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UFC 316 live results: Two title fights from Newark

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The Octagon returns to Newark, New Jersey, for another major pay-per-view event as UFC 316 takes place at the Prudential Center with two titles on the line.

The main event is a rematch for the UFC bantamweight championship as Merab Dvalishvili defends against former champion Sean O’Malley. Dvalishvili defeated O’Malley for the title at last September’s UFC 306 and has since had a successful title defense over Umar Nurmagomedov in January. O’Malley fights for the first time since that loss.

In the co-main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena makes her first title defense in her second reign as she defends against former Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison. Pena defeated Raquel Pennington at UFC 307 in October to win the title for a second time. Harrison has won two straight since joining the UFC roster.

Also on the main card is a middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Joe Pyfer; a bantamweight bout that sees Mario Bautista welcome former Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix in his UFC debut; and a welterweight bout between Vicente Luque and Kevin Holland.

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> Lightweights- MarQuel Mederos (10-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Mark Choinski (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

They come out trading and Mederos lands a combination. Mederos lands a step-in knee. Mederos lands some kicks. They trade inside the pocket. Choinski lands a combination. Choinski grabs the back and jumps up on Mederos’ back. Choinski jumps off and lands some knees. They break as Choinski lands a left hook. Mederos lands a pair of low kicks. They trade and Mederos lands some solid combinations. 10-9 Mederos.

They trade kicks. Choinski lands a right hand as Mederos lands a leg kick. Mederos landing some punches through the guard of Choinski. Mederos lands some kicks and some body shots. Mederos lands a combo and a leg kick and Choinski lands a counter right hand. They trade inside the pocket. Choinski lands a combination and then looks for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Mederos lands a calf kick and Choinski goes to the mat. Mederos lands from the top but they get to their feet. Mederos lands a big knee. Mederos lands another kick and Choinski goes to the mat again, but Choinski grabs Mederos and gets a takedown and jumps on the back as they stand. They separate and Mederos lands another kick that trips Choinski up. 10-9 Mederos, 20-18 Mederos.

Mederos coming out landing leg kicks. Mederos with more kicks and Choinski falls down again. Mederos lands some kicks while standing before Choinski stands. They trade in close range as Mederos lands a big right hand. Mederos with a jab. Choinski looking for a takedown against the fence. Choinski is able to get a takedown and gets into the mount. Choinski gets the back and starts working for a choke. Mederos is able to escape to his feet and Choinski has back control as the fight ends. 10-9 Mederos, 30-27 Mederos.

Fight Result- MarQuel Mederos def. Mark Choinski by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Quillan Salkilld (8-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (8-1, 2-1 UFC)

Salkilld lands a left hand. Ashmouz comes out swinging and they clinch up. Ashmouz gets Salkilld down for a moment, but they get right up. Salkilld lands a knee. Salkilld gets a takedown and has the back as they stand. Salkilld tried to get Ashmouz down, but he grabbed the fence to defend. Salkilld with a knee. They remain clinched up. Salkilld lands a knee as they separate. Salkilld lands a leg kick. Salkilld with a big uppercut. Salkilld scores another takedown. They roll back to their feet and Salkilld has a single leg. Salkilld picks Ashmouz up and slams him to the mat. Salkilld has body control as they almost scramble up. Salkilld lands some right hands from the back as they stand. Salkilld gets another takedown. They get up and Ashmouz lands a left hook. 10-9 Salkilld.

Ashmouz with a heavy leg kick. Salkilld with a pair of kicks. Salkilld looks for a takedown against the fence and gets it. They get up and remain tied up and Salkilld gets Ashmouz down again for a brief moment as he has back control. Salkilld with some punches from the back. They go back to the mat and Salkilld lands big punches from the back. They stand and Salkilld is able to score another takedown. They stand and Salkilld lands before they separate, and Salkilld lands a body kick then a right hand and a high kick. Salkilld looks for a takedown but Ashmouz sprawls and has the neck. 10-9 Salkilld, 20-18 Salkilld.

Ashmouz lands a kick and Salkilld grabs him and briefly gets it down, but they stand and separate. Ashmouz lands a left hand. Salkilld lands a body kick. He lands another. Ashmouz lands a big combo and Salkilld looks for a takedown, but Ashmouz sprawls. Salkilld lands a knee to the body. Salkilld is able to score a takedown. They stand and Salkilld has back control. They break and Ashmouz lands a right hand. Salkilld lands a body kick then a leg kick. They trade left hooks. Ashmouz with a heavy calf kick. Ashmouz lands an uppercut and Salkilld fires back. Salkilld lands a right hand. Ashmouz lands a combo. Salkilld looks for a takedown but Ashmouz defends. Ashmouz lands a left hook. Ashmouz lands a right hand. They tie up against the fence. They roll to the mat. 10-9 Ashmouz, 29-28 Salkilld.

Fight Result- Quillan Salkilld def. Yanal Ashmouz by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Jeka Saragih (14-4, 1-2 UFC) vs. Joo Sang Yoo (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

Yoo lands a leg kick. Saragih lands a combo. Saragih comes rushing in throwing and Yoo lands a left hook that puts Saragih out cold as Saragih face plants to the mat. What a massive knockout by Yoo!

Fight Result- Joo Sang Yoo def. Jeka Saragih by knockout (punch) at :28 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #13 Ariane da Silva (17-10, 6-7 UFC) vs. Wang Cong (7-1, 2-1 UFC)

*da Silva missed weight by six pounds

Cong landing leg kicks early. Cong continuing to land leg kicks as da Silva lands a combination. Cong lands more leg kicks. da Silva grabs a leg but lets go and lands a right hand. da Silva lands a head kick. Cong lands a leg kick. da Silva lands a left hook. They clinch and da Silva lands a knee and Cong lands a right hand. Cong lands a leg kick that gets a big reaction from da Silva. Cong then lands a flurry of punches. They trade and Cong lands a right hand. Cong with another right hand. 10-9 Cong.

They trade right hands. Cong is pressing forward and landing more, though da Silva is working the jab. da Silva lands a combo. Cong with a leg kick. Cong lands some more leg kicks. Cong lands a jab. She lands an inside leg kick. They trade inside the pocket then Cong lands a leg kick followed by a combo. da Silva lands a head kick and a left hook. Cong lands a leg kick and da Silva goes down to the mat. She lets da Silva up. 10-9 Wang, 20-18 Wang.

Wang lands a combination. da Silva lands a left hand. They trade in the pocket. Wang with a right hand. They trade and Wang lands a combo. da Silva looks for a takedown but Wang defends and da Silva lands a knee as they separate. Wang with the jab. da Silva lands a combination. da Silva lands a knee. da Silva lands a right hand. Wang with a leg kick then a left hook. da Silva lands a combo ending with a knee. Wang lands a right hand. 10-9 Wang, 30-27 Wang.

Fight Result- Wang Cong def. Ariane da Silva by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Welterweights- Khaos Williams (15-4, 6-3 UFC) vs. Andreas Gustafsson (11-2, 0-0 UFC)

Gustafsson comes out swinging and Williams gets the clinch. Gustafsson with a knee to the body. Williams with some hammerfists to the hips of Gustafsson. They remain tied up as Gustafsson lands some knees. They are separated by referee Mike Beltran. Gustafsson lands. Gustafsson with a left hand. They tie back up against the fence. They separate. They both swing wildly. Gustafsson lands some knees after they clinch back up. Williams lands as they almost separated. Gustafsson with an elbow and Williams lands some knees. Gustafsson with a knee. 10-9 Gustafsson.

They both throw before clinching back up. Gustafsson with some knees as Williams lands hammerfists to the body. They separate. They both swing and not much lands. Williams lands a combo and Gustafsson ties it back up. They both dirty box and separate. Williams with a body kick. Gustafsson lands a right hand. They tie back up. Gustafsson scores a takedown. They quickly get up and Gustafsson lands a knee before taking it back down. Gustafsson has side control and then the back as they stand. Gustafsson with some knees from the back before he drags Williams back down. Gustafsson with some left hands and elbows. Williams is cut open. Gustafsson with knees in the clinch. 10-9 Gustafsson, 20-18 Gustafsson.

They trade before clinching. Gustafsson controlling against the fence and lands some knees and shoulder strikes. Gustafsson staying busy enough to keep it from being broken up. Gustafsson lands some uppercuts. Gustafsson lands an elbow. Gustafsson lands some short punches. Gustafsson gets it to the mat but they stand. Gustafsson has the back and drags it down. Williams rolls and Gustafsson ends up on top. Gustafsson with some big elbows and hammerfists. They stand and Gustafsson has the back and lands some knees before getting it back down. They stand and Gustafsson with more knees. Gustafsson with more big left hands and gets it back down and continues to land as it ends. 10-8 Gustafsson, 30-26 Gustafsson.

Fight Result- Andreas Gustafsson def. Khaos Williams by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

> Heavyweights- #7 Serghei Spivac (17-5, 8-5 UFC) vs. #11 Waldo Cortes-Acosta (13-1, 6-1 UFC)

Spivac with a body kick and Cortes-Acosta lands a leg kick. Cortes-Acosta with another leg kick. Spivac lands some kicks. They trade jabs and leg kicks. Spivac gets a brief takedown and has the back as they get to their feet. They break apart. Cortes-Acosta lands a right hand. Spivac lands a jab. Spivac with a high kick. Cortes-Acosta lands a right hand and they tie up. They separate. They trade jabs. Spivac working the jab and pressing forward. Cortes-Acosta lands a leg kick. Spivac with a big right hand. Cortes-Acosta with a late flurry. 10-9 Spivac.

Spivac with a high kick. Cortes-Acosta lands a right hand. Spivac lands a jab followed by a leg kick. They trade and clinch for a moment before separating. They trade kicks. Spivac with a right hand. They trade in close range as Cortes-Acosta lands a knee and a right hand to the body. Cortes-Acosta with a leg kick. Spivac looks for a takedown but Cortes-Acosta defends. Spivac lands a right hand. Cortes-Acosta lands to the body. 10-9 Cortes-Acosta, 19-19.

