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UFC 315 live results: Two title fights from Montreal

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

For the first time in ten years, the Octagon returns to Montreal for a big pay-per-view event with two title fights as UFC 315 takes place at the Bell Centre.

The main event sees UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad make his first title defense against challenger Jack Della Maddalena. Muhammad is coming off his title fight win over Leon Edwards in July 2024, but injuries have delayed his first defense. Della Maddalena gets the first shot coming off a 16-fight win streak which includes a 7-0 record with the UFC.

In the co-main event, UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko makes her first title defense of her second reign against Manon Fiorot. Shevchenko is coming off a title fight win over Alexa Grasso in September 2024 while Fiorot is riding a 12-fight win streak including seven straight wins to start her UFC career.

Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo and Aiemann Zahabi; a women’s flyweight bout between former champion Alexa Grasso and Natalia Silva; and a lightweight bout pitting Benoit Saint-Denis against the returning Kyle Prepolec.

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> Bantamweights- Brad Katona (14-4, 4-4 UFC) vs. Bekzat Almakhan (16-2, 0-1 UFC)

Almakhan lands a jab to the body and follows with a combination. Almakhan lands a right hand. Almakhan with an uppercut as Katona lands a right hand. Almakhan drops Katona with another uppercut and lands a hammerfist to finish it off. What a finish from Almakhan!

Fight Result- Bekzat Almakhan def. Brad Katona by knockout (punch) at 1:04 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Daniel Santos (11-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. JeongYeong Lee (11-2, 2-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks before trading punches inside the pocket. Lee lands a pair of leg kicks as Santos lands a right hand. Santos lands a pair of body kicks. Lee lands a body kick. They trade in close range. Lee pushing the pace and lands a right hand and then drops Santos with a right hand. Santos quickly stands as Lee lands an elbow and Santos chases the takedown. Lee defends but Santos takes his back. Santos drags Lee down for a moment but they separate. Santos lands a right hand. Lee lands a jab and they trade inside the pocket. Santos lands a calf kick. They trade jabs. Lee lands a left to the body. They both land flurries in close range. Lee lands a left hook. Santos lands a right hand and Lee stumbles, but he lands a counter right hand. Lee lands a right hand. Santos lands and looks for a takedown, but Lee defends against the fence. They break. 10-9 Lee.

Lee lands an uppercut and Santos lands to the body. They trade inside the pocket. Santos misses a spin attack but is able to score a takedown. Santos has back control as they’re on the mat. Santos lands a knee to the body as they stand. They trade leg kicks. They trade and Santos gets another takedown. They get up and both connect as Lee lands a left hook. Santos lands a jumping knee. They trade leg kicks and Santos lands a pair of them. Santos scores another takedown. Santos landing from inside the guard of Lee. Lee pushes Santos off and Santos grabs the back as they stand. They break and trade. Lee clips Santos with a right hand. Santos with a spinning elbow. They both land inside the pocket. 10-9 Santos, 19-19.

They trade as both solidly land. Santos scores a takedown and looked for an arm-triangle choke but went to side control. Santos lands a pair of short elbows. They stand and Santos gets a brief takedown but they get to their feet. Lee lands a few punches. Santos lands a leg kick. Lee working the jab. Santos pushes Lee against the fence but they break. Santos lands a big right hand. They trade combos. Santos scores a takedown. They get up and Santos lands a knee before they break. Santos grabs a leg and Lee lands to defend and Santos lands a head kick as they separate. 10-9 Santos, 29-28 Santos.

Fight Result- Daniel Santos def. JeongYeong Lee by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights*- Marc-Andre Barriault (16-9 1 NC, 5-8 1 NC UFC) vs. Bruno Silva (23-12, 4-6 UFC)

*Silva missed weight by one pound

Silva lands a jab and Barriault lands some uppercuts. Barriault lands a body kick and Silva grabs the leg and lands some right hands. Barriault grabs the clinch and lands an elbow and some knees. Barriault with some big punches and lands an elbow and Silva goes down and is out cold! A vicious finish from Barriault to pick up the win!

Fight Result- Marc-Andre Barriault def. Bruno Silva by knockout (elbow) at 1:27 of Round 1

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> Light Heavyweights- Navajo Stirling (6-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ivan Erslan (14-4 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)

Stirling throwing kicks early. Erslan lands a combination. Erslan lands a right hand then a left hook. Stirling lands a spin kick. Erslan lands a right hand. Stirling with a leg and body kick. Stirling lands a pair of leg kicks. Erslan with a right hand. He lands another. Erslan with a right hand then a left hook. Stirling with a leg kick as Erslan lands a right hand. Erslan lands a right hand. Stirling with a pair of kicks. Erslan with a combo. 10-9 Erslan.

They trade and Stirling pushes it to the fence, but Erslan takes the back and lands some knees. They separate for a moment and Stirling gets a takedown. Stirling lands some punches as he has Erslan’s back. Erslan is able to reverse and he has the back of Stirling as they stand. Erslan with some soft knees. Stirling with some back punches and they break apart. Stirling with some body kicks. He lands a leg kick then a combo to the body. Stirling just misses a knee but lands a pair of kicks. Erslan lands a right hand. Erslan lands to the body. Stirling with a body kick. Stirling lands a left hand then a leg kick followed by a high kick. 10-9 Stirling, 19-19.

