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UFC Fight Night 270 live results: Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The Octagon returns to England this weekend on Paramount+ with a big main event as UFC Fight Night 270 takes place at The O2 Arena in London.

The main event is a number one contender bout in the featherweight division between a pair of undefeated fighters as Movsar Evloev takes on Lerone Murphy. Evloev comes in with 19 wins in 19 fights, but fights for the first time since a December 2024 win over Aljamain Sterling. Murphy is on an 18-fight unbeaten streak and is coming off a massive knockout win over Aaron Pico in August.

The co-main event is a featherweight bout pitting two rising prospects against each other as Luke Riley battles Michael Aswell. Also on the main card is British star Michael Page battling Sam Patterson in welterweight action; a middleweight bout between ranked contender Roman Dolidze and streaking Christian Leroy Duncan; and a featherweight bout between debuting Kurtis Campbell and Danny Silva.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Shanelle Dyer (6-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ravena Oliveira (7-3-1, 0-2 UFC)

Dyer with some early kicks. Oliveira pressing forward but misses a right hand as Dyer lands a leg kick. Oliveira lands a combo. Dyer lands a jab. Oliveira with a right hand. Dyer works the jab and lands a teet kick. Oliveira lands a right hand. Dyer continues to land leg kicks. Oliveira with a stiff jab. Oliveira lands a combo. They clinch up and battle for position against the fence. They trade knees. Dyer controlling more and lands some knees. Dyer lands a right hand on the break. Dyer with a body kick. Oliveira with a jab. Dyer with some quick strikes late and Oliveira lands a right hand. 10-9 Dyer.

Dyer with a quick leg kick. Oliveira rushes forward swingly wildly and she connects before they clinch. Dyer lands a knee and circles out of the clinch as they go to the center. Dyer with some kicks and rocks Oliveira with a right hand. Dyer lands a head kick as Oliveira is wobbled. Dyer lands some big knees and puts Oliveira on the mat. Dyer with some big shots from the top and it is stopped! Impressive debut win from Dyer!

Fight Result- Shanelle Dyer def. Ravena Oliveira by TKO (strikes) at 1:17 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Shem Rock (12-2-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (15-4, 0-1 UFC)

Rock lands a body kick. Al-Selwady clips him with a left hook as Rock was swinging. Al-Selwady lands a right hand. They trade punches. Rock lands a jab. They trade inside the pocket and Rock lands a head kick. Al-Selwady lands a right hand and Rock briefly goes down but gets right up. Al-Selwady lands a front kick right to the face of Rock. Al-Selwady rushes in with a flurry. Al-Selwady mixing punches and kicks and Rock lands a left hand. Al-Selwady lands a stiff calf kick. Al-Selwady lands and grabs the back, dragging it down, but Rock is able to reverse to the top. He picks Al-Selwady up and slams him down. Al-Selwady pushes Rock up and lands an upkick as Rock lands from the top to end the round. 10-9 Al-Selwady.

Al-Selwady lands a right hand. Al-Selwady with a body kick and lands another right hand. Al-Selwady lands a combination and lands some more as Rock circles away. Al-Selwady continues to clip Rock. Al-Selwady presses in throwing and Rock grabs the body lock and pushes it to the fence. Al-Selwady landing defensive punches as Rock is trying to get the back. Al-Selwady reverses position and lands a knee and left hands. They break apart. Rock lands a front kick to the face of Al-Selwady. They trade leg kicks. Al-Selwady with a right hand. Al-Selwady with a body kick. They tie up and Rock almost gets a takedown but they get right up. Rock lands a combo and a head kick. They both land punches. 10-9 Al-Selwady, 20-18 Al-Selwady.

Al-Selwady lands a right hand. Al-Selwady lands a body kick and Rock looks for a takedown, but Al-Selwady defends. Rock with a high kick. Al-Selwady lands and Rock slips in a head kick. Al-Selwady with a straight right hand. Rock lands a leg kick and Al-Selwady counters with a right hand. Rock lands a right hook and a high kick. Rock with another head kick. Rock with a knee and another high kick. Rock lands a body kick. Al-Selwady lands a right hand. Rock with a spin kick. Both connect as Al-Selwady comes forward. Rock shoots for a takedown but Al-Selwady dumps him off and lands from the top before Rock stands. Rock with a body kick. Al-Selwady with a right hand. They trade at the end. 10-9 Al-Selwady, 30-27 Al-Selwady.

Fight Result- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady def. Shem Rock by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Heavyweights- Louie Sutherland (10-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Brando Pericic (5-1, 1-0 UFC)

Pericic with a front kick to the body. Sutherland lands a pair of big right hands and goes for a takedown. Pericic lands a knee as he defends. Pericic has the neck but lets go and they separate. Sutherland lands a right hand. Sutherland gets a takedown but they get right back up. Pericic breaks apart. Pericic with a body kick and a knee. Pericic lands a series of knees and some right hands. Sutherland goes for a takedown but Pericic is landing lots of punches. They roll and Pericic lands big right hands some more and it is all over! Pericic picks up the big win.

Fight Result- Brando Pericic def. Louie Sutherland by TKO (punches) at 1:48 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Mantas Kondratavicius (8-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Antonio Trocoli (12-6 1 NC, 0-3 UFC)

Trocoli lands a leg kick and Kondratavicius connects with some punches. They clinch up as Trocoli pushes it to the fence. Trocoli lands a knee. He lands another. Kondratavicius reverses position and lands a knee and an elbow. They separate and Kondratavicius connects with a right hand and an uppercut. They both connect as Trocoli lands a right hand and Kondratavicius lands a knee as they clinch. Kondratavicius lands an elbow. They break apart and Kondratavicius lands a combo and Trocoli lands a right hand. 10-9 Kondratavicius.

Kondratavicius lands a right hand and a left hook to the body. They tie up and Kondratavicius drops Trocoli with a big elbow. Kondratavicius gets on top and lands from the back as they stand. Kondratavicius lands a big elbow. Kondratavicius with a pair of knees in the clinch and they separate. They clinch and Kondratavicius lands a knee to the groin of Trocoli and timeout is called. They get back to action and Kondratavicius lands. Trocoli looks for a takedown but Kondratavicius defends and lands some punches and a knee to the body. Kondratavicius lands an elbow. Kondratavicius gets Trocoli to his knees and lands right hands. Both men are gassed out. Kondratavicius gets the mount and lands before taking the back. Kondratavicius is squeezing but doesn’t have the choke in and Trocoli gets out. 10-9 Kondratavicius, 20-18 Kondratavicius.

They trade punches as Trocoli lands a pair of right hands and a flying knee. Trocoli pushes it against the fence. Trocoli working hard for the takedown but Kondratavicius is defending. Trocoli gets Kondratavicius to the mat. They end up back on the feet and Kondratavicius has the back. Trocoli reverses position and lands a pair of knees before the referee separates them. Trocoli lands a body kick and shoots for a takedown. The referee calls timeout as Trocoli landed a groin strike. They get back going and Kondratavicius lands a combo. Trocoli shoots for a takedown but Kondratavicius defends and lands while standing. 10-9 Trocoli, 29-28 Kondratavicius.

Fight Result- Mantas Kondratavicius def. Antonio Trocoli by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-27)

> Heavyweights- Mario Pinto (11-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Felipe Franco (10-1, 0-0 UFC)

Pinto lands a leg kick. Franco with a leg kick as Pinto works the jab. Franco rushes in and lands a big left hand but eats some punches from Pinto. They clinch but break with neither landing. Pinto with a right hand. They tie up and Pinto lands to the body. They separate and both land in close range. They clinch against the fence with both landing short shots and Pinto having the advantage. Pinto lands an elbow. 10-9 Pinto.

