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UFC on ABC 8 live results: Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The Octagon heads to the country of Azerbaijan for the very first time as UFC action returns to network television with UFC on ABC 8 from the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku.

The main event is a big fight at 205 pounds as former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill takes on former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. for five rounds. Both men are looking to get back into the win column as Hill is on a two-fight losing skid while Rountree Jr. is coming off an October title fight loss to Alex Pereira.

In the co-main event, it’s an exciting lightweight bout between ranked contender Rafael Fiziev and rising contender Ignacio Bahamondes. Fiziev is looking to end a three-fight losing skid while Bahamondes comes in riding a three-fight win streak.

Also on the main card is a heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and the debuting Rizvan Kuniev; a 165-pound catchweight bout between the debuting Tofiq Musayev and Myktybek Orolbai; and a featherweight bout pitting Muhammad Naimov against Bogdan Grad.

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> Heavyweights- Hamdy Abdelwahab (4-0 1 NC, 1-0 1 NC UFC) vs. Mohammad Usman (10-4, 3-2 UFC)

Abdelwahab lands a big leg kick to start things. He lands another followed by a jab. Abdelwahab with another big leg kick. Abdelwahab working the leg kick early to keep the distance. Abdelwahab with a leg kick followed by a combination. Abdelwahab lands a right hand. Usman has landed very little, mostly jabs. Usman with a pair of jabs but eats a leg kick from Abdelwahab. Abdelwahab lands a right hook. He lands a leg kick. Abdelwahab lands a right hand and Usman stumbles back. 10-9 Abdelwahab.

They both land some jabs to start the second. Abdelwahab looks for a takedown but Usman defends and they break to the center. Usman lands a jab and timeout is called for an eye poke. They get back to action. Abdelwahab with a leg kick and a right hand. Usman lands a big right hand and Abdelwahab was backing up. He looks to have recovered but Usman lands another big right hand. They trade punches. Usman ducks under some Abdelwahab offensive attempts. Usman lands a jab. Usman with a big combination. 10-9 Usman, 19-19.

They trade in the first minute. Usman lands a right hand. They trade jabs. They continue to trade jabs and Abdelwahab lands a right hand, but Usman is being more active. Abdelwahab lands a leg kick. Usman lands a right hand to the body and he’s been consistently landing more during this slow-paced round. Usman with a jab to the body. Usman lands a big right hand. Abdelwahab is backing up and Usman starts to land a flurry to the body. 10-9 Usman, 29-28 Usman.

Fight Result- Mohammed Usman def. Hamdy Abdelwahab by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #12 Tagir Ulanbekov (16-2, 5-1 UFC) vs. Azat Maksum (17-1, 1-1 UFC)

Ulanbekov with a leg kick. Maksum lands a combo. They tie up briefly. Ulanbekov lands a right hand and looks for a takedown. Ulanbekov picks Maksum up but Maksum is able to avoid being taken down. Ulanbekov lifts Maksum up again but Maksum is able to escape and lands. Maksum lands a jab. Ulanbekov lands a right hand. They trade at a distance. Maksum with a series of jabs. Ulanbekov lands a right hand. Ulanbekov with a jab followed by a head kick. Ulanbekov lands a right hand. 10-9 Ulanbekov.

Ulanbekov lands a left hand and Maksum slips for a moment. They trade in the pocket. Ulanbekov lands a clean right hand. Ulanbekov with a stiff jab. Ulanbekov lands a right hand. They tie up but break quickly. Ulanbekov lands a combo as Maksum works the jab. Ulanbekov is looking for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Ulanbekov lands a body kick. Ulanbekov grabbed the fence as Maksum was looking for a takedown, but he ended up getting it. They get up and Maksum scores a takedown and Ulanbekov has a choke locked in as the round end. 10-9 Ulanbekov, 20-18 Ulanbekov.

Maksum lands a right hand and follows with a jab. Maksum with a combination. They tie up and Ulanbekov lands a knee. They separate and Ulanbekov lands a combination. Maksum fires back. Ulanbekov looks for a takedown as he pushes it to the fence. Maksum defends and they break apart. They trade while tied up. Maksum looks for a takedown but Ulanbekov defends and they tie up. Ulanbekov with some knees and he lands an elbow. They trade in the pocket and Ulanbekov lands a right hand. Ulanbekov lands an elbow as they both land in close range. Ulanbekov with more big punches. Maksum with a late takedown at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Ulanbekov, 30-27 Ulanbekov.

Fight Result- Tagir Ulanbekov def. Azat Maksum by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Bantamweights- Irina Alekseeva (5-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Klaudia Sygula (6-2, 0-1 UFC)

Alekseeva comes out aggressive but Sygula is landing more in the first minute. They clinch and Alekseeva lands some shots but Sygula lands when they separate. They trade as Alekseeva was pressing forward. Sygula with a right hook and lands a combination. Alekseeva with a leg kick. Sygula lands a combination as she was rushing in. Sygula lands a right hand. Sygula with another combination. Alekseeva lands a right hand. Timeout is called for a groin strike. They get back going and Sygula lands and Alekseeva counters with a flurry. Sygula lands a combo. 10-9 Sygula.

Sygula lands a combination. They both land in close proximity to each other. Alekseeva is backing Sygula up with pressure and lands a leg kick. Time out is called again for another low blow. They get back to action and Alekseeva lands a leg kick. The pace has slowed as compared to the first. Alekseeva lands a combination. They trade late. 10-9 Sygula, 20-18 Sygula.

They trade before clinching up. They break and Sygula lands. Sygula then rocks Alekseeva and Alekseeva was stumbling and Sygula starts to land before they tie up. Sygula gets a takedown and starts landing hammerfists from the top. She gets the mount and starts landing short punches and some elbows. Sygula ends the fight on top. 10-9 Sygula, 30-27 Sygula.

Fight Result- Klaudia Sygula def. Irina Alekseeva by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Bantamweights- Daria Zhelezniakova (9-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Melissa Mullins (7-1, 2-1 UFC)

Zhelezniakova with a quick combination. Zhelezniakova landing a lot of punches in the early going as she wobbles Mullins with a left hook. Zhelezniakova connecting a lot. Mullins shoots for a takedown but Zhelezniakova defends and lands a stiff left hook. Mullins’ face is already red. Zhelezniakova lands a right hand. Zhelezniakova lands a combo. Mullins lands an uppercut. They trade in short range and Mullins lands another uppercut. Zhelezniakova is backing up now. Zhelezniakova lands a combination. Zhelezniakova with another stiff combo. Mullins lands a combo. Zhelezniakova with another stiff combo. Mullins scores a takedown. Mullins lands and looks for an armbar. Zhelezniakova is able to survive the round. 10-9 Zhelezniakova.