Stirling lands a jab as Erslan lands a right hand. Erslan with an uppercut and a right hand. Erslan landing slightly more. They trade jabs and Stirling lands an uppercut. Stirling lands a leg kick. They clinch for a moment and Stirling lands knees before they separate and trade. Stirling lands a big right hand that stuns Erslan. Erslan tries for a desperation takedown and Stirling lands some punches as he’s defending. Stirling still landing as they stand. They trade inside the pocket. Stirling lands a big elbow and lands a big flurry and Erslan falls face first to the mat but he’s alert. Stirling landing and Erslan gets to his feet and Stirling has the back. Stirling drags it down and lands. Stirling with lots of punches as the fight ends. 10-8 Stirling, 29-27 Stirling.

Fight Result- Navajo Stirling def. Ivan Erslan by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

> Light Heavyweights- Modestas Bukauskas (17-6, 5-4 UFC) vs. Ion Cutelaba (19-10-1 1 NC, 8-9-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Bukauskas lands a jab as Cutelaba lands a leg kick. Cutelaba lands a heavy leg kick. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Bukauskas lands another right hand. Cutelaba lands a right hand. Cutelaba lands some kicks. Bukauskas lands a switch kick. Cutelaba lands a right hand. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Bukauskas lands a calf kick. Cutelaba with a leg kick. Bukauskas lands a combination and then follows with another. Bukauskas lands a spin kick. Cutelaba with a spin kick. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Bukauskas with a spin kick. 10-9 Bukauskas.

They trade in close range and Bukauskas lands a right hand. Cutelaba throws a spinning elbow and trips to the mat as he throws it. They clinch against the fence. There isn’t much action happening and they are separated. Cutelaba tries a spin kick and slips to the mat again but gets up. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Cutelaba with a right hand. They trade punches. Bukauskas lands a right hand and they trade late. 10-9 Cutelaba, 19-19.

Cutelaba shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. He lands an elbow. They trade knees while tied up. They separate and trade. Cutelaba lands a leg kick. Cutelaba with a right hand. Bukauskas with a high kick. They trade before clinching up. They trade knees. Cutelaba tries to trip it down but Bukauskas keeps it standing. Cutelaba lands to the body. They separate and Bukauskas lands a right hand before they tie back up. Cutelaba with short punches. Bukauskas lands and they separate. Both land some solid punches. Close fight. 10-9 Bukauskas, 29-28 Bukauskas.

Fight Result- Modestas Bukauskas def. Ion Cutelaba by split decision (27-30, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- #7 Jessica Andrade (26-13, 17-11 UFC) vs. #9 Jasmine Jasudavicius (13-3, 7-2 UFC)

They trade and both land leg kicks. They trade and Jasudavicius scores a big takedown. Jasudavicius gets the back and lands. Jasudavicius grabs the neck and locks in a rear-naked choke and Andrade taps! Big win for Jasudavicius as she establishes herself as a sure-fire title contender.

Fight Result- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Jessica Andrade by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:40 of Round 1

> Welterweights- Mike Malott (11-2-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Charles Radtke (10-4, 3-1 UFC)

Malott with a front side kick to the quad of Radtke. Malott lands a left hand. Malott with more side kicks. Malott lands a right hand. Radtke lands a jab then a right hand. Malott lands a combination. Malott lands another combo then a spin kick. Malott lands a left hand. Radtke lands a couple of left hands and Malott lands a counter left hand. Malott with a body kick. Malott with a pair of jabs. Radtke partially lands and Malott lands a knee. 10-9 Malott.

Malott lands a left hand as Radtke rushes in. Malott drops Radtke with a combination and starts landing from the top and it is all over! What a finish from Malott!

Fight Result- Mike Malott def. Charles Radtke by knockout (punches) at :26 of Round 2

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> Lightweights- #13 Benoit Saint-Denis (13-3 1 NC, 5-3 UFC) vs. Kyle Prepolec (18-8, 0-2 UFC)

They trade leg kicks and Saint-Denis scores a takedown. Prepolec attacks an arm from the bottom. Saint-Denis has back control but not much action is taking place. Saint-Denis lands some right hands and then some side elbows. Saint-Denis looking for a rear-naked choke but lets go to land some punches. Prepolec stands and Saint-Denis keeps back control and takes it back down. Saint-Denis with more punches from the back. Saint-Denis has the body triangle locked in. Saint-Denis lets go and starts landing lots of punches. He jumps back on the back as Prepolec is on his feet. Saint-Denis looks for the choke but doesn’t have it in. 10-9 Saint-Denis.

Prepolec lands a left hand and they trade. Both land left hands. Prepolec lands and Saint-Denis lands a flurry and a knee and timeout is called for an eye poke by Prepolec. They get back going and both connect with left hands. Saint-Denis grabs the clinch and lands some knees and vicious elbows. They separate and Saint-Denis lands some left hands. Saint-Denis with another knee and lands some elbows in the clinch and then lands some knees. Saint-Denis with more nasty elbows. Saint-Denis grabs the back and drags it down. Saint-Denis locks in an arm-triangle choke and gets Prepolec to tap!

