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UFC Fight Night 273 live results: Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The Octagon returns north of the border and arrives in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the first time in nearly a decade as UFC Fight Night 273 takes place at the Canada Life Centre.

The main event is a five-round welterweight bout that sees former title contender Gilbert Burns battle rising Canadian contender Mike Malott. Burns is looking to end a four-fight losing skid in his first fight in nearly a year. Malott gets his first UFC headliner on the heels of three straight wins, and is coming off a win over Kevin Holland in October.

The co-main event is an exciting bantamweight bout as Kyler Phillips takes on Charles Jourdain. Also on the main card is a lightweight bout pitting debuting Mandel Nallo against Jai Herbert; a battle of ranked women’s flyweights as Jasmine Jasudavicius fights Karine Silva; and a lightweight fight pitting Thiago Moises against Gauge Young.

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> Bantamweights- Jamie Siraj (14-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. John Yannis (9-4, 0-1 UFC)

Siraj lands a quick combo and a leg kick. Siraj with a right hand. Yannis lands a leg kick as Siraj comes inside. Siraj lands a quick body kick but then gets dropped by a right hand from Yannis. Siraj stands and they trade as Yannis lands another right hand. Yannis lands another right hand that hurts Siraj, but he quickly recovers. They both land as Siraj comes forward. Siraj looks for a takedown but Yannis defends and starts landing elbows from the top and it is stopped! Big finish from Yannis!

Fight Result- John Yannis def. Jamie Siraj by TKO (elbows) at 2:43 of Round 1

> 139-pound Catchweights- John Castaneda (21-8, 4-4 UFC) vs. Mark Vologdin (12-4-1, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Vologdin landing some leg kicks. Castaneda lands a pair of inside leg kicks. They tie up against the fence and Castaneda lands a knee. Vologdin lands a knee as they separate. Vologdin lands a kick and Castaneda trips to the mat, and Vologdin lets him stand back up. Castaneda lands a kick to the groin of Vologdin and timeout is called. They get back to action. They trade and Castaneda lands a right hand. Vologdin lands a calf kick and a left hook. Castaneda lands a pair of kicks and they tie up. They break apart and Castaneda lands a body kick. Vologdin lands a left hand. Castaneda with a body kick. Vologdin with a leg kick and a right hand. Castaneda lands a body kick. 10-9 Vologdin.

They trade kicks. Vologdin lands a few kicks and connects with a right hand. Vologdin lands to the body and Castaneda lands a pair of leg kicks. They trade and Castaneda lands a right hand. Vologdin looks for a takedown as he has the single leg against the fence. Castaneda looks for a neck but gets dumped to the mat by Vologdin. They stand and separate. Castaneda connects and has Vologdin hurt, but it was from another groin strike and timeout is called again. Castaneda has a point taken away. They get back to action and both land. They land in close range. They tie up against the fence and Castaneda lands a spinning elbow and Vologdin lands a left hand. Castaneda lands a combo. They trade late. 9-9 round due to the point deduction, 19-18 Vologdin.

Castaneda landing more to start the third. Castaneda lands a combination. They clinch and both land against the fence as Castaneda is pressuring. Castaneda lands a leg kick and a right hand. Vologdin lands a punch. Castaneda with a solid right hand. Castaneda lands a right hand against the fence. Vologdin lands and Castaneda lands a body kick. Both land as Castaneda continues to pressure. Vologdin shoots for a takedown but Castaneda sprawls and they scramble up. Vologdin lands an elbow. Castaneda with a short combo. They both land a right hand. Castaneda lands a big right hand. Vologdin looks for a takedown but Castaneda defends and lands a big flurry. They trade and Castaneda lands a big right hand. They both land as Castaneda lands a body kick. Castaneda with a big flurry. Vologdin lands as they tie up. They break to the center and both land big punches. They trade kicks. Vologdin gets a late takedown. Wild fight. 10-9 Castaneda, 28-28 DRAW.

Fight Result- John Castaneda vs. Mark Vologdin ruled a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- #14 JJ Aldrich (14-7, 10-6 UFC) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (9-2, 4-2 UFC)

They trade to start. Aldrich lands a combination. Aldrich lands a leg kick and Horth lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Horth with a front kick and a right hand. Aldrich tries a spin kick but Horth lands a combination. They trade and Aldrich pushes it against the fence. Aldrich controlling but they end up separating. Horth with a high kick and Aldrich throws but doesn’t land much. Horth lands a right hand. Horth with a good combination. 10-9 Horth.

Aldrich with a high kick. They trade kicks and Horth lands a right hand. Horth with a pair of short leg kicks as Aldrich lands a left hand. Aldrich lands a leg kick. Both are looking for an opening. Horth lands a kick. They trade inside the pocket. Horth lands a quick flurry as Aldrich connects with a right hand. They both land while close. They trade kicks and Horth lands a combination. Aldrich works the jab. Horth lands a jab. 10-9 Horth, 20-18 Horth.

Aldrich lands a right hand. Horth with a few short kicks. Aldrich with a quick combo. They both land after Aldrich lands a right hook and Horth rushes forward. Aldrich with a left hand and a high kick. They trade kicks and Horth lands a series of punches. Aldrich with a stiff jab and a left hand. Aldrich lands a combo. Aldrich lands a left hand. Horth throws a knee but connects with a right hand. They both land solid punches in a late exchange to end it. 10-9 Horth, 30-27 Horth.

Fight Result- JJ Aldrich def. Jamey-Lyn Horth by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights- Melissa Croden (7-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Darya Zhelezniakova (10-2, 2-1 UFC)

They trade and both land knees in a brief clinch. Zhelezniakova with a short combination. Croden lands a jab as Zhelezniakova lands a leg kick. They clinch and both land a knee before separating. Zhelezniakova lands a right hook and Croden connects as Zhelezniakova was circling away. Zhelezniakova with a leg kick. Croden gets the body lock against the fence. They break apart. Croden is bloody. 10-9 Zhelezniakova.

Zhelezniakova lands a leg kick. They trade but not a lot is going on. Croden connects and Zhelezniakova starts running away and Croden chases her down and connects. They tie up against the fence and Croden lands some knees. They trade after breaking and Croden is still stalking Zhelezniakova down. Croden lands as they clinch and Zhelezniakova grabs the fence. Croden gets a takedown and lands from the back. Croden lands some knees as they stand then some punches and elbows and a high kick. 10-9 Croden, 19-19.

They trade in close range to start the third. Zhelezniakova lands a solid right hand. Croden is pressing forward and both connect. Croden lands a knee and forces Zhelezniakova against the fence. Croden lands short strikes and they separate. Croden ducks under a punch and scores a takedown. Zhelezniakova grabs the fence again as they work to their feet. Croden looks for a standing arm-triangle choke. She uses it to try to take Zhelezniakova down and Zhelezniakova grabs the fence for a third time. Croden gets Zhelezniakova down but lets the choke go. Croden is on top and lands some left hands. Croden lands a pair of knees as they get up. Croden with more knees and an elbow. They break and trade before Croden gets a takedown right into the mount. Croden lands and gets the back and lands lots of shots as they go the distance. 10-9 Croden, 29-28 Croden.

