for UFC 203 and heavily featuring CM Punk. They’ve also showed clips from the reality show so it’s clear that he’s the focus of that show in terms of drawing casuals.

MIDDLEWEIGHTS
SAM ALVEY (27-8 1 NC, 4-3 UFC) VS. KEVIN CASEY (9-4-1 2 NC, 1-2-1 2 NC UFC)

A battle of Americans here although Alvey has fought in Canada before and always puts the fans over. Alvey said in the pre-fight video package that Casey’s jaw “looks pretty punchable”.

Alvey is 3 inches taller but Casey has a 1.5 inch reach advantage. Casey is 35 years and 5 years older than Alvey. Yves Lavigne is the ref for the 2nd time tonight.

ROUND 1 – First couple minutes was Alvey stalking Casey and Casey landing occasional punches or kicks while retreating. Alvey hasn’t landed a single punch through 2:15.

Casey took it to the clinch and they basically had a stalemate for the next couple of minutes. Ref didn’t even threaten to separate them, which is unusual because neither guy doing anything.

Alvey landed a couple knees to the body, which may have been his first strikes landed and then closed with a flurry of punches that stole the round in my eyes. 10-9 Alvey

ROUND 2 – Alvey’s corner told him to pick up the pace between rounds. He does come out throwing early and also lands a couple of leg kicks.

Alvey dropped Casey with a combo at 2:00 and then backed up, forcing Casey back up. Alvey with another combo around 3:30 and Casey looks like he’s just waiting to get knocked out.

Alvey with a 19-6 advantage in head strikes landed through 9 minutes. Alvey dropped him with another combo at 4:30 and went to the ground with punches and elbows. Casey barely defending the ref stopped it just before the round was going to end.

WINNER – SAM ALVEY (28-8) by TKO (punches and elbows) at 4:56 of the 2nd round

HOT TAKE – Another impressive finish from Alvey. That should be it for Casey as he just has no heart. Not sure why Alvey waited so long to throw punches because it seemed at any point in this fight that he could’ve finished it.

Alvey put over the Canadian fans. He then put over his wife for taking care of 3 kids, including a one-month old, and also taking care of him during his fight camp.

Then he asked for a fight on the Manchester show against anyone at 185 or 205. Are you listening Tom Lawlor?

Stann then asked him to talk about his wife and the excellent corner job she did. Alvey gave his wife credit for scouting his opponent, finding him a fight team and said she knows more about MMA than he does. Crowd loved this.

MAIN CARD (FOX- 8 PM ET/5 PM PT)

LIGHTWEIGHTS
JOE LAUZON (26-11, 13-8 UFC) VS. JIM MILLER (26-8 1 NC, 15-7 1 NC UFC)

This is a rematch from UFC 155 in what was an all-time great fight. Both guys scored 1st round KO’s at UFC 200 and this has fight of the night written all over it as they’ve combined for 24 post-fight award bonuses.

Both guys are 32. Lauzon has a 2 inch height and a very slight reach advantage. Big John will officiate.

ROUND 1 – Lauzon with a submission attempt 15 seconds in, taking Miller down with a leg lock but he got out of it. Both guys throwing at a pretty heavy pace early one they got back to the standup.

Lauzon definitely the aggressor but Miller landing a lot of strikes while retreating. Miller falls down after missing a spinning back fist and Lauzon into his guard at 2:30.

Lauzon pretty active from the top, mixing in punches, elbows and even knees to the body. Miller gets to his feet at 3:45.

Total strikes are 29-21 for Lauzon through 4 minutes. Lauzon defended a takedown attempt with 15 seconds left that saved the round for him. 10-9 Lauzon

ROUND 2 – Miller has a 26-15 advantage in distance strikes landed through 30 seconds of round 2 and he’s closed the gap in total strikes to where they’ve even. Lauzon backs up Miller to the cage with punches at 1:30 but Miller punches his way right back to the center.

Miller with small cuts on his forehead and around his nose but no heavy blood yet. Miller really landing a lot of counter punches.

Lauzon with a knockdown at 3:15. He’s landed 20 body strikes through 8 1/2 minutes. Lauzon with a Kimura attempt but gives it up quickly.

Miller working for a triangle from the bottom. He gives that up but lands a lot of head punches. Lauzon finished on top and probably did enough to take the round but it was close. 10-9 Lauzon, 20-18

ROUND 3 – Huge ovation for both guys to start the round. Miller all over Lauzon with punches to start, way more aggressive than he’s been the entire fight but Lauzon not anywhere close to going down.

Lauzon’s face showing the effects of that flurry from Miller and Miller now with a big cut under his left eye. Lauzon with a takedown at 1:45.