They each land the jab. Franco with a short combo. Pinto looks for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence. Pinto lands to the body. Timeout is called due to a groin strike by Franco. They get back going clinched up against the fence. They break apart. Neither doing much on the feet and Pinto looks for another takedown, but Franco defends as they clinch. Pinto lands a pair of knees. They separate and both swing before Pinto pushes it back against the fence. Pinto gets it down for a moment but they stand. Pinto lands an uppercut as they clinch. 10-9 Pinto, 20-18 Pinto.

They trade and Pinto scores a takedown and is in the half-guard. Pinto lands from the top before they work to their feet. Pinto keeps it pressed against the fence and lands to the body. Franco has no answer for the control from Pinto. Pinto lands some hammerfists to the legs. They separate and both land as Pinto lands some solid right hands. 10-9 Pinto, 30-27 Pinto.

Fight Result- Mario Pinto def. Felipe Franco by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Nathaniel Wood (22-6, 10-3 UFC) vs. Losene Keita (16-1, 0-0 UFC)

Wood works the jab to start things off. Keita swings but Wood ducks under looking for a takedown opening, but nothing is there. Wood lands a calf kick. They trade and Wood lands a left hook. Keita lands a right hand. Wood with a leg kick. Wood with an inside leg kick. Both are still searching for an opening. Wood with a jab and Keita lands a combination. Keita lands a right hand. Wood works the jab. They trade. 10-9 Keita.

Wood looks for the jab as Keita lands a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Keita lands a leg kick. Keita with another leg kick. Wood lands a right hand. Keita with a combo to the body. Wood lands a pair of leg kicks. Keita lands a front kick. Wood with a stiff leg kick and Keita got tripped to the mat but got right up. Keita lands a knee to the body. Wood with an inside leg kick. Keita lands a right hand. Keita with a combo and they trade leg kicks. Keita lands a right hand. Wood with a leg kick. Wood lands another. Keita with a left hand. 10-9 Keita, 20-18 Keita.

They trade with both landing a right hand. Wood with a pair of leg kicks. Wood lands a right hand and Keita works the jab and lands a right hand. Wood with a calf kick. Keita lands a combo and is pressing forward. Wood with a leg kick and the jab. Keita with a left hand. Wood lands an inside leg kick. Keita with a right hand. Wood lands a right hand. Wood with a leg kick. Close fight. 10-9 Wood, 29-28 Keita.

Fight Result- Nathaniel Wood def. Losene Keita by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Mason Jones (17-2 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Axel Sola (11-0-1, 1-0 UFC)

Jones comes out throwing and pressuring. He lands some right hands and leg kicks. Jones mixes to the body. Jones with a combination. Sola lands a spinning back fist and Jones is hurt and he goes to his knees but gets up. They tie up against the fence and Jones is recovering as he lands short punches. Sola gets a takedown. Sola has the back as they scramble up. They separate. Sola lands a left hand. They briefly tie up with both landing a knee. Jones lands a combination and a knee and Sola is cut open. Jones is pressuring and landing as Sola gets the body lock. Sola scores a takedown. Sola in side control but Jones scrambles up. 10-9 Sola.

Jones pressing forward and lands a left hand. Jones with a body kick. They trade kicks. They tie up against the fence but quickly separate. Jones lands a right hand and a knee. Sola lands some right hands as Jones lands a pair of knees. Jones lands a head kick. Sola lands a left hand. Sola with a knee to the body. Jones lands a combo. Sola lands to the body. They tie up and Jones lands an uppercut. They break apart. Jones with a body kick. Sola is a bloody mess. Jones with a left hook and a right hand. Sola lands a knee. Sola lands a jab. Jones with two left hands. Sola with a combo. Jones lands a right hand and a leg kick. 10-9 Jones, 19-19.

Jones wobbles Sola with a head kick right away. Sola lands a spinning back fist and then Jones lands a spinning back fist. They clinch. Sola gets a big takedown into side control, but Jones gets right up and lands a knee. They trade right hands. Jones lands a knee to the body. Jones lands a body kick. Jones with a big right hand and Sola was hurt. Jones with another head kick. Sola lands a couple of stiff punches. Sola gets the Thai clinch and lands a pair of knees. Jones with a combination ending with a knee. Sola lands a combo and Jones lands a right hand. They’re both landing hard shots. Sola shoots for a takedown but Jones defends and Jones lands a kick to the body of Sola. Sola stands and Jones lands some big knees and is pouring it on at the end. Jones with several big knees and Sola is hurt badly and almost out but he survives. What a fight! 10-9 Jones, 29-28 Jones.

Fight Result- Mason Jones def. Axel Sola by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Featherweights- Kurtis Campbell (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Danny Silva (10-2, 2-1 UFC)

Campbell lands a leg kick. Campbell scores a takedown. Campbell almost gets the full mount as he looks to take the back of Silva as Silva is scrambling. Campbell is adjusting as he has the back of Silva. Silva is able to scramble out and he gets the back of Campbell as they stand. Silva gets Campbell down but they stand and Campbell lands as they separate. Campbell pressures against the fence and is attacking the leg as they’re on the mat. Silva defends and lands an elbow and they stand. Silva lands a right hook. 10-9 Campbell.

Silva lands a right hand that drops Campbell and has Campbell hurt. Silva is landing against the fence as Campbell is having trouble standing and Silva drops Campbell again and continues to land and it is stopped! What a finish from Silva!

Fight Result- Danny Silva def. Kurtis Campbell by TKO (punches) at :31 of Round 2

> Middleweights- #11 Roman Dolidze (15-4, 9-4 UFC) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (13-2, 6-2 UFC)

Duncan lands some leg kicks early. Dolidze is able to grab the leg and scores a takedown. Dolidze is controlling and has the back of Duncan but is doing absolutely nothing as he hasn’t even thrown a strike while controlling. They stand and Dolidze is going after the single leg and gets Duncan back down and has the back. They work to their feet. Duncan escapes and clips Dolidze with a spinning back fist. Duncan lands a body kick. Duncan lands a spinning elbow and Dolidze slips to the mat. Duncan lands some leg kicks as Dolidze is on his back. Dolidze is ordered up. Duncan with a wheel kick. Duncan lands two heavy leg kicks. Duncan hurts Dolidze with a right hand. Dolidze tries to pull guard but ends up on his back and Duncan lands some leg kicks. Dolidze is ordered to his feet. 10-9 Duncan.

Duncan comes forward switching stances and lands a leg kick. Dolidze lands a jab. Duncan with a flying knee that connects and Dolidze tries to attack the leg as he goes to the mat. Dolidze is ordered up. Duncan lands a big left hand. Duncan with a pair of leg kicks. Duncan landing kicks to the body and legs. Dolidze forces a clinch and pushes it against the fence. Dolidze is holding on to Duncan against the fence. They separate. Duncan lands a big flurry and Dolidze is backing up. Dolidze drops down looking for a takedown but ends up back standing. 10-9 Duncan, 20-18 Duncan.

Duncan rushes forward and almost slammed Dolidze down. Duncan with a pair of body kicks. Duncan working the kicks and he hurts Dolidze with a flurry. Dolidze attacks the legs and drags Duncan to the mat. Dolidze takes the back and is looking for the body triangle. He has it locked on. Dolidze lands from the back and is trying to find a choke opening, but Duncan is defending well. Dolidze lands from the back to end it. 10-9 Dolidze, 29-28 Duncan.

Fight Result- Christian Leroy Duncan def. Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- Iwo Baraniewski (7-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Austen Lane (13-7 1 NC, 1-4 1 NC UFC)

Baraniewski with a stiff leg kick. Lane lands a leg kick. Baraniewski drops Lane with a right hand followed by a left hook and lands shots from the top and it is quickly stopped. What a finish from Baraniewski!