Fight Result- Melissa Croden def. Darya Zhelezniakova by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Tanner Boser (22-10-1, 5-5 UFC) vs. Gokhan Saricam (11-2, 0-0 UFC)

Saricam lands a leg kick. They trade punches. Boser lands a right hand but Saricam fires back and lands a big combo. Saricam shoots for a takedown but Boser defends as they go to the fence. They break apart and Saricam stumbles to the ground but gets up. They trade and clinch against the fence. They separate and Saricam lands a combination. They trade and Saricam lands a right hand. Saricam with a head kick. They trade big punches and Saricam hurts Boser with a flurry and is teeing off. Boser defends a takedown attempt as they’re tied up against the fence. Boser lands as they break apart. 10-9 Saricam.

They trade punches. Boser lands a leg kick and Saricam fires one back. Boser lands a right hand. Saricam lands a combination. Boser lands a right hand. Saricam lands a right hand as Boser slips and falls down. Saricam was throwing as Boser got up and they separate. They both land inside the pocket and tie up. Boser pushes it to the fence. Boser lands a combination as they break the clinch. They trade leg kicks. Saricam with a jab and Boser lands a right hand. Boser lands a flurry in close range and Boser lands a few elbows while clinched up. Saricam lands a combination as they break apart. Saricam lands a right hand. Boser with a calf kick. Saricam drops Boser with a right hand and a few big shots from the top ends it. Really fun fight.

Fight Result- Gokhan Saricam def. Tanner Boser by TKO (punches) at 4:43 of Round 2

> Middleweights- Julien LeBlanc (10-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Robert Valentin (10-6 1 NC, 0-3 UFC)

Valentin lands a series of leg kicks after they trade. Valentin with a right hand and he scores a takedown and gets right into the mount. LeBlanc gives up his back and Valentin has the hooks on and lands from the back. Valentin is looking for a choke from the back. Valentin has it around the chin. He gets it under the chin and LeBlanc taps. Valentin picks up his first UFC win.

Fight Result- Robert Valentin def. Julien LeBlanc by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:22 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Dennis Buzukja (12-5, 1-3 UFC) vs. Marcio Barbosa (17-2, 0-0 UFC)

Buzukja lands a leg kick. Buzukja with a combo followed by a pair of kicks. They both land a jab. Buzukja lands a leg kick. Buzukja lands to the body and Barbosa lands a counter left hand that knocks Buzukja out cold! What a knockout!

Fight Result- Marcio Barbosa def. Dennis Buzukja by knockout (punch) at 1:20 of Round 1

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> Lightweights- Thiago Moises (19-9, 8-7 UFC) vs. Gauge Young (10-3, 1-1 UFC)

Moises immediately initiates the clinch and pushes it against the fence. Young is able to escape and lands a leg kick. They trade kicks. They trade leg kicks. Young works the jab. Young lands a left hand. Moises with a leg kick. Moises scores a takedown. Moises gets the back as they go to the fence. Young stands with Moises on his back. They go to the mat and Moises lands from the back. Young is trying to turn in but Moises now has him in a weird position. Young lands an elbow. Young reverses to the top as Moises attacks an arm. Young lands some punches. 10-9 Moises.

Young lands a combination. Moises lands a calf kick. Young lands to the body. Moises lands a right hand and looks for a takedown. Young defends as they tie up along the fence. They separate as Moises lands a jab. Young lands a pair of kicks. Young looks for a takedown but Moises defends. Moises lands a calf kick but eats a combo from Young. Young keeping Moises at a distance with teet kicks. Young works the jab but eats a leg kick by Moises. Young works the jab. Young staying active. They trade left hands and Moises lands a right hand. Moises looks for a takedown but Young slips away. Moises lands and Young slips and Moises just misses a head kick as Young was getting up. Moises lands a right hand but eats some counters from Young. 10-9 Young, 19-19.

Moises lands a right hand. Young lands a right hand and a front kick. Moises looks for a takedown but Young defends. Young lands a jab as Moises misses a takedown attempt. Young lands a nice right hand and Moises is slowing down. Young with a calf kick. Moises lands a calf kick. Moises shoots for another takedown that Young defends. Moises lands a right hand and goes for another takedown, and Young defends it again. Moises is busted up. Moises lands a solid left hand. Young lands a right hand and Moises goes down. Young lands some from the top. Moises is laying on the ground as Young stands and Moises is ordered to his feet. Young lands a leg kick and a stiff left hand. Moises lands a right hand. Young with a left hand. Moises lands a right hand. Young with a combination. Moises lands a big right hand and Young lands a combo. They have a big exchange to end it. 10-9 Young, 29-28 Young.

Fight Result- Gauge Young def. Thiago Moises by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- #7 Jasmine Jasudavicius (14-4, 8-3 UFC) vs. #9 Karine Silva (19-6, 5-2 UFC)

Silva lands a leg kick. She lands another. They trade punches. They have a quick exchange before a brief clinch. They clinch back up and Jasudavicius lands a knee and scores a takedown. Silva throws her legs up and is landing punches from the bottom. She is looking for a triangle choke as Jasudavicius is trying to defend. Silva lands some more from the bottom. 10-9 Silva.

They trade leg kicks. Jasudavicius lands a leg kick. Jasudavicius lands a kick and they trade in close range. They trade and Jasudavicius shoots for a takedown but Silva jumps for a guillotine choke. Jasudavicius is trying to fight the hands and escapes. Jasudavicius gets a takedown but Silva grabs the neck looking for a choke. Jasudavicius lands some knees to the body and short punches. Jasudavicius with some short elbows. 10-9 Jasudavicius, 19-19.

Jasudavicius lands a quick combo as she is pressing forward. Jasudavicius scores a takedown. Silva landing small punches from the bottom and looks for a triangle choke. Jasudavicius with some short elbows as she moves to the half-guard. Silva lands some from the bottom as Jasudavicius is smothering from the top. Silva is looking for a buggy choke from the bottom. Silva escapes and Jasudavicius starts landing from the back and gets back on top and lands as the fight ends. 10-9 Jasudavicius, 29-28 Jasudavicius.

Fight Result- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Karine Silva by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Mandel Nallo (14-3 1 NC, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jai Herbert (13-6-1, 3-5-1 UFC)

Nallo lands a leg kick. He lands a right hand and Herbert briefly stumbles. Nallo lands some more kicks. Nallo stuns Herbert with a pair of right hands and had him in trouble for a moment. Nallo lands a big right hand and Herbert is in trouble and on shaky legs. Herbert then drops Nallo with a big right hand and starts teeing off from the top. Nallo is surviving for now and looks for a leg lock but Herbert spins out and they stand. Herbert drops Nallo again with a right hand and some big shots from the top end it! What a comeback from Herbert!