They both land inside the pocket to start the third. Cortes-Acosta with some leg kicks. Spivac lands a big right hand and Cortes-Acosta was hurt, but Spivac allowed him to recover by not following up. Spivac lands an elbow. Cortes-Acosta with a jab. Spivac rushes in as he lands a combo. Cortes-Acosta lands a knee. Spivac lands a combination. They trade jabs. Spivac lands a right hand. Cortes-Acosta with a right hand. Spivac looks for a takedown but Cortes-Acosta defends against the fence, but Spivac is able to pick him up and slam him down even though Cortes-Acosta tried to grab the top of the fence. They get up and separate. They trade and Spivac hurts Cortes-Acosta with a right hand late. Close fight. 10-9 Spivac, 29-28 Spivac.

Fight Result- Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Serghei Spivac by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- #12 Azamat Murzakanov (14-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (17-7, 2-2 UFC)

Ribeiro with some early leg kicks as Murzakanov lands a body kick. Ribeiro with a high kick. Ribeiro with another high kick and Murzakanov blocks it with his arm. Murzakanov lands a left hand. Murzakanov with a left hook to the body. Murzakanov connects with a left hand and wobbles Ribeiro with another. Ribeiro goes to the mat and Murzakanov gets on top and starts teeing off. Murzakanov landing lots of left hands and it is all over! A big finish from Murzakanov!

Fight Result- Azamat Murzakanov def. Brendson Ribeiro by TKO (punches) at 3:25 of Round 1

> Flyweights- #12 Bruno Silva (14-6-2 1 NC, 4-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #14 Joshua Van (13-2, 6-1 UFC)

Silva with a pair of leg kicks. Silva is landing a lot of leg kicks early but is eating counter shots from Van. Van lands a nice combination. Silva with a side body kick. Van lands a combo and drops Silva with a right hand. Van tries to finish on the top but Silva pushes him off and gets to his feet. They trade leg kicks. Van lands a big right hand. Van lands a knee. Silva with a pair of calf kicks. Van lands a left hook. 10-9 Van.

Van lands a combo. Van with another combo. They trade punches. Van with a left hook. Van drops Silva with a right hand. Van starts landing but Silva is able to recover and get to his feet. Silva gets a brief takedown and they get to their feet. Van with more right hands. Van drops Silva again with a knee this time and starts landing from the top. Van stands and Silva is ordered up. 10-9 Van, 20-18 Van.

Silva lands a body kick. They trade jabs. Van with the jab. Van with a solid combination. Van lands a big right hand. Silva lands a jab. Van with an uppercut. Van lands a jab. Silva rushes in and Van side steps him and Silva crashes into the cage, then Van lands a right hand. Van with a left hook to the body followed by a front kick. Van drops Silva again with a right hand and a flurry finishes it.

Fight Result- Joshua Van def. Bruno Silva by TKO (punches) at 4:01 of Round 3

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> Welterweights- #14 Vicente Luque (23-10-1, 16-6 UFC) vs. Kevin Holland (27-13 1 NC, 14-10 1 NC UFC)

Luque lands a right hand. Luque grabs the single leg and Holland lands lots of punches to defend and Luque lets go. They trade and Holland stuns Luque with a right hand. Luque lands a leg kick. Luque lands a pair of left hands as Holland lands a right hand. Luque lands a left hook. Holland with a jab. Luque with a right hand. They trade. 10-9 Holland.

They’re trading short punches early on. Luque lands a kick and slips to the mat. Holland grabs the neck and locks in a choke. It is in deep and Luque taps!

Fight Result- Kevin Holland def. Vicente Luque by submission (D’Arce choke) at 1:03 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- #10 Mario Bautista (15-2, 9-2 UFC) vs. Patchy Mix (20-1, 0-0 UFC)

Bautista landing some leg kicks and combos early. Bautista attacks the body. Mix with some leg kicks. Bautista lands a right hand and then another. Mix lands a left hand. Bautista lands a leg kick then a right hand to the body. Bautista lands a body kick. Mix with an inside leg kick and Bautista counters with a right hand. Mix lands a knee then a left hand. Bautista with an overhand right. Mix lands a leg kick. Bautista lands another right hand. Bautista lands several shots to the body. They trade kicks. Mix lands a left hand. Bautista with a right hand to the body. Mix lands a body kick. Bautista with a right hand. 10-9 Bautista.

Bautista lands some right hands. Mix with a body kick. Mix lands a jab. Mix with a right hand. Bautista lands a jab. Bautista lands a left hand. Mix lands a combo. Mix works in some jabs. Mix with a right hook to the body. Mix mixes in some kicks. Mix with a combo. Mix with an inside leg kick. Mix lands the jab. Bautista with a right hand. Bautista lands a combo. They both land combos in close range. Bautista lands a jab. Bautista lands two right hands. Bautista with a right hook to the body. 10-9 Bautista, 20-18 Bautista.

Bautista comes out landing. Mix looks for a takedown but Bautista defends it easily. Bautista lands a combination. Bautista lands another. Bautista with a pair of leg kicks. Mix lands a body kick. Mix with a jab. Mix lands a left hand. They both land in close range. Bautista lands a nice combination. Mix lands a left hand. Bautista with a jab. Bautista with some kicks, then a left hand then a jab. Bautista lands a combination. Mix stuns Bautista with a punch then lands a big knee. Mix lands a left hand. Mix lands late. 10-9 Bautista, 30-27 Bautista.

Fight Result- Mario Bautista def. Patchy Mix by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Kelvin Gastelum (19-9 1 NC, 13-9 1 NC UFC) vs. Joe Pyfer (13-3, 4-1 UFC)

Pyfer lands a body kick. He lands another. Pyfer drops Gastelum with a right hand and starts landing but Gastelum is able to get up. Pyfer lands another right hand. Pyfer with a right hand to the body. Pyfer with another right hand. Gastelum lands a left hand. Pyfer with a body kick. Pyfer lands a head kick that wobbles Gastelum for a brief moment. Pyfer follows with a jab. Pyfer drops Gastelum again with another right hand. Pyfer lands some shots then backs up to allow Gastelum back up. Pyfer lands a left hook. 10-9 Pyfer.

Gastelum lands two leg kicks. Gastelum with a left hook to the body. Pyfer lands a right hand then an uppercut. Pyfer lands a combination. Pyfer with a leg kick. Pyfer with a left hook. Pyfer lands a head kick. Gastelum lands a leg kick. Pyfer lands a right hand. Gastelum lands a left hand. They trade inside the pocket. Gastelum lands a jab. They trade as Pyfer lands a combo. 10-9 Pyfer, 20-18 Pyfer.

Gastelum landing with more output to start the third. Pyfer lands a right hand. Gastelum lands a jab. Gastelum lands a left hand. They clinch for a brief moment and separate. Pyfer scores a takedown. Gastelum immediately sprawls and gets to his feet and pushes Pyfer against the fence. They break apart. Gastelum lands a left hand. Gastelum lands a left to the body. Gastelum with another left hand. Pyfer lands a right hand. Gastelum with a leg kick. Gastelum lands two left hands. 10-9 Gastelum, 29-28 Pyfer.

Fight Result- Joe Pyfer def. Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)

> UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Pena (11-5, 8-3 UFC) defends against #2 Kayla Harrison (18-1, 2-0 UFC)

Harrison with a front kick. Harrison lands a jab. Harrison lands a left hand. Harrison with a body kick. Harrison grabs ahold of Pena against the fence. Harrison gets a takedown into side control. Harrison lands a knee to the body. Harrison with some left hands from the top. Pena lands several illegal upkicks and timeout is called. Pena has a point taken away. They get back going and Harrison lands a leg kick. 10-8 Harrison.

Harrison lands a left hand. Harrison with an inside leg kick. Harrison lands a body kick. Harrison with a body kick as Pena lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Pena is defending as Harrison has Pena against the fence. Harrison gets a takedown and is in Pena’s full guard. Harrison with an elbow then starts landing several punches. Harrison with another elbow and lands some right hands from the back. Harrison controlling from the top looking to set up a choke. Harrison then grabs the arm and quickly locks in a kimura and Pena quickly taps! Complete domination from Harrison to become the new champion.

Fight Result- Kayla Harrison def. Julianna Pena by submission (kimura) at 4:55 of Round 2 to win the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship

> UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4, 12-2 UFC) defends against #1 Sean O’Malley (18-2 1 NC, 10-2 1 NC UFC)

O’Malley with a spin kick. Dvalishvili trying to find an opening. O’Malley works the jab and to the body. O’Malley back to the jab and Dvalishvili lands a left hand. O’Malley with a right hand. Dvalishvili lands a left hand. O’Malley connects to the body. Dvalishvili lands and scores a takedown. They stand as Dvalishvili lands some knees. They separate and both land. Dvalishvili lands a left hook. Dvalishvili gets another takedown. Dvalishvili lands from the top. Dvalishvili with elbows from the top. 10-9 Dvalishvili.

Dvalishvili lands a body kick. Dvalishvili with a leg kick. Dvalishvili lands a combination. O’Malley lands a right hand. O’Malley lands a body kick. Dvalishvili with a left hand. O’Malley lands a right hand to the body. Dvalishvili looks for a takedown but O’Malley defends. O’Malley with a right hand to the body. He lands a big left hand. Dvalishvili lands a right hand. Dvalishvili lands a big right hand. Dvalishvili looks for a takedown but O’Malley defends. O’Malley with a right hand. Dvalishvili lands late. 10-9 Dvalishvili, 20-18 Dvalishvili.

Dvalishvili lands a right hand and they both connect as they swing wildly. Dvalishvili gets a slam takedown. Dvalishvili landing from the top. Dvalishvili lands to the body. Dvalishvili really controlling on the mat as he lands some knees. They stand and Dvalishvili still has body control. Dvalishvili gets O’Malley back down to the mat. Dvalishvili landing punches. They stand. Dvalishvili gets it right back down. Dvalishvili grabs the neck and looks for a choke and has one locked in. O’Malley taps! Dvalishvili keeps the championship in convincing fashion.

Fight Result- Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O’Malley by submission (north south choke) at 4:42 of Round 3

UFC 307 live results: Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

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The UFC returns to Salt Lake City, Utah, for the third straight year, this time bringing two title fights as UFC 307 takes place at the Delta Center.

