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UFC on ESPN 42 live results: Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 42: Thompson vs. Holland, emanating from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

The UFC kicks off three straight weeks of events to close out their 2022 schedule as the Octagon returns to Orlando for the first time since February 2018 with an exciting welterweight main event and a deep card overall.

Former welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson returns from nearly a year-long layoff looking to end a losing skid as he takes on Kevin Holland in the five-round headline bout. Thompson has lost his last two, but a win here would keep him right in the title mix. Holland enters his third UFC main event looking to rebound from a loss to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 in September.

The rest of the main card is filled with exciting match-ups. Bryan Barberena takes on former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos in the welterweight co-main event. Flyweight contenders Matheus Nicolau and Matt Schnell square off, as do heavyweight sluggers Tai Tuivasa and Sergei Pavlovich, while middleweight contender Jack Hermansson battles surging contender Roman Dolidze. The prelims are filled with lots of notable fighters, including Clay Guida, Darren Elkins, Niko Price, Michael Johnson and Angela Hill.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Yazmin Jauregui (9-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Istela Nunes (6-3 1 NC, 0-2 UFC)

Jauregui lands a right hand and is pressuring. Nunes drops Jauregui with a big right hand and tries to get on top but Jauregui stands and they clinch before breaking. Nunes slips after trying a kick. Jauregui lands a nice left hand after Nunes landed a right hand. Nunes with a knee to the body after they clinch. Jauregui gets a brief takedown and Nunes just misses a head kick as they got right to their feet. They trade and Nunes lands a counter left hand. Jauregui lands a solid right hand and lands another. Nunes with a knee to the body. Jauregui lands a left at the end. 10-9 Nunes.

Jauregui lands a right hand. She lands a leg kick. Jauregui lands a nice combo and drops Nunes with a right hand. Nunes gets up but is hurt bad and they clinch. Jauregui lands a couple of nice elbows as they break. Jauregui drops Nunes again with a right hand and is landing from the top. Jauregui in the guard of Nunes and lands some more right hands. Jauregui landing big hammerfists. Jauregui landing a lot of punches and Nunes is bleeding and hurting. More punches and Keith Peterson stops it. What a showing from Jauregui!

Official Result- Yazmin Jauregui def. Istela Nunes by TKO (punches) at 4:06 of Round 2

> Featherweights- Marcelo Rojo (16-8, 0-2 UFC) vs. Francis Marshall (6-0, 0-0 UFC)

Marshall lands a jab and Rojo lands a right hand and a leg kick. Rojo lands a left hook. He lands a leg kick and Marshall comes forward with a combo. Rojo lands a right hand. Rojo with a leg kick. Marshall tries a takedown but Rojo lands an elbow then Marshall lands a combo and drops Rojo with a right hand. They stand and are tied up against the fence. Marshall tries a takedown but Rojo grabs the fence. He then did it again but the referee isn’t taking points away. Marshall gets the takedown. Marshall is in side control. Marshall lands some elbows to the body. Rojo with some back elbows late. 10-9 Marshall.

They’re trading solid punches to start the second and Rojo lands a leg kick. We have a timeout for a groin strike on Marshall. They get back to action and are trading punches and Marshall drops Rojo with a right hand and Rojo is out cold as Marshall jumps on top and lands a few more shots. What a finish and debut from Marshall!

Official Result- Francis Marshall def. Marcelo Rojo by knockout (punches) at 1:14 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Natan Levy (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Genaro Valdez (10-1, 0-1 UFC)

Levy barely misses a head kick. Levy with a leg kick. Valdez with a couple of leg kicks. Levy with a leg kick. Levy with a body kick after Valdez lands a right hand. Valdez lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Levy rocks Valdez with a right hand and follows it up with some shots but Valdez seems to recover. Levy lands a head kick that briefly puts Valdez down. Levy with a body kick that hurts Valdez badly. Valdez lands a left hand. Levy with another body kick but the referee calls it a low blow. It was close. They get back but the round ends. 10-9 Levy.

Valdez pressing forward and lands a leg kick. Levy with a body kick. Valdez lands a combo. Valdez lands a body kick. Valdez lands a combo and has Levy in trouble as he gets Levy against the fence but Levy escapes. Levy with a body kick. Levy with a glancing head kick. Levy looks for a takedown as he has the back. Levy gets the takedown. Valdez works to the fence and lands an elbow as Levy is trying to get better posture. They get to their feet late and Levy lands a body kick. 10-9 Levy, 20-18 Levy.

The doctor checks the right foot of Valdez, which is very swollen. Levy with some low kicks. They clinch and Valdez lands a short elbow before they break. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action. Levy with a body kick. Valdez lands a nice combo. Levy lands a front kick to the face. Levy lands a solid combination. Levy tries a takedown but Valdez escapes. Levy gets the takedown. They get to their feet at the fence. Levy drags it back down. They get to the fence and Levy has back control as they get to their feet. Valdez grabs the fence yet again, this time very badly but Levy gets a late suplex as the fight ends. 10-9 Levy, 30-27 Levy.

Official Result- Natan Levy def. Genaro Valdez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Darren Elkins (27-10, 17-9 UFC) vs. Jonathan Pearce (13-4, 4-1 UFC)

Pearce with some front kicks to the face and Elkins goes for the takedown and gets it. They scramble to their feet and Elkins has the back and drags it back down. They scramble up and Pearce has the neck. They break and Elkins is already bleeding. Elkins with a combo. Pearce with more front kicks. Pearce lands a big right hand and just misses a flying knee. Elkins slips as he misses a right hand but lands one after he stands. They trade punches. Pearce doing lots of damage here. Pearce gets a takedown. Pearce gets into the guard of Elkins late. 10-9 Pearce.

Elkins tries for a takedown to start the second. Elkins lands a right hand as they break. Pearce with a front kick and Elkins lands a right hand. Elkins lands a combo. Pearce lands a jab. They trade inside the pocket. Pearce slips and Elkins grabs the body and tries a takedown but Pearce grabbed the fence. They are still scrambling and Pearce lands some elbows and ends up on top. Pearce with a big elbow then a ton of short punches. Pearce with lots of punches from the top. Pearce working in the guard of Elkins and lands a massive elbow. He lands more and Elkins is bleeding badly. Pearce with left hands from the top. Pearce with more big shots from the top. 10-8 Pearce, 20-17 Pearce.

They both land to start the third. Elkins with a right hand as Pearce lands a leg kick. Pearce gets a takedown and Elkins has a bad cut open from an elbow and we have a timeout to check the cut. They let it go as Elkins says he can see and he gets a big reaction from the crowd. Pearce lands a right hand. Pearce with a front kick. Elkins is a bloody mess. They trade punches. They trade in close range. Elkins lands a right hand. Pearce lands a big elbow and gets a late takedown. Great showing from Pearce. 10-9 Pearce, 30-26 Pearce.

Official Result- Jonathan Pearce def. Darren Elkins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

> Lightweights- Michael Johnson (20-18, 12-14 UFC) vs. Marc Diakiese (16-5, 7-5 UFC)

Diakiese tried a flying knee that missed. Diakiese with a leg kick. Diakiese shoots for a takedown but Johnson defends. Diakiese with two leg kicks. Diakiese with a body kick. Diakiese lands a calf kick. Diakiese with a spin kick to the body. Diakiese with a leg kick. Diakiese lands another leg kick and Johnson lands a combo. Diakiese lands a combo. Diakiese lands the jab. Diakiese lands a leg kick and slips to the mat and Johnson jumps into the guard and Diakiese looked for a triangle choke but they scramble up. They trade punches. 10-9 Diakiese.

Diakiese with a body kick. They trade and we have a timeout for an eye poke but they get back to action. Diakiese tried a cartwheel kick and Johnson grabbed the back but they separated. Diakiese with some leg kicks. Johnson lands a left to the body and then a leg kick. Johnson lands a solid right hand. Johnson lands a nice combination. They trade late. 10-9 Johnson, 19-19.

Johnson with some body shots as they clinch. They trade knees before breaking. Diakiese with a leg kick. Diakiese shoots for a takedown but Johnson sprawls. Diakiese with a leg kick. Johnson with a left hand to the body. Johnson lands a nice right hand as they both connect. Johnson lands a jab. Johnson lands a left hand. Diakiese misses a flying knee and Johnson lands a combo. Johnson lands a nice jab. Diakiese tried a rolling front kick and Johnson lands a punch. He tried it again and Johnson gets a late slam takedown. 10-9 Johnson, 29-28 Johnson.

Official Result- Michael Johnson def. Marc Diakiese by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Clay Guida (37-22, 17-16 UFC) vs. Scott Holtzman (14-5, 7-5 UFC)

Holtzman with a leg kick. He lands another heavy one. They trade left hands. Guida with a combo. Holtzman with a leg kick. They trade punches. Guida with a leg kick. Holtzman lands a head kick. Holtzman with a body kick. Holtzman lands a right hand. Guida lands a combo. They trade punches. Guida lands a big right hand late. Close round. 10-9 Holtzman.

Guida gets an early takedown but they scramble up and Guida has the back against the fence. Holtzman lands an elbow as they stand and break. Both throw wildly inside the pocket. Guida tries for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence. Guida gets a big slam takedown. They get to their feet and Holtzman lands an elbow. They trade right hands. Guida shoots for a takedown but Holtzman sprawls away. Guida with a left hand followed by a body kick. They both land combos. Holtzman with a right hand and Guida lands a left hand. Guida grabs the back and is looking for the takedown. Holtzman grabbed the fence a couple of times as Guida went for a takedown. 10-9 Guida, 19-19.

They’re trading to start the second. Holtzman lands a flurry of right hands. They’re both landing as they’re looking to empty the gas tank. Guida with two right hands. Holtzman lands a right hand. Guida with a combo. Holtzman lands a combo. Guida grabs the back and is looking for the takedown. Guida with some knees to the thighs of Holtzman. They’re scrambling as Guida is trying for the takedown. Guida gets the big slam takedown. Guida in the guard of Holtzman. Guida moves to side control and lands a knee to the body. They scramble up. They break and Guida gets another takedown. Guida has the back as they stand but Guida gets it back down as Holtzman grabs the fence. Guida has the back as they stand. Good fight. 10-9 Guida, 29-28 Guida.

Official Result- Clay Guida def. Scott Holtzman by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- #12 Angela Hill (14-12, 9-12 UFC) vs. #13 Emily Ducote (12-6, 1-0 UFC)

Hill with a leg kick. Ducote with a combo. Hill with a high kick. They trade in close range. Hill with a combo and a body kick. Hill with a high kick. Hill the one pressuring. They trade right hands. Hill with a combo ending with a nice right hand. Hill with a body kick. Hill lands a leg kick and follows with a right hand to the body. Ducote lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Hill with a combination. 10-9 Hill.

Ducote lands a right hand. Hill lands a combo and they clinch with Hill landing a knee before they break. Hill with a leg kick. She then lands a combo. Hill with some knees to the body as they tie up. They exchange in close range. Ducote went for a takedown but Hill defends and lands some knees. Hill with a solid combo. Hill with a couple of knees and an elbow. Hill with a body kick. 10-9 Hill, 20-18 Hill.

They trade in close range to start the third. Hill with a leg kick. Hill lands a combination. Ducote lands a right hand. She lands another and Hill lands a leg kick. They trade to the body. Hill with a combo ending with a high kick. Hill with some combos inside the pocket as she pressures Ducote. They clinch and Hill with some knees to the body. Ducote with a leg kick. Hill with another combo and more knees in the clinch. Hill with some body shots. They continue to trade as the crowd is doing the wave. Ducote lands a right hand. They trade elbows and knees late. 10-9 Hill, 30-27 Hill.

Official Result- Angela Hill def. Emily Ducote by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Welterweights*- Niko Price (15-5 2 NC, 7-5 2 NC UFC) vs. Phil Rowe (9-3, 2-1 UFC)

*Rowe missed weight by 2.5 pounds

They trade leg kicks. Price with a right hand. Price with a flurry of punches. Rowe with the jab after landing a flying knee. Price lands a right hand. Price with a flurry against the fence. Rowe lands a right hand. Rowe rocks Price with a right hand. They exchange kicks. Rowe with the jab. They trade right hands. Price lands a right hand. Rowe with a left hand and follows it with a right hand. 10-9 Rowe.

We have a brief timeout early for a groin strike. Price goes on the attack as they get back to action landing a leg kick and pressing forward. They clinch for a moment but break and Rowe lands a right hand. Price gets a brief takedown but they get right up. Rowe lands a big right hand. Rowe with the jab as Price lands a leg kick. Price tries for a takedown but Rowe easily stuffs it. Rowe with a combo. They trade jabs and Price with a right hand. Rowe grabs the neck but Price rolls out of trouble. Rowe gets the back on the mat and has the body triangle locked in. Rowe looking for a choke. Price fights it off. They get to their feet. They trade right hands. 10-9 Rowe, 20-18 Rowe.

Price coming forward to start the third. Price with a combo. Price lands some shots that hurt Rowe. Price with a knee and then some punches and Rowe is retreating. Price lands and Rowe goes to the mat. Price lands from the top. Price in the half-guard and landing. He lands a big elbow. They get to their feet. Price with a combo and a body kick. Rowe lands a right hand. Rowe lands a jab and then some right hands hurt Price. Rowe with a big knee and Price goes to the mat. Rowe with a big flurry and Price is in trouble and it is stopped! What a finish by Rowe in a great ending to the fight.

Official Result- Phil Rowe def. Niko Price by TKO (punches) at 3:26 of Round 3

> Middleweights- Eryk Anders (14-7 1 NC, 6-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Kyle Daukaus (11-3 1 NC, 2-3 1 NC UFC)

Daukaus with a leg kick. Daukaus with a jab. They trade punches. Anders with some left hands and Daukaus lands a knee. Daukaus lands a nice jab. Daukaus tries a high kick and Anders grabs the leg and gets it to the mat. Daukaus gets up. Anders with a leg kick and then another. Anders drops Daukaus with a left hand and Anders lands from the top but Daukaus is trying to get up. They both land in close range. Daukaus with a combo. Anders lands a left hand. Daukaus with a body kick. Anders with a combo to the body. Anders with a combo. Clash of heads and Daukaus goes down and we have a timeout. They get back to action and Anders hurts Daukaus late. 10-9 Anders.

They come out trading to start the second and Daukaus shoots for a takedown. Daukaus trying hard for it but Anders is defending and landing to the body. Anders with some hammerfists as he’s defending and he gets away. Daukaus lays on his back and Anders is standing. Anders with some punches from the top as he lands to the body then the head. Daukaus is ordered up. Daukaus with a leg kick. Anders rocks Daukaus and Daukaus goes for a takedown and Anders is landing from the top. Anders with lots of shots from the top and it is stopped. Big finish from Anders.

Official Result- Eryk Anders def. Kyle Daukaus by TKO (punches) at 2:45 of Round 2

> Middleweights- #8 Jack Hermansson (23-7, 10-5 UFC) vs. Roman Dolidze (11-1, 5-1 UFC)

Hermansson with some quick leg kicks. Hermansson with a high kick then back to leg kicks. Dolidze lands a left hand. Hermansson connects with a left hand. He goes back to the leg kick. Hermansson gets a takedown and Dolidze has the neck looking for a guillotine choke. Hermansson pops out and is in the guard of Dolidze. Dolidze sweeps to the top but they get to their feet. Hermansson working for a takedown against the fence. They break. Hermansson with a couple of kicks. Hermansson lands a right hand then a body kick. Hermansson with a leg kick. 10-9 Hermansson.

They’re trading to start the second. Hermansson lands a right hand. Hermansson with a leg kick. Dolidze with a left hand to the body. Hermansson with a body kick. He lands another. Dolidze with very low output here in the first half of the fight. Hermansson with a right hand to the body. Hermansson scores a takedown. Dolidze looking to sweep and for the armbar. Dolidze now working for a reverse triangle choke but Hermansson escapes. Dolidze now gets the back and has a calf slicer in and is landing punches from the back. Dolidze gets the finish! Wow, what a reversal to get the finish.

Official Result- Roman Dolidze def. Jack Hermansson by TKO (punches) at 4:06 of Round 2

> Heavyweights- #4 Tai Tuivasa (15-4, 8-4 UFC) vs. #5 Sergei Pavlovich (16-1, 4-1 UFC)

Pavlovich with a big combo to start and Tuivasa returns fire. Pavlovich drops Tuivasa with a punch and Tuivasa gets back up. Pavlovich drops him again but Tuivasa gets up. Pavlovich with big punches and Tuivasa goes back down and it is over. Pavlovich with the big finish and Tuivasa is cut open badly. Big win for Pavlovich.

Official Result- Sergei Pavlovich def. Tai Tuivasa by knockout (punches) at :54 of Round 1

> Flyweights- #6 Matheus Nicolau (18-2-1, 6-1 UFC) vs. #7 Matt Schnell (16-7 1 NC, 6-4 1 NC UFC)

Both are looking for openings. Schnell lands a right hand after Nicolau lands. Nicolau with a leg kick. Schnell lands a left hand. Schnell with a body kick. Nicolau with a low kick. They trade jabs. Nicolau drops Schnell with a left hand and lands some big elbows before they get to their feet. Nicolau lands a combo. Nicolau with a leg kick. 10-9 Nicolau.

Schnell pressing forward as he lands a right hand. Schnell lands another. Nicolau lands a punch and forces Schnell down to the mat. Nicolau gets into the guard of Schnell. They stand. Nicolau rocks Schnell with a left hand. Nicolau drops Schnell with a right hand and some follow-up shots end it all. Big finish for Nicolau.

Official Result- Matheus Nicolau def. Matt Schnell by knockout (punches) at 1:44 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Bryan Barberena (18-8, 9-6 UFC) vs. #7 LW Rafael Dos Anjos (31-14, 20-12 UFC)

Barberena pressuring with kicks to start. Barberena still throwing kicks and Dos Anjos grabs the leg and pushes it against the fence looking to get it down as they’re clinched. Dos Anjos gets it down. Dos Anjos looking for the arm-triangle choke as he’s trying to get his leg out on the other side but the fence is blocking him. He lets go but is in mount and lands some punches. Dos Anjos with big body shots from the top. Barberena with short shots from the bottom as Dos Anjos retains the mount. Barberena trying to work his way up but Dos Anjos is dominating from the top. Dos Anjos finishes the round on top. 10-9 Dos Anjos.

Barberena with some kicks and they clinch against the fence. Dos Anjos gets the body lock and is working for the takedown. Dos Anjos working hard to get it down but Barberena has been able to keep it or get back to his feet. Dos Anjos gets the full takedown and is in the half-guard. Dos Anjos with some body shots from the top. Dos Anjos gets the back and is working for a choke but it’s on the chin. He has it locked in and Barberena taps! Big finish for Dos Anjos in his return to welterweight.

Official Result- Rafael Dos Anjos def. Bryan Barberena by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:20 of Round 2

> Welterweights- #6 Stephen Thompson (16-6-1, 11-6-1 UFC) vs. Kevin Holland (23-8 1 NC, 10-5 1 NC UFC)

They both throw kicks. Thompson lands a left hand as they tie up against the fence. They break. Holland with a leg kick. Thompson with a leg kick then Holland throws one. They tie up and Holland with a few left hands before breaking. Thompson with a big left hand. Holland with a leg kick. They trade punches. Holland rocks Thompson with a punch and lands a knee. Thompson lands a left hand. Holland rocks Thompson with a big right hand. Thompson lands a left and just misses a head kick. They tie up and trade knees and Holland lands big elbows before they break. Thompson with a head kick. They trade punches. Thompson lands a big right hand. Holland with some kicks. Holland lands some kicks. Fun round. 10-9 Holland.

They trade leg kicks to start the second. Thompson with a big head kick. Thompson with a flurry of punches. Holland lands some leg kicks. Holland lands a right hand. Thompson with another head kick and Holland is barely blocking them. Thompson with a flurry against the fence and Holland lands a knee. They trade kicks. Thompson lands a left hand. Holland briefly gets it down but stands and wants Thompson up. Thompson with a body kick. Thompson lands a left hand. Thompson seemingly landing better in this round. Thompson with a body kick. Holland lands a shot and Thompson slips and now Thompson lands a flurry. Thompson with a high kick and lands a big flurry that has Holland hurts. Holland lands a right hand. 10-9 Thompson, 19-19.

They trade kicks. Holland with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Thompson with a jumping switch kick. Thompson with a left hand and then another. They briefly scramble to the mat after tangling together but get right to their feet. Thompson with a combo. Holland with a leg kick. Thompson lands a left hand. Both land some shots before they clinch up. They break. Thompson lands a nice right hand. Thompson lands a combo against the fence. They clinch but break. Holland just misses then Thompson lands a big combination against the fence. Thompson with a body kick. Thompson lands a right hand. Thompson with a spin kick. 10-9 Thompson, 29-28 Thompson.