Fight Result- Iwo Baraniewski def. Austen Lane by TKO (punches) at :28 of Round 1

> Welterweights- #13 Michael Page (24-3, 3-1 UFC) vs. Sam Patterson (14-2-1, 4-1 UFC)

Page comes forward and is pressuring, but not much has happened inside the first minute. Neither has thrown much two minutes in. Patterson connects with a punch and Page lands a right hand. They both land but the offensive output is very low on both sides. Page with a body kick. Page rushes in and lands. 10-9 Page.

Page lands a right hand. Page with another right hand and a leg kick. Page lands a right hand and Patterson connects with one. Page with a left hook. They clinch against the fence. Page forces separation after nothing happens. Page lands a jab and Patterson with a leg kick. Page with a quick combo. Patterson clips Page as he was coming in. They tie up and nothing happens. 10-9 Page, 20-18 Page.

Page lands a right hand. Patterson tries to land but Page circles away. They tie up against the fence. Both land a knee. They separate and Page lands an uppercut as Patterson comes it to clinch it up. Page reverses but then Patterson reverses before they are separated by the referee. Page circles away. Page lands a right hand. Page lands some leg kicks as he is landing with more volume, but neither is landing much. They clinch as time runs out. Awful fight. 10-9 Page, 30-27 Page.

Fight Result- Michael Page def. Sam Patterson by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Luke Riley (12-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Michael Aswell (11-3, 1-1 UFC)

Aswell lands some big shots against the fence as they clinch up, but they end up separating. They clinch back up and Aswell lands and they separate. Riley lands a right hand that connects and stuns Aswell for a moment. Riley lands a combination. Riley lands a big right hand. They have a wild exchange and both men land some big shots. 10-9 Aswell.

Aswell lands a combination. Riley with a leg kick. Riley connects with a solid right hand. They trade and Riley lands a kick but slips and Aswell grabs his back. Aswell with some knees to the legs of Riley. They separate. Riley with a leg kick. They both land combinations inside the pocket. Both connect with big shots. Riley landing more solidly and with more volume as the round goes on. Riley lands a combo. Aswell with a short combo. Riley lands a big right hand. 10-9 Riley, 19-19.

Riley lands and Aswell grabs the body lock and pushes it against the fence. They separate and Riley lands before Aswell clinches it back up, but they quickly break. Riley lands a right hand and they have an exchange in close range. Riley lands a solid left hook. Riley with another left hook. Riley lands a right hand. Aswell grabs the neck and Riley goes to sprawl position and escapes. Riley lands to the body and follows with an uppercut. Riley lands a left hand and Aswell counters with a right hand. Aswell with a hard combo and Riley lands. Aswell forces a clinch and pushes it against the fence. They separate and Riley lands a body kick and a combination. Riley with a right hook to the body. They both land in the final moments. 10-9 Riley, 29-28 Riley.

Fight Result- Luke Riley def. Michael Aswell by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- #1 Movsar Evloev (19-0, 9-0 UFC) vs. #3 Lerone Murphy (17-0-1, 9-0-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Murphy throwing kicks. Evloev with a right hand and Murphy lands a right hand. Murphy lands a solid right hand. Evloev with a body kick and he briefly slips. Evloev with a front kick to the body. Murphy with a high kick. Murphy lands a right hand. Murphy with a leg kick and a right hand. Evloev lands a left hand. Murphy with a leg kick and Evloev lands a body kick. Murphy lands another leg kick. Both throw and miss. 10-9 Murphy.

Murphy landing some kicks. Evloev with a couple of body kicks. Murphy with a series of leg kicks followed by a high kick, then a left hook. Murphy lands a right hand. Evloev connects with a solid right hand. They trade in close range. Evloev with a leg kick and lands a left hand. Murphy with a right hand to the body. Evloev lands a leg kick. They both land and Murphy lands a leg kick and a left hand to the body. They trade leg kicks. They both connect late. 10-9 Murphy, 20-18 Murphy.

Murphy with a left hand. They trade jabs and Evloev lands a body kick. Murphy lands a knee to the body and it allows Evloev to score a takedown, but they scramble up. Evloev pressuring as he has the back against the fence, but Murphy forces separation. Murphy lands a jab. Timeout is called for a groin strike by Evloev. Murphy lands a body kick. Evloev lands a body kick. Murphy lands a right hand. Murphy with a body kick and a combination and then lands to the body. Murphy continues to land with more volume. Evloev with a late flurry and lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Evloev, 29-28 Murphy.

Evloev lands a body kick and then lands another groin strike, so timeout is called. Evloev has a point taken away and they return to action. Murphy lands a leg kick. They trade right hands. Evloev gets Murphy briefly down but they get right up. Murphy lands a body kick and they trade right hands. Evloev scores a takedown and lands from the back. They end up back on the feet and Murphy lands a body kick. Evloev lands a combination. Murphy lands a high kick and slips to the mat. Evloev gets on the back and lands and they get to their feet. 9-9 Evloev with the point deduction, 38-37 Murphy.

Murphy lands a right hand and Evloev with an uppercut. Murphy lands a body kick. Evloev with a body kick. Murphy lands a leg kick. Evloev scores a takedown. Evloev with some punches from the back. Murphy tries to roll out but Evloev ends up in the half-guard. Evloev gets the full mount and starts to land. They scramble up and Evloev has back control and keeps landing and dragging it down. They separate and Evloev lands a combination. Murphy lands a jumping knee. Murphy with a right hand. Murphy tries a spinning elbow and Evloev has the back and drags it down. They stand and Evloev scores a takedown. They scramble up and trade late. 10-9 Evloev, 47-47 DRAW.

Fight Result- Movsar Evloev def. Lerone Murphy by majority decision (48-46, 48-46, 47-47)

UFC on ESPN 65 live results: Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy

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The Octagon is back inside of their home base tonight with a 12-fight card as UFC on ESPN 65 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The main event is an exciting featherweight contest as knockout artist Josh Emmett returns from a long layoff looking to hand undefeated Lerone Murphy his first career loss. Emmett is fighting for the first time since December 2023 where he scored one of the best knockouts in UFC history over Bryce Mitchell. Murphy is looking to keep his undefeated streak going after scoring a win over Dan Ige in his last fight in October.

The rest of the main card is anchored by a featherweight bout between rising contenders Pat Sabatini and Joanderson Brito; a bantamweight bout between Cortavious Romious and ChangHo Lee; a battle of middleweight veterans as Brad Tavares takes on Gerald Meerschaert; and the debut of Torrez Finney, who scored three wins on Dana White’s Contender Series before getting signed, taking on Robert Valentin in middleweight action.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Vanessa Demopoulos (11-6, 5-3 UFC) vs. Talita Alencar (5-1-1, 1-1 UFC)

Demopoulos lands a straight right hand to start. Alencar lands a couple of shots and they clinch against the fence. Alencar looking to get it down as she grabs the neck and drags it down. Alencar is inside the guard of Demopoulos. Alencar controlling from the top but not much action is happening. Alencar lands from the top. Alencar lands some more from the top. Demopoulos attacks for an armbar from the bottom but Alencar is able to get her arm free. Alencar lands from the top. 10-9 Alencar.

They trade as Alencar lands a body kick. Alencar with a solid combo ending with a right hand. They trade right hands. Alencar scores a takedown. Alencar working from the top and landing lots of ground and pound. Alencar traps a leg of Demopoulos and lands a lot of stiff right hands from the top. Demopoulos is looking for a leg as Alencar stands. Alencar gets warned to not grab the fence. Alencar looks for an arm-triangle choke as she lands to the body and time runs out. 10-9 Alencar, 20-18 Alencar.