In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira makes his third title defense in six months when he meets challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. in a battle of former kickboxers. Pereira has scored wins over Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka this year. Rountree Jr. has won five straight fights and is coming off a December win over Anthony Smith.

In the co-main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington defends for the first time against former champion Julianna Pena. Pennington defeated Mayra Bueno Silva in January for the vacant title while Pena fights for the first time in over two years. Her last time out, she lost the title to Amanda Nunes in July 2022.

The main card features a bantamweight bout between UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo and Mario Bautista; a middleweight bout pitting Roman Dolidze against Kevin Holland; and a title eliminator bout in the women’s bantamweight division between Ketlen Vieira and Kayla Harrison.

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> Welterweights- Court McGee (21-13, 10-12 UFC) vs. Tim Means (33-16-1 1 NC, 15-13 1 NC UFC)

They come out both throwing and McGee lands a leg kick. They clinch and McGee pushes it to the fence. McGee lands a pair of right hands before they separate. Means lands to the body as they clinch but they quickly break. McGee lands a flurry. They trade inside the pocket and McGee gets a takedown. He looks for the back. McGee looks for the neck but then attacks an arm. McGee looks for a choke but doesn’t quite have it in. McGee is squeezing and Means taps! McGee picks up the finish in his home state.

Official Result- Court McGee def. Tim Means by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:19 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- Carla Esparza (19-7, 10-5 UFC) vs. Tecia Pennington (13-7, 9-7 UFC)

Pennington is pressing forward and throwing to start. She lands a right hand. She lands another as Esparza lands a right hand. Pennington with some more right hands. Both land leg kicks. They trade inside the pocket. Pennington lands a right hand. Esparza is able to score a takedown and they scramble. Pennington lands a pair of upkicks. Esparza gets into side control. Esparza landing as she’s controlling an arm and ankle of Pennington. Esparza with more punches and elbows as the round ends. 10-9 Esparza.

They trade at a distance to start the second as both are being patient. Pennington with a leg kick. Pennington with a pair of leg kicks. Esparza is looking for takedown openings but Pennington is landing as she is telegraphing them. Pennington with an inside leg kick. Pennington lands a quick flurry. Esparza lands a right hand. Pennington with more leg kicks. They trade and Pennington lands a big left hand. Esparza gets a takedown but they scramble up. Esparza has the back and gets it back down but they stand at the fence. Pennington lands a left hand as they break. Close round. 10-9 Pennington, 19-19.

Pennington with an inside leg kick. Esparza lands as Pennington lands a leg kick. Pennington with a pair of leg kicks. Pennington with more leg kicks. Esparza lands a leg kick then Pennington goes higher with a kick. Pennington with a leg kick. She lands more kicks as Esparza isn’t doing much. Esparza then lands a combination. Pennington with more leg kicks. They trade in close range. They trade in a quick exchange. Pennington lands a combo. Esparza lands a right hand. Pennington with a hard leg kick. Esparza gets a late takedown and lands a right hand and Pennington lands an upkick. Esparza with a big elbow late. Close fight. 10-9 Pennington, 29-28 Pennington.

Official Result- Tecia Pennington def. Carla Esparza by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Light Heavyweights- Ryan Spann (21-10, 7-5 UFC) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (27-17, 15-12 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Spann with a body kick. Saint Preux with a leg kick. Spann lands a right hand and Saint Preux with an inside leg kick. Spann lands a left hand. Saint Preux lands a left hand and Spann lands a right hand. Spann rocks Saint Preux with a right hand then grabs the neck and locks in a guillotine choke on the feet. They go to the mat and it is in deep and Saint Preux taps! Spann with the first-round submission win.

Official Result- Ryan Spann def. Ovince Saint Preux by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:35 of Round 1

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> Middleweights- Cesar Almeida (5-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Ihor Potieria (21-6, 2-4 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Almeida lands a right hand. Potieria with a body shot then a high kick. They trade kicks. They clinch against the fence but break before anything happens. Almeida lands a big right hand. Potieria shoots for a takedown but Almeida defends. Potieria lands a left hand. Potieria with a body kick. Almeida lands to the body. Almeida with a leg kick then a body kick. Almeida lands a leg kick then a right hand. Potieria is able to get a takedown but they get right back up. They break and Almeida with a leg kick before Potieria lands a combo. 10-9 Almeida.

Almeida with a body kick. They trade quick jabs and kicks. Potieria looks to have been poked in the eye but no timeout is called, but then Almeida punches him in the groin so now we have a timeout. They get back to action and Almeida lands another eye poke on Potieria, and timeout is called this time. They get back to action. Almeida with a body kick and appears to land another eye poke. Almeida with a high kick. Potieria gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Potieria has the back but they break apart. Almeida grabs the neck and drops down for a guillotine choke. He has it locked in from mount position. Potieria is able to get out but Almeida is in the mount position. He lands an elbow. Almeida lands from the top. Almeida with more big shots from the top and Potieria gives up his back. Almeida gets back to the mount and lands some elbows. 10-9 Almeida, 20-18 Almeida.

Potieria pressing forward and lands a body kick and a combination. Potieria gets poked in the eye again but the referee doesn’t call a timeout. Almeida hurts Potieria with a pair of right hands. They clinch against the fence but are quickly separated by the referee. Potieria lands a left hand. Almeida lands a right hand. They trade and clinch and are separated after just a few seconds as both were working. Horrendous referee job in this fight. Potieria lands and they tie up against the fence. Potieria lands a knee. They are separated quickly again. Potieria looks for a single leg and pushes it to the fence but lets go. Almeida lands a right hand. Almeida tries a takedown but ends up on his back. 10-9 Almeida, 30-27 Almeida.

Official Result- Cesar Almeida def. Ihor Potieria by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Austin Hubbard (16-7, 4-5 UFC) vs. Alexander Hernandez (14-8, 6-7 UFC)

Hernandez lands a body kick. Hubbard with a front kick. Hernandez lands as he defends a takedown attempt from Hubbard. They land body kicks at the same time. They both land left hooks and Hernandez was stunned for a moment. Hernandez lands a solid right hand. Hernandez lands a left hand. Hubbard with a solid body kick. Hernandez lands a body kick. They trade and Hernandez wobbles Hubbard with a left hand. Hernandez lands a combination. 10-9 Hernandez.

Both come out swinging but missing. They trade kicks. Hubbard lands a left hand. They trade as Hernandez defends a Hubbard takedown attempt. Hubbard with a short leg kick. Hubbard looks to get it down and has the back but Hernandez escapes. They trade kicks. Hernandez lands a left hand. Hubbard lands a knee up the middle. Hernandez connects with a left hand. Hernandez looks for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Hubbard lands a left hand on the break. They trade inside the pocket. Hernandez with a big left hand. Close round. 10-9 Hernandez, 20-18 Hernandez.

Hernandez presses forward and lands a pair of right hands. Hernandez lands again and defends a takedown attempt from Hubbard. Hubbard lands a solid combination and a body kick. Hubbard with a stiff jab as Hernandez was coming in. Hernandez lands a leg kick. Hubbard with a left hand. Hubbard with a front kick to the body. Hubbard with another front kick and Hernandez lands a left hand. Hubbard shoots for a takedown but Hernandez defends and has body control against the fence. Hernandez lands an elbow as they break then a right hand. Hubbard with a knee. Hubbard with a leg kick then hurts Hernandez with a combo. Hubbard with a pair of front kicks and has Hernandez hurt. They both land right hands. Hubbard with a spin kick. They trade late. 10-9 Hubbard, 29-28 Hernandez.

Official Result- Alexander Hernandez def. Austin Hubbard by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- #6 Marina Rodriguez (17-4-2, 7-4-2 UFC) vs. #14 Iasmin Lucindo (16-5, 3-1 UFC)

Lucindo with a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a jab. Lucindo with a spin kick. Rodriguez lands a right hand. Rodriguez with a left hand. Lucindo lands as Rodriguez tries to clinch. Rodriguez with a big right hand. Rodriguez lands in close range as Lucindo misses. Lucindo lands a leg kick. Lucindo with a spin kick to the body. Rodriguez rocks Lucindo with a right hand. Rodriguez with a jumping knee. Lucindo scores a takedown. Rodriguez landing from the bottom. Lucindo gets side control and lands. 10-9 Rodriguez.

Lucindo lands a knee up the middle. Rodriguez lands a combo. Rodriguez lands and pushes it to the fence. They separate. Lucindo lands a jab. Lucindo lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands a combo before a brief clinch, and Rodriguez lands a body kick on the break. Lucindo scores a takedown. Lucindo landing from the top. They are ordered to their feet. They trade as both land. 10-9 Lucindo, 19-19.

Lucindo lands a right hand. They have a clash of heads that cuts Rodriguez open. They clinch as both battle for the takedown. Lucindo is able to get a takedown. Lucindo was landing with her head so Marc Goddard stood it up and gave a warning. They trade and Rodriguez lands a right hand. Rodriguez with a quick flurry and a high kick. They trade in close range. Rodriguez with a step-in elbow then a right hand. Rodriguez with a right hand then a knee. Rodriguez gets a takedown and Lucindo looks for a heel hook. Rodriguez lands from the top. Lucindo is able to spin to the top late and ends it on top. Close fight. 10-9 Rodriguez, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Iasmin Lucindo def. Marina Rodriguez by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- #9 Stephen Thompson (17-7-1, 12-7-1 UFC) vs. #11 Joaquin Buckley (19-6, 9-4 UFC)

Buckley lands and scores a takedown. They get to their feet and clinch before breaking. Thompson lands a right hand. Thompson lands a high kick. Thompson lands a counter right hand and a body kick as Buckley counters with a right hand. Thompson lands a right hand. Buckley shoots for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Thompson lands a right hand. Buckley with a right hand as Thompson lands but Buckley scores a takedown. They get up. They separate. Thompson lands a right hand. Thompson with a head kick. Buckley tries a takedown but Thompson defends. 10-9 Thompson.