Thompson with a side kick then an axe kick. They clinch against the fence for a moment and don’t do anything as they clashed heads. They break and clinch back up after both land kicks. They break. Thompson with a body kick then a left hand. Holland with a leg kick and Thompson with a big body kick. He lands another then a combination and Holland tries for a takedown. The fight is suddenly stopped while they’re clinched and everyone thinks it’s a finish but it’s actually a timeout for a groin strike. This got weird but they get back to action. Thompson with a body kick. Thompson with a wheel kick to the head. Thompson with a big combo. Thompson landing lots of big punches. Thompson with a side kick. Thompson with some leg kicks. They trade big punches. Thompson lands a big combo and Holland goes down. Thompson is on top landing big shots as the round ends. 10-8 Thompson, 39-36 Thompson.

Holland’s corner calls off the fight after the fourth round due to Holland suffering a hand injury during the fight. Excellent call by the corner. Big win for Thompson and this was an absolutely tremendous fight.

Official Result- Stephen Thompson def. Kevin Holland by TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 4

UFC on ESPN+ 41 live results: Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 41: Thompson vs. Neal, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The final UFC event of a tumultuous takes place at the site of many of the UFC’s 2020 events, their headquarters at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and it features a 15-fight card with a welterweight main event pitting a former title challenger against a hungry rising prospect.

Former title challenger Stephen Thompson looks to halt the momentum of fast-rising prospect Geoff Neal in the five-round headline bout. It is the first fight for both men in 2020 as they’ve both had to recover from injuries or illness. Thompson is looking for his second straight win while Neal is looking to remain undefeated inside the Octagon and extend his overall seven-fight win streak.

The rest of the main card is stacked with great fights. In the co-main event, former UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo looks to end a three-fight losing skid against Marlon Vera. Also on the main card is an exciting welterweight match-up between Michel Pereira and Khaos Williams, a bantamweight bout between former title challenger Marlon Moraes and Rob Font, and a heavyweight bout pitting Marcin Tybura against Greg Hardy in the main card opener.

The prelims have some interesting match-ups on them, including the featured prelim that sees former UFC Welterweight Champion Anthony Pettis squares off against Alex Morono. Also on the prelims is a women’s bantamweight bout between Sijara Eubanks and Pannie Kianzad, a 195-pound catchweight bout as Deron Winn takes on Antonio Arroyo, and a women’s flyweight fight that pits Gillian Robertson against Taila Santos.

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

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> Christos Giagos (17-8, 3-4 UFC) vs. Carlton Minus (10-2 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)
160-pound Catchweights

Giagos with a leg kick early on. Giagos landed a right hand and immediately got a takedown and then took the back but they got to the feet. Giagos working hard for the takedown against the fence and gets it and is looking to set up an arm-triangle but lets go and is in full mount. Giagos lands some shots from the top and gets the back of Minus. Giagos with big right hands as he looks to set up the choke. Minus was able to scramble out to his feet. Giagos gets another takedown and looks to get the back as he moves to the mount. Giagos looking for the arm-triangle choke but lets go and lands from the top as the round ends. 10-8 Giagos.

They trade punches to start the second. Giagos just misses a right hand. Minus lands a high kick. Giagos with a right hand and then gets a takedown. Giagos moves to the mount. He is still controlling from the top. Giagos gets the back as they stand and they go back to the mat and he almost had a choke locked in but Minus escapes and Giagos gets to the mount. They get to their feet and trade at the end. 10-8 Giagos, 20-16 Giagos.

Giagos looking for the takedown at the start of the third but Minus was defending. Giagos takes Minus’ back standing and then gets him to the mat. They get to their feet and Giagos still looking to get the takedown but they separated. They were trading and Giagos was looking tired. They traded at the end. Minus did land better towards the end. 10-9 Giagos, 30-25 Giagos.

Official Result- Christos Giagos def. Carlton Minus by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-28)

> Jimmy Flick (15-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Cody Durden (11-2-1, 0-0-1 UFC)
Flyweights

Flick lands a leg kick and Durden gets a takedown and has the back and was landing punches. Flick was able to escape and they stood and Durden maintained back control. They break. Durden lands a right hand and they trade leg kicks. They trade and Durden lands a knee and some uppercuts against the fence. Flick lands a head kick and Durden grabs the leg and they go to the mat as Flick has a flying triangle choke locked in. He has it in deep but Durden is defending. Flick gets it locked in better and Durden taps! What a finish by Flick in his UFC debut.

Official Result- Jimmy Flick def. Cody Durden by submission (flying triangle choke) at 3:18 of Round 1

> Tafon Nchukwi (4-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jamie Pickett (11-4, 0-0 UFC)
Middleweights

Nchukwi was pressuring early and landed some good shots. Nchukwi with a body kick. Pickett landed a leg kick as he was backing up. They clinch and Nchukwi with an elbow before they break. They clinch again but nothing happens. They clinch again and Nchukwi with some short knees and elbows before they break. Pickett ducks under some punches and looks for a takedown against the fence. He gets it after Nchukwi lands some body punches. They scramble up. Nchukwi with some knees before they break the clinch. Nchukwi with a combo and then a body kick against the fence. Pickett tries a takedown but Nchukwi defends and looks for a choke as he has the back on the mat. They stand and break and Nchukwi lands a kick on the exit. Pickett lands a left hand. Nchukwi with some punches and an elbow against the fence. They trade late and Nchukwi with a body kick. 10-9 Nchukwi.

They were trading to start the second and Nchukwi was slowing down. Nchukwi lands against the fence and lands some knees against the fence in the clinch. They break the clinch. They were trading and then clinched up again. They were trading and clinch again and Nchukwi lands some knees. They break and Pickett with some big punches as he has Nchukwi in trouble. Both men are showing signs of being tired. Nchukwi lands late. Close round. 10-9 Pickett, 19-19.

They checked on Pickett before the round due to an accidental headbutt landed late. They were trading and Nchukwi was landing. Nchukwi lands against the fence and they clinch and Nchukwi with some knees and an elbow. Nchukwi lands some good shots and they scramble for a moment but get to their feet still clinched. Nchukwi with some knees and then lands a head kick. Nchukwi lands a big knee and Pickett drops and Nchukwi landing punches from the back. Pickett able to survive and he does and they get up and break. Nchukwi landing as they circle around. Nchukwi with a heavy combo at the end. 10-9 Nchukwi, 29-28 Nchukwi.

Official Result- Tafon Nchukwi def. Jamie Pickett by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)

> Gillian Robertson (#13, 9-4, 6-2 UFC) vs. Taila Santos (16-1, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They clinch right away. Robertson grabs the arm as she gets Santos down and is looking for an armbar. Santos gets out. Robertson still trying to find a submission from the bottom. Santos working from the top, not landing a lot but maintaining the position and defending. Both ladies land on the ground. Santos with some elbows late. 10-9 Santos.

Santos gets a takedown and is in the guard of Robertson. Santos is landing from the top. Robertson looking for an arm from the bottom but Santos scrambles. They scramble and Santos gets an inverted triangle locked in and Robertson is bleeding and she manages to escape. Robertson ends up on top in the half-guard of Santos. Santos reverses to the top and is in side control. Santos lands from the top and has the back and lands some punches and now she gets in the guard of Robertson. Robertson lands an elbow from the bottom and then eats an elbow from Santos on top. 10-9 Santos, 20-18 Santos.

Santos goes for a takedown but Robertson defends and then Robertson grabs the neck and looks for a guillotine choke but Santos escapes and is now in the guard and lands from the top. Santos with some body punches from the top. Santos still landing and Robertson gets an armbar locked in and she’s cranking on the arm. She doesn’t quite have it locked in. Santos escapes and lands some hammerfists from the top. Santos in side control and lands some elbows. She gets the back right before the end of the fight. 10-9 Santos, 30-27 Santos.

Official Result- Taila Santos def. Gillian Robertson by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-28)

> Deron Winn (6-2, 1-2 UFC) vs. Antonio Arroyo (9-3, 0-1 UFC)
195-pound Catchweights

Arroyo with a heavy kick to start. Winn with a leg kick. Arroyo with a leg kick as Winn comes in looking for a takedown against the fence. Winn gets the takedown but Arroyo gets right back to his feet. Winn gets another takedown. Arroyo gets up and they break. Winn gets a third takedown. Arroyo lands a punch from the bottom and Winn moves him more towards the center. Arroyo goes for a triangle but Winn escapes and they stand. Arroyo with a knee to the body. They each land a punch. Arroyo with a pair of jabs. Winn with a leg kick. Winn gets another takedown. Arroyo escapes and they stand. Arroyo with a big jumping front kick right to Winn’s face. Winn gets a late takedown. 10-9 Arroyo.

Winn gets a takedown right away in the second. They scamble to their feet. Winn with a body kick followed by some right hands. Arroyo lands a knee as Winn steps in for a takedown. They break and then Winn gets a takedown but they get to their feet. They remain tied up and Winn gets the fight back down and has back control. Winn lands some punches from the back as they stand. They break. Arroyo looks very tired. Winn takes Arroyo down again even though Arroyo grabbed the fence. Winn in the guard of Arroyo and lands from the top. Winn with some body punches from the top. 10-9 Winn, 19-19.

Winn gets a takedown right away in the third and is working in the guard of Arroyo. Arroyo went for a heel hook but Winn escaped and they got to their feet. Winn got another takedown. They scramble as Arroyo tries to get out from the bottom but Winn retains the top position. They get to their feet. Arroyo tries a head kick but Winn defends. Arroyo with a leg kick and Winn lands a right hand. Winn gets another takedown. Arroyo with an upkick. They stand and Winn gets another takedown. Arroyo tries for a triangle and is landing upwards hammerfists as they stand. 10-9 Winn, 29-28 Winn.

Official Result- Deron Winn def. Antonio Arroyo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Sijara Eubanks (#13, 6-5, 4-3 UFC) vs. Pannie Kianzad (#14, 13-5, 2-2 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

They trade early and Eubanks gets a takedown. Eubanks working from the top and lifts Kianzad up and brings her more towards the center of the mat. Eubanks working from the top and lands some elbows. Kianzad is working from the bottom but Eubanks maintaining top position. Kianzad was looking for an armbar from the bottom but Eubanks worked out of it and kept on the top and lands some right hands. Eubanks steps over to full mount and then gets the back of Kianzad at the end of the round. 10-9 Eubanks.

Eubanks going for a takedown early and they are clinched against the fence. Kianzad gets a brief takedown but they clinch as they stand. They trade and Kianzad gets the clinch against the fence and lands some knees. Kianzad has position against the fence and is landing body punches and foot stomps. Eubanks lands a knee as Kianzad was landing punches and then Eubanks gets a takedown. Kianzad looks for an armbar but Eubanks is defending. They scramble up and Kianzad pushes Eubanks against the fence and lands some knees. They break. Kianzad with a left hand. They trade punches. Eubanks ducks under a right hand from Kianzad and looks for a takedown against the fence but Kianzad fires some elbows as the round ends. 10-9 Kianzad, 19-19.

Kianzad lands two left hands to start the third. They clinch against the fence and Kianzad gets the better position. Eubanks lands a knee as Kianzad is applying pressure against the fence. They break. They trade and Kianzad landing with more volume. Eubanks lands a big right hand. Kianzad lands a combo in return. They clinch for a second and Kianzad lands a knee. Kianzad lands a combo. Kianzad with a left hand. They continue to trade and both ladies are landing good shots. They trade punches and Eubanks with a nice left hook. Kianzad lands a nice combo. Kianzad with a late flurry. Close fight. 10-9 Kianzad, 29-28 Kianzad.

Official Result- Pannie Kianzad def. Sijara Eubanks by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Anthony Pettis (#12, 23-10, 10-9 UFC) vs. Alex Morono (18-6 1 NC, 7-3 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

Morono goes right away towards Pettis and has the back of Pettis on the mat as Pettis slipped on a kick. Morono with some punches from the back. Morono keeping back control and landing punches as he looks for a choke. Pettis spins out and is in the guard of Morono, who looks for a triangle choke. They scramble up and break as Pettis lands a knee. They trade punches and Morono lands a nice right hand. Pettis with a high kick and then a leg kick. Pettis with a spin kick that backs Morono up. Morono gets the back standing and drags Pettis to the ground but Pettis reverses to the top and ends the round there. 10-9 Morono.

They trade to start the second. Morono with a high kick but Pettis blocks it. Pettis with a right hand as he circles away. They both land as there is a lot of circling around going on. Pettis lands a nice left hook. They continue to trade as Pettis is landing better then escaping. Morono with a right hand. Pettis with a left hand after he just barely lands an axe kick. Pettis with a knee to the body. Morono comes forward with a combo but eats a counter right hand from Pettis. Pettis with a left hand and throws Morono to the ground but Morono gets up. Pettis with a body kick and then a right hand. 10-9 Pettis, 19-19.

Pettis with a head kick to start the third. Pettis with a counter right hook as Morono comes forward. Morono gets a takedown and Pettis looks to roll out and he reverses to the top and is in the guard of Morono. Pettis with an elbow from the top. Pettis stands and lands some right hands as Pettis is in the half-guard of Morono. Pettis with some right hands from the top. Pettis with more ground-and-pound. They stand and Pettis has the body control and is controlling position. They break. Pettis with an uppercut. Pettis hurts Morono with a spinning wheel kick and they go to the mat and Pettis looks for a guillotine but time runs out. 10-9 Pettis, 29-28 Pettis.

Official Result- Anthony Pettis def. Alex Morono by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Marcin Tybura (20-6, 7-5 UFC) vs. Greg Hardy (7-2 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC)
Heavyweights

Hardy with a kick and Tybura grabs the leg and lands a punch. Hardy with a left hand to the body and Tybura lands a body kick. Hardy with a right hand. Tybura with a right hand. They trade punches. Tybura with a body kick. Tybura with a left hand and then a front kick to the body. Hardy with a body punch and then a left hook. They trade punches and Hardy lands a nice right hand. Hardy lands another. Tybura attempts a takedown but Hardy defends and they trade punches. Hardy with several right hands and lands an uppercut and Tybura is in trouble. He survives the round as Hardy lands a right hand late. 10-9 Hardy.

They trade to start the second. Tybura with a body kick after he eats some punches from Hardy. Tybura lands a counter combination. Tybura pressing forward more in the second but still eating some punches from Hardy. Tybura lands a combo. They clinch against the fence and Tybura gets a takedown. Tybura on the top and landing big hammerfists and right hands from the top. Hardy is doing nothing. Tybura is just pounding away as Hardy is covering up and in tons of trouble and this fight is stopped. A big win for Tybura as he stops Hardy in the second round.

Official Result- Marcin Tybura def. Greg Hardy by TKO (punches) at 4:31 of Round 2

> Marlon Moraes (#3, 23-7-1, 5-3 UFC) vs. Rob Font (#11, 17-4, 7-3 UFC)
Bantamweights

Moraes gets an early takedown and they scrambled back to their feet and then Moraes gets another takedown. Moraes working heavy from the top. Moraes gets to side control and looking to set up a choke. They scramble up and Moraes with a head kick. Font with the jab. They trade punches. Moraes with a hard jab that snaps Font’s head back. Font with a combo and Moraes with a spin kick. Font then hurts Moraes a jab and drops him with an uppercut and Font is teeing off from the top. Font with heavy shots from the top as he lands some hammerfists and right hands and this is stopped. It actually went on too long. Font with a huge win as he stops Moraes.

Official Result- Rob Font def. Marlon Moraes by TKO (punches) at 3:47 of Round 1

> Michel Pereira (24-11 2 NC, 2-2 UFC) vs. Khaos Williams (11-1, 2-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Pereira with a combo and a kick to the body. Williams lands some leg kicks and a right hand. Pereira with a high kick that Williams blocks. Pereira misses a front kick but lands a knee in a tie-up. Pereira lands a body kick and Williams lands a counter right hand. Pereira with another body kick and Williams again lands a counter right hand. Pereira with a right hand and lands a knee in a quick clinch. Tense round. 10-9 Williams.

Williams with a combo. Williams with a leg kick. Pereira with a right hand that lands flush. Williams with a combo as he blitzes forward. They clinch against the fence. They break and Pereira circling around again. Williams lands a counter right hand. Williams with a leg kick and Pereira with a counter right hand. Pereira with a body kick. Williams lands a combo and hurts Pereira as he’s coming forward. Pereira now lands a late combination and gets a standing choke locked in as he takes Williams to the mat at the end of the second. 10-9 Pereira, 19-19.

Pereira with the jab. They trade jabs. They trade left hands. Williams with a leg kick. They trade left hands. Pereira tries a mule kick that misses by a mile. Williams with a combo. Pereira with a hard body kick. Pereira with a jab and then lands some to the body but Williams counters with a right hand. Pereira gets a takedown and is in side control near the fence. They get to their feet. They trade in close range. Pereira with a right hand and then a body kick. They trade and Williams with a big combo as Pereira lands a head kick. Pereira gets a late takedown and is landing from the top. Pereira with some punches and elbows from the top as the fight ends. Close fight. 10-9 Pereira, 29-28 Pereira.

Official Result- Michel Pereira def. Khaos Williams by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Jose Aldo (#7, 28-7, 10-6 UFC) vs. Marlon Vera (#15, 16-6-1, 10-5 UFC)
Bantamweights

Vera with a couple of kicks to start. Vera with a leg kick. He lands another. Aldo with a leg kick. Aldo lands a punch and Vera ties up with him trying to take Aldo down. Aldo defends against the fence. Vera has Aldo pushed against the fence and Aldo reverses and they break. Vera with a left hand. Aldo with a left hand to the body. He lands another and just misses a left hand to the head. Vera with a body kick. Aldo with a leg kick. Aldo with a left hand and then a hard leg kick. Aldo lands and Vera tries a takedown but Aldo defends. Aldo with a left hand to the body. Vera with a head kick and Aldo counters with a left to the body and a hard leg kick. 10-9 Aldo.

They trade leg kicks to start the second. Aldo with another hard leg kick. Vera with a leg kick. Aldo with a combo. They trade punches. Aldo with a left hook that backs Vera up. Aldo with a left hook. Vera pressing forward. Vera with a leg kick. Aldo with a right hand. He lands an uppercut. Aldo with a left hand to the body. They clinch and both land knees. Aldo lands a right hand to the body and eats a counter left hook from Vera. Vera trying for the takedown as he pushes Aldo against the fence. Aldo with some knees to the body. They trade knees to the body. Vera with an elbow as they break. 10-9 Vera, 19-19.

Aldo with a body lock to start the third and looking for a takedown. Aldo jumps on the back of Vera. Vera falls to the mat and Aldo has the back and is working for the choke. Vera with some back punches. Aldo still working on the back and Vera gets to his feet and Aldo has the body triangle and Vera is walking around with Aldo on his back. Vera falls back trying to slam Aldo off his back but now Aldo has his arm around Vera’s neck. Vera with back punches. Aldo trying to find the choke but doesn’t have it under the chin. Aldo looking for an arm for a kimura but Vera defending. Close fight. 10-9 Aldo, 29-28 Aldo.

Official Result- Jose Aldo def. Marlon Vera by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Stephen Thompson (#5, 15-4-1, 10-4-1 UFC) vs. Geoff Neal (#11, 13-2, 5-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Thompson with a leg kick. Thompson with a head kick that Neal blocks. Neal lands a left hand. Neal lands a combo against the fence. Thompson lands a spin kick to the body and follows it with a punch. Neal with a leg kick. Thompson with a head kick followed by a combo and Neal counters with a left hand. They clash heads and a cut is open on Neal. Thompson is actually cut open as well. It happened before the end of the round so there wasn’t much to the end. 10-9 Thompson.

Thompson with a head kick but it is blocked by Neal. Neal gets the body lock against the fence. Thompson escapes and fires a combo that misses. Thompson lands a right hand. Thompson with a side kick. Neal with a body kick. Thompson with a body kick and then goes high and then lands a right hand. Thompson tries a head kick but Neal blocks it. Thompson lands a combo. Thompson with a combo. They trade against the fence late. 10-9 Thompson, 20-18 Thompson.

Thompson with a side kick and then lands a combo. Thompson with a right hand. Thompson with a head kick and then a body kick. Neal comes forward and lands a left hand before clinching. They break. Thompson lands a left hand. Neal just misses a left hand. Neal lands a right hook and they clinch against the fence. Thompson lands a left hand as they break. Thompson with a body kick. Neal with a left hand and then lands a combo. Neal with a body kick and they clinch against the fence. They break and Thompson with a head kick and follows it with a quick combo. Thompson lands a left hand. Thompson lands a right hand and Neal lands a body kick and a left hand. Thompson with a body kick. 10-9 Thompson, 30-27 Thompson.