Fight Result- Benoit Saint-Denis def. Kyle Prepolec by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:35 of Round 2

> Women’s Flyweights- #1 Alexa Grasso (16-4-1, 8-4-1 UFC) vs. #5 Natalia Silva (18-5-1, 6-0 UFC)

Silva lands two leg kicks. Grasso with a leg kick and Silva lands a combination. They trade leg kicks and Silva lands a combination. Silva with a leg kick. Grasso lands a double jab. Silva with a leg kick then a high kick. Grasso looks for a takedown but Silva is landing to defend. They both land as they separate from the clinch. Silva with a side kick to the face. Grasso with a double jab. Silva lands a leg kick. Silva with another leg kick. Grasso with a leg kick. Grasso lands a jab. 10-9 Silva.

Grasso with a leg kick. Silva with a head kick. Grasso with a left hook. Silva lands a side kick. They trade. Silva with a leg kick and a left hand. Grasso rushes in and Silva lands a left hook after a high kick. Silva lands a jab. Silva lands a combination as Grasso rushes in. Silva with a head kick that grazes. Grasso lands some big punches late and Silva returns fire as the round ends. 10-9 Silva, 20-18 Silva.

Silva lands a combo and they trade leg kicks. Grasso lands a right hand and shoots for a takedown but Silva defends against the fence. They separate and Silva circles around and lands a hard left hand. Grasso lands the double jab and then a combination. Silva with a combination and a front kick then she lands a side kick. Silva with a combination. Silva lands a head kick that Grasso eats. Grasso continues to press forward and has a cut under her eye from the kick. Silva with a leg kick then a spin kick. Silva lands a leg kick. 10-9 Silva, 30-27 Silva.

Fight Result- Natalia Silva def. Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- #11 BW Jose Aldo (32-9, 14-8 UFC) vs. #15 BW Aiemann Zahabi (12-2, 6-2 UFC)

Aldo lands a jab. Aldo lands a body kick. Aldo with a knee and follows with a left hook. Aldo lands a combination and Zahabi is backing away as Aldo rushes in and lands. Aldo lands a right hand and a body kick. Zahabi lands a combination. Aldo lands a right hand. Aldo with a front kick. Aldo lands a combo to the body. Zahabi lands a leg kick. Aldo lands a leg kick. Aldo with the teet kick and lands a right hand. Zahabi lands a left hand. Aldo rips to the body and lands a left hook. Aldo with a leg kick and a jab and a right hand. Zahabi with a left hook. Aldo lands to the body and Zahabi lands a counter right hand. Aldo lands a left hook. 10-9 Aldo.

Zahabi lands a knee to the body. Aldo lands a jab. Aldo with a left hook. Zahabi lands a leg kick. They trade in close range. Aldo lands a combo. Zahabi with a left hand. Aldo works some left hands. Aldo with a right hand to the body. Zahabi with a pair of jabs. They trade in close range and timeout is called for a groin strike. They get back going. Zahabi lands a leg kick as Aldo lands some jabs. Zahabi lands a kick to Aldo’s groin and timeout is called. They get back going and trade leg kicks. Zahabi lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Aldo, 20-18 Aldo.

Zahabi lands a right hand. Zahabi with a jab. They trade in close range. Aldo with a left hand. Aldo working the jab. Zahabi lands a combination. Zahabi lands a knee to the body. Aldo drops Zahabi with a right hand and then lands a big head kick as Zahabi stands and he goes back down. Zahabi stands and Aldo is landing as Zahabi is running away. Zahabi recovers and he lands a right hand and a double jab. Zahabi landing some knees now as Aldo is gassed out. Aldo tries a takedown but Zahabi pushes him off and gets on top and lands. Zahabi lands to the body but Aldo gets control of the guard. Zahabi lands from the top. Zahabi lands some big elbows. Both are exhausted, but Aldo is way more. Zahabi with two more elbows and Aldo is cut open. Zahabi landing more elbows. Close fight. 10-9 Zahabi, 29-28 Aldo.

Fight Result- Aiemann Zahabi def. Jose Aldo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship- C Valentina Shevchenko (24-4-1, 13-3-1 UFC) vs. #2 Manon Fiorot (12-1, 7-0 UFC)

Fiorot lands a leg kick. Shevchenko lands a left hand. Shevchenko lands a right hand. Fiorot with a high kick. They trade leg kicks. Shevchenko with a right hook. Shevchenko lands a right hand. Shevchenko misses a spin kick and Fiorot lands a right hand. Shevchenko lands a right hand. Fiorot with a high kick. Shevchenko lands a right hook that stuns Fiorot. Fiorot is bleeding badly from her nose. Fiorot throws a kick and Shevchenko catches it and scores a takedown. Shevchenko lands from the half-guard. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko lands a right hand. Fiorot shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. They separate. Shevchenko with a high kick. Fiorot missing the side kick and Shevchenko lands a right hand. Fiorot lands a right hand and they tie up. Shevchenko gets a brief trip to the mat but Fiorot reverses to the feet. Shevchenko with a pair of right hands. Shevchenko grabs the body and looks for a takedown but Fiorot defends. Fiorot looks for a takedown against the fence. Fiorot has the back and lands some knees. Fiorot lands an elbow on the break. Fiorot gets a takedown. Fiorot lands to the body. Fiorot stands and lands an illegal knee that the referee doesn’t call. 10-9 Fiorot, 19-19.