Fight Result- Jai Herbert def. Mandel Nallo by TKO (punches) at 2:05 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Kyler Phillips (12-4, 6-3 UFC) vs. Charles Jourdain (17-8-1, 8-7-1 UFC)

Phillips lands a leg kick and then lands a punch as Jourdain slips to his back. Phillips gets on top and Jourdain looks for a triangle choke, but Phillips escapes. Phillips gets back on top and looks for the mount as Jourdain stays active off his back. Phillips with an elbow from the top. They scramble to the feet. Phillips gets Jourdain back down and controls as Jourdain is staying active. Jourdain looks for the neck but Phillips gets out and they remain in motion on the mount. Phillips ends up back inside the guard of Jourdain and lands an elbow. Jourdain tries for a triangle choke but Phillips slams his way out. They scramble up momentarily and Phillips gets it back down. Phillips has the back as they stand and Jourdain lands some back elbows. Phillips with a knee and they separate. Jourdain lands a left hand. They trade and Phillips lands a right hand. They clinch along the fence. Close round. 10-9 Phillips.

Phillips lands a right hand. Jourdain lands a body kick, but Phillips grabs the leg and trips Jourdain to the mat and gets on top. They get to their feet and Phillips keeps body control and drags it back down to the mat. They stand and Jourdain lands a right hand and they end up separating. Phillips lands a right hand. Jourdain lands to the body as they clinch. Phillips with a high kick. Phillips lands a big elbow and Jourdain lands some shots in close. Jourdain lands a front kick to the body. Jourdain lands some body kicks and is landing with more volume. Phillips grabs the body lock at the fence. Jourdain lands a knee and they break apart. Jourdain with a leg kick. Phillips lands two right hands. Jourdain gets a takedown after missing a spin attack. Jourdain looks for the neck. Phillips escapes and lands as they stand. Jourdain lands a body kick and Phillips with an uppercut. Jourdain with a flying knee. 10-9 Jourdain, 19-19.

Phillips lands a left hand. Jourdain with a high kick. Phillips lands a right hand. They trade jabs. Phillips lands two right hands. Jourdain with a heavy leg kick. Phillips lands another right hand. Phillips gets the body and scores a takedown. They stand and Phillips has back control. Jourdain spins and lands some uppercuts and a high kick after they separate. Phillips lands a right hand. Phillips with an uppercut and a combination. Jourdain tries a flying knee but Phillips catches him and scores a takedown. Jourdain is attacking an arm from the bottom. Phillips escapes and has top control. They stand with Phillips having back control. They break apart. Jourdain lands a body kick and Phillips grabs the body. Phillips lands an elbow on the break but is bleeding. They trade in close range. Jourdain with a body kick but Phillips gets a brief takedown. They stand and trade. They clinch and scramble and trade late. Fun fight. Close fight. 10-9 Jourdain, 29-28 Jourdain.

Fight Result- Charles Jourdain def. Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- #11 Gilbert Burns (22-9, 15-9 UFC) vs. Mike Malott (13-2-1, 6-1 UFC)

The first strike landed is a low blow by Burns, but they keep going. They trade punches and Burns lands a leg kick. Burns lands a right hand. Malott lands an uppercut. Burns with a right hand. Malott lands a combo as Burns came forward. Malott with a leg kick. Burns with a leg kick. Burns looks for a takedown but Malott defends. Malott lands two right hands. Burns connects with a straight right hand. Malott hurts Burns with a right hook. Burns lands a calf kick. Malott with a leg kick. Malott with a high kick. 10-9 Malott.

Malott lands and Burns looks for a takedown, but Malott defends. Burns lands a right hand. Burns with a calf kick and he lands a left hook. Malott lands an uppercut and Burns is retreating and covering up. Malott lands a right hand. Malott lands another uppercut and a right hand. Malott with a combination and an uppercut. Malott lands a jab. Malott lands another uppercut and they trade against the fence. Burns shoots for a takedown but Malott defends. Burns lands to the body. Malott lands a jab. Malott with another jab. 10-9 Malott, 20-18 Malott.

Burns lands a right hand and a leg kick. Burns with another leg kick and he looks for a takedown, but Malott defends. Malott lands a jab and is pressing forward. Malott lands a right hand. Malott drops Burns with a combination, but he gets up. Malott lands a right hand and Burns goes down again. Malott is landing big punches and Burns is covering up and Herb Dean steps in to stop it! Malott gets the big main event win!

Fight Result- Mike Malott def. Gilbert Burns by TKO (punches) at 2:08 of Round 3

UFC on ESPN+ 114 live results: Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The Octagon is back inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas this weekend for UFC On ESPN+ 114.

The main event is a five-round bout in the welterweight division as former title challenger Gilbert Burns takes on undefeated Michael Morales. Burns is looking to end a three-fight losing skid after dropping a decision to Sean Brady in September. Morales is in his first main event and is looking for his 18th consecutive win and to put himself into the title picture.

The co-main event is a battle at light heavyweight as Rodolfo Bellato takes on Paul Craig in Craig’s return to 205 pounds.

Also on the main card is a lightweight bout between Sodiq Yusuff and Mairon Santos; a middleweight bout pitting Dustin Stoltzfus against Nursulton Ruziboev; and an action-packed match-up at featherweight as Julian Erosa takes on Melquizael Costa.

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> Women’s Strawweights- #13 Tecia Pennington (14-7, 10-7 UFC) vs. #15 Luana Pinheiro (11-4, 3-3 UFC)

Pennington lands a pair of jabs then a pair of leg kicks before landing a head kick. Pinheiro lands a calf kick. Pennington lands a leg kick and circles away. They trade leg kicks. Pennington with a quick combo. Pinheiro lands a right hand as Pennington was looking to land, and follows it up with a couple more punches. Pennington with a leg kick followed by a right hand. They trade inside the pocket and Pennington connects with a solid right hand. Pinheiro looks for a takedown but Pennington defends, though Pinheiro lands a right hand as they separate. Pennington lands a combination inside the pocket. Pennington lands a left hand before Pinheiro lands some knees, and Pennington lands a right hand on the break. They trade and Pennington slips to the mat and Pinheiro jumps on top as time runs out. 10-9 Pennington.

They trade kicks. Pinheiro lands a leg kick. She lands another then connects with a right hand. Both are being patient and Pinheiro lands a leg kick. Pennington rushes in and connects but eats a counter combination from Pinheiro. Pinheiro lands a right hand. Pennington lands a shot that backs Pinheiro up. Pennington lands a leg kick and they trade in close range. Pinheiro lands a short uppercut. They trade and Pennington gets the body lock and lands. 10-9 Pinheiro, 19-19.

They trade kicks as Pennington lands a head kick. Pennington looking for the side kicks and Pinheiro lands a knee in the clinch. They trade kicks. Both are being patient and looking for openings. Pennington lands a spinning back fist that hurts Pinheiro for a moment. Pennington lands a side kick to the body. Pennington lands a side kick to the face and Pinheiro gets a brief takedown. They remain tied up and Pinheiro is able to trip it down, but they get up. They go back down for a moment but work back to their feet. Pinheiro with a takedown into side control. Pennington is looking for a triangle choke. Pennington lands a hammerfist from the bottom and they stand. They go to the ground late. Close fight. 10-9 Pennington, 29-28 Pennington.

