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UFC 276 live results: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, Volkanovski vs. Holloway 3

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier, emanating from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It is 2022 International Fight Week in Las Vegas, the home of combat sports and the UFC, with a week full of events capped off by UFC 276, which features an absolutely stacked card with two title fights and some big match-ups on the card.

In the main event, UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya makes his fifth title defense of the undisputed title as he defends against top contender Jared Cannonier. Both men last fought at UFC 271 in February as Adesanya successfully defended against Robert Whittaker in their rematch while Cannonier scored a brutal second-round knockout of Derek Brunson. Cannonier then called for a title shot after the fight, which he gets on the heels of two straight wins and wins in five of his last six.

In the co-main event, UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski defends against former champion Max Holloway in their trilogy bout. Volkanovski has won the first two fights, beating Holloway for the title at UFC 245 in December 2019, then defending against Holloway at UFC 251 in July 2020 in a fight that many scored for Holloway. Volkanovski is coming off a defense against Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 in April, while Holloway is coming off a win over Yair Rodriguez in November.

Also on the main card is a middleweight bout that could determine the next title challenger as Sean Strickland battles Alex Pereira, a welterweight fight between former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and Bryan Barberena, and the main card opens with an exciting bantamweight bout between Pedro Munhoz and rising contender and star Sean O’Malley.

The main prelims are stacked and will be the first MMA fight shown in prime time on ABC, capped off with a lightweight bout between Brad Riddell and Jalin Turner. The other ABC fights will see the all-time UFC wins leader will be decided between Jim Miller and Donald Cerrone in a welterweight clash, Ian Garry takes on Gabe Green in a welterweight bout, and a middleweight bout pitting Brad Tavares against Dricus Du Plessis.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6:30 p.m. eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

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> Women’s Bantamweights- Jessica-Rose Clark (11-7 1 NC, 4-3 UFC) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (9-6-1, 0-4 UFC)

Clark came out to Shawn Michaels’ WWE theme. Clark clips Stoliarenko with a right hand early and had her hurt. Clark lands a combo and Stoliarenko gets a takedown and passes to side control. Stoliarenko going right for the armbar and has it in and Clark taps! That was quick. Clark looked to dislocate her elbow as well. That was nasty.

Official Result- Julija Stoliarenko def. Jessica-Rose Clark by submission (armbar) at :42 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #10 Jessica Eye (15-10 1 NC, 5-9 1 NC UFC) vs. #13 Maycee Barber (10-2, 5-2 UFC)

They clinch up early with both landing. Barber with some knees as Eye was landing to the body and they go against the fence. Eye pushing Barber against the fence. Barber with an elbow after landing some punches. Eye with a knee and then Barber with an elbow, then a knee then another big elbow. They reverse and Barber with a knee. They break and Eye lands a right hand. They clinch back up as Barber lands some elbows. Barber with another elbow then another big one. Barber with some big punches against the fence. Barber with a knee. They remain clinched and Barber is landing some big shots. They trade knees. 10-9 Barber.

Barber lands a right hand. They clinch back up. Eye working for a takedown. Barber lands a knee as she defends. Barber lands a big elbow and a knee as they break. Eye shoots for a takedown but Barber defends as they tie up against the fence. Barber with an elbow and they break. Barber lands a head kick and Eye gets the takedown and steps over to the half-guard. Eye controlling from the top but there is not a lot of action going on. Eye gets to side control for a second but gets back to the half-guard. Eye lands with some punches late. 10-9 Barber, 20-18 Barber.

Barber with a head kick that Eye blocks. Barber with an elbow. Eye lands a right hand. Barber with a head kick and follows it with a right hand. Eye ducks under a punch and grabs the body lock and pushes it against the fence. They trade right hands and Barber lands a head kick as they break. They both land in the clinch before breaking. Eye lands a right hand. They trade punches. Barber lands a front kick then a right hand and a question mark kick. They trade punches. They trade in close range and Barber tries a head kick and Eye grabs the leg and pushes it against the fence. They break after Eye lands a right hand. Barber lands a right hand. Eye tries a takedown and has a leg and Barber lands some hammerfists as she defends and they get to their feet. Eye pushes it against the fence. Barber with a big elbow. Solid fight. 10-9 Barber, 30-27 Barber.

Official Result- Maycee Barber def. Jessica Eye by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

After the fight, Eye announced her retirement.

> Middleweights- #9 Uriah Hall (17-10, 10-8 UFC) vs. #13 Andre Muniz (22-4, 4-0 UFC)

Muniz with a body kick. Hall lands a quick jab as they’re feeling each other out. Muniz lands a body kick. Hall lands a combo with his back to the fence. Muniz with a leg kick. Hall lands a right hand and Muniz gets a takedown. Muniz gets to side control. Muniz lands from the top and is looking to find a submission and Hall is doing a good job of defending. Muniz gets the mount and went for a triangle choke but Hall slipped out to his feet. Muniz grabs the body and drags it down and has the back. Muniz looking to attack the arm. Muniz with some right hands from the back. 10-9 Muniz.

They trade kicks to start the second. Muniz lands a body kick then a right hand. Muniz tries a takedown but Hall slips away as he defends. Muniz gets a trip takedown next to the fence and Muniz is in Hall’s full guard. Muniz with some short punches from the top. Muniz gets to the mount. Muniz lands an elbow. Muniz lands from the top and looks for an arm. Hall gives up his back. Muniz with some punches from the back. Muniz tries to get the arm but Hall gets up and lands some big right hands at the end. 10-9 Muniz, 20-18 Muniz.

Muniz with a leg kick. Muniz lands a left hand. Muniz lands a right hand and drops for a takedown. Muniz gets the takedown. Hall gives up his back and Muniz is looking for a choke. Muniz is working hard from the back but Hall gets to his feet though Muniz is still on his back. Hall tries to slam himself down to break the grip but Muniz still has the back. Hall spins into the guard of Muniz and lands some punches at the end. 10-9 Muniz, 30-27 Muniz.

Official Result- Andre Muniz def. Uriah Hall by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Middleweights- #12 Brad Tavares (19-6, 14-6 UFC) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (16-2, 2-0 UFC)

Du Plessis comes forward landing low kicks and with a combo. Tavares lands a right hand as Du Plessis was shooting for a takedown that hurt Du Plessis. Tavares keeps it on the feet. They’re clinched against the fence. Du Plessis tries a takedown but Tavares reverses and is in side control. Tavares now trying to get to the guard as he controls from the top and they get to their feet. Du Plessis looks for another takedown but Tavares defends. They break and Tavares with a head kick. Tavares hurts Du Plessis with a right hand and Du Plessis tries a takedown but Tavares defends. They’re clinched against the fence and Tavares with a knee. They trade knees. They break and Du Plessis with a spinning back fist. Tavares lands a front kick and a right hand. 10-9 Tavares.

They throw in close range and Du Plessis with a knee and Tavares with a right hand. Du Plessis lands a combo. Du Plessis with a right hand. Tavares has a cut open. Tavares with a big body kick. Du Plessis with a spinning back fist. Tavares with a leg kick. Du Plessis lands some hard punches. Tavares lands a jab as Du Plessis was pressing forward. Tavares is bleeding badly now. Du Plessis with a left hand. Du Plessis tries a takedown but Tavares defends and lands a knee to the body. They trade leg kicks. Du Plessis with a right hand. Du Plessis lands a knee. Tavares with a front kick to the body. They trade late and Du Plessis rocks Tavares late. 10-9 Du Plessis, 19-19.

Tavares lands a right hand. Du Plessis with a right hand and he lands another. Du Plessis with some kicks. Du Plessis with a left hand. Du Plessis landing more early in the third here. Tavares with a high kick then a body kick. They trade kicks. Du Plessis with a right hand and follows it with a left. Tavares with a leg kick. Du Plessis with a right hand. Tavares lands a jab and Du Plessis with a spinning back fist. Tavares with a jab. Du Plessis with a couple of nice right hands then a body kick. Tavares lands a couple of jabs. Du Plessis with a combo and Tavares is a bloody mess again. Du Plessis with a right hand then a spin kick. Du Plessis with a combo. Du Plessis with a massive right hand. They trade right hands. Du Plessis with a left hand. They trade late. Fun fight. 10-9 Du Plessis, 29-28 Du Plessis.

Official Result- Dricus Du Plessis def. Brad Tavares by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Ian Garry (9-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Gabe Green (11-3, 2-1 UFC)

Green with some leg kicks as Garry lands a knee up the middle. Garry with a high kick. Garry lands a jab then a leg kick. Garry with a leg kick and they trade against the fence with Green landing a nice combo. Garry with a body kick. They trade punches and Garry pressing forward. Green lands a left hand to the body. Garry with a right hand. Green lands a right hand as Garry lands a knee. Garry with a combo then hurts Green with a right hand. Garry with a body kick. Garry with the jab. Garry with a knee and Green with a left hand. Garry with a big combination. 10-9 Garry.

Garry with a leg kick. They trade punches. Garry with a high kick. Garry with a nice combination. We have a timeout for an eye poke. Garry with a leg kick after they get back to action. Garry with a high kick and a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Garry gets a takedown and has the back and lands but they get to their feet and Green has back control and lands a knee. They break and Garry with a knee to the body then lands several combinations. Green with a left hand. They’re trading punches. Green lands a big left hand late. 10-9 Garry, 20-18 Garry.

Green lands some leg kicks then Garry drops Green with a right hand. Garry gets on top and looks for a choke but they get to their feet and are clinched against the fence. Green trying for the takedown but Garry defending. They remain clinched and Garry lands a knee as they break. They trade leg kicks. Garry landing more punches and lands an uppercut and leg kick. They trade at the end with Garry landing more. 10-9 Garry, 30-27 Garry.

Official Result- Ian Garry def. Gabe Green by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- Jim Miller (34-16 1 NC, 23-15 1 NC UFC) vs. Donald Cerrone (36-16 2 NC, 23-13 1 NC UFC)

Cerrone with a leg kick after throwing a combo. Cerrone with a body kick. Miller with a calf kick. Miller lands a left hand. Miller with a left hand. They trade in close range. They trade body kicks. They trade in close range and Cerrone lands with more volume. Cerrone with a combo. Miller grabs a leg and gets a takedown and lands a left hand as doing so. Miller in the guard of Cerrone. Miller with an elbow from the top. Miller with more left hands from the top and he was landing then Cerrone swept to the top. Both landing on the ground and Miller tries for an armbar and they both try for leg locks at the end. 10-9 Miller.

They trade punches to start the second. They trade kicks as Cerrone landed a head kick as Miller landed a body kick and Cerrone slips to the mat and Miller grabbed the neck and locked in a guillotine choke and it is in tight. Cerrone taps! Jim Miller gets it done to become the all-time wins leader in UFC history.

Official Result- Jim Miller def. Donald Cerrone by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:32 of Round 2

After the fight, Cerrone announced his retirement.

> Lightweights- #14 Brad Riddell (10-2, 4-1 UFC) vs. Jalin Turner (12-5, 5-2 UFC)

Turner lands a right hand and Riddell goes for a takedown and Turner grabs the neck for a guillotine choke and has it locked in tight and Riddell taps! That was quick and an excellent finish by Turner.

Official Result- Jalin Turner def. Brad Riddell by submission (guillotine choke) at :45 of Round 1

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> Bantamweights- #9 Pedro Munhoz (19-7 1 NC, 9-7 1 NC) vs. #13 Sean O’Malley (15-1, 7-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start. Munhoz with a leg kick. O’Malley with a couple of body kicks and Munhoz with a calf kick. He lands two more and O’Malley is checking them. O’Malley with a leg kick. O’Malley just misses a spin kick. Munhoz with a calf kick then another. O’Malley with a right hand. O’Malley lands a kick right on the cup and we have a timeout. They get back to action and O’Malley with a left hand and Munhoz with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Munhoz throws a high kick but O’Malley blocks. Munhoz with another leg kick and O’Malley with a body kick. O’Malley with a spin kick to the body. O’Malley with another spin kick to the body at the end. 10-9 Munhoz.

Munhoz throwing more kicks. O’Malley lands a right hand and just misses a wheel kick. O’Malley with a body kick. Munhoz with a leg kick. He lands another after O’Malley lands some body kicks. O’Malley with the jab. We have a timeout for an eye poke on Munhoz. Munhoz says he can’t see and the doctor tells the referee to wave off the fight and it is over. We’re going to a no contest.

Official Result- Pedro Munhoz vs. Sean O’Malley ends in a no contest (accidental foul) at 3:09 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Robbie Lawler (29-15 1 NC, 14-9 UFC) vs. Bryan Barberena (17-8, 8-6 UFC)

Barberena with a leg kick. Barberena with a leg kick. Lawler with a right hook to the body. Lawler lands a left hand then another to the body. They both land in close range. Barberena lands a nice right hand. Barberena with a left hand and Lawler lands big to the body and they exchange in close range. Lawler with a big uppercut then a big left hand. Lawler with a left hand. Barberena with some body shots. Barberena with a left hand. They both land left hands. Barberena with a combo. Barberena’s hands just don’t stop moving. Lawler lands to the body then head. Barberena with some body punches and an elbow. Barberena just keeps throwing. Lawler lands an uppercut. They both land in close. Lawler with a combo. Lawler with a left hand then a big knee. 10-9 Lawler.

Barberena coming forward and keeping his hands moving but not landing. Lawler with a big left hand. Lawler with the jab. He lands it again and it rocks Barberena. Lawler with a body kick then another jab. They trade wild punches in a wild exchange. Barberena lands some leg kicks. Lawler lands a big jab. Lawler with a combo. They both land left hands. Barberena hurting Lawler with some big shots inside the pocket. They both land nice shots. Barberena with a left hand. Lawler lands a left hand. They both land in close. Lawler with a left hand. Barberena with a big right hand and is teeing off on Lawler and it is stopped. Big finish by Barberena there.

Official Result- Bryan Barberena def. Robbie Lawler by TKO (punches) at 4:47 of Round 2

> Middleweights- #4 Sean Strickland (25-3, 12-3 UFC) vs. Alex Pereira (5-1, 2-0 UFC)

Pereira with a leg kick. He lands a body kick. Strickland pushing forward but eating leg kicks from Pereira. They trade jabs. Pereira with a right hand. Pereira with a leg kick. Strickland with the jab. Pereira lands a right hand and Strickland with a jab. Pereira with a leg kick. Pereira then lands a left hook that stumbles Strickland  and follows it a right hand that drops Strickland and it is all over! What a knockout by Pereira.

