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UFC on ABC 9 live results: Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The Octagon returns to Abu Dhabi for the first of two events in 2025 as UFC On ABC 9 takes place inside the Etihad Arena on Yas Island.

The main event is a big battle at middleweight as former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker takes on rising contender Reinier de Ridder. Whittaker is looking to rebound following a loss to Khamzat Chimaev in October. de Ridder is in his first main event as he looks to continue the strong start to his UFC career and move to 4-0 in the promotion.

In the co-main event, it’s a battle at bantamweight as former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan takes on Marcus McGhee.

Also on the main card is a middleweight fight pitting Shara Magomedov against Marc-Andre Barriault; a flyweight bout between Asu Almabayev and Jose Ochoa; and a light heavyweight slugfest between Nikita Krylov and Bogdan Guskov.

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> Heavyweights- #13 Martin Buday (15-2, 6-1 UFC) vs. Marcus Buchecha (5-1, 0-0 UFC)

They trade jabs and Buchecha with a front kick. Buchecha gets a brief takedown but Buday is able to scramble up. Buchecha stays on his back for a moment before being ordered up. Buchecha shoots for a takedown but Buday defends. Buchecha lands and looks to get Buday down and is able to pull guard, but Buday stands. Buchecha is told to stand. Buchecha lands a pair of right hands and grabs the body. Buday lands a knee and they break. Buchecha throws a front kick and Buday lands a right hand. Buchecha tries a single leg but Buday defends. Buday lands a big right hand. They trade in close range. Buchecha lands a right hand and they clinch. They trade knees and Buchecha lands an elbow and right hand. They trade before tying up. 10-9 Buchecha.

Buday lands a right hand. He throws a front kick as Buday lands a right hand. Buchecha scores a takedown and is in the guard of Buday. Buchecha lands some punches and elbows to the body. Buchecha looking for an arm and a kimura but Buday escapes, though he gives up his back. Buchecha landing from the back. Buchecha with right hands. Buchecha looking to set up a choke. Buday is able to slip out and ends up on top. Buday ends the round on top. 10-9 Buchecha, 20-18 Buchecha.

Buday lands a leg kick. Buday lands a right hand. Buday lands a left hook. Buchecha looks for a takedown but Buday defends. Buchecha looks to get Buday down but Buday defends. Buchecha keeps spamming takedown attempts but Buday is defending and landing punches. Buchecha tries to pull guard but Buday is on top and lands a pair of elbows. Buchecha is able to scramble to Buday’s back and is landing punches. Buchecha has the hooks on and is taking control of an arm. Buday is trying to scramble up as Buchecha lands some short punches. Buday gets on top and lands some hammerfists. Close fight. 10-9 Buday, 29-28 Buchecha.

Fight Result- Martin Buday def. Marcus Buchecha by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Mohammad Yahya (12-5, 0-2 UFC) vs. Steven Nguyen (9-2, 0-1 UFC)

Nguyen drops Yahya with a massive right hand to start and tries to land from the top but Yahya gets up. Yahya lands a kick and Nguyen lands a left hand and Yahya briefly goes down, but gets up. Nguyen continues to land punches. Nguyen lands and Yahya goes back down but he gets right back up. Nguyen lands a right hand and Yahya goes back down after Nguyen lands a left hand. Yahya gets back to his feet. Yahya lands a leg kick and Nguyen connects with a right hand. Yahya is still throwing. They trade inside the pocket and Nguyen drops Yahya again after connecting. Nguyen lands from the top but Yahya rolls to his feet and gets a brief takedown, but they get up. Nguyen drops Yahya again with a big right hand and lands. Ridiculous round from Nguyen. 10-8 Nguyen.

Yahya was stumbling to his stool between rounds but we continue. They trade in close range and Yahya rocks Nguyen, who stumbles back. They start trading and Nguyen drops Yahya for a sixth time in the fight. Nguyen gets on top and lands some punches. Nguyen controlling from the top and looks for an arm-triangle choke as he has the mount. Yahya scrambles to his feet. Yahya lands a right hand. Nguyen lands a right hand that hurts Yahya. Yahya looks for a takedown but Nguyen defends and they break. They trade and Nguyen lands a big left hook. Nguyen with a pair of uppercuts. Yahya’s left eye is completely closed and he probably has a broken orbital bone. Nguyen drops Yahya again with another right hand. 10-9 Nguyen, 20-17 Nguyen.

