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Daily Update: AEW All Access, WWE on A&E, Donald Cerrone

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Highlights include:

*Match of the week and performers of the week

*WrestleMania update

*Ticket sales for all the WWE events of the weekend, how it compares to the past, as well as for the ROH show

*Updates on the lineup and what is on each night and what seems to be on each night based on reports

*Update on match changes

*Update on NXT Takeover and who will have their first big match on the show

*Update on the key independent shows held over WrestleMania weekend

*AEW ticket sales for Double or Nothing and Forbidden Door

*Full coverage of UFC 286 and where things go next for the top fighters on the show

*A look at the final week of the New Japan Cup, new stories, lineups for early April, and new stable, the Sanada title match and reviews of every tournament match and the full finals show.

*Andy Kaufman in WWE Hall of Fame, a look back at the famous angle and other key angles during Kaufman’s run in Memphis, the David Letterman show and how the angle came to be

*NCAA wrestling tournament note including one of history’s biggest upsets and the story behind it

*Davey Richards retires, a look at the allegations that led to his retirement, his career and the time when Bryan Danielson called him the best in the world

*The most detailed look at the TV ratings for all the national shows, placings and hat can be learned from the competition and the results

*A look at CMLL’s second biggest show of the year , the big hair match and where Romero vs Volador looks to be going

*Notes on upcoming tournament of champions in Mexico

*Film on well known pro wrestling personality debuted recently at Film Festival

*Update on major celebrity wrestling angle and how it got exposed by a fan

*A look at the Lucha Libre World Cup featuring stars from AEW

*Update on plans for the biggest Stardom event in history

*All Japan has two shows featuring interpromotional matches

*NOAH runs a big show with key title change

*Update on Will Ospreay

*Update on Mercedes Mone and when her New Japan deal is up

*Notes on Best of the Super Juniors tournament

*Legendary promotion from the best with some of the best matches in history is starting a YouTube page

*Health updates on a lot of key wrestling personalities

*Former pro wrestler becomes a hero who likely saved a lot of lives averting a potential shooting

*Top U.S. stars tour Australia

*Unique tournament planned

*Indie promotion in the U.K. bringing in top stars for unique title determination matches

*Update on MLW and a new deal made

*Update on major new national television show in the plans

*A look at AEW’s first house show in years

*New AEW and WWE business deals

*Ticket sales for upcoming AEW and WWE events

*International TV ratings and streaming numbers

*Conor McGregor’s comeback notes including a key rule for his return and if it will be broken

*Olympic silver medalist signs unique deal to both do MMA and still try for a 2024 gold medal

*WWE video game news and launch party

*Story about a major international deal WWE is working on

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Sunday Update

Bryan and I will be back tonight talking all the weekend news with Wrestling Observer Radio. You can send questions to the show to [email protected]

The AEW All Access show actually debuted after the University of Connecticut vs. Gonzaga game last night. During the game they announced a sneak preview of the show and it ended up being the first episode. Reader John Athridge just said it was “extremely well done” with no other details. The regular debut is Wednesday night after Dynamite.

For tonight on A&E, the 8 p.m. Biography will be Charlotte Flair and then the 9 p.m. bio will be Rodney “Yokozuna” Anoa’i. The Rivals episode at 10 p.m. is Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar. I could see Rivals possibly beating either bio in 18-49 which happened once recently but never used to happen.

Donald Cerrone was last night named for the 2023 Class of he UFC Hall of Fame. The ceremony is 7/6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Even though last night’s UFC main event with Cory Sandhagen over Marlon Vera via five round decision wasn’t a close fight, judge Joel Ojeda gave Vera the last three rounds and a 48-47 win. Sal D’Amato gave Sandhagen all five rounds and Chris Lee only Vera Vera round three. 100% of the media scores from MMA Decisions went to Sandhagen and 75% of them gave Sandhagen all five rounds. Dana White said it was scary it was a split decision and said Sandhagen wasn’t far away from a title shot at 135. Sandhagen challenged Merab Dvalishvili, which does make sense.

The closest decision was Maycee Barber winning 29-28, 28-29 and 30-27 over Andrea Lee. It was 53-47 among media scores and that’s as close as it gets. Round two was the one that decided the fight it seemed.

At this house show in Salt Lake City last night (and likely in Denver tonight), Asuka, after teaming with Michin over Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky, turned heel on Michin after the match.

There was nothing pro wrestling related in the top 20 google searches for any day this past week. Obviously that will change this current week. There were two boxing related top 20 searches yesterday with the David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant fight at 500,000 and in fifth place, which is very strong for a boxing match, and the women’s amateur championships were No. 18 with 20,000. The only thing related to last night’s UFC show was Holly Holm, who beat Yana Santos in the semifinal, being No. 11 with 100,000.

We’re looking for reports from tonight’s WWE house show in Denver with results, finishes and highlights to [email protected]. As of this morning they had more than 9,000 tickets out which is gigantic for a house show these days. Keep in mind when Raw was in Denver the last time they did about 5,500 paid so that’s another sign of how hot the promotion is right now.

PWinsider reported David “Gangrel” Heath is coming in for WrestleMania. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s on the show, just that he is coming in. It should be noted that the original plan for Hell in a Cell was at the Royal Rumble and it was to be Demon Balor vs. Brood Edge. They’ve thrown around the Demon thing in interviews teasing that, so the Brood Edge thing could be what the interview on Monday’s show was leaning toward.

Masha Slamovich replaces the injured Mickie James in a four-way with Deonna Purrazzo, Gisele Shaw and Miyu Yamashita on Thursday’s New Japan/Impact joint show at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles which is sold out. It’s notable that it’s a New Japan show, New Japan and Stardom have the same owner but no Stardom talent is on the show and Yamashita is.

The first round of the Stardom Cinderella tournament took place earlier today from the Yokohama Budokan: Finishes are pin, submission or over the top rope an 10:00 time limits. If there is a draw, both women are eliminated from the tournament:

Waka Tsukiyama b Lacy D pin

Saya Iida b Miyu Amasaki pin

Ami Sohrei b Yuna Mizumori over the top rope

Starlight Kid NC Haruka Umesaki both over the top rope together

Xena b Hina pin

Mariah May b Rina pin

Saki Kashima b Momo Kohgo

Mirai b Hanan

Thekla b Koguma

Natsuko Tora b Ruaka

Syuri b Tomoka Inaba

Hazuki NC AZM both over the top rope together

Mai Sakurai b Giulia over the top rope in a huge upset

Natsupoi NC Mina Shirakawa both over the top rope together

Saya Kamitani NC Mayu Iwatani both over the top rope together

Momo Watanabe b Maika over the top rope

Utami Hayashishita d Nanae Takahashi 10:00 time limit expired

Tam Nakano b Himeka

There will be a WWE Viewing Party at Dave & Buster’s on the Franklin Mills Circle for WrestleMania with R-Truth and Sarah Schreiber.

Thanks to Jason Alvaz for the report from the Las Vegas Smackdown show on Friday night.

The WWE was a category on Jeopardy! on Friday night. HHH introduced the category and he, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Alexa Bliss and The Miz were on reading the clues. Key stuff was Kingston reading the clue asking about a legend billed as 7-foot-4 and 500 pounds (Andre the Giant). Miz asked the name of the show about giving someone a decisive setback and started in 1999 (Smackdown). HHH talked about beating Mankind in 1997 to win this coveted Rhyming Royal title (King of the Ring); Mysterio asked the name of Mexican freestyle wrestling known and this alliterative two word name (Lucha Libre) and Bliss’ clue was Dave Bautista played Drax the Destroyer in this 2014 movie (Guardians of the Galaxy) (thanks to Brian Henke and Grant Zwarych))

Other Notes

Boom Pro Wrestling from last night in Vancouver, BC before a sellout 250 fans: President Abraham Lincoln b Tony Baroni, Nicole Matthews b Izzy McQueen, Evan Rivers b Maxwell Benson, Brady Malibu b Shaolin Funk, Travis Williams b Coco Flash, Scot Henderson b Malik Mello in a cat tail on a pole match, Randy Myers b Shareef Morrow, Tony Baroni b Randy Myers with his Golden haunches (equivalent to a money in the bank briefcase) to win the title.

El Hijo del Vikingo headlines the 6/16 House of Glory show at the NYC Arena in New York. His opponent has not been announced yet.

Juicy Finau was added to the MLW 4/8 Battle Riot match. This is their version of the Royal Rumble and has 40 men. Announced so far include Jacob Fatu, John Hennigan, Raven, Willie Mack, Alex Kane, Rickey Shane Page, Shigehiro Irie, Mance Warner, Matthew Justice, Calvin Tankman, Lance Anoa’i, Sam Adonis, Mr. Thomas, Manders and Jimmy Lloyd.

Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Calvin Tankman has been added to the 4/6 MLW show at the Melrose Ballroom in New York.

Insane Wrestling Revolution on Thursday night in Monroe, MI: Ace Austin b Jack Price, Miss Canada b Mean Gia, Jack Price won Battle Royal, Rich Swann b Jason Hotch to win the U.S. title, Sam Beale b Ace Evans , Trey Miguel & Myron Reed b Aaron Orion & Isaiah Broner and Bry Sullivan & Damian Chambers, Buckeye Sam b Rod Lee, Madman Fulton b Zach Thomas, Rhino & Dread King Logan & DBA b King Latimer & N8 Mattson & Arena Daniel Norman. This is Rhino’s promotion and their next show is 5/4 with Rhino and Miguel at the FOP Hall in Monroe, MI. (thanks to Leonard Brand)

WAR Wrestling on 4/15 in Lima, OH at the Empowered Sports Center

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WON NEWSLETTER: May 10, 2021 Observer Newesletter: AEW Blood & Guts, NJPW Wrestling Dontaku recaps

Dave Meltzer recaps the AEW Blood and Guts special, both nights of NJPW’s Wrestling Dontaku.

Also in this issue: 

Idea of War Games, Blood & Guts coverage, understanding the ratings and business notes.

Ospreay vs. Takagi, Dontaku coverage and New Japan COVID issues explained.

Notes on the upcoming AEW & WWE PPV shows.

Saturday’s UFC coverage.

The life of Randy Savage, what was and wasn’t covered by A&E, aspects that were and weren’t true.

AAA Rey de Reyes coverage and a major bout of international stars set up with Omega vs. Andrade.

Debut of a new promotion with lots of international stars coming to PPV.

Dragon Gate Dead or Alive coverage.

Lots of new info on exactly how people watch the major wrestling shows.

How many different people actually tuned in to see the different wrestling shows last week and why it’s far more than people realize.

Champion Carnival finals notes.

Hall of Famer returns to start new major promotion.

Story behind the Reigns vs. Bryan match.

More into detail on the ratings than any other source, how every segment on NXT and AEW did as well as how it did with different age groups, genders and more, plus a look at all other wrestling shows of the past week.

Results of the major pro wrestling events of the past week.

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

A few notes from the weekend. Bryan and I were up last night talking Brian Pillman, Takagi vs. Ospreay, Smackdown, and the latest from Japan. Garrett and I did a Friday night show with Kim Wood that is one of the most talked about shows in the recent history of the site. We will also be doing a Q&A show tonight on Randy Savage and Brian Pillman.

For Google searches this past week:

  • Tyson Fury was No 2 earlier today.
  • Canelo Alvarez’s fight with Billy Joe Saunders was No. 1 yesterday with 2.5 million
  • Michelle Waterson was No. 8 yesterday with 100,000
  • Floyd Mayweather Jr. was No.1 on Thursday with 1 million for the deal with Jake Paul in the hype for his fight with Logan Paul.

For Raw tomorrow, they’ve announced Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre non-title, A.J. Styles & Omos & Jaxson Ryker & Elias vs. New Day & Randy Orton & Riddle, and Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler & Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka & Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose.

A&E Biography tonight at 8 p.m. is with Booker T and Booker T will also star in the WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures show looking for a dog collar worn by Junkyard Dog immediately following at 10 p.m.

Amanda Ribas vs. Angela Hill, which was one of the most looked forward to fights on last night’s UFC show, was canceled when Ribas and her father tested positive for COVID-19. The test results came back just hours before the bout was to take place.

Donald Cerrone suffered his fifth loss in his last six fights, a first round knockout to Alex Morono. He said this was absolutely not his last fight.

WWE

  • Regarding several Ringside News stories this week, most are basically true. Paul Heyman’s stuff was reported as being off script and it wasn’t exactly on the script but obviously it was 100 percent approved.  They also said Paul Levesque has more influence on Smackdown, which is true.  Bruce Prichard is on vacation and wasn’t on the show and Ed Koskey wasn’t there. Dave Kapoor was brought in from NXT to help and the show ran smoothly.  Mia Yim was to debut on the show, and Aleister Black was to have a vignette but both were cut for time constraints. Yim is tentatively scheduled to debut on this coming Friday’s Smackdown show.

UFC

  • Chase Sherman vs. Parker Porter is scheduled for 8/21.
  • Ian Heinisch vs. Nassourdine Imavov is targeted for 7/24.

AEW

  • There were about 1,573 tickets put on sale for Wednesday’s show and thus far 777 remain.
  • For Dark Elevation tomorrow they’ve announced Jon Moxley vs. Danny Limelight, Tay Conti vs. Madi Wrenkowski, Alex Reynolds vs. Isaiah Kassidy and Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy vs. Luther & Serptentico

OTHER NOTES

  • Devin Nicholson explains his departure from SWE in Texas saying: SWE Fury head booker Teddy Long told him to leave Texas and go back to Canada after a 6 month relationship with SWE Fury where Hannibal was their lead interviewer and operated SWE’s youtube channel.  He claimed he brought it from only 400 subscribers last November to nearly 20K subscribers this week when they released him. They were averaging about $1500/month in YouTube revenue from nothing.  Hannibal gave them his Wrestlecon table to use and helped book and transport talent among other office duties. Long also unbooked Shane Douglas and Scorpio from future SWE Events despite Hannibal already buying their plane tickets. Hannibal was Texas Champion as his Blood Hunter character it remains to be seen how they will handle that but as they owe him money he is keeping the Title.
  • Here is the Tony Deppen ROH TV title win over Tracy Williams.
  • SHWA on Saturday night in Western Australia:  Zenith b Cal Collins, Michael Morleone over James Hartness & Casey Johns via DQ, Chris Target b Taylor King, Chadwick Jacks b Jordan Bishop to keep Pride title, Great George b Bruno Nitro Twitch and Antonio Carrano, Julian Ward b Blake Walker, Ryan Rives & Jules Canan b Jarrad Slate & Fenix Young to win SHWA tag titles
  • Melbourne Championship Wrestling  from Saturday night in Melbourne:  Slex b Royce Chambers, Rocky Menaro b Tyson Baxter, Tome Filip & Stevie Filip b Brat Pack in a tornado rules match, Mikey Broderick b Tony Villani, Caveman Ugg b Gore, Lochy Hendricks b Ritchie Taylor in a street fight, Adan Brooks b Robbie Eagles to keep the MCW title (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
  • Wheeler Yuta won the IWTV Independent championships beating Lee Morarity on the Thursday night Beyond Wrestling show in a match getting raves and going more than 50:00.
  • The NOAH show on 5/30, the annual Mitsuharu Misawa Memorial Show, will air live on FITE with English commentary.
  • XICW from last night in Standish, MI:  Royce Carney III b Nelson Edwin Robert Doolittle, Adam Wick over Jack Price and Alex Weir, Mike Idol & Jamie Race b Eric Freedom & Kavan O’Reilly, Dre Jacobs b Mysterious Movado, Jamie Coxxx b Cody Deaner, Tommy Vendetta b Justin Dream, Mongo & Danny Shay & Billy Ray Daniels b TJ Meyer & Soultaker & Jheras Grey, Kongo Kong b LJ Lawrence, Rhino & DBA b Kevin Kalloway & Sean Tyler, Aaron Orion b Malcolm Monroe III to win Midwest title (thanks to Leonard Brand)

Daily Pro Wrestling History: Jerry Lawler wins AWA World title

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UFC 246 results: Conor McGregor beats Donald Cerrone in 40 seconds

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At least for Saturday night at UFC 246, Conor McGregor was the Conor McGregor of old, easily beating Donald Cerrone by TKO at 40 seconds of the first round.

McGregor charged in and missed a big punch, but landed four left shoulder strikes to the face of “Cowboy”, busting up his nose and eye. He followed that up with a left kick to Cerrone’s head that was the beginning of the end. After a few power shots to the grounded Cerrone, Herb Dean wisely called the fight.