Official Result- Alex Pereira def. Sean Strickland by knockout (punches) at 2:36 of Round 1

> UFC Featherweight Championship- C Alexander Volkanovski (24-1, 11-0 UFC) vs. #1 Max Holloway (23-6, 19-6 UFC)

They circle and feel each other out in the opening moments. Volkanovski lands a couple of leg kicks. Volkanovski lands a right hand. Volkanovski lands a combo. Volkanovski lands a right hand and Holloway with a body kick. Volkanovski lands a quick combo. Holloway with a knee as Volkanovski lands the right hand. Volkanovski with another right hand. Holloway lands a nice jab. Volkanovski lands a right hand after a brief clinch. Volkanovski lands a left hand and follows it with a right and then another left hand. They trade right hands. Volkanovski with the jab and Holloway fires back with a right hand. Holloway lands a right hand and they trade in the pocket. Holloway with a back elbow late. 10-9 Volkanovski.

They trade punches to start the second. Holloway with a leg kick. Holloway pressing forward. Volkanovski lands a jab. Volkanovski lands a big right hand. Volkanovski with a leg kick. They trade in close before clinching and Volkanovski lands a big elbow. Volkanovski gets the back against the fence then lands a big elbow before they break. Volkanovski with a big punch and Holloway has a big cut opened up. Holloway with a leg kick. Volkanovski lands a jab. Holloway is leaking. Holloway with a body kick. Holloway lands a combo. They both throw wild strikes. Volkanovski lands a combo and Holloway with a knee. Volkanovski with a combo. 10-9 Volkanovski, 20-18 Volkanovski.

Volkanovski with a body kick. Volkanovski lands a left hook. Holloway lands to the body. They trade kicks then trade punches inside the pocket. Holloway with a high kick. Volkanovski with a combo. Volkanovski with a quick combo. Holloway lands a nice left hand after Volkanovski landed a leg kick. Volkanovski with a big combination. They clinch against the fence. They break and Volkanovski landing the jab. Volkanovski with a right hand. Holloway lands a knee and follows it with a right hand. Volkanovski with a combination. Holloway with a right hand late. 10-9 Volkanovski, 30-27 Volkanovski.

They clinch and Volkanovski lands as they break before clinching back up. They break and Holloway lands a knee then a right hand. Holloway lands some good kicks. Volkanovski with a right hand. Holloway with a body kick. Volkanovski steps in and Holloway grabs the back and was looking for a takedown but Volkanovski defends and they break. Holloway with a nice combo and Volkanovski counters with an uppercut followed by a right hand. Holloway with a spin kick. Volkanovski with a right hand. They trade in close range. Volkanovski with the jab and Holloway lands a right hand. Holloway with a spin kick. 10-9 Volkanovski, 40-36 Volkanovski.

Volkanovski with a right hand. Holloway shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence but Volkanovski defends. They break and Volkanovski with a leg kick. Volkanovski with a head kick. Volkanovski with the double jab. Volkanovski with two hard leg kicks. Volkanovski with the jab and he ducks under Holloway throwing a head kick. Volkanovski with a body kick. Volkanovski with a combination. Holloway’s face is a mess. Volkanovski still landing the jab and avoiding Holloway’s punches. Volkanovski with the double jab and blocks a high kick. Volkanovski with a combo. What a showing from Volkanovski. 10-9 Volkanovski, 50-45 Volkanovski.

Official Result- Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to retain the UFC Featherweight Championship

> UFC Middleweight Championship- C Israel Adesanya (22-1, 11-1 UFC) vs. #2 Jared Cannonier (15-5, 8-5 UFC)

Adesanya came out to The Undertaker’s theme, full entrance with hat and urn and all. Adesanya landing leg kicks early. Cannonier with a right hand to the body. Adesanya with more leg kicks. Adesanya with a body kick. Cannonier lands some leg kicks. Adesanya with a calf kick. Adesanya landing more punches late. Adesanya with a right hand. Cannonier didn’t land a single strike to Adesanya’s head during the round. 10-9 Adesanya.

Adesanya with a head kick and then Cannonier lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Cannonier with a body kick. Adesanya still landing leg kicks. Adesanya with short punches. Adesanya with a leg kick. Cannonier with a high kick. He lands a leg kick. Adesanya misses some punches and Cannonier lands a right hand. Cannonier with the jab. Adesanya with a leg kick. Adesanya lands to the body and a body kick. Adesanya with a nice combo. We have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action. They trade body kicks. Adesanya with the jab then a leg kick. Cannonier lands another. Adesanya with a body kick. 10-9 Adesanya, 20-18 Adesanya.

Adesanya with a leg kick. Cannonier lands a left hand. Adesanya with the jab. Cannonier tries a takedown but Adesanya defends and Adesanya lands a stiff jab as they break. They both land punches and Cannonier pushes it against the fence. Adesanya defends a takedown and they break. Adesanya with the jab and a high kick. Adesanya with a combo. Cannonier lands a nice combo. Cannonier lands a right hand as Adesanya landed a body kick and they clinch against the fence. Cannonier landing some knees as Adesanya is landing ear slaps. They break at the end and Adesanya with a knee. 10-9 Cannonier, 29-28 Adesanya.

Adesanya with the jab and Cannonier’s head snaps back. Adesanya with a leg kick. They trade body kicks and Adesanya’s sounded harder then he followed it with the jab. Adesanya with the jab then a right hand. Cannonier with a quick combo. Adesanya with a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. They break. Cannonier with a leg kick but Adesanya landing with more volume. They clinch again. Cannonier with an elbow as Adesanya was landing ear slaps and short punches. Cannonier with a couple of knees but he’s just hanging on. Cannonier with an elbow before they break. Adesanya with a right hand. 10-9 Adesanya, 39-37 Adesanya.

Cannonier lands a right hand. Adesanya with a leg kick. Adesanya with some jabs. Cannonier with a body kick. Adesanya with a head kick. Adesanya with the jab. Adesanya with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Adesanya still landing leg kicks and Cannonier clinches against the fence and is holding. Adesanya with short punches. Cannonier with some knees. Cannonier trying for a takedown but Adesanya defends and they break. Cannonier lands a jab and Adesanya stuns Cannonier with a jab. Cannonier lands a right and they clinch right back up. Adesanya lands a head kick as they break. Adesanya with a right hand. Adesanya with the jab. Adesanya with a right hand and leg kick. 10-9 Adesanya, 49-46 Adesanya.

Official Result- Israel Adesanya def. Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship

UFC on ESPN+ 33 live results: Smith vs. Rakic, Lawler vs. Magny

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 33: Smith vs. Rakic, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon remains in Las Vegas as UFC action keeps going during the pandemic, this week with a light heavyweight main event featuring a former title challenger, plus a co-main event with the return of a former champion.

Former title challenger Anthony Smith will be looking to get back into the win column when he takes on Aleksandar Rakic in the headline bout. This fight will only be a three-round main event after the original main event for this show was cancelled. Smith is facing a quick turnaround after a brutal loss to Glover Teixeira in May while Rakic makes his first Octagon appearance of 2020.

In the co-main event, former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler returns on short notice, fighting for the first time in over a year, as he looks to end a three-fight skid against Neil Magny, winner of two straight. Also on the main card is the debut of Alexa Grasso at 125 pounds as she takes on Ji Yeon Kim and former title challenger Ricardo Lamas welcomes short-notice replacement Bill Algeo to the UFC.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Mallory Martin (6-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Hannah Cifers (10-6, 2-4 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights* (Cifers missed weight by 1 pound)

They trade early on. Cifers starting to land a little more early on. Martin lands a nice jab. Martin lands a nice right cross. Cifers lands a big right hand that drops Martin and rushes on top looking to finish. Cifers in the guard and lands a big slam and is landing punches but they scramble to their feet. Cifers still landing lots of punches and they clinch. Cifers with a knee and Cifers still landing as Martin is pinned against the fence. Cifers still landing. Martin looks for a takedown but Cifers defends and is still landing. Martin pulls guard. Cifers slams herself free and is landing more big punches from the top. Martin stands and survives the round. 10-8 Cifers.

Cifers was landing early and Martin pushes her against the fence in a clinch. Martin scores a takedown and lands some elbows. She traps the arm of Cifers for a moment and lands some punches. Martin still landing left hands as she moves to the mount. Martin with some elbows and Cifers is cut open. Cifers gives up her back and Martin locks in a rear-naked choke and gets Cifers to tap. What a huge comeback by Martin and an unfortunate end for Cifers after a dominant first round.

Official Result- Mallory Martin def. Hannah Cifers by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:33 of Round 2

> Polyana Viana (10-4, 1-3 UFC) vs. Emily Whitmire (4-3, 2-2 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

They both come out swinging and Whitmire lands some inside leg kicks. Viana lands a nice right hand. Whitmire able to get a takedown and is in side control. She moves to full guard and Viana lands some elbows from the guard. They start scrambling and Viana is able to grab an arm and lock in an armbar and Whitmire screams tap. What a slick finish by Viana to pick up the win.

Official Result- Polyana Viana def. Emily Whitmire by submission (armbar) at 1:53 of Round 1

> Sean Brady (12-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Christian Aguilera (14-6, 1-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Brady with a big body kick and follows it with a left hand and then a leg kick. Aguilera with a leg kick. Brady with another nice leg kick and they trade punches. Brady with a left hook as Aguilera rushes in and then lands a leg kick. Brady with a combo as Aguilera has a cut open around his right eye. Brady with a hard leg kick and Aguilera counters with a hard right hand. Brady lands a left hand and rushes in scoring a takedown. Brady with control from the top as he lands to end the round. 10-9 Brady.

Brady starts with a leg kick followed by a left hand. They trade left hooks. Aguilera lands a leg kick but Brady times it perfectly and turns it into a big takedown. Brady works for a guillotine and has it in and Aguilera is able to fight it off for a moment but Brady gets a mounted guillotine locked in deep and Aguilera is choked out cold and put asleep. What an impressive submission by Brady as he remains undefeated.

Official Result- Sean Brady def. Christian Aguilera by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:47 of Round 2

> Alex Caceres (16-12 1 NC, 11-10 1 NC UFC) vs. Austin Springer (12-3, 0-0 UFC)
Featherweights* (Springer missed weight by 5 pounds)

Caceres lands a head kick and Springer stumbles a little. Springer lands a leg kick. Springer with a couple more inside leg kicks. Caceres lands a left hand. Springer is throwing punches but not landing but lands a leg kick. Caceres with a body kick. Caceres lands for a body. Springer goes for a takedown but Caceres is able to defend and takes the back of Springer. Caceres quickly gets the hooks in and finds a rear-naked choke and gets Springer to tap! Yet another submission win on the night.

Official Result- Alex Caceres def. Austin Springer by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:38 of Round 1

> Alessio Di Chirico (12-4, 3-4 UFC) vs. Zak Cummings (23-7, 8-4 UFC)
Middleweights

Di Chirico lands some early and just misses landing a flush head kick. Di Chircio with a leg kick and Cummings is limping a little. Cummings with a leg kick. Di Chirico lands a right hand. Cummings with an inside leg kick. Cummings lands a left hand. Di Chirico with a body kick. Di Chircio with another body kick and lands a right hand and left hook at the end. 10-9 Di Chircio.

Di Chirico landing to start the second and Cummings with a leg kick. They are feeling each other out and Cummings blocks a high kick attempt from Di Chirico. Cummings with a high kick and then lands a left hook. Cummings with a left hand. Cummings with a left hand and Di Chircio is wobbled a little. Cummings with an inside leg kick. They trade punches. Close round. 10-9 Cummings, 19-19.

Cummings lands a left hand and then a leg kick. Di Chircio with an inside leg kick. Cummings with a left hook to the body. Di Chirico with a left hook. Di Chircio connects with a combo and Cummings lands a counter left hand. Cummings with a front kick to the body. Di Chirico with a combo ending with a hard left hook. Di Chirico with a leg kick and Cummings with a left hand. Cummings with a body kick. Cummings with a groin strike and we have a brief timeout. Back to action and Cummings lands a left hand. Di Chirico with an inside leg kick. Di Chirico with a late flurry and Cummings drops Di Chirico with a head kick as the horn sounds. Wow. Close fight. 10-9 Cummings, 29-28 Cummings.

Official Result- Zak Cummings def. Alessio Di Chirico by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Maki Pitolo (13-6, 1-2 UFC) vs. Impa Kasanganay (7-0, 0-0 UFC)
Middleweights

Both men have already fought in the month of August. They are throwing big punches to start. Kasanganay with a calf kick. Pitolo lands a body kick and then a counter right hand. Kasanganay with a combo. Kasanganay with a left hand. They clinch against the fence. They break and Pitolo with a body kick. Kasanganay with a nice body punch. Kasanganay with a hard overhand right and Pitolo eats it. Pitolo with an uppercut. Kasanganay with a big combo and he’s chasing Pitolo around the Octagon. Kasanganay with some punches against the fence. Pitolo is cut over his left eye. Kasanganay with a right hand. Kasanganay with a front kick. 10-9 Kasanganay.

Kasanganay landing some good punches to start the second. Kasanganay pressing forward and both men are landing. Pitolo with an overhand right. Kasanganay lands a right hand. Pitolo with a kick and they clinch and both get position against the fence. They break. Kasanganay with a left hook. Kasanganay with a left hand. They clinch for a moment and Kasanganay lands a hard elbow on the break and follows it with a hard combo. They trade late and Kasanganay with a nice right hand at the end. 10-9 Kasanganay, 20-18 Kasanganay.

Both men looking for their range to start the third. Kasanganay lands a left hook after landing to the body. Kasanganay walking forward and landing with more volume in the third. Pitolo slowing down. Kasanganay with a teet kick. Kasanganay with a left hook after Pitolo lands a jab. Kasanganay with a combo. Kasanganay with a right hand. Kasanganay with a head kick that Pitolo blocks. Kasanganay with an overhand right. Pitolo lands a left hand. This goes the distance. 10-9 Kasanganay, 30-27 Kasanganay.

Official Result- Impa Kasanganay def. Maki Pitolo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Ricardo Lamas (19-8, 10-6 UFC) vs. Bill Algeo (13-4, 0-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Algeo lands a knee to the body and Lamas grabs the neck and tries to drag him down but Algeo breaks free. Algeo with a leg kick and Lamas with a right hand. They trade jabs. They trade and then clinch but break. Lamas with a body kick and then goes high with a kick. Lamas with a body kick followed by a calf kick. Lamas with a combo. Algeo with a leg kick. Lamas with a jab and then a leg kick. Lamas with an uppercut. Algeo with a leg kick and Lamas counters with a head kick. Algeo lands a left hook. Lamas with the jab. Lamas with a leg kick and Algeo stumbles. Algeo with a leg kick. Lamas with a hard calf kick and then another. Algeo hurts Lamas late with some punches. Close competitive round. 10-9 Algeo.