The fight has been stopped as Yahya can’t continue due to the damage to his left eye.

Fight Result- Steven Nguyen def. Mohammad Yahya by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2

> Light Heavyweights- Ibo Aslan (14-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. Billy Elekana (7-2, 0-1 UFC)

Aslan with some early leg kicks as Elekana lands a pair of body kicks. Both looking for openings to land punches. They trade a few punches as Aslan lands more leg kicks. Elekana with a body kick. Elekana with more front kicks to the body. Aslan lands a right hand. Elekana with a left hand. Aslan lands a body kick. Elekana with a body kick. 10-9 Elekana.

They trade kicks. Elekana lands a jab. Elekana lands a left hand. Aslan lands a leg kick as Elekana lands a left hand. Elekana with a pair of front body kicks. Aslan with a pair of jabs. Elekana looks for a single leg but Aslan defends. Aslan with a high kick. 10-9 Elekana, 20-18 Elekana.

They trade leg kicks as both are still looking to land solid shots. Elekana lands a left hand. Elekana with a left hook. Elekana with a left hand and Aslan’s head snaps back. Aslan with a double jab. Aslan with a jab and Elekana lands a left hand. Elekana lands a combo and then a left hand. Elekana with a left hand. They trade in close range and Elekana lands late. 10-9 Elekana, 30-27 Elekana.

Fight Result- Billy Elekana def. Ibo Aslan by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- #7 Amanda Ribas (13-6, 7-5 UFC) vs. #10 Tabatha Ricci (11-3, 6-3 UFC)

Ribas just misses a spin kick. Ricci lands a left hand. Ricci pushes it to the fence as Ribas defends. Ribas gets a big takedown and is in side control. Ricci is able to get up as they stay tied up. They trade knees. Ricci lands a pair of short knees. Ribas is landing to the body to defend. They are both landing while tied up against the fence. They are separated. Ribas with a leg kick and left hand. They trade and Ricci pushes it to the fence. They separate. Both are throwing sloppy punches but neither landing. Ricci lands a right hand. They trade right hands. 10-9 Ribas.

Both looking to land as Ricci is trying to initiate a clinch. Ricci lands a body kick. Ribas lands a left hand then a right hand and a leg kick. Ricci grabs the body and pushes it against the fence. Ricci lands a pair of elbows. She lands another and Ricci gets Ribas down. Ricci is landing lots of big punches and it is stopped! Ricci with a finish out of nowhere.

Fight Result- Tabatha Ricci def. Amanda Ribas by TKO (strikes) at 2:59 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Davey Grant (14-7, 7-6 UFC) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (17-7-1, 5-3-1 UFC)

Grant lands a leg kick. Grant lands more leg kicks. Blackshear scores a takedown and has the back of Grant. He’s looking for a choke as Grant tries to escape. Blackshear gets the hooks on as they scramble. Blackshear looks for the choke as he has a face crank on. Blackshear lets go. Blackshear is attacking the arm and looking for an armbar. Blackshear is unable to lock it in as the round ends. 10-9 Blackshear.

Blackshear with a body kick as Grant lands a right hand. Blackshear with a body kick. Grant with a right hand to the body. Grant with a leg kick. Blackshear lands a combo. Grant lands a combination ending with a head kick. Grant lands a left hand then a body kick. Blackshear with a leg kick then a high kick. Grant lands a right hand and a leg kick. Blackshear with a right hand. Grant lands a left hook. Grant lands a right hand. Grant with a combo ending with a high kick. Grant with two more high kicks. 10-9 Grant, 19-19.