Following the fight, McGregor (22-4) took joy in saying he was the first fighter in UFC history to get knockout finishes in three separate weight classes. He didn’t call anyone out specifically, but made veiled references to Jorge Masvidal and Paul Felder. Masvidal was at cageside with his BMF title and has been angling for a big money McGregor fight while Felder was calling the action on the broadcast team. He is scheduled to face Dan Hooker in late-February. Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman was also shown on the screen while McGregor was talking.

This is McGregor’s first UFC victory since November 2016 when he defeated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden. 

Cerrone (36-14-0-1) said after the fight that he wasn’t prepared for the shoulder strikes. The 36-year-old said he plans to keep fighting because that’s what he does. He is riding a three-fight losing streak for the first time since 2017.

In other notable main card action, Holly Holm returned to the winner’s circle with a unanimous decision win over Raquel Pennington in a rematch while Anthony Pettis was upset by Carlos Diego Ferreira by second round submission to open up the PPV main card.

However, the biggest upset of the night was in the final fight of the prelims as Roxanne Modafferi defeated Maycee Barber by unanimous decision. Modafferi was the biggest underdog of the night and was unrelenting in her attack on Barber, cutting her open and taking advantage of what could be a partial MCL tear Barber suffered during the fight. 

Be sure to check out the full results from all the action.

UFC 246 live results: Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy, emanating from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC starts their 2020 year off with the return of the biggest star in mixed martial arts history as former two-division UFC champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor returns to action against future Hall Of Famer Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the main event.

McGregor fights for the first time since October 2018 and is seeking his first win since November 2016 as he kicks off what he calls his 2020 season where he says is preparing to fight at least three times. Cerrone is looking to end a two-fight losing skid after suffering back-to-back losses to Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje.

In the co-main event, former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm will square off in a rematch against former title challenger Raquel Pennington. These two first met in February 2015 at UFC 184 in Holm’s UFC debut, which she won by a close split decision.

Also on the main card is a lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis and Diego Ferreira.

The prelims on ESPN will be headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between Roxanne Modafferi and highly-touted undefeated prospect Maycee Barber. Also on the prelims is an exciting featherweight bout between Andre Fili and Sodiq Yusuff.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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

ESPN+/UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS | 7 PM ET/4 PM PT

> Sabina Mazo (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. JJ Aldrich (8-3, 4-2 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Aldrich throwing punches early. Neither landing much in the first minute. Aldrich lands a good combo. Aldrich lands a left hand as Mazo lands a body kick. Both miss on punch attempts. Aldrich with a leg kick. Mazo landing more but Aldrich seems to be landing better. Aldrich with a left hand. Mazo lands a left hook late. 10-9 Mazo.

Mazo landing some kicks early to start the second. They’re still feeling each other out for the most part. Neither fighter taking many risks. Aldrich lands a combo. She lands another good combo. Mazo is landing more again in this round but Aldrich doing some damage. They clinch and Mazo lands some hard knees. Mazo is bleeding from her nose. Aldrich lands a hard punch. Mazo with a head kick right at the end. 10-9 Mazo, 20-18 Mazo.

They clinch at the start of the third and Mazo pushes Aldrich against the fence. Mazo with a knee and Aldrich reverses position and they break. Mazo lands some good punches as she backs Aldrich to the fence. Mazo grabs the clinch and lands some hard elbows and then follows with some knees. Mazo roughing Aldrich up in the clinch and now lands some body punches. They are broken up by the referee. Both landing punches and Aldrich just misses a head kick. Mazo gets a quick clinch and lands an elbow. 10-9 Mazo, 30-27 Mazo.

Official Result- Sabina Mazo def. JJ Aldrich by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Aleksa Camur (5-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Justin Ledet (9-2 1 NC, 3-2 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Camur just misses a spin kick right at the start. Camur misses a loaded right hand. Camur throwing wildly and not landing but does land a high kick. Ledet lands a combo. Camur lands a combo as Ledet covers up. They both land as Camur shoots in for a clinch. Camur with a right hand as they break. Camur misses a wheel kick. There is not much going on here. 10-9 Camur.

Camur coming forward and they clinch but break. Ledet lands a right hand but isn’t doing much engaging. They clinch and Ledet with a couple of body punches. Camur with a left hook. Camur lands a right hand. They clinch and Camur with a knee before they break. They trade jabs. Ledet with a left hook and lands some punches against the fence. Camur with a body kick. They clinch and Camur with a knee and lands a combo and then starts landing more knees. Camur with a knee. He lands some punches against the fence. They break late. 10-9 Camur, 20-18 Camur.

Camur with a right hand. Not much happening and they clinch. Ledet looking to land some knees but Camur blocking them as he punches the body. They break. Camur looking tired. Ledet with a right hand. Camur with a body kick. Camur gets a late takedown and finishes on top. 10-9 Camur, 30-27 Camur.

Official Result- Aleksa Camur def. Justin Ledet by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

ESPN PRELIMS | 8 PM ET/5 PM PT

> Drew Dober (21-8 1 NC, 7-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (11-2, 3-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Haqparast lands a good combo early but slips and it allows Dober to reset. Dober lands a combo. Dober with a right hook. Dober drops Haqparast  with a left hand and is landing lots of punches and this fight is stopped. Wow, what a showing for Dober. Haqparast took too many extra punches as he was down and out. Big win for Dober.

Official Result- Drew Dober def. Nasrat Haqparast by TKO (punches) at 1:10 of Round 1

> Tim Elliott (#7, 15-9-1, 4-7 UFC) vs. Askar Askarov (#12, 10-0-1, 0-0-1 UFC)
Flyweights

Elliott landing some punches early. Askarov drops Elliott with a left hand and then gets on top. Askarov working in the half-guard trying to pass but Elliott playing good defense on the bottom. Askarov still working from the top and Elliott landing short punches from the bottom. Askarov with a flurry of punches from the top. 10-9 Askarov.

Askarov lands a hard punch and Elliott takes him down but they scramble up and Elliott just avoids a punch attack from Askarov. Askarov lands a left hand. Elliott with a left hand. They trade punches in close range and Elliott gets a brief takedown and Askarov scrambles up. Elliott gets another takedown and is in the full guard. Askarov looking for an armbar but doesn’t get it. They scramble to their feet and Askarov has the back late but time runs out. 10-9 Elliott, 19-19.

They are trading in the third and Elliott keeps coming forward but Askarov is landing the jab. Elliott coming with short punches. Askarov is having to counter. Elliott with some leg kicks and lands a left hand. Askarov lands some punches in close range. Askarov with two right hands and Elliott fires back. Both men just landing punches. Elliott pressing forward. Elliott continues to come forward as both are landing wild punches. Askarov lands a solid right hand. Elliott almost gets a takedown. Elliott is real tired as the fight ends. 10-9 Askarov, 29-28 Askarov.

Official Result- Askar Askarov def. Tim Elliott by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Andre Fili (20-6, 8-5 UFC) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (10-1, 3-0 UFC)
Featherweights

They come out swinging. Yusuff lands a right hand and Fili fires right back. Yusuff lands a left hand. Fili with a right hand. Fili tries a takedown as he pushes Yusuff against the fence. They break. Both landing the jab. Fili gets the back and scores a takedown but Yusuff right back to his feet. They trade kicks. Fili gets another takedown but Yusuff right back up again. They trade punches and Fili gets another takedown but again Yusuff pop up. Fili has the back. They roll to the mat and Yusuff has a deep kimura locked in but Fili somehow gets out of it. Yusuff gets on top and lands punches as the round ends. 10-9 Yusuff.

They trade and scramble to the mat and Yusuff ends up in side control and lands from the top. He’s keeping Fili pinned down. Yusuff with some short elbows from the top as he is trying to move to mount. He gets back into Fili’s half-guard. He gets back to side control against the fence. Yusuff finally moves to mount position. Fili able to scramble out and they get to their feet. Fili tries a spin kick but Yusuff ducks. They trade knees in the clinch. 10-9 Yusuff, 20-18 Yusuff.

Fili just misses a head kick. Yusuff with a leg kick. Neither landing much in the first minute of the third. Yusuff lands a hard right hand. Fili with a body kick. Yusuff with the double jab. They trade punches and Fili shakes his head at Yusuff. Yusuff with a hard right hand. They trade punches. They trade until the end. 10-9 Fili, 29-28 Yusuff.

Official Result- Sodiq Yusuff def. Andre Fili by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Roxanne Modafferi (#7, 23-16, 2-4 UFC) vs. Maycee Barber (#9, 8-0, 3-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Modafferi lands a right hand and they clinch. Modafferi coming forward. Modafferi lands a right hand. She lands another and gets a takedown. Modafferi trying to set up an arm-triangle from the top. Modafferi still on top and now Barber looking for a guillotine from the bottom but Modafferi escapes. Modafferi now gets the back but Barber ends up on top and lands a big elbow before the round ends. 10-9 Modafferi.

Modafferi drops Barber to start the second and gets on top. Barber trying to lock up an arm from the bottom. Modafferi now gets the mount position and is landing from the top. Barber trying to get out. Modafferi with some elbows but Barber reverses and is now on top. Modafferi trying to hold Barber in her guard. Modafferi now reverses to mount. Barber gives up her back. Modafferi landing big shots and Barber is cut open badly. Barber is a bloody mess. Modafferi with body punches from the top. Barber survives the round. 10-8 Modafferi, 20-17 Modafferi.

Barber looks to have blown out her knee. She is limping badly. Modafferi with a hard right hand. Barber is having issues standing. Modafferi with more big punches. Barber can’t put any weight on her leg. Modafferi with a takedown against the fence. Barber does reverse to the top. She’s looking for a kimura but Modafferi fights it off. Barber with a big elbow. They scramble. Modafferi ends up on top and is going to ride this one to the end. 10-9 Modafferi, 30-26 Modafferi.

Official Result- Roxanne Modafferi def. Maycee Barber by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

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> Anthony Pettis (#11, 22-9, 9-8 UFC) vs. Diego Ferreira (16-2, 7-2 UFC)
Lightweights

Pettis with a high kick. Ferreira switching stances. Ferreira with a jab followed by a high kick. Pettis lands a combo in close range. Pettis lands a right hand and circles away. Ferreira shoots for a takedown against the fence but the cage blocks it from completing. Ferreria takes Pettis’ back standing and they roll to the mat. Ferreira working for a choke. Pettis spins out and they get to their feet. Pettis with a high kick and they trade punches. They clinch against the fence. They break and Pettis just misses a big kick. Ferreira with a combo and shoots agin. Ferreira gets a takedown and moves to side control. 10-9 Ferreira.

Ferreira gets a takedown and has the back of Pettis early in the second. Ferreira trying to find the choke. Ferreira gets his arm under the neck and has it locked in and Pettis taps! Huge win for Ferreira.

Official Result- Diego Ferreira def. Anthony Pettis by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:46 of Round 2

> Brian Kelleher (19-10, 3-3 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (8-2, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Osbourne with a flying punch right at the start. They trade punches. Osbourne lands a left hand. Kelleher gets a takedown against the fence. Kelleher working from the top and landing. Kelleher looking for a guillotine and he has one locked in tight. Osbourne taps with his feet! What a submission by Kelleher.

Official Result- Brian Kelleher def. Ode Osbourne by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:49 of Round 1

> Aleksei Oleinik (#12, 54-13-1, 6-4 UFC) vs. Maurice Greene (8-3, 3-1 UFC)
Heavyweights

With this fight, Oleinik becomes the first fighter in MMA history to fight in four decades as he debuted in 1997. Greene misses a high kick and Oleinik grabs the back. Oleinik gets the takedown and is in side control. He moves to Greene’s full guard. They get up and Oleinik takes Greene back down. Oleinik has the mount. He’s working for a choke. He has one locked in. Greene is trying to fight it off with hammerfists from the bottom. Greene survives the round. 10-9 Oleinik.

Greene lands a right hand. Oleinik is missing wild punches. They clinch against the fence. They break and Greene with a knee to the body. Oleinik shoots for a takedown against the fence. He gets it and works in the half-guard. He’s working for a choke once again. Fans are booing this fight. Oleinik now going for an armbar. Greene taps. This is over thankfully.

Official Result- Aleksei Oleinik def. Maurice Greene by submission (armbar) at 4:38 of Round 2

> Holly Holm (#3, 12-5, 5-5 UFC) vs. Raquel Pennington (#5, 10-7, 7-4 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Pennington tries a Superman punch but Holm sticks her with a jab. Pennington lands a right hand. Both women looking to land. Holm with some left hands. Pennington rushes in with some punches and they clinch. Holm has the body lock against the fence. Holm with some short punches against the fence as they battle for position. Pennington reverses position for a brief moment before Holm reverses it back. They battle in the clinch to end the round. Holm had the neck late. 10-9 Holm.

Holm with a side kick and Pennington rushes forward with some punches. They clinch again against the fence. They remain clinched and not much happening and the crowd boos. They break to the center. Holm tries to shoot but they just tie up against the fence again. They remain tied up and Holm has position. They break. Holm with a side kick and Pennington grabs the back and lands some punches as the round ends. The crowd hates this fight. 10-9 Holm, 20-18 Holm.

Holm lands a left hand. Pennington lands a right hand. Holm with a front kick.They clinch but break. Holm with an inside leg kick. Pennington with a right hand. Holm with a head kick. Not a lot is happening again. Holm with the lead side leg kick. Holm lands a left hand. Pennington with a right hand and gets a brief takedown but Holm right back up. They tie up and Holm has position with just over a minute left. They are broken up by the referee. Holm lands a quick combo. They tie up again but separate. They break. Pennington with a left hand. 10-9 Holm, 30-27 Holm.

Official Result- Holly Holm def. Raquel Pennington by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Conor McGregor (#4 LW, 21-4, 9-2 UFC) vs. Donald Cerrone (#5 LW, 36-13 1 NC, 23-10 UFC)
 Welterweights

They clinch right away and McGregor with shoulder strikes and they break. McGregor with a high kick rocks Cerrone and drops him after a flying knee and left hand. McGregor swarming on Cerrone with punches from the top and Cerrone in real trouble. McGregor with more punches and this fight is stopped. Huge reaction from the crowd. It went less than a minute.

Official Result- Conor McGregor def. Donald Cerrone by TKO (strikes) at :40 of Round 1

Conor McGregor, Donald Cerrone both make weight for UFC 246

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

This story was updated at 2:30 PM Eastern.

Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone both made weight Friday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, making their Saturday UFC 246 main event official.

Both men came in at 170 pounds. Cerrone was the first on the scale at 9 AM local time while McGregor weighed in at 9:38 AM local time.

Both looked to be in excellent shape, especially McGregor who didn’t have to cut weight after fighting at lightweight and feathweight for the majority of his career. Cerrone, who has mainly fought at lightweight with a few welterweight bouts, said at Thursday’s media day that he was at 174 pounds, so he had to cut several pounds.

McGregor requested the fight be at 170 pounds during negotiations as he didn’t feel the need for either man to have to cut a lot of weight.

In other news, Alexa Grasso missed weight badly, weighing in at 121.5 pounds, 5.5 pounds over the strawweight limit. After some deliberation, her fight with Claudia Gadelha was canceled due to the weight difference and other health issues.

 All other fighters made their contracted weight.

Conor McGregor-Donald Cerrone booked for January’s UFC 246

Posted on by Josh Nason

The long-awaited return of former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is finally in sight.

According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto via UFC president Dana White, McGregor has signed his contract to face former title contender and fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 on Saturday, January 18th in Las Vegas, NV. The fight will be at welterweight and not lightweight where the two have spent time during their careers.

White said McGregor has signed and Cerrone “is set to go”.

The 31-year-old McGregor (21-4) hasn’t been in action since losing via submission to rival and UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018. Due to his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather and other outside-the-cage factors, he has fought just once in the Octagon since August 2016.

The 36-year-old Cerrone (36-13-0-1) is coming off a two-fight losing streak with finishes at the hands of top contenders Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje, respectively. This will be his first fight at welterweight since a first round submission win over Mike Perry in November 2018. He fought 10 times in the UFC at 170 pounds with a 6-4 record.

The two have been angling for this fight for quite some time and had a verbal skirmish back in September 2015 at a UFC press conference that will get played quite a bit in the promotion for this fight.

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The ending of Super ShowDown brought a scary end to what was an embarrassing night for WWE.

Goldberg vs. The Undertaker reinforced the amount of risk that exists when you put two 50-year-old wrestlers against each other. The match was laid out exactly as it should have been and was on its way to being good, but things fell apart when Goldberg got knocked out.

Goldberg (who already had a mark on his forehead going into the match) got busted open when he went for a spear into the corner and rammed his head into the post less than three minutes in. From there, things only got worse.