Thompson lands a jab. Thompson lands a right hand. Buckley lands a left hand. Thompson lands a right hand as Buckley shoots for a takedown. Thompson defending with some elbows. Buckley briefly gets it down but they stand at the fence. Thompson with a combination on the break. They both land solid right hands. Thompson pressing forward. Thompson with a right hand. Buckley lands a left hand. Buckley rushes forward and looks for a takedown and is able to get it down. They get right back to their feet. Timeout is called for a groin strike. They get back going. Thompson lands a right hand. 10-9 Buckley, 19-19.

Buckley is throwing wild punches and Thompson lands a right hand. Thompson with a pair of kicks. They clinch but break quickly. Thompson with a body kick. Thompson lands a body kick and a right hand. Buckley rushes in and both are throwing and Buckley connects with a right hand that drops Thompson to the mat and it is all over! Buckley with a finish out of nowhere.

Official Result- Joaquin Buckley def. Stephen Thompson by knockout (punch) at 2:17 of Round 3

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> Women’s Bantamweights- #2 Ketlen Vieira (14-3, 8-3 UFC) vs. #3 Kayla Harrison (17-1, 1-0 UFC)

Vieira with a leg kick. She lands another. Harrison rushes in but misses. Harrison with a high kick and they clinch. Vieira with some body shots. Harrison with a pair of knees. Harrison with more knees as she has control. Harrison lands a knee and they separate. Vieira with a leg kick. Harrison lands a body kick. Harrison lands a left hand and scores a takedown. Harrison in the half-guard. Harrison gets the back and lands a big elbow. Harrison with some punches and lands another elbow. Harrison lands some more. 10-9 Harrison.

Harrison with a leg kick. Harrison with a left hand and trips Vieira up with an inside leg kick. Vieira lands a right hand. Harrison with a left hand. Harrison lands another left hand. Harrison lands and Vieira lands a counter right hand. Harrison lands a leg kick. Vieira with a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Vieira lands a big elbow but Harrison remains in control against the fence and lands. They are separated and both land. 10-9 Harrison, 20-18 Harrison.

Harrison trips Vieira with a leg kick and they clinch but quickly break apart. Harrison lands a left hand. Vieira with a jab. Harrison trips Vieira up again with a kick. Harrison looks for a takedown as she pushes it to the fence, and is then able to complete it. Harrison lands from the top inside the guard of Vieira. Harrison smothering from the top and lands some left hands. Harrison with some big elbows. Harrison gets to the mount and is landing punches and an elbow. Vieira gives up her back. Harrison has head control but lets go and works in the half-guard and lands to end it. 10-9 Harrison, 30-27 Harrison.

Official Result- Kayla Harrison def. Ketlen Vieira by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #10 Roman Dolidze (13-3, 7-3 UFC) vs. #15 WW Kevin Holland (26-11 1 NC, 13-8 1 NC UFC)

Holland with a leg kick. He lands a few more. He lands a couple more and Dolidze lands a right hand. Holland back attacking with leg kicks. Holland lands a right hand. Holland with a jab and a leg kick. Dolidze scores a takedown. Dolidze is controlling from the top and Holland looks for an arm. They scramble and Holland is hurt so Dolidze starts unloading with punches. Holland is blocking a lot of them but Dolidze keeps landing big punches and elbows. Holland survives but is very clearly injured. 10-9 Dolidze.

The fight is stopped after the first round as Holland says his rib is broken and his coach decides to call it off.

Official Result- Roman Dolidze def. Kevin Holland by TKO (injury) at 5:00 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- #10 Jose Aldo (32-8, 14-7 UFC) vs. #11 Mario Bautista (14-2, 8-2 UFC)

Bautista with a quick leg kick. They trade kicks. Aldo with a hard leg kick. They clinch and Bautista lands some knees. They separate and Aldo lands a knee as Bautista lands a leg kick. Bautista with a left hand and a high kick before shooting for a takedown. They separate. Aldo lands a combo. Bautista lands to the body. Bautista with a nice right hand. Aldo lands a right hand. Bautista with a body kick. Aldo with a solid right hand ending a combination. 10-9 Bautista.

Aldo lands some leg kicks. Aldo starts landing the jab and Bautista looks cut open. Aldo with a left hand and Bautista shoots for a takedown but Aldo defends. Bautista pressing forward and lands but Aldo lands a jab then a right hand. Bautista lands a jab. Bautista shoots for a takedown but Aldo defends against the fence. Bautista with a shoulder strike. Aldo is able to cause separation and lands a knee. Bautista with a combo and Aldo lands a right hand. Bautista with a pair of jabs and Aldo returns fire with a stiff jab. Bautista shoots for a takedown against the fence as Aldo defends. They separate and Aldo lands a combo. Aldo lands. Bautista misses a late takedown. 10-9 Aldo, 19-19.

Aldo working the jab. They trade in close range. Aldo lands a combo. Bautista shoots for a takedown but Aldo defends against the fence. Bautista not doing much but pressing Aldo against the fence. They are separated by the referee and Bautista immediately goes back for the takedown but Aldo continues to defend. Aldo breaks free. Aldo lands a combo. Bautista goes right back for the takedown but Aldo defends. Aldo lands as they break and lands late. Close fight. 10-9 Aldo, 29-28 Aldo.

Official Result- Mario Bautista def. Jose Aldo by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship- C Raquel Pennington (16-8, 13-5 UFC) vs. #1 Julianna Pena (10-5, 7-3 UFC)

Pena lands the jab early. Pennington looking to land but is being out-struck by Pena. Pena still working the jab and lands a right hand. Pennington with a short uppercut. Pennington pushes Pena back to the fence and looks to land. Pennington starting to pick up the volume as the round goes on. Pennington lands a leg kick. Pena lands an overhand right. Pennington with a body kick. 10-9 Pennington.

Pennington working the jab to start the second. Pena lands a right hand. They trade in close range and Pennington lands a left hook. Pena lands a right hand. They clinch and Pennington lands some knees but Pena is able to score a takedown. Pena is in side control but not much action is going on. Pena with some knees to the body. They scramble up and Pena is on the back. Pennington with some rabbit punches as Pena is holding on. 10-9 Pena, 19-19.

Pena lands a hard right hand. Pena lands a jab. Pena working the jab. They trade in the pocket as Pennington lands a left hook. Pennington with a body kick. Pena scores a takedown. Pena is in side control and then takes the back. Pena looking for a rear-naked choke and almost had it locked in. Pennington is able to escape and Pena keeps the back. 10-9 Pena, 29-28 Pena.

Pennington hurts Pena with a head kick. She then lands a calf kick. Pennington lands an uppercut. They trade in close range. Pennington with a calf kick. Pena lands a jab. Pennington lands a jab. Pennington with a left hook. Pennington lands to the body. They trade jabs. Pena lands a right hand. Pennington with a stiff right hand. They trade jabs. Pennington drops Pena with a right hand. Pennington gets on top and is looking for a guillotine choke but they scramble up. They separate. Pena lands a right hand. Pennington lands a jab. Pennington lands late. 10-9 Pennington, 38-38.

They’re trading jabs to start the fifth. They’re both landing in close range. They clinch but quickly break. Pennington lands a right hand. Pennington with a jab and lands a right hand. Pena lands a right hand. Pennington initiates a clinch but they break. Pena lands a jab. Pennington lands a right hand and Pena is backing up. Pennington lands a jab then a left hook and Pena is circling away. Pennington lands a right hand. Pennington with a combination. Pennington pressing forward and lands. Pena lands a right hand then a jab. Pennington with a right hand. Pena with a jab. Pennington with a left hook. 10-9 Pennington, 48-47 Pennington.

Official Result- Julianna Pena def. Raquel Pennington by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) to win the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship

> UFC Light Heavyweight Championship- C Alex Pereira (11-2, 8-1 UFC) vs. #8 Khalil Rountree Jr. (13-5 1 NC, 9-5 1 NC UFC)

Pereira with a leg kick. He lands a high kick. Rountree lands a left hand. Pereira with a leg kick. Rountree lands a left hand. Pereira lands a big right hand. Pereira with a leg kick. Pereira with a high kick. Pereira lands a jab then a high kick and a switch calf kick. They trade as Rountree lands a right hand. Pereira lands a high kick. Rountree with a right hand. Rountree connects. 10-9 Pereira.

Pereira with a leg kick. Rountree lands a left hand. Pereira with a high kick. Rountree lands a right hook. They trade and Pereira lands a right hand then a left hook. Pereira lands a jab then a high kick. Rountree with a quick combo but nothing connects. Pereira with a leg kick. Rountree with a right hand. Pereira lands a stiff jab. Rountree connects with a solid right hand but Pereira recovers. Rountree lands a combination. Rountree with a head kick late. 10-9 Rountree, 19-19.

Pereira lands a right hand. Rountree lands a left hand then a body kick. Pereira with a jab and Rountree lands to the body. Rountree with a high kick. Pereira with a head kick followed by a left hand. Pereira lands a right hand and follows it with a jab. He lands another jab then Rountree lands a left hand. Pereira with a calf kick and then another. Rountree lands a left hand. Pereira working the jab. Rountree lands a left hand. Pereira with a body kick. Pereira lands the jab and Rountree is backing up. Pereira lands a right hand then a high kick. 10-9 Pereira, 29-28 Pereira.

Pereira with a leg kick then a body kick and a right hand. Rountree lands. Pereira lands a hard jab. He lands another. He lands one again. Pereira lands a combination and Rountree is backing up. Pereira lands a big right hand. Pereira with a combination then lands a knee and a jab. Rountree’s eye is destroyed and Pereira is landing tons of punches. Pereira with big punches and Rountree is in serious trouble. Rountree connects but then eats big punches from Pereira. Pereira lands a knee and then another and then a flurry but Rountree is firing back. Pereira lands a combination to the body and Rountree goes down and it is all over! What an incredible finish from Pereira.

Official Result- Alex Pereira def. Khalil Rountree Jr. by TKO (punches) at 4:32 of Round 4 to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

UFC 277 live results: Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes 2

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2, emanating from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

The Octagon is back in Dallas for the first time in nearly four years with two title fights including one of the biggest rematches in women’s MMA history as the greatest female fighter of all-time looks to avenge a historic loss.