Grant is pressing forward and landing punches and body kicks. Grant lands a leg kick. Grant with another hard calf kick. Grant lands. Blackshear looks for a takedown but Grant defends and then Grant lands inside the pocket. Blackshear looks for a takedown but Grant sprawls. Grant with a leg kick and then a combination. Grant lands a combo. Grant with a stiff leg kick. He lands another. Blackshear lands a jab and a right hand. Grant with another leg kick. He keeps landing them. Blackshear shoots for a takedown but Grant defends again and then lands a combo. Grant with a body kick. 10-9 Grant, 29-28 Grant.

Fight Result- Davey Grant def. Da’Mon Blackshear by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Muslim Salikhov (21-5, 8-4 UFC) vs. Carlos Leal (22-6, 1-1 UFC)

They trade left hands. Salikhov lands a body kick. Leal with a straight left hand. Salikhov lands a massive right hand and Leal goes down and is out and it is all over! What a knockout by Salikhov!

Fight Result- Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal by knockout (punch) at :42 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Bryce Mitchell (17-3, 8-3 UFC) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (18-4, 7-3 UFC)

Nurmagomedov lands a head kick then a leg kick. Nurmagomedov lands a left hand. Nurmagomedov lands some more and Mitchell grabs the body and briefly gets it down, but they scramble right back up. They battle against the fence and Nurmagomedov lands on the break. Nurmagomedov lands a knee and Mitchell goes down to the mat. Nurmagomedov gets on top and lands some. Mitchell trying to throw his legs up. Mitchell with small punches from the bottom. They scramble up. Nurmagomedov lands a knee as they’re tied up. 10-9 Nurmagomedov.

Mitchell looks for a takedown against the fence and is able to get Nurmagomedov down. Mitchell is attacking an arm as Nurmagomedov is landing to the body from the bottom. Mitchell is pressuring from the top and now looking to set up a choke. Nurmagomedov is able to reverse to the top. They scramble up and Mitchell has the back and is able to drag Nurmagomedov back down and has back control. They stand and Nurmagomedov lands a knee. Nurmagomedov throws a spin attack but Mitchell ducks under and gets a takedown. 10-9 Mitchell, 19-19.

They tie right up and Nurmagomedov grabs the neck. Mitchell gets it down but Nurmagomedov has a mounted guillotine choke, but Mitchell escapes. Nurmagomedov works from the top. Mitchell is able to reverse to the top. Mitchell is working for an arm-triangle choke. Nurmagomedov is grabbing the cage to try and defend. He grabs it twice more. Mitchell takes the back with the hooks in as Nurmagomedov was trying to escape. Mitchell is controlling as Nurmagomedov again grabs the fence with his feet. 10-9 Mitchell, 29-28 Mitchell.

Fight Result- Bryce Mitchell def. Said Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Light Heavyweights- #10 Nikita Krylov (30-10, 11-8 UFC) vs. #13 Bogdan Guskov (17-3, 3-1 UFC)

Krylov with a high kick. He lands a leg kick. Guskov with an inside leg kick. Krylov lands a big right hand. Krylov with a leg kick. Guskov lands a combo. Guskov with a left hand. Guskov with a right hand to the body. Guskov lands a big right hand. Krylov lands as Guskov was rushing forward. Krylov lands a leg kick. Guskov lands a right hand. Krylov with a body kick. Guskov drops Krylov with a right hand and starts landing from the top. Guskov gets the back and starts to land and it is all over! Guskov gets the big finish in the first.

Fight Result- Bogdan Guskov def. Nikita Krylov by TKO (punches) at 4:18 of Round 1

> Flyweights- #9 Asu Almabayev (21-3, 4-1 UFC) vs. Jose Ochoa (8-1 1 NC, 1-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Both throw punches before Almabayev ties it up. Ochoa lands some knees to break, but Almabayev pushes it against the fence. Almabayev pressuring against the fence as Ochoa lands some body shots. Almabayev gets a takedown into side control and gets back control as they scramble up. Almabayev with some knees to the body before he jumps on the back. He lets go and they separate. Almabayev with a right hand and a head kick. Almabayev gets the back and drags it back down. Almabayev cranks around the chin. Almabayev working for a choke. Almabayev jumps off and they trade. They break apart. Almabayev with a right hand. He goes for a spin kick but Ochoa grabs the back and takes it down with the body triangle on. 10-9 Almabayev.