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WWE

  • SmackDown takes place tonight at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. A match between Xavier Woods vs. Dolph Ziggler has been announced. Alexa Bliss will also host the latest episode of  A Moment of Bliss with special guest Bayley.
  • 205 Live will have Drake Maverick deciding Tony Nese’s challenger for Stomping Grounds. Oney Lorcan is also set to face Ariya Daivari.
  • Dana Brooke’s match against Sarah Logan was stopped during Main Event tapings last night after she busted her head taking a running knee.
  • A new Macho Man Randy Savage action figure has been announced as a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive.
  • JD Drake vs. Babatunde and Kyle O’Reilly vs. Josh Briggs is set for EVOLVE 130.
  • Bobby Fish will no longer be wrestling at EVOLVE 129 and 130 but will still be doing meet and greets.
  • Matt Hardy announced that he and Reby Hardy are expecting their third child.

Pro Wrestling

  • On the Steve Austin podcast, Tony Khan said that a tag team tournament to crown the first AEW tag team champions will be the focus of the television show when it launches in the fall. Khan also mentioned that a women’s tag team championship will be introduced down the line once the women’s singles title is established.
  • Despite Scarlet Bordeaux being granted her release, PWInsider reports that Killer Kross will remain with the company.
  • Bordeaux tweeted today: “I couldn’t be more excited to just be a free agent for a while. With that being said, promoters I’m looking to fill July 6th and July 19th! [email protected]”
  • Rod Smart was found safe today after being reported as missing. He originally hadn’t been seen since 6/12. He’s most famous for his stint in the XFL, wearing the “He Hate Me” jersey on the field.
  • Sami Callihan won’t be returning to MLW. He lost a loser leaves town match to Mance Warner this past week, but plans were to bring him back under a mask. Court Bauer said on Twitter that Callihan caused extensive damage to the venue during their match.
  • Sports Illustrated has an article on Nyla Rose being AEW’s first transgender wrestler.
  • Gino Gambino says that he was hospitalized with DVT on Sunday.
  • Tenille Dashwood officially makes her return to the ring on July 27, taking on Allie Kat for Black Label Pro.

UFC/MMA

  • Donald Cerrone has been medically suspended indefinitely following his match against Tony Ferguson. He needs to provide CT scans of facial bones and MRI of the head before he can be cleared.
  • Dana White told Brett Okamoto that the Contender Series shows are free to the public starting today.
  • Okamoto also reports that Kron Gracie won’t be fighting at UFC 242. UFC tried to get him on the card, but things didn’t work out.
  • Scott Holtzman will fight Dong Hyun Ma at UFC on ESPN 5. No location has been set.
  • Bellator will now be airing on Virgin Media in Ireland.

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UFC 238 live results: Two title fights, Ferguson vs. Cerrone

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes, emanating from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

The Octagon heads back to the Windy City with a stacked fight card featuring two title fights, a lightweight fight that is eagerly anticipated which could produce one of the best fights of the year, and nine total fights pitting ranked fighters against each other.

In the main event, the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship is up for grabs as UFC Flyweight Champion Henry Cejudo looks to become a two-division champion when he takes on Marlon Moraes. Cejudo beat TJ Dillashaw in a flyweight title fight in January, and was expected to challenge Dillashaw for the 135-pound title until Dillashaw was stripped of the title due to a failed drug test. In steps Moraes to challenge for the championship, and he comes in riding a four-fight win streak in which he has finished his last three fights in the first round.

In the co-main event, the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship is on the line as champion Valentina Shevchenko defends against challenger Jessica Eye. Shevchenko defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the title in December and makes her first title defense against Eye, who has won three straight fights since dropping back down to 125 pounds last year.

Also on the main card, in the most-anticipated fight of the night, Tony Ferguson looks to extend his 11-fight win streak when he takes on Donald Cerrone, fresh off a win over Al Iaquinta a little over a month ago. The winner of this fight would likely be next in line to challenge for the UFC Lightweight Championship. Other fights on the main card include a bantamweight bout between Jimmie Rivera and Petr Yan, and a heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and Blagoy Ivanov.

The preliminary card is also stacked with ranked fighters, capped off with a potential title eliminator bout in the women’s strawweight division as Tatiana Suarez puts her undefeated record up against Nina Ansaroff. Also, bantamweights Aljamain Sterling and Pedro Munhoz look to show their next in line at 135 pounds when they square off, and former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz looks to get back in the win column against Alexa Grasso in women’s strawweight action.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6:15 PM eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Katlyn Chookagian (#2, 11-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Joanne Calderwood (#6, 13-3, 5-3 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Calderwood starting off with leg kicks. Chookagian goes high with a kick. They trade kicks. Calderwood with a right hand followed by a body kick. Calderwood just misses a big overhand right. Calderwood with more leg kicks. Chookagian lands a right hand followed by a body kick. Calderwood lands a grazing head kick. Chookagian with a hard left hand and follows with a leg kick. They trade kicks. They trade in close range. Calderwood with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. They keep trading kicks. Calderwood with a right hand. They each land in a late flurry. 10-9 Calderwood.

Chookagian with a leg kick. Her lead leg is bright red. Chookagian with a high kick followed by a right hand. Calderwood takes Chookagian down following a right hand. Chookagian looks for an arm but scrambles up and Calderwood lands an elbow on the way up. Calderwood has the clinch advantage. They break. Calderwood attacking the lead leg again. Chookagian with a nice combo but Calderwood fires back with a body kick. Chookagian with an overhand right. Chookagian lands a combo. Calderwood tries to shoot but Chookagian defends. Chookagian tries a front kick but Calderwood catches it and dumps her to the mat. Calderwood goes into her guard. Both working on the mat but Calderwood maintains top position as the round ends. 10-9 Calderwood, 20-18 Calderwood.

Chookagian with a leg kick and they both land punches. Calderwood with a leg kick. Calderwood lands a right hand. They trade strikes. Calderwood with some leg kicks. Chookagian lands an overhand right. Chookagian lands a combo. Calderwood gets another takedown off a kick attempt from Chookagian. Calderwood with a right hand standing and they get to their feet. Chookagian with a kick. They trade leg kicks and Chookagian lands a left hook. Chookagian with a combo and a leg kick. Calderwood with an inside leg kick. They trade leg kicks. They begin to taunt each other. They trade late. Close fight. 10-9 Chookagian, 29-28 Calderwood.

Official Result- Katlyn Chookagian def. Joanne Calderwood by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Eddie Wineland (23-13-1, 5-7 UFC) vs. Grigory Popov (14-2, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Wineland coming out firing. Popov with a front kick to the jaw. They trade kicks. Crowd chants for Wineland. Wineland lands a right hand and then another. Wineland with a combo. Wineland with a hard left hand. Popov with a leg kick. Wineland lands a right hand. They trade punches. Wineland lands a right hand. Wineland stuns Popov with a right hand. Popov lands a knee. Wineland looking for a big punch. Wineland with two right hands followed by a body kick. 10-9 Wineland.

They trade right hands. Popov lands a right that causes Wineland to drop to a knee. Wineland lands a right hand. Wineland tries a takedown but Popov defends though he stumbles a bit. Wineland lands a combo. Popov just misses a head kick. Wineland with a leg kick. They trade punches. Popov with a body kick but eats a right hand counter from Wineland. Popov with a leg kick. Wineland gets a brief takedown but they roll right up. Wineland with a body kick. Wineland lands some right hands that drop Popov and he’s going for the finish on the mat. They get up but Popov still hurt. Wineland lands another big right hand. Wineland lands a right hand that drops Popov again and finishes him off as the referee stops it. Big win for Wineland in front of the home crowd.

Official Result- Eddie Wineland def. Grigory Popov by knockout (punches) at 4:47 of Round 2

> Bevon Lewis (6-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Darren Stewart (9-4 1 NC, 2-4 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

Stewart with a hard leg kick. He trips Lewis up with another leg kick. Lewis gets up and they clinch. They remain tied up as both look for wrist control. Stewart lands a knee. Lewis with a knee to the body but Stewart lands body punches. They break and Stewart lands a right hand and they clinch. Lewis with a knee. Stewart lands a combo as they break. He rushes in and Lewis tries a takedown but they clinch. They break. They trade kicks. Stewart with a leg kick that trips Lewis up. Lewis lands a punch that may have been thrown after the horn. 10-9 Stewart.

Stewart with a leg kick. Stewart with another leg kick and just barely lands a spinning back fist. Stewart with another leg kick. They trade punches and Lewis ducks under and gets the back but Stewart reverses and they break. They each land a punch. They trade punches and Stewart gets the better of the exchange and is controlling the Octagon. Stewart with a right hand. The crowd beginning to boo the relative lack of action. They trade late. 10-9 Stewart, 20-18 Stewart.

Neither man landing to start the third. They clinch and trade positions. They break. Stewart with a leg kick. Stewart with another. The crowd is booing this one. Lewis tries a takedown and gets the back of Stewart. Lewis with some knees. Stewart is able to reverse position. They remain tied up. They continue to battle in the clinch. Both landing short knees. Boring fight. 10-9 Lewis, 29-28 Stewart.

Official Result- Darren Stewart def. Bevon Lewis by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Yan Xioanan (10-1 1 NC, 3-0 UFC) vs. Angela Hill (9-6, 4-6 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

They trade leg kicks early. Xiaonan with a leg kick but Hill lands a punch. They each land punches and Hill lands a knee to the body. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Hill with a Superwoman punch and then gets a takedown and is in the guard. They scramble to their feet. They trade punches and Hill tries a takedown but loses position and gets Xiaonan in her guard. Hill looking for a triangle and may have it locked in but Xiaonan defends. Hill had it locked in but time runs out. 10-9 Hill.

Xiaonan hurts Hill with a body kick and Hill goes to her butt but gets up. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan with a body kick. They trade punches. They trade again and Xiaonan lands a harder shot. They trade again in close range. Hill tries a takedown but it is defended by Xiaonan. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Hill with a body kick. Xiaonan with a combo. Hill lands a right hand. Xiaonan gets a takedown but Hill scrambles right up into the clinch. Hill with a knee and misses a spinning elbow. 10-9 Xiaonan, 19-19.

They both look to land punches. Hill tries a kick but is blocked as Xionan lands a combo. Hill lands a right hand. They continue to trade. Xiaonan with a side kick. They trade and clinch and Hill lands a right hand on the break. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan with a right hand. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Hill with a leg kick and follows with a right hand. Hill with a right hand and lands a knee to the body. They trade and Hill with a body kick. Hill with a right hand. Hill lands a late right. 10-9 Hill, 29-28 Hill.

Official Result- Yan Xiaonan def. Angela Hill by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Ricardo Lamas (#10, 19-7, 10-5 UFC) vs. Calvin Kattar (#15, 19-3, 3-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Lamas with a leg kick. Lamas with another leg kick. Lamas keeps attacking the leg as Kattar is looking for an opening. Lamas tries to shoot but Kattar too far away. Kattar with a combo to the body. Lamas with a body kick. Kattar with a high body kick. Kattar stuns Lamas with a left hand. Kattar lands an uppercut. Lamas with a high kick that is blocked. They trade. Lamas with a body kick. Kattar drops Lamas with a right hand and then swarms on him on the mat and then finishes him off on the ground with more punches. Huge finish by Kattar!

Official Result- Calvin Kattar def. Ricardo Lamas by knockout (punches) at 4:06 of Round 1

> Karolina Kowalkiewicz (#10, 12-4, 5-4 UFC) vs. Alexa Grasso (#13, 10-2, 2-2 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Grasso coming out firing first and lands a right hand. They both land punches. Grasso lands a right hand. They trade in close range and Kowalkiewicz with a knee. Grasso with a right hand. They trade punches and Grasso circles away. They kick at the same time. Kowalkiewicz with a body kick. Grasso lands a right hand and then the jab and then a hard right. Grasso definitely the faster fighter. Grasso with the jab and a leg kick. Grasso with a combo and lands a head kick. They trade body kicks. They tie up and Grasso lands to the body. They each land punches at the end. 10-9 Grasso.

Grasso starts off the round with two body kicks. They both trade and Kowalkiewicz lands a body kick. Grasso with a high kick. Grasso with a body kick. She is still much quicker than Kowalkiewicz. Grasso with a right hand. Grasso with a combo. They continue to trade but Grasso is just much quicker. They clinch and Kowalkiewicz has the advantage. Grasso with a knee to the body. Grasso starting to slow down a little. They both land punches. They both land again against the fence. Grasso with a combo. Kowalkiewicz lands a combo at the end. 10-9 Grasso, 20-18 Grasso.

Grasso with a head kick early on in the third. Grasso with a body kick. They trade in close range. Grasso with some knees in the clinch and Kowalkiewicz is able to escape. Grasso with a leg kick. Kowalkiewicz has been unable to find many openings. Grasso with a spin kick. Grasso with a combo. Grasso with a body kick. They clinch and Grasso with more knees to the body. Kowalkiewicz still coming forward. Grasso with the jab and follows it with a combo and leg kick. Grasso with a quick combo. Grasso stuns Kowalkiewicz with a left hand. Grasso with another combo. They trade punches in close. Grasso throwing all kinds of strikes. Both ladies swinging hard at the end. Grasso with a standing guillotine as the fight ends. Fun fight, great performance from Grasso. 10-9 Grasso, 30-27 Grasso.

Official Result- Alexa Grasso def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Aljamain Sterling (#3, 17-3, 9-3 UFC) vs. Pedro Munhoz (#4, 18-3 1 NC, 8-3 1 NC)
Bantamweights

Sterling firing kicks right away but Munhoz lands a left. Sterling still throwing kicks. Sterling with a left hand followed by a body kick. Sterling landing punches. Sterling with a body kick. Both land punches. Sterling with a left to the body but Munhoz fires back some kicks. Sterling with some kicks and lands a right hand after a taunt. Munhoz lands a punch. Munhoz lands a body kick. Sterling with a body kick followed by a short right hand. Sterling lands two right hands. Sterling fakes a takedown attempt and just misses landing a knee. Munhoz with a body kick. Lots of output going on here. Sterling still landing punches but eats a hard body kick from Munhoz. 10-9 Sterling.

Munhoz tries a kick but Sterling grabs the leg but eventually lets go. Munhoz chasing Sterling around now and lands some kicks. Sterling with some kicks now. Sterling tries a unique takedown but Munhoz slips away. Sterling lands a left hand. Sterling with a right hand. Sterling lands some strikes. Still lots of output from both men. Sterling with a right hand followed by a body kick. Munhoz lands a high kick but eats a counter right from Sterling. Sterling lands a few more punches as Munhoz is a little stunned. Sterling landing lots to the head of Munhoz. They each land a right hand. Munhoz with a leg kick that trips Sterling up and he drops down for a guillotine but Sterling rolls out. Sterling with a spin kick to the body. Sterling with two right hands and then a left. Sterling landing more punches to Munhoz’ head and cracks him with a left hand. 10-9 Sterling, 20-18 Sterling.

Both throwing hard shots. Munhoz backing Sterling up against the fence. They trade leg kicks. Sterling with a left hand that trips Munhoz up. Sterling witha  combo. They trade body kicks. Sterling landing big punches to the head of Munhoz. They trade punches and short body kicks. Munhoz just misses a head kick. Sterling with the double jab. Sterling landing with more volume. Sterling with a high body kick. Sterling with a combo and Munhoz lands a couple of punches. Munhoz with a high kick. They trade leg kicks. Sterling lands a couple of punches. They continue to trade strikes. Sterling land leg kicks. Sterling witha  right hand. They trade at the end. Real good fight. 10-9 Sterling, 30-27 Sterling.

Official Result- Aljamain Sterling def. Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Tatiana Suarez (#2, 7-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. Nina Ansaroff (#3, 10-5, 4-2 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Suarez with a leg kick. Suarez going for the takedown but Ansaroff defending against the fence. Suarez gets her down though. Suarez gets in her guard. Suarez now grabs the neck to retain position but they get to their feet. Suarez gets another takedown against the fence. Suarez just dominant from the top but not doing much to get herself into better position. Suarez stands to improve but Ansaroff is throwing upkicks. Suarez gets back in her guard. Suarez has the neck late. 10-9 Suarez.

They trade dual leg kicks. Suarez lands a left hand. Suarez shoots from a mile away and Ansaroff defends but Suarez still has the legs looking for the takedown. Suarez completes it but Ansaroff scrambles out from the bottom. Suarez now has control of the back. Suarez gets her back down. Suarez working in the guard of Ansaroff now. Suarez with a hammerfist. Suarez still in complete control from the top as she stands. Ansaroff tries to stand but Suarez grabs her against the fence. Suarez trying a takedown but Ansaroff defending. Suarez lands a knee below the belt and we have a timeout. Ansaroff with a body kick. Suarez with a side kick. 10-9 Suarez, 20-18 Suarez.