They trade kicks to start the second. Lamas with a body kick and Algeo counters with a left hook. Lamas shoots for a takedown and gets the back and drags Algeo to the mat. They scramble to their feet. Algeo with heavy shots in close and they trade elbows. Algeo with a combo ending with a head kick against the fence. Lamas shoots in and pushes Algeo against the fence. Lamas is leaking blood from his nose. Lamas still trying for a takedown as Algeo is landing elbows to defend against the fence. They break and Lamas with a pair of kicks. Algeo with a hard knee and Lamas is wobbled. Algeo takes Lamas down. They scramble up. They battle for underhooks. Algeo with some short knees. They break. Lamas with a calf kick. They trade late. 10-9 Algeo, 20-18 Algeo.

Lamas with a pair of high kicks to start the third. Algeo with a high kick of his own. They trade leg kicks and right hands. Lamas with a high kick and Algeo with some right hands. Lamas shoots in for a deep takedown and has Algeo pinned against the fence. Lamas with a knee to the body. Algeo defending with some elbows but Lamas finishes the takedown and lands a couple of right hands. Algeo with a big elbow from the bottom. Lamas with some nasty elbows as Algeo is trying to scramble to his feet. Lamas doing damage on the ground. Lamas looking to take full back control. Lamas landing punches but Algeo scrambles out to his feet. Lamas gets Algeo back down and has the back. He looks to get the hooks in as he has back control. He flattens Algeo out and is landing big punches and elbows to close out the fight. Big elbows at the end. 10-8 Lamas, 28-28 draw.

Official Result- Ricardo Lamas def. Bill Algeo by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

> Ji Yeon Kim (#14, 9-2-2, 3-2 UFC) vs. Alexa Grasso (#14 WSW, 11-3, 3-3 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They are trading early and Grasso landing with more volume. Grasso landing some good leg kicks early on. Grasso lands a nice right hand but eats a counter left hook from Kim. Kim with a right hand as Grasso lands a leg kick. Grasso fires back with a combo. They continue to trade and Grasso landing with more volume as she lands a body kick. Grasso with a big combo and then another body kick. Grasso with a right hand. Grasso with the jab. 10-9 Grasso.

Grasso landing with more volume to start the second and lands a couple of good right hands and Kim just eats them. Kim with a right hand and then Grasso lands a jab. They trade in close range. Grasso back to landing with more volume and lands a leg kick. Grasso with a nice combo and ends it with a hard right hand. Grasso with another solid combo. Grasso with a hard right hand and Kim is bleeding from the nose. More hard right hands landed by Grasso. They trade punches. They trade and clinch for a moment but break. Grasso with a right hand. Kim lands a right hand. 10-9 Grasso, 20-18 Grasso.

Grasso with a leg kick. They trade in close range and Kim lands a good combo. Kim with a right hand. They trade and Kim jumps up trying to grab the neck but they separate. They trade and Grasso lands a nice combo. Kim lands a right hand. Kim coming forward and Grasso circling away as both land. Kim lands as Grasso has her back against the fence and Kim forces a clinch. They battle for underhooks against the fence as Grasso lands a knee. Grasso with body punches. Kim with some short knees. Grasso with hammerfists to the thighs. Grasso gets a late takedown. Grasso working in the half-guard and lands some punches and ends the fight in the position. 10-9 Grasso, 30-27 Grasso.

Official Result- Alexa Grasso def. Ji Yeon Kim by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Robbie Lawler (#13, 28-14 1 NC, 13-8 UFC) vs. Neil Magny (#14, 23-7, 16-6 UFC)
Welterweights

Magny with a quick leg kick. Magny with a body kick. Lawler with a left to the body. Lawler rushes in and they clinch after he lands a left. Lawler looking for the takedown and they go to the mat and Magny looking for a D’Arce choke but lets it go. Magny with some body punches. They get to their feet and Magny has the back. Magny with a knee and he’s going for a standing rear-naked choke but lets go. Magny still has the back and lands some knees and gets a takedown. Lawler able to reverse and ends on the top in the half-guard of Magny. They start to get up and Lawler lands some left hands. Magny drops down and Lawler lands some elbows but Magny completes the takedown. They scramble and Magny with some punches. Magny with punches and elbows to the body. 10-9 Magny.

Lawler with a calf kick. Magny with a leg kick. Magny ducks under a left hand from Lawler. Magny with a body kick and then closes the distance. Magny gets a takedown against the fence. Magny gets the back and has both hooks in against the fence. Lawler trying to escape but Magny still has control. Lawler with some back elbows. He tries to scramble up and makes it to his knees before Magny gets him back down. They get to their feet. Magny with some knees in the clinch. They break. Magny with a right hand. They trade late. 10-9 Magny, 20-18 Magny.

Magny with a couple of kicks to start the third. Lawler with a right hook and tries a left hand but Magny grabs him and pulls guard. Not much happens on the ground and Jason Herzog orders them up. Magny going for the takedown and has the leg and ends up completing the takedown. Magny has the back. They get to their feet. Magny with some knees. They break the clinch and go to the center. Lawler with a left hand. Magny with a couple of kicks. Magny with a quick combo and then a step-in knee. They clinch and Magny with some knees. Magny staying busy against the fence. Lawler with a head kick as they break. Magny slips under some kick attempts at the end. Great performance from Magny. 10-9 Magny, 30-27 Magny.

Official Result- Neil Magny def. Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Anthony Smith (#5, 32-15, 8-5 UFC) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (#8, 12-2, 4-1 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Rakic with a couple of leg kicks to start. Smith with a leg kick of his own and Rakic counters with a body kick and then a leg kick. Rakic with another hard leg kick. Rakic with more hard leg kicks and Smith falls down as his leg crumples. Rakic with some punches. Smith able to get up and hops on the back of Rakic as they stand but Rakic escapes. They stay on the mat and Rakic on top. Smith trying to hunt for submissions from the bottom but Rakic maintaining top position though not much is happening on the ground. Smith with some good punches from the bottom. Rakic postures up and lands a couple of heavy right hands. 10-9 Rakic.

Rakic with a leg kick to start. Rakic now with a body kick and then another leg kick. Smith lands a hard right hand and they clinch. Smith tries a takedown but Rakic slips away and Smith falls down and Rakic goes into his guard. Rakic landing from the top as Smith looks to attack the kimura. Smith not doing much from the bottom otherwise. Rakic with smothering top control. Rakic postures up and lands more punches. Smith is going to need a finish in the third. 10-9 Rakic, 20-18 Rakic.

Rakic starts with a leg kick. Rakic lands a left hand and a head kick and Smith is wobbled. Rakic with a knee and they clinch. Smith tries to take Rakic’s back standing and they end up on the mat with Rakic on top. Rakic landing punches from the top. Rakic now gets the back and is in control as he lands knees to the legs. Smith is doing nothing to try to even get up. Rakic now gets back to the top. Rakic with more punches and he explodes to his feet and nothing happens in the last ten seconds. 10-9 Rakic, 30-27 Rakic.

Official Result- Aleksandar Rakic def. Anthony Smith by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC on ESPN 5 live results: Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN 5: Covington vs. Lawler, emanating from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

The Octagon heads back to Newark for the first time since January 2016 with a pivotal welterweight main event on an afternoon of fights.

Former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion Colby Covington takes on former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler in the five-round main event. Covington fights for the first time since a June 2018 win over Rafael Dos Anjos to become the interim champion, and he enters the fight on a six-fight win streak. Lawler is looking to end a two-fight losing skid after a controversial loss to Ben Askren at UFC 235 in March.

In the co-main event, it is a lightweight fight between two long-time UFC veterans Jim Miller and Clay Guida. Miller has had 32 UFC fights since debuting in 2008 while Guida has had 27 UFC fights since his 2006 debut, but they surprisingly have never been matched up until now. Both men are looking to score their second straight win.

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

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> Miranda Granger (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Hannah Goldy (5-0, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They trade kicks to start things off. Granger lands a right hand. They trade and Goldy lands a left hand. They trade in close range. Granger lands some knees in the clinch. They trade and Goldy lands a left hook and Granger lands a head kick. Granger lands a solid combo. They clinch and both battle for position as they trade knees. They break and trade late. 10-9 Granger.

Both missing on strikes in the first minute of the round. Granger lands a combo and they trade leg kicks. Goldy with a high kick and Granger counters with a left hand that rocks Goldy. Goldy throwing body kicks and a couple of them land. Goldy lands a left hook that stuns Granger. They trade in close range. Granger with a body kick. Goldy with a side head kick at the end. Close round. 10-9 Granger, 20-18 Granger.

Granger with a high kick. Goldy with a leg kick. Granger just misses a wheel kick. Neither woman doing much in this round as both are missing their strikes. Granger with a combo but most barely miss. Goldy with a combo but both women slowing down. Granger with a head kick after faking a right hand. Goldy with a side kick. They trade kicks and Granger tags Goldy with a left hand as they clinch. They trade late. 10-9 Granger, 30-27 Granger.

Official Result- Miranda Granger def. Hannah Goldy by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Claudio Silva (13-1, 4-0 UFC) vs. Cole Williams (11-1, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights* (Williams missed weight by 4 pounds)

Silva lands a left hand to start. Williams lands a right hand. Silva with kicks and lands one to the body. Williams lands a right hand that stuns Silva. Silva with a body kick. Silva gets a takedown and has the back. Silva landing punches from the back. Silva with more hard punches and has the rear-naked choke locked in and gets the tap! Dominant showing from Silva.

Official Result- Claudio Silva def. Cole Williams by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:35 of Round 1

> Lauren Murphy (#9, 10-4, 2-4 UFC) vs. Mara Romero Borella (#10, 13-5 1 NC, 2-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Both connect early. Borella lands a right hand right on the nose of Murphy. Borella landing better through two minutes. Murphy lands a right hand and Borella counters with a leg kick. They trade punches. They trade in close range. Murphy with a late right hand. Close round. 10-9 Borella.

Murphy with a right hand and Borella counters with a right hand. Borella with a right hand. Murphy with a combo. Borella with some punches. Borella gets a takedown after she ducks under a right hand from Murphy. Murphy with an elbow from the bottom. Borella lands a couple punches from the top and Murhpy scrambles to her feet. Borella has the neck of Murphy. Murphy with a back elbow as she gets her head free. They trade knees in the clinch. Murphy with late punches in the clinch. 10-9 Murphy, 19-19.

They trade punches to start the third. Borella tries for a takedown but Murphy slips away. Murphy lands an uppercut and Borella is on the retreat. Murphy drops Borella with a big knee and then lands some follow up elbows from the top and finishes Borella off. Great finish by Murphy as she gets the big win.

Official Result- Lauren Murphy def. Mara Romero Borella by TKO (strikes) at 1:46 of Round 3

> Jordan Espinosa (#9, 14-5 1 NC, 1-0 UFC) vs. Matt Schnell (#14, 13-4, 3-2 UFC)
Flyweights

Espinosa lands a right hand. Espinosa tries a takedown but Schnell grabs the neck looking for the guillotine but Espinosa pops out and now Schnell looking for a triangle choke. It is locked in and Espinosa taps! Nice finish by Schnell in his flyweight return.

Official Result- Matt Schnell def. Jordan Espinosa by submission (triangle choke) at 1:23 of Round 1

> Antonina Shevchenko (#15, 7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Lucie Pudilova (8-4, 2-3 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They clinch right away and Shevchenko lands some good knees to the body. Shevchenko grabs the body and continues to land some knees. She lands some more and the referee breaks them up. They clinch right away and trade knees. Shevchenko with some more knees in the clinch. Pudilova landed two big elbows as they break and Shevchenko is cut open. Pudilova gets a takedown and in the half-guard. Pudilova with some elbows from the top. Shevchenko grabs the arm and gets the armbar locked in and it is in tight. Pudilova is trying to fight it off and is able to escape and they scramble up. Fun round. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Pudilova comes forward looking for the takedown and they clinch. Pudilova slams Shevchenko down. Shevchenko had the back and has a deep rear-naked choke locked in and this might be done. Pudilova goes out cold! Great finish by Shevchenko in a wild fight.

Official Result- Antonina Shevchenko def. Lucie Pudilova by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:20 of Round 2

> Mickey Gall (5-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Salim Touahri (10-3, 0-2 UFC)
Welterweights

Gall with a leg kick and then a body kick. Gall with a combo but Touahri lands a hook that stuns Gall. They clinch and Gall with a knee to the body. They break and Gall with a leg kick. Gall shoots for a takedown and pushes Touahri against the fence. Gall takes the back. Gall lands some knees and almost landed an illegal knee. Touahri escapes as Gall was trying to drag him down. They break. Gall with a left hand. Touahri tries a takedown but Gall sprawls and transitions to the back. Gall lands punches from the back. Big round for Gall. 10-9 Gall.

Gall tries a takedown and lands a right hand. Touahri lands a left hand. Gall with a body kick. They clinch against the fence. Gall with an elbow. Gall with an uppercut and elbow on the break. Gall with a jumping knee. Gall lands a right hand. They trade punches and Gall ends with a left hand. Gall grabs the single-leg and gets Touahri down but Touahri reverses to the top and in the half-guard. Touahri lands some punches from the top and keeps landing. They scramble to their feet. Gall lands some elbows as they break. They go back to the mat and Touahri ends on top. 10-9 Touahri, 19-19.

Gall lands a combo and a left hand that snaps Touahri’s head back. Touahri lands the jab. Touahri lands a combo. Gall lands a right hand and they trade combinations. Touahri lands a hard right hand. Touahri tries a takedown but Gall defends. Both guys land punches. Touahri with a combo to the body and Gall gets a clinch against the fence and takes the back. Gall landing punches as they break. Gall with a right hand. Gall gets Touahri down and has the back. Gall still has the back but Touahri slips out and is on top. Gall pushes him away. Gall gets a takedown at the end. 10-9 Gall, 29-28 Gall.

Official Result- Mickey Gall def. Salim Touahri by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Darko Stosic (13-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (6-1, 0-1 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Stosic with an inside leg kick. Stosic with another leg kick. Stosic with more leg kicks. Stosic grabs the single leg and pushes Nzechukwu against the fence. They break. Nzechukwu lands a combo. Stosic with more leg kicks. Stosic lands a right hand and more hard leg kicks. Nzechukwu lands a knee. Stosic with a body kick. Nzechukwu lands a left hand. Stosic lands a combo. Stosic with some big punches as Nzechukwu covers up. 10-9 Stosic.