Fiorot with a high kick and Shevchenko lands an inside leg kick. Fiorot with another high kick as Shevchenko lands a leg kick. They tie up and Fiorot lands a knee and elbow on the break. Shevchenko looked for a takedown but lands a right hand. They clinch and Fiorot lands a series of knees then pushes Shevchenko away. They both land and separate. Shevchenko lands a spinning back fist and Fiorot shoots for a takedown. Fiorot has the back and looks to drag it down. Shevchenko lands as they break. Close round. 10-9 Fiorot, 29-28 Fiorot.

They trade kicks. Shevchenko lands a right hook. Shevchenko lands a high spin kick. Fiorot lands a high kick. They clinch but not much happens. Fiorot is pressing forward. Shevchenko lands a spin kick to the body. They tie up and Fiorot lands some knees. They break apart. Shevchenko scores a takedown. Fiorot is able to quickly get up and lands a knee in the clinch. They separate. Fiorot with a side kick. Shevchenko drops Fiorot with a right hand and lands to end the round. 10-9 Shevchenko, 38-38.

They tie up and Fiorot lands a knee. They both land as they separate. Shevchenko lands a left hand. They tie up for a brief moment but quickly break. Shevchenko lands a spinning back fist. Fiorot pushes it against the fence and lands a knee. They both battle for advantage before separating. Fiorot lands a right hand. Fiorot gets the clinch and lands a knee. Fiorot has the back and lands some knees. They break apart. Shevchenko with a leg kick. Shevchenko lands a spin attack. Fiorot with a knee and elbow. 10-9 Fiorot, 48-47 Fiorot.

Fight Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Manon Fiorot by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) to retain the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> UFC Welterweight Championship- C Belal Muhammad (24-3 1 NC, 15-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #5 Jack Della Maddalena (17-2, 7-0 UFC)

Maddalena lands a right hand and Muhammad lands a body kick. Maddalena with a jab, a leg kick and a right hand. Muhammad lands a jab. Maddalena with a leg kick. Muhammad lands a jab. Muhammad lands a right hand. Muhammad with a left hand. Maddalena lands a head kick then a left hand. Maddalena with a right hand and a body kick. Maddalena with a leg kick. Maddalena lands a leg kick then a high kick. Maddalena connects with a left hand. Muhammad shoots for a takedown but Maddalena defends. Muhammad lands a body kick. Muhammad lands a right hand. Maddalena lands an uppercut and Muhammad lands an elbow. 10-9 Maddalena.

Maddalena lands two body kicks. Muhammad lands a right hand. Maddalena with another body kick. Muhammad lands a jab. Muhammad with a partially landed head kick. Maddalena lands a left hand. Maddalena with some teet kicks. Maddalena lands a right hand. He lands a big right hand. They trade body kicks. They trade right hands. Muhammad hunts for a takedown but Maddalena sniffs it out. They trade in close range. Muhammad looks for the takedown again but Maddalena defends. They trade in close range. Maddalena with a spin kick. 10-9 Maddalena, 20-18 Maddalena.

Maddalena lands a jab. Muhammad lands a combo. Maddalena lands to the body and ends it with a right hand. Maddalena lands a left hand and a body kick. They trade jabs. Muhammad lands a jab. He lands a right hand. Maddalena lands a right hand. Maddalena lands a pair of jabs and Muhammad lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Maddalena lands a left hand. Muhammad lands an elbow and some right hands against the fence as he has clinch control. Maddalena goes for a takedown as Muhammad lands some elbows. Close round. 10-9 Maddalena, 30-27 Maddalena.

They trade and Muhammad lands a jab and a right hand. Muhammad is pressing forward more now and lands. Maddalena lands a quick flurry. They trade jabs. Muhammad lands a combo. Maddalena lands a counter right hand as Muhammad was coming forward. Muhammad with an uppercut and he goes for a takedown but Maddalena defends. Maddalena lands some big punches. Muhammad presses Maddalena against the fence. Muhammad takes Maddalena’s back. Muhammad lands a knee. Muhammad lands more and they separate. Muhammad lands a high kick and a jab. They tie up against the fence. Muhammad has the back and lands a couple of head kicks. They break apart. Muhammad lands a right hand. 10-9 Muhammad, 39-37 Maddalena.

Maddalena lands to the body. Muhammad lands a right hand and a body kick. Maddalena lands two left hands. Maddalena lands a knee that cuts Muhammad open. Muhammad lands a right hand that briefly wobbles Maddalena. They trade and Muhammad is able to score a takedown. Muhammad lands from the top. Maddalena is able to explode to his feet. Maddalena lands a heavy left hand that makes Muhammad stumble a little. Maddalena teeing off with big punches. Muhammad is able to force a clinch. Maddalena lands to the body. Muhammad gets a takedown and is able to get on top. They stand but Muhammad still has control. They separate and Maddalena lands a right hand and a few big punches. Maddalena with some hard right hands. Maddalena with an uppercut. 10-9 Maddalena, 49-46 Maddalena.