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Pena makes her first title defense against the woman she defeated for the title, former champion Amanda Nunes, in the main event. Pena scored the massive upset at UFC 269 in December, submitting Nunes in the second round. The two coached the most recent edition of The Ultimate Fighter to lead to the rematch as Nunes looks to regain the title and once again become a two-division champion.

In the co-main event, an Interim UFC Flyweight Championship will be on the line as former UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno takes on Kai Kara-France. This is also a rematch as Moreno scored a decision win over Kara-France at UFC 245 in December 2019. The interim title came about after Deiveson Figueiredo claimed he was injured and unable to fight on this card while also saying he didn’t want to defend against Moreno, who is the top contender.

The rest of the main card sees a heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich, a flyweight bout pitting Alexandre Pantoja against Alex Perez, and the main card kicks off with a light heavyweight opener as Magomed Ankalaev takes on Anthony Smith. The featured prelims return to ABC with four fights, capped off with a welterweight bout pitting Alex Morono against Matthew Semelsberger.

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> Welterweights*- Orion Cosce (7-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Blood Diamond (3-1, 0-1 UFC)

*Cosce missed weight by 1.5 pounds

They trade kicks to start. Diamond with a combo ending with a head kick. Cosce with a right hand as Diamond lands a body kick. They trade in close range and Cosce shoots for the takedown. They remain tied up against the fence and Diamond landing some knees. They reverse positions but not a whole lot going on. Cosce gets the takedown and is in side control. They get to their feet and Cosce still has the back. Cosce gets it back down for a moment but they get up and are clinched against the fence. They separate. Diamond with a late right hand and head kick. 10-9 Cosce.

They trade to start the second round. They clinch and Cosce lands some knees but not a whole lot is going on. Cosce trying hard for the takedown but Diamond is doing well to keep it on the feet as he lands a couple of side elbows. They break. Diamond with a leg kick. He lands a body kick. Diamond landing some punches and knees and has Cosce hurt. Cosce slips back and Diamond is swarming with some shots and some knees and Cosce grabs him for the clinch to recover. They break and Diamond landing some knees and big punches looking for the finish. Diamond with some side elbows. Diamond with a knee and he slips to the mat and Cosce lands some right hands. 10-9 Diamond, 19-19.

Cosce with a body kick to start the third. They trade kicks. Diamond lands a knee as Cosce initiates a tie up. Cosce gets a takedown. They try to work to their feet and do as Cosce has the back and pushes it back down. Cosce has the hooks in and is working for a choke. Cosce with some right hands. Cosce gets the mount. Cosce is working for an arm-triangle choke. He lets go to land some elbows. Diamond gives up his back. He ends the fight landing from the top. 10-9 Cosce, 29-28 Cosce.

Official Result- Orion Cosce def. Blood Diamond by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- Nicolae Negumereanu (12-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ihor Potieria (20-2, 0-0 UFC)

Negumereanu lands in close range. Potieira with some leg kicks. They trade in close range. Negumereanu shoots for the takedown. They clinch against the fence and not much is going on. Negumereanu gets the takedown and is in the half-guard working from there. They scramble up to their feet and Negumereanu retains the body lock and pressure. Negumereanu gets the takedown and is trying to get in the guard but Potieira pushing him off with kicks. Negumereanu with some leg kicks and Potieira is ordered to his feet. Negumereanu with a right hand. 10-9 Negumereanu.

Potieira lands a combo and they trade leg kicks. Negumereanu with a right hand. Potieira with a right hook. Potieira connects with a left hand. They trade in close range. Negumereanu lands a right hand that rocks Potieira after an exchange and they clinch against the fence. They break and trade leg kicks. They clinch and Negumereanu lands a few good knees. Negumereanu looking for a finish as he attacks with a flurry. Negumereanu with big punches and knees and they’re swinging against the fence. Negumereanu with more punches and knees. Two big knees and it is stopped. What a flurry to finish by Negumereanu.

Official Result- Nicolae Negumereanu def. Ihor Potieira by TKO (knees) at 3:33 of Round 2

> Women’s Bantamweights*- Joselyne Edwards (11-4, 2-2 UFC) vs. Ji Yeon Kim (9-5-2, 3-5 UFC)

*Edwards missed weight by 1.5 pounds

Kim with a leg kick then they both throw in close range and land. Kim with a leg kick. Edwards with a quick combo and a leg kick. Not a lot going as Edwards is throwing kicks but Kim is backing up from them. Kim with a right hand. Kim lands a jab as Edwards lands a couple of body kicks. Neither really doing a ton in this round. Edwards lands in close range and now they start to trade some shots. They clinch late. 10-9 Edwards.

Edwards pressing forward to start the second and they both land a punch. They trade punches in close rage. Edwards lands a nice combination. Kim now lands a combination. Edwards with a body kick. Kim with the double jab ending with a leg kick. They trade and Kim lands a big right hand that snaps Edwards’ head back. They trade kicks and Edwards lands a side kick. They clinch and trade knees late. 10-9 Kim, 19-19.

Kim lands a right hand. They trade in close range and both land some shots. Kim with a leg kick and lands a right hand. Edwards grabs the body lock and pushes it against the fence searching for the takedown. Edwards is able to get the takedown and is in side control. Edwards with some left hands as she looks to get the arm. Kim escapes to her feet. They tie up against the fence. They break as Edwards lands a shot. Edwards with a body kick. Kim lands a leg kick. Edwards with a leg kick. They both land inside the pocket and are teeing off on each other late. Nice flurry from both to end. 10-9 Edwards, 29-28 Edwards.

Official Result- Joselyne Edwards def. Ji Yeon Kim by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

> Welterweights- Michael Morales (13-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Adam Fugitt (8-2, 0-0 UFC)

Fugitt with a body kick. He lands another. Morales with a jab. Morales lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Morales with a nice right hand. They tie up and Fugitt scores the takedown. Fugitt working from the top and trying to improve his position as Morales is fighting him off. They scramble. Fugitt lands a nice left hand then Morales lands some solid shots. They trade some punches inside the pocket. 10-9 Fugitt.

Fugitt with a body kick. Morales with a right hand. Fugitt tries to land a side kick but Morales grabs it and takes the back but lets go. Morales lands a combo. Both are landing in close and Morales lands a knee. Morales with a nice combo and Fugitt is having trouble on his feet but eating the shots. Morales with the jab. Morales lands some hard shots that stunned Fugitt. Fugitt tries for the takedown but Morales lands a right hand to break it up. Morales with a right hand. 10-9 Morales, 19-19.

They trade to start the third and Fugitt shoots for the takedown but Morales defends and they both land as they break. Morales drops Fugitt with a right hand and starts teeing off and Fugitt gets to his feet. Morales drops him again with a right hand and Herb Dean rushes in to stop it. Great finish by Morales.

Official Result- Michael Morales def. Adam Fugitt by TKO (punches) at 1:09 of Round 3

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> Lightweights- Drakkar Klose (12-2-1, 6-2 UFC) vs. Rafa Garcia (14-2, 2-2 UFC)

Klose with a body kick. He lands another. Garcia tries a takedown and Klose slips to the mat but gets up. They clinch and both land body shots. Klose with a leg kick. Garcia lands a left hook. Garcia with a leg kick. They clinch and Klose with a knee as Garcia lands some body punches and lands an overhand right on the break. Klose grabs the back against the fence and looks for the takedown. He gets it down and has back pressure. They get up and Klose still has control. Klose drags it down and lands some left hands. Garcia goes for the leg late but eats left hands from Klose. 10-9 Klose.

Klose with a right hand and he shoots for the takedown against the fence. They break. Klose with a body kick. Garcia with a leg kick. Garcia gets a takedown. There really isn’t a whole lot going on down on the mat as Garcia is keeping Klose pinned down but not doing much. They are finally stood up. Klose with a leg kick and Garcia grabs the neck. Klose lands a flurry as Garcia retreats and looks for the takedown. They clinch against the fence and Garcia with a takedown and lands punches from the back to end the second. 10-9 Garcia, 19-19.

Garcia looks for a takedown at the start of the third but Klose defends. Garcia spamming for takedowns and is able to get one but Klose has the neck. Garcia pops out and they get to their feet. The separate. Klose the one pressing forward. Klose with a right hand. They clinch and both land some uppercuts. They break and both land in close range. Klose with a leg kick. Klose continues to press forward and both land. They tie up late with both landing body shots. 10-9 Klose, 29-28 Klose.

Official Result- Drakkar Klose def. Rafa Garcia by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Don’Tale Mayes (9-4, 2-2 UFC) vs. Hamdy Abdelwahab (3-0, 0-0 UFC)

Both looking to land early as Mayes lands a leg kick and eats a left from Abdelwahab. Abdelwahab lands a right hand that backs Mayes up. Mayes with a body kick. Mayes lands a left hand. Abdelwahab lands a flurry that has Mayes hurt as they go down and Abdelwahab is landing. They get up and Abdelwahab gets a takedown and lands some left hands before they stand. Abdelwahab has the body and lands some short knees. Not a lot of action going on here. They are separated by the referee. Mayes with a big right hand and tries a flying knee but eats a left from Abdelwahab. 10-9 Abdelwahab.

Abdelwahab lands a big left hand to start the second. Mayes lands a right hand. Mayes lands a nice left had. He looks to have hurt Abdelwahab and now Mayes swarms on him and starts landing big shots and Abdelwahab lands a couple. Abdelwahab is still hurt against the fence and Mayes lands some more. Mayes with a body kick. Mayes with another body kick as Abdelwahab lands a left hand. We have a time out for a groin strike but they get back to action. Abdelwahab lands a left hand. Mayes tries rushing in for something and slips to the mat and Abdelwahab gets on top. Abdelwahab with an elbow from the top at the end. 10-9 Mayes, 19-19.

Mayes with a body kick. Abdelwahab clinches against the fence and scores the takedown. Abdelwahab lands some right hands and they try to scramble up but Abdelwahab keeps it down. They’re just laying on the mat and absolutely nothing is happening. There is still nothing going on outside of Abdelwahab landing one elbow. They trade some body shots. They are finally stood up. Mayes with a high kick. Mayes with a left hand. They trade hard shots. Mayes with a big left hand. Mayes with a big combo at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Abdelwahab, 29-28 Abdelwahab.