Zhelezniakova with a combo. Mullins lands a right hand. Zhelezniakova lands a combo. Mullins with a combo and lands a jab. Zhelezniakova lands a right hand. Zhelezniakova with a jab as Mullins is pressing forward. Zhelezniakova lands a good combo. Zhelezniakova lands to the body and Mullins was hurt. Zhelezniakova rushing forward and lands and has Mullins in trouble. Mullins is able to score a takedown to recover. Zhelezniakova has control of the neck of Mullins. She lets go and Mullins is able to retain top position to end the round. 10-9 Zhelezniakova, 20-18 Zhelezniakova.

Zhelezniakova coming forward and working the jab. Both being patient in the round as Zhelezniakova is working the jab. Mullins lands a pair of leg kicks. Zhelezniakova lands a right hand. Mullins looks for a takedown and Zhelezniakova grabs the fence to avoid it. Mullins keeps the pressure on but Zhelezniakova is defending. Zhelezniakova breaks away from Mullins. They trade late. 10-9 Mullins, 29-28 Zhelezniakova.

Fight Result- Daria Zhelezniakova def. Melissa Mullins by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Ismail Naurdiev (24-7, 3-2 UFC) vs. Jun Yong Park (18-6, 8-3 UFC)

Naurdiev with some attacks to the leg and body early. Naurdiev lands while they were clinched. Naurdiev lands after they separate and lands some body kicks. Naurdiev with a combination. Park lands a jab and Naurdiev lands a counter right hand. Naurdiev lands a combination. Naurdiev with another combo and he lands a flurry ending with a right hand. Naurdiev connects to the body then the head. Park marching forward and lands some punches. Park lands a right hand. Time out is called for an eye poke. They get back to action and Naurdiev lands a right hand. Naurdiev with a left hook then a combination. Park wobbles Naurdiev with a combination. Park lands and Naurdiev slips for a moment. 10-9 Naurdiev.

Time out almost immediately is called due to an eye poke. They get back going and Naurdiev lands some leg kicks as Park lands a right hand. They are against the fence and Park is on his knee. Naurdiev lands an illegal knee and starts teeing off as Park is hurt and the referee stops it to call time out. Naurdiev thinks the fight was stopped and he’s won but time out was called. Park looks like he isn’t going to be able to continue. Park shouldn’t be allowed to continue to fight but he is going to, and Naurdiev has two points taken away. They get back going and Naurdiev lands a leg kick and Park looks for a takedown. They separate. Naurdiev lands a combo and a body kick. They trade and Park pushes it to the fence. Naurdiev reverses and looks for the takedown. Naurdiev picks Park up and puts him on the mat. Naurdiev takes the back. They get to their feet. Park gets Naurdiev to the mat and has the back. Park with some punches from the back and almost had a choke. 10-7 Park, 19-17 Park.

They trade. Park lands a combo and puts it at the fence and lands a knee to the body. Park gets the fight to the mat and has the back. Park landing from the top as Naurdiev looks gassed. Park looked for the arm and a kimura but let go. Park now controlling from the top as he lands. Park with some elbows. Park has full back control with the hooks locked in. Park with lots of punches from the back. Park with more punches. He ends the fight there. 10-8 Park, 29-25 Park.

Fight Result- Jun Yong Park def. Ismail Naurdiev by unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-25)

> Welterweights- Seokhyeon Ko (11-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Oban Elliott (12-2, 3-0 UFC)

Ko landing early as he lands some leg kick and mixes some punches. Elliott clinches and Ko gets a takedown. They quickly get up and Ko almost gets it down and is eventually able to. They get to their feet and separate. Elliott lands some leg kicks and Ko forces him to the fence. Elliott with a shoulder strike. 10-9 Ko.

Elliott shoots for a takedown but Ko is able to score a takedown. Ko has back control as Elliott is trying to escape. Ko with some right hands from the top. Ko working from the back as he’s looking for a choke. He almost had it in as he had it around the nose but lets go and has top control. Ko with an elbow from the top. Ko continues with elbows from the top. 10-9 Ko, 20-18 Ko.

They trade before tying up and Ko gets a takedown. Ko is in control from the top and Elliott is cut open. Elliott tries to scramble up but Ko keeps it down and keeps controlling as he maintains top position. Ko with some punches from the top. Ko in control from the top. Elliott looks for a reverse triangle choke but Ko shakes his finger no as the fight ends. 10-9 Ko, 30-27 Ko.

Fight Result- Seokhyeon Ko def. Oban Elliott by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Featherweights- Muhammad Naimov (12-3, 4-1 UFC) vs. Bogdan Grad (15-2, 1-0 UFC)

Naimov with a leg kick. Grad lands a leg kick. He lands another. Naimov lands a leg kick and hurts Grad with a head kick. Naimov lands a flurry and they tie up. Grad gets a takedown. They both battle in the clinch after quickly standing before they separate. Naimov with a leg kick. They tie back up as Grad pushes it to the fence. Naimov lands a knee. Grad with a knee. Grad with a lot of knees as they end the round tied up. 10-9 Naimov.

Grad with a body kick. Grad lands a right hand. Grad with a body kick. Grad lands a left hook. Naimov with a combination. Naimov lands a high kick. Grad pushes it to the fence looking for a takedown. Naimov lands an elbow. They separate and both land leg kicks. Naimov lands a combo as Grad lands a body kick. Grad shoots for a takedown but Naimov grabs the neck. Naimov landing punches to defend but Grad gets a late takedown. 10-9 Grad, 19-19.

Grad with a leg kick. Naimov just misses a back elbow but lands a spinning head kick. Grad gets a takedown and takes the back. Naimov is able to reverse to the top and is working inside of Grad’s guard. Naimov landing from the top but not a lot of action is going on. They are stood up by the referee. Grad immediately pushes it to the fence. They battle before separating. Naimov with a spin kick. Naimov lands a left hand. 10-9 Naimov, 29-28 Naimov.