Thompson with a right hand and follows it with a head kick. Thompson with a quick jab. Neal with a triple jab. Thompson with a right hand. Thompson with a combo but Neal was covering up. They clinch along the fence. Neal with a spinning back fist as they break and then lands the jab. Thompson lands a left hand. Neal lands a left hand but Thompson lands a step-in elbow. Thompson with a knee. Thompson with a right hand. Neal still pressing forward but Thompson landing punches. They trade and Neal with a body kick. Thompson with a body kick. They clinch and Neal has Thompson pressed against the fence. They end the round there. 10-9 Thompson, 40-36 Thompson.

Thompson’s leg is a mess. Neal lands a left hand and they throw inside the pocket with both men landing some good punches. Neal lands some hard shots before they break. Thompson with a body kick. Thompson with a combo. Neal with a counter right hand. They trade in close range and Neal lands a good combo. Neal lands some left hands and then Thompson lands a combo and Neal is covering up. Thompson with another combination. They trade before clinching. Neal with some body punches in the clinch. They break and both land punches. Thompson with a combo. Neal with a spinning back elbow. Neal with a couple of punches. They trade and Neal lands a nice left hook. Thompson lands a right hand. Both men are a bloody mess. They trade in the center at the end. Real strong showing from Thompson. 10-9 Thompson, 50-45 Thompson.

Official Result- Stephen Thompson def. Geoff Neal by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 6: Thompson vs. Pettis, emanating from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Octagon heads back to the Music City with an entertaining main event headlined by a former champion and former title challenger.

Former welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson returns after a ten-month layoff looking to get back in the win column as he takes on former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis, who moves up to 170 pounds for this fight looking to get back in the win column and win a third different UFC weight division.

In the co-main event, it will be heavyweight action as Curtis Blaydes takes on winner of eight straight, Justin Willis. Also on the main card is a flyweight bout with potential title shot implications on the line as Jussier Formiga takes on the undefeated Deiveson Figueiredo, and a women’s flyweight bout between undefeated hot propsect Maycee Barber and JJ Aldrich.

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

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> Eric Shelton (#11, 12-5, 2-3 UFC) vs. Jordan Espinosa (#14, 13-5 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)
Flyweights

Espinosa with a quick spin kick to the body of Shelton. Espinosa shoots in but Shelton defends. Espinosa with a leg kick. Shelton lands a right hand. Shelton with a left hook. Shelton with a counter right hand after Espinosa misses a punch. Shelton with a right hand. Espinosa with the jab and then a body kick. Espinosa with a kick to the cup and we have a timeout. Espinosa with some leg kicks as we get back to action. Shelton with a body kick. Espinosa shoots and Shelton defends against the cage but Espinosa lands a knee to the body on the break. Shelton with the double jab. Shelton with a leg kick. 10-9 Espinosa.

Shelton landing more to start the second. Espinosa with a body kick but eats a combo counter from Shelton. Espinosa with a leg kick. Shelton just misses a right hand. Espinosa with a leg kick. Shelton lands a right hand and a body kick. Shelton with a leg kick. Shelton lands a right hand. Espinosa gets a takedown but Shelton scrambles out from the bottom. Shelton lands a right hand. Espinosa with an outside leg kick. Shelton charges in with a combo. 10-9 Espinosa, 20-18 Espinosa.

Espinosa with a front kick and then pokes Shelton in the eye and we have a timeout. Shelton with the double jab as we get back to action. Shelton with a right hand. Shelton catches a kick from Espinosa and lands a right hand. Espinosa with a leg kick. Shelton with a body kick and then comes with a heavy leg kick. Shelton lands a right hand and then the jab. Shelton landing more punches. Shelton continuing to come forward. Shelton with the jab. They trade punches. Shelton with a right hand. They trade wild punches late. 10-9 Shelton, 29-28 Espinosa.

Official Result- Jordan Espinosa def. Eric Shelton by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Ryan MacDonald (10-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Chris Gutierrez (12-3-1, 0-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

Gutierrez with a leg kick. They trade low kicks. Gutierrez with a body kick. Gutierrez landing punches as MacDonald comes inside. Gutierrez with a right hand to the body. Gutierrez with a big body kick. MacDonald with a right hand. Gutierrez with a side kick to the body. Gutierrez with a right hand to the body. MacDonald with a combo ending with a leg kick. 10-9 Gutierrez.

Gutierrez with a strong leg kick that knocks MacDonald off balance. MacDonald has a cut open on his head. Gutierrez with a jab. Gutierrez with a high switch kick. Gutierrez with a body kick. Gutierrez with a head kick. Gutierrez with another high kick. MacDonald now limping. Gutierrez really effective with his kicks. Gutierrez with a spin kick to the body. Gutierrez defending a takedown by grabbing the neck of MacDonald. MacDonald catches a kick and looks for a takedown but nice defense by Gutierrez. Gutierrez with a right hand to the body. 10-9 Gutierrez, 20-18 Gutierrez.

Gutierrez with more kicks. Gutierrez with a big body kick. MacDonald bleeding heavily from the cut on his head. They trade kicks. Gutierrez with more inside leg kicks but he has slowed down his pace and isn’t as active. Gutierrez with a body kick. Gutierrez with a leg kick. Gutierrez with more leg kicks. Gutierrez tries a takedown but ends on his back. MacDonald gets into his guard. Gutierrez rolled out from the bottom as the fight ends. 10-9 Gutierrez, 30-27 Gutierrez.

Official Result- Chris Gutierrez def. Ryan MacDonald by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Randa Markos (#15, 8-6-1, 4-5-1 UFC) vs. Angela Hill (8-5, 3-5 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

They trade and then clinch against the fence. Markos with some knees as they break and they trade and Markos coming out firing. Markos gets a takedown against the fence and into side control. Markos looking to get the mount and takes the side and almost the back against the fence and is landing punches. Markos has the back and one hook in. Markos landing punches. Markos has full back control now and now looks for an armbar. Hill holding on. Markos still attacking and has it and Hill quickly taps! That was an impressive showing from Markos.

Official Result- Randa Markos def. Angela Hill by submission (armbar) at 4:24 of Round 1

> Alexis Davis (#5, 19-8, 6-3 UFC) vs. Jennifer Maia (15-5-1, 0-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They trade inside early on. Maia lands a combo. They trade and clinch against the fence. Davis with some knees in control of the clinch. They trade knees. They break and Maia lands a combo before Davis clinches. They break and Maia lands a big combination. Maia hurts Davis with the big punches. Davis shoots but Maia sprawls away. Maia lands more combos. Davis initiates another clinch. Maia trades positions to control the underhooks. Maia applying pressure as the round ends. 10-9 Maia.

Davis lands a combo to start the second. Davis with another combo and Maia pushes her away with a front kick to the body. Maia lands a right hand. They continue to trade. Davis catches a kick and sweeps the leg for a takedown and gets right into mount. Davis lands some punches from the top. Davis with some punches and elbows from the top as she looks to be trying to set up a choke but Maia has an underhook from the bottom. Davis ends the round in a dominant positon from the top. 10-9 Davis, 19-19.

They trade to start the third. Both land combos inside the pocket. Davis with a body kick. Davis with a one-two but Maia lands an overhand right. Davis with a body kick. Davis with a high kick. Maia with a combo. Both are landing but Maia landing harder. Maia with the jab. Maia with a hard punch. Davis with a leg kick. Maia lands a right hand. Davis with a leg kick. Maia with a right hand. Davis with a couple body kicks. Davis clinches. Maia breaks and lands a combo. Davis with a body kick. Close fight. 10-9 Maia, 29-28 Maia.

Official Result- Jennifer Maia def. Alexis Davis by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Marlon Vera (12-5-1, 6-4 UFC) vs. Frankie Saenz (13-5, 5-3 UFC)
Bantamweights

Vera with an outside leg kick and Saenz coming back with aggressive striking attacks. Vera with a high kick. Saenz with a right hand. Vera with a heavy leg kick that hurts Saenz. Vera then drops Saenz with a hard jab and starts landing punches on the ground and the referee stops it. Vera gets the stoppage but some of the punches did land behind the head of Saenz. Still, an impressive showing for Vera.

Official Result- Marlon Vera def. Frankie Saenz by TKO (punches) at 1:25 of Round 1

> Bryce Mitchell (10-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Bobby Moffett (14-3, 1-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Mitchell with an inside leg kick. Mitchell throwing punches towards the body. Mitchell with a high kick and then drops Moffett with a left hand. Moffett recovers and shoots for the single leg. Moffett completes the takedown. They get up and Mitchell has the neck. Moffett chasing the takedown. Moffett gets to the top and Mitchell locks in a triangle and Moffett is in trouble. Mitchell now attacking for an armbar. Moffett pushes off and escapes and they get to their feet. Mitchell shoots against the fence but it is defended. Mitchell with a body kick. Mitchell with an inside leg kick and Moffett counters with a right hand. They battle for underhooks against the fence. 10-9 Mitchell.

Moffett gets an early takedown. Moffett landing punches as Mitchell gives up a little bit of his back. Moffett takes the back but they get to their feet. Mitchell escapes and they get back to the center. Mitchell with a spin kick to the body. They trade and Moffett gets a takedown. Moffett setting up a choke from the top. He has a D’arce choke locked in but Mitchell is defending. Moffett lets it go and Mitchell is on top. Mitchell now takes the back of Moffett. Mitchell lands some elbows. Moffett gets back to side control. 10-9 Moffett, 19-19.

They trade and Moffett goes for a takedown but Mitchell defends. Moffett then scores on the takedown. They scramble back to their feet. Moffett scores a takedown but Mitchell is trying to attack the arm. Moffett landing from the top and now attacks for the D’arce choke again. Mitchell trying to explode back to his feet and takes the back of Moffett looking for a choke. Mitchell has the choke locked in as he flattens Moffett out. The choke is let go but Mitchell still has the back and lands a couple of punches. Mitchell attacking for the choke again. Mitchell lets go and they get to their feet at the end. 10-9 Mitchell, 29-28 Mitchell.

Official Result- Bryce Mitchell def. Bobby Moffett by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Maycee Barber (6-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. JJ Aldrich (7-2, 3-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Barber with a body kick. Aldrich coming forward. Aldrich rocks Barber with a straight left hand. Barber on her back but gets to her feet. They trade. Aldrich landing well. They trade left hands. Barber with a leg kick but is eating combos from Aldrich. Aldrich with a right hook. They clinch for a moment and Barber with an elbow. Aldrich with a straight right hand. Aldrich with a left hand and Barber goes to the mat again. She gets to her feet. Barber with an inside elbow. 10-9 Aldrich.

They trade early in the second. Aldrich is countering all of Barber’s attacks. Aldrich lands some strikes in the clinch. Barber now pressing forward and lands some punches. She is landing more now. Barber with a low kick. They clinch and Barber with an inside elbow. Barber rocks Aldrich with a left hand and starts landing as she comes forward. Aldrich initiates a clinch against the fence. Barber landing big punches and lands a big knee and more punches and she stops Aldrich! Wow. Barber came back from being down in the fight as she stays undefeated.

Official Result- Maycee Barber def. JJ Aldrich by TKO (strikes) at 3:01 of Round 2

> Luis Pena (5-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Steven Peterson (17-7, 1-1 UFC)
Featherweights* (Pena missed weight by 2.5 pounds)

Pena did miss weight for this one. Peterson attacking for the takedown right away. Pena attacking for a kimura. They are scrambling around and Pena gets top position but Peterson looks for an armbar but gets slammed down by Pena. Pena escapes and lands a left hand. Peterson rolling for a leg lock but Pena ends up in side control. Pena gets in the full guard and Peterson cut above his eye. Peterson gets up and gets wobbled by a right hand from Pena. They clinch against the fence. They break. Peterson with a leg kick. Pena with a flying knee. Pena with a late combo. 10-9 Pena.

Peterson lands a right hand. Pena with a combo. They trade in close range. Peterson gets the back and climbs on him but Pena shakes him off. Pena with a right hook. Peterson has the clinch and gets a takedown. They get up and Peterson has back control and gets another takedown. They scramble to their feet. Peterson has the back and eats some back elbows from Pena. They break and Pena lands an elbow and a knee. Pena with an elbow and a flying knee. Peterson with a spinning back elbow. Peterson goes for a takedown against the fence but Pena defending. Pena with some late combos. 10-9 Pena, 20-18 Pena.

Peterson immediately gets the clinch but Pena gets away. Pena with an uppercut followed by a head kick. Pena lands a left hand and Peterson wobbles. Peterson goes for a takedown but Pena switches to get the back. They break and Peterson lands a right hand. Peterson with an inside leg kick. They scramble and Pena gets in the guard. Pena lands from the top and then stands. Pena trying to get back in the guard. Peterson gets to his feet but eats a big head kick from Pena. They clinch at the end. 10-9 Pena, 30-27 Pena.

Official Result- Luis Pena def. Steven Peterson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Jussier Formiga (#1, 22-5, 8-4 UFC) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (#4, 15-0, 4-0 UFC)
Flyweights

Formiga misses a head kick. Formiga lands a combo. They clinch and trade knees before breaking. Figueiredo with a front kick and then lands an uppercut. Figueiredo with a spin kick. Formiga with a right hand and gets a takedown and in the guard of Figueiredo. Figueiredo able to get to his feet but Formiga still has the body locked against the fence. Figueiredo tries a trip but Formiga keeps ahold of him as they get to their feet. Formiga has the underhooks and gets a takedown. Formiga gets to full mount and starts throwing down punches. Formiga with a big elbow. Strong end to the round for him. 10-9 Formiga.

Formiga with a leg kick. Figueiredo tries for a big overhand right but Formiga ducks under it. They trade punches. Figueiredo with an inside elbow. Formiga misses a spin kick. Formiga with a high body kick. Formiga shoots for the single leg and completes the takedown and is in the full guard of Figueiredo. Figueiredo throwing some elbows from the bottom. Formiga with some punches from the top. Formiga with more punches from the top. Figueiredo with an elbow and Formiga is cut open pretty badly. Formiga moves to the half-guard. Formiga rides out the round in that position. 10-9 Formiga, 20-18 Formiga.

Figueiredo stalking Formiga around the Octagon as he moves forward. They clinch and Formiga is against the fence but they break. Figueiredo with an uppercut. Figueiredo tries to wind up a punch but stumbles as Formiga escapes the attack. Formiga circling around the Octagon. Formiga lands a combo. Formiga gets a takedown and Figueiredo has the neck. Formiga escapes and is in the half-guard. Formiga steps over to the mount. They trade punches on the ground. Figueiredo pushes him off as they get to their feet. Figueiredo looking to land a big punch. Formiga with an elbow and he shoots late. 10-9 Formiga, 30-27 Formiga.

Official Result- Jussier Formiga def. Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> John Makdessi (16-6, 9-6 UFC) vs. Jesus Pinedo (16-4-1, 1-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Both looking to land kicks. Pinedo just misses a head kick. He misses another. Makdessi is a notorious slow starter. Makdessi with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Makdessi with a side kick to the body. They trade in close range. Makdessi catches a side kick from Pinedo but lets him go. The crowd is booing loudly in this fight, and nothing is happening. A real lack of action. Makdessi with a low kick and right hand. Nothing happened, more of a 10-10 round, but gotta pick someone. 10-9 Makdessi.

Pinedo with a body kick and goes down for a moment but gets back up. Makdessi with a side kick. Pinedo with a body kick again. Makdessi with some kicks. Pinedo with a body kick and Makdessi blocks and fires back with his own kicks. There is a real lack of action in this fight. Pinedo with a combo. Makdessi with a couple of side kicks. Pinedo fires a kick and Makdessi catches it. Pinedo starts teeing off and lands a kick that wobbles Makdessi. Pinedo misses a flying attack and falls to the mat. 10-9 Pinedo, 19-19.

Makdessi landing leg kicks and Pinedo is limping. Makdessi continuing with leg kicks and Pinedo misses a high kick. The crowd is booing again. Pinedo with a combo. Makdessi with some kicks to the leg and goes to the body. They trade kicks. Makdessi lands a right hand. Makdessi catches a kick from Pinedo. Not gonna lie, this fight is awful. Makdessi lands the left hook. Pinedo with a left hand. Makdessi with a right hand and a spin kick. 10-9 Makdessi, 29-28 Makdessi.

Official Result- John Makdessi def. Jesus Pinedo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Curtis Blaydes (#4, 10-2 1 NC, 5-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Justin Willis (#10, 8-1, 4-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Blaydes with a right hand followed by a leg kick. Blaydes with another leg kick and goes for a takedown. Blaydes with a knee and then finishes the takedown. Blaydes has Willis secured and looks to land punches. Blaydes with some knees to the thighs. They get to their feet and Blaydes immediately suplexes Willis to the mat. They get up and Blaydes takes him right down again. Blaydes with more knees to the thighs. Blaydes suplexes Willis down again. Blaydes with big punches from the back. 10-8 Blaydes.

Blaydes with a straight right hand that rocks Willis and Blaydes chases him around and gets the body lock and scores a big takedown. Blaydes on top looking to get to the mount. Blaydes gets the back and Willis trying to get to his feet. Blaydes with knees. Blaydes landing punches. They get to their feet and Blaydes with another suplex as he retains back control. Blaydes lands some punches. Blaydes with more punches. 10-8 Blaydes, 20-16 Blaydes.

Willis lands a punch but is standing flat and out of Blaydes’ range. Patient start to the round from both men. Blaydes changes levels to shoot but was too far away from Willis. Blaydes shoots in looking to finish a takedown. They still battle in the tie-up against the fence as Blaydes is working hard for the takedown. They separate. Blaydes gets an easy takedown into side control. They get to their feet but nothing happens. Pure domination from Blaydes. 10-9 Blaydes, 30-25 Blaydes.

Official Result- Curtis Blaydes def. Justin Willis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)

> Stephen Thompson (#3, 14-3-1, 9-3-1 UFC) vs. Anthony Pettis (#8 LW, 21-8, 8-7 UFC)
Welterweights

Thompson with a quick kick. Pettis with a body kick. Pettis with another body kick and Thompson counters with his own body kick. They trade leg kicks. Thompson with a combo ending with a high kick. Pettis with a big leg kick. They trade kicks. Thompson with another combo. Pettis with a body kick. Pettis slips on a spin kick. Thompson with a body kick followed by a combo. They trade punches. Thompson with a spin kick. They trade kicks. Pettis with a spin kick. 10-9 Thompson.

Thompson with a head kick. They trade leg kicks. They continue to trade kicks. Thompson lands a left hand. Pettis with a right hand to the body. Thompson with some leg kicks. Pettis with an outside low kick. Thompson with a couple of left hands. Thompson with a combo. Pettis with some leg kicks. They trade leg kicks. Thompson with a high switch kick. Pettis with a couple of leg kicks. Pettis then lands a Superman punch and knocks Thompson out cold! Wow. That was a massive knockout by Anthony Pettis. Incredible finish.

Official Result- Anthony Pettis def. Stephen Thompson by knockout (punch) at 4:55 of Round 2

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As the clock struck midnight and we entered 2019, All Elite Wrestling finally became official. Weeks of speculation culminated with AEW being formally announced at the end of a Being the Elite episode that was released at midnight Pacific time on January 1, 2019. With that came the announcement of Double or Nothing, which is the sequel to All In. While there are plenty of questions about what the roster for AEW will look like, the initial group of wrestlers has started to come into focus. 

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WWE

  • Happy birthday to Shane McMahon, who turns 49 today. His birthday will play a part in a segment for tonight’s SmackDown, with The Miz saying he’s going to throw Shane “The Best Birthday Bash in the World.” Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas and Carmella vs. Sonya Deville are also set for the episode, and the build to WWE Champion Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles and SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Becky Lynch at the Royal Rumble will continue.
  • Vince McMahon sent a happy birthday message to Shane on Twitter this afternoon.
  • 205 Live moves back to airing live after SmackDown at 10 p.m. Eastern time tonight. Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy issuing a non-title open challenge to anyone who meets the 205-pound weight limit has been advertised for the show.
  • WWE Network News is reporting that episodes of WWE Superstars from April of 1992 will be added to the network on January 21. The show has been entangled in legal issues, hence why they adding shows starting on that date.
  • The season four premiere of Total Bellas averaged 505,000 viewers on Sunday night. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.23. That’s down from the season three premiere, which averaged 517,000 viewers. The season three finale did 617,000 viewers.
  • WWE has a photo gallery of better pictures of the Women’s Tag Team titles.
  • Former WWE wrestler Eva Marie is officially part of the cast for CBS’ Celebrity Big Brother season two. The season premieres on January 21.