Lauzon not doing a lot of damage from top position but working very hard to advance position. Miller to his feet at 3:30. Lauzon with a late takedown that may cinch the round and the fight if any judges had it even after 2.

Lauzon into mount right before the round ended and an armbar attempt at the buzzer. 10-9 Lauzon, 30-27. Fight was way closer than that score would indicate.

WINNER – JIM MILLER (27-8) by split decision (29-28 x 2; 28-29)

HOT TAKE – All 3 rounds were close so again, any score was possible. This was definitely fight of the night but not quite a fight of the year candidate. Neither guy is a top contender but we should be able to see them in fun fights for another couple of years at least.

Great way to kick off the main card. Miller says that Lauzon said “no more” to him after the fight so we won’t get a third fight.

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHTS
(#10) PAIGE VANZANT (6-2, 3-1 UFC) VS. BEC RAWLINGS (7-4, 2-1 UFC)

We are back to international conflict here after a couple of USA vs USA fights. USA takes on Australia in a strawweight fight.

VanZant is just 22 and 5 years younger than Rawlings. Rawling has a two inch height advantage but VanZant with one more inch of reach. Dan Miragliotta is the ref.

PVZ runs across the Octagon to start but Rawlings very quickly establishes control. VanZant doing a lot of dancing, ironically, but Rawlings landing more strikes through 2 minutes.

Crowd reacting big time to a lot of Paige’s moves but the spectacular kicks are missing by a large margin. Rawling very patient and waiting for her opportunities and landing at an efficient clip.

Total strikes are 22-9 for Rawlings through 4 minutes. VanZant landed her only combo of punches with about 15 seconds left but not enough to take the round. 10-9 Rawlings

ROUND 2 – PVZ dropped her with a flying head kick and finished Rawlings with punches on the ground.

WINNER – PAIGE VANZANT (7-2) by KO (kick) at 17 seconds of the seconds round

HOT TAKE – Well that finish came out of nowhere. Seemed like a bit of an early stoppage but the way that Rawlings went down, it can certainly be justified. VanZant has a lot of work to do if she’s going to keep fighting though because Rawlings was dominating her before she got caught.

VanZant said she had a terrible fight camp and almost pulled out of the fight. She asked for a fight on the Sacramento card later this year which she will certainly get.

CM Punk was interviewed via satellite from Chicago. Punk says he doesn’t think the crowd or the cameras or anything will affect him. He will be nervous to be in a fight for the first time.

Punk says that he’s not doing this to become a star, he’s doing this because he wanted to do it. He thinks that if Gall is focused on that, it will be to his disadvantage.

He says that no one has managed to put any kind of pressure on Mickey Gall in his fights and that’s what he intends to do. Much better interview than the one on Fight Pass earlier this year.

FEATHERWEIGHTS
(#7 LW) ANTHONY PETTIS (18-5, 5-4 UFC) VS. (#6) CHARLES OLIVEIRA (21-5 1 NC, 9-5 1 NC UFC)

Pettis is dropping down a weight class after two straight loss at 155. Oliviera has won 6 of his last 7 with the only loss being something of a fluke to Max Holloway.

Oliveira is 26 and 3 years younger. He also had a 1.5 inch reach advantage. Yves Lavigne is the ref for the third time tonight.

ROUND 1 – Oliveira caught a kick to open and used it on a takedown attempt. After a minute of struggling on the cage, he gave it up.

Oliveira took him down at 1:45 and immediately took Pettis’ back. Pettis swept into top position and the crowd exploded. Pettis got to his feet and forced Oliveira to follow.

Pettis dropped Oliveira with a couple of body kicks and went into his guard, landing a ton of punches. Pettis moved into side control fairly easily as Oliveira is clearly rocked.

Total strikes are 24-9 for Pettis through 3:45. Oliveira to his feet and got another takedown. He immediately took Pettis’ back but again Pettis escaped and ended up in top position.

Pettis landing a ton of punches i the last 30 seconds with no defense from Oliveira but he rides out the round. 10-8 Pettis

ROUND 2 – Oliveira went for a takedown to start but Pettis ended up on top. He quickly stood up as he wants no part of Oliveira’s ground game, despite his advantage in Round 1.

Oliveira’s midsection is bright red from the Pettis body kicks earlier. He’s also got some bruising under his left eye.

Oliveira way more aggressive this round, landing a lot of punches standing. Pettis keeping up with him though. Oliveira takes his back standing and drags him to the mat at 2:45.

Oliveira secured a body lock while working for a rear naked choke. Pettis again escaped and swept into position. He went to his feet at 4:00 and Oliveira followed.