Stosic with a kick right to the groin to start the second and we have a timeout. Nzechukwu with a step-in knee. Stosic with a leg kick. Nzechukwu lands some punches. Nzechukwu with a body kick and follows with a right hand. Stosic has slowed down. Nzechukwu lands a right hand and follows with a left. Stosic gets a takedown but Nzechukwu gets up. Nzechukwu with the jab. Stosic keeps touching his nose so it may be broken. Stosic with a body kick. Stosic with another low blow. He gets a point deducted. Stosic with a body kick. 10-8 Nzechukwu with the point taken, 19-18 Nzechukwu.

Stosic with a body kick. Stosic with a left hook. Stosic goes for a takedown but Nzechukwu defends. Stosic with a right hand. Stosic gets a takedown but Nzechukwu gets to his feet. Nzechukwu lands a right hand and then Stosic lands another groin strike and Nzechukwu goes down. Stosic gets another point taken away. Nzechukwu continues. Nzechukwu lands an uppercut. They trade punches. Stosic gets a brief takedown and Nzechukwu gets up. Stosic has abandoned his kicks now. Stosic gets another takedown but they get up. They break. Stosic gets another takedown but they get right up. Stosic shoots again but no takedown. Stosic with some leg kicks at the end. 9-9 round with the point deduction, 28-27 Nzechukwu.

Official Result- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Darko Stosic by unanimous decision (29-26, 28-27, 28-27)

> Scott Holtzman (12-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. Dong Hyun Ma (16-9-3, 3-3 UFC)
Lightweights* (Ma missed weight by 2 pounds)

Holtzman with a left hand. They trade leg kicks. Holtzman with a right hand. Holtzman with an uppercut. He drops Ma with a right hand and gets on top and lands some punches. Holtzman gets into the half-guard. Holtzman looking to set up an arm-triangle. Holtzman gets to the mount as Ma hangs onto his head. Holtzman still trying to set up the choke and gives up the mount back to the guard. Holtzman with some elbows from the top. Holtzman landing from the top. They get up and trade punches. Holtzman with an uppercut. They trade and clinch. 10-9 Holtzman.

They trade to start the second. Holtzman with a leg kick. Holtzman with a right hand. Ma has a huge mouse underneath his left eye. They are both throwing big punches. Ma gets a takedown. They get up and Ma has the body lock. Holtzman with an uppercut to the body. Holtzman lands a combo. Ma with a counter right hand. They trade and Ma drops Holtzman with a left hook but Holtzman gets right up. They are clinched but break. Holtzman lands a hard right hand and Ma is eating them. Holtzman with some leg kicks. Holtzman with a late takedown. Holtzman with some hard shots from the top as the round ends. 10-9 Holtzman, 20-18 Holtzman.

The fight is stopped in between rounds as Ma’s left eye is completely closed and he can’t see out of it. Holtzman gets the win.

Official Result- Scott Holtzman def. Dong Hyun Ma by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2

> Trevin Giles (11-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (28-11, 4-3 UFC)
Middleweights

Giles lands a hard right hand that snaps Meerschaert’s head back. Meerschaert with a knee to the body and Giles gets a takedown off of it and moves to side control. Giles with a left hand from the top. Meerschaert reverses as he almost had an arm-triangle locked in but doesn’t have it fully in as he sweeps to the top. Meerschaert with punches from the top. Giles able to reverse to the top and gets the back of Meerschaert and lands a couple of punches. Giles moves to side control. Giles lands from the top at the end. 10-9 Giles.

Giles with a body kick and Meerschaert gets the body lock against the fence. Meerschaert trying for a takedown but Giles is on top in the half-guard. Giles with an elbow from the top. Giles moves to the mount but goes back to side control. Meerschaert gives up his back and Giles lands some punches and now goes back to the mount. Meerschaert gives up his back but sweeps to the top and gets in the guard of Giles. Meerschaert landing soft punches from the top as Giles is trying to control the posture. Meerschaert with a left hand from the top. 10-9 Meerschaert, 19-19.

Meerschaert with a body kick. Meerschaert with a head kick that is partially blocked. Meerschaert shoots for the takedown but Giles sprawls. They get up and Meerschaert gets the takedown. Meerschaert goes for a choke but Giles defending but he taps and it is missed and Meerschaert chokes him out cold! Wow, that wasn’t a pretty finish as Giles was badly out cold and Meerschaert gets the win.

Official Result- Gerald Meerschaert def. Trevin Giles by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:49 of Round 3

> Joaquim Silva (11-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (10-2, 2-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Silva with a leaping knee. Silva with a leg kick. Silva with a head kick but Haqparast blocks it. Silva with a leg kick. Haqparast with a left hand and then a body kick. They trade and Silva with a right hand. Haqparast with a left hand. Haqparast with a body kick. Silva just misses a right hand. Silva with a leg kick. Haqparast with a left hand and Silva fires back a body kick. Haqparast with a left hand. Haqparast with a left hand and then a body kick. Haqparast with a left hand. Silva with a body kick. Silva with a right hand. Haqparast with a head kick at the end. Close round. 10-9 Silva.

Silva with some kicks to start the round and Haqparast lands a left hand. Haqparast drops Silva with a left hand and Silva is in trouble. Haqparast quickly gets on top and lands more punches and the fight is stopped. Excellent finish by Haqparast as he gets the win.

Official Result- Nasrat Haqparast def. Joaquim Silva by knockout (punches) at :36 of Round 2

> Jim Miller (30-13 1 NC, 19-12 1 NC UFC) vs. Clay Guida (35-18, 15-12 UFC)
Lightweights

Miller with a body kick. Guida with a leg kick. Guida with a right hand that stuns Miller. Miller with a left hand that hurts Guida and Miller grabs a guillotine and locks it in tight and Guida goes out cold. Wow, what a finish by Miller in front of his home state fans. Herb Dean is having a bad night as that’s two fighters he’s missed going out cold.

Official Result- Jim Miller def. Clay Guida by submission (guillotine choke) at :58 of Round 1

> Colby Covington (#2, 14-1, 9-1 UFC) vs. Robbie Lawler (#11, 28-13 1 NC, 13-7 UFC)
Welterweights

Covington runs out with a right hand and goes for a takedown but Lawler defends. Both throwing big punches. Covington goes for the takedown and Lawler defends. They are tied up against the fence and Lawler lands a couple of knees. Covington gets the takedown. They got up and Covington gets the back and Lawler lands a backwards elbow. Covington still has the back and drags Lawler down. Lawler being patient. Covington trying for a choke but nowhere close. They get to their feet. Covington gets another takedown. They get to their feet and Covington lands a combo. 10-9 Covington.

Covington with some kicks to start the second. Covington with a combo and a takedown. They get up. They break. Lawler with a leg kick. Covington gets another takedown. They get up and trade punches. Covington with an uppercut and gets another takedown. They get up and Covington lands some punches. Covington mixing his punches and lands a body kick. Covington with late leg kicks. 10-9 Covington, 20-18 Covington.

Covington gets a quick takedown and has the back as they get up. Covington drags the fight back down but they get up. They trade some punches and Lawler is landing. Covington with a left hand and misses a takedown. Lawler lands an uppercut. They both land punches. They trade in close range. Lawler with a big left hand. Covington landing some punches. Lawler with the jab. Covington with some punches as Lawler has his back against the fence. Covington with a body kick. Covington lands a left hand. 10-9 Covington, 30-27 Covington.

They trade to start the fourth. Covington with the jabs and Lawler lands an overland left. Covington shoots for a takedown but Lawler defends. Covington with bunches of punches and mixing in leg and body kicks. His pace has been relentless. Covington with another barrage of punches. They clinch and Lawler with a couple of body punches. Covington lands some punches and gets a takedown. He gets the back as they stand and Lawler spins out. They break and Covington with a leg kick. Lawler lands a left hand late. 10-9 Covington, 40-36 Covington.

Covington peppering Lawler with jabs to start the final round. Lawler has been unable to get his punches going due to Covington’s pace. Covington with some knees in close range. They trade punches. Lawler with a right hand to the body. Covington goes for a takedown but Lawler defends and circles away. Lawler hurts Covington with a punch. Lawler with a left hand. Covington with a late spinning back fist. 10-9 Covington, 50-45 Covington.

Official Result- Colby Covington def. Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-45, 50-45)

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More than two months removed from the first women’s WrestleMania main event, the WWE women’s division is struggling to regain the momentum it had earlier this year.

In a rematch from Money in the Bank, Becky Lynch will defend her Raw Women’s Championship against Lacey Evans at Stomping Grounds. Bayley and Alexa Bliss will look to improve upon their underwhelming feud from 2017 as they face off for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at the pay-per-view.

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TUESDAY NEWS UPDATE

by Joseph Currier and Bryan Rose

WWE

  • The post-Stomping Grounds episode of SmackDown is taking place at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon tonight. WWE Champion Kofi Kingston will respond to Samoa Joe attacking him and putting him in the Coquina Clutch on last night’s Raw. Kingston vs. Joe is official for Extreme Rules.
  • Sonya Deville indicated that she’ll be facing Ember Moon on SmackDown: “I didn’t forget, tonight I get to whoop @WWEEmberMoon back into her fantasy world  I love Tuesdays! #SDlive”
  • Drew Gulak will make his first appearance as Cruiserweight Champion on tonight’s 205 Live. Jack Gallagher vs. Mike Kanellis is also set for the show.
  • Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that Jinder Mahal recently signed a new five-year deal with WWE.
  • PCW thanked WWE for granting permission to a number of wrestlers who have asked to work PCW’s tribute show for Lionheart this Friday. The event is taking place at Evoque Nightclub in Preston, England, with all profits from ticket sales, merch, and the raffle going to Lionheart’s parents to help with funeral costs.
  • While taking part in a nickname contest during last night’s Raw, a young fan answered CM Punk when asked who calls themselves the Best in the World.
  • Abby the Witch and Mercy the Buzzard from Bray Wyatt’s Firefly Fun House appeared in the background of backstage segments on last night’s Raw.
  • The WWE Performance Center’s YouTube account posted a video of Kacy Catanzaro reacting to Ricochet’s United States title win from Stomping Grounds.
  • The next WWE DVDs set for release include a Roddy Piper unreleased matches set and a DVD featuring The Miz.
  • Mark Henry appeared on today’s episode of the Steve Austin Show.

Pro Wrestling

  • TMZ Sports reported that prosecutors have dropped their case against Terri Runnels after Runnels accidentally brought a gun to the airport last month.
  • Zack Sabre Jr. retained both his RevPro British Heavyweight Championship and his spot in this year’s G1 Climax by defeating YOSHI-HASHI in the main event of this morning’s Kizuna Road show.
  • After defeating IWGP Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa in a non-title match this morning, Juice Robinson & Mikey Nicholls said they want Tonga & Loa’s titles. Tonga & Loa vs. Robinson & Nicholls (in what was announced as a non-title match) is set for Southern Showdown in Melbourne this Saturday.
  • NJPW has a look at Robbie Eagles prior to his IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match at Southern Showdown.
  • ITV did a story on Darby Allin for their YouTube page.
  • EVOLVE released their updated cards for this weekend:
  • EVOLVE 129 (Saturday, Queens, New York):
    EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory defending against Leon Ruff
    Roderick Strong vs. Anthony Henry
    Tyler Breeze vs. AR Fox
    EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Eddie Kingston & Joe Gacy defending against Anthony Greene & Curt Stallion
    Josh Briggs vs. Arturo Ruas
    Shotzi Blackheart vs. Brandi Lauren
    JD Drake vs. Stephen Wolf vs. Sean Maluta vs. John Silver
    Harlem Bravado vs. Babatunde
    Adrian Alanis & Liam Grey vs. Brandon Watts & Randy Summers
  • EVOLVE 130 (Sunday, Brooklyn, New York):
    EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory vs. Roderick Strong in a non-title match
    WWN Champion JD Drake defending against Babatunde
    Tyler Breeze vs. Anthony Greene
    Anthony Henry vs. Arturo Ruas
    EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Eddie Kingston & Joe Gacy vs. AR Fox & Leon Ruff vs. John Silver & Alex Reynolds in a non-title match
    Josh Briggs vs. Brandon Taggart
    Curt Stallion vs. Sean Maluta
    Brandi Lauren vs. Natalia Markova
  • Dragon Lee has been announced for ROH’s Manhattan Mayhem TV tapings in New York City on July 20 and their Mass Hysteria HonorClub show in Lowell, Massachusetts on July 21.
  • This week’s episode of MLW Fusion is now available on YouTube. It was headlined by Tom Lawlor, Ross Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich vs. Contra Unit (Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael & Simon Gotch) in a tornado tag match.
  • The final episode of Being the Elite before Fyter Fest was uploaded yesterday.
  • Chris Van Vliet interviewed Eli Drake about his departure from Impact Wrestling.
  • Mike Quackenbush started a YouTube channel called “Til We Make It,” which gives advice to younger wrestlers.

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Tyron Woodley out of Robbie Lawler UFC Minnesota rematch

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A June 29th rematch of former UFC welterweight champions in Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler is off due to a Woodley hand injury, first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto Friday morning.

Okamoto didn’t have details on the injury but said Woodley is going to see a hand specialist next week. He added that the UFC is going to attempt to keep Lawler in the main event and find another opponent.

The fight was set to headline the company’s return to Minneapolis for the first time in seven years that is also earmarked for ESPN.

Woodley and Lawler faced off in July 2016 when Woodley knocked Lawler out to win the UFC welterweight title. Lawler is coming off a controversial March loss to Ben Askren while Woodley lost his title to Kamaru Usman on the same show.

Woodley has had issues with his hand before, getting surgery due to a dislocated thumb last year.

Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler tabbed for January’s UFC 233

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According to a report Monday night, one of the UFC’s new acquisitions will see his Octagon debut come in the first month of 2019 against a former UFC champion, no less. 

First reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, former Bellator and ONE welterweight champion Ben Askren has agreed to face former UFC welterweight champion and fan favorite Robbie Lawler at UFC 233 on January 26th at Anaheim, CA’s Honda Center — the company’s first PPV of the new year.

Okamoto said the deals aren’t signed yet, but that both sides are working on getting it finalized.

At one point, a rumor had Lawler linked up with former title contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson for the promotion’s first event on ESPN+.

The 34-year-old Askren is undefeated (18-0-0-1) and has been retired since he defeated Shinya Aoki in less than a minute in November 2017. The 36-year-old Lawler has been on the shelf mending injuries since he was dominated by Rafael dos Anjos in December 2017. The former champion has lost two of his last three.

While never officially announced following the “trade” that brought his contract to the UFC and Demetrious Johnson’s contract to ONE, Askren was present at Saturday’s UFC 230 in New York City and did a media scrum where he called out a slew of fighters.