Fight Result- Tecia Pennington def. Luana Pinheiro by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Hyun Sung Park (9-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Hernandez (10-4, 3-3 UFC)

Park lands some leg kicks and the jab early. Hernandez lands a leg kick. Park lands a combination. Hernandez connects with a right hand. Park lands a leg kick then a quick flurry. Park lands two right hands then mixes to the body with punches and knees. Park gets a takedown and has the back as he lands to the body. Park locks in a rear-naked choke and it’s in tight and Hernandez taps!

Fight Result- HyunSung Park def. Carlos Hernandez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:26 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- Elise Reed (8-4, 4-4 UFC) vs. Denise Gomes (10-3, 4-2 UFC)

Reed pressing forward and lands a leg kick and some punches. Gomes counters with some big punches that hurt Reed. Reed is backing up and Gomes chases her down and they clinch. Gomes with some hard elbows and starts landing knees to the body. Gomes drags it down as she has back control. They stand and Gomes gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Reed lands from the bottom as Gomes lands left hands to the body. Gomes controlling from the top and continues to land to the body. 10-9 Gomes.

Gomes rocks Reed early with punches and Reed is hurt badly. Gomes continues to land and Reed goes down to the mat. Gomes continues to land big shots from the top and it is stopped! Brutal finish from Gomes to pick up the win.

Fight Result- Denise Gomes def. Elise Reed by TKO (punches) at :30 of Round 2

> Women’s Bantamweights- Luana Santos (8-2, 3-1 UFC) vs. Tainara Lisboa (7-2, 2-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Santos works the jab. Santos lands a body kick followed by a right hand. Santos back to the jab. Santos lands and Lisboa counters with a combination. Santos grabs the body lock and scores a takedown. Santos is controlling from the top and tried to transition but gets back to the half-guard. Santos controls from the top and lands to end the round. 10-9 Santos.

Lisboa rushes forward and looks to land but Santos circles away. They trade. Lisboa lands a leg kick and Santos gets a takedown off of it. Santos passes guard and has head control. Santos landing lots of punches as she has control of an arm. Santos still landing and starts looking for a kimura. Lisboa is able to turn and give up her back. Santos flattens Lisboa out and has the side mount. Santos lands some punches. Santos locks in a shoulder lock and Lisboa taps with seconds to go in the round. Big submission win for Santos!

Fight Result- Luana Santos def. Tainara Lisboa by submission (Americana) at 4:59 of Round 2

> Featherweights- Yadier del Valle (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Connor Matthews (7-3, 0-2 UFC)

del Valle lands an inside leg kick. He lands another. Matthews lands a leg kick. They trade high kicks. del Valle with another hard leg kick. del Valle lands another leg kick. Matthews with a body kick. Matthews throws a kick but del Valle grabs the leg and throws him to the mat. del Valle with some elbows from the top. Matthews tries to get the neck but del Valle pops out and lands some punches. He hurt Matthews with them and gets the back. del Valle still landing and he flattens Matthews out. del Valle locks in a rear-naked choke and Matthews taps! Big debut win for del Valle!

Fight Result- Yadier del Valle def. Connor Matthews by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:54 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Jared Gordon (20-7 1 NC, 8-6 1 NC UFC) vs. Thiago Moises (19-8, 8-6 UFC)

Moises with a leg kick and Gordon scores a takedown. Gordon controlling and landing from the top as Moises is trying to defend from the bottom. Gordon with some clubbing punches that aren’t clean but are connecting. They scramble up and Gordon pushes Moises against the fence. They move to the center and break apart. They trade kicks. Moises lands a combo. Gordon with a quick combo. They trade calf kicks. Moises connects with a right hand. Gordon drops Moises with a massive right hands and some follow-up shots end it! Massive knockout win for Gordon!

Fight Result- Jared Gordon def. Thiago Moises by knockout (punches) at 3:37 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Gabe Green (11-5, 2-3 UFC) vs. Matheus Camilo (9-2, 0-0 UFC)

Green with a short leg kick. Camilo lands a big leg kick. Camilo connects with a big combination. Both being patient. Camilo lands a right hand. Camilo connects and Green lands a leg kick. Camilo lands to the body then the head. Camilo rushes in and they clinch. Camilo scores a takedown. Camilo lands to the body. Camilo with an elbow from the top. He lands another. 10-9 Camilo.

Camilo lands an inside leg kick. They trade in close range and Green lands a knee. Green with a flying knee and they clinch. Camilo trips it down to the mat. He threatens with an arm-triangle choke, but Green escapes. Camilo with a right hand from the top. Camilo locks in a triangle choke. He also has the arm. Green tries to slam his way out but Camilo keeps control. Camilo trying to get the arm back but Green is able to escape. Green jumps on Camilo’s back and starts landing. Green with some body shots from the back. Green starts cranking on the face and has it under the neck and Camilo taps! What a comeback from Green in the second round.

Fight Result- Gabe Green def. Matheus Camilo by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:43 of Round 2

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> Featherweights- Julian Erosa (31-11, 9-7 UFC) vs. Melquizael Costa (23-7, 4-2 UFC)

They trade kicks early as Costa is landing body kicks. Costa with more leg and body kicks. Costa lands a body kick then a right hand. Costa lands a Superman punch that hurts Erosa for a moment. Costa then lands a head kick that wobbles Erosa. Erosa backs up to recover and lands a right hand. Costa lands a combination. Erosa rushes in and slips and Costa lands as Erosa gets to his feet. Erosa lands a right hand. Costa with a head kick as Erosa lands a right hand. Costa lands a kick then a combination. Costa with another high kick and a combo. Erosa is able to score a takedown. 10-9 Costa.

Costa landing jabs and left hands early. Costa wobbles Erosa with a combination. Costa lands and Erosa is able to score a takedown. Costa has neck control. They scramble back to their feet. They stay clinched and Erosa is controlling and landing knees. Costa sweeps Erosa to the mat and they separate. Costa lands a left hand. Costa with a body kick then a combination. Erosa lands a right hand. Costa with an elbow and a left hand. Erosa lands a spin kick and tries a takedown, but Costa ends up on top and they get to their feet. Erosa lands a big flurry against the fence. They clinch and Costa lands a combo. Erosa with a spin kick. Erosa lands a left hand. Close round. 10-9 Costa, 20-18 Costa.

Erosa with a high kick. Costa lands a body kick. They clinch and both land knees. Erosa tries a takedown but Costa ends up on top. Costa stands and Erosa lands an upkick before getting to his feet. Costa with a leg kick as Erosa lands a right hand. They clinch and Erosa with some dirty boxing. They separate and Erosa lands a combination. He grabs the body lock. They break and Costa lands a knee. Costa with a left hand. Erosa lands a right hand. Erosa with more right hands. Erosa pressing forward and both are landing. They are both landing in close range. They both keep landing. Erosa with more right hands. Costa lands a knee. They trade to end it. 10-9 Erosa, 29-28 Costa.

Fight Result- Melquizael Costa def. Julian Erosa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- Dustin Stoltzfus (16-6, 3-5 UFC) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (35-9-2, 3-1 UFC)

Ruziboev lands a leg kick. He lands a jab then another leg kick before connecting with a right hand. Ruziboev lands and he falls to the mat after a clash of heads. Stoltzfus grabs the neck of Ruziboev and looks for a choke from the top. Ruziboev reverses to the top to escape and lands an elbow. Ruziboev lands from the top. They scramble up and trade as they separate. Ruziboev lands a left hook and a spin kick. Ruziboev with a left hook then a combination. Ruziboev lands and Stoltzfus looks for a takedown but Ruziboev defends. Ruziboev gets it to the mat. 10-9 Ruziboev.