They trade to start the third. They both land right hands before Alencar scores a takedown. She gets inside the guard of Demopoulos and lands some right hands. Alencar lands some elbows as she’s in control from the top. Alencar with some right hands from the top. Alencar gets the mount and lands some punches and elbows. Demopoulos is able to scramble up, but Alencar grabs the back and drags it right back down and lands some elbows. She lands some more to end it. 10-9 Alencar, 30-27 Alencar.

Official Result- Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

> Heavyweights- Martin Buday (14-2, 5-1 UFC) vs. Uran Satybaldiev (9-0, 0-0 UFC)

Buday with an inside leg kick. Satybaldiev with a leg kick. Buday lands an inside leg kick. Satybaldiev with a right hand. They trade near the fence. Buday with a left hook as Satybaldiev lands a leg kick. Buday lands a combo and has it pushed against the fence. Buday lands a knee as they break. Satybaldiev lands a big combo and is connecting with punches as Buday circles away. They trade against the fence. Buday with a heavy leg kick. Satybaldiev lands a right hand. He lands another as Buday lands a leg kick. Buday lands a quick flurry as they clinch against the fence. They separate and Buday lands a heavy leg kick. Satybaldiev with a combo and Buday lands a leg kick. Satybaldiev lands a knee as they clinch and Buday pushes it to the fence. Buday with some body shots. He lands more. They break. 10-9 Buday.

They trade and Satybaldiev lands to the body. Buday with a pair of leg kicks. Buday lands a left hook. Satybaldiev connects to the body and Buday pushes it against the fence. Buday with some body shots. They separate. Buday lands a leg kick. Satybaldiev lands a combo. They trade leg kicks. Satybaldiev lands a combination. Satybaldiev lands a right hand. Buday with a calf kick. Buday with another leg kick and Satybaldiev lands a leg kick. Buday lands and pushes it against the fence. Buday looks to get it down but Satybaldiev is keeping it upright. Buday lands to the body. Buday with body and head shots late and lands big as they separate. 10-9 Buday, 20-18 Buday.

Satybaldiev comes out firing and landing as Buday backs up. Buday lands a leg kick and is now pressuring. Buday with a left hand and they clinch. Buday with some body shots and lands some foot stomps. They separate and Satybaldiev rocks Buday with a hard right hand. Buday is on shaky legs but is able to tie up with Satybaldiev and push it to the fence. Buday landing to the body against the fence as Satybaldiev lands some knees. Buday with a big knee as they separate. They tie back up and Buday pushes it back against the fence. They are separated. Satybaldiev lands a combination. Buday with a leg kick. They trade at the end. 10-9 Satybaldiev, 29-28 Buday.

Official Result- Martin Buday def. Uran Satybaldiev by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Victor Henry (24-7 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Pedro Falcao (16-4, 0-1 UFC)

Falcao lands a leg kick. Falcao with a pair of jabs. Falcao lands a leg kick as Henry lands a combination. Henry with a calf kick. Falcao looks for a takedown and grabs the back of Henry against the fence. Henry spins and lands a knee and they go to the mat. Henry stands and lands some leg kicks as Falcao is on his back. Falcao stands. Henry connects with a right hand. Falcao with a calf kick. They trade and Henry drops Falcao with a right hand. Henry jumps on top and lands as Falcao tries to attack a leg. Henry lands some hammerfists. Henry stands and lands some leg kicks. Henry lands some hard leg kicks and Falcao gets up. Falcao with a pair of body kicks. Falcao shoots for a takedown against the fence but Henry defends and they break. They trade inside the pocket. Falcao with a leg kick. Henry lands late. 10-9 Henry.

They trade and Falcao lands a heavy calf kick that stumbles Henry. Falcao lands a combo in close and lands a calf kick. Henry lands two leg kicks. Falcao lands a hook as Henry lands a right hand. Falcao scores a takedown. They scramble up and Falcao has the back and slams it back down. Henry reverses and gets on top. Falcao looks for an armbar but Henry defends and lands as Falcao pushes him off. They get to their feet. They trade as both are landing combinations. Henry lands to the body. Falcao gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Henry gives up his back. He is able to sweep and ends up on top in side control. Henry with some left hands. Falcao scrambles to his feet. Henry lands a right hand. Falcao with a body kick. 10-9 Falcao, 19-19.

Falcao drags it to the mat and they scramble with Falcao getting the back of Henry. Falcao looks for a choke but Henry spins to top position. Henry lands from the top but Falcao pushes him off and they stand. Falcao looks for a takedown but Henry sprawls and has control. Henry lands some knees on the feet. Henry lands a right hand as they separate. Henry connects with a solid combination. Henry with a front kick and he lands two right hands. Henry scores a takedown and lands from the top. Falcao attacks the leg and they get up. Falcao has body control looking for a takedown. They separate and Henry rocks Falcao with a right hand. Henry connecting at a distance and Falcao shoots for a takedown. Henry sprawls and lands and they stand. Falcao with a leg kick and Henry with two right hand jabs. 10-9 Henry, 29-28 Henry.

Official Result- Victor Henry def. Pedro Falcao by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Loma Lookboonmee (9-3, 6-2 UFC) vs. Istela Nunes (6-5 1 NC, 0-4 UFC)

They trade heavy leg kicks. They trade kicks. They exchange body kicks. More kicks are traded. Lookboonmee lands a quick combo and just misses a head kick. They trade more kicks. Lookboonmee throws a kick and Nunes grabs a leg and tries to land a right hand but misses. Timeout is called for an eye poke. Lookboonmee with a left hand. Lookboonmee with a combo as Nunes lands a leg kick. Lookboonmee lands two body kicks. Lookboonmee lands a body kick and Nunes lands a right hand. Lookboonmee with two body kicks and a left hand. She lands another body kick. Lookboonmee tries to drag it down but Nunes ends up on top and lands. Lookboonmee with some elbows. Nunes lands from the top. Close round. 10-9 Nunes.

They trade as Lookboonmee lands a body kick. Nunes lands a right hand. Lookboonmee with a jab. Nunes lands a leg kick. Lookboonmee with a leg kick. They clinch and both land knees. Nunes has body control and Lookboonmee lands a knee. Lookboonmee is able to get a takedown and Nunes is attacking the leg. Both land shots to the others’ leg. Nunes is rolling for an arm but Lookboonmee defends. Lookboonmee gets to her feet and Nunes still has the leg. 10-9 Lookboonmee, 19-19.

They trade and Lookboonmee with a combo. They each land a right hand. Lookboonmee initiates a clinch against the fence and Nunes reverses. Lookboonmee gets a takedown and works inside the guard of Nunes. Lookboonmee with an elbow from the top. Lookboonmee lands to the body. Lookboonmee staying on top and they are stood up by the referee. They clinch and Lookboonmee gets a throw takedown and is in side control before moving to the half-guard. Lookboonmee controlling from the top and trying to pass guard. Nunes is stuck on the bottom. Lookboonmee with some left hands. Lookboonmee ends the fight on top. 10-9 Lookboonmee, 29-28 Lookboonmee.