Fight Result- Muhammad Naimov def. Bogdan Grad by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Nazim Sadykhov (10-1-1, 3-0-1 UFC) vs. Nikolas Motta (15-5 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC)

They’re trading leg kicks early on. Sadykhov lands a body kick and Motta counters with his own body kick. Sadykhov connects with a left hand. Sadykhov with a combination. Sadykhov with a left hand. Motta throws a flurry and lands a left to the body. Motta lands some more to the head and body and is landing against the fence. Motta with big flurries against the fence as Sadykhov is covering up. Motta landing a lot but Sadykhov is able to land a knee that gets Motta to back up. Sadykhov with another knee and now he is landing a flurry against the fence. They separate and both land big flurries. Sadykhov with a combo and a head kick. Sadykhov with a right hand and a knee to the body. They trade kicks. Sadykhov looks for a takedown but Motta defends. Sadykhov with a pair of elbows at the end. Wild round. 10-9 Motta.

Motta lands a combo. Sadykhov with a spinning kick. Sadykhov lands a straight left hand. Sadykhov lands an elbow that splits Motta open. Sadykhov with another combo. Motta with a head kick. Motta lands a combination in close range and then an elbow. Sadykhov with a combination and lands a left hand. Sadykhov with a series of elbows as Motta pushes it against the fence. They separate and both land combinations. They clinch with Sadykhov landing knees as Motta lands uppercuts. Sadykhov separates and starts landing and connects with a right hand and Motta goes to the mat and it is all over! An incredible fight and finish from Sadykhov!

Fight Result- Nazim Sadykhov def. Nikolas Motta by TKO (punches) at 4:17 of Round 2

> 165-pound Catchweights- Tofiq Musayev (22-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Myktybek Orolbai (13-2-1, 2-1 UFC)

Orolbai gets an early takedown and is working from the top. He’s keeping Musayev pinned down and landing. Musayev tried to get up but Orolbai keeps it down. Musayev ends up scrambling up to his feet. Musayev lands a body kick but Orolbai is able to score a takedown. Orolbai looking for a kimura and has it locked in and Musayev taps! A submission finish from Orolbai to silence the crowd as Musayev was in his UFC debut in his home country.

Fight Result- Myktybek Orolbai def. Tofiq Musayev by submission (kimura) at 4:35 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- #5 Curtis Blaydes (18-5 1 NC, 13-5 1 NC UFC) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (13-2-1 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

Blaydes gets an immediate takedown. They quickly get up and Blaydes has it pushed against the fence. Blaydes has back control and Kuniev grabs the fence. Blaydes with some knees from the back. Blaydes gets it down as Kuniev tried to grab the fence multiple times. They stand and Blaydes with more knees from the back. They separate. Blaydes with a leg kick. Blaydes lands an uppercut. Blaydes with a jab. Blaydes with a left hook. Kuniev lands a right hand and then a combination. Blaydes pushes it to the fence. 10-9 Blaydes.

Kuniev lands a jab and a leg kick. Blaydes with a jab. Blaydes looks for a takedown as Kuniev lands a kick and Kuniev is able to defend. Blaydes with a double jab. Kuniev lands a right hand and then an uppercut. Kuniev lands a combination. Kuniev lands another solid combination. Kuniev with a flurry and Blaydes has no response. Kuniev with a pair of right hands that hurt Blaydes. Blaydes trying for a takedown but Kuniev defends. They trade jabs and Kuniev lands a combination. Kuniev with a flurry. Kuniev lands a series of uppercuts and Blaydes lands a right hand. 10-9 Kuniev, 19-19.

Blaydes with a jab and a pair of leg kicks. Kuniev lands a knee and follows with some uppercuts and a combo as Blaydes was backing up. Blaydes lands a leg kick. Kuniev with another combination. Blaydes lands a right hand and looks for a takedown against the fence. Blaydes has the back and lands some knees as Kuniev is grabbing the fence. Blaydes with some more knees. They separate. Kuniev lands a combination. Kuniev with an uppercut. Kuniev pushes it against the fence. They separate. Blaydes with a combination. Blaydes pushes it against the fence. They trade elbows at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Kuniev, 29-28 Kuniev.

Fight Result- Curtis Blaydes def. Rizvan Kuniev by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- #11 Rafael Fiziev (12-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (17-5, 6-2 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Bahamondes lands a leg kick. Fiziev with a combo to the body. Fiziev lands a leg kick. Bahamondes with a side kick. Fiziev lands a body kick. Fiziev with a combination to the body. Bahamondes lands a body kick then a leg kick. Fiziev lands a body kick. Fiziev lands a left hook. Bahamondes with a spin kick to the body. Fiziev lands a right hand. 10-9 Fiziev.

They trade and Bahamondes with a high kick. Bahamondes looks for a takedown but Fiziev is defending against the fence. Bahamondes with a back elbow. Bahamondes still trying for a takedown but Fiziev landing to defend. Fiziev lands to the body as they separate. Bahamondes lands a knee. Bahamondes with an inside leg kick. Fiziev lands a combination. Bahamondes lands a right hand. Bahamondes with a leg kick then a body kick. Bahamondes lands a body kick and Fiziev counters with a combo to the body, though Bahamondes lands a head kick. Fiziev scores a takedown. Fiziev with a pair of leg kicks as Bahamondes stands. Fiziev gets another takedown. Fiziev stands and lands a hammerfist and some leg kicks. Fiziev lands and Bahamondes slips. 10-9 Fiziev, 20-18 Fiziev.

Bahamondes lands a right hand. They clinch up and Fiziev lands a big combination to the body of Bahamondes. They break apart and Fiziev lands a left to the body. Bahamondes lands a combination. They trade as Fiziev was rushing in. They trade and Bahamondes lands a left hand. Bahamondes shoots for a takedown but Fiziev defends and makes Bahamondes pull guard. Fiziev stands and lands a left hook. Fiziev lands a combination. Bahamondes with a spin kick. Fiziev lands a knee. Bahamondes pushes Fiziev against the fence. They break and Bahamondes lands a combo. Bahamondes with a solid series of punches. Fiziev lands to the body. Fiziev scores a big takedown and starts landing from the top. Bahamondes with elbows from the bottom and they stand. Bahamondes tries a kick and Fiziev ends up in mount on top. Fun fight. 10-9 Fiziev, 30-27 Fiziev.