Ruziboev lands a spin kick. Ruziboev lands an uppercut and Stoltzfus chases him down looking for a takedown. Stoltzfus gets it to the mat. Stoltzfus is cut open. Stoltzfus with some elbows from the top as he’s controlling. Ruziboev is able to sweep to the top and lands a knee to the body. Ruziboev landing punches from the top. Big punches from Ruziboev as Stoltzfus hunts the leg. Ruziboev continues to land from the top as the round ends. 10-9 Ruziboev, 20-18 Ruziboev.

Stoltzfus lands a leg kick and then another. Stoltzfus lands a leg kick that trips Ruziboev up and then lands a right hand on Ruziboev as he was standing. Both land before a brief clinch. Ruziboev lands a right hand. He lands a left hook. Ruziboev lands a right hand then a spin kick to the body. Ruziboev with another right hand. They trade and Stoltzfus gets a takedown. Stoltzfus gets the mount and lands some punches. He then grabs the neck and looks for a choke. They stand and Stoltzfus is cranking on the neck and Ruziboev lands a knee before they break. Ruziboev lands a right hand. 10-9 Stoltzfus, 29-28 Ruziboev.

Fight Result- Nursulton Ruziboev def. Dustin Stoltzfus by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

*Breaking- the co-main event between Rodolfo Bellato and Paul Craig is OFF the show as Bellato has been forced out due to a last-minute medical issue.

> Lightweights- Sodiq Yusuff (13-4, 6-3 UFC) vs. Mairon Santos (15-1, 2-0 UFC)

Santos lands a leg kick. Yusuff with a leg kick. Santos with a jumping switch kick. Santos lands a combo as Yusuff lands to the body. Yusuff with a combo and a leg kick. Santos lands a hard leg kick. Yusuff lands a right hand. Santos with a high kick. Yusuff lands a combination with a solid left hook. Santos lands and they briefly clinch before separating. Santos lands a jab. They both throw spin kicks and slip to the mat and Yusuff gets up first and looks for a takedown. Santos defends with an elbow. Yusuff lands a knee. 10-9 Yusuff.

Santos lands a head kick. Santos lands a jumping knee. Santos lands a jab then a combination. Yusuff is pressing forward but Santos is connecting as he lands a jab. Santos lands a right hand. He lands another right hand. Santos with a heavy leg kick. Yusuff lands a body kick then looks for a takedown, but Santos defends against the fence. Santos with some shoulder strikes. Santos lands as they separate. Santos lands a combination. Yusuff with an inside leg kick. Santos with a spin kick. 10-9 Santos, 19-19.

Yusuff pressing forward and lands a leg kick that Santos checks. Santos lands a right hand. Yusuff with a pair of leg kicks. Santos with a left hand and Yusuff with another leg kick. Yusuff lands a right hand. Santos has slowed down as Yusuff lands another leg kick. Santos with a front kick. Yusuff scores a takedown but Santos is able to quickly scramble to his feet. Yusuff pushes it to the fence and Santos starts slapping Yusuff’s back. Santos with more slaps and they separate. Santos with two body kicks. Close fight. 10-9 Santos, 29-28 Santos

Fight Result- Mairon Santos def. Sodiq Yusuff by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Welterweights- #8 Gilbert Burns (22-8, 15-8 UFC) vs. #12 Michael Morales (17-0, 5-0 UFC)

Burns with a heavy leg kick. Morales lands some punches as he connects with a right hand and a combination. Burns lands a combo and then another right hand. Morales rocks Burns with some punches and lands some more shots. Burns looks for a takedown and has it down for a second and has the back as they stand. They separate and Morales lands a flurry of big punches and Burns goes to the mat. Morales is landing and Burns gets to his feet, but Morales continues to tee off and Burns falls down to the mat again and it is stopped! What a finish from Morales!

Fight Result- Michael Morales def. Gilbert Burns by TKO (punches) at 3:39 of Round 1

UFC on ESPN+ 100 live results: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady

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The UFC kicks off a big month of September with the Octagon back inside of Las Vegas’ UFC Apex for UFC on ESPN+ 100 featuring a big welterweight main event.

Former title challenger Gilbert Burns looks to jump back into the win column when he battles Sean Brady in the five-round headliner. Burns has lost two straight and is looking to keep his name in the title picture, while Brady is looking to climb the rankings and score his second straight win.

In the co-main event, former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade looks for her third straight win when she takes on Natalia Silva, she of the 11-fight win streak. Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between Steve Garcia and Kyle Nelson, a bantamweight bout between Matt Schnell and Cody Durden, and a lightweight bout pitting Trevor Peek against Yanal Ashmouz.

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> Featherweights- Zygimantas Ramaska (9-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Nathan Fletcher (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

Fletcher lands a left hand as Ramaska lands a leg kick. Fletcher goes for a takedown and Ramaska is landing punches to defend, but Fletcher gets it down. Fletcher lands from the top and there is a cut on him opened up from some bottom elbows by Ramaska. Ramaska is able to reverse to the top but they stand. Fletcher gets another takedown but Ramaska reverses and looks for the neck and a choke. Ramaska looks for a reverse triangle choke. They get to their feet. Fletcher lands a left hand and scores a takedown. Fletcher with some big punches from the top. Fletcher lands to the body. 10-9 Fletcher.

They tie up and Fletcher looking for a takedown. He is able to get it and gets into full mount. Fletcher is able to lock in an arm-triangle choke and he gets Ramaska to tap! Nice finish from Fletcher.

Official Result- Nathan Fletcher def. Zygimantas Ramaska by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:14 of Round 2

> Middleweights*- Andre Petroski (11-3, 6-2 UFC) vs. Dylan Budka (7-3, 0-1 UFC)

*Budka missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Budka lands a couple of punches as Petroski lands a body kick. Petroski lands to the body. Petroski gets a takedown. Petroski with some shots from the top. Petroski continuing to land from the top as Budka is doing nothing from the bottom. Petroski moves to the full mount and lands to end the round. 10-9 Petroski.

They trade and Petroski lands a leg kick. Petroski shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Petroski gets the takedown and works from the half-guard. Petroski landing from the top and in complete control as Budka is pinned down. Petroski continues to land and mixes in some elbows to end the round. 10-9 Petroski, 20-18 Petroski.

They trade punches. Budka with a leg kick. They trade and Petroski gets a takedown. Petroski landing from the top and in total control. Petroski gets the mount but isn’t landing with a lot of damage but is controlling Budka. Budka doing nothing. 10-9 Petroski, 30-27 Petroski.