Official Result- Loma Lookboonmee def. Istela Nunes by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Rhys McKee (13-6-1, 0-4 UFC) vs. Daniel Frunza (9-2, 0-0 UFC)

They come out trading with Frunza landing lots of kicks and connecting. McKee lands some leg kicks and punches and drops Frunza with a left hand. Frunza is able to get up but is still hurt. They trade and McKee stumbles Frunza with a right hand. McKee lands from the top and lands as they get to their feet. McKee drops Frunza for the third time with a left hand but Frunza gets up. McKee lands some big shots and Frunza goes down again but gets up. They’re trading and McKee lands a big elbow and Frunza is cut open. McKee lands a right hand. Frunza with a leg kick. McKee with a right hand to the body. McKee lands a combination. Frunza lands a combo. McKee with an uppercut. McKee lands a leg kick. They trade in close range. McKee with a body kick and they clinch. McKee with some short punches. McKee lands a knee. They separate. McKee lands a flurry. Frunza with a left hand. Wild round. 10-8 McKee.

The fight is called off by the doctor between rounds due to damage on the lip of Frunza. He has a big split in his lip, plus his right eye is badly damaged. Good call.

Official Result- Rhys McKee def. Daniel Frunza by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- Diana Belbita (15-9, 2-5 UFC) vs. Dione Barbosa (7-3, 1-1 UFC)

Barbosa lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Barbosa lands to the body. Barbosa with a quick combo. Belbita lands a left hand and a leg kick. Barbosa with a combo to the body. Belbita lands a leg kick. Barbosa with a right hand. Barbosa with a head kick that got blocked but she lands a right hand. Barbosa lands a jab. Belbita lands a right hand. Belbita lands to the body and connects with an overhand right. Barbosa with a combo, and Belbita counters with a combo ending with a leg kick. They trade as both land. Barbosa with two right hands. Barbosa with a combination. Barbosa pushes it to the fence and lands and then lands a spinning elbow before scoring a takedown. Barbosa gets right into the mount and starts landing. Barbosa locks in an arm-triangle choke and it’s in deep and Belbita taps! Great showing from Barbosa to pick up the win.

Official Result- Dione Barbosa def. Diana Belbita by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:13 of Round 1

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> Middleweights- Torrez Finney (10-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Robert Valentin (10-4 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)

Valentin lands a leg kick. Finney picks Valentin up and takes him to his corner and slams him down. Valentin immediately scrambles up as Finney looks to take it back down, which he does. They get up and Finney still has back control. Valentin lands some elbows as Finney is trying to drag it back down. Valentin lands some punches, but Finney is able to take it back down and land some right hands and an elbow. They scramble up and Finney picks Valentin up, but is unable to get it down. He tries again and slams Valentin down. They get up and Finney lands a left hand as he has control. Valentin landing to defend but Finney gets it back down. Finney lands some punches. 10-9 Finney.

They trade and Finney gets a big slam takedown. Finney controlling from the top as Valentin lands an elbow and is attacking the kimura. Valentin lets go and Finney is in the full guard of Valentin. Finney lands some shots from the top. Finney landing some left hands to the head of Valentin. Finney picks Valentin up and slams him down and gets partial mount. Finney is on the back and looking to attack for a choke. Valentin is able to slip out and they scramble. Valentin with a hammerfist as they get to their feet. Finney trying to get it down as Valentin lands an elbow. Finney holding against the fence. 10-9 Finney, 20-18 Finney.

Valentin comes out landing and Finney lands a right hand. Finney goes for a takedown and pushes it against the fence as Valentin lands an elbow. Finney completes the takedown. They get up and are separated. Valentin lands and Finney looks for a takedown and pushes it to the fence. Finney holding on and they are separated. Finney pushes it back to the fence and then scores a takedown. They get up and Finney is pressuring as Valentin is landing. They are separated and Finney immediately goes back to pressuring against the fence. Valentin landing to defend as Finney is just holding on. Valentin lands more. 10-9 Valentin, 29-28 Finney.

Official Result- Torrez Finney def. Robert Valentin by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Ode Osbourne (12-8, 4-6 UFC) vs. Luis Gurule (10-0, 0-0 UFC)

Osbourne lands a body kick and Gurule lands two leg kicks. They trade kicks. Osbourne lands two left hands. Gurule with a body kick. Osbourne with a leg kick. Osbourne lands a left hand. They trade kicks. Gurule gets a takedown right into side control. Gurule passes over to the mount but Osbourne is able to recover Gurule into his half-guard. Gurule lands a pair of elbows and a right hand. Gurule lands and they scramble up and separate. Gurule lands a left hand. They trade kicks. 10-9 Gurule.

Both throwing but neither landing. They trade leg kicks. Gurule lands a leg kick. Gurule looks for a single leg and pushes it to the fence and has clinch control. They separate. Gurule lands a right hand and Osbourne lands a combination. Gurule with a high kick and a leg kick as Osbourne lands a combination. Osbourne with a left hand. Osbourne drops Gurule with a left hand. Gurule looked out but Osbourne jumps on top and starts landing to get the finish.

Official Result- Ode Osbourne def. Luis Gurule by TKO (punches) at 1:54 of Round 2

> Middleweights- Brad Tavares (20-10, 15-10 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (37-18, 12-10 UFC)

Tavares lands a jab. Tavares lands a right hand. He lands another. Meerschaert looks for a takedown as he grabs the body lock against the fence. They separate. Meerschaert with a left hand. Tavares lands a left hand. Meerschaert grabs a single leg but Tavares defends with punches and Meerschaert lets go. Tavares with a right hand. Tavares with an elbow. Tavares lands a jab and then a body kick. Meerschaert with a lunging left hand. Tavares with a jab as Meerschaert lands a left hand. Tavares lands a big right hand. He lands another then a body kick. 10-9 Tavares.

Tavares lands a leg kick then a right hand. Tavares with another leg kick and Meerschaert goes to the mat but is ordered up. They clinch and Tavares lands an elbow on the break. Meerschaert with a left hand. Tavares with an axe kick and lands a right hand. Meerschaert with a double left hand. Meerschaert lands a combination. Meerschaert with a left hand and lands a body kick. Meerschaert tries for a takedown but Tavares defends. Tavares with a combo. Tavares lands a right hand and they trade combos in close range. Tavares hurts Meerschaert with a right hand. Meerschaert lands a left hand. 10-9 Tavares, 20-18 Tavares.

They trade and Meerschaert looks for a takedown but Tavares defends. Tavares lands a right hand. Meerschaert lands a combo. Tavares with a front kick to the body. Meerschaert almost gets a takedown but Tavares stumbles out of it. Meerschaert gets the body lock against the fence and lands a couple of knees. Tavares defending as Meerschaert is pressuring against the fence. They are separated. Tavares lands a front kick. Meerschaert lands a quick flurry and pushes it against the fence. They break apart. Meerschaert with a high kick. 10-9 Meerschaert, 29-28 Tavares.

Official Result- Brad Tavares def. Gerald Meerschaert by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights*- Cortavious Romious (9-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. ChangHo Lee (10-1, 1-0 UFC)

*Romious missed weight by 3.5 pounds

They are trading flurries inside the pocket to start. Romious lands an uppercut as Lee lands a jumping knee and looks for a takedown. Lee gets a takedown right into the mount position. They scramble up and Romious grabs the body lock and scores a takedown. They scramble and Lee ends up on top and lands before taking the back of Romious. Lee has the body triangle locked on and is landing punches. Lee is landing from the back and Romious is cut open. Lee locks in a rear-naked choke and Romious is leaking blood. Lee lets go and starts landing punches. Lee with lots of big shots but Romious is able to roll to top position. They scramble late and Lee lands. 10-9 Lee.

They trade and Lee lands a knee to the groin of Romious and timeout is called. They get back to action and both are landing. Lee looks for a takedown and they scramble to the mat as Romious takes the back of Lee. Romious looks for a rear-naked choke as Lee stands with Romious on his back. Romious rolls for an armbar but Lee escapes and starts landing from the top. Lee lands some elbows. Lee working from the half-guard. They get to their feet. Lee gets it down and Romious looks for an armbar. Lee escapes and is in side control and lands an elbow. Romious gives up his back. Lee with the mount and is landing a lot of punches and lands from the back as he flattens Romious out. Lee with tons of punches and now is landing elbows. He’s eating a ton of shots and this could be stopped and it finally is. Lee picks up the big win.