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  • Ivelisse is saying that she is “being legally held hostage” by Lucha Underground. She said that they convinced her to do season four of the show under the promise that she would be released after the season concluded but are still refusing to let her go. Eric Van Wagnen told Pro Wrestling Sheet that no producers, executives or lawyers at MGM make those kinds of decisions and that the LLC, which is ran by Dorian Roldan and John Fogelman, are in charge of that.
  • Joey Ryan tweeted about the situation with Ivelisse: “I back Ivelisse 100% on this. Prior to S4, we were told anybody who requested a release would be granted one. Some did and left after the tapings. Others showed faith in the product and now seems are being punished for it. With no S5 in sight, it’s petty to keep anyone locked up.”
  • Showbuzz Daily noted that they don’t have any ratings for the Pursuit Channel: “CABLE NOTE:  Because so many people have asked, note that we have no ratings at all for the Pursuit service, including for IMPACT WRESTLING.” Impact debuted on the channel last Friday and also simulcasts on Twitch.
  • PWInsider reported that Tracy Williams and PJ Black (formerly Justin Gabriel in WWE) have signed with ROH.
  • Ilja Dragunov has been announced for Joey Janela’s Spring Break 3, part one. The show is being held in Jersey City, New Jersey on Friday, April 5 during WrestleMania week.
  • All seven live shows on New Japan World in February will have English commentary available.
  • Tommy Dreamer & a mystery partner vs. Brian Pillman Jr. & a mystery partner is set for MLW Superfight in Philadelphia on February 2.
  • Jack Swagger said that, in fact, he’s no CM Punk when it comes to competing in MMA.
  • Mick Foley will be a special guest at a Comedy Showcase event on January 18 in Miami.
  • Sonjay Dutt is being inducted into the CZW Hall of Fame.

UFC/MMA

  • Ariel Helwani is reporting that Anthony Pettis will move up to welterweight to fight Stephen Thompson. The fight hasn’t been signed, but it is expected to be finalized in the next new days for the Fight Night event on March 23 in Nashville.
  • Tyron Woodley told Ariel Helwani recently that he wants to move to middleweight by the end of 2019.
  • UFC is hinting that new title belts will be shown on January 19, their first ESPN+ card.
  • Jennifer Maia has accepted a six-month suspension for violating the UFC’s anti-doping policy after testing positive for substances found in a contaminated dietary supplement.
  • Here is the fight order for UFC 234 on February 9.
  • Kyle Stewart has been added to UFC Brooklyn this coming Saturday as a late replacement, taking on Chance Roundtree in a welterweight bout.
  • Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Curtis Millender will take place on UFC’s show in Wichita on March 9.

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UFC Fight Night 130 live results: Stephen Thompson vs. Darren Till

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 130: Thompson vs. Till, emanating from the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

The Octagon debuts in Liverpool with their yearly traditional event on Memorial Day Weekend, bringing one of the best match-ups of the year in the headline position.

Former welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson goes for his second straight win and potentially another crack at the 170-pound title when he takes on the undefeated hometown hero, Darren Till.

Thompson, still the top ranked contender at 170 pounds, goes into enemy territory looking to build on his win over Jorge Masvidal in November. Till, the big attraction bringing the event to Liverpool, is looking to extend his 17-fight unbeaten streak that last saw him destroying Donald Cerrone in one round in October. This fight has some added intrigue after Till missed weight for the bout by 3.5 pounds.

Also among the fights on the card, welterweight Neil Magny takes on newcomer Craig White, Jason Knight takes on Makwan Amirkhani in featherweight action, and former TUF winner Elias Theodorous takes on Trevor Smith in a middleweight bout serving as the opener of the fight card.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 10:30 AM eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS | 10:30 AM ET/7:30 AM PT

> Elias Theodorou (#15, 14-2, 6-2 UFC) vs. Trevor Smith (15-7, 5-4 UFC)
Middleweights

They trade early. They clinch and both land some body punches. Theodorou landing some uppercuts and knees as he has his back against the fence. Smith tried for a takedown but ate some hammerfists. Smith is bleeding from the nose as he eats a knee to the body. They are battling hard in the clinch. Theodorou lands some punches as they break the clinch. They clinch again and each land a knee. Theodorou lands a left as they break and then a side kick. Smith with a leg kick but eats a big knee right to the jaw from Theodorou. Smith lands a left hand. They clinch and each land to the body, Theodorou with some knees. Theodorou with more uppercuts in the clinch. 10-9 Theodorou.

Theodorou with a body kick. They trade punches in close range. They clinch and go to the mat for a moment before Theodorou scrambles to his feet. They clinch and Theodorou with some uppercuts to the body but Smith lands a knee to the body. Smith tries to drag the fight to the mat but they are scrambling around. There is a brief timeout but they are put back together in the clinch and Theodorou rocks Smith with some punches. Theodorou now in control of the clinch. They break and both men land some punches. Theodorou has a cut and the doctors check him out due to it being from a headbutt. They clinch again and both landing knees. 10-9 Theodorou, 20-18 Theodorou.

Theodorou landing some kicks to start the round and lands a spinning back fist. Theodorou lands and then eats a leg kick from Smith as he has scrambling away. Smith lands a knee to the body. Theodorou lands a left hand before they clinch. They trade knees. Smith gets a takedown and lands a couple of punches. Theodorou looks very tired. Smith has the neck as Theodorou is trying to reverse position. Smith trying a takedown but is giving up his back. Theodorou now in side control but Smith gets out. Theodorou gets the back as they get to their feet. They battle in the clinch to end the fight. Close round, close fight overall. 10-9 Smith, 29-28 Theodorou.

Official Result- Elias Theodorou def. Trevor Smith by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

FOX SPORTS 1 PRELIMS | 11 AM ET/8 AM PT

> Gillian Robertson (4-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Molly McCann (7-1, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights* (McCann missed weight by 1 pound)

Robertson looking to land the jab. McCann lands a left hand. McCann lands a right hand. They trade punches. Robertson goes for a single-leg takedown and gets it. Robertson in the half-guard. Robertson lands some punches from the top. Robertson goes to side control for a moment and continues to land some punches from the top. Robertson in the mount looking for a choke but landing some punches. She’s now looking for an armbar as McCann is in trouble. Robertson gets the back and is looking for a choke. Robertson with some elbows from the top as she still has the back. McCann survives the round. 10-8 Robertson.

They trade and McCann goes for a takedown but they both scramble away. They scramble and Robertson gets the takedown. Robertson in the mount and landing from the top. McCann gives up her back and Robertson working for a choke. She has the arm underneath McCann’s neck. It is locked in and Robertson chokes McCann out cold. That was a savage choke from Robertson who gets the win.

Official Result- Gillian Robertson def. Molly McCann by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:05 of Round 2

> Brad Scott (11-5, 3-4 UFC) vs. Carlo Pedersoli (10-1, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

They trade early and Pedersoli lands a body kick. They trade kicks. They are trading and Pedersoli lands a head kick. Pedersoli misses a left hand. Scott lands a leg kick. Pedersoli with a side kick. Scott with a body kick but eats a counter left hand from Pedersoli. They trade body kicks and Scott drops Pedersoli with a left hand and then drops him again after he got up. Pedersoli got back up and then started wagging his finger at Scott. Scott with a knee to the body. 10-9 Scott.

They trade early on. Pedersoli landing some big body kicks. Pedersoli keeping Scott at a good range with side kicks and body kicks. Pedersoli with a big left hand. Scott lands a combo but eats another body kick. Scott with a leg kick. Scott lands a right hand. Pedersoli with a spin kick. Scott with an inside leg kick. They trade kicks. They trade kicks. They trade punches and Scott with a body kick. Pedersoli with a late takedown. 10-9 Pedersoli, 19-19.

Scott with a front body kick. Pedersoli with a left hand. They trade punches and kicks. Pedersoli with a head kick that gets blocked. Scott with a leg kick. Pedersoli with a side kick to the body of Scott. Scott lands a right hand but eats a body kick from Pedersoli. Pedersoli with another body kick and gets a takedown. Scott has the neck and looks for a choke but sweeps the fight back to the feet. Pedersoli with another brief takedown but Scott drags it back up. Pedersoli with the clinch advantage against the fence. They break and Scott with a body punch. Pedersoli with a final late takedown. They tade on the ground. 10-9 Pedersoli, 29-28 Pedersoli.

Official Result- Carlo Pedersoli def. Brad Scott by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lina Lansberg (#14, 7-3, 1-2 UFC) vs. Gina Mazany (#15, 5-1, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Mazany with a body kick but Lansberg grabs the leg and gets a brief takedown. They are clinched against the fence. They break for a moment and Mazany lands a right hand before another clinch. They trade positions and Lansberg lands some knees. They break. Lansberg with a head kick. They clinch again and Lansberg has control of the positioning. Lansberg with a knee. They trade knees. Lansberg lands an elbow and they are broken up by the referee. Lansberg with a body kick. 10-9 Lansberg.

They trade early before they clinch against the fence. Not much happened before they were broken up by Marc Goddard. Mazany gets a takedown against the fence but Lansberg gets to her feet. They break for a moment before clinching again. Mazany with thigh punches and they are split away. Lansberg with a body kick but Mazany counters with a right hand. They clinch again. Lansberg with a knee to the body. Mazany with a left hand after they break and then she gets a takedown. Lansberg right back to her feet and lands a knee in the clinch. This is not a pleasing fight. Lansberg lands a late knee. 10-9 Lansberg, 20-18 Lansberg.

They come out firing kicks before they clinch. They trade knees but are really just holding each other before being broken up. Story of this fight. Lansberg with a high kick. They trade punches. Mazany with a spinning elbow and they end up clinched. They break away and Lansberg with a body kick. Mazany with a body kick. Mazany with a right hand and then another and they clinch yet again. Lansberg with some knees. Mazany with a body kick. Not an exciting fight to say the least. 10-9 Lansberg, 30-27 Lansberg.

Official Result- Lina Lansberg def. Gina Mazany by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Dan Kelly (13-3, 6-3 UFC) vs. Tom Breese (10-1, 3-1 UFC)
Middleweights

Kelly with a leg kick. They trade punches and Kelly is trying to land that left hand. Breese lands a left hand. Breese lands a combo. Kelly with a leg kick. Breese lands a combo. They trade punches. Kelly with a leg kick. Breese with an uppercut that hurts Kelly and then lands a punch that drops Kelly and he finishes Kelly off with more punches on the ground. Big win for Breese after a long layoff.

Official Result- Tom Breese def. Dan Kelly by TKO (punches) at 3:33 of Round 1

FOX SPORTS 1 MAIN CARD | 1 PM ET/10 AM PT

> Eric Spicely (10-3, 2-3 UFC) vs. Darren Stewart (7-3 1 NC, 0-3 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

Spicely just misses a big overhand right. Stewart lands the jab. Spicely with a body kick. Stewart back to landing the jab. Spicely lands a flush right hand and then goes for a takedown. Stewart with a knee to the body of Spicely. They trade knees before breaking. They trade right hands. Spicely with a couple of kicks. They trade punches. Spicely lands a left hook. Stewart with the jab. Spicely lands a couple of leg kicks. They trade late. 10-9 Spicely.

They trade punches early. Spicely with a leg kick. Stewart rocks Spicely with a right hand and is rushing after him but eats an uppercut from Spicely. Stewart drops Spicely with the jab and is swarming on him and Stewart finishes him on the ground. Big win for Stewart as it is his first UFC win in his fifth UFC appearance.

Official Result- Darren Stewart def. Eric Spicely by TKO (punches) at 1:47 of Round 2

> Claudio Silva (11-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Nordine Taleb (14-4, 6-2 UFC)
Welterweights

Silva right away with a left hand and they clinch. They break and trade kicks. Taleb just misses a head kick. Silva tries a body kick but Taleb grabs it and gets a huge takedown but they get right back up. Taleb with a big body kick. Silva with a leg kick. Silva lunges for a takedown but Taleb gets away and lands a knee to the body. Taleb with a leg kick but Silva grabs it and gets a takedown. Taleb rolls to the leg and grabs it but Silva now landing punches from the top and moves to the mount. Silva with some elbows from the top and Taleb gives up his back. Silva working for a choke and has a squeeze in. Silva has the choke around the neck and Taleb taps out. Big win for Silva as he’s been out of action for almost four years.

Official Result- Claudio Silva def. Nordine Taleb by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:31 of Round 1

> Jason Knight (17-4, 4-3 UFC) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (13-3, 3-1 UFC)
Featherweights

They trade punches and Knight comes on the attack with kicks. Amirkhani rocks Knight with a right hand and misses a flying knee and Knight pulls guard. Amirkhani with some punches from the top. They get to their feet. Amirkhani lands a right hook that hurts Knight. They trade punches. Knight just misses a wheel kick. Knight with a front kick to the body. Knight drops Amirkhani with an uppercut and Knight rushes in but Amirkhani scrambles to his feet. Amirkhani lands a right hand but Knight drops Amirkhani again. Amirkhani gets in the rubber guard of Knight as Knight looks for a triangle choke. Amirkhani holding on and surviving. Knight had a triangle locked in for a second. Fun round. 10-9 Knight.

Knight with a body kick. Knight is talking trash to Amirkhani while standing. Amirkhani with a left hand. Knight with some leg kicks. Amirkhani with a leg kick of his own. They trade right hands. Amirkhani lands a big right hand and then gets a takedown. Amirkhani in the guard of Knight. Amirkhani with a hammerfist as he gets to his feet. They trade punches and Amirkhani gets a body lock and scores a trip takedown. Amirkhani in side control against the fence. Knight looks for a late triangle but Amirkhani lands a hammerfist to end the round. 10-9 Amirkhani, 19-19.

Knight with a leg kick. Amirkhani grabs Knight and gets a takedown. Knight with some heel taps to the back of Amirkhani as he has Amirkhani in his guard. Knight trying for some offense from the bottom but Amirkhani defending well from the top. Knight currently winning the round by being more active off his back. Marc Goddard stands them up as neither were being active on the mat. They land big right hands at the same time and Knight was rocked. They clinch and Amirkhani gets the back of Knight. Knight rolls for a kneebar but ends up on the bottom. Amirkhani with a big elbow from the top. Knight is cut open with just thirty seconds left. Amirkhani in north-south position. Amirkhani with a knee to the body and big right hand. That may get him the fight. 10-9 Amirkhani, 29-28 Amirkhani.

Official Result- Makwan Amirkhani def. Jason Knight by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Arnold Allen (12-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Mads Burnell (9-2, 1-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Allen with a big left hand to start. Allen lands another left hand. Allen landing but Burnell covering up and Burnell lands a right hand. Burnell shoots for a takedown but Allen is defending it. They break. Allen lands a left hand. Burnell with a body kick. They are trading and Allen with a leg kick and Burnell with one of his own. Allen with a straight left hand. Burnell gets a takedown and is in the guard of Allen. He passes to half-guard. Allen able to scramble to his feet and lands a left knee. Burnell with a late takedown but Allen right back up. 10-9 Burnell.

Burnell gets a quick takedown to open the second round. Burnell working from the top. Allen able to get to his feet but Burnell takes him back down. Allen gets up and they break. Allen lands a combo. Burnell with the right jab. Burnell gets another takedown. Burnell with some punches from the top. Allen unable to get out from the bottom. 10-9 Burnell, 20-18 Burnell.

Allen lands a left hand but Burnell gets the takedown. Allen gets to his feet but Burnell with another takedown. Allen able to get back to his feet. Burnell has him locked against the fence and is working hard for another takedown and he gets it. Allen gets to his feet. Burnell was trying for another takedown but Allen grabs the neck and has a front headlock locked in. Allen has a choke locked in and is squeezing tight. Burnell drops to the mat but the choke is in tighter and Burnell taps! Wow! Allen was going to lose this fight if it went to the judges but he gets the comeback win.

Official Result- Arnold Allen def. Mads Burnell by submission (front choke) at 2:41 of Round 3

> Neil Magny (#9, 20-6, 13-5 UFC) vs. Craig White (14-7, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

They trade kicks. They clinch and White has Magny pinned against the fence. White trying for a trip takedown. Magny reverses positions. Magny trying hard for a takedown but White able to keep his balance. We have a timeout due to a low blow but back to action. White clinches with Magny against the fence right away. Magny with a knee to the body and he reverses a takedown attempt from White. Magny in the mount and was working an arm-triangle. Magny gets to his feet and blocks upkicks from White. White gets up and lands a right hand as he rushes in. Big knee to the face from Magny gets White to the mat and Magny is landing lots of punches and he gets the stoppage. Big finish by Magny to get the win.

Official Result- Neil Magny def. Craig White by TKO (strikes) at 4:32 of Round 1

> Stephen Thompson (#1, 14-2-1, 9-2-1 UFC) vs. Darren Till (#8, 16-0-1, 4-0-1 UFC)
Welterweights* (Till missed weight by 3.5 pounds)

They trade leg kicks early. Till misses a head kick. Thompson with a body kick. Till with a leg kick. Both being pretty patient so far. Till with a body kick and Thompson counters with a combo. Thompson lunges in with a right hand but Till ducks under it. Thompson with a right hand to the body. Thompson with a body kick. Thompson with a leg kick. Pretty patient first round overall. 10-9 Thompson.

They trade kicks and Till just misses a straight left hand. They trade high kicks. This is a chess match in the Octagon. They trade kicks. They clinch briefly and Till lands a knee. Till barely misses a hard left hand. Till with a high body kick. Till with some low kicks. Thompson just misses a head kick. Till with a right hand. Thompson with a side kick and just misses a wheel kick. Still an interesting chess match going on here. 10-9 Thompson, 20-18 Thompson.

Super close fight right now. Till almost landed a right hand but Thompson snuck away. Thompson with a body kick. Till with a body kick. Till doing a lot of stalking but not able to connect on much outside of leg kicks. Thompson lands a right hand. Thompson lands a flush right hand. They trade punches and Thompson misses a head kick. Thompson with a right hand and Till lands a left. Thompson lands a combo ending with a kick. Till with a leg kick. Accidental eye poke by Thompson. Thompson with a left hand followed by a side kick. Till lands a big left hand. 10-9 Thompson, 30-27 Thompson.

They trade early. Thompson with a right hand. Till lands a left hand. Thompson switching stances constantly has kept Till from being able to mount much offense. Till lands a punch. Till misses the left hand. They trade and Till gets the clinch and has Thompson against the fence. They break after nothing happening. Till lands the right double jab. Thompson with a leg kick. Till coming forward and lands a left hand. Another close round. 10-9 Thompson, 40-36 Thompson.

Both land some leg kicks. They are still playing a chess match here. Both landing leg kicks but neither can land that changing punch. Thompson lands a right hand. Thompson with a body kick. Till lands a left hand and then drops Thompson with a left hand and grabs the neck but Thompson gets back to his feet. Less than two minutes left. Thompson lands a big left hand and Till shakes his head at him. Thompson gets a brief takedown to slow Till’s momentum. Neither man not doing much in the final seconds of the fight. This is going to be interesting on the cards as I see Thompson doing enough to solidly win the fight, but you never know. 10-9 Till, 49-46 Thompson.

Official Result- Darren Till def. Stephen Thompson by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)

Our questions about UFC Fight Night Liverpool: Thompson vs. Till

Posted on by Josh Nason

It is (was?) a double shot weekend with two overseas shows, one that was on tape delay Friday night and another that’s on mid-morning Eastern time on Sunday. Yeah, tape delays in 2018 and Sunday morning MMA. 2018, everyone.

Now if you’re reading this, you are probably saying, “Hey, I loved the 100th edition of JNPO. That’s it.” Thank you for the compliment, but I should also mention that Bellator 200 was last night so anything you’re reading about that show is posthumous. At times, Bellator feels dead, so I guess that’s fitting.

Some breaking news as of Saturday morning: headliner and local favorite Darren Till missed weight by 3.5 pounds. Stephen Thompson made weight, but he needs to actually accept the fight under the new terms. You’d have to imagine they would financially make it worth his while to do so since Till is the reason they are doing a show in the city. Officials are saying Till had a family emergency so they extended out the weigh-in deadline by one hour.

In any case, here’s some questions and answers for both UFC Liverpool (Sunday, FS1/FS2) and Bellator 200 (DVR, Paramount on demand, in your hearts). As usual, Paul Fontaine and Ryan Frederick are in the car too.