Official Result- Andre Petroski def. Dylan Budka by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- Jaqueline Amorim (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (11-5, 5-2 UFC)

They trade to start and Amorim gets a takedown. Amorim gets the full mount and is landing from the top. Demopoulos gives up her back and Amorim is landing and has the body triangle. Amorim grabs the arm and looks for an armbar and Demopoulos is yelling about something. Amorim gets Demopoulos to tap and Demopoulos immediately starts complaining that Amorim had her fingers inside of her glove. It will be a submission win for Amorim regardless.

Official Result- Jaqueline Amorim def. Vanessa Demopoulos by submission (armbar) at 3:28 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Yizha (25-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Gabriel Santos (10-2, 0-2 UFC)

Both landing leg kicks early on. They trade punches. Santos with a leg kick. Santos lands a nice combination. Santos lands and Yizha goes to his butt for a moment but gets right up. Santos with some calf kicks and lands a right hand. Santos with a body kick. Santos drops Yizha with a kick right to the chin and starts pounding away and Yizha is able to get to his feet. Santos lands more as the round ends. 10-9 Santos.

Yizha lands and Santos lands a leg kick and a left hand. Yizha with a pair of kicks and Santos lands a right hand. Santos scores a takedown. Santos landing from the top as he is switching positions. Santos in the half-guard. Yizha gives up his back and Santos tries to jump on it but they get to their feet. Yizha is cut open and timeout is called. They get back to action and start trading. They trade to end. 10-9 Santos, 20-18 Santos.

Santos lands a solid left hand. Yizha shoots for a takedown but Santos defends. Santos is able to score a takedown. Santos gets the back and is landing punches from the back. Santos looking for a choke and Yizha is landing from behind. Santos is holding on with the body triangle locked on. They stand and Yizha tries a back slam to break and time runs out. 10-9 Santos, 30-27 Santos.

Official Result- Gabriel Santos def. Yizha by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

> Flyweights- Felipe Dos Santos (8-1 1 NC, 1-1 UFC) vs. Andre Lima (9-0, 2-0 UFC)

Dos Santos with a leg kick. Dos Santos with another one. They trade leg kicks. Lima connects with a left hand. Lima with a leg kick and lands a left hand, but there’s a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and Dos Santos with a leg kick followed by a flurry. Dos Santos with a leg kick. Dos Santos with an inside kick before they tie up. They separate. Lima with a front kick. Lima with an inside leg kick. They trade and Dos Santos grabs the back. He tries to get it down and Lima grabbed the fence big time. Dos Santos still has back control. Dos Santos gets it down but Lima gets it right back up. Lima is on top. They get to their feet. 10-9 Dos Santos.

Dos Santos with a jab then a pair of leg kicks. They trade with Dos Santos landing and Lima pushes it to the fence. There is a brief foul timeout. Lima lands as they get back to action and Lima passes guard into the full mount of Dos Santos. Lima controlling from the top as he looks for a choke. Lima landing is and gets another takedown. Lima land from the top to end the round. 10-9 Lima, 19-19.

They trade body kicks. They have a timeout and Lima keeps grabbing the ref’s shirt to wipe his eye. They get back to action. Lima with some kicks. Dos Santos lands a right hand. Lima scores a takedown and has back control. Lima has the back and is looking to set up a choke. He looks to have it in deep but Dos Santos is fighting it off somehow as Lima lands some punches. Lima keeps back control. Lima still working from the back. Dos Santos with some back punches as Lima continues to land from the back. Lima lands as the fight ends. 10-9 Lima, 29-28 Lima.

Official Result- Andre Lima def. Felipe Dos Santos by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Isaac Dulgarian (6-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Brendon Marotte (8-2, 0-1 UFC)

They trade and Dulgarian gets an immediate takedown. He gets the mount and takes the back and starts landing punches. Marotte is trying to escape but he’s been mounted by Dulgarian, who is landing. Dulgarian with right hands. Dulgarian looking for an arm-triangle choke. It looks in deep but Dulgarian goes back to the mount and lets go. Dulgarian with tons of punches and complete domination from the top. 10-8 Dulgarian.

Marotte lands but Dulgarian picks him up and slams him to the mat. Dulgarian landing lots of punches from the top. Dulgarian gets the full mount and is completely dominating. He gets the back and has the full hooks in. He is now back on top and locks in an arm-triangle choke and Marotte taps. What an absolutely dominant showing from Dulgarian.

Official Result- Isaac Dulgarian def. Brendan Marotte by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:19 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Rongzhu (25-5, 1-2 UFC) vs. Chris Padilla (14-6, 1-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Rongzhu working the jab. They trade and Rongzhu lands a hard calf kick. Padilla with a leg kick. He lands another hard leg kick as they try to find the range. Rongzhu lands a right hand and Padilla backs up. They trade in close range. Rongzhu lands some hard punches. They trade leg kicks and Padilla lands a stiff right hand. Close round. 10-9 Rongzhu.

They trade and Padilla lands a leg kick. Padilla with some knees in a clinch as Rongzhu lands to the body. They trade jabs. Padilla lands a hard right hand as Rongzhu landed an uppercut. Padilla with a jab as Rongzhu lands a left hand. Padilla lands a hard right hand then hurts Rongzhu with an elbow and lands some knees but they separate. Timeout is called so the doctor can check the eye of Rongzhu. His eye is swollen shut and the fight is stopped.

Official Result- Chris Padilla def. Rongzhu by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 4:14 of Round 2

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> Lightweights- Trevor Peek (9-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (7-1, 1-1 UFC)

They trade and we have a timeout for fingers being out in front. Peek with some leg kicks and lands to the body. Peek throwing big looping punches. Ashmouz is able to get a takedown and is working from the half-guard. They get to their feet and Peek lands a series of jabs. Ashmouz looks for a takedown but Peek defends. 10-9 Peek.

They trade and Peek lands to the body. Ashmouz lands a big body kick. Peek throws a big right hand but Ashmouz ducks under and grabs the back. Ashmouz is controlling from the back as they go to the fence. Ashmouz is controlling as they scramble on the mat. Ashmouz gets it down but they pop right back up. Peek looks for a takedown but Ashmouz scrambles and gets control back. They tie up against the fence and Ashmouz lands some knees. Ashmouz gets the back and lands on the mat. Ashmouz with a big takedown late. 10-9 Ashmouz, 19-19.

Both are throwing big punches. Peek lands a solid right hand. Peek lands an uppercut. Ashmouz with a left hand. They clinch up and Ashmouz lands a knee to the body as Peek lands to the body. Peek swinging for the fences but Ashmouz is able to push him against the fence. Ashmouz gets it down and has the back but they stand and Ashmouz lands. They get to their feet and Peek tries to land but Ashmouz is able to grab the body. Ashmouz gets a late takedown and lands some big shots from the top as the fight ends. 10-9 Ashmouz, 29-28 Ashmouz.

Official Result- Yanal Ashmouz def. Trevor Peek by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- #11 FLY Matt Schnell (16-8 1 NC, 6-6 1 NC UFC) vs. #15 FLY Cody Durden (16-6-1, 5-4-1 UFC)

They both come out swinging and land big punches. Schnell lands a big left hand that hurts Durden. Durden is able to recover and they continue to both land in the pocket. They continue to trade punches as the volume is dead even but Schnell is landing with more damage. Durden with a right hand. 10-9 Schnell.