Official Result- ChangHo Lee def. Cortavious Romious by TKO (punches) at 3:48 of Round 2

> Featherweights- Pat Sabatini (19-5, 6-2 UFC) vs. Joanderson Brito (17-4-1, 5-2 UFC)

Sabatini lands a body kick. Sabatini scores a takedown and gets to side control. Sabatini looking to set up a choke of some sort from the top. Sabatini controlling from the top as Brito is having trouble trying to scramble out. They stand and Sabatini has the neck and lands a knee. Sabatini gets a big takedown against the fence and is in side control. Sabatini gets to the half-guard and is landing elbows and now some punches. Sabatini with big shots from the top to end the round. 10-9 Sabatini.

They trade as Brito defends a takedown attempt and Brito lands a combination. Sabatini scores a takedown. Sabatini pushes it to the fence and starts landing from the half-guard. Brito is pinned on the bottom and unable to scramble out. Sabatini with big shots from the top and is slamming his shoulder into Brito to keep him pinned on the mat. Sabatini with more punches from the top. He mixes to the body and head as the round ends. 10-9 Sabatini, 20-18 Sabatini.

Brito lands a right hand but is unable to stop Sabatini from taking him down. Brito looks for the neck but Sabatini is landing from the top. Sabatini with some elbows as he is keeping Brito pinned down on the mat. Sabatini with more shots from the top but he isn’t doing anything to try and finish it. Sabatini starts landing more shots as Brito gives up his back. Sabatini with more shots from the back and gets the mount and starts landing elbows. Brito stands with Sabatini on his back and Sabatini continues to land punches. Sabatini looks for a choke late but doesn’t have it locked in as time expires. 10-9 Sabatini, 30-27 Sabatini.

Official Result- Pat Sabatini def. Joanderson Brito by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

> Featherweights- #8 Josh Emmett (19-4, 10-4 UFC) vs. #10 Lerone Murphy (15-0-1, 7-0-1 UFC)

Murphy lands a right hand as Emmett connects to the body. Murphy lands a front kick to the body. Emmett connects with two right hands as they trade inside the pocket. Murphy lands an elbow that opens a small cut on Emmett. Emmett with a right hand to the body. The cut is now opened up more on Emmett. Murphy lands a body kick. Murphy lands a leg kick. Emmett lands a leg kick. Murphy with a calf kick. Emmett catches a Murphy kick and dumps him to the mat for a moment and lands a right hand as Murphy gets up. Close round. 10-9 Emmett.

They trade and Emmett looks up for a takedown. Emmett picks Murphy up and just drops him to the mat and Murphy got some air there. Emmett gets on top. They scramble up and Murphy lands to the body before they separate. Murphy with a spin kick to the body. Emmett grabs the body lock and has it against the fence. Murphy lands a knee to defend. Murphy with some more knees. They separate. Murphy with a stiff calf kick. Emmett lands a leg kick. Murphy with a body kick. Emmett connects with a right hand. 10-9 Murphy, 19-19.

They trade and Emmett throws some bombs and both land. Murphy with a pair of leg kicks. Murphy lands a side kick to the legs. Murphy lands a body kick. Murphy lands a grazing head kick. Murphy slips and Emmett grabs the neck and starts looking for a takedown as Murphy lands some elbows to defend. They trade and a brief timeout is called after Murphy lands an eye poke. Murphy lands a body kick. Murphy throws a high kick and Emmett grabs the leg and takes it down. They get to their feet. Murphy with a front kick right up the middle. 10-9 Murphy, 29-28 Murphy.

They trade in close range to start the fourth. Murphy lands a body kick. Murphy peppering the jab. Murphy lands a body kick. Emmett connects with a right hand. Emmett with another right hand. Emmett lands another. Murphy lands a calf kick. Murphy lands a body kick. Murphy with some side leg kicks. Murphy lands a body kick. Murphy lands a right hook. Emmett lands a big right hand. Emmett lands another as Murphy lands a leg kick. Emmett with two more right hands. Murphy with a front kick. Emmett looks for a takedown against the fence. Murphy lands an elbow to defend. 10-9 Emmett, 38-38.

Murphy with a jab and a head kick that Emmett partially blocks. Emmett lands a right hand. Emmett with a leg kick then a jab. Murphy lands a head kick. Emmett with a left hand to the body. Murphy lands a big left hand. Murphy lands a calf kick. Emmett lands a right hand against the fence and looks for a takedown. They separate and both are looking for openings. Murphy lands and Emmett stumbles. Emmett lands a combination. Murphy lands and circles away. Murphy with a spin kick. Emmett with a right hand. Close fight. 10-9 Murphy, 48-47 Murphy.

Official Result- Lerone Murphy def. Josh Emmett by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)

UFC on ESPN+ 99 live results: Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy

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Action inside the Octagon is back inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the UFC closes out the month of May with UFC On ESPN+ 99.

The main event will be a five-round battle in the featherweight division as Edson Barboza takes on Lerone Murphy. Barboza comes into this fight having won two straight bouts over Billy Quarantillo and Sodiq Yusuff, while Murphy enters his first main event without having ever suffered a loss, with 13 wins and a draw on his record.

The rest of the main card sees a pair of welterweight battles as Khaos Williams takes on Carlston Harris and Themba Gorimbo takes on Ramiz Brahimaj; a bantamweight fight pitting Adrian Yanez against Vinicius Salvador; and a battle of ranked strawweights as Luana Pinheiro meets Angela Hill.

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-Women’s Strawweights- Vanessa Demopoulos (10-5, 4-2 UFC) vs. Emily Ducote (13-8, 2-2 UFC)

Demopoulos with a leg kick and both land some punches before Demopoulos lands a pair of leg kicks. They trade in close range and Demopoulos with another leg kick. They trade leg kicks and Ducote lands a left hook. Demopoulos with a big right hand then follows with a leg kick. They trade. Demopoulos with a body shot then lands a combo as Ducote lands a right hand. Ducote with a leg kick and Demopoulos lands a right hand. Demopoulos with a right hand and then Ducote wobbles her with a right hand. Ducote lands a leg kick. Demopoulos with a combo. She then lands a quick flurry. They both land body kicks. Demopoulos with a combination. Demopoulos with an overhand right. Ducote lands a nice right hand. Demopoulos lands to the body. 10-9 Demopoulos.

Demopoulos throwing and chasing Ducote around the Octagon. Demopoulos pressuring and lands a right hand followed by a jab. Demopoulos lands but Ducote lands a counter right hand. Demopoulos with a head kick and is landing with more volume. They’re trading and Demopoulos lands a body kick. Demopoulos continuing to land with more volume. Ducote lands a right hand. Demopoulos landing and Ducote landing counters. Demopoulos with a right hand. 10-9 Demopoulos, 20-18 Demopoulos.

Demopoulos lands a leg kick and both trade punches. Demopoulos with a big right hand. Ducote with a left hook followed by a right hand. Ducote with a quick combination and a right hand. Ducote lands a leg kick. Demopoulos wobbles Ducote with a right hand. Demopoulos with some follow-up punches as she continues to land a right hand. Ducote is landing with more volume but Demopoulos is landing the more impactful blows. Ducote lands a left hook then a combo. Demopoulos then lands. Ducote lands a right hand. Ducote with a high kick. Ducote with a leg kick. Demopoulos lands a right hand. Demopoulos shoots for a takedown but Ducote ends up on top. Ducote ends the fight landing from the top. Close fights. 10-9 Ducote, 29-28 Demopoulos.