The show will also go head to head with Bellator’s heavyweight championship Grand Prix finals at the Forum in Inglewood, CA.

Robbie Lawler vs. Rafael dos Anjos to headline UFC’s next FOX special

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

The UFC announced today that a battle of former champions will headline the company’s next FOX special as Robbie Lawler, the former welterweight champion, will face Rafael dos Anjos, the former lightweight champion.

The next FOX special will air on December 16th from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

With the show headlining on FOX, the winner would have a strong case for a title shot at welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who is currently out of action with a torn labrum.

Lawler, who is currently ranked as the number one contender for the title, has a 28-11 record with one no contest. He lost the title to Woodley via first round stoppage and has yet to get a rematch, but also hasn’t pushed hard for it.

Dos Anjos, 27-9, is ranked fifth in the division. Dos Anjos had a strong run at lightweight before losing the title to Eddie Alvarez. Then, after losing to Tony Ferguson, he moved up saying the weight cut had been difficult. He moved to welterweight and has beaten Tarec Saffiedine and Neil Magny.

The other top fight currently on the show is Glover Teixeira (26-6) vs. Misha Cirkunov (13-3). Cirkunov had won eight fights in a row before being knocked out in 28 seconds by Volkan Oezdemir on May 28th in Stockholm.

Tickets for the show go on sale to the public on October 20th, and to Fight Club members on October 18th.

Other fights UFC has announced for the show are:

  • Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Jared Cannnonier
  • Tim Elliott vs. Justin Scoggins
  • Chad Laprise vs. Galore Bofando
  • John Makdessi vs. Abel Trujillo
  • Nordine Taleb vs. Sultan Aliev
  • Alessio DiChirico vs. Oluwale Bamgbose
  • Vitor Miranada vs. Julian Marquez

UFC 214 live results: Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones 2

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2, emanating from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

It is the biggest UFC event of 2017 so far as three title fights headline the most stacked card of the year, with the biggest fight of the year headlining the show.

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier defends his title against his top rival, former champion Jon Jones, as each man looks for vengeance against the other. Cormier is looking to get an elusive win over Jones after Jones defeated him at UFC 182 in January 2015, while Jones is looking to reclaim his throne as the man to beat at 205 pounds.

In the co-main event, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley looks to make it 365 days as champion at 170 pounds, but he gets a tough test in the form of challenger Demian Maia, the most gifted ground fighter in the sport and winner of seven straight fights. Woodley won the championship from Robbie Lawler on July 30th, 2016, and this will be his third title defense.

In the third title fight on the card, the vacant UFC women’s featherweight championship is up for grabs as the most dominant female fighter in history, Cris “Cyborg” Justino looks to finally wrap UFC gold around her waist when she battles Tonya Evinger. Justino hasn’t lost since her pro debut in May 2005, while Evinger makes her UFC debut on the heels of an 11-fight unbeaten streak.

Also on the main card is a fight that could be a potential “Fight of the Year” candidate as welterweight sluggers Robbie Lawler and Donald Cerrone square off, and a light heavyweight fight that could determine the next challenger opens the main card as Jimi Manuwa takes on Volkan Oezdemir.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS | 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT

> Josh Burkman (28-15 1 NC, 6-10 1 NC UFC) vs. Drew Dober (17-8 1 NC, 3-4 1 NC UFC)
Lightweights

Fairly even standup early with Dober trying takedowns and Burkman defending pretty well. Burkman seemed to be hurting Dober with leg kicks but Dober landed a left hook out of nowhere and knocked Burkman out cold. 

RESULT – DREW DOBER (18-8) by KO (punch) at 3:04

Dober put over Burkman in his post-fight promo and said it was an honor to fight him. He wants to be ranked and he may not be but he should get a top 15 fight after laying out a vet like Burkman in that fashion. Crowd gave him a nice hand on his way out of the cage. 

> Eric Shelton (10-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jarrod Brooks (12-0, 0-0 UFC)
Flyweights

Interesting round as Shelton vastly outstruck Brooks with the stats at one pointing having him ahead 46-12. But Brooks got at least 3 takedowns and controlled him most of the round, including a couple of submission attempts. Brooks got a front headlock with about 15 seconds and moved into mount and the buzzer may have saved Shelton. 10-9 Brooks

Really slow start to the round with almost nothing happening for the first couple minutes other than a stuffed takedown attempt by Brooks. Shelton got a takedown at 4:00 and controlled Brooks for about 30 seconds. After Brooks got to his feet, he got a takedown but Shelton got up right before the buzzer. 10-9 Shelton, all tied up after 2 although that round was real close

Crowd really turned on this fight midway through the round as not much was happening. Shelton landed a nice shot that nearly knocked down Brooks about 2 minutes in. With about 15 seconds left, Shelton landed a flying knee. Brooks got a takedown after it but Shelton secured a guillotine as the clock ran out. 10-9 Shelton, 29-28 on my scorecard

RESULT – JARRED BROOKS (13-0) by split decision (29-28 x 2; 28-29)

Brooks said the result was f***ing bulls*** and said he looked terrible. But then when Joe Rogan asked him if he thought he should’ve lost, he said no. He said he’s coming for the f***ing belt….he was just all over the place. Put over Joe Rogan, saying he’s been watching him since Fear Factor. Just a profanity laced promo that went nowhere. 

> Kailin Curran (4-4, 1-4 UFC) vs. Alexandra Albu (2-0, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Best round of the night so far. Albu was landing all kind of strikes from everywhere and even pulled guard at one point. Curran was landing a lot as well but it seemed as if Albu’s were landing harder and affecting Curran more. She also had a couple of submission attempts. Curran was controlling the clinch game on the feet though. 10-9 Albu after 1

Antoher really good round. Albu was more active with a wide variety of strikes and got a couple of really nice headlock takedowns. She didn’t do much on the ground and Curran was able to get up fairly easily. They showed the strike stats at one point and it was 66-63 for Curran but Albu was definitely landing the harder shots. 10-9 Albu, 20-18

Great third round from Curran. Probably not enough to take the fight or even get a draw but she looked awesome. She had her best punch combo of the fight about a minute in. 2 minutes in, Albu got a headlock takedown but Curran scrambled into top position and controlled most of the rest of the round on the ground, doing a lot of damage. Albu got to her feet and got a late takedown but Curran was up quickly and got another of her own. 

RESULT – ALEKSANDRA ALBU (3-0) by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

According to Dave Meltzer, who’s live at cageside, the crowd gave the fight a standing ovation at the end but did boo the decision as you could hear on TV. 

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> Andre Fili (16-4, 4-3 UFC) vs. Calvin Kattar (16-2, 0-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Kattar took this fight on short notice and looked pretty good. Round was fairly even on the feet with Fili controlling the pace but Kattar slightly more active and it was looking to be a tossup round until Kattar got a late takedown and landed a ton of punches in the last 15 seconds to steal the round. 10-9 Kattar

Similar round in the sense it was fairly even almost the whole way. It felt like Fili was maybe winning the round slightly but Kattar landed the best punch combo of the fight with out about 15 seconds and really seemed to hurt Fili 10-9 Kattar, 20-18 overall

Fili came out more aggressive and was winning the round until Kattar got a takedown with about 45 seconds left. He did some ground and pound but Fili got up quickly. You could make a case for Fili taking the third but I’ve got it 30-27 Kattar. Great debut either way

RESULT – CALVIN KATTAR (17-2) by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

> Renato Moicano (#9, 11-0-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Brian Ortega (#8, 11-0 1 NC, 3-0 1 NC UFC)
Featherweights

Close first round fought entirely on the feet. Every time Ortega would land a combo, Moicano would answer back with one of his own. Moicano also landed a couple of unanswered combos and had a kick combo as well. Ortega landed a flying knee at the end of the round but didn’t really do any damage. 10-9 Moicano but really close

Almost entirely on the feet again this round and Moicano started to take over. He was ahead 26-7 in strikes landed about 3 minutes in and it didn’t even seem as close as that. He seemed headed for a 10-8 round but Ortega picked it up a bit in the last minute. Moicano scored a late takedown to remove any doubt. 10-9 Moicano, 20-18 overall.

Ortega came out stronger in this round but Moicano picked up the pace about 2 minutes in and seemed to be cruising to another round win and the fight. He made the critical mistake of taking Ortega down and Ortega secured a guillotine on the way down and Moicano tapped quickly.

RESULT – BRIAN ORTEGA (12-0) by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:59 of the 3rd round

In his post-fight promo, Ortega brought up that he and Moicano were the only unbeaten fighters in the Top 10 and said if someone’s going to beat him, he’d like to see how. He fell short of calling anyone out though. 

> Aljamain Sterling (#8, 13-2, 5-2 UFC) vs. Renan Barao (#13 FW, 34-4 1 NC, 9-3 UFC)
140-pound Catchweights

Fast start to the round with both guys throwing a lot of kicks and punches. Barao got a takedown just over a minute in and controlled Sterling on the ground for the rest of the round. Sterling had a couple of submission attempts from his back but Barao outstruck him badly…..total strikes were 30-10 at one point. 10-9 Barao, almost a 10-8

Second round was the exact opposite of the first with the fast start and then a takedown by Sterling at about 1:30. Sterling dominated the rest of the way and did way more damage than Barao did in the first round and I thought he did enough to get the 10-8. Barao did have a brief arm triangle submission attempt but Sterling closed strong, opening up a cut with elbows. 10-8 Sterling, 19-18 Sterling after 2

Closer third round. Sterling was definitely more active and Barao was really getting tired toward the end. There were a couple long cage clinches with Sterling controlling but neither guy did much and the ref had to break them both up. With about 30 seconds left, Barao took him down and while Sterling was trying to get up, Barao spiked him to the ground head first. It was almost enough to steal the round but not quite. 10-9 Sterling, 29-27 overall

RESULT – ALJAMIAIN STERLING (14-2) by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27 and 30-26)

> Ricardo Lamas (#3, 17-5, 8-3 UFC) vs. Jason Knight (#15, 17-2, 4-1 UFC)
Featherweights

This was awesome. Lamas got an early takedown but Knight was very active from his back with several submission attempts and he had Lamas tied up to where he couldn’t do anything. When Lamas finally got to his feet, he lit up Knight with punches on the feet. Knight was rocked badly and just wouldn’t go down, despite eating a ton of punches. Knight shot for a takedown but ended up on his back and Lamas finished him with hard ground and pound. Knight protested the stoppage but could barely stand and was clearly out of it.

RESULT – RICARDO LAMAS (18-5) by TKO at 4:34

On the studio show, both Michael Bisping and Kenny Florian picked Cormier and Woodley to retain their titles in the top 2 matches on the PPV. 

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> Jimi Manuwa (#3, 17-2, 6-2 UFC) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (#5, 14-1, 2-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

They clinched up early and Manuwa worked him to the cage. Oezdemir punched out of it and rocked him with punches from the clinch. As Manuwa was backing up, Oezdemir knocked him out. Scary performance as that’s two straight KOs in less than 30 seconds. He may get a title shot off of this

RESULT – VOLKAN OEZDEMIR (15-1) by KO (punch) at 22 seconds

Oezdemir said “I don’t know what’s going on but I have dynamite in my hands”. He went on to call out the winner of the main event. This guy went from a nobody to beating a top 3 contender in less than a year and could be fighting for the title. 

> Robbie Lawler (#3, 27-11 1 NC, 12-5 UFC) vs. Donald Cerrone (#6, 32-8 1 NC, 19-5 UFC)
Welterweights

Lawler opened strong, clinching up in the center with Cerrone and landing a ton of punches and elbows. He had 23 strikes in the first minute. It got a little more even after that and then Cerrone kind of took over late, getting a takedown and landing a nice knee/head kick combo. Great opening round. 10-9 Lawler

Cerrone fought much smarter in round 2. He kept his distance, not letting Lawler clinch with him and landed strikes while also controlling the pace. By the end of the round, he had gained the lead in strikes landed and took the round easily. 10-9 Cerrone, 19-19 heading into the third

Close final round. Lawler was much more active than he’d been in the 2nd and seemed to be landing the harder shots but striking stats showed them basically even, with Cerrone holding a 30-29 advantage. Cerrone also had several takedown attempts, all of which were defended by Lawler. Both guys were bloody at the end and the crowd gave this a standing ovation in the last minute. 10-9 Lawler but could go either way.

RESULT – ROBBIE LAWLER (28-11) by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

Heavy boos from the crowd after the decision. Lawler said almost exactly what I did. “I won the first, he won the second and the third was up in the air”. He dedicated the fight to Matt Hughes, who’s still recovering from his accident. Lawler said he’s not worried about the title and he wants to visit Hughes. 

> Cris “Cyborg” Justino (17-1 1 NC, 2-0 UFC) vs. Tonya Evinger (19-5 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)
UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship

Measured performance by Cyborg. She never seemed close to finishing Evinger but dominated every second of the round. Evinger actually had a couple flash takedowns but Cyborg was up immediately and did damage on the way up. 10-8 Cyborg

Not quite as dominant a round for Cyborg here and she seemed to be slowing down just a bit at the end of the round. Cyborg landed a lot of punch combos but Evinger was starting to evade strikes at the end of it and even landed some of her own in the last minute. Cyborg did do a lot of damage with leg kicks. 10-9 Cyborg, 20-17

Cyborg dropped Evinger with a punch combo early but refused to go to the ground with her. After the ref stood Evinger up, Cyborg initiated a cage clinch and then finished her with knees standing. 

RESULT – CRIS CYBORG (18-1) by TKO (knees) at 1:56 of Round 3 NEW FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION

In her post-fight promo, Cyborg said that she feels like she’s the best fighter she’s ever been. She says she is just now learning how to “fight” and was just relying on her abilities before this. No call-out since there are no other fighters in the division. 

> Tyron Woodley (C, 17-3-1, 7-2-1 UFC) vs. Demian Maia (#1, 25-6, 19-6 UFC)
UFC Welterweight Championship

Maia had at least 8 takedown attempts and Woodley blocked every one. Woodley only landed occasional punches standing but messed up Maia’s eye somehow during one of the early takedown attempts. It wasn’t much, but enough to take the round 10-9

Crowd hating this feet. Several more takedown attempts by Maia, all blocked. Seemed like Woodley landed a few more punches than in the first. Total strikes were 15-5 at the end of the second and that was total in the whole fight. 10-9 Woodley, 20-18

Same story in the third. More failed takedown attempts by Woodley. Punches by Woodley and he mixed in leg kicks as well. Maia bleeding from a cut on his nose, swollen on both eyes and his knees are cut up from all the missed takedowns, 13 in total. 10-9 Woodley, 30-27

Maia now 0/16 on takedown attempts but he did land a few more strikes this round and Woodley did almost nothing but avoid takedowns. He did land the hardest punch of the round though and may have taken it. 10-9 Woodley, 40-36. Crowd loudly booing this fight

I think they may have said that Woodley had 26 takedown attempts in total, stuffed on every one. They also broke the record for fewest strikes landed in a welterweight title fight over 5 rounds. By a lot. This round was exactly the same as the rest. Woodley with a 45-23 advantage in significant strikes landed. Crowd chanted BORING and did the Bray Wyatt cell phone gimmick during the round and booed the hell out of it at the end. 