Fight Result- Jack Della Maddalena def. Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) to win the UFC Welterweight Championship

UFC on ESPN 54 live results: Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The UFC closes out a busy month of March with a return to Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the first time in six years for UFC on ESPN 54 from the famed Boardwalk Hall.

The main event is a pivotal bout in the women’s flyweight division as second-ranked Erin Blanchfield takes on third-ranked Manon Fiorot. Both are on long win streaks as Blanchfield has won nine straight while Fiorot has won eleven straight. The winner is expected to earn a title shot at against current champion Alexa Grasso.

The co-main event sees an exciting matchup in the welterweight division as Vicente Luque takes on Joaquin Buckley. Also on the main card is former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman looking to get back into the win column against knockout artist Bruno Silva; middleweights Nursulton Ruziboev and Sedriques Dumas squaring off; and Bill Algeo taking on Kyle Nelson in featherweight action.

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> Bantamweights- Angel Pacheco (7-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Caolan Loughran (8-1, 0-1 UFC)

Pacheco lands a leg kick. Pacheco lands a jab then Loughran lands a stiff right hand. Pacheco lands to the body. Loughran lands a right hand. Pacheco lands a leg kick. Loughran with an overhand right. Loughran with another right hand as Pacheco lands a leg kick. Loughran lands a hard right hand. He lands another. Loughran with another right hand. Loughran lands a left hook then an uppercut. Pacheco with a jab and leg kick then back to the jab. Loughran lands an uppercut then a big right hand. Loughran with a flurry against the fence. Loughran with a combination. Pacheco with a couple of jabs and lands to the body as Loughran lands a counter right hand. They trade late. 10-9 Loughran.

Pacheco lands a left hook and Loughran lands back with some big right hands. Pacheco lands a jab. Pacheco lands a right hand and Loughran lands one before getting a takedown. Loughran takes the back against the fence. Loughran has the body triangle and is looking for a choke. Loughran starts pouring on right hands and is landing a lot of them but it keeps going. Loughran keeps the back and starts landing more punches. Loughran continues to land as he moves to the half-guard. They get to their feet and Loughran lands an elbow on the break. Loughran with a leg kick. Pacheco lands a body kick. They clinch at the end. 10-9 Loughran, 20-18 Loughran.

Loughran lands and Pacheco lands and lands awkwardly on his leg and his ankle is hurt. Loughran with a flurry of punches and lands a pair of leg kicks. Loughran with a combo to the body followed by a right hand. Loughran looks for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Loughran lands a combo. Loughran continues to land and Pacheco lands a jumping knee. Loughran with a pair of right hands and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Loughran lands an elbow. Loughran with a leg kick then a right hand. Loughran with a leg kick followed by a jab. Pacheco lands a left hand that hurts Loughran and then lands a flying knee but Loughran is able to get a takedown from it. They get up and Loughran with a combo. 10-9 Loughran, 30-27 Loughran.

Official Result- Caolan Loughran def. Angel Pacheco by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

> Middleweights- Andre Petroski (10-2, 5-1 UFC) vs. Jacob Malkoun (7-3, 3-3 UFC)

They trade and Malkoun makes Petroski stumble after landing a jab. Petroski misses a head kick and lands a leg kick as he eats a right hand from Malkoun. Petroski lands a left hand as Malkoun lands a jab and right hand. Malkoun presses forward and lands. Petroski lands a left hand and Malkoun briefly falls to the mat but quickly gets up. Malkoun looks for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence. They separate. Petroski with a leg kick. Malkoun lands a right hand. Petroski with a high kick and Malkoun lands a right hand to the body. Petroski gets a takedown and they scramble. Petroski has the back but they get to their feet and separate. Close round. 10-9 Malkoun.

Petroski with a leg kick. Petroski looks for a takedown but Malkoun defends and Petroski falls to the mat after hitting his head on the hip of Malkoun. Malkoun lands with a body kick on the ground and starts landing from the top and gets the finish. Big win for Malkoun.

Official Result- Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski by TKO (strikes) at :39 of Round 2

> Women’s Flyweights- Viktoriia Dudakova (8-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Melissa Gatto (8-2-2, 2-2 UFC)

*Breaking: This fight has been cancelled after Dudakova was pulled from the fight due to medical issues.

> Light Heavyweights- Ibo Aslan (12-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Anton Turkalj (8-3, 0-3 UFC)

Aslan with a leg kick and Turkalj lands a leg kick. They continue to trade kicks. They exchange right hands. Turkalj with a body kick and Aslan catches it and lands a right hand. They trade snap jabs. Turkalj lands a right hand and they trade. Turkalj with a flying knee. Aslan with a leg kick. They trade punches. Turkalj with a leg kick. Turkalj lands a flurry as he rushes in and presses Aslan back. Aslan then lands a combination. Aslan with another winging combo. Aslan with a leg kick. 10-9 Turkalj.

They’re swinging wildly and have a wild exchange in the pocket. Aslan lands a big right hand. They trade inside the pocket again. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action. Aslan with a calf kick. Aslan lands a left hand that hurts Turkalj. Turkalj slips on a head kick but Aslan can’t take advantage. Aslan lands a right hand. Both throwing wild haymakers. Aslan with a right hand. He lands a leg kick. They trade right hands. Aslan with a big right hand. Aslan with a pair of leg kicks. 10-9 Aslan, 19-19.