Durden lands a left hand. Schnell shoots for a takedown but Durden is able to lock in a D’Arce choke and has it in tight and Schnell taps! What a finish from Durden!

Official Result- Cody Durden def. Matt Schnell by submission (D’Arce choke) at :29 of Round 2

> Featherweights*- Steve Garcia (16-5, 5-2 UFC) vs. Kyle Nelson (16-5-1, 4-4-1 UFC)

*Nelson missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Garcia with a body kick and Nelson trips him up with tangled legs and they go to the mat as Nelson gets the back. Nelson landing punches from the back. Nelson still controlling and landing from the back. Garcia is able to spin to the top but Nelson has the arm. Garcia punches his way out and continues to lad as Nelson is covering up. Garcia grinding the elbow. Garcia with big punches as Nelson is covering up. Nelson trying to get up as Garcia stands. Garcia gets back on the mat. Garcia with a big elbow and he starts throwing big punches and gets the finish. What a showing from Garcia!

Official Result- Steve Garcia def. Kyle Nelson by TKO (strikes) at 3:59 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #6 Jessica Andrade (26-12, 17-10 UFC) vs. #8 Natalia Silva (17-5-1, 5-0 UFC)

Silva with some early leg kicks as Andrade is pressuring. Silva lands a combination. Silva with a jab then a right hand. Andrade with a quick flurry but Silva lands in the exchange. Andrade lands to the body as Silva lands a combination. They trade big punches. Silva with a spin kick. Silva lands a stiff jab. Andrade lands a pair of big right hands. Silva lands a side kick and Andrade falls down but gets right back up. They trade inside the pocket. Silva lands some big punches. Andrade lands a leg kick and they trade late. Andrade with a Superman punch and late flurry. 10-9 Silva.

Silva landing the jab and circling away. Silva with a spin kick. Andrade with a leg kick and lands a combination. Silva with a combo and a knee in a brief clinch. Silva lands a jab. Andrade gets the body lock against the fence. They separate. Andrade lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence but separate. Silva lands a left hand that hurts Andrade. They trade some big punches. Silva with a flurry. They trade big punches. 10-9 Silva, 20-18 Silva.

They trade kicks. Silva with a leg kick. Silva lands a left hand then a body kick. Silva lands a quick combination. Silva with a pair of spin kicks and then lands some body kicks. Andrade rushes in to clinch but they separate. Silva with a front kick then a right hand. They trade left hands. Silva with a stiff jab as she is circling away. Andrade lands a big left hand but then clinches though she lets go. Andrade with a flurry. Silva lands a knee. Silva with a body kick. Great fight. 10-9 Silva, 30-27 Silva.

Official Result- Natalia Silva def. Jessica Andrade by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- #6 Gilbert Burns (22-7, 15-7 UFC) vs. #8 Sean Brady (16-1, 6-1 UFC)

Brady with some early leg kicks. He lands a double jab then a combination. Brady with a leg kick. Burns lands a left hand. Brady with a combo. Burns gets a takedown but they instantly pop up. Brady with an uppercut as they break. They battle against the fence and Burns lands a knee. Brady drops down looking to get it down. Burns reverses. They briefly break as Burns lands a right hand, then they separate. Brady with a combination as he pushes Burns against the fence. Brady briefly gets it down. They stay tied up to end the round. 10-9 Brady.

Brady with a big body kick but then Burns hurts him with a right hand. They clinch against the fence as Brady is looking to get it down. They separate. Brady with a quick flurry. Burns lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Brady reverses. They briefly separate before Burns ties it back up. Brady gets it down but they pop right up and Burns gets it down, but they also get right back up. They separate and Brady lands the jab. Brady with a leg kick. Brady lands a right hand. Brady with a right hand then a double jab. 10-9 Brady, 20-18 Brady.

Brady with a right hand and a leg kick. Burns pushes it against the fence. Brady reverses and lands as they break for a second. Brady gets it down but they pop right up and Burns lands a right hand. They trade and Brady pushes it against the fence. They separate and Brady looks for a takedown. They separate and Brady lands a combo and Burns lands some knees and elbows. Burns gets a brief takedown and lands a big right hand. Brady is able to get a big slam takedown. Brady ends the round on top. 10-9 Brady, 30-27 Brady.

Timeout for a groin strike at the start of the round. They get back to action and Burns immediately lands a groin strike on Brady, so back on timeout. They get back going and Brady with a pair of leg kicks. They trade kicks. Brady lands a left hand. Brady with a leg kick. Burns lands a right hand. Brady with a big combination and they clinch up. They break apart and both land before they clinch back up. Brady gets a takedown. Burns is able to sweep as he attacks the leg and he has the back of Brady as they get to their feet. They trade. 10-9 Brady, 40-36 Brady.

They trade and Brady lands the jab. Brady with an overhand right. They trade jabs and Burns with a left hand. They both land and Brady is able to score a takedown. Brady landing from the top as Burns is looking to throw his legs up. He’s able to get to his feet but Brady still has body control. Brady gets it back down from the back. Brady controlling from the top. They scramble up and trade before Brady gets one last takedown to end it. 10-9 Brady, 50-45 Brady.

Official Result- Sean Brady def. Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

Daily Update: Champion Carnival, Sarah Stock, Usman-Burns

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WON NEWSLETTER: October 5, 2020 Observer Newsletter: NJPW shakeup, WWE talent and 3rd party deals, more

We’ve got a double issue this week of the Observer with the full rundown of Harold Meij being out in New Japan, WWE’s social media policy as it relates to talent, and extensive G-1 coverage.

Our lead story looks at the Harold Meij era of New Japan, how he got there, the turmoil behind-the-scenes, why he’s leaving, his last words to his fan club, why the guy who handled running a wrestling company during a pandemic is out while in the pandemic and a lot of behind-the-scenes stories regarding New Japan and AEW never making a deal, and whether this can change things, and what the key issues are. The changes he made to the company, the business record and issues in dealing with talent and others and the inherent issues of a non-Japanese person in charge of a major Japanese company. This is the most inside version of what happened there since 2018 and from people who know the situation the best.

Also in this issue:

WWE’s latest when it comes to talent and social media, WWE policy, Andrew Yang and why this could be the worst time to make these decisions.

WWE Clash of Champions, NXT Takeover, Hell in a Cell, the COVID issues in AEW & WWE and how they spread, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

G1 Climax tournament, with standings, best matches, behind-the-scenes,why crowds aren’t quick to sell out, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results of every show.

XFL start, changes in WWE tapings and why 205 Live will be taped with NXT ad not Smackdown, we look at declines in WWE interest and reasons why WWE draft dates, Reigns vs. Rock, Reigns talks C.M. Punk, new Dwayne Johnson TV show looked at, new WWE signings, update on WWE injuries, one of the top college wrestlers already publicly talking about going to WWE, more on TV ratings in U.S. and Canada, former TNA champion talks how close he came to joining WWE, Cena starring in new movie, Zayn talks politics, Rusev talks problems with WWE creative, update on Raw Underground, where tribal chief comes from, WWE market value and the most watched shows on WWE Network over the past week.

UFC 253, with business notes, the main themes of the show plus match-by-match coverage and poll results.