RESULT – TYRON WOODLEY (18-3-1) by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46 x 2)

Crowd booed the decision and every word of Woodley’s promo. He challenged GSP for November 4 in MSG. That fight will be terrible but should do business.

Rogan announced to the crowd about the breaking the fewest strikes record and crowd booed that too. 

> Daniel Cormier (C, 19-1, 8-1 UFC) vs. Jon Jones (#1, 22-1, 16-1 UFC)
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Jones outstruck Cormier in the round by almost a 2 to 1 margin but Cormier came on strong in the last 30 seconds, including a couple of combos that rocked Jones and he may have stolen the round 10-9. Great atmosphere with loud crowd both pro and negative for Cormier. Loud reactions whenever he landed anything in particular. 

Cormier was actually starting to find his rhythm and land more strikes, closing the gap in strikes landed. Then Jones landed a head kick that rocked him and he never recovered. Jones then knocked him down with punches and finished him on the ground with punches and elbows to the head. John McCarthy gave Cormier a lot of time to recover, maybe too much time but finally stopped it. 

RESULT – JON JONES (23-1) by TKO (punches and elbows) at 3:01 of Round 3 NEW LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

Cormier refused to stand for the winner’s announcement, which drew loud boos. This was the first stoppage loss of his career. 

Jones had an emotional promo. He said that for everyone that’s every let themselves down, this is what you can do. He said he had to do a lot of right things in his life to get to this point and he thanked all of his fans and also thanked the haters, who motivated him to prove them wrong. 

Jones thanked Daniel Cormier for being his biggest rival and biggest motivator. Said he has been a model champion, a model father and a model person. Said he is a true champion for the rest of his life. He went over to embrace him. 

Camera panned to Cormier, who was crying like crazy and the crowd booed him a little bit. 

Rogan interviewed Cormier, who was still crying. Says the fight was going well and he didn’t know what happened. 

Jones called out Brock Lesnar. “IF you want to find out what it’s like to get your ass kicked by someone 40 lbs lighter than you, get your ass back to the Octagon”. Announcers completely no sold this. 

UFC 214 Observer Panel Picks: Three title fights, Lawler vs. Cerrone

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

It’s the biggest UFC show of the year so far as Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier step into the Octagon in Anaheim to renew their rivalry. Jones won the first time out to retain the light heavyweight title, but his antics outside the cage cost him his belt.

DC picked up the slack in the meantime, and he looks to defend his belt for the third time against his biggest rival. In the co-main event slot, Demian Maia gets his long-deserved shot at the welterweight title and division kingpin Tyron Woodley.

Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger debuts for the company as she faces former Invicta and Strikeforce featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino. The winner claims the UFC women’s featherweight title, which was vacated by Germaine de Randamie.

Despite the other title fights, the second most anticipated bout on the card may very well be former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler taking on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. This was originally scheduled as one of the featured bouts for UFC 213 during International Fight Week but was pushed back to this show due to injury.

Rounding out the main card, and likely kicking off the pay-per-view, is a fight that could determine the next challenger for the winner of the main event. 205 pounders Jimi Manuwa and Volkan Oezdemir will throw down in a war that promises to be quick and violent.

If you’re new here, our panel picks are listed below and listed alongside the fighter’s names are their worldwide FightMatrix rankings, as well as BestFightOdds.com betting odds. The panelists’ 2017 records are in parentheses, and we also have panel consensus picks along with a line where we show how the betting favorites did:

  • John Pollock (39-17; .696) — Fight Network analyst, Live Audio Wrestling co-host, MMA Report co-host
  • Favorites (37-19; .661)
  • Dave Meltzer (37-19; .661) — Wrestling Observer publisher
  • Consensus Picks (35-20; .636)
  • David Bixenspan (35-21; .625) — Deadspin pro wrestling columnist, Between the Sheets podcast host
  • Mike Sempervive (33-23; .589) — Wrestling Observer Live and Big Audio Nightmare co-host
  • Steve Juon (33-23; .589) — MMA Mania writer, Angry Marks publisher
  • Josh Nason (33-23; .589) — Host of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, WrestlingObserver.com assistant editor
  • Mike Sawyer (32-24; .571) — Tough Talk MMA publisher
  • Ryan Frederick (31-25; .554) — WrestlingObserver.com UFC writer
  • Paul Fontaine (30-26; .536) — MMADraws.com publisher, WrestlingObserver.com writer
  • Tom Lawlor (10-9; .526) — Filthy Four Daily co-host, pro wrestling undercard fighter, UFC enhancement talent currently suspended due to wellness violation
  • Front Row Brian (27-29; .482) — MMA newsbreaker, beloved internet personality, podcast host

Main event for the UFC light heavyweight title — Champion Daniel Cormier (19-1) vs. Jon Jones (22-1)

These two may hate each other more than any two fighters in MMA. Cormier needs this win to prove that he’s the real champ. Jones wants to regain the belt that he never really lost. It’s a simple story.

One of the compelling things about this fight is what’s next. Jones pretty much cleaned out the division during his title run, and Cormier hasn’t had much trouble with anyone besides Jones. There are heavy rumors that Jones might move up to heavyweight after this fight, with Brock Lesnar as his most speculated on first opponent in that division.

  • Jones NR; -260 betting favorite — Frederick, FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Lawlor, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Fontaine, Bixenspan, Sempervive

For the UFC welterweight title — Champion Tyron Woodley (17-3-1) vs. Demian Maia (22-6)

Maia won seven straight to earn this shot, most in dominating fashion. Woodley knocked out Robbie Lawler to win the title but escaped by the skin of his teeth after two fights with number one contender Steven “Wonderboy” Thompson that really didn’t settle anything.

What’s interesting here is that all three people who’ve beaten Woodley in his career have also beaten Maia — and by the exact same method. Rory McDonald and Jake Shields hold decision wins over both and Nate Marquardt has knocked them both out. Woodley is four years younger, which could end up being the deciding factor here.

  • Woodley #1; -193 betting favorite — FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Lawlor, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Fontaine, Sempervive
  • Maia #3; +180 betting underdog — Frederick, Bixenspan

For the vacant UFC women’s featherweight title — Cris “Cyborg” Justino (17-1) vs. Tonya Evinger (19-6)

Cyborg has already fought twice in the UFC, winning both of her fights via KO. She has not lost since her pro debut 12 years ago. Evinger’s run has been impressive as well, with 10 straight wins that took her to the Invicta bantamweight title (which she vacated in order to get the UFC shot).

Much has been made of the fact that Evinger wasn’t “good enough” for the UFC bantamweight division, but two of the women she successfully defended against were signed by the UFC after their fights.

Cyborg has rarely faced anyone the caliber of Evinger. Aside from Marloes Coenen and Leslie Smith, none of her opponents have done much of anything in MMA since facing her.

  • Cyborg #1; -940 betting favorite — Frederick, FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Lawlor, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Bixenspan, Sempervive
  • Evinger #7 at women’s bantamweight; +971 betting underdog — Fontaine

Robbie Lawler (27-11) vs. Donald Cerrone (32-8) (welterweights)

When Lawler was fighting for the middleweight title in Strikeforce and Cerrone was competing for the lightweight title in WEC, who’d have thought this fight was possible? Now they find themselves in the same weight class in UFC and it’s possibly the best fight on the card on one of the biggest shows of the year.

Cerrone hasn’t fought since January, which is like a decade by his schedule. Lawler is one year removed from losing his title to Tyron Woodley, with this being his first fight since. The winner here is probably one win away from a shot at the Woodley-Maia winner.

  • Lawler #4; -145 betting favorite — Frederick, FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Lawlor, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Fontaine, Bixenspan, Sempervive

Jimi Manuwa (17-2) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (14-1) (light heavyweights)

These may be the two best light heavyweights in UFC who have never faced either Cormier or Jones, and this very well could be a number one contender’s fight. Manuwa has won two straight, both by KO, since being knocked out by former title contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.

Oezdemir thrust himself into title talk by stunning Misha Cirkunov and knocking him out in under 30 seconds. Both men also hold wins over top contender Ovince Saint Preux and a win here, especially if it’s impressive, is probably a ticket to the biggest fight in either man’s career.

  • Manuwa #6; -176 betting favorite — Frederick, FRB, Juon, Meltzer, Sawyer, Nason, Pollock, Bixenspan, Sempervive
  • Oezdemir #10; +161 betting underdog — Lawlor, Fontaine

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The rest of the card —

Ricardo Lamas (17-5) vs. Jason Knight (18-2) (featherweights)

  • Lamas #4; +110 betting underdog
  • Knight #14; -112 betting favorite

Renan Barao (34-4) vs. Aljamain Sterling (13-2) (140 lb catchweight)

  • Barao #17 featherweight; +115 betting underdog
  • Sterling #11 bantamweight; -115 betting favorite

Bryan Ortega (11-0) vs. Renato Carneiro (11-0-1) (featherweights)

  • Ortega #11; +143 betting underdog
  • Carneiro #8; -149 betting favorite

Andre Fili (16-4) vs. Calvin Kattar (16-2) (featherweights)

  • Fili #38; -350 betting favorite
  • Kattar #130; +336 betting underdog

Jarred Brooks (12-0) vs. Eric Shelton (10-3) (flyweights)

  • Brooks #29; -141 betting favorite
  • Shelton #36; +130 betting underdog

Kailin Curran (4-4) vs. Aleksandra Albu (2-0) (strawweights)

  • Curran NR; +138 betting underdog
  • Albu NR; -151 betting favorite

Josh Burkman (28-15) vs. Drew Dober (17-8) (lightweights)

  • Burkman #82; +269 betting underdog
  • Dober #98; -300 betting favorite

Action begins with the Fight Pass prelims at 6:30 p.m. ET and moves over to FXX at 8 p.m. ET. The main card airs on PPV at 10 p.m. ET, and our own Dave Meltzer will be cageside covering the show. Check out the links below for more coverage:

Freak accident causes UFC 203 fight cancellation; Robbie Lawler/Donald Cerrone fight is off

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Photo: Sherdog

A freak accident has caused the cancellation of C.B. Dolloway vs. Francismar Barroso at tonight’s UFC 203 at Cleveland, OH, as Dolloway was injured in an elevator accident at the host hotel.

Dollaway suffered a back injury at some point Friday afternoon when the elevator dropped several floors and then made an immediate stop due to malfunction.

The UFC released this statement:

“UFC announced that C.B. Dollaway has had to withdraw from his scheduled bout at UFC 203 due to an injury he suffered last night as a result of an elevator accident at a hotel in Cleveland. UFC officials have been in communication with hotel management, and the hotel is currently evaluating and investigating issues surrounding the incident.”

The Jason Gonzalez vs. Drew Dober fight that was scheduled to open the show has been moved to the FS1 prelims to replace the Dollaway vs. Barroso fight. The show will now begin at 7:30 PM EST with just one Fight Pass fight: Sean Spencer vs. Yancy Medeiros.

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While Robbie Lawler vs Donald Cerrone hadn’t formally been announced for UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden outside a Dana White radio interview, there was considerable excitment for the possible fight given both guy’s fighting styles.

However, fans will have to wait a bit longer as Lawler has pulled out of the fight, citing needing more time off to prepare after his knockout at the hands of Tyron Woodley. That new bit info comes from Ariel Helwani after TMZ first reported the news about the fight being scratched Friday night.

Report: Robbie Lawler vs. Cowboy Cerrone set for UFC’s MSG debut

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: LowKickMMA.com

If a Cleveland sports radio host is to be believed, UFC’s November debut in New York City’s Madison Square Garden has its first big name fight: Robbie Lawler vs. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.

92.5 The Fan radio host Anthony Lima tweeted that Dana White told him during an interview that papers have been signed off for that fight between two of the sport’s most fan-friendly fighters.

Lawler (27-11) is coming off a July first round knockout loss to Tyron Woodley that saw Lawler lose the UFC welterweight title, a belt he had defended twice. That snapped a five-fight winning streak for the resurgent 34-year-old.

Cerrone (31-7-0-1) is having another career resurgence after moving up to 170 pounds earlier this year. In three fights thus far, he’s 3-0 with finishes in all three. He’s no stranger to filling up his fight calendar and a November tilt would be his fourth of the calendar year.

The 33-year-old Cerrone had competed at lightweight for years with the only two losses on his ledger being to former champion Rafael dos Anjos. Between those defeats, Cerrone had won eight in a row.

With Demian Maia and Stephen Thompson angling for welterweight title shots, plus the looming shadow of a returning Georges St. Pierre, UFC’s welterweight division continues to get interesting.

UFC 201 Atlanta live results: Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley from the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

This event is headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout as UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler makes his third title defense, this time against challenger Tyron Woodley. In the co-main event, it is a potential title eliminator bout in the women’s strawweight division as Rose Namajunas takes on undefeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

We’re looking for your thoughts on the show, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected]

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 7 PM eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

– UFC 201 DFS Playbook

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 7 PM ET/4 PM PT)

LIGHTWEIGHTS
CESAR ARZAMENDIA (7-2, 0-1 UFC) VS. DAMIEN BROWN (15-9, 0-1 UFC)

First round:  Arzamendia with jumping knees.  Right by Arzamendia.  Brown dropped him with a hard right to the jaw and is pounding on him on the ground.  Brown dropped an elbow.  Arzamendia smooth move into a heel hook.  Brown escaped.  Arzamendia landed punches standing.  Arzamendia landed a left.  Brown landed a left and two rights, the first almost put him down and second did and Brown landed punches on the ground until it was stopped by ref Marc Goddard 2:27

They just announced Neil Magny vs.  Lorenz Larkin as the Fight Pass main event for 8/20’s UFC 202.  That’s a legit potential great match where the winner can advance significantly.

WELTERWEIGHTS
MICHAEL GRAVES (6-0, 2-0 UFC) VS. BOJAN VELICKOVIC (14-3, 1-0 UFC)

First round:  USA chants for Graves.  Low kick landed by Velickovic.  Body kick back by Graves.  Low kick by Velickovic.  These two have trained together in the past.  Body kick by Graves.  Velickovic  with a few low kicks.  Crowd is booing.  Little happening.  10-9 Velickovic.