Ansaroff with a body kick and Suarez drops down for a takedown but it is defended. Ansaroff lands a right hand. Suarez with a high kick. Suarez with some leg kicks. Suarez with a left hand. Suarez with a body kick and then goes for a takedown but Ansaroff defends. Suarez with a high kick. Suarez goes for a takedown and has the body lock against the fence but Ansaroff scrambles away. Ansaroff with a spin kick that lands. Suarez with a body kick. Ansaroff with a head kick but Suarez still pushing forward. Suarez with a leg kick. Ansaroff with a body kick followed by a right hand. Ansaroff lands late punches. 10-9 Ansaroff, 29-28 Suarez.

Official Result- Tatiana Suarez def. Nina Ansaroff by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Tai Tuivasa (#11, 8-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Blagoy Ivanov (#13, 17-2 1 NC, 1-1 UFC)
Heavyweights

Ivanov with a right hand. Tuivasa with a leg kick. They trade punches. Tuivasa with a right hand. They clinch against the fence. They break and Ivanov hurts Tuivasa with a punch and they go to the mat for a moment but get up and clinch. Tuivasa with a hard elbow as they reverse position. Ivanov grabs the neck and switches. They break. Tuivasa with a left hand as they break. Tuivasa with a right hand. Tuivasa with a leg kick but eats a right hand from Ivanov. Tuivasa lands a combo. Ivanov with a short right hand. Ivanov lands a left hand and another at the end. 10-9 Ivanov.

Tuivasa with a leg kick. He lands another. Ivanov lands a left hand. They clinch for a second and Tuivasa lands an uppercut on the rbeak. Tuivasa stuns Ivanov with a right hand. Tuivasa now with an elbow against the fence as they clinch. They each land as they break. Ivanov with the jab. Tuivasa lands a right hand. Tuivasa lands a couple of jabs. Ivanov lands a combo. Tuivasa misses a right hand but lands a leg kick. Tuivasa with a right hand followed by a leg kick. They both land close punches. Ivanov with a short right hand. Ivanov with a combo. Tuivasa with a leg kick. They clinch and Ivanov has the eck as the round ends. 10-9 Tuivasa, 19-19.

Tuivasa with a short left hand. They trade in close. They trade leg kicks. Tuivasa with some more leg kicks. Tuivasa with a hard right hand. Ivanov now gets Tuivasa down for a second but they get up and Ivanov has clinch position. They both are hugging each other against the fence. Tuivasa reverses. Ivanov grabs the neck and lands some knees. They break and Tuivasa with a leg kick. Ivanov lands a left hand. Tuivasa with a right hand. They both land a hard punch. Tuivasa with a leg kick. They trade punches. Tuivasa with a leg kick but Ivanov counters with a combo. Ivanov with a left hand. Tuivasa with another leg kick. They trade at the end. 10-9 Ivanov, 29-28 Ivanov.

Official Result- Blagoy Ivanov def. Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Jimmie Rivera (#7, 22-3, 6-2 UFC) vs. Petr Yan (#9, 12-1, 4-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Yan with a heavy leg kick. Yan lands a right hand. Rivera with a leg kick. Yan misses a right hand and Rivera ties up with him but they break and Yan just misses a punch. Yan misses a right and Rivera lands a counter punch. They clinch and Rivera lands a knee as they break. They trade in the clinch. Yan with the jab. Yan just misses an uppercut. Rivera with a leg kick. Yan lands a right hand. Rivera with a leg kick. Yan goes for a takedown but Rivera defends. Yan then drops Rivera with a left hand and tries to finish but runs out of time. 10-9 Yan.

Both landing to start the second and Rivera lands a nice left hand. Yan with a right hand. Rivera with a hard leg kick that hurts Yan a little. Yan with a left hand to the body. Yan with a hard body kick. Yan with another hard body kick. They trade punches. Yan misses a right hand. They trade inside the pocket. Yan with a head kick that cracks Rivera but Rivera grabs the leg and pulls Yan against the fence. Rivera tries a takedown but they break. They trade punches. Yan drops Rivera again at the end of the round but runs out of time going for the finish. 10-9 Yan, 20-18 Yan.

Yan backs Rivera up with a punch and Rivera drops to his butt but gets up. Yan with a head kick and Rivera searching for a takedown but Yan defends it with ease. Rivera with a body kick. Rivera with a high kick. Yan with a couple of body kicks. Yan with a body kick. Rivera lands a right hand. Yan with a head kick. They each land punches inside the pocket. Rivera lands a right hand but Yan counters with a left hook. RIvera with a combo. Rivera pokes Yan in the eye and with have a timeout. Back to action and Rivera looking to turn up the pressure. They clinch and Yan with short knees. Rivera lands a hard left hook. Yan tries a late takedown and sort of gets it. 10-9 Rivera, 29-28 Yan.

Official Result- Petr Yan def. Jimmie Rivera by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Tony Ferguson (#2, 24-3, 14-1 UFC) vs. Donald Cerrone (#4, 35-11 1 NC, 23-8 UFC)
Lightweights

Cerrone with a leg kick. He then goes high. Ferguson with a high kick. Cerrone with a left hand. They trade punches. Loud chants for both men. Ferguson with a left hand then a leg kick. They trade punches. Ferguson lands a combo. Cerrone lands a combo. Both men landing punches. Ferguson with a leg kick and Cerrone fires back a leg kick. Cerrone lands a left hand and Ferguson fires back with one. Cerrone with a head kick. They continue to trade. Cerrone with a left hand. They continue to trade punches. Ferguson is cut somewhere as there is blood on his face. Cerrone with a left hand to the body. Ferguson moving around nicely and it’s frustrating Cerrone. Cerrone lands a left hand and a body kick. They exchange wild punches at the end. Close round. 10-9 Cerrone.

The crowd is big time into this. Cerrone with a body kick. Ferguson stuns him with a jab. Ferguson with a body kick. Ferguson with another body kick and then a sharp left hook. Ferguson with a running leg kick. Cerrone lands a right hand. Ferguson with the jab and a head kick. They are throwing punches in the center. Both men land nice punches. Ferguson misses a spinning back fist. Cerrone with a head kick. Ferguson comes back with a running leg kick and lands a spinning elbow. Cerrone bleeding from the nose. Ferguson with a spinning back fist as Cerrone rushes in. Cerrone gets the back and takes Ferguson down but they scramble up. Ferguson with a body kick. Cerrone with a leg kick. Cerrone with a head kick. Ferguson with a right hand. They continue to trade and Ferguson with a short elbow. Cerrone with some kicks late. Ferguson landed a right hand after the horn and the crowd loudly boos. This is fantastic. 10-9 Ferguson, 19-19.

The fight is stopped in between rounds. Cerrone’s eye swelled up between rounds and the doctors waved it off. Cerrone wanted to go on. The crowd is not happy. Ferguson is going to be the winner.

Official Result- Tony Ferguson def. Donald Cerrone by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2

> Valentina Shevchenko (C, 16-3, 5-2 UFC) vs. Jessica Eye (#1, 14-6 1 NC, 4-5 1 NC UFC)
UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

Eye firing right away. Shevchenko with a body kick. They trade kicks. Shevchenko ducks under a punch and gets a takedown. Shevchenko not doing much from the top. Shevchenko moves to side control and looking for the mount but not doing much of anything else. Eye with body punches from the bottom. The crowd is booing the lack of action. Not much going on. Shevchenko lands a couple of punches. Eye looking to sweep and now has Shevchenko in her full guard. They scramble up. Shevchenko has the clinch and gets a trip takedown. Shevchenko in side control but again not doing much. Eye with backwards knees to the body. Shevchenko gets the crucifix position but Eye reverses to the top to end the round. 10-9 Shevchenko.

They trade kicks. Shevchenko with a hard leg kick. Shevchenko then knocks Eye out cold with a head kick. Brutal finish.

Official Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Jessica Eye by knockout (head kick) at :26 of Round 2, retains UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> Henry Cejudo (FLW C, 14-2, 8-2 UFC) vs. Marlon Moraes (#1, 22-5-1, 4-1 UFC)
UFC Bantamweight Championship

Moraes goes for a head kick but Cejudo checks it. Moraes with a leg kick. Moraes with a leg kick and they trade punches. Moraes with a hard leg kick. Moraes with a leg kick and Cejudo grabs it trying to take him down but Moraes escapes. Cejudo with a high kick and Moraes fires back a combo. Moraes with a leg kick. Moraes with a leg kick and then another. They trade in close range. Moraes with a leg kick. Moraes with another leg kick. 10-9 Moraes.

Moraes misses a high kick. Moraes with another inside leg kick. They trade punches and Moraes stumbles a little. Moraes with a head kick as Cejudo throws a right hand. Moraes just misses a spinning head kick. Moraes with a punishing leg kick. Cejudo with a leg kick. Moraes trips Cejudo up with another leg kick. They trade punches and Cejudo lands an uppercut. They are both firing punches. Cejudo lands some right hands and Moraes with an uppercut. They trade again. Cejudo turning it on right now. Cejudo with some knees in the clinch that hurt Moraes. He lands another big one followed by a right hand. Moraes tries a takedown but Cejudo easily blocks it. Cejudo with another knee. They trade late. Big end to the round for Cejudo. 10-9 Cejudo, 19-19.

They are throwing and Cejudo clinches up with Moraes. They continue to trade and Cejudo lands a knee. Timeout after Cejudo pokes Moraes in the eye. Cejudo tries a takedown but Moraes quickly gets up. They are both landing big punches. Cejudo lands a knee. Moraes with a right hand and they clinch. Cejudo grabs the neck and they go to the mat and Cejudo is looking for an anaconda choke. Moraes gets out but eats a knee to the body from Cejudo. Cejudo now on top and is landing punches and Moraes grabs him down into the half-guard. Cejudo with some big shots from the top. Cejudo with elbows from the top and is trying to finish and he does! Cejudo with the big win and he becomes the two-division champion. Wow, what a performance.

Official Result- Henry Cejudo def. Marlon Moraes by TKO (strikes) at 4:51 of Round 3, wins UFC Bantamweight Championship

UFC on ESPN+ 9 live results: Al Iaquinta vs. Donald Cerrone

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 9: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy, emanating from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The Octagon heads back to Ottawa for the second time with a lightweight main event featuring two men eager to get a title shot in a crowded 155-pound division.

Al Iaquinta will be looking to make it two straight wins in his third straight main event fight when he takes on fan favorite and long-time UFC veteran Donald Cerrone in the night’s five-round headliner. Iaquinta is fresh off a dominant decision win over Kevin Lee in December, while Cerrone looks to make it two straight since moving back down to 155 pounds and to add to his overall UFC record of 22 wins.

In the co-main event, it is a middleweight bout as Derek Brunson looks to shake off a two-fight losing skid against Elias Theodorou, winner of three straight fights. Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Shane Burgos, and a bantamweight bout between former TUF winner Brad Katona and Merab Dvalishvili.

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

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> Mitch Gagnon (12-4, 4-3 UFC) vs. Cole Smith (6-0, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Smith is making his UFC debut here tonight against the seasoned Gagnon who hasn’t fought since 2016. This is the only fight on the card where its Canada vs Canada. Gagnon taking the center of the Octagon. Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but Smith has wrist control and has his back up against the cage. Gagnon is trying to escape and has back position now looking for an escape by kneeing the back of Smith’s leg. Smith finally takes down Gagnon at the halfway mark but Gagnon gets back to a standing base. They finally unlock and we are back in the center with 90 seconds left. Trading punches and kicks with Gagnon scoring the better strike but Smith again ties up Gagnon against the cage. Smith with a good elbow strike and some final strikes to end the round. I have it 10-9 for Smith

Crowd is definitely behind Gagnon as we start the second round. Gagnon lands a nice spinning elbow which is making Smith retreat as appears more cautious. Smith throwing one or two strikes and backs away as Gagnon is taking the fight to Smith by taking the center of the cage again. Gagnon lands a strike and now clinches Smith against the cage. Smith lands a strike and takes back position and pulls guard going backwards looking for rear naked choke here. Gagnon is trying to fight out of it but Smith is not giving up on this choke. Gagnon lifts Smith’s arm over his head but Smith still has Gagnon in a bad position and Smith is trying to get choke in again after successfully getting the hooks in. Gagnon fights out a 2nd time and gets the mount quickly but the horn sounds. 10-9 Smith

Gagnon is again taking the fight to the center of the cage keeping Smith on his back foot. Smith throws a strike which misses and Gagnon rocks Smith and Smith falls back first into the cage and Gagnon is swarming him now with punches and eventually gets a neck crank or a rear naked choke but Smith is able to get out and while on the ground gets Gagnon’s back and is working on another rear naked choke attempt. Smith is on top of Gagnon’s back wearing him out while Gagnon is trying to defend against Smith’s offense. Smith gets a choke and its in tight but Gagnon again is able to escape but Smith is not giving up and goes for another one as Gagnon fights and fights and the horn ends. Closest round of the three but I have this one 30-27 for Smith.

Official Result – Cole Smith def. Mitch Gagnon by Unanimous Decision (29-28 x 2, 30-27)

> Arjan Bhullar (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Juan Adams (5-0, 1-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Adams comes into this fight at 266 while Bhullar weighed in at 244, interesting note is Bhullar is the first Indo-Canadian to fight in the UFC. Adams is a product of the Contenders Series season 2. Both fighters are trading strikes to start but Adams is landing the better shots. Bhullar is getting a few good punches in but Adams is just a step quicker and Bhullar is getting tagged here early on. Adams clinches up for a breather and now we are back to a striking battle and now Adams will clinch up and throw a stiff knee to mix it up. Some clinch work now and both fighters are trading knees in the clinch with their strikes to end the round. I have it 10-9 for Adams  

Round 2 starts with a flurry of punches by Adams and Bhullar is backpedaling here and was stung by that last punch. Now we go back to the center for more clinch work with Adams now starting to back pedal but again back to center. Bhullar gets a single leg takedown and is now working in the guard of Adams. Bhullar with a strike that knocks out Adams mouthpiece. Bhullar going for side control and Adams rolls out and we are back to the feet. Adams now has Bhullar against the cage trying to control the action but Bhullar is able to reverse with 90 seconds left. Bhullar is now bleeding from below the right eye and more clinch work with Bhullar in control to end the round. 10-9 Bhullar

Another flurry by Adams to start the round and Bhullar survives and now we are back to trading shots in the center followed by clinch work again. Both fights are being warned to engage by the ref here and Adams with his back against the cage is more defensive at the moment. Two minutes left in the round and Adams lands a good knee while having Bhullar against the cage. Bhullar scores a single leg takedown with just a minute left in the fight and is trying to pass Adams guard again. Bhullar is trying to strike but Adams is just in defense mode trying to run out the clock. Bhullar with a nice elbow but its going to be the end of the fight. 10-9 Bhullar with that late takedown in a close 3rd

Official Result – Arjan Bhullar def. Juan Adams by Unanimous Decision (29-28 x 2, 30-27 )

Bhullar in the post-fight interview called out Andrei Arlovski for the UFC’s next visit to Vancouver

> Kyle Nelson (12-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Matt Sayles (7-2, 0-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Nelson is dropping down Featherweight to fight Sayles. Both fighters have only fought once before in the UFC and lost. Nelson with the early flurry buy Sayles escapes and bring the fight back to the center. Sayles starts punching but Nelson defending until Sayles trips him and gets a few shots before Nelson is able to recover. Nelson goes for a punch, Sayles avoids a punch and throws Nelson to the ground and is going for a finish and while raining hammerfists down looks at the ref seeing if the fight is going to be stopped. Nelson uses the opportunity to lock on an ankle lock and Sayles has to counter with one of his own. Sayles then switches to mount and is raining punches but Nelson is tough and doesn’t stop and gets another ankle lock. Sayles releases and we go to the center as the round ends. 10-9 Sayles

Both fighters sizing the other up to start but Nelson scores a takedown but Sayles recovers quickly and both are back on their feet. Sayles throwing punches again and Nelson is looking for another takedown. Nelson scores it but Sayles is against the cage sitting down and playing defence. Nelson picks him up and quickly transitions to rear control. Nelson has the hooks in and is looking for the rear naked choke with two minutes left in the round. Sayles is fighting it but its in and he is slowly fading here with lots of time left. Sayles is free of the choke but not of Nelson. Nelson is relentless here and Sayles is defending against the choke and the horn will save him here. 10-9 Nelson

Feeling out process to start, Nelson the more aggressive of the two here. Nelson shoots again for a takedown but Sayles is quick to stuff it. Sayles catches another takedown attempt and Nelson is landing a couple of shots here, Sayles hit a couple and another takedown by Nelson but Sayles quickly back up. Sayles has lost the quickness he had in the first and Nelson again gets a takedown but Sayles transitions into a side choke and he’s in the center of the cage and its in real good. The referee has stopped the fight but as soon as Sayles releases Nelson quickly gets up thinking the fight is still on but the referee stops him telling him its over.