Fight Result- Rafael Fiziev def. Ignacio Bahamondes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Light Heavyweights- #4 Jamahal Hill (12-3 1 NC, 6-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #7 Khalil Rountree Jr. (13-6 1 NC, 9-6 1 NC UFC)

Hill with a leg kick and Rountree lands a hammerfist. Hill with a pair of leg kicks. Hill with more leg kicks and he lands a jab. Rountree with a heavy leg kick. Hill with a left to the body as Rountree lands a leg kick. Rountree with a right hook. Rountree with a heavy leg kick after they have an exchange. They trade kicks and Rountree lands some punches. Rountree with a leg kick. Hill with a leg kick. Rountree with a body kick. 10-9 Rountree.

They trade right hands. Rountree lands a body kick. They trade and Rountree lands a leg kick. Hill lands a right hand. They trade kicks. Rountree lands a leg kick. Hill lands a leg kick. Hill lands a leg kick. Rountree with an inside leg kick. Rountree slips on a kick and Hill tries to take advantage but they stand. Hill with a left hand to the body. Rountree lands a heavy calf kick. 10-9 Rountree, 20-18 Rountree.

Hill lands a right hand. Rountree with a leg kick. They trade punches. Rountree lands a left hand and then connects to the body. Rountree with a heavy leg kick. Rountree lands a left hand and Hill briefly goes to his butt but gets up. Rountree lands a leg kick. Rountree lands a left hand and a leg kick. Rountree with a body kick and a leg kick. Rountree drops Hill with a right hook. Hill gets up and circles away. 10-9 Rountree, 30-27 Rountree.

Both looking for openings as Rountree connects. Rountree lands an inside leg kick. Rountree with a left hand. Rountree with a leg kick and Hill is having trouble standing steady. Rountree lands a combo and Hill almost went down. Rountree with a body kick. Rountree lands a left hand. Rountree with a combination. Rountree lands a left hand. Rountree connects. 10-9 Rountree, 40-36 Rountree.

Rountree lands a combination. Rountree with a left hand. They trade inside the pocket. Rountree with a left hand. Rountree lands a right hook. Rountree with a left hand. Hill lands a leg kick. Rountree with some punches and a leg kick. Rountree lands a left hand. They trade and Hill lands a body kick. Rountree with a combination. Rountree with a combination. 10-9 Rountree, 50-45 Rountree.

Fight Result- Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Jamahal Hill by unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)

Dana White announces main event for UFC 300

Posted on by Josh Nason

After weeks of speculation and buzz, UFC head Dana White has announced the main event for April’s UFC 300 — one that had some fans disappointed given the hype going into it.

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will defend against former champion Jamahal Hill in the pay-per-view headliner, set for Saturday, April 13th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

White revealed the fight after UFC 298 Saturday night, adding that welterweight champion Leon Edwards accepted three different opponents for the event, but no fight could be made.

In the weeks leading up to the event, White had pushed that the main event would be a “huge” one in his effort to make the 300th PPV a great one. White said he had talked to “lots of people, trying to make lots of fights.”

Some speculation was whether Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler would be pushed up to the event or possibly Israel Adesanya vs. Dricus Du Plessis for the middleweight title.

In the end, White turned to Pereira, who will make the first defense of the title he won last November, and Hill who hasn’t fought in over a year due to a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered in July during a pickup basketball game.

Hill said afterward that he was asked on Friday if he would do the fight.

White said the difficulties were trying to put together great lineups for UFC 298, 299 and 300 and that money demands from potential fighters didn’t have anything to do with it. 

“It was all about timing. We’ve got three killer cards in a row and in this business, you have injuries and all kinds of other bullsh*t that goes on behind the scenes. We have been talking about 300 forever. We were just trying to make the best fights that we could possibly make. We had two more fights to make and we’re trying to put on two bad ass fights,” he said.

Here’s the current card:

  • UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira defends against Jamahal Hill
  • UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili defends against Yan Xiaonan
  • BMF championship: Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway
  • Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
  • Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic
  • Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling
  • Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage
  • Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt
  • Holly Holm vs. Kayla Harrison
  • Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes
  • Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez
  • Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller 

JNPO: The MMA year in review show, pt. 1

Posted on by Josh Nason

It’s time to kick off my four-part MMA year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: a tradition dating back to 2015.

Eight years later, a lot remains the same including that the UFC is still the dominant leader in MMA and even more so than ever before.

Joining me once again is my trusty co-pilot Paul Fontaine of F4W Online and co-host of both the In The Clinch podcast and The Dynamite Show.

To kick things off, we tackle the first three months of the year (January, February & March if you’re keeping track) which saw a changing of the guard at heavyweight in the UFC.

After the UFC and heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou came to an impasse on a new contract, Dana White & Co. simply changed course and decided to move on, vacating the title and putting together Jon Jones vs. Cyril Gane instead…but not without some shade thrown Ngannou’s way first.

We talk about March’s UFC 285 where Jones quickly won the title, preceded by a massive upset that saw Alexa Grasso win the women’s flyweight title.

We saw several other new champions made including Jamahal Hill, Brandon Moreno and Yair Rodriguez and a notable retirement in Benson Henderson.

Hear about all the big fights that happened, the new ones that got made, and all of the other news from the first three months of the year.

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

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

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

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

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

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

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

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

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].

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UFC on ESPN 40 live results: Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill, emanating from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon is back at the UFC Apex this weekend with a light heavyweight main event, plus the finals of season 30 of The Ultimate Fighter as two fighters will earn six-figure UFC contracts.

In the main event, former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos looks to get back in the win column when he battles rising contender Jamahal Hill in the five-round headliner. Santos is looking to rebound from a decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev in March and end a skid that has seen him drop four of his last five fights. Hill comes into his second UFC main event on a two-fight win streak which saw him knock out Johnny Walker in February in his first UFC main event.

In the co-main event, it is a battle of welterweights looking to break into the title picture as Vicente Luque looks to bounce back against Geoff Neal. The two finals of season 30 of The Ultimate Fighter also take place, as Mohammad Usman and Zac Pauga meet in the heavyweight finals, and Brogan Walker takes on Juliana Miller in the women’s flyweight finals.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Women’s Bantamweights- Mayra Bueno Silva (8-2-1, 3-2-1 UFC) vs. Stephanie Egger (7-2, 2-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start and Silva lands another as Egger lands a right hand. Silva with a front kick that lands. Egger gets a takedown and is working from the guard of Silva and landing some punches. Silva looking for an armbar and has it locked in and Silva starts claiming Egger tapped and it was stopped and Egger is saying she didn’t tap so we’re going to a replay. It is stopped as one of the judges said he saw the tap and Silva gets the win.