Main Card

  • Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson
  • Neil Magny vs. Craig White
  • Arnold Allen vs. Mads Burnell
  • Jason Knight vs. Makwan Amirkhani
  • Davey Grant vs. Manny Bermudez
  • Eric Spicely vs. Darren Stewart

Undercard

  • Claudio Silva vs. Nordine Taleb
  • Dan Kelly vs. Tom Breese
  • Brad Scott vs. Carlo Pedersoli Jr.
  • Gillian Robertson vs. Molly McCann
  • Elias Theodorou vs. Trevor Smith
  • Gina Mazany vs. Lina Lansberg

Bellator 200 featured fights

  • Middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho vs. Gegard Mousasi
  • MVP vs. David Rickels
  • Phil Davis vs. Linton Vassell

What are you most looking forward to?

Ryan: It’s the main event for the UFC show between Thompson and Till. It is one of the best matchups of the year and has the potential to be a great fight. However, I do think it is too soon for Till. Aside from the knockout of Donald Cerrone, he has been in fights that have gone the distance and were close including a draw with Nicolas Dalby, who is no longer in the UFC. Thompson has a patient style that will work against Till, and I like him better in this fight. The Bellator main event between Carvalho and Mousasi is also an excellent fight.

Paul: I’m looking at “Mr. Finland” Amirkhani on the UFC main card. He’s an incredible personality, has had some exciting fights, and this will be the biggest showcase for him so far, (even though it’s FS1 on Sunday afternoon). He has a star aura about him and Jason Knight is a quality opponent. That fight could steal the show.

Josh: Till vs. Thompson. That fight has the biggest implications with a rising talent vs. a fixture in the division. The issue is that no one wants another Thompson-Woodley title fight, so if “Wonderboy” wins, we don’t get much in the way of something big to look forward to. I would assume a Till win gets him either Kamaru Usman or the loser of Rafael dos Anjos-Colby Covington. That could be Thompson’s path as well.

Anything being overlooked?

Ryan: The UFC card is essentially a one-fight card. It did have a great co-main event between Neil Magny and Gunnar Nelson, but that got scrapped after Nelson suffered an injury. Bellator lost their main event between Roy Nelson and Mirko Cro Cop, but it was a mistake having that as the main event anyways. Both are middle-of-the-road events with great main events, but nothing is really being overlooked.

Paul: Rafael Carvalho in general. He’s the longest-reigning champion in Bellator and hasn’t lost since his pro debut. Most people are looking at it as a foregone conclusion that Mousasi will walk in and take his title, and he very well might, but I think the odds are a little too long in the favor of the older challenger and he could be prime for an upset. Former UFC fighters haven’t exactly lit the world on fire in Bellator.

Josh: The Carvahlo-Mousasi fight simply because it’s a title fight between two fairly evenly matched talents. However, it’s another reason Bellator needs to be smarter when planning out their shows. Less events and on non-UFC weekends would help them avoid being swallowed up news-wise.

Anything not doing it for you?

Ryan: I don’t care for the co-main events on either show. Magny is facing an opponent making his UFC debut on short notice, and it’s really a fight he is way above. This is a no-win situation as a win doesn’t elevate him, and if he loses, he gets knocked way down the rankings. As for Bellator, Phil Davis against Linton Vassel could be a very boring fight. Davis has lost luster since he left the UFC, but he wasn’t an exciting fighter while he was there. He tends to be in a lot of boring fights, and I don’t think this one will be an exception.

Paul: The Davis-Vassel fight is going to absolutely suck. There’s no doubt about that in my mind. Davis may be the biggest waste of natural talent in the history of the sport. I also have a terrible feeling that the UFC main event isn’t going to live up to the hype. It has the potential to be great but so did both Woodley-Thompson fights. I feel that coaches are game planning too much for Thompson which leads to these standoffs where neither fighter will engage.

Josh: Yeah, Davis vs. Vassel is going to be dull. Nothing else raises my ire that much on either show. I think MVP is a little overrated, but he gets a great opportunity to prove me wrong in his first fight after a long layoff.

Any intrigue with these shows?

Ryan: The intrigue is with the UFC due to the main event, and I would say the biggest intrigue with the Bellator card is Michael Page fighting. Page is exciting as it gets, but he doesn’t seem to fight much, so it is hard for him to stay in the spotlight. A win for him and more activity would be nice. The UFC main event makes the show as everything else is filler there.

Paul: It’s definitely Page-Rickels for me. It’s the biggest test of Page’s career and Rickels derailed the career track of one of Bellator’s young guns in Adam Piccolotti in his last fight. Rickels is a wildman and Page’s style leaves him open to getting caught. Of course, he could just as easily KO Rickels in spectacular fashion. It’s time for Page to step it up and live up to the reputation he’s been building for the last 4 years.

Josh: Whether Till is the real deal and how MVP looks after a long layoff. In a sense, the Bellator title fight has some intrigue but with so much weight class jumping in the company, there’s not a strong sense of a deep contender queue.

What will be people talking about most after the show is done?

Ryan: Stephen Thompson is still a top contender, Darren Till wasn’t quite ready for an opponent like Thompson, the Liverpool crowd was one of the best in UFC history, and we are ready for MVP against Paul Daley. I expect all of those to be the stories coming out of this weekend’s big MMA events.

Paul: I think it will be either how badly the main event of the UFC show sucked or Till getting a surprising KO win. Also, the potential big futures for MVP or “Mr. Finland”. The other intrigue, for me anyway, is whether a Sunday afternoon show on FS1 for UFC will outdraw a prime time Bellator event on the Paramount Network. It is interesting that both promotions are running in the UK on the same weekend.

Josh: The potential next fights for both Till and Thompson. Both will get names, win or lose. Who those names are will help guide toward another round of fun welterweight fights.

Who wins?

Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson

–Thompson: Ryan, Paul
– Till: Josh

Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho vs. Gegard Mousasi

– Mousasi: Josh, Ryan
– Carvalho: Paul

MVP vs. David Rickels

– MVP: Josh, Ryan, Paul

UFC 209 live results: Woodley vs. Thompson 2

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2, emanating from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event is headlined by a rematch for the UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley defends the championship for the second time against challenger Stephen Thompson.

The two met in one of the best fights of 2016 at UFC 205 in November, and after five back-and-forth rounds and some moments that saw the fight close to being over, the men saw it end in a majority draw with Woodley retaining. They run it back for rounds six through ten as both look to leave Sin City with gold around their waist.

The co-main event was scheduled to be a battle for the Interim Lightweight Championship between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. On Friday, prior to the weigh-ins, Nurmagomedov was taken to the hospital due to complications surrounding his weight cut. He wasn’t cleared to fight, and the bout was canceled, leaving a huge hole in the card.

Also on the main card is the middleweight debut of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans as he takes on Daniel Kelly, winner of three straight. Lightweight prospect Lando Vannata returns from his highlight-reel knockout win when he takes on David Teymur, and heavyweight sluggers Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt meet in the opener of the main card.

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

We are looking for your thoughts on tonight’s show, so send a thumbs up, thumbs in the middle, or a thumbs down along with a best fight and worst fight to Dave here,

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> Albert Morales (6-1-1, 0-1-1 UFC) vs. Andre Soukhamthath (11-3, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

The first round was on the feet. Morales was more aggressive and landing more, and was mixing his strikes more by landing the jab, straight right hands, left hooks and leg kicks. Soukhamthath was primarily in punch mode and looked tentative on the feet, though he started to open up more in the latter stages of the round, even landing a big uppercut. Morales had great timing and was getting the better of the range. Soukhamthath landed better at the end, but Morales was the higher-volume striker. 10-9 opening round for Morales.

Soukhamthath was landing better in the opening stages of the second round but Morales still had good volume. Morales then decided to change it up and went to the grappling and took Soukhamthath down but was reversed. Soukhamthath landed some punches from the back before getting into the guard of Morales, but he wasn’t doing much from the top. Soukhamthath was able to get out from the guard and landed some punches at the end before they got to their feet at the end. A closer round, and I had it 10-9 for Soukhamthath, and it 19-19 after two.

Soukhamthath was landing much better punches at the beginning of the third round. The left hook was his punch of choice but he was mixing it all well. They were swinging away and Soukhamthath took the back of Morales. They broke and were trading and showing signs of being tired. Soukhamthath went for a takedown but let Morales take his back and Morales was landing punches from the back and looking for the choke. He looked to have it in for a moment but let up as both men were clearly gassed. They rode the round out in that position with neither doing much until late. Soukhamthath gave that round away by looking for the takedown as he was winning on the feet. 10-9 Morales in the third, and 29-28 Morales overall.

The judges had it 29-28 twice for Morales and 29-28 once for Soukhamthath. No bad scores in that one.

Official Result- Albert Morales def. Andre Soukhamthath by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Tyson Pedro (5-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Paul Craig (9-0, 1-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Craig was landing the switch head kick early before Pedro landed a big knee that slowed Craig down. Craig got a brief takedown before they split and Pedro dropped Craig with a straight right hand. Craig got up but ate another right hand and then a big knee from Pedro. Pedro got to side control and was landing big ground-and-pound elbows and Marc Goddard stepped in and stopped the fight. Big finish by Pedro in the first round! Pedro has a lot of promise at 205 pounds.

Official Result- Tyson Pedro def. Paul Craig by TKO (elbows) at 4:10 of Round 1

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> Mark Godbeer (11-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Daniel Spitz (5-0, 0-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

They were trading early and Godbeer was landing with good kicks and right hands. Godbeer was telegraphing his strikes but was still landing them as he was landing the leg kicks, and even dropped Spitz for a moment with a leg kick. Spitz wasn’t doing much to check the kicks and wasn’t showing much defense. Spitz was landing the jab but Godbeer was attacking in return and landed a big left hook at the end of the round. 10-9 round for Godbeer.

They were trading again with Godbeer landing with more volume. Spitz scored a takedown but that was the most of his offense. They got up but Godbeer was teeing off on Spitz with uppercuts and Spitz looked exhausted. Godbeer was landing body shots but Spitz survived the round, though it was a clear 10-9 for Godbeer. I had it 20-18 Godbeer after two.

Both men were tired but Godbeer had a little more in his gas tank. He was landing more but neither man had the other in trouble at any point. Godbeer was landing and Spitz wasn’t doing much in return. It was only one punch at a time. Godbeer was urging Spitz to fight but it wasn’t like Godbeer was doing much to engage though he was landing more. Godbeer then landed a big right hand and had Spitz in a whole ton of trouble. Spitz was able to make it to the end. This was a very sloppy fight. 10-9 Godbeer in the third, 30-27 Godbeer overall.

All three judges had it 30-27 for Godbeer, which was the clear score. No post-fight interview for him, not surprising.

Official Result- Mark Godbeer def. Daniel Spitz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Iuri Alcantara (#15, 34-7 1 NC, 8-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Luke Sanders (11-0, 1-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

WWE’s Becky Lynch was shown in attendance as Sanders is her boyfriend. Alcantara immediately scrambled to the ground looking to get it down but Sanders avoided it. They both landed left hands. Sanders caught an Alcantara kick and took him down and Sanders was teeing off on Alcantara with punches from the back. Sanders was landing a lot of shots and Alcantara wasn’t doing anything to defend it. This could be stopped. Sanders then kneed Alcantara illegally just when it looked like a finish, and he got a point taken away from him and the fight back to standing, and they went to the end of the round. It would’ve been a 10-8 round for Sanders, but a rare 9-8 round on my card now.

Sanders was getting the better of the striking at the start of the second round. Alcantara tried to start a grappling battle but Sanders blocked it. Sanders dropped Alcantara with a knee and was looking for the finish but Alcantara was able to survive. Sanders was landing punches from the back but Alcantara grabbed a leg and rolled for a kneebar. Alcantara had it locked in and Sanders tapped out! Wow, what a comeback from Alcantara! He was close to being finished several times but pulled the submission out of nowhere.

Official Result- Iuri Alcantara def. Luke Sanders by submission (kneebar) at 3:13 of Round 2

> Mirsad Bektic (#13, 11-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. Darren Elkins (#14, 21-5, 11-4 UFC)
Featherweights

Elkins has the worst tattoo in the history of the sport on his chest, and that is saying a lot. Bektic landed a right hand at the start and quickly took the fight down. He opened a huge cut over the eye of Elkins. Bektic had the crucifix position and was landing lots of punches and elbows on Elkins. Elkins is an absolute bloody mess and this is getting close to being stopped. Bektic just relentless with his ground-and-pound and Elkins is holding on to Bektic. Elkins survived but a huge round for Bektic. 10-8 round.

Bektic scored an easy takedown at the start of the second. Bektic was landing some punches but Elkins was looking for a guillotine. Bektic defended and they were scrambling on the mat and Bektic ended up back on top. It was all Bektic from the top in this round as he had Elkins in trouble but didn’t appear close to finishing it, or as close as he did in the first. 10-9 Bektic in the second, 20-17 after two for Bektic.

Elkins landed a low kick and we had a quick break. Bektic got the fight to the mat and was controlling from the ground. Elkins went for a heel hook but didn’t have it in all the way and Bektic escaped. They scrambled to the feet and Elkins had the back and was landing punches and knees to the body. WOW! Elkins landed a head kick that knocked Bektic out on the scramble. An amazing comeback! It was actually a punch that got Bektic but an amazing comeback from Elkins as he hands Bektic his first career loss.

Official Result- Darren Elkins def. Mirsad Bektic by TKO (strikes) at 3:19 of Round 3

BREAKING FIGHT NEWS: UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson will defend against Wilson Reis in the main event of UFC On FOX 24 on April 15 in Kansas City, the UFC’s debut in the city. Also on the card will be a middleweight bout between Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza and Robert Whittaker.

> Marcin Tybura (14-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Luis Henrique (10-2 1 NC, 2-1 UFC)
Heavyweights

They clinched early and were up against the fence but not a lot of action so they were separated. Tybura landed a kick but Henrique got the back against the fence. Tybura got a takedown and was in side control against the fence. They got to their feet and Henrique scored a takedown. Nothing happened and they got to their feet. Not much of a round. 10-9 Tybura due to doing more with his takedown.

Henrique got a takedown but they got up and were clinched against the fence. They were broken up but immediately clinched back up. This is real boring. They kept getting clinched back up every time they were separated by Herb Dean. The crowd booing loudly. They traded weak punches and back to the clinch. A really boring round. 10-9 Henrique, 19-19 after two.

Tybura landed a quick right hand and they decided to clinch against the fence again. This is repetitive and awful. Tybura started landing punches as they scrambled to the mat and Tybura was in full mount and landing. Tybura landing tons of punches and Henrique is cut open and hurting and Herb Dean stopped the fight. Boring fight but Tybura got the finish with a big flurry in the third.

Official Result- Marcin Tybura def. Luis Henrique by TKO (punches) at 3:46 of Round 3

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> Alistair Overeem (#3, 41-15 1 NC, 6-4 UFC) vs. Mark Hunt (#8, 12-10-1 1 NC, 7-4-1 1 NC UFC)
Heavyweights

They traded kicks. Overeem landed a leg kick and Hunt started gushing blookd from his leg. Hunt landed a big body kick on Overeem. Hunt landed another big leg kick and then Overeem got off balance from a leg kick. Hunt landed another body kick and he’s looking like he’s loading up the right hand. Overeem landed a knee in the clinch. Overeem started running away as Hunt was getting close to landing some right hands. 10-9 close opening round for Hunt, could be either way really.

Overeem with a spin kick but Hunt fired back with a body kick. Hunt is bleeding from his nose now. Overeem hurt Hunt with a couple of knees. Overeem with a steady diet of knees and kicks to the body. Hunt then had Overeem hurt with some punches and elbows and he was looking to swarm for a finish. Overeem was able to get the underhooks and clinched Hunt against the fence. Hunt hurt Overeem again with an elbow but Overeem landed a knee to stop the momentum. Close round again but I had it 10-9 for Overeem and 19-19 after two.

They were clinched up and Hunt was about to land some punches but Overeem ducked and ran away and the crowd booed him big time for that. In the clinch Overeem landed an elbow that opened Hunt up for a big knee from Overeem. Another knee from Overeem and Hunt is out cold and face plants to the mat. Huge knockout win from Overeem!

Official Result- Alistair Overeem def. Mark Hunt by knockout (elbows & knees) at 1:44 of Round 3

> Amanda Cooper (2-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (3-0, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

They were trading early. Cooper threw a kick and Calvillo reversed it into a takedown. They had a wild scramble with Calvillo grabbing the neck, but she lost position, and they scrambled again and Calvillo took the back of Cooper. Calvillo had the rear-naked choke locked in deep and Cooper taps! Big submission win for Calvillo in her UFC debut.

Official Result- Cynthia Calvillo def. Amanda Cooper by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:19 of Round 1

> Rashad Evans (19-5-1, 14-5-1 UFC) vs. Daniel Kelly (12-1, 5-1 UFC)
Middleweights

Evans looks real lean making his middleweight debut. They were trading and Kelly landed a nice left hand. Kelly landed two more nice left hands that stunned Evans. Evans landed a right hand and transitioned to a takedown but it was defended. Evans landed an uppercut. Kelly is landing the left hand and Evans isn’t doing much to defend it. Evans landed a big body kick with a lot of power. Close round, but Evans landed the bigger strike. 10-9 Evans.

Kelly is landing with some close short punches in close range. Kelly landed a left hand. Evans goes for a takedown but it is defended. Kelly went to the mat for a moment but got up and ate a big knee from Evans. Finger poke from Evans and we have a break. They get back to action and Evans lands another big body kick. Kelly is landing the left hand but not with a lot of power right now. Evans scores a takedown and has the back as Kelly gets to his feet. Evans went for a head kick but Kelly grabbed the leg, let go and they traded punches. Evans with another body kick towards the end of the round. 10-9 round for Kelly, but close. I have it 19-19.

This fight could be a mess to score. Evans landed a couple of right hands. Evans landing cleaner now but Kelly tripped Evans for a second. Evans with a body kick. Kelly is a tough dude. Evans is finding his range but Kelly keeps moving forward. Kelly landed a short uppercut and was landing some dirty boxing. Evans with an inside leg kick. Evans landed another uppercut. He doesn’t seem to have the same kind of pop he had in the past. They traded in the clinch. Evans got warned for grabbing the shorts inside a clinch. They threw lots of punches at the end. Close fight. I have round three 10-9 for Evans, and Evans winning 29-28.

The judges had it 29-28 Kelly, 28-29 Evans and 29-28 Kelly. Evans looked dejected but his best days are behind him. Kelly with the biggest win of his career.

Official Result- Daniel Kelly def. Rashad Evans by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Lando Vannata (9-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. David Teymur (5-1, 2-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Vannata has star potential. Vannata was closing the distance early and landing some good kicks. They traded in close range. Vannata went for a cartwheel kick and it landed! Vannata then tagged Teymur with some punches but Teymur fired back with some punches. Teymur tagged Vannata and Vannata lost his mouthpiece. Vannata missed a spinning head kick. Teymur with a big body kick. Vannata got a big takedown but they scrambled to their feet. Teymur landed a good combination inside. Vannata missed another cartwheel kick. Close round. 10-9 Teymur.

They traded body kicks. They traded punches and Vannata missed a spin kick. Teymur landed a series of knees to the body. Vannata landed a spin kick to the upper body. Both men landed punches. Teymur landed a Superman punch. Teymur scored a brief takedown. They traded and Teymur landed a left hand, then some knees to the body and a flush left hand. Another fun round. 10-9 Teymur, 20-18 Teymur after two.

These two are hitting each other very hard. Teymur is going after the legs with kicks. Teymur with more knees to the body. Teymur with another brief takedown. Teymur got another one. Both men are landing on the feet. Vannata landed a big right hand. Teymur with knees to the body in the clinch. Teymur landed a nice combination and then another takedown. Vannata trying to set something up late but Teymur almost got another takedown. They beat the hell out of each other. 10-9 Teymur in the third, 30-27 Teymur overall.

All three judges had it 30-27 for Teymur.

Official Result- David Teymur def. Lando Vannata by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Tyron Woodley (C, 16-3-1, 6-2-1 UFC) vs. Stephen Thompson (#1, 13-1-1, 8-1-1 UFC)
UFC Welterweight Championship

Thompson with a side kick and then another to start off the fight. Thompson with a head kick. Woodley hasn’t done anything two minutes into the fight. Woodley misses a right hand. Thompson lands a combination. Not a lot of action and the crowd is letting them know it. Woodley has done virtually nothing. Thompson with a leg kick. 10-9 opening round for Thompson.

Thompson threw a combination. Woodley misses a right hand. Woodley landed a right hand. The crowd is booing the lack of action loudly. Thompson is just using feints looking to counter but landed a roundhouse kick. Thompson with a body kick. Not much happened again. 10-9 Thompson, 20-18 Thompson.