Turkalj lands a right hand and a body kick. Aslan catches it and lands a right hand. Turkalj lands a right hand. Turkalj with a combo. They trade right hands. Aslan with a big right hand and Turkalj is stumbling and falls down and it is stopped! Big finish from Aslan!

Official Result- Ibo Aslan def. Anton Turkalj by TKO (punch) at 1:32 of Round 3

> Featherweights- Dennis Buzukja (11-4, 0-2 UFC) vs. Connor Matthews (7-1, 0-0 UFC)

Matthews with a body kick as Buzukja lands a left hand. They trade body and leg kicks. They trade more kicks. They trade wild punches. Matthews lands a leg kick. Buzukja lands a combo. Buzukja with a leg kick. Both throwing a lot but not landing much. Matthews lands a leg kick. Buzukja with a left hand and a leg kick. Buzukja with a leg kick. Matthews lands a body kick. Buzukja lands a left hook then a right hand. We have a timeout for a groin strike. Buzukja lands a high kick as they get back. Buzukja with a high kick. Matthews lands a right hand. Buzukja with a right hand. Buzukja with a leg kick followed by a combination. 10-9 Buzukja.

They trade leg kicks. Buzukja lands a right hand. Matthews with a combo against the fence. Buzukja lands a hook kick to get back to the center. Buzukja lands a left hand and Matthews stumbles a little. Buzukja with a combo and Matthews lands a right hand. Buzukja mixing punches and kicks as he is landing more. Buzukja lands a combo. Matthews with the jab. Buzukja with a body kick. Matthews lands a right hand. Buzukja with a left hook. They trade leg kicks. Buzukja with a left hook. Buzukja lands a big right hand. Buzukja follows with a combo. Matthews grabs the back looking to get it down but Buzukja is defending. Matthews gets the takedown. They scramble to their feet and separate. Matthews lands a right hand and Buzukja counters with a body combination. Matthews with a right hand. 10-9 Buzukja, 20-18 Buzukja.

Buzukja drops Matthews early with a left hand and starts teeing off from the top and gets the finish! Big finish for Buzukja to pick up his first UFC win.

Official Result- Dennis Buzukja def. Connor Matthews by TKO (punches) at :22 of Round 3

> Featherweights*- Julio Arce (18-6, 5-4 UFC) vs. Herbert Burns (11-4, 2-2 UFC)

*Arce missed weight by one pound

Burns pressuring early as Arce is circling around, but not much action is taking place. Burns with a body kick. Arce with a stiff jab. Burns with a high kick. Arce lands a left hand. Arce with a left hand to the body. Timeout for a groin strike by Burns. They get back to action and Burns lands a body kick and shoots for a takedown. Burns lands another knee to the groin and we have another timeout. Burns has a point taken away. They get back to action. Burns with a high kick. Burns looks for a takedown. Arce lands a knee as they break. Arce with a left hand to the body. Burns lands a right hand. He lands another as he looks for a takedown. 9-9 round due to the point deduction.

Arce hurts Burns with a right hand as Burns was rushing in. Burns lands a flying knee. They clinch and Burns lands a knee. Arce lands a knee in the clinch. Arce drops Burns with a knee but lets him up. Arce with a combo and a head kick. Arce with a big flurry against the fence and drops Burns with a left hand and it is stopped. What a finish from Arce!

Official Result- Julio Arce def. Herbert Burns by TKO (punches) at 2:00 of Round 2

> Women’s Strawweights- #5 Virna Jandiroba (19-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. #10 Loopy Godinez (12-3, 7-3 UFC)

Jandiroba lands a right hand. Jandiroba with a jab. Godinez lands a jab. They trade in close range. Jandiroba gets a takedown but Godinez is able to get to her feet. They remain clinched against the fence. Godinez with a knee. Jandiroba rolls for a leg lock. They get to their feet and trade right hands. Jandiroba with a jab. Godinez lands a right hand. Godinez lands a right hand. Jandiroba pushes it against the fence. Jandiroba drags it down and is able to get the back of Godinez. Jandiroba looked for the neck. 10-9 Jandiroba.

They trade to start the second as Godinez lands a leg kick. They trade in close range with Godinez landing more. Jandiroba lands a combo. Jandiroba looks for a takedown but Godinez ends up on top. Godinez with a hammerfist. Godinez looking for a leg lock. Jandiroba with a pair of hammerfists. She lands more hammerfists. Godinez lands a right hand from the bottom. They scramble and Jandiroba still landing. They get to their feet. They trade. 10-9 Jandiroba, 20-18 Jandiroba.

Jandiroba looking for the takedown. They are tied up against the fence. They separate. Jandiroba lands a combination. They trade before clinching up. Godinez with some knees. Godinez lands as they break. Jandiroba rushes it and lands. Godinez lands a nice left hand. Godinez lands a knee. Jandiroba shoots for a takedown but Godinez defends. They tie up against the fence and are scrambling on the mat. Jandiroba is on the back as they get to their feet. Jandiroba looking for a rear-naked choke. Jandiroba has it across the jaw and is squeezing as Godinez is bleeding. Jandiroba with punches at the end. 10-9 Jandiroba, 30-27 Jandiroba.