Official Result – Matt Sayles def. Kyle Nelson via Submission (Side and Arm Choke) @ 3:16 of Rd. 3

> Nordine Taleb (14-6, 6-4 UFC) vs. Kyle Prepolec (12-5, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Prepolec is taking this fight on short notice as Siyar Bahadurzada pulled out of tonight’s fight. Taleb with a nice kick to start the fight that Prepolec was able to block just in time. Both fighters getting their timing down to start here in the early going. Taleb with a kick to the shin of Prepolec that connected loudly. Prepolec the more aggressive here with the striking now and we are in a defensive battle now. Taleb mixing in some kicks and now both fighters appear to have found their range. Prepolec seems to be targeting the head of Taleb and lands a spinning back fist to end the round. 10-9 Taleb

Both fighters trading shots to start in the center of the cage. Prepolec is getting tagged by a Taleb punch and kick combo but Prepolec quickly shakes it off. Taleb is throwing kicks that are being countered by Prepolec’s punches. Referee has called time due to an accidental eye poke. Time in and the pace has quickened with both fighters landing punches and kicks but Taleb is getting the better of these exchanges. Taleb catches Prepolec with a punch that stuns him and Taleb has him against the cage but the round ends. 10-9 Taleb

Prepolec is the more aggressive fighter to start the round here and Taleb is able to bring the fight back to the center. I don’t believe we are going to see a takedown here as both fighters are content to just stand and bang. Taleb working on the right leg of Prepolec with another still kick which has seemed to slow him down. Those inside leg kicks have turned Prepolec’s right leg very red. Prepolec is still coming after Taleb with punches but Taleb is content with causing damage to the legs here in the final minute. Taleb throws one more kick, Prepolec tries a spinning back fist which Taleb avoids and that’s the fight. 10-9 Taleb

Official Result – Nordine Taleb def. Kyle Prepolec by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 3 )

> Aiemann Zahabi (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Vince Morales (8-3, 0-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

Zahabi getting the love from the Canadian crowd here while Morales is looking for his first UFC win. Zahabi starts the fight on the offensive here and Morales has more of a defensive mindset here. Morales blocks a kick and is trying to find his range but Zahabi is only taking one or two strikes here. Morales is finding his rhythm with his strikes with two minutes left here. Both fighters are not risking more than a few strikes at a time, not wanting to be the first to make a mistake. Morales lands a kick which backs up Zahabi to end the round. 10-9 Morales

Zahabi the aggressor here again to start the round with his striking. Morales looking to find that range again and is mixing up his punches with kicks. Morales connects with a punch before Zahabi can connect with a kick. Zahabi scores a takedown with 90 seconds left which wakes up the crowd. Morales has his back against the cage trying to escape and finally does. Both fighters now back on their feet and Morales is now bleeding from above his left eye. Lots of circling around the cage for the final seconds 10-9 Zahabi

Both fighters using lots of feints to start trying to trick their opponent. Now both are trading punches, Zahabi appeared to be going for a takedown but Morales just a step quicker. Flurry of punches by Morales which are blocked by Zahabi. Morales is using his speed now to not get struck while at the same time getting a few punches in on Zahabi. Zahabi gets Morales back but couldn’t take him down before Morales escapes. Morales now with another flurry but Zahabi able to escape the barrage. Zahabi with another failed takedown attempt and is now backpedaling around the cage to avoid anymore of Morales offense. 10-9 for Morales.

Official Result – Vince Morales def. Aiemann Zahabi by Unanimous Decision (29-28 x 3)

> Macy Chiasson (#14, 4-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Sarah Moras (5-4, 2-3 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

First fight with a ranked fighter as #14 ranked Chiasson is fighting Moras here looking to take Chiasson’s spot in the top 15. Moras scored a very early takedown and is working in Chiasson’s guard here to start things off. Moras is raining punches from above but Chiasson is keeping her close to limit their damage. Chiasson using her legs to set up an arm triangle here. Moras is trying to go for side control at the halfway mark of the fight. Moras is able to get past the guard is now raining elbows to the forehead of Chiasson. Both fighters are scrambling here to improve their position. Moras trying to mount here but instead goes back to side control to take her back. Chiasson is able to reverse and now it’s Moras on her back defending the punishment from above. Chiasson is really punishing her here in the final seconds and the round ends with dual leg locks. Very close round 10-9 Chiasson

Moras shoots for a takedown, Chiasson reverses it and is able to put Moras on her back again and is landing some vicious strike here. Chiasson is in side control now looking to set something up here but for now seems content on inflicting damage to the body. Chiasson is past the guard now and its more of the same here with multiple strikes from the top position and the referee has seen enough and stops the fight.

Official Result – #14 Macy Chiasson def. Sarah Moras via TKO @ 2:22 of Rd. 2

So for those keeping score its 2-3 for Canadian fighters (Bhullar and Taleb) against other countries with 3 more Canadian fighters to go

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> Marc-Andre Barriault (11-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Andrew Sanchez (10-4, 3-2 UFC)
Middleweights

TUF 23 winner Sanchez fights the debuting Barriault in the first fight on the main card. Barriault is on an 8 fight winning streak while Sanchez is 2-2 since winning TUF 23. Sanchez with a takedown attempt early but Barriault is able to use the cage to break his fall and is trying to escape without giving up his back in the process. Sanchez is able to land a few punches here from this position. Barriault is still seated against the cage and Sanchez is trying to force him to his back. Sanchez is able to get him on his back for a moment but Barriault is able to get back to his feet. Sanchez still has him against the cage with two minutes left in the round. Barriault is landing some body shots and now we are back to center. Both fighters are looking to stand and throw punches now, Sanchez with a takedown attempt but Barriault is able to stuff it. Lots of feints and the occasional punch to end the round. 10-9 Sanchez

Both fighters throwing punches early, another takedown attempt by Sanchez and Barriault is able to stuff it again. Sanchez trying to land a head kick but Barriault blocks that and lands a punch of his own. Sanchez is starting to have his kicks caught by Barriault leading to a solid punch by Barriaut. Barriault now landing a few punches in a row tagging Sanchez and the crowd is loving it. Sanchez with a clinch attempt and Barriault is tagging Sanchez again. Sanchez looks gassed out but it coming back with a few punches of his own. Every time Barriault connects the crowd erupts and Sanchez cant keep this up for much longer. There’s the horn and Sanchez is bleeding from the nose. 10-9 Barriault

Round 3 starts with a hot crowd doing the Ole chants. Sanchez is trying to get his timing back and Barriault is doing the same. Sanchez with a clinch attempt which Barriault breaks out and lands a good combo in return. Sanchez with a takedown attempt, Barriault breaks out but Sanchez is using his shoulders to drive Barriault into the cage. Barriault is trying to escape and now Sanchez has Barriault down on his backside but Barriault has his back up against the cage. Sanchez is trying to take the back while Barriault is back to his feet. Sanchez is trying to wrestle him down with a minute left in the fight. Barriault is working for an armbar as Sanchez falls to his knee to keep Barriault against the cage. Final ten seconds see Barriault try to take down Sanchez with a choke attempt but Sanchez escapes as the horn sounds. 10-9 Sanchez

Official Result – Andrew Sanchez def. Marc-Andre Barriault by Unanimous Decision (29-28 x 3)

The crowd boos this decision and even louder while Michael Bisping is interviewing Sanchez. Crowd might not like it but the right fighter won here

> Walt Harris (11-7 1 NC, 4-6 1 NC UFC) vs. Serghei Spivac (9-0, 0-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Spivac is making his UFC debut tonight against a UFC veteran in Walt Harris who is fighting his last fight was declared a no contest due to a failed drug test. Harris starts off with a flurry early to start the fight, Spivac is backing up against the cage and Harris is pouring it on with punches and now knee strike and down go Spivac. Hammerfists now by Harris and the referee ends it.

Official Result – Walt Harris def. Serghei Spivac by TKO @ 0:50 of Rd. 1

Walt Harris wants Alexey Oleynik or Justin Willis in his next fight. He also said that loves Canada and wants some Poutine. Harris was dancing as he passed by the media tables as well

> Brad Katona (8-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (8-4, 1-2 UFC)
Bantamweights

TUF 27 Winner Katona looks to make it 3 straight in the UFC against Dvalishvili who has only won once in his last 3 fights in the UFC which makes him a dangerous test. Dvalishvili is coming out trying to throw some kicks bringing the fight to Katona. Dvalishvili is throw a few kicks and Katona just steps past them and lands a couple of punches. Now both fighters are throwing punches. Dvalishvili with a takedown attempt but Katona is able to escape moments after being taken down. Katona now has Dvalishvili pinned against the cage and is landing at will at the face of Dvalishvili. Now they are both clinched up and walk to the center of the cage before Dvalishvili is able to take Katona down. Dvalishvili is working in Katona’s guard and is throwing some body shots as well. Dvalishvili goes to mount and rains hammerfists and the round ends. The last 30 seconds of the round give it to Dvalishvili 10-9

Dvalishvili with another take down to start this round and we start just where we ended the previous round. Katona is trying to work a choke from the bottom but Dvalishvili gets out. Katona is on his back in the middle of the cage trying to escape and Dvalishvili shows no sign of slowing down trying to get past the guard here. The crowd is turning on this fight at the halfway point. Katona is trying to escape and the referee finds stands them up with 90 seconds left. Brief exchange before Katona clinches Dvalishvili and pushes him against the cage. Katona throwing a few knees here and Dvalishvili takes him down to his backside and before he can inflict some damage the round ends. 10-9 Dvalishvili

Katona is more aggressive here, knowing that he needs a stoppage to win here. Dvalishvili is now bleeding from the bridge of his nose thanks to a few quick punches from Katona. Dvalishvili now has Katona in a clinch again and they exchange punches as well. Now they are clinched in the middle of the cage and Dvalishvili is bleeding from his left eye now. Dvalishvili scores another takedown and he is pinning Katona against the cage. Dvalishvili drags him off the cage and is looking to pass guard here. Dvalishvili mounts up and is raining punches now first to the face and now to the body. Katona is able to re-establish the guard here with less than a minute left. Dvalishvili back to his feet and Katona lands a stiff upkick from the bottom. Dvalishvili is just going to grind out the last ten seconds with a front face choke and that’s it. 10-9 Dvalishvili

Official Result – Nerab Dvalishvili def. Brad Katona by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 3)

Dvalishvili is trained by Ray Longo and Matt Serra and wore a black wig (think Khabib) during the decision and the post-fight interview with Bisping

> Cub Swanson (#10, 24-10, 9-6 UFC) vs. Shane Burgos (11-1, 4-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Cub Swanson #10 has lost his last three fights and needs a win to keep himself in the Top Ten. Burgos is 4-1 in the UFC and a win against Swanson would put him in the rankings at the expense of Swanson. Both fighters are setting the pace early gauging the distance here, Swanson able to land the first few shots and now both are firing away. Both are throwing punches from the center of the cage and now a few kicks and they are landing. Burgos with a punch to the left eye of Swanson that stunned him. Burgos with a quick combo and Swanson returns with one of his own. Crowd is behind Swanson here and the pace picks up with a minute left to go in the round. Burgos lands an inside kick and Swanson laughs it off. More punches by Burgos at the end of the round. 10-9 Burgos

Swanson the more aggressive striker in Round 2 landing a few crisp punches. Burgos is trying to use his speed more using feints and Swanson is trying to predict where Burgos goes and throws a combo. Swanson starting to get tagged near his left eye. Burgos is mixing up his punches and kicks to keep Swanson off target. Swanson is doing the same to counter Burgos. Swanson is connecting more punches here in the second round. Burgos now has Swanson up against the cage and is trying to get a combo started but Swanson escapes. Swanson goes in for a combo and Burgos throws one at him. End of the round and now Burgos is bleeding from the nose. 10-9 Swanson

Both fighters come out swinging in the final round but Swanson is having trouble with the reach of Burgos. Swanson and Burgos are just slugging it out, same power in these shots as in round 1. Swanson takes the back of Burgos and grinds him into the cage. Burgos down his knees now as Swanson is chopping away at the other with knee strikes. Burgos is throwing elbows trying to survive here. Back to the center with 1:45 left and this has been back and forth. More blood pouring from the nose of Burgos. Crowd is cheering this fight with a minute left, both fighters are trying to do enough to win here. Another takedown attempt and Burgos goes to the cage and escapes. Last ten seconds sees Burgos connect with a few solid punches and a jumping knee that might be enough to win the fight 10-9 Burgos

Official Result – Shane Burgos def. #10 Cub Swanson by Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 27-30)

Burgos was asked who he would to fight next and instead gave a shout out to his daughter

> Derek Brunson (#9, 18-7, 9-5 UFC) vs. Elias Theodorou (#13, 16-2, 8-2 UFC)
Middleweights

#9 Brunson has won 2 of his last 6 in the UFC but the two prior losses were against Adesanya and Jacare. #13 Theodorou has won his last three fights so besides the main event this will also have an impact in the rankings.  Theodorou throwing some kicks early and now Brunson tries to clinch but Theodorou backs away. Another clinch by Brunson and Brunson is able to take him down but Theodorou get up but is still clinched. Brunson falls backwards and tries for a rear naked choke and almost get it but Theodorou escapes. Now we are back on the feet at the halfway mark. Another clinch by Brunson, another escape by Theodorou. Back to the center of the cage and Brunson is controlling the center and Theodorou tries to land some kicks to no avail. More circling at the end of the round. 10-9 Brunson

Single leg takedown attempt by Brunson fails as Theodorou is able to escape. Theodorou swinging wildly but doesn’t connect. Theodorou seems to be a little slower this round and Brunson is trying to catch him with a jab. The lack of action is starting to turn the crowd against them as Theodorou mimics running away and does a matrix kick that failed. Brunson now trying to punch through the kicks to attack Theodorou. Theodorou now with a single leg attempt but Brunson escapes. Brunson connects with a kick and now has Theodorou pinned against the cage and lets him go. More circling each other to end the round 10-9 Brunson

Theodorou starts with some kicks and Brunson catches it but is unable to take Theodorou down. Takedown attempt by Brunson and he has him pinned against the cage again. Brunson now has back position but unable to do anything. Another takedown by Brunson and both get right back up. Brunson goes for a takedown and actually picks up Theodorou and slams him to the ground. Brunson takes his back and both are back standing. Brunson connects with a punch that wobbles Theodorou but no follow up. Final minute here and we get more attempted strikes by Theodorou and Brunson connecting with a punch or two. 10-9 Brunson

Official Result – Derek Brunson def. Elias Theodorou by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28)

When asked who he would like to fight next, Brunson said its a rebirth and will fight whoever

> Al Iaquinta (#4, 14-4-1, 9-3 UFC) vs. Donald Cerrone (#8, 34-11 1 NC, 22-8 UFC)
Lightweights

Main event time and the crowd erupts for Cerrone’s entrance. A win here could put him in the top 5 and one fight away from title consideration. Iaquinta’s only loss is to Khabib (Won 6 of last 7 fights) Iaquinta

Iaquinta more aggressive to start with Cerrone taking the counter approach and both land leg kicks early. Iaquinta trying to land punches and Cerrone avoids them. Both fighters circling each other, very intense stares on both each one trying to get their timing down first. Cerrone stuns Iaquinta with a jab. Iaquinta is bleeding underneath his right eye. Both fighters are trading punches now. Cerrone with a head kick to Iaquinta. Pace slows down with 30 seconds, Iaquinta goes for a takedown ad eats a jab. 10-9 Cerrone

Iaquinta starting to work the legs of Cerrone but the kick have little effect. Cerrone appears to also try attacking the legs of Iaquinta. Cerrone seems to be targeting the left leg of Iaquinta which is turning bright red. Both fighters are trading head shots now and the crowd is loving it. Iaquinta throws a head kick and it connects. Both fighters still banging away in the middle of the cage with less than a minute to go. Cerrone with a kick and Iaquinta counters with a punch that stunned Cerrone. Both fighters trade a few more punches before the horn goes. Iaquinta is now bleeding from the nose as well. 10-9 Iaquinta

Round 3 starts with the same mentality as the first two, exchange in the middle and see falls down first. They each threw kicks at the same time. Blood is more pouring again from Iaquinta’s nose and on the bridge as well. Cerrone seems to be the aggressor this round, landing a quick combo and then Iaquinta counters with his own. Cerrone throws a punch and Iaquinta throws a kick almost knocking Cerrone down. Cerrone lands a head kick on Iaquinta and now we are trading punches and Iaquinta goes down. Cerrone is now going to go for the finish and the horn sounds 10-9 Cerrone

Iaquinta’s right eye is starting to swell closed. A quick kick by Cerrone and down goes Iaquinta again. Cerrone goes for the finish and Iaquinta is able to escape and get back to his feet. Iaquinta swings wildly and misses. Iaquinta lands a jab that stuns Cerrone but that’s all it does. Uppercut by Cerrone with 90 seconds left. Another flurry of punches by Cerrone but Iaquinta is still hanging in there. 10-9 Cerrone

Doctors take a quick look at Iaquinta’s eye and say he’s good so here we go. Another jab by Cerrone and now back to the legs. Iaquinta is trying to throw and lands a wild punch. Cerrone is landing more punches and Iaquinta comes back with a solid shot of his own. Another combo by Cerrone and Iaquinta amazingly is still on his feet. Iaquinta circling around at Cerrone is moving forward with his attack. Iaquinta shoots for takedown but Cerrone escapes but not before getting a quick jab. Big head kick by Iaquinta and it just made Cerrone more aggressive. Iaquinta goes for a takedown as Cerrone goes for a flying knee. Iaquinta is down and Cerrone going in for the finish and there’s the final horn 10-9 Cerrone

Iaquinta is still on the stool receiving medical attention as the decision is read. Cerrone brings his baby into the cage for the decision and post fight. Cerrone said he wants the title next or Conor in Dubai.