Woodley went right after a takedown at the start of the third and got it. He was landing some ground and pound but Thompson was able to get to his feet. Woodley landed a big right hand late but didn’t do much afterwards. 10-9 Woodley, 29-28 Thompson.

Another round of not much happening. Thompson is landing a couple of left hands and landed a high kick. Woodley is doing nothing. This is one of the worst title fights in company history. Another round of just nothing happening. 10-9 Thompson, 39-37 Thompson.

They were staying at far range. Woodley partially landed a right hand. This is a struggle to get through. Woodley dropped Thompson late with less than thirty seconds to go. He was working for the finish but Thompson got back to his feet and survived the end. A strong finish to a very boring fight. 10-9 Woodley, 48-47 Thompson.

The judges had it 48-47, 47-47 and 48-47, with the two winning cards both for Woodley. It was a close and boring fight and either guy really could have won.

Official Result- Tyron Woodley def. Stephen Thompson by majority decision (48-47, 47-47, 48-47), Woodley remains UFC Welterweight Champion

UFC 205 live results: Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Preew by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor, eminating from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

This is the much anticipated debut of the UFC in New York, and they are bringing the most stacked card in company history for the Octagon’s first visit to famed Madison Square Garden, capping off a night of action with the biggest draw in company history looking to make history.

In the main event, UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor looks to become the first fighter to hold championships in two divisions at the same time as he challenges Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight Championship. McGregor is coming off two high-profile fights with Nate Diaz while Alvarez makes his first title defense after knocking out Rafael Dos Anjos in July.

In addition, there are two other championship bouts. UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley makes his first title defense against top contender, Stephen Thompson, winner of seven straight fights. Woodley knocked out Robbie Lawler to win the title at UFC 201 in July, while Thompson is getting his title shot on the heels of a dominant win over Rory MacDonald.

UFC Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk makes her fourth title defense against fellow Polish strawweight, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, in the third title fight on the card. Jedrzejczyk last fought in July, successfully defending against Claudia Gadelha, while Kowalkiewicz is coming off a decision win over Rose Namajunas in July. Both women are undefeated in their professional careers, but Jedrzejczyk holds a win over Kowalkiewicz in an amateur bout.

The main card also has a middleweight bout as former champion Chris Weidman takes on Yoel Romero, and Miesha Tate battles Raquel Pennington in women’s bantamweight action. The most stacked prelims of all-time includes featherweights Frankie Edgar and Jeremy Stephens doing battle as well as top lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov taking on Michael Johnson.

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> Liz Carmouche (#9, 10-5, 2-3 UFC) vs. Katlyn Chookagian (#14, 8-0, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

The place is fairly empty at this point.  More than a Las Vegas crowd but not like a lot of first-time markets.  Carmouche is ripped, more than most of the guys.     

First round:  Carmouche with low kicks.  Chookagian landed a right., Carmouche back with a right.  Carmouche with a low kick and a right and a takedown.  Carmouche is in side control  Chookagian back up with minimal damage.  Carmouche trying for another takedown.  Carmouche has her against the fence.  High slam by Carmouche with 1:05 left.  Carmouche is just holding her down.  Fans chanting Ole for no reason.  Carmouche with some short elbows.  Carmouche 10-9

Second round:    Carmouche has her and trying to throw her.  Both landed knees.  Chookagian broke the clinch.  Chookagian with a low kick.  Carmouche took her down with a back suplex.  She moved to side control.  Carmouche with short elbows.  Chookagian regained guard and wants a triangle.  Carmouche with some short punches.  The crowd is starting to boo them.  Carmouche is staying busy but they could stand them up.   Chookagaian up.  Knee by Chookagian.  Left by Chookagian.  Chookagian whiffed on a combo.  Right by Chookagian landed.  Low kick by  Chookagian.  Carmouche’s round 20-18.

Third round:  Chookagian dropped her with a great head kick.  Carmouche back up.  The crowd exploded.  Knee by Chookagian.  Carmouche going for a takedown.  Chookagian momentarily got behind her but Carmouche turned her into the fence.  Knee by Carmouche.  Chookagian landed a combo.  Big right by Chokagian.  Chookagian landed solid punches now.  Carmouche is bleeding from the nose.  Carmouche took her down which drew a groan from the crowd.  Carmouche is holding her down.  Chookagian up and Carmouche threw a knee.  Chookagian broke free.  Head kick by Chookagian.  Low kick by Carmouche. Chookagian in with punches.  Low kick by Carmouche.  Good right by Chookagian.  Carmouche shot for a takedown but doesn’t have it.  But she’s taking seconds off the clock.  Chookagian’s round but Carmouche should win 29-28.

Scores:  29-28 Chookagian 29-28 Carmouche 29-28 Carmouche.   

> Jim Miller (27-8 1 NC, 16-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Thiago Alves (21-10, 13-6 UFC)

Catch weight of 162.5

Alves missed weight by 6.5 pounds. 

First round:  Knee by Alves.  Miller with a left.  Miller in with an uppercut.   Miller landed a punch and took Alves down off a kick.  Miller is working to get his back.  Alves scrambled up.  Left kick to the body by Miller.  Both landing now with Alves landing a good knee.  Right by  Alves and head kick by  Alves.  Alves came on strong at the end but 10-9 Miller.

Second round:  Body kick by Alves.  Body kick by Alves.  He tried another and Miller tried to take him down off it.  Alves defended the takedown.  Miller with a blast double leg takedown.  Miller cradled him on the ground.  Miller is keeping him down.  There was a USA chant.  Miller landed a few punches as Alves got up.  Miller with a left.  Alves with a right.  Body kick by Alves.  Punch and knee by Alves.  Alves missed a spinning backfist.  Alves landed the backfist.  Miller is bleeding.  Close round. 20-18 Miller.

Third round:  Body kick by Alves.  Mller slipped.  Alves landing punches and a body kick.  Both swinging.  Miller hit the blast double again.  That could clinch him the fight.  Alves back up.  Alves with a body kcik.  Miller got another takedown.  Miller got his back.  Alves almost got up but Miller wrestled him back down.  Miller tried a guillotine and Alves slipped out and on top.  Alves landed some elbows and punches from the top as the round ended.  Another close round.  Miller 30-27.

Scores:   30-27, 29-28 and 30-27 for Miller    

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> Vicente Luque (10-5-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Belal Muhammad (10-1, 1-1 UFC)
Welterweights

First round:  Luque dropped him with a left hook and landed a few brutal shots on the ground before it was stopped.   1:19′

Luque said he dropped 30 pounds for the fight.

> Rafael Natal (#14, 21-7-1, 9-5-1 UFC) vs. Tim Boetsch (19-10, 10-9 UFC)
Middleweights

First round:  Boetsch landed a right as Natal went for a takedown.   Boetsch is the one moving forward.  Natal missed a spinning backfist.  Trading punches and Boetsch got the better of it.  Body kick by Natal.  Boetsch dropped him with a right hook  that knocked Natal flying and finished him on the ground.  It was weird.  It was like Natal wasn’t himself at all.  3:22

Boetsch credited the win to the Irish Hand Grenade Marcus Davis for the win.  Joe Rogan and Boetch said the first punch early shook up Natal and he was tentative from there.

> Khabib Nurmagomedov (#2, 23-0, 7-0 UFC) vs. Michael Johnson (#6, 17-10, 9-6 UFC)
Lightweights

First round:   Johnson throwing early.  He landed a nice left.  He’s landing good punches on Khabib.  He’s got Khabib hurt now.  Johnson landed a hard left.  Johnson blocked the takedown attempt.  But Khabib powered him down into side control   USA chants  Khabib with lefts.  Now he’s dropping elbows  and throwing hard punches on the ground.  Khabib dropping more elbows.  Big punches by Khabib.  He’s got his back and throwing more punches.  Khabib 10-9.  The crowd went nuts giving both a standing ovation after the round.   

Second round:  Johnson landed a left.  Left to the body by Johnson.  Khabib landing punches now and tied him up.  Johnson got away from the takedown attempt.  Johnson blocked another takedown,.  Knee and punch and Johnson sprawled.  Johnson going for a guillotine but Khabib popped out and is on top.  Khabib immediately passed to side control and throwing punches.  He’s got a crucifox position on Johnson and punching.  More punches by Khabib.  Khabib with hard lefts from the top.  Now Khabib has back position and is throwing a ton of punches.  More punches from side position.  Now he’s throwing hard rights.  10-8 Khabib’s round so 20-17 after two.

Third round:  USA chant to start the round.  Both throwing punches.  Khabib took him down again.  The crowd booed.  Khabib is landing punches again from that position.  Khabib is trying for a finish with punches but Johnson can take his shots.  Johnson tried to kick off the cage to reverse.  Now Khabib is working for a Kimura and got the tap.  Very interesting because his win was more dominant than Ferguson but Ferguson is a more entertaining fighter  2:31

Khabib said I want to stay humble but I have to talk.  I show the crazy power the UFC PR is.  He cut a promo on Conor and the crowd stared to boo him.  He wanted to face the Irish chicken, said
Irish only six million, Russia 150 million.  He then talked Russian.  He got great heat.  The crowd hated him.  He said Joe Rogan knows MMA for 20 years and asked Rogan if he desreved a title shot.  Rogan said he deserved it which the crowd didh’t like.

> Frankie Edgar (#2, 20-5-1, 14-5-1 UFC) vs. Jeremy Stephens (#7, 25-12, 12-11 UFC)
Featherweights

First round:  Edgar got the biggest pop so far.  The place is pretty packed now, I’d say 90-95%.  Stephens looks 15 pounds heavier in the cage.  Edgar tried a takedown and Stephens sprawled.  Low kick by Stephens.  Edgar moved in for a takedown but Stephens disengaged.  Body kick by Edgar.  Knee by  Stephens.  Low kick by Stephens.  Edgar with a two punch combo.  Let’s Go Frankie chant pretty loud.  Edgar with a front headlock and throwing knees.  He’s working for the takedown and not getting it.  Edgar slammed him  but Stephens right baacck up.    Edgar slammed him again but Stephens up.  Stephens poked Edgar in the eye and a time out was called.  Stephens with punches.  Edgar 10-9 but closer than you’d think.

Second round:  Stephens complained of a low blow.  Edgar with a right.  Jumping kick by Stephens.  Body kick by Edgar.  Low kick by Edgar.  Edgar got a momentary takedown .  He got a back slam takedown.  Stephens right back up again.  Edgar in with punches.  Good right by Edgar.  Edgar with punches.  Stephens with a great kick to the chin and  Edgar went down.  Edgar is hurt.  Stephens with a right.  Stephens going for the finish.  Another right by Stephens.   Stephens with a left.  Hard left by Stephens.  Let’s go Frankie chants.  Stephens with a right.  Edgar back with a combo, and got the takedown and got a guillotine.  Stephens out of it.  What a great round.  Edgar on top.  Loud Frankie chants.  He’s going for the guillotine again.  Edgar landed punches from the top late.  10-9 Stephens for 19-19 after two.  Standing ovation for the round.

Third round:  Let’s go Frankie chants.  Stephens threw a kick and Edgar used it to take him down.  Stephens working for a  Kimura but Edgar out of trouble.  Edgar elbowing the ribs.  Edgar staying on top.  Edgar trying to work for a choke.  Edgar with a back suplex slam.  Edgar is behind him working for a choke again.  Stephens up with 2:13 left.  Big right by Stephens.  Edgar went for a takedown and couldn’t get it.  Edgar with a left.  Edgar with a right.  Uppercut by Stephens.  Both throwing and Stephens landed some good shots and Edgar back as the fight ended.  Edgar 29-28.  The crowd gave them a standing ovation again.

Scores:   30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for Edgar.

Edgar said he wants to be on the Brooklyn show.

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> Miesha Tate (#1, 18-6, 5-3 UFC) vs. Raquel Pennington (#8, 8-5, 5-2 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

First round:  Tate didn’t get nearly the reaction she usually gets.  Tate with a right.  Pennnington landing jabs.  Pennington hurting her with punches.  Rocky chant.  Tate landing punches to the body and head and working for a takedown.  Pennington lifted Tate up with a guollotone.  It was crazy.  Tate tried to kick off the cage.  Tate finally go the takedown.  Pennington back up.  Pennington looks like she wants to do the old pump handle move.  That’s a pro wrestling joke.  Nothing much happening and crowd starting to get restless.  Tate had her back.  Tate did control the positioning but Pennington did more damage.  Hard to score, 10-9 Pennington.

Second round:   Pennington with a nice right.  Left by Pennington.  Anohter left by Pennington.  Penningotn landed solid shots.  Tate with lefts.  Knee by Tate from the clinch.  Tate trying for the takedown.  Knee by Tate.  Both throwing punches.  Pennington got behind Tate.  Tate throwing elbows.  Crowd is bored by this fight.  Pennington landing punches from the clinch.  Tate with knees and Pennington with body shots as they’re in the clinch.  Body shots by Pennington.  Both landed punches as the round ended.  Pennington 20-18.

Third round:  Both the rounds were close so it’s anyone’s fight.  Tate tried to pull guard to get it to the ground.  She almost got an armbar.  Pennington landing punches from the top.  Tate again working for an armbar.  Pennington landing punches from the top.  Tate now trying for a triangle but doesn’t have it.  Tate now going for a leglock.  She tried a heel hook but didn’t get it.  They’re in a clinch and Pennington is landing some short punches.   Pennington took her down and is throwing more punches.  Rare boring fight from Tate.  Pennington landing a lot of punches late.  Pennington 30-27.

Scores:   29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 Pennington.  Bad time for a loss for Tate.

Tate announced her retirement after.  She said it’s not her time anymore and she’s been around for a long time and she couldn’t pull it off.  

> Chris Weidman (#2, 13-1, 9-1 UFC) vs. Yoel Romero (#4, 12-1, 7-0 UFC)
Middleweights

First round:  This is a really big fight because a strong Weidman win can make him a New York superstar.  Not to mention he’ll probably get a title match with a win.  Romero is a freak athlete, but he’s also 39 years old.  They showed Bisping watching the fight.  USA chant to start.  Hard body kick by Romero.  Weidman tried a takedown but not hard, more diversion.  Body kick by Weidman.  Ole chants.  Weidman took him down once but Romero back up.  Body kick by Weidman.  Body kicks by Weidman. Another takedown by  Weidman and Romero back up.  Low kick by Weidman.  Left by Romero.  Romero with lefts.  Body kick by Romnero.  Weidman took him down and got his back.  Weidman 10-9.

Second round:  The referee wiped Vaseline off Romero’s back at the start of the round.  Left by Romero.  Left by Romero.  Body kick by Weidman.  Knee by  Weidman.  Romero claimed an eye poke after the knee.  Weidman in on the single but gave it up to land a head kick.  Romero took Weidman down and got his back after Weidman got up.  Romero with another takedown.  Weidman escaped and Romero took him down again.  Romero has his back on the ground.  Romero’s round so 19-19.

Third round:  Boyd kick  by Weidman.  Romero killed him with a flying knee that nailed Weidman in the left eye and and pounded on him and finished him.  That’s not a good thing for UFC.  Romero is strutting around the ring like he’s a foreign military soldier saluting the crowd.  The crowd didn’t even boo him.  They were just stunned.  The two hugged.  :24  The crowd was eerily quiet when this ended.

Romero said he wanted the belt.  Joe Rogan said that Romero will be challenging for the title next.  Michael Bisping said he wouldn’t face Romero.  Bisping gave Romero the thumbs down and then flipped him off with both hands.  Romero kept saying “I love you Mike, see you soon, boy.”  Romero said you see now the real champion.

> Joanna Jedrzejczyk (C, 12-0, 6-0 UFC) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (#2, 10-0, 3-0 UFC)
UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship

First round:  Joanna with low kicks.  Ole chants.  Joanna with a combo.  Both landing.  Nice combo by Joanna.  Karolina landed some punches.  The Irish are singing to entertain themselves.  Joanna with another combo.  Joanna 10-9

Second round:   Karloline pushed her against the fence and went for a takedown but didn’t get it.  Joanna with a flurry.  Karolina working for a takedown.   Joanna has her against the fence and threw a knee.  Front kick by Joanna.  Spijnning backfist by Joanna.  Joanna 20-18.

Third round:  Joanna with a knee and punches.  Joanna outlandig her.  Arolian landed a right.  The crowd is so quiet for this fight except a few chants having nothing to do with the fight.  It’s like this is Raw from last Monday.  Body kick by Karolina.  Karolina with a floury.  Joannan back  and landed a body kick and knee.  Elbow and punches by Joanna.  Trading punches.  Joanna 30-27.   Some boos at the end.   I can’t tell you how little the people care about this fight.

Fourth round:    Joanna with a few kicks and they are back against the fence.  Karolina with elbows.  Spinning backfist by Karolina.  Karolina hurt her bad with a right to the nose.  Both are trading.  Both trading some more.  Karolina landed a big right.  Karolina is landing big rights.  Joanna took her down but Karolina back up.  Joanna looking at the clock.  Karolina with more punches from close range.  Joanna landed aan elbow.  Karolina landed a good right.  Trading punches.  Joanna seems recovered now.  Backfist by Karolina.  Joanna tried the same.  Joanna with a combo.  Both traded punches.  Hard knee by Joanna.  Joanna got good shots In late in the round.  The crowd completely turned and gave both a huge ovation.  Karolina’s round 39-37 Joanna.

Fifth round:  Good combo by Joanna.  Karolina with punches and Joanna with an elbow.   Joanna using her kicks to keep Karolina at a distance by Karolina got in and landed a punch.  Front kick by Joanna.  Joanna landing more punches.  Joanna with a left.  Karolina back with punches.  Joanna with solid punches now.  The crowd came alive.  Karolina with a spinning punch and Joanna back with punches.  Joanna landed punches and elbows.  Knee by Joanna.  Body kick by Joanna.  Joanna 49-46.  After all that, the whole place is standing.  The fourth round turned the crowd around.

Scores:  All three had it 49-46 for Joanna.

Joanna was charming, said she wasn’t hurt in the fourth round.  The crowd cheered Karolina a lot after the fight.  Karolina said Joanna was the best in the world.  She said she’s proud she gave a good fight and the crowd cheered big. 

> Tyron Woodley (C, 16-3, 6-2 UFC) vs. Stephen Thompson (#2, 13-1, 8-1 UFC)
UFC Welterweight Championship

First round:  Body kick by Thonpson.  Thompson threw a kick, Woodley countered with a right and took him down.  Woodley with body shots.  Woodley  with a lot of short punches on the ground to smother him .  He land hard body shots late, bloodied him with elbows and landed a hard shot at the horn.  10-9  Woodley, almost a 10-8.

Second round:  Thompson landed some punches and Woodley tied him up.  Thompson turned him around and then Woodley turned him back around.  Spin kick to the body by Thompson.  Left by Thompson.  Right by Thompson.  Thompson with punches.  Thompson landing more.  Woodley with a nice right.  Body shot by Thompson.  Another body shot by Thompson.  Woodley with a nice right.  Thompson’s round so 19-19 after two.

Third round:  Side kick by Thompson.  Woodley moved forward with punches.  Woodley moved forward and landed again.  Ole chants.  Head kick by Woodley.   Low kick by Thompson. Thompson moved in with punches. Good right by Thompson.  Left by Woodley.  Left by Thompson and landed more punches.  Woodley moved in but didn’t connect.  Thompson landed a few.  Woodley  with two nice rights late in the round.  Close round.  Thompson’s so 29-28 Thompson after three.

Fourth round:  Thompson in with a few punches.  Woodley dropped him with hard right.  Woodley throwing punches.  Woodley dropped him again with a right and throwing punches on the ground.  Thompson is in trouble.  Woodley is landing shot after shot.  Knees by Woodley and punches.  Woodley going for a guillotine.  Thompson out of it but he’s hurt.  Woodley went for a guillotine again and it’s tight.  Thompson is surviving so far.  Thompson punching back.  The crowd went nuts seeing  Thompson punch back.  He popped out for the biggest pop so far this show.  Wonderboy chants.  Thompson landing big punches late.  This place is now really alive.  10-8 but that comeback could keep it 10-9, but I’ve got 38-37 Woodley after four.  This is going to be very interesting how it’s judged.

Fifth round:    Jumping kick by Thompson.  Body kick by Thompson.  Low kick by Thompson.  Loud Wonderboy chants.  Right and a head kick by Thompson.  Body kick by Thompson.  Spin kick to the head by Thompson.  Left and right by Thompson.  Right by Thompson.  Left and right by Thompson.  Body kick by  Woodley.  Left by Thompson.  Low kick by Thompson.  Woodley landed a right.  Body shot by Thompson.  Left and right by Thompson. Thompson with a left.   Two lefts by Thompson.  Thompson with a good right.  Thompson’s round, I’ve got it 47-47 all.  This could go either way depending on a 10-8 in the first or fourth rounds. 