Official Result- Hamdy Abdelwahab def. Don’Tale Mayes by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Drew Dober (24-11 1 NC, 10-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Rafael Alves (20-10, 1-1 UFC)

They don’t get going and Alves has to stop and check his toe but they get to going. Dober lands a flush head kick. Dober with a leg kick. They trade and Alves gets it to the mat. There isn’t a lot happening on the mat. Alves with some short punches. Alves lands some more and stands and lands some big leg kicks before Dober gets up. They trade punches and Alves just misses a knee. Dober lands a combo against the fence. They trade late. 10-9 Alves.

Dober lands a big body kick. Dober with a flurry against the fence. He lands a left hand as Alves circles away. Dober with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Alves with a step-in knee. Dober with a combo. Alves with a body kick. Dober with a combo against the fence. Alves with a hard body kick. They continue to trade and Dober is landing with more volume. Dober with a nice body kick. We have a time out for an eye poke. They get back to action and Alves with a body kick and they are both fighting crazy. They trade big blows against the fence. Dober with a head kick and Alves shows crazy head movement and starts to dance. Alves shoots for the takedown but Dober defends in a crazy end to the second. 10-9 Dober, 19-19.

They get right back to action and Alves throws a spin kick that misses. Alves goes for a takedown but Dober defends. Dober with a body combo. Alves lands a right hand. Dober with a left hand. Alves with a body kick. Dober drops Alves with a punch to the liver and looks to land but it is stopped. Fun fight and solid finish by Dober.

Official Result- Drew Dober def. Rafael Alves by knockout (punch) at 1:30 of Round 3

> Welterweights- Alex Morono (21-7 1 NC, 10-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (10-3, 4-1 UFC)

Semelsberger with a leg kick. Morono with a combo. They trade in close range. Morono with a right hand as Semelsberger lands a leg kick. Morono with a right hand. He lands another. Morono with a spin kick. Semelsberger with a leg kick. They trade in close range and Morono with a solid right hand. They’re both throwing but Morono with the slight edge on volume. Morono lands a solid right hand. Semelsberger with a body kick. We have a timeout for an eye poke. They quickly get back to work. They clinch and battle for position. They break and trade at the end. 10-9 Morono.

Morono lands a nice right hand. They both land in close range. Both still landing in range but there isn’t tons happening. Morono finding a home for the jab. Semelsberger with a leg kick and Morono lands a right hand. Semelsberger lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence and both are looking for underhooks. Semelsberger gets it to the mat. Morono looking for an armbar from the bottom but Semelsberger lands a flurry of punches. Semelsberger with some elbows from the top late. Semelsberger has a big cut opened up. 10-9 Morono, 20-18 Morono.

Semelsberger gets checked by the doctor because his eye looks bad and is basically closed but they let him go on. They both come out swinging and Semelsberger drops Morono with a flying knee and looks to finish. They scramble up but Semelsberger gets it back down. They get up and are tied up against the fence. Morono with some short punches. They break. Morono lands a right hand. Semelsberger with some body kicks but Morono landing some punches. They continue to trade right hands. They tie up as both look for a takedown. They break and both land before the end. 10-9 Semelsberger, 29-28 Morono.

Official Result- Alex Morono def. Matthew Semelsberger by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

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> Light Heavyweights- #4 Magomed Ankalaev (17-1, 8-1 UFC) vs. #5 Anthony Smith (35-16, 11-6 UFC)

Smith with a high kick as not much happens in the first minute. Ankalaev with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. They’re still mostly feeling each other out but exchange leg kicks. Ankalaev lands a combo ending with a head kick. Smith lands a right hand and Ankalaev counters with a left hand and a leg kick. Smith misses a right hand and stumbles to the mat trying to get his feet under him and Ankalaev lands some leg kicks and is letting him stay down. 10-9 Ankalaev.

They trading to start the second and trade leg kicks. Smith looks for the takedown against the fence. Ankalaev landing some body punches to defend as they fall to the mat with Smith holding onto the body. Ankalaev landing from the top and continues to land until the fight is stopped. Smith had looked like he hurt his ankle or leg earlier and Ankalaev just kept landing until it was over.

Official Result- Magomed Ankalaev def. Anthony Smith by TKO (punches) at 3:09 of Round 2

> Flyweights- #4 Alexandre Pantoja (24-5, 8-3 UFC) vs. #6 Alex Perez (24-6, 6-2 UFC)

They are swinging for the fences early and Perez goes for a takedown but Pantoja defends. They scramble and Pantoja gets the back and has the backpack on as they stand. Pantoja working for the choke from this position as Perez is fighting it. He has it in and Perez taps! What a finish by Pantoja!

Official Result- Alexandre Pantoja def. Alex Perez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:31 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- #5 Derrick Lewis (26-9 1 NC, 17-7 UFC) vs. #11 Sergei Pavlovich (15-1, 3-1 UFC)

Lewis with a leg kick. Pavlovich lands the jab. They’re throwing bombs in close range and Pavlovich has Lewis rocked. Pavlovich drops Lewis to his knees and lands a few punches and Dan Miragliotta stops it and Lewis immediately gets up and protests. It was a flurry and Lewis was hurt but this looks like a questionable stoppage. Pavlovich gets the win regardless.

Official Result- Sergei Pavlovich def. Derrick Lewis by TKO (punches) at :55 of Round 1

> Interim UFC Flyweight Championship- #1 Brandon Moreno (19-6-2, 7-3-2 UFC) vs. #2 Kai Kara-France (24-9 1 NC, 7-2 UFC)

They’re feeling each other out a bit in the first minute then we have a groin strike. They get back to action and Moreno with a body kick. Kara-France with a leg kick. They’re both being patient half-way thru the first. Kara-France misses a big right hand and Moreno drops down for a single leg against the fence. He lets go and they go back to the center and Kara-France with a leg kick. Moreno with a body kick. Moreno presses forward at the end. 10-9 Moreno.

Kara-France throws a right but Moreno ducks under and looks for a takedown but they break. Moreno with a leg kick. Moreno with a body kick. They both look to land in close. Kara-France throws a high kick but Moreno ducks under and grabs the back against the fence. They break. Moreno with a right hand. Moreno almost got a takedown and almost head kicked Kara-France into oblivion. Moreno lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Kara-France lands a right hand and a leg kick. Moreno tries a head kick and Kara-France kicks his legs out from under him and almost lands a right hand as Moreno gets to his feet. Kara-France with a leg kick and Moreno lands a right hand. Moreno with a body kick. They trade lefts late. 10-9 Moreno, 20-18 Moreno.

The crowd is doing the wave. Moreno lands a leg kick and Kara-France sweeps him to the mat and is in the guard of Moreno. Moreno with an elbow from the bottom. Kara-France gets up and starts landing on Moreno as he was trying to get up and had him hurt for a moment. Moreno lands the jab as Kara-France lands a leg kick. Kara-France with a nice combo. Kara-France lands a right hand. Moreno lands a left hand and his face is showing some battle scars. Kara-France with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks and Kara-France stumbles a little. Moreno lands a left hook. Kara-France tries to grab a single leg but Moreno escapes and lands a spinning backfist. Moreno then drops Kara-France with a body kick and starts unloading with a huge flurry of punches and keeps them coming until Herb Dean steps in and stops it! What a finish by Moreno!

Official Result- Brandon Moreno def. Kai Kara-France by TKO (strikes) at 4:34 of Round 3 to win the Interim UFC Flyweight Championship

> UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship- C Julianna Pena (11-4, 7-2 UFC) vs. #1 Amanda Nunes (21-5, 14-2 UFC)

Nunes with a body kick. There’s not much happening in the first minute. Pena just misses a right hand. They each land a punch. Nunes lands a nice jab. They trade punches. Nunes lands a right hand right as Pena slipped to her knees on the mat, but she gets up. Nunes lands a right hand and Pena falls for a moment. Pena lands a right hand. They trade and Nunes with the jab. Pena lands a right hand. Nunes shoots for a takedown but Pena defends and Nunes lands some punches late. Nunes rocks Pena at the end. 10-9 Nunes.

Nunes drops Pena with a right hook and lands a shot as Pena is down but lets Pena up. Pena tries to rush in and land punches and Nunes drops her again with a right hand and lets her up. Nunes with a leg kick. Pena lands as she rushes in. They both land as Pena rushes in. Pena with a body kick. They both land right hands. Nunes with a right hand. She lands another. Nunes drops Pena again and lets her back up. They both land and Pena looked hurt from the Nunes right hand. They clinch at the end. 10-8 Nunes, 20-17 Nunes.

Nunes with a leg kick and just misses a spinning elbow. They clinch but quickly break. Pena rushes in and lands some. She tries again and lands but Nunes with a right hand. Pena lands a right hand and Nunes grabs the body lock and scores a takedown. Nunes with an elbow from the top. Pena trying to throw her legs up and Nunes lands from the top. Both are landing on the mat and Nunes gets a slicing elbow in. Pena looking for the arm but Nunes slips out and is in the half-guard. Nunes with big shots from the top at the end. Pena has a big cut open over her right eye. 10-9 Nunes, 30-26 Nunes.

Nunes gets an immediate takedown and is working in the guard. Pena tries to grab the arm again but Nunes gets back into her full guard. Pena tries for the arm again but Nunes slips out and lands a left hand. Pena has the arm and an armbar in but Nunes gets out. They get to their feet and Nunes pressing forward. Pena’s face is a mess. Nunes gets another takedown. Nunes stands and eventually Pena is ordered up. Pena lands a right hand and Nunes scores another takedown off a trip. She ends the round on top. Pena’s face is an absolute mess. 10-9 Nunes, 40-35 Nunes.

Nunes with a leg kick. Pena lands a combo and Nunes goes for the takedown and gets it. Pena tries to find the arm again but Nunes slips out and has the neck before they get up. Nunes gets another takedown and is in side control. Nunes trying to trap an arm. They try a scramble but Nunes keeps it down and is in the half-guard as Pena is gassed out. Nunes with some elbows from the top. Nunes stands and lands a big right hand as she goes back to side control. Nunes gets the back and is looking for the rear-naked choke. Pena kicks her legs off and Nunes gets back to the half-guard. They get up near the end. Dominant performance from Nunes. 10-9 Nunes, 50-44 Nunes.