Official Result- Mayra Bueno Silva def. Stephanie Egger by submission (armbar) at 1:17 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- Cory McKenna (6-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Miranda Granger (7-2, 1-2 UFC)

Both throwing the jab early as McKenna is pressuring. Granger with a leg kick. McKenna lands a combo inside the pocket. McKenna lands a right hand as they clinch against the fence and Granger lands some knees. McKenna gets the fight to the mat. They get up but McKenna quickly gets it back down near the center of the Octagon. McKenna in the half-guard and landing some left hands. McKenna gets to side control and almost went to mount but is looking for an arm-triangle choke and squeezing but time runs out on the round. 10-9 McKenna.

Granger with a front kick to the face and McKenna grabs the leg and pushes it against the fence and is working for the takedown. McKenna gets it and is in side control. McKenna gets a Von Flue Choke locked in and Granger taps! Nice finish from McKenna.

Official Result- Cory McKenna def. Miranda Granger by submission (Von Flue Choke) at 1:03 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Bryan Battle (7-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Takashi Sato (16-5, 2-3 UFC)

Battle with a leg kick. Battle then lands a head kick that knocks Sato out cold. Brutal finish from Battle.

Official Result- Bryan Battle def. Takashi Sato by knockout (head kick) at :44 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Sam Alvey (33-17-1 1 NC, 10-12-1 UFC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (16-5 1 NC, 4-3 1 NC UFC)

Oleksiejczuk lands early and Alvey lands a counter right hand. Oleksiejczuk drops Alvey with a left hand and gets on top trying to finish and was landing and has the crucifix position. Alvey is cut open. Oleksiejczuk gets the back and is landing punches. Big shots from Oleksiejczuk but Alvey scrambles up and they break. Alvey shoots for a takedown but Oleksiejczuk defends. Oleksiejczuk drops Alvey again with a left hand and it is stopped. Big finish from Oleksiejczuk.

Official Result- Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Sam Alvey by TKO (punch) at 1:56 of Round 1

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> Lightweights- Terrance McKinney (12-4, 2-1 UFC) vs. Erick Gonzalez (14-6, 0-1 UFC)

McKinney with a head kick and lands a left hand. Gonzalez tried a kick and slipped and McKinney took advantage and landed some punches. McKinney lands an uppercut. McKinney with a left hand and some knees to the body. He lands more and an elbow. Gonzalez then rocks McKinney with a shot. McKinney with a left hand and gets a takedown. McKinney then gets the back as they scramble up and is on the back with a rear-naked choke locked in and Gonzalez taps! Excellent showing from McKinney.

Official Result- Terrance McKinney def. Erick Gonzalez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:17 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- #14 Augusto Sakai (15-4-1, 4-3 UFC) vs. Serghei Spivac (14-3, 5-3 UFC)

Sakai with a leg kick after they trade jabs. Spivac gets a takedown but they get up quickly. Spivac has the neck but lets go. Spivac gets it back down and is in the guard of Sakai. Spivac lands and moves to side control and takes the back and lands some right hands as he tries to take the back. Spivac with some right hands. They get to their feet. Spivac drags it back down and Sakai has one knee down but they stand. Spivac takes it down and passes to side control and then gets the back and is landing right hands. Spivac looks to get the hooks in. Big right hands from the back by Spivac. They get to their feet. Sakai lands some knees in the clinch before they break. Spivac lands two right hands. Sakai with some knees. 10-9 Spivac.

Spivac lands the jab and it snaps Sakai’s head back. Spivac goes for the takedown but Sakai defends. Sakai lands a right hand. Spivac gets a big takedown. They get to their feet and battle in the clinch and Spivac gets a takedown. Spivac with some hammerfists from the top. Spivac has the back and continues to land punches and it is stopped. Complete domination from Spivac.

Official Result- Serghei Spivac def. Augusto Sakai by TKO (punches) at 3:42 of Round 2

> TUF 30 Women’s Flyweight Finals- Brogan Walker (7-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Juliana Miller (2-1, 0-0 UFC)

Miller lands a left hand. They trade punches before clinching and Walker reverses position. Miller gets the takedown and is almost in full mount but gets the half-guard. Miller working from the top and landing some short punches. Miller lands a short elbow. Walker trying to throw her legs up but Miller maintaining top position. Miller ends the first in the guard of Walker. 10-9 Miller.

They trade leg kicks to start the second. Walker lands a combo. Walker with the jab. Walker lands a body kick then a left hand before they clinch. Miller gets the trip takedown from the clinch and Walker looks for a leg. Miller tried to spin out and grab the back as they scramble up. Miller drags it down and fully takes the back. Miller trying to find a choke as she has a hook in. Miller trying to squeeze as she’s adjusting. Miller lets go and Walker scrambles to the top and looks for the back of Miller. They stand. They break. They tie up and Miller with a knee. Miller gets a takedown. Miller lands some shots from the top at the end. Close round. 10-9 Miller, 20-18 Miller.

Walker with a right hand. They trade in close range. Both throwing shots and barely landing as they’re looking for their range. They tie up and battle for underhooks in the clinch. Miller gets the takedown and lands some right hands. Miller has the mount. Miller lands some elbows. Miller with big shots from the top. She continues to land and it is stopped. Fantastic showing from Miller as she wins the TUF contract.

Official Result- Juliana Miller def. Brogan Walker by TKO (strikes) at 3:57 of Round 3 to win The Ultimate Fighter 30 Women’s Flyweight finals

> TUF 30 Heavyweight Finals- Mohammad Usman (7-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Zac Pauga (5-0, 0-0 UFC)

Pauga with a leg kick. He lands the jab. Pauga with a leg kick. Pauga lands the jab. Pauga goes for a head kick and Usman grabs the leg and gets it down for a moment but they stand and Usman with a right hand. They trade punches. Pauga lands a right hand. Usman misses a right hand and Pauga lands a short punch. Pauga with a high kick though Usman blocks it. Pauga with a body kick. Pauga with a leg kick and they trade left hands. 10-9 Pauga.

Usman lands a left hand that drops Pauga and he is out cold as he hits the mat and Usman lands a hammerfist before it is stopped. What a finish by Usman to win the TUF contract.