Scores:  Derek Cleary scored it  47-47, Doug Crosby scored it 47-47, Glenn Trowbridge 48-47 Woodley.  That’s a screw-up, as that’s a majority draw but Woodley would still retain on the draw.  Bruce Buffer later corrected himself a majority draw.  The problem is Trowbridge looks to have given 3 rounds to Woodley and Thompson won three rounds and it came down to 10-8s in round one or four.  Either way, Woodley retains on the draw.

> Eddie Alvarez (C, 28-4, 3-1 UFC) vs. Conor McGregor (C FW, 20-3, 8-1 UFC)
UFC Lightweight Championship

This crowd is now totally electric.  They’re booing the hell out of Alvarez.  Not the number of Irish flags as Vegas but a totally pro-McGregor crowd.  Alvarez is called The Underground King.  I wonder if he knows Sami  Zayn.

First round:  McGregor landed and stumbled.  Low kick by Alvarez.  Body kick by McGregor.  McGregor dropped him with a left and Alvarez back up.  Head kick by Alvarez.  The crowd is really loud.  Alvarez shot for a takedown.  McGregor with a body kick.  Alvarez landed punches and then slipped.  Head kick by McGregor.  McGregor dropped him with a left .  McGregor with punches on the ground.  Now he’s dropping elbows on him.  Alvarez back up.  Loud Conor chants.  Alvarez shot in and McGregor evaded and landed an elbow.  McGregor with a left.   Body kick by McGregor.  Right by McGregor.  Alvarez with body shots.  Alvarez with a body kick.  Alvarez landed a good left.  Body kick by  Alvarez.  McGregor 10-8.

Second round:  Big left by McGregor hurt him.  Alvarez shot for a takedown and it was easily stuffed.  McGregor put his arms behind his back and dared Alvarez a free shot.  Alvarez didn’t do anything.  Body kick by McGregor.  Right and left by McGregor.  Alvarez with a right.  He missed a left and McGregor put him down with a left.  Alvarez working for a takedown.   Alvarez pushing hard and couldn’t get the takedown.  Push kick by Alvarez.  McGregor with a series of punches put Alvarez down and ref John McCarthy waved it off.  McGregor is the first two division champion in UFC history.  It was a left hook, a right, a left and another right that put Alvarez down.  A great combo, all four shots landed hard and McCarthy waved it after two punches on the ground.  3:04 

McGregor wanted his second belt.   McGregor said they’re not on my level,  you need size and reach to beat him.   He kept saying he wants that second belt.  He I’ve ridiculed everyone on the roster, and I’d like to apologize to absolutely nobody.  The place erupted on that one.  Then he had both belts.  He made no big announcement or anything. 

UFC Fight Night 89 Ottawa live results: Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson

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Welcome to our live coverage of UFC Fight Night 89 from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Canada. The event is headlined by an interesting five-round fight in the welterweight division as former title challenger and #1 ranked Rory MacDonald takes on #2 ranked Stephen Thompson in a battle that could determine the next title challenger at 170 pounds. 

In the co-main event, former lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone takes on Patrick Cote in his second bout at 170 pounds. 

Our live cageside coverage kicks off at 6:45 PM EST with preliminary action all the way thru the main card. Before it does, check out a few event-related features:

#10 ALI BAGAUTINOV (13-4, 3-2 UFC) VS. GEANE HERRERA (9-1, 1-1 UFC)
FLYWEIGHTS

Round 1: Very cautious start to this one as both fighters were measuring the distance. Bagautinov’s round here with the only offence shown by Herrera was when he was on his back after a takedown. Bagautinov was going for a finish but couldn’t get past the guard and the defence of Herrera. Some solid kicks shown early by Bagautinov as well in the early stages of the round. 10-9 Bagautinov

Round 2: That was a much closer round than the first. Herrera got taken down early but got a nice triangle choke that Bagaitinov escaped from. Herrera scored a takedown very quickly after that but Bagautinov was able to go back into the offensive. Herrera was more offensive here but not enough here to score enough with the judges to give him this round. 10-9 Bagautinov

Round 3: Great head kick 90 secounds in by Bagautinov. First half of the round was just like the first with a brief standup display by Bagautinov followed by a takedown. Herrera was able to almost get a wrist lock submission but Bagautinov was able to escape. More of the same here with Bagautinov just going for a late takedown getting it stuffed but was able to score it in the late seconds. 10-9 Bagautinov

Official decision: 30-27 x 3 for Ali Bagautinov. “I think I fought very well. I would like to fight Jussier Formiga because he has turned me down three times.”

COLBY COVINGTON (8-1, 3-1 UFC) VS. JONATHAN MEUNIER (7-0, 0-0 UFC)
WELTERWEIGHTS

Round 1: Covington with a spin kick takedown combo which doesn’t completely work but Meunier does give up his back and Covington will not give up the position just holding on for 3 minutes eating up a lot of the round. Meunier finally able to spin out just as Covington scores a takedown with around 90 seconds left in the round. 30 seconds left and the referee stands them up for lack of action. Meunier and Covington spend the rest of the round gauging the distance. 10-9 Covington for Octagon control but Meunier’s defence here not allowing Covington to advance might get a judge or two to score it for him

Round 2: Both fighters are more aggressive here to start the round but within a minute Covington was able to get the back just like round one. Meunier had flashes of possible submissions here but Covington is able to get out and control the fight on the ground. Meunier only has 4 seconds of octagon control after two rounds. 10-9 Covington

Round 3: Spinning back fist stuns Meunier in the early seconds of the round which staggers him and Covington attacks with hammer fists to soften him, gets the back of Meunier and lands a rear naked choke for the finish

Official decision – Colby Covington gets a apout via RNC @ 54 seconds of R3. Covington says in the post fight interview that it doesn’t matter if it was GSP in the cage with him, no one was going to stop him from getting the victory here tonight which lets to loud boos from the crowd. Also “I went from fighting a 5’9 wrestler who I was going to stand and trade with to fighting a striker slash jiu jitsu guy. But that’s what fighting is about you have to adjust.”

#14 RANDA MARKOS (5-3, 1-2 UFC) VS. JOCELYN JONES-LYBARGER (6-2, 0-1 UFC)
STRAWWEIGHTS

Round 1: Standup battle between these two to start, both not afraid to throw punches early. Markos able to clinch Jones-Lybarger against the cage and land some shot for a couple of minutes before going back to the middle of the cage. Markos scores a takedown into an ankle lock submission late in the round followed by some punches late going for the finish but time runs out. 10-9 Markos

Round 2: Standup battle to start the round with Jones-Lybarger getting the early advantage. Markos seems slower in R2 leading to a standup battle in the middle of the cage with 3 minutes left. Both fighters are now slowing down try to gauge the distance here going for a quick punch here or there to little effect. Markos is now using counter punching to land more significant punches to score this round in her favour. 10-9 Markos

Round 3: Jones-Lybarger on the offensive in the early going, looks to land something that will lead to a finish. Markos is playing defence here not giving Jones-Lybarger a chance to land more than a few punches. Standup battle in this round with Markos landing kicks while Jones-Lybarger sticking to punches. Both are trading punches here in the last minute of the fight with Markos stunning Jones-Lybarger late but she is able to fight back. Markos bleeding from the nose as the last ten seconds tick away. 10-9 Markos

Official decision – 30 – 27 and 29-28 x 2 for Randa Markos. Funny moment when Markos was thanking her team, she dropped an F bomb accidentaly to loud cheers by the crowd. “It was awesome, just hearing everyone cheer my name. At the beginning in the first round when I had her against the fence and hearing them call my name it gave me a boost.”

ELIAS THEODOROU (11-1, 3-1 UFC) VS. SAM ALVEY (26-7 1 NC, 3-2 UFC)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Round 1: Theodorou with some kicks early to start with Alvey just stepping back and closing the distance. Alvey’s right leg is turning red from checking those kicks by Theodorou. Crowd getting impatient as not much action after 3 minutes. Theodorou not slowing down his pace but Alvey looks more than happy just playing defence here. Alvey tries to throw a kick at the end of the round and slips. It was that kind of round for him. 28-1 landed strikes in the round for Theodorou. 10-9 Theodorou

Round 2: Alvey looking to really be the agressor here switching from defence to offence just waiting for his opportunity and halfway through the round Alvey pins Theodorou against the cage. Both fighters are spending time against the cage using they clinch game but Theodorou is keeping busy still throwing punches to the side of Alvey. Referee resets them back to the middle with 90 seconds left. More of the same as the round wraps up. Hard to score this one a late jump kick by Theodorou should give him this round. 10-9 Theodorou

Round 3: More of the same in this round with Alvey lookng more frustrated than anything else at the pace Theodorou has set so far in this fight. The crowd is showering this fight with loud boos and catcalls as opposed to cheers. Alvey throws a punch and the crowd cheers. Theodorou is just looking to out point him here to get the decision judging by the clinch work against the cage with a minute left in the fight. Alvey throws some knees in the clinch before the fight gets reset in the middle of the cage. Theodorou is able to land a head kick late in the round but based on Octagon control I’ll give it to Theodorou 10-9

Official decision – 30 – 27 x 2 and 29 – 28 for Elias Theodorou. Alvey quickly makes his way out of the cage in disgust. Theodorou – “He’s top 20 in the world and he can knock anyone’s block off at any time. He has 17 knockouts for a reason and I just made sure he didn’t touch me.”

Alvey – ““I hope the UFC keeps me. I would like to fight Oluwale Bamgbose because he beat the guy I was supposed to fight in February.”

CHRIS BEAL (10-2, 2-2 UFC) VS. JOE SOTO (15-5, 0-3 UFC)
BANTAMWEIGHTS

Round 1: Both fighters are more active here in the early going in a traditional standup battle to start. Both fighters are landing some nice shots here with Beal landing more. Beal landing some nice combos in the round but Soto is up for the challenge. 10-9 Beal. 

Round 2: More of the same in this round but Soto is just playing defence in the first two minute. Brief exchange in the 3rd minute and Soto is starting to land more but Beal continues to tee off on Soto. This fights has awoken the crowd and now Soto is bleeding from a cut on the bridge of his nose. Fight goes to the ground with Soto getting Beal’s back with a minute left. Soto looking for the rear naked choke and loses his position with 30 seconds left. Soto now on top throwing shoulders and knees to end the round. Soto 10-9 based on the late surge of Soto but easily could be given to Beal based on the damage he inflicted in this round. 

Round 3: Good standup in the first minute but Beal is starting to slow down Soto landing some stiff punches 90 seconds in. Soto takes Beal’s back with two minutes left and is trying for a choke, roll over and Soto is now raining punches. Beal rolls over and Soto goes in for the rear naked choke and taps out Beal late.

Official Decision – Soto wins via tapout via RNC @ 3:39 of R3. “Getting my first UFC win was hard hurdle to get over but I finally got over it. It’s going to make me a tougher fighter and a tougher person.”

TAMDAN MCCRORY (14-3, 4-3 UFC) VS. KRZYSZTOF JOTKO (17-1, 4-1 UFC)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Round 1: Both fighters sizing up each other in the early going with Jotko seemingly getting closer and closer to land a huge strike early. Jotko with a huge punch and McCrory is down 2 hammer fists later and the referee dives in to save it

Official Decision – Jotko KO @ 0:59 of R1. McCrory is slowly walking to the back with a small cut from the bridge of the nose likely from the hammer fists. Jotko – “I feel amazing on getting my first knockout in the UFC. I asked Joe Silva to give me a test because most of my fights have been decision after decision. Now, I feel that I have proved that I’m a good fighter and I can compete with top fighters.”

MISHA CIRKUNOV (11-2, 2-0 UFC) VS. ION CUTELABA (11-1 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Round 1: Both fighters are coming out swinging to start with Cirkunov landing a nice shot 30 seconds in. Cutelaba lands a shot that knocks down Cirkunov but he is able to get back to his feet before Cutelaba can do anything. Cutelaba with a takedown but Cirkunov able to get able in no time. The rest of the round was spent in a standup duel trying to land the next big shot. 10-9 Cirkunov.

Round 2: Cutelaba is doing a good job at closing the distance in the round not allowing Cirkunov time to land another stiff shot, he keeps landing and then avoiding the counter punch. Cutelaba is trying to land a spinning back fist over and over and Cirkunov is making him pay after the 2nd or 3rd one. Cutelaba is the more aggresive fighter in this round and he should win this round. 10-9 Cutelaba

Round 3: Superman punch by Cirkunov and that staggers Cutelaba. Takedown by Cirkunov and Cutelaba is bleeding from the right eye. Cirkunov working for a arm and triangle choke and he gets it

Official Decision – Cirkunov tapout via Arm Triangle Choke @ 1:22 of R3. “My whole life I wanted to be in the Olympics. The Olympics is a good dream, but the UFC is 10 times tougher than the Olympics. My whole life I wanted to go for a medal, but now I want to go for a belt. I know it’s a steep road and a big challenge, but I’m willing to take on the test.”

JASON SAGGO (11-2, 2-1 UFC) VS. LEANDRO SILVA (19-3-1 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC)
LIGHTWEIGHTS

Round 1: Good kick to the stomach of Saggo by Silva at the one minute mark tat seemed to slow down Saggo early. Saggo with a takedown at the 2 minute mark as the crowd chants his name. Saggo trying to go from Side control to half guard and is working on passing the guard of Silva who is working well not to let that happen. Saggo landing some shots from above to open up Silva with one minute left. Silva makes it back to his feet with a minute left and we have a standup battle as the round wraps up. 10-9 Saggo

Round 2: Silva is working in a few kicks with his punches in this standup battle so far this round. Saggo with a nice head kick at the midway part of the round. For the last half of the round we get a back and forth stand up battle with neither fighter gaining an edge. Silva is the more aggresive of the two with a late takedown to seal it for him. 10-9 Silva

During the time between rounds, the crowd chants very loudly “We Want A/C” as it is quite warm here at TD Place Arena.

Round 3: Each fighter landed 41 strikes in the last round and we get more of the same so far. With a fight this close, both fighters are cautious for a bit but Saggo has landed a few combos with 3 minutes to go. Silva seems confused and is bleeding from the nose as he tries to answer the offense of Saggo. Takedown by Silva late with him going for the finish but Saggo looks comfortable fighting from the bottom. Saggo 10-9 in a close round that in my opinion should win him the fight but could easier go to Silva.

Official Decision: Saggo wins split decision (29-28,  28-29) “That was a hell of a tough fight. I’m glad that I came out on the winning end of a split decision for once. I thought I did enough in the third round. I won the first and I think he took the second. I just beat a guy who had 19 wins and two losses. So that was a great win for me. I love Ottawa. The crowd was one of the best I’ve ever seen. The support in Canada was incredible tonight. Thanks for all the support.”

Silva – “This was a difficult fight. I don’t want to talk about the decision. He won. The judges gave him the win. Now I’m focused on coming back strong.”

#5 (STW) VALERIE LETOURNEAU (8-4, 3-1: UFC) VS. #12 (STW) JOANNE CALDERWOOD (10-1, 2-1 UFC)
FLYWEIGHTS

This is the first flyweight fight in women’s UFC history.

Round 1: Clinch work early in this fight going from the middle of the cage walking right to the fence with Letourneau in control early. Calderwood scores a takedown but Letourneau looks calm and controlled fighting off her back looking for the triangle. Spinning back fist stuns Letourneau and she goes down but Calderwood is unable to finish but she can very close. Back to a vertical base with under a minute to go. Both are slugging away in the final seconds and Calderwood is bleeding from the nose. 10-9 Calderwood due to the spinning back fist that almost won her the fight.

Round 2: Soccer chants flood the arena early on as both fighters are engaged in a very tough standup battle. Letourneau seems to be focusing on the nose of Calderwood getting the nose to bleed again. Calderwood scores another takedown and is in side control as Letourneau appears to be winded. Calderwood can’t hold her down and both are back to their feet with 60 seconds left. Another takedown for Calderwood which should give her the round, a late spinning side kick to Letourneau should give Calderwood the round. 10-9 Calderwood

Round 3: Letourneau is mixing up more kicks to try and stop Calderwood’s attacks. Body shot stuns Letourneau and Calderwood once again is going for a finish this time on the feet but Letourneau is able to recover. Calderwood is in a bad way after another body shot and turns her back to Calderwood. Calderwood continues to fight until a spinning back fist when Letourneau turns around is the end as Letourneau falls down and the referee stops the fight. On video replay it looks like those body shots were right in the ribs of Letourneau and repeated strikes there over the fight led to a victory for Calderwood.

Official Decision – Calderwod wins via TKO @ 2:51 of R3. During the post fight interview, Calderwood says that she will probably go back to fighting at 115. “There’s a lot of talent out there in the strawweight division, but I’ll fight whoever the UFC wants. All I ask is to get on shows. I asked to be on the Ottawa show.”

OLIVIER AUBIN-MERCIER (7-2, 3-2 UFC) VS. THIBAULT GOUTI (11-1, 0-1 UFC)
LIGHTWEIGHTS

Round 1: Aubin-Mercier and Gouti are not aftaid to throw the heavy strikes early in the first two minutes of the fight. Aubin-Mercier scores a takedown but can’t complete as Gouti grabs the fence on the way down but loses grip of it before the referee can tell him anything and Aubin-Mercier is working in half guard. Less than two minutes left and Aubin-Mercier is working on getting the back of Gouti. A few moments later Gouti reverses it but it doesn’t last long as we go back to the feet and a minute long standup battle ends the round with Gouti landing a few nice combos late. 10-9 Aubin-Mercier but could go either way

Round 2: A more aggresive Aubin-Mercier in this round trying for a takedown which gets stuffed and more shots lands put Gouti on the defensive. Aubin-Mercier with another takedown which is stuffed but Aubin-Mercier turns into a slam takedown halfway through the round. Both fighters are active on the ground as Aubin-Mercier is trying to pass guard. Gouti is in survival mode here denying Aubin-Mercier at every way in his guard even with Aubin-Mercier’s corner right behind. Another close round 10-9 Aubin-Mercierr, but I would not be surprised if it’s 19-19 at the end of 2 on some scorecards. 

Round 3: Another takedown by Aubin-Mercier which leads to him getting the back in the first minute with both hooks in looking for the rear naked choke. Gouti rolls to the middle of the cage but Aubin-Mercier still has his hooks in. Gouti is trying to get out of the body lock but Aubin-Mercier is locked in tight, Aubin-Mercier gets the arm under the chin and Gouti immediately taps out.

Official Decision – OAM wins via tapout via RNC @ 2:28 of R3. “I feel good. I was in a pretty bad position in the first round. I’m happy that I was able to get out of that spot. It was a good fight against a really tough guy.”

STEVE BOSSE (11-2, 1-1 UFC) VS. SEAN O’CONNELL (17-7, 2-3 UFC)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Round 1: Straight up slugfest between these two to start. Down goes Bosse and this fight is almost stopped but O’Connell can’t seal the deal as Bosse is back to his feet with over 3 minutes to go. O’Connell is continuing this pace and Bosse is trying to keep up as we are now in a clinchfest with neither fighter able to get an advantage. One minute left and we are back in the middle both swinging for the fences. Round ends and the fans cheer for both fighters efforts. 10-9 O’Connell

Round 2: Bosse more aggresive to start and O’Connell bull rushes him into the cage for a clinch. This fight has slowed down in pace as we reach the halfway mark and as I say that Bosse stuns O’Connell and down he goes. Bosse going in for the win but can’t finish at first and is able to keep O’Connell on his back. Both fighters are tired at this point but Bosse continues to rain hammer fists down, move into side control or half guard and try to stop the fight again and again. 10-9 Bosse

O’Connell is bleeding from the nose as the round ends and both fighters are winded on their stools.

Round 3: A minute in and we are back to the slugfest from the first round. Straight punches by O’Connell and punches and spinning back fists by Bosse are the story of this round with one minute to go. It seems like it will go to the scorecards or we might get a KO as both figters are slowing down, they slap hands with ten seconds left and just go back to a slugfest until Herb Dean stops the fight as the horn went off. Very close final round and I have it 10-9 Bosse.

Official Decision – 29-28 x 2 and 29 -27 for Steve Bosse. One judge gave Bosse a 10-8. I’m wondering which round that was.

Bosse – “I take that energy from the Canadian fans and use it to put on a better show. I think Sean received that energy, too. A big thank you to Sean O’Connell. The fans are the winners tonight.”