The treatment of women in pro wrestling with notes from a recent BBC article with thoughts from several women involved.

87th anniversary show of CMLL, and the plight of Lucha Libre with no fans.

Jerry Lawler 50th anniversary show.

2020 Hall of Fame ballot in each category, with the top candidate, last year’s highest that haven’t gotten in, as well as a list of those who have been elected in the past five years.

Smackdown and AEW ratings based on the same opposition, as well as network vs. cable when it comes to other sports.

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

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MONDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I will be back tonight for Wrestling Observer Radio talking Takeover, UFC, Impact and all kinds of other stuff. You can send questions to the show to [email protected]

A GoFundMe has been set up for the family of Jim Valley, who has been battling hard against a series of devastating illnesses.Thanks to people here we’ve raised more than $31,000 in less than two days. Special mention to both Chris Jericho and Tony Khan for their generous donations here, and not limited to here, and this is something both have done many times for various cases of people in and around wrestling that they don’t often get credit for.

The scheduled Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns fight on 12/12 is being moved back to early 2021. Usman needs more time to get ready.

No official update on the conditions of Finn Balor or Kyle O’Reilly coming out of last night’s match. Balor was feared to have suffered a broken jaw. WWE reported O’Reilly had some broken teeth.

Zeus beat Kento Miyahara earlier today to win the Champion Carnival tournament.

Sarah Stock, the former Dark Angel, was arrested on Sunday in Evansville according to PWInsider on charges of aggravated battery, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public intoxication with alcohol and booked at 4:25 a.m. Sunday morning. She has been released. Stock has been traveling around the country since she was released by WWE where she was working as a coach at the Performance Center.

Scott Norton underwent surgery for a second knee replacement in Houston.

WWE

  • With the Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots game airing on CBS along with ESPN’s Atlanta Falcon vs. Green Bay Packers game head-to-head, Raw has the toughest competition in a long time for any one night.  Thus far the show has The Street Profits & Drew McIntyre vs  Randy Orton & Dolph Ziggler & Bobby Roode, Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax will have the tag title match scheduled for the last PPV against Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan and Bray Wyatt returns to Raw for a confrontation with Kevin Owens. There is also a New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball playoff game. There is no post-PPV bump. to rely on this week nor are they bringing back stars from the past.
  • Bayley has now hit 500 days as Smackdown women’s champion.
  • NXT Takeover didn’t trend last night on Google.  The Takeovers almost never do, and on a football Sunday, it was almost a lock that it wouldn’t.

AEW

  • Trent is attempting to trademark the name Trent Baretta. 

MISCELLANEOUS

  • G-1 continues tomorrow at 5:30 a.m. from  Hiroshima:
    Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
    Hirooki Goto vs.  Toru Yano
    Sanada vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
    Evil vs. Juice Robinson
    Tetsuya Naito vs Yoshi-Hashi
    Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA
  • G-1 on Wednesday at 3 a.m. Eastern from Hiroshima:
    Tsuji vs.Gabriek Kidd
    Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yujiro Takahashi
    Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
    Will Ospreay vs. Minoru Suzuki
    Jay White vs. Taichi
    Shingo Takagi vs. Kota Ibushi
  • Major League Wrestling has made a deal with the Sports Channel Network (Ch. 266 on Freeview) for broadcast in the U.K. and Ireland.
  • Alex Marvez has compiled a book that lists every match of Chris Jericho’s 30-year-career.
  • An attempt to bring Shoot Pro Wrestling as a new style is at 1:01:30. SPW is a hybrid-wrestling show that showcases a variety of pro wrestling styles, most ESPECIALLY shoot-style. It was done with new, mostly unknown talent and co-promoted with local promotion Primos Premier Pro-Wrestling.
  • Brandon Thurston has a 29-page business report on the U.S. pro wrestling business. It is also on the Wrestlenomics Patreon page.
  • Luc C. Vu, who drove the vehicle that ran into Matt Palacios (Matt Travis) pleaded guilty to reckless driving, failure to exercise due car, causing serious injury and failure to yield to a bicycle, in a report by PWInsider.  His driver’s license was suspended for six months and he was fined $250.  That seems way too light for a manslaughter case.
  • Masked Republic’s Expo Lucha convention and expo takes place streaming on 10/10 at 1 p.m. Eastern. There will be six hours of free content on The Expo Lucha Facebook page, the Lucha Central YouTube channel and Masked Republic Twitch channel.  They will air Penta & Fenix & Mr. Aguila vs. Brian Cage & TJP & Jack Evans, with Lita managing Aguila as she did in her first WWE gig.  There will also be an interview with Konnan.
  • Impact for tomorrow night:
    Tommy Dreamer vs Brian Myers
    Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz vs. Taya & Rosemary
    Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs.  Ace Austin & Mad Man Fulton
  • Dragon Gate’s Korakuen Hall show airs live on Wednesday. The main event is Yamato & Kzy & Ben K & Kota M<inoura of Dragon Gate vs. R.E.D. of Eita & BxB Hulk & Kota Minoura & Kai.
  • XICW ran its 20th anniversary show and 300th show overall on Pontiac, MI last night:  Soutalker b LJ Lawrence, El Ridiculoso b Willie Watts, Jumai Kyng b Mongo, Jumai Kyng b Billy Ray Daniels, TJ Meyer b Jumai Kyng, Justin Dream b TJ Meyer, Justin Dream b Mad Man Fulton, Mysterious Movado b Sam Beale, Rhino & Heath b DBA & Jaimy Coxxx to win tag titles, The Hallow b The Purge, Dread King Logan b Jake Crist, DBA NC Mr. Insanity in a cage match, Aaron Orion & Tommy Vendetta & Jack Price & Isiah Broner b Malcolm Monroe II & Dre Jacobs & Adam Wick & Alex Weir in a War Games match (thanks to Leonard Brand)
  • CWE on 12/4 in Winnipeg at Rookies Sports Bar with attendance limited to 100 people and masks recommended. 
  • Effy debuts on the UWN PPV show tomorrow night.
  • A story on Gerald Brisco and retirement.
  • David Arquette on the Two Man Power Trip podcast.

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Positive COVID-19 test knocks out UFC 251 main event

Posted on by Josh Nason

The kickoff to four Fight Island events has already taken a hit as UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns is off next Saturday’s UFC 251.

The reason: Burns, his brother, and another cornerman tested positive for COVID-19, first reported by MMA Junkie. A teammate of Burns that doesn’t fight in the UFC also recently tested positive.

Burns (pictured above) remained positive about the situation in a tweet while Usman has yet to acknowledge the situation on social media.

The team had flown from Florida to Las Vegas where UFC has set up a testing hub before flying people to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. It’s expected the Usman-Burns fight will take place on another show, which is why they didn’t look for a last minute replacement to fight Usman.

As of this writing, UFC nor ESPN haven’t announced the fight is off the show.

The UFC 251 main card features two other title fights: featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway in a rematch and Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo for the vacant men’s bantamweight title in addition to Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade 2 and the return of Paige VanZant.

The PPV is the first of four July events in Yas Island, the other three airing on ESPN and ESPN+.