Official Result- Mohammad Usman def. Zac Pauga by knockout (punch) at :36 of Round 2 to win The Ultimate Fighter 30 Heavyweight finals

> Welterweights- #6 Vicente Luque (21-8-1, 14-4 UFC) vs. #13 Geoff Neal (14-4, 6-2 UFC)

Luque with some early kicks and Neal with a body kick. Neal lands some punches. Luque with a left hand as they both land. Neal lands a left hand. Luque with a leg kick. Neal rocks Luque with a left hand and Luque backs up as he wobbled. Neal with a flurry but they get to the center. Neal lands another left hand. Neal with a couple of left hands as Luque lands a right. Neal with a combo. Luque with a body kick. Neal with a series of left hands and Luque is backed against the fence. Neal drops Luque with a left hand but Luque gets up. Neal with the jab. Neal with a hard left hand. Neal rocks Luque late with a left hand. 10-8 Neal.

They trade leg kicks to start the second. Neal with the jab. They trade punches. Neal with the double jab. Luque lands a left hand. Luque with a leg kick. He lands a body kick. Neal with a right hand. Neal with a left hand. Neal with a left hand. Luque with a body kick. Neal lands the left hand. Luque with a body kick. Neal gets a takedown but they get to their feet and are clinched against the fence. Luque with a short elbow. Neal with a flurry against the fence. They break and Neal with a left hand then lands a combo against the fence. Luque with a left hook to the body. Luque with a leg kick. Luque with a body kick. Luque with a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Luque , 19-18 Neal.

Neal shoots for a takedown but Luque defends. They trade in close range. Neal lands a left hand. Neal lands another left hand. Neal lands another big left hand that stuns Luque. Neal wobbles Luque with another left hand. Neal lands a flurry against the fence and then drops Luque with a left hand and it’s over as Luque face plants to the mat. What a finish and showing by Neal!

Official Result- Geoff Neal def. Vicente Luque by knockout (punches) at 2:01 of Round 3

> Light Heavyweights- #6 Thiago Santos (22-10, 14-9 UFC) vs. #10 Jamahal Hill (10-1 1 NC, 4-1 1 NC UFC)

Santos lands a leg kick. He lands another. Both looking to land punches but Santos is circling away. Santos goes for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence. They remain clinched but there isn’t much happening until there’s a groin strike. They get back to action and Hill pressing forward. Hill tries to land but Santos circles away. They trade and Hill connects with a punch. Santos with a spin kick. They trade late. 10-9 Santos.

Hill with a leg kick. He lands another. He lands a third. They trade high kicks. Hill with a leg kick then lands a jab. Santos with a body kick. Santos gets a takedown but Hill quickly works his way up. They’re clinched and Santos tries for a takedown but they break and both are landing. Hill hurts Santos with a punch and Santos goes for another takedown as they clinch. They break. Hill lands a right hook. Santos lands a left hand. Santos with a right hand. Hill just misses a head kick. Hill pressing forward and lands a right hook. Santos with a leg kick. Both land and Hill wobbles Santos with a right hook. They trade late. 10-9 Hill, 19-19.

Hill with a body kick. Santos shoots for the takedown and is able to finish it. Hill gets up. Hill with an elbow as Santos is trying to get it back down. Santos gets it down and tries to get the back but Hill slips out. Santos goes back for the takedown against the fence. Santos gets it back down. He gets the back as they get to their feet. Santos with a knee to the leg of Hill. Santos gets it back down and takes the back. They get to their feet and both look gassed out. Hill lands some knees and they break but they clinch back up against the fence. Santos working for the takedown and Hill lands a right hand. Santos with a body shot and Hill with a knee. Santos gets it back down late. 10-9 Santos, 29-28 Santos.

Santos with a leg kick then Hill returns fire with a leg kick. Hill lands a right hand and then tees off with a flurry against the fence. Santos fires back and lands. Hill lands a left hand. Santos with a body kick. Hill lands a flurry as Santos was running away. They trade big shots inside the pocket. Hill has Santos wobbled and Santos falls to the mat. Hill gets on top and is landing trying to finish. Santos defending but Hill starts landing big shots and lands some elbows and it gets stopped by Herb Dean! What a finish from Hill as he capitalizes on Santos being hurt. Big win for Hill!

Official Result- Jamahal Hill def. Thiago Santos by TKO (strikes) at 2:31 of Round 4

UFC on ESPN+ 59 live results: Johnny Walker vs. Jamahal Hill

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 59: Walker vs. Hill, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon is back inside the UFC APEX this weekend with a late-notice light heavyweight main event between two guys who like to slug it out on the feet.

Tenth-ranked light heavyweight Johnny Walker and twelfth-ranked Jamahal Hill square off in the night’s five-round main event. They’re a late replacement for the headline spot as the original main event, a lightweight bout between Rafael Dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev, was pushed back a few weeks due to visa issues. Walker is looking to get back into the win column while Hill is looking for his second straight win.

Also on the main card is a middleweight bout between Kyle Daukaus and Jamie Pickett, a heavyweight bout pitting Parker Porter against Alan Baudot, a lightweight bout that sees Jim Miller extend his record for most all-time UFC fights against Nikolas Motta, and a middleweight slugfest between Joaquin Buckley and Abdul Razak Alhassan.

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.

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> Bantamweights- Mario Bautista (8-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Jay Perrin (10-4, 0-0 UFC)

Perrin is making his debut. Bautista with a leg kick then a jumping knee as Perrin grabs him and pushes him against the fence. Bautista lands a knee as they break. Bautista lands a high kick and then a leg kick and a combination. Perrin lands some shots and they clinch against the fence. They trade knees and Bautista lands to the body. Bautista drags it down briefly. They break. Bautista lands a right hand. They trade left hands. Perrin gets a takedown but Bautista gets it right back up as they clinch against the fence. 10-9 Bautista.

They trade to start the second and Perrin with a leg kick. Bautista with a flying knee and Perrin grabs him and pushes it against the fence. Bautista gets a takedown but they scramble up and Perrin lands as they break. Bautista gets another takedown but they pop right back up. They break and Bautista lands a knee in close range and Perrin lands a combination. They trade kicks late. Close round. 10-9 Bautista, 20-18 Bautista.

They trade kicks early in the third as Bautista is circling around and lands a right hand. Bautista goes for a takedown against the fence and Perrin is defending well and lands some knees to the legs. They clinch and Bautista lands some elbows that do damage and he has the back and is landing punches. They get up and both are trying to control the underhooks. Bautista lands a knee and gets a big takedown. He starts landing some elbows and punches as Perrin gives up his back. They stand and Bautista with some foot stomps. Bautista with some late knees. Great showing by Bautista. 10-9 Bautista, 30-27 Bautista.