Official Result- Virna Jandiroba def. Loopy Godinez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Nate Landwehr (17-5, 4-3 UFC) vs. Jamall Emmers (20-7, 3-3 UFC)

Emmers hurts Landwehr with a right hand and lands some follow-up shots but Landwehr circles away. Emmers lands to the body but falls off balanced. Emmers with more right hands. Emmers with some more hard punches. Landwehr lands a right hand. Emmers landing some big right hands and Landwehr has a big cut opened up. Landwehr lands a big right hand. Landwehr stuns Emmers with a right hand. They tie up and Landwehr with some uppercuts as Emmers lands some knees. They separate. Emmers lands a combination. Landwehr with a pair of right hands. Landwehr lands an uppercut and drops Emmers with a punch and Emmers is out! What a huge comeback from Landwehr!

Official Result- Nate Landwehr def. Jamall Emmers by knockout (punches) at 4:43 of Round 1

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> Welterweights- Chidi Njokuani (22-10 1 NC, 2-3 UFC) vs. Rhys McKee (13-5-1, 0-3 UFC)

They trade short leg kicks. Njokuani with a pair of leg kicks. McKee lands a grazing right hand. Njokuani with another leg kick. Njokuani with a leg kick as McKee lands a combo. Njokuani with more leg kicks. McKee lands a nice right hand. They exchange leg kicks and McKee with a pair of right hands. Njokuani with more kicks. McKee with a right hand and then another. They trade leg kicks. They clinch and McKee with a little dirty boxing before he pushes it to the fence. Njokuani with a knee in the clinch. He lands another. Njokuani with an elbow. They are separated by Keith Peterson. McKee with a jab. Njokuani with a body kick then a pair of leg kicks. 10-9 Njokuani.

Njokuani with a hard leg kick as McKee lands a right hand. They clinch again. Njokuani with a knee. They separate. Njokuani with an elbow followed by a knee. Njokuani with a pair of leg kicks with a jab mixed in. McKee tries for a takedown and Njokuani lands a knee to the head. Njokuani gets the back and they scramble up and are tied up against the fence. Njokuani lands a hard elbow. McKee trying hard to get it down by sweeping but Njokuani keeping it on the feet. Njokuani with an elbow. McKee lands a knee. Njokuani with more knees. 10-9 Njokuani, 20-18 Njokuani.

Njokuani with a leg kick. Njokuani tries for a takedown but they separate. Njokuani with a body kick then a leg kick. Njokuani with a knee to the body and they clinch up. They separate. Njokuani with a pair of knees. Njokuani lands a right hand. Njokuani gets the takedown. They quickly get up and Njokuani has the back. McKee lands to the body as Njokuani lands a right hand. Njokuani lands a pair of elbows as they clinch back up. They are separated. McKee trying again for the takedown. McKee lands a knee. Njokuani lands some knees as they break. Njokuani with a body kick. Njokuani with a spinning elbow. 10-9 Njokuani, 30-27 Njokuani.

Official Result- Chidi Njokuani def. Rhys McKee by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Bill Algeo (18-7, 5-3 UFC) vs. Kyle Nelson (15-5-1, 3-4-1 UFC)

Algeo with a body kick and he keeps throwing kicks. Algeo with a leg kick and a body kick. Nelson lands a body kick. Nelson hurts Algeo with a right hand and both are swinging before they tie up against the fence. They break away. Algeo with a leg kick then a body kick. Nelson with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Algeo with a right hand. They trade jabs. Algeo with a spin kick. Nelson lands a left hand. Algeo with a leg kick then a right hand to the body. Nelson rocks Algeo with a right hand and swarms with big punches. Nelson lands a knee and both are swinging with wild punches. Nelson lands a big right hand and then another. Nelson with another right hand and is still landing and it is stopped on the feet. Algeo immediately protesting and it might have been early but he was eating hard punches.

Official Result- Kyle Nelson def. Bill Algeo by TKO (punches) at 4:00 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Nursulton Ruziboev (33-8-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Sedriques Dumas (9-1, 2-1 UFC)

Ruziboev lands a right hand. Dumas with a right hand. Ruziboev with an uppercut and lands a combo. Ruziboev with another right hand. Ruziboev lands to the body. Ruziboev with a body kick. Dumas pressing forward. Ruziboev with an uppercut. Dumas complains of an eye poke and Ruziboev starts landing punches and drops Dumas, then lands a barrage from the top to get the finish. Big finish from Ruziboev.

Official Result- Nursulton Ruziboev def. Sedriques Dumas by knockout (punches) at 3:18 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Chris Weidman (15-7, 11-7 UFC) vs. Bruno Silva (23-10, 4-4 UFC)

Weidman with a body kick. He lands a front kick to the body. Silva with a body kick. Weidman with some body kicks. Weidman lands a right hand that hurts Silva for a moment. Weidman lands some knees as he grabs the neck. Weidman gets a takedown and looks for the back. Weidman with some left hands from the back. Not much is happening. Weidman with some knees to the thighs. Silva is doing nothing. Weidman with more knees. 10-9 Weidman.