Second round:  Graves working for a takedown and got it.   Graves has his back.  Graves  is trying to get a choke.  Velickovic  is trying to stand up.  Velickovic tried to get up and now Graves is on top of him in guard.  Graves has his back again.  Graves is again going for a choke.  Graves with a 10-8 round up 19-18 after two.

Third round:  Velickovic with low kicks.  Velickovic trying for a takedown.  .  HJe took Graves down and got his back.  Graves back up and took Velickovic down.  Velickovic escapedand back to his feet.  Body kick by Velickovic.  Graves working for a takedown.  Velickovic landing some.  Graves pushed him around.   Velickovic working for a takedown late but doesn’t have it.  Close third round, I’ve got it Velickovic 10-9 here so a 28-28 draw.  Obviously could go either way.

Scores:  30-27, 28-28, 28-28 a majority, not sure who got the 30-27 but would have to be Graves.

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 2- 8 PM ET/5 PM PT)

FLYWEIGHTS
(#7) WILSON REIS (20-6, 4-2 UFC) VS. HECTOR SANDOVAL (12-2, 0-0 UFC)

First round:  Low kick by Sandoval.  Hard right by Sandoval.  Both swinging.  Reis with a takedown and got his back.  Nice takedown by Reis.  Sandoval reversed to the top.  Reis with a takedown and got his back again.  Sandoval tapped out.

They just announced  a 9/24 show on FS 1 from Brasilia, Brazil.

HEAVYWEIGHTS

ANTONY HAMILTON (14-5, 2-3 UFC) VS. DAMIAN GRABOWSKI (20-3, 0-1 UFC)

First round:  Hamilton landing all kinds of shots and it’s already over.  Hamilton just got the jump on him and kept firing until it was over.   There were several right uppercuts as Grabowski was falling down.  :14

This was the second fastest heavyweight knockout in history, only Todd Duffee’s seven second win over Tim Hague seven second knockout in 2009 at UFC 102.

WELTERWEIGHTS

ROSS PEARSON (19-11 1 NC, 11-8 1 NC UFC) VS. JORGE MASVIDAL (29-11, 6-4 UFC)

First round:  Masvidal with a high kick.  High kick and knee by Masvidal.  Masvidal threw a kick and Pearson took him down off it.  Pearson got his back but Masvidal back up and away.  Masvidal with knees and elbows.   Low kick by Pearson.  Spin kick by Masvidal.  Masvidal 10-9.

Second round:  Pearson throwing low kicks.  Masvidal dropped him  with a left and pounding him on the ground.  Masvidal landing a lot of punches on the ground. Pearson is in a lot of trouble.  Masvidal suplexed him into the cage and throwing all kinds of shots.  Pearson up and escaped.  Trading low kicks.  Masvidal landing punches.  Masvidal with a low kick taking Pearson down.  Masivadal threw a kick but Pearson took him down off it, but Masvidal back up.  Spin kick to the body by Masvidal.  Masvidal with a  left.  Pearons with a low kick.  Masvidal 10-8 so 20-17 after  two rounds.

Third round:  Pearson landing low kicks and some punches.  Masvidal’s right leg is a mess.  Pearson landed a left. Jumping knee and body kick by Masvidal.  Pearson with a left.  Body kick by Masvidal and Pearson with a body kick.  Close round, could go to Pearson actually.  Masvidal 29-27.

Scores:    29-28, 29-28, 30-27 Masvidal.  Not one judge gave round two a 10-8.  The scoring is so inconsistent. 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
(#11) NIKITA KRYLOV (20-4, 5-2 UFC) VS. ED HERMAN (23-11 1 NC, 10-7 1 NC UFC)

First round:   Krylov landed a  few punches and a kick to the body.  Now they’re in a clinch.  Body kick by Krylov.  Herman back with punches.  Krylov with body kicks.  Krylov with a body kick and Herman with left.  Herman with two more punches.  Herman dropped him with a punch.  Krylov back up  and landed a high kick and knee and both throwing punches.  Herman with a knee.  Herman with a kick.  Krylov landing kicks and punches again.  Herman bleeding.  Krylov landing more punches.  Herman cut under the left eye.  Another head kick by Krylov.  Both trading.  Krylov 10-9,

Second round:  Spinning backfirst  by Krylov but Herman back with two punches and a knee to the head.  Krylov in an exchange landed a perfect high kick to the neck for the knockout.  :40

MAIN CARD (PPV- 10 PM ET/7 PM PT)

FLYWEIGHTS
RYAN BENOIT (8-4, 1-2 UFC) VS. FREDY SERRANO (3-0, 2-0 UFC)

First round:  Serrano is a high level wrestler but just starting out at 36 years old.  Both threw low kicks is at the same time.  Serrano nailed him with a roundhouse right.  Body kick by Serrano .  High slam by Serrano into side control.  Benoit back up.  Benoit dropped him with  a punch and Benoit had a guillotine.  Serrano took him down into side control.  Benoit back up.  Benoit with a right.  Both swinging wildly.  Right by Serrano.  Body kick by Benoit.  Ax kick by Serrano.  Body kick and punches by Benoit.  10-9 Benoit.

Second round:  Ax kick by Serrano.  Serrano with a sidewalk slam and now on top.  Benoit back up.  Serrano bleeding now.  Serrano tried a takedown but Benoit moved away.  Serrano took him down into side control.  Serrano  dropping his hip on Benoit’s face with is legal.  Benoit back up just as the round ended.  Serrano’s round so 19-19 after two.

Third round:  Serrano took him down right away.   Crowd starting to boo.  The ref stood them up as Serrano wasn’t doing a lot at the top.  Serrano went for a takedown and got a knee to the face by Benoit who is now on top.  Serrano back up.  Serrano did a somersault Lucha roll.  Serrano tried a takedown but  Benoit escaped.  Body kick by Serrano.  Serrano crawled under his legs, so weird.  Benoit jumped over him.  Benoit with a body kick.  Benoit landed a right.  Benoit 29-28.

Scores:  29-28 Serrano 29-28 Benoit 29-28 Benoit

BANTAMWEIGHTS
FRANCISCO RIVERA (11-6 1 NC, 4-5 1 NC UFC) VS. ERIK PEREZ (15-6, 5-2 UFC)

First round:  Rivera landed punches.  Left by Rivera.  Perez with low kick and body kick.  Rivera threw a kick but Perez caught the leg and threw a few punches.  Both trade d punches.  Perez took him down but Rivera back up  Rivera landed  a good punch and Perez with a low kick and body kick.  Good left by Rivera.  Close round 10-9 Rivera.

Second round:  Both dancing around.  Perez with a spinning backfist.  Both missing.  Body kick by Perez.  Perez went for a takedown and didn’t get it.  Rivera is bleeding from the right side of the head from a spinning elbow.  Body kick by Perez.  Perez tried a takedown.  Rivera landed punches.  Rivera landed a punch.  Low kick by Perez.  Right by Rivera.  Perez got the takedown.  Perez’s round so 19-19 after two.

Third round:    Both came out swinging .  Rivera is getting the better of it.  Perez dropped him.  This was unreal.  Rivera  threw a punch and was so exhausted he went down.  Perez took him down.  Perez with an elbow.  Perez landing a lot of body punches on the ground.  Perez landing a lot of body punches.  The fans are booing and wanting a standup.  Perez landing more body punches.  Perez landing more body shots.  Rivera up but he’s exhausted.  You could go 10-8 Perez 29-27.  Perez has to win the decision.

Scores:  30-26, 30-26 and 29-28 Perez

WELTERWEIGHTS
(#9) MATT BROWN (20-14, 13-8 UFC) VS. JAKE ELLENBERGER (30-11, 9-7 UFC)

First round:  Jake decked him right away with a right and is pounding him on the ground.  Ellenberger landing good shots.  Brown is up and threw him.  Ellenberger hurt him bad with a liver kick and he’s pounding on Brown and it’s over.  1:46

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHTS
(#3) ROSE NAMAJUNAS (5-2, 3-1 UFC) VS. (#5) KAROLINA KOWALKIEWICZ (9-0, 2-0 UFC)

First round:  Right by Namajunas.  Not much happening.  Nice left by Namajunas.  Karolina landing some punches as well.  Front kick by Karolina.  Head kick by Karolina.  Namajunas landed a nice punch.  Karolina landing knees.  Namajuans went for a hip toss and is on top  Close round.  10-9 Namajunas.

Second round:  Knees and elbows by Karolina.  Karolina with a knee from the clinch.  Both in fighting.  Karolina landing elbows.  Both trading punches now.  Namajunas landed a good shot.  Karolina back with low kicks.  Both landing punches.  Front kick by Namajunas put her down.  Karolina landed good punches.  Karolina with a clinch and knees.  Karolina with another rknee.  Karolina so 19-19 after two.

Third round:  Karolina landing punches from the clinch and hurt Namajunas with a right that put her down.   Namajunas tried for an armbar.  Karolina with punches from the top.  She spun to escape a leglock attempt and landed more punches.  Namajunas with two up kicks.  Namajunas tried a triangle but doesn’t have it.  Karolina with more punches.  Both trading punches as the match ended.  Karolina’s round for sure 29-28.

Scores:   29-28 Namajunas 29-28 Kowalkiewicz 29-28 Kowalkiewicz

Kowalkiewicz will get a shot at Joanna for the title.  She said she knows Joanna and respects her very much and said Joanna was the best but she would beat the best.

UFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
(C) ROBBIE LAWLER (27-10 1 NC, 12-4 UFC) VS. (#4) TYRON WOODLEY (15-3, 5-2 UFC)

First round:   Robbie chants.  Woodley threw big punches.  Woodley pressed him into the fence.  DanMiragliotta broke them up.  Body kick by Lawler.  Woodley landed a right to th jaw and finished him on the ground immediately.  2:12

Conor McGregor, Robbie Lawler, and Holly Holm up for 2016 ESPYs

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

On Wednesday night, ESPN announced its nominees for this year’s ESPY awards, the winners of which will be announced on the live  July 13 show from Los Angeles where John Cena will be the host.

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is nominated along with Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta, U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim, and Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns in the category of Best Breakthrough Athlete.

Holly Holm’s win over Ronda Rousey was nominated for Biggest Upset, along with Middle Tennessee over Michigan State in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and Roberta Vinci over Serena Williams in the U.S. Open. Because fans vote for the awards, Holm could have a good shot at winning. 

Holm was also nominated for Best Play Of The Year for her November 2015 knockout of Rousey in Australia.

McGregor and Robbie Lawler were nominated for Fighter of the Year which is weird since McGregor last lost in a fight against Nate Diaz, while many thought Lawler lost in his last outing against Carlos Condit, a fight he won via a razor-thin split decision.

UFC 195 live results: Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the first event for the UFC in 2016 and airs on pay-per-view as UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler makes his second title defense against former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit in the main event. The co-main event is a heavyweight bout that could secure the winner a title shot as Stipe Miocic takes on former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski. Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6:30 PM eastern time with the preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

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Coverage provided by Dave Meltzer

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT)

WELTERWEIGHTS- SHELDON WESTCOTT (8-3-1, 0-2 UFC) VS. EDGAR GARCIA (14-4, 0-3 UFC)

First round: Wescott with a bodylock takedown Wescott throwing lefts.  He’s got the back and working for a choke. Wescott landing all kinds of punchex from back position.  Wescott landing a ton of punches. I’m surpised it wasn’t stopped.  This is too many punches.  It was stopped way too late.  Not as bad as the Sakuraba fight, but it was feeling like the same kind of nightmare. 

BANTAMWEIGHTS- JOE SOTO (15-4, 0-2 UFC) VS. MICHINORI TANAKA (10-1, 1-1 UFC)

First round: Holy crap does Mario Yamasaki look like he hasn’t slept in a month.  Soto using low kicks.  Soto tried a takedown, Tanaka blocked and landed punches.  Tanaka landed a right.  Soto with another low kick.  Hard low kick by Tanaka.  Nice left by Soto.  Low kick by Tanaka and Tanaka took him down.  Soto working for a googplata.  Elbows by Soto.  Tanaka out of trouble.  Tanaka escaped and had a huge smile on his face.  Soto 10-9, but close.

Second round: Head kick by Tanaka.  Tanaka missing punches.  Tanaka staring to land now.    Knee by Tanaka but Soto back with a punch.  Soto with a hard low kick.  Body kick by Soto.  Tanaka’s left leg is all red from the low kicks.  Knee by Tanaka and a judo hip toss took Soto down.  Soto working for a guillotine now.  Tanaka cleared it and on top.  Tanaka landing some elbows.  Nice groundwork by Tanaka.  Tanaka with some punches and elbows.  Tanaka with more punches.  Tanaka’s round so 19-19.

Third round: Tanaka landing some punches.  Knee by Tanaka.  Left by Soto.  Left by Tanaka.  Tanaka landing more punches and Soto back with a left.  Tanaka with a takedown attempt but Soto back up.  Left by Soto.  Left by Tanaka as Soto taunted him.  Tanaka with a takedown.  Soto again working for a guillotine.  Soto has a body triangle as well.  Tanaka escaped and on top.  Soto back up.  Soto with a left and right.  Crowd really into this.  Uppercut by Soto.  Trading punches but Soto landing more solidly.  Nice left by Soto.  Tanaka bleeding from the nose and mouth.  Takedown by Soto and he got mount and his back and is working for a choke as time ran out.  The crowd really liked the fight, 29-28 Soto.

Scores: Tony Weeks 29-28 Tanaka Adelaide Byrd 29-28 Soto, Chris Lee 29-28 Tanaka.  Bad call.  Not terrible call but bad call.

LIGHTWEIGHTS- (#12) DUSTIN POIRIER (18-4, 9-3 UFC) VS. JOSEPH DUFFY (14-1, 2-0 UFC)

First round: Poirier landing good shots from a clinch.  Duffy with punches.  Leg kick by Duffy.  Body kick by Poirier.  Right by Duffy.  Big right by Duffy hurt Poirier to the body.  Poirier looks out of trouble.  Duffy with a body shot.  Two right uppercuts by Duffy.  Another right by Duffy.  Poirier landing shots from the clihch.  Both swinging.  This is geat.  Takedown by Poirier.  Duffy bleeding from the nose.  Duffy bleeding from the nose  Poirier with a shot.  Punch and knee by Poirier as Duffy got up.  Hard elbow by Duffy.  Both landed good rights.  Close round, Poirier 10-9.