Official Result- Mario Bautista def. Jay Perrin by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

> Featherweights- Jonathan Pearce (11-4, 2-1 UFC) vs. Christian Rodriguez (7-0, 0-0 UFC)

They both land before tying up against the fence. Pearce is trying to get the fight down and he does but Rodriguez has the neck and is looking for a guillotine choke. It is in deep and Pearce is fighting hard to get out. Pearce somehow escapes. Pearce takes the back and they scramble with both reversing. Pearce has the back and looks to roll for an arm-triangle choke. Pearce lands right hands from the back and is trying to set up a choke. Pearce has the back as the round ends. 10-9 Pearce.

They trade punches to start the second. Pearce fakes a takedown attempt. Rodriguez lands a right hand. Pearce landing leg kicks as Rodriguez is landing punches and Pearce gets a takedown. Pearce gets the back and Rodriguez goes for an armbar but Pearce escapes and still has the back as they remain on the mat. Pearce goes for a rear-naked choke but lets go. They stand and Rodriguez gets Pearce off his back and lands a big combination at the end. 10-9 Pearce, 20-18 Pearce.

They trade to start the third and Rodriguez lands a big right hand and Pearce shoots for the takedown. They scramble and are on the mat and Rodriguez gets the back of Pearce. They get up and Rodriguez lands a big elbow as they break. Pearce makes a desperation takedown attempt and scores on it. Pearce gets the back and looks for a rear-naked choke. Pearce gets an arm-triangle choke locked in for a second but Rodriguez gets out and Pearce gets back on the back. Pearce ends on the back. 10-9 Pearce, 30-27 Pearce.

Official Result- Jonathan Pearce def. Christian Rodriguez by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Chad Anheliger (11-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jesse Strader (5-2, 0-1 UFC)

Strader with an inside leg kick. Strader with a high kick then another leg kick. Strader gets a takedown. He gets the back of Anheliger as they’re at the fence. They get to their feet and Anheliger with a jab. Anheliger with a leg kick. Strader gets another takedown and escapes a guillotine attempt from Anheliger. They get to their feet and Anheliger lands some knees. Anheliger then lands a right hand. They trade knees in the clinch. Anheliger with a front kick to the body. Fun round. 10-9 Strader.

Strader with a body kick then a leg kick. Strader landing leg kicks as Anheliger is pressing forward. Strader with a left hand. Anheliger lands a right hand and Strader goes to the mat and Anheliger gets on top. Anheliger lands from the top and they scramble to the feet. They clinch for a moment and Anheliger lands on the break. Anheliger lands more as they’re battling on the feet. They trade knees. Anheliger tries a cartwheel kick and lands a right hand on the end. Another fun round. 10-9 Anheliger, 19-19.

Both throwing the jab to start the third. Strader tries for a takedown and has the back standing against the fence. They break. Strader with a body kick. He lands a leg kick. Anheliger with a right hand. Anheliger lands a right hand. Anheliger drops Strader with a big punch and gets on top and starts landing big punches from the mount and it is over. Great finish by Anheliger and Strader isn’t happy at all.

Official Result- Chad Anheliger def. Jesse Strader by TKO (punches) at 3:33 of Round 3

> Women’s Strawweights- Diana Belbita (14-6, 1-2 UFC) vs. Gloria de Paula (5-4, 0-2 UFC)

Belbita with a leg kick. They trade punches. de Paula with the jab. Belbita with a right hand. de Paula lands some punches. Belbita with a combination. de Paula counters and Belbita with a shot to the body. Belbita with an overhand right. They clinch against the fence. They both land knees with Belbita landing more before they break. Belbita with a combination to the body. de Paula with a leg kick after Belbita lands to the body. Belbita with a leg kick. Belbita with a left hand to the body then a combo. de Paula lands a combo in return. Belbita with a leg kick. de Paula grabs the body and looks for a takedown against the fence. 10-9 de Paula.

They trade to start the second and Belbita with some leg kicks and an overhand right.de Paula with the jab and lands a right hand. Belbita with a combo but de Paula covers up and de Paula lands a right hand. They trade jabs. They clinch against the fence. Both looking for positioning. They break and both land punches. They tie up and land knees against the fence. de Paula gets it down and lands a knee to the body. They get to their feet and break. Belbita with a right hand. de Paula with a head kick and Belbita with a late head kick. 10-9 de Paula, 20-18 de Paula.

de Paula goes for a takedown to start the third but Belbita defends. They break and both are landing and we have a timeout for an eye poke on de Paula. de Paula gets a takedown. They get up and remain clinched and are trading knees. de Paula has the advantage in that she has Belbita against the fence but they’re both landing the same amount of knees. They break. de Paula with the jab and Belbita with a right hand and de Paula with a right hand. They’re both landing and Belbita lands a right hand. Belbita with a leg kick late. Fun last round. 10-9 Belbita, 29-28 de Paula.

Official Result- Gloria de Paula def. Diana Belbita by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Chas Skelly (18-3 1 NC, 7-4 UFC) vs. Mark Striegl (18-3 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)

Striegl lands a leg kick. Striegl with a body kick and Skelly lands a combination and they clinch against the fence. Skelly has the body lock and is working hard for the takedown as Striegl is defending. Skelly gets it down and is in the guard of Striegl. Skelly with some body punches from the top. Skelly still landing to the body from the top as Striegl lands a few elbows and is keeping his guard closed. Skelly postures up and ends up back on top and has the body as the round ends. 10-9 Skelly.

Striegl with a leg kick. Skelly gets the back and scores the takedown and has the back on the mat. Striegl is able to scramble up but Skelly still has the body lock. They break. Striegl with a left hand. Skelly with a short uppercut. Striegl lands an elbow. Skelly lands a knee that drops Striegl and then Skelly starts landing punches and gets the finish. What a finish by Skelly, who has said this is his retirement fight.

Official Result- Chas Skelly def. Mark Striegl by TKO (knee & punches) at 2:01 of Round 2

> Women’s Bantamweights- Jessica-Rose Clark (11-6 1 NC, 4-2 UFC) vs. Stephanie Egger (6-2, 1-1 UFC)

Clark lands and they clinch right up against the fence and Clark has the advantage. Egger reverses position and tries for a takedown but Clark defends. Egger gets the takedown but they get up and Clark gets a takedown but they get right back up. Egger gets another takedown and then is able to find an armbar and gets Clark to tap. Nice finish by Egger as she gets the upset.