Both guys landing super hard strikes in the last minute and Oliveira got another takedown right before the bell, 10-9 Oliveira, 19-18 Pettis overall

ROUND 3 – Oliveira got another takedown to open the round. Pettis with an armbar attempt from the bottom but Oliveira defends it and takes the back.

Pettis again escapes and ends up on top in north/south position. Oliveira to his feet and took Pettis down again but Pettis grabbed him in a guillotine and got the tap.

WINNER – ANTHONY PETTIS (19-5) by submission (guillotine) at 1:49 of the third

HOT TAKE – That couldn’t have gone better for Pettis. He beat Oliveira at his own game and immediately established himself as a contender. He should get a big name next like Frankie Edgar or Max Holloway as he’s definitely a future title contender. Great fight.

Pettis admitted that he was a little gassed out at the end. Stann tried to get him to call someone else but all he would say is that he was here to win the belt.

More CM Punk hype as they showed clips of the reality show, including some still shots from his pro wrestling days. They showed clips of Mickey Gall in training and talking as well.

There’s been virtually no hype for the heavyweight title fight or top contender’s fight on the same show. Clearly this is being marketed around Punk.

WELTERWEIGHTS
(#3) DEMIAN MAIA (23-6, 17-6 UFC) VS. (#4) CARLOS CONDIT (30-9, 7-5 UFC)

Maia is a former middleweight title contender who has a well-established rep as the best grappler in all of MMA. Condit formerly held the interim welterweight title and the WEC title and is coming off a fight of the year candidate in a title fight with Robbie Lawler in January.

Condit is the clear crowd favorite in Vancouver. Maia is walking a little gingerly on the way to the cage.

Maia is 6 years older, at 38. Condit has a 1 inch height and 3.5 inch reach advantage. Big John is the ref for the main event.

ROUND 1 – Well, Maia got it to the ground 45 seconds in with a takedown. Maia took his back at 1:30. Full body lock and rear naked choke from Maia and Condit taps.

WINNER – DEMIAN MAIA (24-6) by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:52

HOT TAKE – The look on Condit’s face after the ref stopped it tells me that he’ll probably retire after this fight, which is a shame. Maia did what everyone knew he that he could do and is certainly in line for a title shot. Whether he gets it or not, who knows?

Maia put over Condit after the fight, saying that he thought that he was the uncrowned champ. He says he’s earned a title shot and hopes he’ll get a title shot.

He says that he wants the winner of Tyron Woodley and Steven Thompson, which Bryan Stann says is the next title fight in the division. I’m not sure Woodley is aware of that.

Condit got interview time as well. Stann asked him if he would return to the Octagon. Condit said he doesn’t know what the future holds but put over Maia and says it just wasn’t his night.

Demian Maia vs. Carlos Condit to headline UFC On FOX 21

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Ryan Frederick

A battle between perinnial welterweight contenders Demian Maia (23-6, 17-6 UFC) and Carlos Condit (30-9, 7-5 UFC) will headline in a five-round bout in the UFC’s return to Vancouver on August 27 for UFC On FOX 21. The UFC announced the news on Tuesday after an initial report by Canadian sportswriter Neil Davidson.

Maia and Condit were scheduled to meet at UFC 202 on August 20, but the bout was shifted to a week later as the Vancouver card was still searching for a main event.

Condit, a former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion, returns following a “Fight Of The Year” candidate bout against Robbie Lawler for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 195 in January. Condit lost the fight by a razor-thin split decision, and talked about retirement following the bout. The retirement talk can wait as he looks to get another title shot.

Maia will enter the bout having won five straight fights and is coming off a dominating submission win over Matt Brown at UFC 198 in May. During his current streak, he also has scored wins over Gunnar Nelson, Neil Magny, Ryan LaFlare and Alexander Yakovlev. A sixth straight win over Condit could secure Maia his first title shot since moving down to 170 pounds.

In addition to the annoucement of the Maia vs. Condit main event, the UFC announced three additional bouts. Sam Alvey will fight for the third time in just over two months as he takes on Kevin Casey in a middleweight bout, Shane Campbell will welcome the debuting Felipe Silva in a lightweight bout, and a middleweight bout between newcomers Adam Hunter and Ryan Janes.

UFC On FOX 21 takes place on August 27 from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Tickets for the event go on sale this week, and the card is as follows:

Demian Maia vs. Carlos Condit
Anthony Pettis vs. Charles Oliveira
Jim Miller vs. Joe Lauzon
Paige VanZant vs. Bec Rawlings
Enrique Barzola vs. Kyle Bochniak
Chad Laprise vs. Thibault Gouti
Sam Alvey vs. Kevin Casey
Shane Campbell vs. Felipe Silva
Garreth McLellan vs. Alessio di Chirico
Ryan Janes vs. Adam Hunter