Official Result – Donald Cerrone def. Al Iaquinta by Unanimous Decision (49-45, 49-46 x 2)

That’s it for UFC on ESPN+ 9 from Ottawa, ON from the Canadian Tire Center where the Canadian fighters went 2-6 on the evening (Gagnon vs Smith was Canada vs Canada)

My name is Peter Harrison, thanks for reading my report and never leave it to the judges

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UFC Fight Night 126 live results: Donald Cerrone vs. Yancy Medeiros

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros, eminating from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

The Octagon heads to Austin for the first time since November 2014 with a fight card featuring a bunch of solid names, fighters on win streaks, and an exciting main event.

In the headline bout, one of the most popular fighters in the UFC, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, looks to end his 3-fight losing skid as he takes on Yancy Medeiros, winner of three straight fights. Cerrone had a tough 2017, but is looking to bounce back into the win column. Medeiros is coming in off of one of the best fights of 2017, a knockout win over Alex Oliveira in December.

In the co-main event, Derrick Lewis returns to action as he takes on Marcin Tybura in heavyweight action. Also on the main card, lightweight James Vick looks to extend his win streak against Francisco Trinaldo, former welterweight title challenger Thiago Alves takes on UFC newcomer Curtis Millender, and lightweight prospect Sage Northcutt takes on Thibault Gouti.

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

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

> Oskar Piechota (10-0-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Tim Williams (15-3, 0-0 UFC)
Middleweights

They trade kicks and Piechota lands a hrad right hand and then another. Piechota with a leg kick. Williams with a head kick. Williams lands a good combo that backs Piechota up. Piechota then drops Williams with a hard right hand and then swarms on top landing punches and the fight is stopped. Huge first-round knockout for Oskar Piechota.

Official Result- Oskar Piechota def. Tim Williams by TKO (punches) at 1:54 of Round 1

> Josh Burkman (28-16 1 NC, 6-11 1 NC UFC) vs. Alex Morono (13-4 1 NC, 2-1 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

They feel each other out early landing some short leg kicks. Morono with a hard punch that stunned Burkman. Morono dropped Burkman with a punch and then grabbed the neck and locked in the guillotine and had it in tight and forced Burkman to tap. Morono with the submission and this has to be the end of the road for Burkman.

Official Result- Alex Morono def. Joshua Burkman by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:12 of Round 1

FOX SPORTS 1 PRELIMS | 7 PM ET/4 PM PT

> Sarah Moras (#13, 5-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. Lucie Pudilova (7-2, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

They trade left hands to start and Moras with a body kick. She grabs the back and drags Pudilova to the ground. Moras ends up in the guard. Moras with some elbows from inside the guard. Both ladies landing some punches on the mat. Moras with more elbows from the top and some hammerfists as well. They are stood up in a questionable move and Pudilova starts landing some right hands. Pudilova drops Moras and goes into her guard and Moras is looking for an armbar and almost had it. She got in triangle armbar position and had it locked in for a moment but Pudilova escaped. Pudilova with some big punches from the top at the end of the round. It got wild at the end. 10-9 Moras.

They come out looking to land big early. Moras goes for a takedown but can’t get it and pulls guard instead. Moras working for an arm but also landing punches while looking for it. Pudilova defending and slams Moras down. Pudilova now in side control. Pudilova lands an elbow and gets back into the full guard. Both continue to work while some displeased fans chant for a stand up, which would be absolutely stupid. Pudilova gets up and lets Moras get back to her feet. Pudilova lands the jab. Moras with a leg kick and then she falls to the mat. 10-9 Pudilova, 19-19.

They were trading and it went to the mat with Pudilova in the guard. They instantly got back to their feet. Pudilova lands a right hand and has Moras pressed against the fence. They are trading in close range and Moras lands a left hand. Moras went for a takedown but it was defended. They get down to the mat and Moras is in the guard of Pudilova. Pudilova landing some from the bottom but Moras has her pinned down. Pudilova able to reverse and lands from the top as the fight ends. 10-9 Pudilova, 29-28 Pudilova.

Official Result- Lucie Pudilova def. Sarah Moras by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

> Roberto Sanchez (7-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Joby Sanchez (11-2, 1-2 UFC)
Flyweights

They trade punches. Joby with a head kick but Roberto counters with a takedown and then grabs the back of Joby. They get to their feet. Roberto grabs the back of Joby again and is looking for a choke as they both stand and Roberto has climbed the back of Joby. They go to the mat and Roberto has the choke locked in and Joby taps. Roberto Sanchez with the big submission win.

Official Result- Roberto Sanchez def. Joby Sanchez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:50 of Round 1

> Geoff Neal (8-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Brian Camozzi (7-4, 0-2 UFC)
Welterweights

They are attacking each others’ legs early. Neal gets the clinch against the fence. They break. Neal with a body kick. Neal landing some combos as they clinch again. They break after Neal works some dirty boxing. Camozzi with a high kick. Neal with a body kick. Camozzi with a head kick. They are swinging for the fences. They trade punches. Neal tags Camozzi with a left hand. Neal looking for a choke as he takes the back standing and he gets it! Neal with the submission in another first-round finish on this card. Neal also has a nasty cut.

Official Result- Geoff Neal def. Brian Camozzi by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:48 of Round 1

> Jared Gordon (14-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira (12-2, 3-2 UFC)
Lightweights

They trade kicks early and Ferreira lands one that goes too low and we have a timeout. Back to action and then Ferreira lands another low blow kick and gets a warning from the referee. Ferriera lands a couple of body kicks. Gordon goes for a takedown but it is defended. Ferreira then drops Gordon with a left hand and goes on top looking to finish. Ferreira in the mount and Gordon gives up his back and starts eating punches until it is stopped. Ferreira gets a huge win in his first fight in two years but who knows what the two low blows took out of Gordon, and there was no point deduction when there should have been.

Official Result- Diego Ferreira def. Jared Gordon by TKO (punches) at 1:58 of Round 1

FOX SPORTS 1 MAIN CARD | 9 PM ET/6 PM PT

> Sage Northcutt (9-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Thibault Gouti (12-3, 1-3 UFC)
Lightweights

Northcutt coming right out looking to land. Gouti landed a left hand but Northcutt countered with a huge takedown. Northcutt in side control. Northcutt with short punches but not doing much else. Northcutt with some short elbows and then lands some punches from the top. They scramble to their feet. They trade leg kicks. Northcutt with a head kick. Gouti lands a hard right hand and then grabs the neck of Northcutt and has him against the fence. Gouti working for a takedown but Northcutt landing body punches. They break. Northcutt with a right hand followed by a head kick. Gouti tries a long takedown but easily stuffed. 10-9 Gouti.

Northcutt trying to set up a flying knee. Gouti stuns Northcutt again with a punch. They trade leg kicks. Gouti rushes in and lands a right hand as Northcutt hits his back on the fence and crumbles and Gouti takes advantage and ends up on top. Northcutt landing elbows on the ground as Gouti isn’t doing much. They get back to their feet. They fall back to the mat but nothing is happening. They get back up and Gouti is just holding onto Northcutt. Northcutt with some elbows and they are broken up by the referee. Northcutt with some punches and a body kick. Northcutt swinging hard. Gouti is tired. Northcutt lands a left hand. 10-9 Gouti, 20-18 Gouti.

Northcutt with a side kick. Northcutt lands a head kick. Northcutt with more body kicks. Northcutt missed a takedown but landed a leg kick. Gouti has definitely slowed down. Gouti gets a takedown. Northcutt landing elbows. They get back to their feet but Gouti takes the fight back down. Northcutt still landing elbows as Gouti is doing nothing. Northcutt looks for a choke. They are broken by the referee. Northcutt with some kicks. He’s teeing off on the leg. Northcutt goes for a takedown but it is defended. They break. Northcutt with a knee to the body. 10-9 Northcutt, 29-28 Gouti.

Official Result- Sage Northcutt def. Thibault Gouti by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Steven Peterson (16-6, 0-0 UFC) vs. Brandon Davis (8-4, 0-1 UFC)
Featherweights

They are trading early. They trade leg kicks. Peterson lands the double jab and then follows it with a right hand. Peterson with a leg kick and Davis with a body kick. Davis with a leg kick. Davis tried an axe kick to no success. Davis lands a combo. Davis lands another leg kick. They trade in the pocket. Peterson with a combo. They trade kicks. They trade kicks again and Peterson lands a right hand at the end. 10-9 Davis.

Peterson tries for a takedown but it is defended by Davis. They trade kicks. Peterson with a knee to the body and they trade jabs after. Davis landing some combos. They are trading punches in the pocket. Davis with some big right hands. Davis lands two more right hands. Davis gets a takedown and does some work from the top before they stand back up. Peterson now tries for a takedown. Peterson gets a takedown late in the round. 10-9 Davis, 20-18 Davis.

They were trading combos to start the third round. They are trading hard punches back and forth. They continue to trade and Peterson lands a leg kick. They tie up and Peterson gets a brief takedown. They clinch for a moment but break. Both land short punches. They are hitting each other every time the other hits. They trade in the pocket. This is kind of wild but getting no reaction. Davis lands a standing knee to the face of Peterson and Peterson is rocked bad. He recovers and is coming towards Davis. They are trading and Peterson is a bloody mess. They trade to end the fight. 10-9 Davis, 30-27 Davis.

Official Result- Brandon Davis def. Steven Peterson by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-26)

> Thiago Alves (22-11, 14-7 UFC) vs. Curtis Millender (14-3, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Millender with a leg kick. He has a huge reach advantage over Alves. Alves circling around the cage looking for an opening. Alves with a leg kick. Millender with a body kick. Millender with a spin kick. Millender hurts Alves with a kick. Alves has had his back to the fence almost the entire fight. Millender with a left hand to the body. Alves with a left hand.Millernderrocks Alves and drops him with a punch. Millender teeing off on Alves but Alves gets to his feet and is in trouble. Millender with a right hand but Alves is fighting thru trouble. They trade punches and Alves with a leg kick. Millender lands a right hand. Alves gets a takedown and the round ends. Wild end to it. 10-8 Millender.

They trade punches and kicks and Millender lands a right hand that stuns Alves. Alves with a hard leg kick. They trade punches. Millender lands the jab. Alves with a body kick followed with a leg kick. Alves with a leg kick. The pace has slowed. Millender lands a left hook. Alves lands a left hand. Alves with some leg kicks. They trade punches. Millender drops Alves with a knee to the head and the referee waves the fight off. Millender with the knockout win in the second round as he hurt Alves a lot in the fight.

Official Result- Curtis Millender def. Thiago Alves by knockout (knee) at 4:19 of Round 2

> James Vick (#12, 12-1, 8-1 UFC) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (#14, 22-5, 12-4 UFC)
Lightweights

Vick with a high kick. They then trade body kicks. Vick with a side kick right to the face. Vick with a body kick followed by a left hand that stuns Trinaldo. They clinch and Trinaldo with a knee. Vick with a body kick. Trinaldo lands a hard left hand. Vick then drops Trinaldo with a punch but Trinaldo quickly recovers and takes Vick down. Vick has the neck and is working for a choke but Trinaldo gets out. Vick able to get to his feet but Trinaldo grabs the neck and has a tight guillotine choke locked in. Vick able to get to side control and escapes. They get to their feet. Vick with a leg kick. Vick lands a combo. Vick with a side kick to the body. They trade shots. 10-9 Vick.

They trade early. Trinaldo grabs the body lock and takes Vick down but they get right back up. Vick with a knee to the body. Vick gets a takedown and lans some punches. They are scrambling up and down but finally stand and separate. Vick with a head kick. They trade kicks. Both circling around the cage. Vick with a head kick.They trade body kicks. Trinaldo controlling the pace around the Octagon though Vick landing more with kicks. 10-9 Vick, 20-18 Vick.

Vick with a quick side kick. Trinaldo just misses a left hand but lands a huge body kick. Trinaldo with a body kick but Vick grabs the leg though he lets go. They are trading short kicks but not doing much this round. Trinaldo is chasing Vick around the Octagon. Vick with a high kick. Trinaldo with a body kick. Vick with more kicks. He’s not really throwing his hands and is just kicking but Trinaldo isn’t doing much in return. 10-9 Vick, 30-27 Vick.

Official Result- James Vick def. Francisco Trinaldo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Derrick Lewis (#7, 18-5 1 NC, 9-3 UFC) vs. Marcin Tybura (#9, 16-3, 3-2 UFC)
Heavyweights

Lewis with a leg kick. Lewis tags Tybura with a right hand and takes him down at the same time after grabbing a leg. Lewis with an elbow from the top. Lewis tries to scramble but they get tangled before Lewis takes back control from the side. They get up but Lewis lost his balance and fell to the mat and Tybura got into mount. Lewis got up and escaped and then dropped Tybura with a right hand and started laying a lot of punches on him. Lewis with big punches but Tybura able to tie him up on the mat. Tybura reversed and is in the half-guard of Lewis. Tybura in mount and Lewis gives up his back. Tybura goes for a kimura late but the round ends. 10-9 Lewis.

Tybura with a couple of leg kicks and then a high kick. Lewis then rocked Tybura with a right hand. Lewis then lands another big right hand but Tybura grabs him and gets the takedown. Tybura in side control and Lewis gives up his back and gets to his feet. Lewis trying to shake Tybura off but Tybura reverses into the mount. Lewis gives up his back again. Back to the same position. Lewis tries to scramble out but is unable to. Tybura back in the mount. Tybura lands an elbow but doesn’t do much from the position. 10-9 Tybura, 19-19.

Tybura with some leg kicks and to the body. Lewis lands a combo after eating a leg kick. They clinch against the fence as Tybura is working hard for a takedown. Lewis gets a brief takedown and then drops Tybura with a right hand and finishes him on the ground. Wow. That was a violent finish to the fight and Derrick Lewis gets the win and a live microphone.

Official Result- Derrick Lewis def. Marcin Tybura by knockout (punches) at 2:48 of Round 3

> Donald Cerrone (#11, 32-10 1 NC, 19-7 UFC) vs. Yancy Medeiros (#15, 15-4 1 NC, 6-4 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

They come out swinging and Cerrone lands a right hand. Medeiros with a spinning kick to the body. Medeiros lands a right hand but Cerrone lands a body kick. Cerrone with a leg kick. Cerrone with some body kicks. Medeiros lands a right hand. They tag each other and Medeiros drops to the mat but gets back up. Cerrone lands a left hand. They tag each other and Cerrone briefly drops Medeiros again with a left hand. Cerrone with a combo. They trade in close range. They tie up for a moment but break and both land on the break.Cerrone then rocks Medeiros with a big right hand and Medeiros falls to the mat and is in a lot of trouble. Cerrone with a couple more punches on the ground and he finishes off Medeiros! Big knockout win with seconds to go in the opening round for Cerrone.

Official Result- Donald Cerrone def. Yancy Medeiros by TKO (punches) at 4:58 of Round 1

Our questions about UFC Fight Night Austin and Bellator 194

Posted on by Josh Nason

Pro wrestling is snoozing on this long U.S. holiday weekend, leaving us with two MMA shows to take a look at. Joining me as always is Paul Fontaine and Ryan Frederick to help answer a few questions of the somewhat burning kind.