Official Result- Stephanie Egger def. Jessica-Rose Clark by submission (armbar) at 3:44 of Round 1

> Featherweights*- Gabriel Benitez (22-9, 6-5 UFC) vs. David Onama (8-1, 0-1 UFC)

*Benitez missed weight by 2 pounds.*

Benitez with a leg kick. Onama lands a nice right hand. Benitez with a leg kick and then a left hand and another. Benitez with a combo to the body and Onama lands a left hand. Benitez with a leg kick and then another. They trade jabs. They are both landing and Benitez is landing the better shots. Benitez with a leg kick. Onama with a body kick followed by a left hand. They trade in close range. Benitez rocks Onama with a shot and starts to land as he lands to the body. Onama tries for a takedown and gets it for a brief second. Onama pushes it against the fence but they break. Benitez with a leg kick. Onama lands some counter shots that hurt Benitez. Benitez with a body kick. Onama lands a combo as he’s moving forward. Benitez with a body kick and Onama lands a left hand and then starts teeing off and knocks Benitez out cold with a flurry. What a finish by Onama!

Official Result- David Onama def. Gabriel Benitez by knockout (punches) at 4:24 of Round 1

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> Middleweights- Joaquin Buckley (13-4, 3-2 UFC) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (11-4, 5-4 UFC)

Buckley with a body kick. Alhassan with a leg kick. Buckley lands a left hand. Alhassan just misses a head kick. Alhassan lands a right hand. Alhassan throws a right hand and Buckley ducks under and scores a takedown. They get up and Alhassan lands an elbow. Buckley with a high kick that Alhassan blocks and Alhassan lands a big right hand. Buckley gets a takedown. They get to their feet and both land some hard punches. Buckley lands a left hand. Buckley tries a late takedown but Alhassan defends and they both land punches at the end. 10-9 Buckley.

Buckley with an inside leg kick. Alhassan with a leg kick. Buckley shoots for a takedown and they scramble around and get to their feet. Buckley with a combination. Buckley with a body combination. Alhassan with a combo against the fence. Buckley with a combination and a high kick. Buckley with a combo against the fence as he’s attacking the body and Alhassan is covering up. Alhassan lands a big elbow. Buckley gets a takedown and ends the round on top. 10-9 Buckley, 20-18 Buckley.

Both throwing punches but neither landing to start the third. Buckley lands a left hand. Alhassan gets a takedown and lands some big right hands. He lands a couple more but Buckley is able to get to his feet. Alhassan lands a left hand. Alhassan gets a takedown. Alhassan lands some punches from the top. They start to get up but Alhassan drags it back down. Alhassan is in the half-guard and lands some punches. Alhassan with more punches from the top to end the fight. 10-9 Alhassan, 29-28 Buckley.

Official Result- Joaquin Buckley def. Abdul Razak Alhassan by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Jim Miller (33-16 1 NC, 22-15 1 NC UFC) vs. Nikolas Motta (12-3, 0-0 UFC)

They’re trading punches to start the fight. Motta lands a right hand that hurts Miller. Miller lands a left hand. Miller with a leg kick. Miller with a combo ending with a leg kick. Miller with a leg kick and they trade in close range. Miller with a Superman punch and he pushes Motta against the fence. Miller with a leg kick that trips Motta up. Miller had a strong close to the round. 10-9 Miller.

Motta lands a right hand. Miller with an inside leg kick. Miller with another leg kick. Motta with a leg kick. Miller with an inside leg kick. Motta with a body kick. Miller drops Motta with a punch and gets on top and starts landing big punches and it is stopped. What a finish by Miller! That is his 23rd UFC win, which ties Donald Cerrone for most all-time.

Official Result- Jim Miller def. Nikolas Motta by TKO (punches) at 1:58 of Round 2

> Heavyweights- Parker Porter (12-6, 2-1 UFC) vs. Alan Baudot (8-2 1 NC, 0-1 1 NC UFC)

They’re trading to start the fight and both are landing punches before they clinch against the fence. Baudot with a knee. They break. Baudot with the jab. Baudot with a combo and lands some uppercuts. Porter with an elbow in the clinch. They trade and Porter gets a late takedown. 10-9 Baudot.

Baudot lands some punches and Porter lunges in with some punches. Porter with some leg kicks. They clinch and Porter lands some knees but they break. They trade and Porter goes for a takedown against the fence. They go to the mat and Baudot was on top but they get up. Porter is able to get the back and lands some punches. They get to their feet. Porter with a left hand and a leg kick. Porter shoots for a takedown but they clinch against the fence. Porter lands an elbow on the break. Porter with a leg kick. 10-9 Porter, 19-19.

Porter with a leg kick and Baudot lands a combo. Porter lands a couple of left hands and then a leg kick. Baudot lands a left hand. They trade punches and Porter with a leg kick. They’re trading in close range and Baudot lands some good punches. They clinch and Porter gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Porter gets to the mount and is landing punches from the mount. Porter with big elbows from the top at the end. 10-9 Porter, 29-28 Porter.

Official Result- Parker Porter def. Alan Baudot by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> 195-pound Catchweights- Kyle Daukaus (10-2 1 NC, 1-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Jamie Pickett (13-6, 2-2 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start. Daukaus shoots for a takedown as he has the single leg. Daukaus gets the takedown. Pickett has the neck as they’re both battling for position. Daukaus gets his head out. They get to their feet and are tied up against the fence. Daukaus gets the fight back to the ground but they get back up. They’re tied up and Daukaus lands some punches as they break and Pickett circles away. Daukaus rushes in and scores another takedown. Daukaus has a D’Arce choke locked in and Pickett looks to have tapped right before the horn sounded to end the round. What a crazy finish.

Official Result- Kyle Daukaus def. Jamie Pickett by submission (D’Arce choke) at 4:59 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- #10 Johnny Walker (18-6, 4-3 UFC) vs. #12 Jamahal Hill (9-1 1 NC, 3-1 1 NC UFC)

Walker with a body kick then a hard leg kick. He lands another leg kick. Hill with a body kick. They both land some punches. Walker with a leg kick. Walker with another leg kick. They trade punches. They clinch against the fence and Walker trying for a takedown. They break and trade punches. Walker with a body kick. Hill with a leg kick. Hill then lands a right hand to the temple and Walker goes down and then a follow-up shot puts the lights out cold. What a finish by Hill.

Official Result- Jamahal Hill def. Johnny Walker by knockout (punch) at 2:55 of Round 1