Official Result- Amanda Nunes def. Julianna Pena by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-43) to win the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship

UFC 269 live results: Oliveira vs. Poirier, Nunes vs. Pena

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier, emanating from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC holds their final pay-per-view event of the year in their home arena, the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip, bringing a stacked card featuring two title fights and lots of exciting match-ups all throughout the line-up.

In the main event, UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira makes his first title defense against the top contender, former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier. Oliveira defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 262 in May to win the vacant title, while Poirier is looking to go 3-0 in 2021 after scoring two wins over Conor McGregor, one in January and the other in July.

In the co-main event, UFC Women’s Bantamweight and Featherweight Champion Amanda Nunes defends the bantamweight crown for the first time in two years as Julianna Pena looks to score the upset. Nunes is on a 12-fight win streak, and comes in off a defense of the featherweight title against Megan Anderson at UFC 259 in March. Pena comes in off a win over Sara McMann in January.

Also on the main card is a welterweight slugfest between Geoff Neal and Santiago Ponzinibbio, a flyweight bout as Kai Kara-France battles former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt in his divisional debut, and a bantamweight fight pitting Raulian Paiva against Sean O’Malley.

Among the fights on a stacked preliminary card include a featherweight battle between Josh Emmett and Dan Ige, a bantamweight bout that sees Pedro Munhoz take on former UFC and WEC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz, a heavyweight fight between Augusto Sakai and the popular Tai Tuivasa, and a clash of women’s flyweight prospects as Miranda Maverick squares off with Erin Blanchfield.

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> Gillian Robertson (9-6, 6-4 UFC) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (10-3, 2-3 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights* (Cachoeira missed weight by 3 pounds)

Cachoeira missed weight by three pounds. Robertson with a leg kick and shoots for a takedown but Cachoeira slips away. Robertson closes the distance as they clinch against the fence. They break. They trade right hands. Robertson with a leg kick and Cachoeira with a right hand. Robertson with a right hand and then scores a takedown. Robertson steps over as she remains on top and looks to take the back. Robertson ends up back in side control and lands a big elbow. She moves to the mount and lands a big right hand. Robertson with some elbows. Robertson looking to set up an armbar. Robertson with more elbows and then some big punches. Robertson tried for the arm but gets the back and has a rear-naked choke locked in and Cachoeira gouged Robertson’s eyes to defend but ends up tapping. What a finish by Robertson!

Official Result- Gillian Robertson def. Priscila Cachoeira by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 of Round 1

> Randy Costa (6-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Tony Kelley (7-2, 1-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

Kelley coming forward right away. Kelley with a leg kick. Kelley pushing forward and landing early. Costa lands an uppercut. They clinch against the fence and Costa landing some body punches and a few knees. They trade knees before breaking. Costa lands some before they clinch again. Kelley lands some knees. They break. They clinch back up and Kelley with some more knees. Kelley lands some punches to the body and more knees. 10-9 Kelley.

Kelley lands some kicks early. They clinch again with neither doing much before they break. Kelley lands some kicks. Costa lands a left hand as he backs up. Costa lands a body kick then a right hand and they clinch and Costa with a knee to the body. Kelley lands some knees and Costa tries for a takedown but Kelley ends up on top. Kelley lands some elbows from the half-guard. Kelley with big elbows to the head and body as Costa is covering up and this is stopped. What a finish by Kelley.

Official Result- Tony Kelley def. Randy Costa by TKO (elbows) at 4:15 of Round 2

> Ryan Hall (8-2, 4-1 UFC) vs. Darrick Minner (26-12, 2-2 UFC)
Featherweights

Minner lands some leg kicks early. Hall scrambles and rolls for a leg and has a leg lock locked in. Minner escapes and they stand and Hall gets it down again and has the leg but lets go and now looks to set up a triangle choke. Minner scrambles to avoid but is in a bad position. They get up and Minner lands an uppercut and Hall fakes him into landing and tries a takedown but they stand. Minner lands more punches and they go to the mat. Hall rolls for the leg and looks for a kneebar but they scramble and Hall is on top. Hall lands some short punches. Hall with more punches as he ends the first on top. 10-9 Hall.

Minner lands some right hands to start the second. Minner pushes Hall against the fence and Hall rolls for a leg. Minner laying on top as Hall is throwing little kicks to the body from the back as he’s looking for openings. Hall is looking for the armbar but Minner picked him up and slammed him to break it. Hall looking for a triangle choke and an armbar as he lands some punches and elbows. Hall with more punches. 10-9 Hall, 20-18 Hall.

Hall with a body kick. Hall barely lands a spin kick to the body. Minner lands a punch but Hall tricks him to get it to the mat and Hall goes for the triangle choke. Minner on top in the guard but Hall is working from the bottom and goes for the leg. Hall sweeps to the top and is in the full guard and is trying to work for an arm-triangle choke. Hall with just relentless pressure from the top and is landing body punches. Hall still trying for it as he continues to land to the body. Hall ends the fight in that position. 10-9 Hall, 30-27 Hall.

Official Result- Ryan Hall def. Darrick Minner by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)

> Miranda Maverick (9-3, 2-1 UFC) vs. Erin Blanchfield (7-1, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They trade early with Maverick landing kicks and Blanchfield landing punches. Blanchfield gets a takedown. Blanchfield has the back and then moves to the top. Blanchfield is in the full guard. Maverick is landing short punches as Blanchfield remains on top and looking to transition. They get up and stay tied up and Blanchfield gets another takedown. She works from the top and they get up late. 10-9 Blanchfield.

They were trading to start the second and Blanchfield gets the takedown and they scramble to the feet. Blanchfield then gets another takedown and is in the half-guard. Blanchfield gets the crucifix position and is landing elbows and punches. Maverick clears the crucifix but Blanchfield is still on top in a dominant position. She gets to north-south position and is looking to step over for the kimura. Blanchfield looks to go for the armbar but Maverick uses her legs to trap Blanchfield at the end. 10-9 Blanchfield, 20-18 Blanchfield.

Maverick lands a combo to start the third. They trade punches and Maverick is getting the better of it. Maverick lands a left hand. Blanchfield lands a combo. Maverick with a high kick and left hand and then they clinch against the fence. Blanchfield gets the single leg and scores the takedown. Blanchfield takes the back and is working for a rear-naked choke. Blanchfield then switches back to being in the guard of Maverick, then passes to side control. Blanchfield with some punches from side control. Blanchfield moves to the mount and Maverick quickly gives up her back. Blanchfield with some punches from the back. 10-9 Blanchfield, 30-27 Blanchfield.

Official Result- Erin Blanchfield def. Miranda Maverick by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Andre Muniz (21-4, 3-0 UFC) vs. Eryk Anders (14-5 1 NC, 6-5 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

Anders lands first with the left hand. Muniz with a leg kick. Muniz gets a big takedown and passes to the half-guard. He moves to side control and is looking to set up a choke. Muniz takes the back but they get to their feet and Muniz still has the back. Muniz trips Anders down for a second but they stand. Muniz drags it back down and has the back on the mat. Muniz gets the armbar and Anders taps! Big finish by Muniz to get the win.

Official Result- Andre Muniz def. Eryk Anders by submission (armbar) at 3:13 of Round 1

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> Jordan Wright (12-1 1 NC, 2-1 UFC) vs. Bruno Silva (21-6, 2-0 UFC)
Middleweights

They trade kicks to start. Wright lands a big body kick and then a couple of head kicks. Wright lands a combo as Silva was rushing in and they’re teeing off on each other. They clinch and Wright with a couple of knees. He lands more knees to the body. Silva lands a huge combo and then rocks Wright with more punches and drops him and more punches ends it. What a finish by Silva!

Official Result- Bruno Silva def. Jordan Wright by TKO (punches) at 1:28 of Round 1

> Augusto Sakai (#11, 15-3-1, 4-2 UFC) vs. Tai Tuivasa (12-3, 6-3 UFC)
Heavyweights

Tuivasa lands a left hand as Sakai landed a leg kick. Tuivasa lands in close range and then lands to the body against the fence. They’re clinched against the fence with both battling for underhooks. Tuivasa with some right hands to the body and then one to the head as they switch positions. They break. Tuivasa lands an uppercut then a right hand against the fence as they clinch again. Sakai with some knees to the body. Tuivasa lands an elbow and then some punches. Tuivasa lands some punches as they break and then lands some more but Sakai lands a knee as they clinch. Close round. 10-9 Tuivasa.

Tuivasa with a leg kick. Tuivasa lands a left hook and Sakai is backing up. Tuivasa starts landing big punches and lands a right hand through the middle and Sakai goes down and is out cold. What a finish by Tuivasa, and then he does the Shoey. Four in a row for Tuivasa.

Official Result- Tai Tuivasa def. Augusto Sakai by knockout (punches) at :26 of Round 2

> Pedro Munhoz (#8, 19-6 1 NC, 9-6 1 NC) vs. Dominick Cruz (#10, 23-3, 6-2 UFC)
Bantamweights

Munhoz with a leg kick. Cruz lands a nice left hand and then Munhoz lands a body kick. Cruz with a leg kick then a right hand. Munhoz lands a big right hand and Cruz stumbles down and is in trouble. Munhoz jumps on and is landing big punches as Cruz is trying to recover and Munhoz now has the back and is trying to trap an arm. Cruz escapes and they get back to their feet. Munhoz lands a double jab then a right hand. Cruz comes forward throwing a combo. Cruz lands and gets a brief takedown and grabs the neck, lands a knee to the body as they stand. Cruz with a nice combination. Cruz with a big combination late and they trade late in a big flurry. 10-9 Munhoz.

They’re trading to start out the second. Cruz lands a combination. Cruz lands a combo and Munhoz misses his punches. Munhoz with a leg kick. Munhoz shoots for a takedown but Cruz easily stuffs it. They trade in close range as Cruz lands a left hand. Cruz lands a quick combo. Munhoz has a cut open. Cruz lands a combo and then Munhoz lands a leg kick. Cruz with a combo then a knee and then tees off in the pocket. Cruz with a leg kick then a combo. Cruz with an uppercut and a left hand. Munhoz with a leg kick. 10-9 Cruz, 19-19.