Second round: Poirier with a takedown.  Poirier bleeding badly from the nose.  Blood is pouring out of Poirier’s nose all over Duffy, who is on the bottom.  The nose looks broken.  Poirier just bleeding all over him.  Poirier with an elbow from the top.  Nice elbows from the top by Poirier.  More hard elbows by Poirier.  Lots of elbows by Poirier.  Hard elbows by Poirier.  Now Duffy bleeding badly from the elbows.  He’s got a ton of different cuts.  Big rights from the top by Poirier  10-8 round I’ve got so 20-17 Poirier

Third round:   Poirier with a low kick.  Good body shot by Duffy.  Poirier took him down again.  Duffy tried to roll out.  Duffy went for a heel hook.  Poirier escaped and back on top.  The ref ordered a standup.  There was no reason and fans booed that call.  Duffy now landing punches.  Left and right to the body.  Poirier with a punch and takedown.  Poirier with an elbow.  Duffy with a triangle right as the fight ended.  Really good fight.  30-26 Poirier.

Scores: 30-26, 30-27 and 30-27 for Poirier.

Poirier said he’s coming after the strap. Poirier said I don’t get triangled, I’ve got double jointed shoulders and I don’t get tired.    

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 8 PM ET/5 PM PT)

LIGHTWEIGHTS- SCOTT HOLTZMAN (8-0, 1-0 UFC) VS. DREW DOBER (15-7 1 NC, 1-3 1 NC UFC)

First round:  Dober with a left.  Body kick by Holtzman.  Holtzman tied him up in a clinch.  Holtzman has him against the cage.  Holtzman trying for a takedown but Dober blocking the attempts.  Dober with a takedown.  Dober with another takedown.   Dober 10-9.

Second round:   Elbow by Dober hurt him.  Dober shot in for a takedown but Holtzman blocked it this time.  Dober with elbows standing.  Holtzman with a shin to the face.  Takedown by Holtzman. Another takedown by Holtzman.  Holtzman with ground and pound.  Holtzman with good punches from the top.  Holtzman with more punches and elbows from the top.  Holtzman’s round for sure so 19-19.

Third round:  Dober with a nice left. Dober looking for a takedown and got him down after a struggle.  Spinning backfist by Holtzman.  Dober took him down again.  Holtzman all bloody from an elbow and Herb Dean stopped the fight for the doctor to check on him.  Head kick by Hotlzman and Dober back with a punch.  Right by Dober.  Another right and left by  Dobrer.  Dober working for a takedown and got it.  Hotltzman back up.  Another takedown by Dober.  He’s got his back.   Dober 29-28.

Scores:  All three have it 29-28 for Dober.  All three rounds were clear. 

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHTS- JUSTINE KISH (4-0, 0-0 UFC) VS. NINA ANSAROFF (6-4, 0-1 UFC)

First round:  Ansaroff got poked in the right eye.    Kish’s left thumbs went right in the eye.  Ansaroff landing punches and  kicks.  Kish blocked a takedown.  Both trading.  Kish with elbows.  Kish now landing punches.  Kish with a knee to the body.  Body kick by Ansaroff.  Ansaroff with punches.   They traded knees to the body.  Takedown by Kish.  Body kick by Ansaroff and Kish with punches.  Ansaroff with some punches.  Very close round.  10-9 Ansaroff.

Second round:   Kick by Kish.  Low kicks by Kish.  Both landing hard shots.  Ansaroff hurt him with a left hook and a kick.  Left jab by Ansaroff.  Right by Ansaroff.  Kish used a headlock takedown.  Kish’s round 19-19, but this round was close as well as Ansaroff was getting the better of the standup before the takedown.

Third round:  Ansaroff with a takedown.  Kish thought armbar but Ansaroff cleared it.  Nice escape by Kish.  Kish with punches.  Kish with the takedown.  Kish with punches from the top.  Kish moved to the mount.  Now she’s got her back.  Ansaroff reversed to the top.  Ansaroff’s comeback at the end made it close.  I’ve got Kish 29-28 and she should win, but we’ll see.

Scores:   29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 Kish.  You could go 30-27 as the first round was close.

WELTERWEIGHTS- KYLE NOKE (22-7-1, 6-3 UFC) VS. ALEX MORONO (11-3, 0-0 UFC)

First round:  Morono was taking this fight on 11 days notice.  Noke with a kick.  Noke with a right.  Nice spin kick by Morono.  Noke landed a left as Morono was off balance.  Big right by Noke.  Side kicks by Noke.  Morono landed a good right moving in.   Noke 10-9.

Second round:   Spin kick by Morono.  Morono with a Superman punch.  Noke missed a kick and Morono landed punches.  Morono landing punches.  Noke jumped on his back.  Morono shook him off.  Morono going for a heel hook.  Noke out of it and on top.  Noke with a knee to the body and punches.  Noke 20-18.

Third round:  Noke told his corner his nose was broken.  Noke kicked the body.  Both throwing punches.  Morono with a hard right.  Trading punches.  Noke landing punches.  Spinning elbow by Noke.  Takedown by Noke.  Morono working for an armrbar.  Noke escaped.   Morono so 29-28 Noke I’ve got.  Morono winning would be possible.

Scores:  Sal D’Amato has it 29-28 Morono, Patricia Morse Jarman has it 30-27 Noke, Chris Lee has it 29-28 Morono.  Morono was shocked he won.  Crowd doesn’t like it.

BANTAMWEIGHTS- (#8) MICHAEL MCDONALD (16-3, 5-2 UFC) VS. MASANORI KANEHARA (25-12-5, 1-1 UFC)

First round:  McDonald with a big right.  Kanehara shot for a takedown and got it.  McDonald working for a guillotine with a body triangle.  Kanehara out of trouble.   Kanehara moved to mount.  Kanehara 10-9.

Second round:  Left and right by McDonald.  Kanehara took him down off a kick.  Kanehara moved to side control.  Kanehara with knees to the body.  Kanehara with a head and arm choke.  McDonald escaped and got his back and is working for a choke.  Kanehara tapped.  Wow.  McDonald was losing the entire fight, escaped a submission and then got the win.

MAIN CARD (PPV- 10 PM ET/7 PM PT)

LIGHTWEIGHTS- ABEL TRUJILLO (12-7 1 NC, 3-3 1 NC UFC) VS. TONY SIMS (12-3, 1-1 UFC)

First round:   Both threw.  Sims landed a right.  Sims with a left and right.  Sims took him down but Trujillo has a guillotine and tapped him out.     

FEATHERWEIGHTS- DIEGO BRANDAO (20-10, 6-3 UFC) VS. BRIAN ORTEGA (9-0 1 NC, 1-0 1 NC UFC)

First round:   Brandao swinging wildly. High slam and Ortega tried an uma plata, but Brandao is out of trouble.  Brandao with a hard low kick.  Hard right by Brandao.  Takedown by Brandao.  Brandao with punches.  Right by Brandao.  Both landing punches but Brandao’s shots are crisper.  Body kick by Ortega.  Brandao 10-9.

Second round:  Brandao with a left.  Body kick by  Brandao.  Ortega with a right.  Big right by Brandao.  Right by Brandao.  Ortega with punches.  Body kick by Ortega.  Brandao took this round as well so up 20-18.  Ortega looks to need a finish.

Third round:  Both out swinging.  Ortega went for a takedown but Brando ended up on top.  Brandao let him up and took him back down.  Ortega  working for a choke.  Brandao escaped.  Ortega went for a triangle for the submission.  It was an Anaconda choke and moved to a mount, went for a guillotine, let it go and did a great triangle set up for the submission.  That finish was bonus worthy. 

WELTERWEIGHTS- LORENZ LARKIN (16-4 1 NC, 3-4 UFC) VS. ALBERT TUMENOV (16-2, 4-1 UFC)

First round:   Nothing happening early. Larkin caught the kick.  Low kick by Larkin.  Another low kick by Larkin.  Tumenov moving in with a big flurry.  Right and left by Tumenov.  Low kick by Larkin.  Hard kick by Tumenov.  Front kick by Larkin.  Big right by Tumenov.  Low kick by Larkin.  Another low kick by Larkin.  Low kick by Larkin.  Larkin 10-9.  Close round.

Second round:   Larkin with a body kick.  Larkin with a low kick.  Larkin throwing low kicks.  Right by Larkin.  Tumenov in with punches.  Tumenov landing to the body hard.  Larkin with a low kick and Tumenov switched his stance.  Tumenov landing lefts to the body.  Larkin with a right.  Both missing big punches. Tumenov landed a head kick.  Big left  by Tumenov.  Left and right by Tumonev.  Tumenov’s left leg is hurt.  Tumenov’s round 19-19.

Third round:  Tumenov with punches.  Larkin with spinning low kicks.  More low kicks by Larkin.  Spin kick to the thigh by Larkin.  Right by Tumenov.  Larkin destroyed Tumenov’s left leg.  Tumenov with a right.  Larkin shot in for a takedown attempt.  Tumenov blocking.  Right by Larkin as Tumeonv went for the takedown.  Larkin 29-28.  Another close one.

Scores:    Juichiro Kamijo 29-28 Tumenov, Adelaide Byrd 29-28 Larkin, Derek Cleary 29-28 Tumenov. 

HEAVYWEIGHTS- (#3) STIPE MIOCIC (13-2, 7-2 UFC) VS. (#2) ANDRE

First round:  Arlovski kicking the knee.  Miocic hurt him with two punches and finished him with punches on the ground.   Right to the left ear, a right to the jaw and a left and Arvloski was down and a few punches on the ground and it was over.  :54 

Miocic is demanding a title shot and with this one, he deserves it.   

UFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP- (C) ROBBIE LAWLER (26-10 1 NC, 11-4 UFC) VS. (#4) CARLOS CONDIT (30-8, 7-4 UFC)

First round:  Condit with a  body kick.  Low kick by Condit.  Lawler landing good punches.  Condit landed a left and a push and Lawler went down.  Body kick by Condit and a knee.  Condit is hurting him.   Body kick by Condit.  Another body kick by Condit.  Lawler with a right.  Knee by Condit.  Body kick by Condit.  High kick by Condit.  Condit with a left and kick.  Low kick by Condit.  Low kick again by Condit.  Body kick and left hook by Condit.  Condit 10-9

Second round:  Slower second round.  Condit with some low kicks.  Lawler landed a punch but Condit back with punches  Body kick by Condit. Lawler blasted him with a left and Condit went down and he’s inn trouble.  Condit tied him up.  Lawler wanted him to get up.  Made sense for him to do so.  Left by Lawler.  Head kick by Condit.  Lawler with a hard left.  Lawler missing big punches.  Big left by Lawler.  Lawler’s round 19-19.

Third round:  Condit with low kicks.  Body kick by Condit.  Both swinging and Lawler getting the better of it.  Knee by Condit and hard punch,  Both swinging like crazy.  Body kick by Condit.  Lawler with a hard elbow.  Condit missing a flurry.  Head kick by Condit but didn’t land hard.  Condit with a knee to the body.  Body kick by Condit.  Low kick by Lawler.  Condit 29-28.

Fourth round:    Lawler threw a left.   Body kick by Condit.  Body kick by Condit.  Lawler slipped.  Lawler landed a left.  Both throwing big punches.  Lawler threw a kick and Condit with a low kick and Lawler went down.  Head kick by Condit.  Condit with a right.  Jumping knee by Condit short.  Front kick by Condit and hard body kick by Condit.  Low kick by Condit.  Punches and low kick by Condit.  Condit hurt him  and Condit trying to finish him.  Spinning backfist, knee and a flurry of punches by Condit.  Condit landing more punches and a knee.  Lawler with a big left.  Condit 39-37.

Firth round:   Lawler rushed in but Condit landed a few punches.  Lawler throwing hard punches but Condit out of the way and came back.  Front kick by Condit.  Lawler landed big punches. Condit in with punches and elbows.  Condit landed several punches and a body kick.  Condit landing more punches.  Condit landing a lot of punches now.  Front kick by Condit.  Lawler with a left and right. Body kick by Lawler.  Condit back with punches.  Condit landing a ton of punches.  Head kick by Condit more punches.  Lawler with a  big right.  Big left by Lawler.  Condit back.  Lawler big left rand big right by Lawler.  Knee by Lawler.  Big left  by Lawler.  Head kick by Lawler.  Condit with a right. Condit back with punches.  One of the best rounds of all-time.  Condit back with punches and Lawler with punches.  Condit with a  right and a left.  Both throwing as time ran out.  Lawler’s round.  This was a match of the year and then some.  Lawler’s round I’ve got 48-47 for Condit.

Scores:   Tony Weeks has it 48-47 Condit, Chris Lee has it 48-47 Lawler, Derek Cleary has it 48-47 Lawler.

They need a rematch. 

I just rewatched round three.  This could have gone either way.  You could go with Lawler in the third, he landed the best shots even though Condit landed far more.  I can’t call it a bad decision although I’d go for Condit.  A rematch is the way to go.

UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit weigh-in results and live video

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of the UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit weigh-ins from the Marquee Ballroom at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fighters will hit the scale at 7 PM eastern time. The card airs on Saturday with the main card on PPV at 10 PM eastern time. Preliminary card action kicks off at 6:30 PM eastern time on UFC Fight Pass before heading over to FOX Sports 1 at 8 PM eastern time with additional preliminary bouts. This event marks the first fight card for the UFC in 2016.

The event is headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout as current UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler makes his second title defense, this time defending against fourth-ranked welterweight and former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit. In the co-main event, it will be a potential title eliminator in the UFC’s heavyweight division as third-ranked Stipe Miocic takes on second-ranked former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski, winner of his last six fights. Also on the card, in a highly featured bout on UFC Fight Pass, will be lightweights Dustin Poirier and Joseph Duffy.

MAIN CARD (PPV- 10 PM ET/7 PM PT):
Robbie Lawler (170) vs. Carlos Condit (169) – UFC Welterweight Championship
Stipe Miocic (241.5) vs. Andrei Arlovski (246.5)
Lorenz Larkin (171) vs. Albert Tumenov (171)
Diego Brandao (146) vs. Brian Ortega (145.5)
Abel Trujillo (156) vs. Tony Sims (156)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 8 PM ET/5 PM PT):
Michael McDonald (136) vs. Masanori Kanehara (135)
Kyle Noke (170.5) vs. Alex Morono (170)
Justine Kish (116) vs. Nina Ansaroff (116)
Scott Holtzman (155.5) vs. Drew Dober (155.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT):
Dustin Poirier (155.5) vs. Joseph Duffy (155)
Joe Soto (135.5) vs. Michinori Tanaka (135.5)
Sheldon Westcott (170) vs. Edgar Garcia (170)