Weidman with a leg kick and Silva lands a right hand. Weidman with a leg kick. Weidman with a pair of body kicks. Weidman with a body kick. Silva lands a right hand. Both land punches in an exchange. Weidman shoots for a takedown but Silva defends. Silva lands a left hand and complains of an eye poke and we have a timeout. They get back to action. Weidman with a leg kick then a body kick. They trade jabs. Weidman lands a nice jab. Silva lands a combo. Weidman with a body kick. Silva with a combination. Silva with a big left hand. Weidman lands a right hand. Weidman with a left hand. Weidman with a combo as Silva was covering up. Weidman with a big flurry against the fence. Close round. 10-9 Weidman, 20-18 Weidman.

Silva lads a jab. We have a timeout for a double eye poke. They get back to action. Both land body kicks. Silva lands a combo. They trade right hands. Weidman lands a right hand. Weidman drops Silva with a left hand and Silva was grabbing his eye. Weidman with a flurry from the top and it is stopped. Silva is complaining about the stoppage but Weidman picks up a massive win. They originally announced it as a TKO win for Weidman, but it was changed to a technical unanimous decision win after the commission ruled it was a foul and they went to the scorecards.

Official Result- Chris Weidman def. Bruno Silva by technical unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at 2:18 of Round 3

> Welterweights- #11 Vicente Luque (22-9-1, 15-5 UFC) vs. Joaquin Buckley (17-6, 7-4 UFC)

They clash legs with kicks. Buckley with a leg kick. Luque with a leg kick. Luque with a pair of kicks. Buckley lands a double jab. Luque with a body kick and Buckley counters with a combination. Buckley lands a left hand. Luque with a body kick. Luque with a leg kick. Buckley lands a leg kick. Luque with a body kick. Luque gets it somewhat on the mat late. Close round. 10-9 Luque.

Luque with a body kick. Buckley with a flying knee but Luque blocked it. Luque with a leg kick. Luque lands another leg kick. Buckley with a leg kick. Buckley with a head kick that Luque mostly blocks. Buckley with a combination. Buckley lands a right hand. They go to the mat with Buckley on top and he starts landing lots of punches from the top. Big flurry from Buckley as Luque is covering up. Buckley with more punches and it is stopped! Big win for Buckley!

Official Result- Joaquin Buckley def. Vicente Luque by TKO (punches) at 3:17 of Round 2

> Women’s Flyweights- #2 Erin Blanchfield (12-1, 6-0 UFC) vs. #3 Manon Fiorot (11-1, 6-0 UFC)

They trade to start as both land punches and leg kicks. Fiorot with a right hook. She lands a left hand. Fiorot with a body kick as Blanchfield rushes in. Fiorot with a body kick and a right hand. Fiorot gets a big takedown. Blanchfield has the neck and locks in a guillotine choke. Fiorot scrambles to her feet. Blanchfield still has the choke locked in on the feet. Blanchfield lets go. Blanchfield with an elbow as they break. Fiorot lands a left hand. Blanchfield with a leg kick. Fiorot with a combo. Fiorot landing with slightly more volume. They clinch and trade knees and Fiorot lands a right hand as they break. 10-9 Fiorot.

They trade punches as both are pressing forward. Blanchfield with a high kick. Blanchfield gets it down but Fiorot reverses and they stand. They clinch back up and Blanchfield has the body lock but lets go. Fiorot with a right hook. Fiorot with another right hook as Blanchfield tries to land. Fiorot with a jab. Blanchfield with a body kick. Blanchfield is pressing forward but just can’t find openings. They trade in close range. Fiorot with a side kick and a right hook. Blanchfield lands a right hand. 10-9 Fiorot, 20-18 Fiorot.

They trade as Blanchfield is still trying to rush in and land. Fiorot lands a left hand and is working the jab. Blanchfield lands a right hand. Blanchfield lands a left hand. They tie up for a moment but quickly separate. Fiorot lands a right hand. Fiorot lands a right hand after Blanchfield lands. Blanchfield with a leg kick and body kick. Fiorot with a combo. They trade in close range. 10-9 Fiorot, 30-27 Fiorot.

Fiorot with a combo as Blanchfield rushes in. Blanchfield lands a body kick. They trade in close range. Blanchfield landing some punches as Fiorot is retreating. They both land flurries. Blanchfield with a body kick. Fiorot with a combination. Blanchfield with a body kick. Both are landing a lot but Fiorot with more volume and is connecting better. Fiorot with a side kick. 10-9 Fiorot, 40-36 Fiorot.

Fiorot lands a left hand as Blanchfield lands a right hand. Blanchfield lands a head kick. Fiorot with a jab. Blanchfield lands a right hand. Blanchfield with a leg kick. Blanchfield with a body kick. Fiorot with a right hook. Blanchfield with a body kick. Fiorot with a side kick to the body then lands a combination. Blanchfield keeps trying to rush in and land but Fiorot is using her reach to keep Blanchfield from landing. Blanchfield with a combination. Fiorot lands a big left hand. They tie up and Blanchfield pushes it to the fence. Fiorot with a side kick. They have a wild exchange late. 10-9 Fiorot, 50-45 Fiorot.

Official Result- Manon Fiorot def. Erin Blanchfield by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)