Cruz lands a couple of uppercuts to start the third. Munhoz comes forward throwing but Cruz eludes and then lands a body kick and left hand. Cruz with a combo. Cruz with more leg kicks. Cruz lands a good combination. Cruz with more nice combinations as Munhoz isn’t landing as much. Munhoz lands a leg kick but misses his punches. They trade inside the pocket. Cruz with a combination. Munhoz lands a left hand late. Good fight. 10-9 Cruz, 29-28 Cruz.

Official Result- Dominick Cruz def. Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Josh Emmett (#7, 16-2, 7-2 UFC) vs. Dan Ige (#9, 15-4, 7-3 UFC)
Featherweights

Emmett with a big right hand and Ige goes down. Emmett gets on top and lands some body punches. They get up and Emmett lands a knee and then Ige takes it down. They scramble and Ige ends up getting Emmett back down. Emmett reverses and is in the half-guard against the fence. They stand and Emmett with a hard right hand. Ige lands a left hand. They trade in close range. Ige lands a right hand and then a jab. Both are really looking for the right opening. Emmett with a combo. Ige with a late leg kick. 10-9 Emmett.

Ige with a combination. Ige with a combo to the body. They trade in close range then Ige lands the jab. Emmett with a right hand to the body. Ige lands a left hook that stuns Emmett. Ige with a right hand and he shoots for a takedown but Emmett defends. Emmett with an elbow before they break. Ige with the jab. He lands another jab. Ige with a hard right hand and then a leg kick. Ige with a left hand then the jab. Emmett with a right hand. They trade right hands. Ige with a quick uppercut. Emmett with a combo. Ige with a jab and right hand late. 10-9 Ige, 19-19.

Ige lands a right hand. Emmett lands a right hand and a left hook after he lands to the body. Ige lands the jab. Ige with a leg kick. Ige with a right hand to the body. Emmett with a big combo that stuns Ige. Ige with the jab. Ige with a right hand and Emmett counters with a combination. Emmett with a left hook. Emmett with a right hand. Ige tries for a takedown but Emmett defends and they break. Ige fakes a takedown and lands a body kick. Ige lands an uppercut. Emmett with a right hand. Emmett lands a left hand. Super close fight. 10-9 Ige, 29-28 Ige.

Official Decision- Josh Emmett def. Dan Ige by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

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> Raulian Paiva (21-3, 3-2 UFC) vs. Sean O’Malley (14-1, 6-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

O’Malley with a body kick. O’Malley lands the jab. He lands again and then ands a low kick for a timeout. We get back to action and Paiva with a body kick. Paiva lands a right hand. O’Malley with a left hand. Paiva lands a right hand. Paiva with a body kick. O’Malley with a combo. They trade kicks. O’Malley with a jab then a right hand. He lands the jab twice more. O’Malley lands the jab and Paiva with a right hand. O’Malley with a big right hand that rocks Paiva. O’Malley teeing off on Paiva and landing big punches and another right hand stumbles Paiva and then he tees off more and it is stopped. What a finish by O’Malley.

Official Result- Sean O’Malley def. Raulian Paiva by TKO (punches) at 4:42 of Round 1

> Kai Kara-France (#6, 22-9 1 NC, 5-2 UFC) vs. Cody Garbrandt (#7 BW, 12-4, 7-4 UFC)
Flyweights

Garbrandt with a leg kick. They trade jabs. Garbrandt with a leg kick. Kara-France with a leg kick. Garbrandt just misses a right hand. Kara-France lands a jab. Kara-France with a leg kick and Garbrandt lands a right hand. Kara-France drops Garbrandt with a right hand. Garbrandt gets up and Kara-France is after him as they run around and then Garbrandt gets a takedown but they get up. Kara-France with the jab. Garbrandt with an uppercut. Kara-France with a combo and he has Garbrandt in trouble and Garbrandt falls down and it is over. What a win by Kara-France!

Official Result- Kai Kara-France def. Cody Garbrandt by TKO (punches) at 3:21 of Round 1

> Geoff Neal (#12, 13-4, 5-2 UFC) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (#14, 28-4, 10-3 UFC)
Welterweights

Neal with a leg kick. He lands another. Ponzinibbio throws a right hand and lands an inside leg kick. Neal lands a leg kick and Ponzinibbio counters with a leg kick. Neal with a high kick. Ponzinibbio has been warned twice to watch the fingers. Neal with a body kick. Ponzinibbio with a right hand. Ponzinibbio with a right hand. Neal with the jab then a high kick. Ponzinibbio with a combo. Neal with a high kick. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and trade late. 10-9 Neal.

Ponzinibbio with a quick combo. Ponzinibbio with a leg kick. Ponzinibbio with a leg kick and Neal checks it. Neal with a right hand. Neal with a high kick. They trade and Ponzinibbio looks for a takedown against the fence. Neal is defending but Ponzinibbio is able to complete it. They get back to their feet and exchange punches. Ponzinibbio with a combo. Ponzinibbio with an inside leg kick. They trade and Neal lands a solid combination. Neal lands a left hand. Ponzinibbio is claiming there was an eye poke but they fight on. They trade in close range. Ponzinibbio with a right hand and an inside leg kick. 10-9 Ponzinibbio, 19-19.

They trade to start the third with Neal landing a body kick. Neal tags Ponzinibbio with a combo and had him in trouble for a moment. Ponzinibbio then lands a right hand. Ponzinibbio with a leg kick. Ponzinibbio lands a combo. Neal with a high kick after rushing forward. Neal with a left hand. They trade in close range. Neal lands a left hand. Ponzinibbio lands a right hand. Neal with a left hand and Ponzinibbio lands a right hand. Neal with a left hand. Neal with a right hand and Ponzinibbio stumbles. They both land hard shots. Neal with a right hand and Ponzinibbio is backing up. Neal with a left hand then a cracking combination. Neal lands a right hand. Neal with a left hand. Neal with some straight left hands. Ponzinibbio with a right hand. Neal with a left hand. Close fight. 10-9 Neal, 29-28 Neal.

Official Result- Geoff Neal def. Santiago Ponzinibbio by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

> Amanda Nunes (C, 21-4, 14-1 UFC) vs. Julianna Pena (#3, 10-4, 6-2 UFC)
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship

Pena throws and Nunes lands a calf kick at the same time and Pena slips to the mat but gets up. Nunes with another leg kick. Pena lands a right hand. Nunes with a right hand. Nunes lands a right hand and Pena falls to the mat. Nunes enters the guard landing a right hand. Pena scrambles and looks for the takedown against the fence as they’re clinched. Nunes trips it to the mat. Nunes gets the back and is looking for a choke. Nunes with some short right hands. Nunes lets go and Pena turns back in and Nunes has the half-guard. Pena is holding on to a kimura but Nunes is fighting it easily. Nunes ends the first on top. 10-9 Nunes.

Pena trying to land but backing up as she throws. Nunes lands a leg kick. Pena with the jab and Nunes with an inside leg kick. Pena lands a combo. Pena lands a good combination and has Nunes in trouble and then Nunes lands a right hand and a big left. Nunes with a leg kick. Nunes with a combo. Pena lands a combination and both are landing in close range. Nunes with a leg kick. Nunes with a right hand. They’re still trading in close range. Pena lands a left hand. Pena with a right hand. They’re trading jabs. Pena with a right hand. Pena has Nunes in trouble as they clinch. Pena gets Nunes down and has the back and locks in a rear-naked choke and Nunes taps! WOW! That is the biggest upset in UFC history as Julianna Pena submits Amanda Nunes to win the championship. Holy cow.

Official Result- Julianna Pena def. Amanda Nunes by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:22 of Round 2 to win the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship

> Charles Oliveira (C, 31-8 1 NC, 19-8 1 NC UFC) vs. Dustin Poirier (#1, 28-6 1 NC, 20-5 1 NC UFC)
UFC Lightweight Championship

They trade to start. Poirier lands a right hand and Oliveira drops to the mat for a second. Poirier with a left hand. They trade in the clinch as Oliveira lands a right hand and Poirier with an uppercut. Poirier with a left hand. Oliveira lands a knee to the body then a front kick. Oliveira with a knee to the body. Poirier with a left hand and Oliveira with an uppercut. Oliveira pushes it against the fence. They roll to the mat for a sceond and Oliveira with a knee to the body before they break. Oliveira with a right hand. Poirier with a left hand. Poirier with a left hand and follows it with a right hook. Poirier with a flurry against the fence and Oliveira lands a knee to the body. He lands another. Poirier with a left hand. Oliveira with an uppercut. Poirier with a combo and Oliveira gets dropped. Poirier gets on top and then stands and Oliveira gets up. Poirier with a left hand. Poirier with a combo. Oliveira with a combination. Poirier with a combo. Poirier with another left hand. Oliveira lands a right hand. Oliveira with a front kick. What a round! 10-9 Poirier.

Oliveira with a right hand and lands a knee and they clinch against the fence. Oliveira with a knee to the face that just misses as he tries to get Poirier down. Oliveira tries to take the back standing but Poirier pushes him off and lands from the top. Oliveira was grabbing the glove of Poirier and Poirier had to roll to get out and now Oliveira is in the guard of Poirier. Oliveira lands some elbows from the top. Oliveira was holding onto Poirier’s glove illegally and got away with it. Oliveira still on top and lands some more elbows. Oliveira with more elbows as Poirier is stuck on the bottom. Oliveira stands and lands a right hand at the end. 10-9 Oliveira, 19-19.

Oliveira grabs the back of Poirier early standing. Oliveira jumps on the back and looks for the rear-naked choke. He has it locked in and Poirier taps! Oliveira retains the title with another record-setting submission win.

Official Result- Charles Oliveira def. Dustin Poirier by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:02 of Round 3 to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship

UFC on FOX 23 live results: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Julianna Pena

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FOX MAIN CARD | 8 PM ET/5 PM PT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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