First, The Cards

Bellator 194 main card: Friday

  • GP Tournament First Round: Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson
  • Patricky Pitbull vs. Derek Campos
  • Liam McGeary vs. Vadim Nemkov
  • Heather Hardy vs. Ana Julaton

UFC Fight Night (Steve) Austin: Sunday

  • Donald Cerrone vs. Yancy Medeiros
  • Derrick Lewis vs. Marcin Tybura
  • James Vick vs. Francisco Trinaldo
  • Thiago Alves vs. Curtis Millender
  • Brian Camozzi vs. Geoffrey Neal
  • Sage Northcutt vs. Thibault Gouti
  • Jared Gordon vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
  • Oskar Piechota vs. Tim Williams
  • Roberto Sanchez vs. Joby Sanchez
  • Sarah Moras vs. Lucie Pudilova
  • Steven Peterson vs. Brandon Davis
  • Alex Morono vs. Josh Burkman

What fight(s) are you most looking forward to?

Paul: I’m a sucker for “Super” Sage so I really want to see if he can get on a roll. He’s young enough that he could still be a big transcendent star someday if he can back up the hype with results. On the Bellator show, I’m really looking forward to the women’s fight as Hardy has had great fights in both of her previous appearances and has a real star presence. I’ve seen every one of Julaton’s fights and she’s scrappy as hell. This could be a show-stealer.

Ryan: I like the UFC main event between Cerrone and Medeiros as they are both exciting fighters who like to slug it out. Cerrone has been on a skid but is still capable of being one of the best. Medeiros has won three straight since moving up in weight, and has shown a lot more power. He’s also coming off of one of the best fights of 2017 in his win over “Cowboy” Oliveira. This should be exciting. I also am looking forward to Derrick Lewis fighting, because he is just fun.

Nason: There’s a lot of intrigue throughout the two cards, but I’m most interested in both main events. I don’t think Medeiros will ever be a champion, much less a top flight contender, which is why this will tell us a lot about where Cerrone is at. He’s lost three straight coming into this, a first in his long career. I wonder how much is there after his legendary hellacious fight schedule over the last five years. On the Bellator side, I’m hoping we see a big performance out of Mitrione. Nelson is old hat and doesn’t do much for me interest-wise based on the last five-seven UFC fights he had.

Any dark horse fights?

Paul: Brian Camozzi vs Geoffrey Neal on the UFC card. Camozzi is 0-2 in UFC and is probably fighting for his job. Every one of his fights in the last four years has ended in a stoppage for either he or his opponent. Neal’s record is similar and he’s coming off a very impressive first round KO on the Dana White Contender Series last summer.

Nason: Vick has been making a lot of noise about not being able to get good fights and has been on a nice run as of late. If he can top a solid veteran in Trinaldo and look good doing it, he has to get a top 10 dude next. Has to. I’m also interested in seeing how Thiago Alves fares in his return against Curtis Millender. He’s a true veteran but still has that charisma that makes you turn your head, even for a few minutes.

Ryan: Steven Peterson vs. Brandon Davis on the UFC card. Both are mostly unknown, but have had exciting fights on the regional scene. Davis stepped in on short notice in his last fight (his UFC debut) and is looking to rebound from that loss. Also, Vick vs. Trinaldo should be good. Both are underrated at 155 pounds and this is a potential breakout fight for both.

Any fights a bit overrated?

Paul: The main event of the Bellator show is a couple big names who are well past their prime. It is likely to be a three round boring fight as Mitrione’s best path to victory is knocking out Nelson early which is tough to do. Nelson is likely to clinch up with him on the cage all night in an attempt to tire him out, but he’ll do nothing to try and put Mitrione away.

Ryan: I’m not so interested in the main event of the Bellator show. I feel they could have matched up both Nelson and Mitrione in other fresh matchups. They’ve already fought and Nelson knocked Mitrione out. Nelson has gone down as a fighter while Mitrione is maybe just slightly better than he was then, but not much.

Nason: Look at these couple’a’ Bellator hatahs! Paul mentioned the Hardy-Julaton fight and I need to tell you this: I could care less about Hardy and think they are trying way to hard to get her over. Also, the whole boxing-MMA crossover fight deal? Zzzzzz. Don’t care. Also, enough with the Pitbull brothers already. They’re one of the last few holdovers from the Bjorn Rebney era and I don’t really care about seeing them in a Bellator cage anymore.

Do these shows matter?

Paul: Yes and no. If you care about the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix, then obviously yes. The semi-main of that show is probably a #1 contender for their lightweight belt and, in fact, Patricky Pitbull is the #7 lightweight in the world according to FightMatrix.com and is coming off a win over Benson Henderson. As far as the UFC show, in the grand scheme of things, no. But, this show looks like it could be sneaky great. Nothing on this show comes off as looking terribly bad on paper and most of the fights have potential to be very fun.

Ryan: The UFC actually has a real solid card, and Bellator continues the GP tourney, so they do matter. The UFC has one of their most popular fighters in the main event, a good lightweight bout, and Northcutt on the card, so it is somewhat loaded. Bellator also has Hardy on the show, so they loaded that up a tad. The UFC show should be good, and Bellator is kinda just there.

Nason: The Bellator show not so much outside the main event, but there are some interesting stakes in the UFC show. As mentioned above, I’m interested to see where Cerrone, Northcutt, Vick, and Lewis are at. This is essentially a heat check show for some of these younger-ish guys.

Who wins?

Mitrione vs. Nelson

  • Mitrione: Nason, Ryan
  • Nelson: Paul

Cerrone vs. Medeiros

  • Cerrone: Paul, Ryan
  • Medeiros: Nason

Derrick Lewis vs. Marcin Tybura

  • Lewis: Nason, Paul, Ryan

Patricky Pitbull vs. Derek Campos

  • Pitbull: Paul, Ryan, Nason

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

Posted on 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. 

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> 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. 

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> 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 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

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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 23 live results: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Julianna Pena

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On FOX 23: Shevchenko vs. Pena, emanating from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

The event is headlined by a five-round bout in the women’s bantamweight division, which could be a title eliminator bout, as first-ranked Valentina Shevchenko takes on second-ranked Julianna Pena. Shevchenko comes into the fight after winning a convincing decision over former champion Holly Holm in July. Shevchenko’s only UFC loss came to current champion Amanda Nunes, a bout in which she was winning late. Pena is undefeated in the UFC, having won four straight, and is coming off a win over former title challenger Cat Zingano.

The co-main event is a welterweight bout that has fireworks written all over it as Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will square off against Jorge Masvidal. Cerrone has been on fire since moving up to the welterweight division as he has won four straight fights. Masvidal has been calling out Cerrone for a long time, and now he looks to add to his two-fight win streak by derailing Cerrone’s quest for a title shot.

Also on the main card is a heavyweight slugfest as former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski looks to end a three-fight losing skid when he takes on rising heavyweight prospect Francis Ngannou, winner of eight straight fights.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 4 p.m. eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS | 4 PM ET/1 PM PT

> Jason Gonzalez (10-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. JC Cottrell (17-4, 0-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Gonzalez rocked Cottrell early but Cottell gained the momentum by scoring a takedown. Cottrell was landing from the top before Gonzalez was able to reverse position and get to the feet. Gonzalez grabbed the neck of Cottrell and was able to lock in a D’arce choke and that was it as he forced Cottrell to tap out! Submission win in the opening bout for Jason Gonzalez. After the bout, Gonzalez called out Drew Dober as he wants to avenge the loss he suffered to Dober in his UFC debut.

Official Result- Jason Gonzalez def. JC Cottrell by submission (D’arce choke) at 3:54 of Round 1

> Alexandre Pantoja (16-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Eric Shelton (10-2, 0-0 UFC)
Flyweights

They traded early in the round with Pantoja getting the better of it with body kicks. Pantoja was able to take the fight to the mat and worked for the choke from the back before Shelton was able to spin free and get on top. They got to the feet and Pantoja landed a big kick but Shelton got a takedown close to the end of the round. A close first round but I score it 10-9 for Pantoja.

Pantoja was getting the better of the striking but Shelton was always able to reverse into takedowns. Pantoja went for a guillotine at one point but it didn’t come close to submitting Shelton. Shelton was able to land a flying knee before Pantoja score a takedown and took over the end of the round as he threatened with submissions from the back. They were pretty even on the striking this round but Pantoja’s ground control scored this round 10-9 for him, and I have Pantoja up 20-18 heading into the final round.

The pace slowed down in the third round considerably. That might be a common theme with the Denver altitude tonight. They stood on the feet and were just trading single punches. Neither man was doing much as the cardio was slowing them down. Pantoja was getting the better of the striking though Shelton stood toe-to-toe with him. This was Pantoja’s round 10-9 as he was the more effective striker. I have the fight 30-27 for Pantoja. This was a very good fight despite the slower-paced third round. Big mix of scores all over the place in this fight, and Pantoja took the fight on two of the three scorecards to get a split decision. It was definitely a close fight and one that could have gone either way.

Official Result- Alexandre Pantoja def. Eric Shelton by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

FOX SPORTS 1 PRELIMS | 5 PM ET/2 PM PT

> Marcos Rogerio de Lima (14-4-1, 3-2 UFC) vs. Jeremy Kimball (14-5, 0-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights (de Lima missed weight, coming in at 209.6 pounds)

de Lima landed some big punches early but Kimball was firing back. Kimball tripped inside the Octagon and fell to the mat and de Lima capitalized and started landing monstorous punches from the top before the referee stepped in and stopped the fight. Unfortunate end for Kimball as de Lima gets the early stoppage win.

Official Result- Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Jeremy Kimball by TKO (punches) at 2:21 of Round 1

> Eric Spicely (9-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Alessio Di Chirico (10-1, 1-1 UFC)
Middleweights

They traded early on before Di Chirico got a takedown. Spicely locked in a triangle choke and started squeezing tighter and got Di Chirico to tap out. Slick submission win for Spicely in the opening round as he makes quick work. Spicely called out Dan Kelly for a fight in his post-fight interview.

Official Result- Eric Spicely def. Alessio Di Chirico by submission (triangle choke) at 2:14 of Round 1

> Henrique da Silva (12-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Jordan Johnson (6-0, 0-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Johnson got a big takedown early on and locked in an anaconda choke and had it on deep. Johnson let it go, though. da Silva was looking gassed out early after the choke. Johnson was controlling the pace and landing some big punches as da Silva was missing, and the first round definitely belonged to him after a late takedown. 10-9 first round for Johnson.

Johnson got a huge takedown at the start of the second round. Johnson was completely dominant from the top position landing lots of ground-and-pound. They got to their feet but Johnson was doubling up on his punches as da Silva just looked exhausted. Big round for Johnson as I had it 10-9, and Johnson up 20-18.

Johnson got another takedown at the start of the third. Johnson would get to his feet and the crowd would boo da Silva staying on the mat. da Silva was extremely gassed out. Johnson was landing big from the top and in complete control as the fight went the distance. The most dominant round of the fight for Johnson as that was a 10-8 final round. I have it 30-26 for Johnson. Johnson had a clean sweep on the scorecards, but no 10-8 scores from any of the judges in any round.

Official Result- Jordan Johnson def. Henrique da Silva by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bobby Nash (8-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Li Jingliang (11-4, 3-2 UFC)
Welterweights

They were trading back and forth and Jingliang rocked Nash with some big punches. Nash had some takedowns defended but he dropped Jingliang with a big left hook and Nash had a rear-naked choke locked in. Jingliang survived to the end of the round but took a beating late. 10-9 Nash in the first round.

Nash rocked Jingliang with a nice combination and went to the grappling and had Jingliang clinched up against the fence. Jingliang got a brief takedown but Nash scrambled up. Jingliang then dropped Nash with a big right hand and one more punch on the ground ended the fight. This was a great fight and a big knockout win for Jingliang.

Official Result- Li Jingliang def. Bobby Nash by knockout (punches) at 4:45 of Round 2

> Raphael Assuncao (#4, 23-5, 7-2 UFC) vs. Aljamain Sterling (#7, 12-1, 4-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

There were a lot of feints from Sterling as he was dodging punches from Assuncao. Sterling was keeping Assuncao at a distance with his long reach but Assuncao was able to land some punches. This was a close round as neither did a ton to win the round, but Sterling landing a lot of kicks may have gotten him the round. I have it 10-9 for Sterling.

Strange moment early in the second with a low blow from Assuncao that wasn’t called, but he didn’t jump on a hurt Sterling. Fans were booing the action in the round as not much was happening. Sterling wasn’t throwing any punches in the round and Assuncao was far more active. They went back to trading kicks and the fans were growing restless with the action in this round. They traded leg kicks late. I have round two 10-9 for Assuncao, and it tied up at 19-19.

They were trading and the pace was picking up. Sterling was landing more and keeping Assuncao at good range. The fans were still booing because while the activity picked up a little, it wasn’t all that exciting. Sterling started landing more late and threatened with takedowns in the round. Assuncao was missing more. This is a close fight overall. I have round three 10-9 for Sterling, and Sterling winning 29-28 overall, but this one will be interesting on the scorecards. Assuncao took the fight on two scorecards, which seemed like a good call as it was real close.

Official Result- Raphael Assuncao def. Aljamain Sterling by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Nate Marquardt (35-16-2, 13-9 UFC) vs. Sam Alvey (29-8 1 NC, 6-3 UFC)
Middleweights

They had a grueling clinch battle against the fence. Both were switching positions but neither was able to get a distinct advantage. Not a whole lot of action went on and then when the ten-second block sounded, Alvey landed a big knee and came on with a late flurry that likely got him the round. It was really a nothing round for the first 98 percent of it. I have it 10-9 for Alvey.

Marquardt came on with a flurry as Alvey was clearing looking to set up a counter punch, but it was costing him early in this round. Alvey knocked Marquardt down at one point but did nothing to capitalize on it. Marquardt was bleeding from his cheek. Neither man was doing much and the crowd began booing. Alvey landed a good combination at the end of the round. This one was more clear for him. 10-9 Alvey in the second round and I have him up 20-18.

Marquardt got a takedown in the third round and had Alvey planted against the fence in the clinch. He took Alvey down again and was working for the choke. Alvey was able to work back to his feet and was starting to get the edge on the feet with just over a minute left. Neither man did a lot in the last minute before Marquardt landed a combo in the closing seconds. I have round three 10-9 for Marquardt. I have the fight 29-28 Alvey overall. It will come down to how the first round was scored in my eyes. All three judges had the fight for Alvey. Alvey called for a fight against Jack Marshman in his post-fight interview.

Official Result- Sam Alvey def. Nate Marquardt by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

FOX MAIN CARD | 8 PM ET/5 PM PT

> Alex Caceres (12-9 1 NC, 7-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Jason Knight (15-2, 2-1 UFC)
Featherweights

They spent most of the round on the feet and exchanging. Caceres showed good head movement and good overall footwork to keep away from Knight and was more accurate with his strikes. Caceres was winning the round until very late when Knight got a big takedown and had Caceres locked in a rear-naked choke, but the round ended before he could finish. A 10-9 round for Knight.

They were trading back-and-forth again before Knight got a takedown again. Knight was threatening from the back with a choke and punches and had Caceres planted firmly on the mat. Knight got the choke locked in and he forced Caceres to tap! Knight with a big submission win in the second round and he has now won three straight fights. Knight called for a fight against Doo Ho Choi for his next fight.

Official Result- Jason Knight def. Alex Caceres by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:21 of Round 2

> Andrei Arlovski (#7, 25-13 1 NC, 14-7 UFC) vs. Francis Ngannou (#10, 9-1, 4-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

They were trading back-and-forth and then Ngannou landed a big right uppercut that sent Arlovski airborne and down and then Ngannou finished him off with some more punches. A very violent finish by Ngannou, who has shown to be a legitimate threat in the heavyweight division.

Official Result- Francis Ngannou def. Andrei Arlovski by TKO (punches) at 1:32 of Round 1

> Donald Cerrone (#5, #11 LW, 32-7 1 NC, 19-4 UFC) vs. Jorge Masvidal (#12, 31-11, 8-4 UFC)
Welterweights

They were standing and trading early on. Cerrone was landing kicks but Masvidal was landing some punches. Cerrone went for a takedown but it was defended, though he landed a head kick. Masvidal’s lead leg was all red from eating the leg kicks from Cerrone. Masvidal landed a big right hand that dropped Cerrone and he landed some punches. Herb Dean stepped in but it happened to be right at the end of the round. Dean said the fight wasn’t over and it was the end of the round. Masvidal stole it at the end. 10-9 Masvidal.