O’Connell – “I’m obviously disappointed. I’m happy that we were able to put on a good fight for the fans. That’s a very close second priority for me. I always want to win first. I’m bummed I wasn’t able to thank these fans, wish my dad and grandfathers a happy Father’s Day and represent my friends and family better. I don’t know what this means. That’s two losses in a row and 2-4 in my UFC career. It’s very disappointing. I’ve got to reevaluate some things for my future.”

#4 (LW) DONALD CERRONE (29-7 1 NC, 16-4 UFC) VS. PATRICK COTE (23-9, 10-9 UFC)
WELTERWEIGHTS

Round 1: Cerrone in control in the early going, getting Cote on his back but unable to inflict any serious damage. Cote able to defend well and get back to his feet. Cerrone with another takedown and more of the same as the first, Cote is very active on the ground here. Cerrone has his back and both hooks but Cote fights off a few rear naked choke attempts and is able to escape as time runs out in the first. 10-9 Cerrone

Round 2: Cerrone is lazer focused here when playing defence to the aggresive strikes of Cote. Cerrone is focusing on a stand up battle here in the 2nd and Cote is up for the challenge. Cote seems to be slowing down after absorbing a barrage of shots and down goes Cote. Cerrone tries to finish it but Cote recovers and Cerrone lets him back up. Another late combo by Cerrone and Cote fights back and tells Cerrone give me more. A few more punches and the horn sounds. 10-9 Cerrone

Round 3: Both fighters are trading shots to start the third and Cote goes down again but quickly recovers before Cerrone can go in for the finish. More of a standup battle and Cote is wobbled by a shot by Cerrone followed by another and down goes Cote for a third time. Cerrone starts to throw some hammer fists and the referee stops the fight. 

Official Decision – Cerrone wins via TKO @ 2:35 of R3. With that stoppage, Cerrone most holds the record for most stoppages in UFC if you include his time in WEC with 15 During the post fight interview, he was asked if he’d prefer 155 and 170. His response “170 or 155 I don’t give a s***”.

#1 RORY MACDONALD (18-3, 9-3 UFC) VS. #2 STEPHEN THOMPSON (12-1, 7-1 UFC)
WELTERWEIGHTS

Round 1: MacDonald tries a rolling ankle submission which surprises Thompson but doesn’t work. Both fighters are just getting their timing down in the early stages of this fight. Last minute in the round and they start to slug it out until Thompson gets MacDonald up against the fence. MacDonald brings the fight to the middle of the cage as the round ends. Based on Octagon control and aggresiveness I will say MacDonald 10-9

Round 2: Neither fighter wants to make a mistake in the early going, very cautious first two minutes of the fight. With two minutes left, MacDonald rushes Thompson to the cage but he is able to escape before getting clinched up. Both fighters will try to land a combo but the other will escape before suffering any damage. Lackluster round has the crowd booing as the horn goes off. 10-9 for MacDonald.

Round 3: Both fighters have picked up the pace in this round with MacDonald once again the aggresor and Thompson counter punching and avoiding MacDonald’s strikes. MacDonald goes down trying to work from his back and almost gets a submission but Thompson is able to get free and we go back to the middle of the Octagon. Both are now landing more strikes which seems to somewhat wake up the crowd. More boos rain down as the round comes to an end. MacDonald 10-9 based on Octagon Control.

Round 4: Thompson is the more aggresive fighter early in the round and MacDonald looks to be lining up something but Thompson is too quick for MacDonald to land anything. This round is different as for every shot MacDonald lands, Thompson will land two. Nice kick to the stomach by Thompson with under 2 minutes left. Someone lost a mouthpiece and the referee just throws it out of the cage, looks to be MacDonalds. That’s the end of the round to again more boos from the crowd. 10-9 Thompson

Round 5: MacDonald is bleeding from the nose, looks to be suffered in the 4th round. Thompson has outlanded MacDonald 2-1 in significant strikes after 4 rounds. Here comes MacDonald with a flurry 90 seconds in but Thompson just walks away. Kick by Thompson to McDonald’s nose and the blood has increased. MacDonald is looked gassed here and tries to take down Thompson but Thompson lands on top with two minutes left. Thompson lets MacDonald ip with 90 seconds left and now MacDonald’s left ear is bleeding as well. MacDonald trying to get one more combo before the horn sounds but it could be too late.  I have it 48-47 MacDonald but I’m predicting Thompson will win this fight by that score instead of MacDonald.

Official Decision – 50-45 x 2 and 48-47 for Stephen Thompson

Those close rounds early on went to Thompson instead of MacDonald apparently. Thompson wants the winner of Lawler and Woodley and wants that fight to happen in New York. MacDonald says he was at his best tonight, but it wasn’t enough. Could this be MacDonald’s last fight in the UFC? Only time will tell.

Thompson – “I feel great. I expected it to be more of a war. I didn’t think Rory would be ready for my angles and speed. When I met him in the middle, as soon as I saw his stance I could tell this would be a chess match.”

MacDonald – “It was a hard fight, man. I came in the best shape of my life. I was at my best. I can’t take anything away from Stephen. He’s a tricky guy.”

After 40 rounds of action, that’s a wrap on UFC Fight Ottawa aka UFC Fight Night 89. Thanks for reading and I hope everyone enjoyed the coverage. Never leave it to the judges and Go Leafs Go.

UFC Fight Night 82 Las Vegas live results: Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs. Thompson from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is headlined by a five-round bout in the UFC’s welterweight division as former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks takes on Stephen Thompson, winner of five straight fights. In the co-main event, it will be heavyweight action as Roy Nelson squares off against Jared Rosholt. 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.

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They  just announced the next FOX show is 4/16 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa with at least a four hour show on FOX itself.

Cub Swanson vs.  Hacran Dias

Bethe  Correia vs. Raquel Pennington

Michael Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush

Tecia Torres vs.  Rose Namajunas

Lyoto Machida vs. Dan Henderson

Rashad Evans vs. Shogun Rua

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs.  Tony Ferguson in a five round main event       

The 4/23 PPV will be in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena

Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title

Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo for the flyweight title 

Coverage provided by Dave Meltzer

The show opened with a Mickey Gall video, followed by a C.M. Punk interview with Ariel Helwani.

Punk said his focus will be different after today.  Said he knows Mickey Gall drives a bread truck, he’s hungry, he’s a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu, but doesn’t have a lot to go on.  He said we’re both a bit of a mystery so the fight makes sense.  “He’s got hands, he knocked the guy down and he choked the guy out.  I think Jiu Jitsu is his strong suit.”

He said if hey fight it’ll be a matter of who wants it jore and who trains hardest beween now and he fight.

“I’m gonna watch, excited to see it, I’m  gonna watch like a fan,”   

Said hopes Gall wins so he’ll know his opponent.  He said that he’s creating jobs, and he’s created two.  He said that if Mike (Jackson) wins, he doesn’t get him.  “I don’t get it and I don’t think anyone else does either.”

Punk made a joke about not being any good at promos but in time he hopes he can improve.

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

FEATHERWEIGHTS- ARTEM LOBOV (11-11-1 1 NC, 0-1 UFC) VS. ALEX WHITE (10-2, 1-2 UFC)

First round: Lobov is a Russian who lives in Dublin and trains with Conor McGregor.  White with a body kick.  Hard body kick by White.  Lobov with a body kick.  Lobov has him against the fence.  White landed a punch and took him down.  Punches and knees by White.  White 10-9.

Second round: Lobov’s coaches told him he probably lost the round because he got wobbled.  Low kick by White.  Left to the body by White.  Kick to the body by White.  Traded punches.  White landing more.  White still landing.  Both trading.  Lobov bleeding under the left eye.  White took him down.  White 20-18.

Third round: White took him down again.  He moved to side control Lobov started to land after he got up.  He scored a nice right hook.  White came back with punches when Lobov missed wild punches.  White landing punches and Lobov look tired.  White took him down again.  Lobov bleeding from a number of cuts.  30-27 White

Scores: All three have this 30-27 for White

WELTERWEIGHTS- MICKEY GALL (1-0, 0-0 UFC) VS. MIKE JACKSON (0-0, 0-0 UFC)

First round:   Jackson is only the sixth guy to make his pro debut in UFC in the post-2001 era.  He’s an MMA media guy but is 2-0 as a pro boxer.  Gall dropped him with a right to the jaw and after a few punchds on the ground, Gall got his back and is working for a choke.  He got the choke and Jackson tapped out immediately. :45

He cut a promo on Punk.  Punk came to the cage.  They shook hands Punk.  Punk looked taller than Gall but he was wearing shoes.  They posed together.  Punk said nothing on the mic but will do an interview backstage. 

Punk did a backstage interview.  Punk said he looked very impressive, that’s the way I want to win a fight.  Punk said he thought both men looked relax, both came out to good music, he seemed to be having fun.  Punk asked him if he was having fan and Gall said “I’m having a blast.”  Punk said he’s indifferent that it was a short fight, “I don’t care about how hard he hits.  I try not to get hit.”   He said he wants to talk to his wife, said she’s in her room writing a book.

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

FEATHERWEIGHTS- NOAD LAHAT (9-1, 2-1 UFC) VS. DIEGO RIVAS (6-0, 1-0 UFC)

First round:   Rivas poked him in the eye right away.  Lahat with a low kick.  Lahat took him down.  Lahat working for a guillotine.  Rivas seems to have it blocked.  Lahat gave up on it.  Lahat stayed on top.  Lahat has his back.  Now he’s working for a head and arm choke.  Rivas got up slammed him down but Lahat reversed to the top.  Lahat 10-9.

Second round:  Rivas landed a jumping knee and blocked Lahat out.  Crazy finish.  Lahat was out cold.  

FLYWEIGHTS- (#12) RAY BORG (9-1, 3-1 UFC) VS. JUSTIN SCOGGINS (10-2, 3-2 UFC)

First round:  Borg took him down but Scoggins right back up.  Body kick by Scoggins.  Left and body shot by Scoggins.  Scoggins with lefts.  Borg went for a takedown but Scoggins blocked it.  Borg has a bloody nose.  Body kick by  Scoggins.  10-9 Scoggins

Second round:  Spin kick by Scoggins.  Scoggins slammed him down, although it was more Borg pulling guard.   Borg up.  Body kick by Scoggins.  Head kick by Scoggins.  Borg bleeding from the nose.  Scoggins took him down.  Borg went for a reverse but  Scoggins reversed back to the top. Scoggins landing a lot of punches but Borg threw a big punch back.  Spin kick by Scoggins.  Right by Borg.  Scoggins missed a spinning backfist.  Borg went for the takedown but didn’t get it.  Scoggins tried a takedown by Borg defended.  Scoggins 20-18.

Third round:  Borg got the takedown.  Scoggins up and slammed him down.   Borg back up.  Scoggigns took him down again.  Scoggins just holding him down and trying to burn out the clock since he’s winning the decision here.  Scoggins 30-27. 

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

Scoggins did a great promo, telling UFC to not put him on the shelf, and vowed he would win the title by the end of 2016.

HEAVYWEIGHTS- DERRICK LEWIS (13-4 1 NC, 4-2 UFC) VS. DAMIAN GRABOWSKI (20-2, 0-0 UFC)

First round:  Lewis ran in but got taken down.  Lewis then threw him down and is on top.  Lewis landing big punches.  Grabowski bleeding.    Lewis threw punches from the back.  Lewis hammering him with punches from the top.  Lewis landed more punches and it was stopped.  Impressive win.

LIGHTWEIGHTS- JOSHUA BURKMAN (27-12 1 NC, 5-7 1 NC UFC) VS. K.J. NOONS (13-8 1 NC, 2-2 1 NC UFC)

First round:  Body kick by Burkman.  Low kick by Burkman and two more.  More low kicks by Burkman.  Body kick by Burkman.  Low kick by Burkamn.  Burkman with a spin kick.  Burkman with a body kick.  Crowd booing.  Body kick by Burkman.  Noons did nothing this round until the end when he finally started throwing punches.  10-9 Burkman

Second round:   Burkman took him down with a high slam but Noons back up.  Big left by Noons.  Burkman still with low kicks.  Crowd booing again.  Both trading punches.  Noons lands a nice left hook.  Burkamn landed a  good punch.  Closer round.  20-18 Burkman.

Third round:  John McCarthy pretty much told them to do something.  Burkman took him down.   Noons back up.  Noons landed several punches.  Noons landing more.  Burkman looks tired.  Noons landing a good left hook.  Knee by Burkman.  Hard right by Noons.  Burkman working for a takedown.  Burkman with a left.  Burkman working for a takedown and Noons was landing elbows.  Burkman took him down.  Noons but still have it 29-28 for Burkman.

Scores:  All three have it 30-27 for Burkman.

MAIN CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 10 PM ET/7 PM PT)

WELTERWEIGHTS- MIKE PYLE (26-11-1, 9-6 UFC) VS. SEAN SPENCER (12-4, 3-3 UFC)

First round:  Pyle with a body kick.  Pyle with a low kick.  Spencer dropped him with a right.  Spencer landed a left.  Spencer with lefts.  Pyle back with punches late.  Spencer 10-9.

Second round:   Pyle hurt him  with a punch.   Pyle landing rights.  Spinning back fist by Pyle and Spencer back with a punch.  Spencer with a left.  Spencer with a left.  Pyle with punches.  Knee by Pyle.  Spin kick by Pyle.  Pyle got for a takedown and got it at the last end of the round.  Pyle’s round so 19-19.

Third round:   Spencer in with punches.  Spencer landed some punches.  Pyle faked being rocked which is a bad idea because people, as in judges, may believe it.  Pyle took him down and has a guillotine.  Knee to the body by Pyle.  Left by Spencer.  Left by Spencer and a knee by Pyle.  Pyle hurt him with an elbow.  He’s throwing hard knees  and another knee.  Elbows by Pyle.   More knees, Another knee and Yves Lavigne stopped it.  This was a hell of a fight. 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS- MISHA CIRKUNOV (10-2, 1-0 UFC) VS. ALEX NICHOLSON (6-1, 0-0 UFC)

First round:  Nicholson was giving away a ton of size.  He looked like a welterweight, not even a middleweight.  Cirkunov with a head kick. Cirkunov is just beating him up.  Takedown by Cirkunov.  Herb Dean got mad at Nicholson for a low knee.  Dean said next time he’s taking away a point.  Left by Cirkunov.  Cirkunov with punches.  Cirkunov took him down again.  Hard elbow by Cirkunov.  10-9 Cirkunov.

Second round:   Cirkunov took him down.  Cirkunov got his back.  Cirkunov landing punches from back position.  He used a neck crank and got the tap.  Screwed up that engagement weekend.  Cirkunov just beat him up the entire fight.    

FLYWEIGHTS- (#1) JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ (23-4, 10-2 UFC) VS. (#8) ZACH MAKOVSKY (19-6, 3-2 UFC)

First round:  Left by Benavidez.  Makovksy took him down but Benavidez back up.  Low kick by Benavidez.  Head kick by Benavidez.  Punches by Benavidez.  Body kick by Benavidez.  Benavidez overwhelmed him but Makovsky took him down again.  Another takedown by Makvosky and got his back.  10-9 Benavidez,.

Second round:  Makovsky again going for a takedown.  Punches and a knee by Benavidez.   Body kick by Benavidez.  Makovsky got a takedown but Benavidez right back up.  The crowd is really into this.  Left by Makovsky.  He got another takedown but Benavidez back up.  Makovsky with another takedown.  He jumped on his back.  Close round.  Makovsky so 19-19.

Third round:  Makovsky with a left.  Knee by Makovsky.  Benavidez with a right.  Punch and knee by Benavidez.  Benavidez ran in and delivered a right and left and another right.  Another right by Benavidez.  Left and right by Benavidez.  Benavidez knocked him off balance as time ran out.  Benavidez 29-28 but he has to win the fight.

Scores:   30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 Benavidez

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS- (#6) OVINCE SAINT PREUX (18-7, 6-2 UFC) VS. (#13) RAFAEL CAVALCANTE (12-6 1 NC, 1-3 UFC)

First round:  Saint Preux hurt himself throwing a low kick.  Saint Preux is in trouble now as he can barely move.  Fejiao throwing low kicks.  Right by Feijao.  Left by OSP and he’s unloading with punches and put Feijao down .  Saint Preux with an elbow from the top.  Saint Preux with body punches while staying on top.  OSP is hurt by I have him winning the round 10-9.

Second round:   Feijao with a left.  Saint Preux with lefts.  Body kick by Saint Preux.  Another front kick by Saint Preux.  Saint Preuz knocked him down with a left.  Saint Preux on top.  Saint Preux landing a lot of lefts from the top.   20-18 OSP.

Third round:  Saint Preux moving better.  Feijao started throwing big punches.  Saint Preux went for a takedown.  Saint Preux landing  more punches and took him down.  Saint Preux is mainly just holding him down and the crowd is booing a lot.  They really should stand it up from here.  Big left dropping down by Saint Preux  .  Saint Preux throwing a lot of punches late.  It was close to being stopped when the time ran out.  30-27 OSP, could be 30-26.

Scores:   30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for OSP.

The injury was to OSP’s right ankle.

HEAVYWEIGHTS- (#11) ROY NELSON (20-12, 7-8 UFC) VS. (#12) JARED ROSHOLT (14-2, 6-1 UFC)First round:  Nelson missed a punch by a mile.  Rosholt landed a few punches.  Rosholt with punches.   Rosholt with jabs.  Front kick by Rosholt.  Rosholt 10-9.

Second round:   Nelson with a low kick.  Nelson is moving forward but not landing anything.  Nelson slipped throwing a punch.  Body kick by Rosholt.  Crowd booing this fight as well.   Left by Nelson.  Low kick by Rosholt.  Nelson landed a right.  Nelson landed a couple of punches and Rosholt dancing away.  Rosholt landed some punches.  Boring fight.  Nelson’s round so 19-19.

Third round:  Low kick by Nelson.  Rosholt dancing away.  Nelson throwing big punches and Rosholt ran away.  Rosholt landed a left as Nelson came in.  Nelson back with a few punches.  Right by Nelson.  Rosholt went for a takedown but Nelson blocked it.  Rosholt anded a right.  Left by Rosholt.  Crowd booing both men.  Nelson 29-28 but either guy could win.

Scores:  30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 Nelson

WELTERWEIGHTS- (#2) JOHNY HENDRICKS (17-3, 12-3 UFC) VS. (#8) STEPHEN THOMPSON (11-1, 6-1 UFC)

First round:  Hendricks looks so much smaller than usual.  Hendricks moved in and working for a takedown.  Thompson’s defense is good.  Side kick by Thompson.  High kick by Thompson.  Another head kick and landing big punches and a body kick   Thompson is taking him apart.  Right by Thompson.  Right by Thompson.  Head kick by Thompson.  Left by Thompson.  Knee by Thompson.  Left by Hendricks and Thompson back with kicks.  Thompson destroying him with punches.  He landed a spin kick and finished him with punches.  This was a one sided destruction.  Hendricks had nothing.  He was a different guy.  3:31

Thompson wanted a title match next. 

UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs. Thompson weigh-in results and live video

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of the UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs. Thompson weigh-ins from the Grand 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 FOX Sports 1 at 10 PM eastern time. Preliminary card action kicks off at 7 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 was originally scheduled to be UFC 196 headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout, but was moved to a free card on FOX Sports 1 after both Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez pulled out of the main event due to injuries. This will be the UFC’s first Super Bowl Weekend card to be featured on free television.

The event is now headlined by a five-round bout in the UFC’s welterweight division as former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks looks to get back into a title fight as he takes on rising contender Stephen Thompson, winner of five straight bouts. In the co-main event on the evening, it will be former TUF winner and fan favorite Roy Nelson looking to end a three-fight losing skid as he takes on Jared Rosholt, winner of three straight fights. In an interesting bout headlining the preliminary portion on UFC Fight Pass, it will be Mickey Gall taking on Mike Jackson in a bout where Gall, if he wins, means he will take on C.M. Punk in Punk’s UFC debut later this year.

MAIN CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 10 PM ET/7 PM PT):
Johny Hendricks (170) vs. Stephen Thompson (170)
Roy Nelson (258) vs. Jared Rosholt (245)
Ovince Saint Preux (206) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (205)
Joseph Benavidez (125) vs. Zach Makovsky (125)
Misha Cirkunov (206) vs. Alex Nicholson (201)
Mike Pyle (170) vs. Sean Spencer (170)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 8 PM ET/5 PM PT):
Josh Burkman (156) vs. K.J. Noons (156)
Derrick Lewis (263) vs. Damian Grabowski (235)
Ray Borg (125) vs. Justin Scoggins (125)
Noad Lahat (145) vs. Diego Rivas (144)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 7 PM ET/4 PM PT):
Mickey Gall (170) vs. Mike Jackson (170)
Artem Lobov (145) vs. Alex White (145)