Official Result- Vanessa Demopoulos def. Emily Ducote by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

-Bantamweights- Alatengheili (16-9-2, 4-2-1 UFC) vs. Kleydson Rodrigues (8-3, 1-2 UFC)

Rodrigues with a body kick. Rodrigues trips Heili up with a leg kick then grabs his neck as Heili was getting up. Heili is able to get a takedown and lands some from inside the guard of Rodrigues. Heili still pressuring and landing from the top but Rodrigues is throwing from the bottom. Heili continuing to land punches to the head and body. Heili lands and Rodrigues lands an illegal kick at the end of the round. 10-9 Heili.

Rodrigues with a spin kick. Rodrigues landing calf kicks. Heili lands to the body. Rodrigues with a combo. They both land on the feet. Rodrigues with a flying knee. Both land hard punches and Rodrigues with a leg kick. Heili lands then grabs a single leg and scores a takedown. Rodrigues with some short punches from the bottom. Heili continues to control from the top and lands some. Close round. 10-9 Heili, 20-18 Heili.

Both land to start the third and Rodrigues lands a big right hand. Rodrigues with a body kick. Rodrigues with a head kick. Heili with a left hook to the body. Rodrigues lands a right hand and a leg kick. Rodrigues with a spin kick and they trade right hands. Rodrigues shoots for a takedown but Heili defends and scores a takedown of his own. Heili pressuring and mixing to the head and body from the top as Rodrigues lands some shots from the bottom. 10-9 Heili, 30-27 Heili.

Official Result- Alatengheili def. Kleydson Rodrigues by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

-Women’s Strawweights- Piera Rodriguez (9-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ariane Carnelossi (14-3, 2-2 UFC)

Rodriguez rushes in and both connect. They both connect inside the pocket. Carnelossi with a leg kick. Rodriguez with a combo and Carnelossi lands a right hand at the end of the exchange. Rodriguez lands to the body as she looks for a takedown, but Carnelossi lands in the clinch as they break. Carnelossi lands a pair of right hands. Rodriguez connects as she rushes in but Carnelossi lands a flurry as Rodriguez was circling away. Rodriguez with a combination. Rodriguez scores a takedown and is in side control. Both landing on the mat. Rodriguez stands and lands a pair of leg kicks. She gets back on top and lands a final flurry. 10-9 Rodriguez.

They trade to start the second before clinching. Rodriguez lands a pair of knees and pushes Carnelossi to the fence. Rodriguez landing punches and knees against the fence. Carnelossi lands a couple of knees. Rodriguez with a knee to the body then the head. They separate and Rodriguez lands a flurry and scores a takedown. Rodriguez lands a headbutt on the mat and a timeout is called. Carnelossi is down and seems hurt as it was the second time Rodriguez had landed a headbutt in the fight. Carnelossi is almost at her five minutes on the timeout clock. Carnelossi is unable to continue so the fight has been stopped.

Official Result- Ariane Carnelossi def. Piera Rodriguez by disqualification (illegal headbutt) at 3:16 of Round 2

-Middleweights- Abus Magomedov (25-6-1, 1-2 UFC) vs. Warlley Alves (14-7, 8-7 UFC)

Alves throwing early and Magomedov retreats before they tie up against the fence. Magomedov trips Alves down to the mat and has the neck as they get to the feet, then he lets go and lands a knee. Magomedov with an elbow as they break. Magomedov with a front kick and lands a counter left hand. Magomedov with a jab. Alves swings and Magomedov grabs the back and gets it down. Magomedov with some punches and gets to the half-guard of Alves. Magomedov landing and they scramble up but Magomedov is able to get it back to the mat. Magomedov lands from side control. 10-9 Magomedov.

Magomedov pressing forward. Alves lands a leg kick. They trade and Alves gets a body lock and pushes it to the fence. Magomedov gets it to the ground as he takes the back. Magomedov looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. Alves is able to get out of it but is now eating punches from Magomedov. Magomedov landing lots of left hands. Magomedov gets the mount and is still landing while trying to set up a choke. Magomedov with some elbows and Alves is cut open. Magomedov with more shots from the top. 10-8 Magomedov, 20-17 Magomedov.

Both look to land after Alves slips early and they clinch. Alves lands a right hand as they break. Alves lands a body kick but Magomedov is able to get the back and scores a takedown. Magomedov gets on top and is landing as Alves grabs the neck. Magomedov gets the back and is trying to find a choke. He almost has a rear-naked choke locked in but Alves escapes. Alves spins but it lets Magomedov get the mount and he lands. Magomedov with a big elbow from the top. Alves looks for a guillotine choke but Magomedov escapes and stands at the end. 10-9 Magomedov, 30-26 Magomedov.

Official Result- Abus Magomedov def. Warlley Alves by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

-Women’s Bantamweights- Tamires Vidal (7-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Melissa Gatto (8-2-2, 2-2 UFC)

Vidal with a leg kick as Gatto lands a right hand. Gatto lands to the body. Gatto with a combination. Gatto scores a takedown and Vidal grabs the neck. Gatto is landing to the body as she’s trying to get her neck free. Vidal isn’t doing anything except holding the neck. Gatto lands more to the body and escapes. Gatto is in the half-guard and controlling. Gatto gets the mount and lands a lot of punches and some elbows to the shoulders. Gatto with lots of shots from the top and lands a pair of nasty elbows. Gatto with more elbows. 10-9 Gatto.

Gatto landing to the body early on as Vidal lands a few punches. Gatto lands a right hand. Vidal swings big but doesn’t really connect before they clinch. They briefly break and Vidal swings before they clinch back up. Gatto lands a knee. Vidal with a knee. Gatto has the body lock and scores a takedown. Gatto with some left hands from the back. She gets the hooks around the back. Gatto then gets the mount and lands body punches. Vidal can’t do anything on the bottom. Gatto gets an armbar locked in late but time runs out. 10-9 Gatto, 20-18 Gatto.

They’re landing to start the third as Gatto is landing punches. Gatto lands a body punch and Vidal is hurt and turns her back. Gatto starts to land more and the fight is stopped as Vidal is still hurt.

Official Result- Melissa Gatto def. Tamires Vidal by TKO (punches) at :37 of Round 3

-Light Heavyweights- Oumar Sy (9-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Tuco Tokkos (10-3, 0-0 UFC)

Tokkos with some kicks to start. Sy looks for the takedown and is able to get it. Sy gets the back and is looking to set up a choke. Sy controlling from the back and keeps Tokkos down on the mat. Sy gets the hooks in and locks in a rear-naked choke and it is in tight. Tokkos taps and it is all over as Sy picks up the dominant win in an excellent debut.

Official Result- Oumar Sy def. Tuco Tokkos by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:43 of Round 1

-Lightweights- Victor Martinez (13-5, 0-1 UFC) vs. Tom Nolan (6-1, 0-1 UFC)

Nolan with a body kick then a leg kick then back to the body. Martinez lands a combination. They trade leg kicks. Nolan with a body kick and they trade leg kicks. Nolan with a step-in knee. Nolan with a body kick followed by a left hand. Nolan with another knee to the body. Nolan with more body kicks. Nolan lands some more kicks and follows it with punches but Martinez lands a counter right hand that drops Nolan. Martinez with an elbow and Nolan lands an elbow and Martinez is cut open and they get to their feet. Nolan lands a big knee to the body and Martinez goes down to the mat and Nolan ends it with some follow-up punches. Big comeback from some adversity for Nolan to pick up the win.