Masvidal knocked Cerrone down again and Cerrone got up but Masvidal was landing to the body and Herb Dean stepped in and stopped the fight. Masvidal with the biggest win of his career and that ends Cerrone’s undefeated run at welterweight.

Official Result- Jorge Masvidal def. Donald Cerrone by TKO (punches) at 1:00 of Round 2

> Valentina Shevchenko (#1, 13-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. Julianna Pena (#2, 8-2, 4-0 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Pena got an early clinch and pushed Shevchenko to the fence. Shevchenko swept to a takedown but Pena was able to scramble up and they were back in the clinch. Shevchenko got another takedown into side control. Shevchenko got into the guard and ended the round on top. First round was for Shevchenko 10-9.

It was another clinch battle with Pena having Shevchenko pressed against the fence. Pena got a takedown and was in the full guard of Shevchenko. Pena was doing enough to keep the fight on the mat but Shevchenko was active on the bottom with good defense. Shevchenko got an armbar in from bottom and Pena tapped out! That armbar came out of nowhere and Pena was in all sorts of trouble. Shevchenko likely secured herself the next title shot at Amanda Nunes. Nunes came into the Octagon after the fight and they exchanged words post-fight.

Official Result- Valentina Shevcheko def. Julianna Pena by submission (armbar) at 4:29 of Round 2

UFC 206 live results: Max Holloway vs. Anthony Pettis

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis, eminating from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The event is headlined by a battle for the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship as Max Holloway takes on former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis. This bout is a replacement for the original main event, which was scheduled to be UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier defending against Anthony Johnson.

This fight will only be a title fight for Holloway after Pettis missed weight on Friday. If Pettis were to win, there would be no interim champion, so there is a lot on the line for Holloway. Holloway has put together one of the most impressive win streaks in the UFC, having won nine straight fights.

The co-main event is a potential barnburner in the welterweight division as Donald Cerrone looks to extend his three-fight win streak when he takes on Matt Brown. A featherweight bout between sluggers Cub Swanson and Doo Ho Choi, and a middleweight bout between Tim Kennedy and Kelvin Gastelum also highlight the main card.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6:30 PM eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

Some additional coverage:
– UFC 206 Observer Panel Picks & Preview
– UFC 206 Betting & Fantasy Playbook

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

> Zach Makovsky (#7, 19-7, 3-3 UFC) vs. Dustin Ortiz (#10, 15-6, 4-4 UFC)
Flyweights

Ortiz got a couple of takedowns early but Makovsky was defending. Ortiz got back mount and was looking for a choke when Makovsky got out and reversed with a takedown of his own. They were grappling in a clinch with both landing some knees and elbows. Makovsky got a takedown late but Ortiz reversed into full guard on top as the round ended. 10-9 Ortiz in the first. Ortiz went back into grappling mode in the second and got a takedown and took the back of Makovsky. Ortiz was attacking with punches and elbows from the back and was looking to find a choke. Makovsky was able to scramble out to the feet. Makovsky got a late takedown but Ortiz scrambled out and landed some knees to the body. 10-9 Ortiz in the second and I had him up 20-18. Makovsky got a takedown in the third but Ortiz had the neck but Makovsky got free into the guard. Ortiz was able to get to his feet and was able to push the fight against the fence for a moment. Makovsky was able to defend some takedown attempts from Ortiz before Ortiz finally got him down and moved to mount and was landing some strikes. They got up and Ortiz drug it down for a moment late. Makovsky got a late takedown but Ortiz was able to scramble out onto top. I had the third 10-9 for Ortiz and Ortiz winning 30-27 overall. Ortiz got the decision, but one judge gave the fight to Makovsky. I wouldn’t agree with that at all, but the right guy won.

Official Result- Dustin Ortiz def. Zach Makovsky by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Jason Saggo (12-2, 3-1 UFC) vs. Rustam Khabilov (20-3, 6-2 UFC)
Lightweights- Khabilov missed weight, coming in at 158.5 pounds

Khabilov was on the attack early with punches and kicks but Saggo came back and landed some kicks before Khabilov landed two big right hands and scored a takedown. Khabilov spent the rest of the round in the guard but was mostly neutralized by Saggo in the guard. It was still a 10-9 round for Khabilov. Both were tentative on their feet landing kicks before Saggo landed a jumping kick. Khabilov was being patient on the feet and found the takedown with less than two minutes to go in the round. Saggo was able to get to his feet but started eating a lot of huge strikes from Khabilov. He had Saggo in trouble late but Saggo escaped. Khabilov was able to reverse a Saggo takedown attempt at the end of the round. A 10-9 round for Khabilov, and I had him up 20-18. They were trading strikes early in the third. Khabilov got a takedown into the guard of Saggo. Khabilov landed a lot from the top. They got up and Khabilov got another takedown. Saggo almost reversed to an armbar but Khabilov escaped to the guard. Khabilov got a third takedown in the round late. That was definitely a 10-9 round for Khabilov and I had him winning a clear 30-27 decision. He took the decision on all the scorecards, and Khabilov called out Kevin Lee in his post-fight interview.

Official Result- Rustam Khabilov def. Jason Saggo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> John Makdessi (14-5, 7-5 UFC) vs. Lando Vannata (8-1, 0-1 UFC)
Lightweights

They were trading back-and-forth early. No real openings were there but Vannata was the aggressor. Makdessi was landing jabs. Out of nowhere Vannata knocked Makdessi out cold with a spinning wheel kick! A highlight reel finish and a big knockout win for Vannata. One of the best knockouts of the year. Vannata may be a lot richer at the end of the night.

Official Result- Lando Vannata def. John Makdessi by knockout (head kick) at 1:40 of Round 1

FOX SPORTS 1 PRELIMS | 8 PM ET/5 PM PT

> Mitch Gagnon (12-3, 4-2 UFC) vs. Matthew Lopez (8-1, 0-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

Lopez got a takedown stuffed early. Gagnon then rocked Lopez with a big punch and swarmed on looking for the finish. Gagnon had Lopez in a lot of trouble landing punch after punch. Gagnon had the back and looked to lock in a choke but Lopez was able to defend and scrambled to guard. Lopez amazingly recovered but the fight should have been stopped. They got up and both men dropped looking for leg locks. Lopez survived the round but clearly 10-9 for Gagnon. Gagnon went for a takedown in the second but Lopez reversed into full guard. Gagnon was able to scramble out but Lopez drug him to the ground and was looking for a choke from the back. Lopez got into mount but Gagnon got back up. Lopez got another takedown late. 10-9 round for Lopez and I have it even 19-19, but Gagnon could’ve gotten a 10-8 first. Gagnon landed a low blow at the start of the third. Lopez recovered and then got a takedown and was grinding from the top. Gagnon was able to get to his feet. Lopez scored another big takedown. Lopez landed quite a few punches from the back. Lopez went for a choke but the fight ended without him finding it. 10-9 third round for Lopez and I have him winning 29-28. It’ll come down to how the first round is scored. Lopez won on all scorecards. Interestingly, no judge gave a 10-8 round in the first for Gagnon, but one judge had a 10-8 round for Lopez, likely the third.

Official Result- Matthew Lopez def. Mitch Gagnon by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

> Valerie Letourneau (#9, 8-5, 3-2 UFC) vs. Viviane Pereira (11-0, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights- *Letourneau missed weight, coming in at 117.5 pounds

Letourneau caught a leg and scored a takedown and was in the mount against the fence. Letourneau landing punches from the top. Pereira was able to get back to her feet. Pereira had Letourneau against the fence and was trying a takedown but Letourneau is just too big for her. Pereira just holding the clinch and Letourneau lands some knees. 10-9 opening round for Letourneau. They were trading in the second round. Pereira standing a lot on the outside and Letourneau being the more aggressive fighter. Pereira got a takedown off the clinch against the fence. Pereira landed some hammerfists and then let Letourneau back up. 10-9 second round for Pereira, 19-19 after two. They were trading in the third with neither getting the edge. A very slow third round. They got in a clinch and neither got the edge. They traded at the end. No clear round winner in the third. I’m giving it 10-9 to Letourneau for volume, and have it 29-28 Letourneau. Pereira took the fight on two scorecards. Not a bad call as neither did anything in that third round, or in most of the fight.

Official Result- Viviane Pereira def. Valerie Letourneau by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Olivier Aubin-Mercier (8-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Drew Dober (17-7 1 NC, 3-3 1 NC UFC)
Lightweights

They were trading earlier and Aubin-Mercier dropped Dober with a left hand briefly. Dober was bleeding heavily from the nose. Aubin-Mercier was landing the jab at will and tagged Dober with a left hand and then dropped him for a moment with a body punch. Dober slipped on a kick. Dober cracked him late with a left hand and another. 10-9 round for Aubin-Mercier. Dober dropped Aubin-Mercier with a left hand and went right into the full guard. Aubin-Mercier grabbed a leg lock and used it to sweep Dober and he ended up into the full guard of Dober. Aubin-Mercier transitioned to the back and was able to get the arm under Dober’s neck and locked in a rear-naked choke. Dober tapped out and Aubin-Mercier gets the win by submission! First win for a Canadian fighter tonight. 

Official Result- Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Drew Dober by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:57 of Round 2

> Nikita Krylov (#8, 20-4, 5-2 UFC) vs. Misha Cirkunov (#13, 12-2, 3-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

They were trading with Krylov landing primarily kicks and Cirkunov punches. Cirkunov got a takedown. Krylov got to his feet. Krylov landed a body kick followed by a right hand. Cirkunov got another takedown but Krylov scrambled up and got a takedown of his own. Cirkunov swept to the top but they scrambled up. Cirkunov landed a big left hand and got another brief takedown. Cirkunov dropped Krylov with a left hand and locked in a deep guillotine and Krylov tapped! Cirkunov with the submission win in the first! That’s eight straight wins overall for Cirkunov, four straight in the UFC. Cirkunov expressed a desire to fight Shogun Rua in his post-fight interview.

Official Result- Misha Cirkunov def. Nikita Krylov by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:38 of Round 2

PPV MAIN CARD | 10 PM ET/7 PM PT

> Jordan Mein (29-10, 3-2 UFC) vs. Emil Meek (8-2-1 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Mein is back from retirement. They traded leg kicks and Mein got a takedown but Meek got right back up. Meek landed a big leg kick and Mein countered with a takedown. They scrambled to their feet. Meek started landing punches that stunned Mein. They traded punches and Mein landed a big right hand. Mein landed two kicks then a left hand and got a takedown. Meek made a grimace and pointed to his ribs. They got up and started trading. Meek hurt Mein with a right hand. Fun first round. 10-9 Mein. Mein landing leg kicks in the second but Meek is coming back with a flurry of punches. Meek scored a takedown. Meek working from half-guard as Mein is doing nothing on the bottom. Meek looking for an arm-triangle in the mount. He had it in but Mein hip escaped. Meek landing punches from the top as the round ended. 10-9 Meek in the second, 19-19 so far. They traded early in the third and Meek pushed Mein against the fence. Meek got a takedown. The pace really slowed. Meek remaining on top and neither doing much. The crowd booing the slow pace of the round. Meek with more punches from the top. Mein tried a kimura but couldn’t get it as the fight ends. 10-9 Meek and I have it 29-28 Meek. All three judges had it the same.

Official Result- Emi Meek def. Jordan Mein by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Tim Kennedy (#10, 18-5, 3-1 UFC) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (#8 WW, 12-2, 7-2 UFC)
Middleweights

The first round was mostly all Kennedy as he took Gastelum down multiple times and was wearing him down with a body lock. Gastelum was able to escaped and tagged Kennedy a couple of times and Kennedy had a swollen right eye, and Gastelum rocked him late. I think he stole it at the end so I had it 10-9 Gastelum.

Kennedy tried to put this fight back to a grind in the second with a body lock but Gastelum escaped and was getting the better of the striking battle. Gastelum definitely had a speed edge on the feet and Kennedy started to show signs of gassing as the round wore on. 10-9 round for Gastelum and I had him up 20-18.

Gastelum was picking Kennedy apart on the feet early in the third round and had him close to being finished. He continued to tee off and dropped Kennedy and finally finished it in the third as John McCarthy stepped in. A big win for Gastelum and he looked very good in this fight. He expressed his desire to go back to 170 pounds after the fight. He looked great here so that might not be the right move.

Official Result- Kelvin Gastelum def. Tim Kennedy by TKO (punches) at 2:45 of Round 3

> Cub Swanson (#4, 23-7, 8-3 UFC) vs. Doo Ho Choi (#11, 15-1, 3-0 UFC)
Featherweights

They were going back-and-forth on their feet with both men landing hard punches. The output was more Swanson but Choi was connecting more and landing with more power and he had some real snap on his punches. All action on the feet in the first round. I had it 10-9 Choi.

The second round was so awesome. They were throwing punches back and forth and both men had the other close to being finished. They were just cracking each other in an amazing sequence. Swanson changed the pace for a moment but they got back up and were cracking each other with punches again. At one point, Swanson landed a cartwheel kick and a spinning back fist in back-to-back sequences. They both somehow survived. One of the best rounds of the year. I had it 10-9 Swanson, 19-19 after two.

The third round was nuts as well. They were just hitting each other with everything they had. Swanson cracked Choi with so many punches it was unreal how his chin held up. Both men were just hitting each other so hard. Swanson had Choi in trouble a lot but Choi was unreal in survivng. It was another amazing round. Swanson dropped him at the end. We have a late front runner for fight of the year. I had round three 10-9 for Swanson and the fight 29-28 for Swanson.

The crowd went crazy after the fight. All three judges had the fight for Swanson. He credited Choi for calling him out and making him question himself and said he trained hard for the fight. Choi- “If this is what losing feels like, I’m going to train even more, and I’m not going to lose again.” He said he is a huge fan of Swanson and really wanted to fight him.

Official Result- Cub Swanson def. Doo Ho Choi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Donald Cerrone (#5, #10 LW, 31-7 1 NC, 18-4 UFC) vs. Matt Brown (#14, 20-15, 13-9 UFC)
Welterweights

The first round mostly stayed standing and they were cracking each other, but Cerrone had more volume and had Brown in trouble. Brown did land some big punches and had Cerrone in a triangle choke at one point, but Cerrone escaped. Brown came on better at the end of the round. I had it 10-9 for Cerrone.

They were trading and Brown dropped Cerrone at one point and had him in trouble. Cerrone then ended up dropping Brown a few moments later. Both were landing, but as the round wore on, it looked like Cerrone’s punches were doing more damage and had Brown in more trouble.. Brown’s face was a bloody mess in this round. It was close, but I had it 10-9 for Cerrone based on damage. I had it 20-18 Cerrone.

They hugged at the start of the third round, but it didn’t last much longer after that. Cerrone landed a perfectly placed head kick and Brown went out cold! A highlight-reel knockout win for Cerrone! Cerrone said he wanted on the Denver card on January 28 in his post-fight interview.

Official Result- Donald Cerrone def. Matt Brown by knockout (head kick) at :34 of Round 3

> Max Holloway (#2, 16-3, 12-3 UFC) vs. Anthony Pettis (#5, 19-5, 6-4 UFC)
Interim UFC Featherweight Championship for Holloway, Pettis missed weight, coming in at 148 pounds

The first round was a lot of a feeling out process. Holloway was leaving himself wide open and Pettis was able to strike accordingly with side kicks and high kicks. Holloway started to find his strikes late and was landing clean and hard strikes as the round progressed. It started going his way at the end. I had it 10-9 for Holloway.

Holloway knocked Pettis down early in the second and Pettis got up and was starting to be more aggressive, likely sensing he was down in the fight. He kept closing in on Holloway, but that allowed Holloway to attack the body. Holloway was getting the better of the exchanges so Pettis tried to turn this into a clinch grind but the round ended before he could get anything going. I had round two 10-9 for Holloway, and him up 20-18.

As we start round three, it appears Pettis has a broken hand. It clearly has affected his gameplan as he stopped throwing his right hand and was mostly going for kicks. Holloway was executing his offense very well, mixing his striking with some well-timed trip takedowns. Pettis did hurt him with some jabs but that seems to be his main course of offense. Holloway then landed a beautiful sequence to the body that stunned and dropped Pettis and Holloway poured on the punches until Yves Lavigne stepped in and stopped it. A big finish by Holloway and he is now the Interim UFC Featherweight Champion.

Holloway called out Jose Aldo to unify the championships at UFC 208 in Brooklyn in February. Pettis said he broke his right hand with the first punch, and said he was going back to 155 pounds as the weight cut to 145 pounds is too much for him.

Official Result- Max Holloway def. Anthony Pettis by TKO (strikes) at 4:50 of Round 3