Official Result- Tom Nolan def. Victor Martinez by TKO (strikes) at 3:50 of Round 1

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-Women’s Strawweights- #9 Luana Pinheiro (11-2, 3-1 UFC) vs. #12 Angela Hill (16-13, 11-13 UFC)

No one has landed anything inside the first minute. Pinheiro lands a leg kick. Hill lands a left hook. Hill lands a right hand. Hill with a jab and Pinheiro lands a right hand. Pinheiro shoots for a takedown but Hill defends. They trade left hooks at the same time. Pinheiro lands a jab and Hill lands a right hand. They tie up and Pinheiro tries for a throw takedown but Hill defends and pushes it to the fence in the clinch. Pinheiro jumps guard and Hill gets it down as Pinheiro attacks the neck. Hill stands and is looking to get on top of Pinheiro but Pinheiro is throwing upkicks. Hill gets on top and lands a right hand and stands. Hill with a right hand from the top and gets another late takedown. 10-9 Hill.

Pinheiro lands a right hand as Hill scores with an uppercut. Pinheiro with a spinning back fist. Pinheiro working the jab. Pinheiro goes for a hip throw and Hill is able to get the back against the fence. Hill with a left hand. Pinheiro with a knee. Hill with a knee and they separate. Hill lands a body kick. Hill with a jab. Hill with a left hook. Hill with a jab and Pinheiro backs up and stumbles down but lands an uppercut on the way up. Hill with a leg kick. Pinheiro shoots for a takedown but Hill grabs the neck to defend, but Pinheiro breaks free. Pinheiro tries a takedown but it is stuffed and Hill lands a kick. Hill with a combo to the head and body. Hill grabs the neck and drags it down and has a mounted guillotine choke locked in and Pinheiro taps! Hill with an upset win by submission!

Official Result- Angela Hill def. Luana Pinheiro by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:12 of Round 2

-Bantamweights- Adrian Yanez (16-5, 5-2 UFC) vs. Vinicius Salvador (14-6, 0-2 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Yanez lands a left hook. Salvador lands a left hand. Salvador with a heavy body kick and Yanez lands a leg kick. Yanez with a leg kick. Yanez lands a left hand. Yanez drops Salvador with a big right hand and gets on top and starts landing lots of punches. Yanez keeps landing and it is stopped! What a finish by Yanez!

Official Result- Adrian Yanez def. Vinicius Salvador by TKO (punches) at 2:47 of Round 1

-Welterweights- Themba Gorimbo (12-4, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (10-4, 2-2 UFC)

Gorimbo with a front kick and Brahimaj grabs him and they clinch along the fence. Gorimbo gets on top as the fight goes to the mat. They work to the fence and get to their feet. Brahimaj with a knee. They battle for position along the fence. They continue to reverse position. Brahimaj tries a trip but Gorimbo reverses and ends up on top. Gorimbo with pressure and lands some short knees. They remain tied up as the round ends. 10-9 Gorimbo.

Gorimbo with a leg kick. He lands another and they tie up along the fence. Gorimbo with some knees. Gorimbo gets it down to the mat. They scramble up but Gorimbo has the body lock and gets it back down, but they scramble back up. Gorimbo still in control along the fence and lands some more knees. Brahimaj tries to trip it down from the back but Gorimbo gets back on top. They stand and Gorimbo still in clinch control. Gorimbo trips it back down. Gorimbo has body control. 10-9 Gorimbo, 20-18 Gorimbo.

Gorimbo with a right hand and leg kick. Gorimbo grabs the body lock and pushes it against the fence. They trade knees and Gorimbo lands some more solid knees. Brahimaj trying hard for the takedown but has had no success. Gorimbo reverses out. Gorimbo with more knees. He lands some more. Gorimbo keeping it tied up. Gorimbo with knees and a few right hands. Brahimaj tries a trip but Gorimbo gets it down right into the mount. Gorimbo moves to the back. They stand and Gorimbo gets it back down and they stand at the end. 10-9 Gorimbo, 30-27 Gorimbo.

Official Result- Thema Gorimbo def. Ramiz Brahimaj by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

-Welterweights- Khaos Williams (14-3, 5-2 UFC) vs. Carlston Harris (19-5, 4-1 UFC)

Harris with an inside leg kick. They trade as Harris lands a right hand. Williams with a leg kick as Harris lands a right hand. Both not quite connecting. Harris lands a right hand then Williams lands a big right hand as a counter and drops Harris and it is all over! Williams with a big knockout win!

Official Result- Khaos Williams def. Carlston Harris by knockout (punch) at 1:30 of Round 1

-Featherweights- #12 Edson Barboza (24-11, 18-11 UFC) vs. Lerone Murphy (13-0-1, 5-0-1 UFC)

Barboza blocks a high kick from Murphy. They trade jabs. We have a brief timeout for a groin strike. They get back going and trade punches. Barboza with a heavy leg kick. They trade punches. Murphy with a jab as Barboza is landing leg kicks. Murphy lands a few nice right hands. Murphy lands a right hand. Barboza with a big leg kick. Murphy lands a leg kick and is finding a home for the jab. Murphy lands a right hand and a body kick. Barboza with a jab. Barboza lands a right hand. He tries to land a knee and slips to the mat. Murphy gets on top and lands and Barboza lands a late upkick in a wild end to the round. 10-9 Murphy.

Murphy with a spin kick. Murphy lands a combo ending with a nice right hand. Barboza with a leg kick. Murphy lands a combination. Barboza with a leg kick. Murphy lands a right hand. Barboza with a leg kick then a jab. Barboza with another leg kick. Murphy with another big right hand and Barboza was wobbled a little. Murphy chasing Barboza down and is landing. They tie up against the fence and Murphy has the back and lands some knees. Murphy with some punches and they separate late. 10-9 Murphy, 20-18 Murphy.

Murphy lands a right hand. He lands another. They trade right hands. Murphy lands a combination. Barboza with a leg kick. Barboza with a big body kick. Murphy with a combo. Murphy pressuring and lands a one-two combo before going for a takedown. They separate and Murphy chases Barboza down. Murphy with a high kick. Murphy kind of gets a sloppy takedown and has the back on the feet still chasing it. They separate and Murphy lands as Barboza stumbles back. Murphy with a lot of big punches as Barboza is in trouble. They clinch and Murphy lands an elbow. Barboza with a leg kick after they break. Murphy tries a takedown but Barboza defends. They stand and separate. Murphy with a spin kick. 10-9 Murphy, 30-27 Murphy.

Murphy lands a leg kick. Barboza with a leg kick. Murphy with a leg kick. Murphy lands a big right hand. Barboza with a body kick and Murphy lands a right hand. Murphy with a left hook. Barboza lands a body kick. Murphy lands a right hand. Murphy works the jab and then lands a calf kick. Barboza with a calf kick then a body kick then a leg kick. Murphy lands a right hand. Barboza with a big spin kick to the body. Murphy lands a jab. Murphy with a leg kick. They trade jabs. Murphy landing some big punches. Murphy gets the back against the fence and lands some knees. They separate. 10-9 Murphy, 40-36 Murphy.

Murphy with an overhand right and a jab to the body. Barboza with a leg kick. Murphy grabs the body lock and pushes it against the fence. Barboza with a body kick. Murphy lands a right hand. Murphy lands a body kick then a left hand. Murphy with some big punches. Murphy with a right hand then a sharp jab. Murphy continuing to land with lots of volume. Murphy with a high kick. Barboza lands to the body. Murphy lands to the body and scores a takedown. Murphy jumps on the back and Barboza is being warned to not grab the fence. They get to their feet and Murphy keeps control as the fight ends. 10-9 Murphy, 50-45 Murphy.

Official Result- Lerone Murphy def. Edson Barboza by unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)