Almabayev shoots for a takedown after landing low kicks, but Ochoa defends and they separate. Ochoa lands and Almabayev shoots for a takedown, but Ochoa defends and lands a knee as they break. Almabayev scores a takedown. They scramble and Almabayev pushes it against. They separate. Ochoa lands a knee but Almabayev is able to take him down. Almabayev lands from the top. Almabayev controlling from the top as Ochoa looks for a triangle choke. 10-9 Almabayev, 20-18 Almabayev.

Almabayev lands a leg kick. He ducks under a right hand from Ochoa and grabs the body and scores a takedown. Almabayev was grabbing the fence so Jason Herzog separates them. Almabayev shoots for a takedown, but Ochoa grabs the neck and looks for a guillotine choke, but Almabayev slips his head out. Almabayev starts landing from the top and lands some hammerfists. Ochoa is able to scramble to his feet. Ochoa lands a left hand as they break a clinch. Almabayev lands a big right hand. Almabayev looks for a takedown against the fence as Ochoa lands some elbows to defend. They trade knees before separating. Almabayev grabs the back as the fight ends. 10-9 Almabayev, 30-27 Almabayev.

Fight Result- Asu Almabayev def. Jose Ochoa by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Middleweights- Shara Magomedov (15-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (17-9 1 NC, 6-8 1 NC UFC)

Magomedov landing lots of leg kicks to start as Barriault is pressuring him around. Barriault shoots for a takedown against the fence. Barriault gets a takedown and Magomedov grabs the fence trying to help himself get up. They stand and separate. Magomedov lands a leg kick. They clinch against the fence and Magomedov lands a pair of knees and an elbow as they separate. Magomedov lands a leg kick. Barriault clinches it against the fence. Magomedov lands some elbows as they break. Magomedov barely lands a spin kick. 10-9 Magomedov.

Magomedov lands some low kicks to start the second. Magomedov lands a combo. Barriault with a leg kick. They tie up and Magomedov lands a knee and Barriault lands a right hand on the break. Magomedov lands an elbow that cuts Barriault open. Magomedov starting to land with lots of volume moving forward and landing kicks. Barriault lands a big right hand and pushes Magomedov against the fence and lands an uppercut. Magomedov is bleeding from the nose and Barriault lands as they separate. Barriault pushes it against the fence and lands some dirty boxing. Magomedov starts teeing off against Barriault against the fence and has Barriault in trouble but they make it to the end of the round. 10-9 Magomedov, 20-18 Magomedov.

They trade before tying up against the fence. They break and Magomedov lands a high kick. Magomedov lands a right hand as Barriault rushes in. Magomedov with a jab as Barriault lands a leg kick. Magomedov with a short left hook. Magomedov with a flying knee as Barriault rushes in and lands an elbow on the break. Magomedov with a heavy leg kick. Magomedov lands a pair of elbows as they break a clinch. Magomedov with a jumping knee and a head kick. Magomedov looks for a takedown and lands a knee before getting it down. Magomedov with a big flurry from the top and he looks for a late finish but time runs out. 10-9 Magomedov, 30-27 Magomedov.

Fight Result- Shara Magomedov def. Marc-Andre Barriault by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- #3 Petr Yan (18-5, 10-4 UFC) vs. #12 Marcus McGhee (10-1, 4-0 UFC)

McGhee with a body kick. McGhee with an inside leg kick. McGhee with a jab. Yan lands a leg kick. Yan with a right hook. Yan lands a leg kick then a left hand. McGhee with a knee. Yan lands a leg kick. Yan with a right hand. McGhee lands a combo. They tie up and Yan with some uppercuts before they break. McGhee lands a combination. Yan lands a combo. McGhee with an inside leg kick. McGhee with a leg kick. Yan lands a big combo. Yan with a right hand. They trade. Close round. 10-9 Yan.

Yan pressing forward. He throws and McGhee ducks under and looks for a takedown. Yan defends and they separate. McGhee lands a combination. McGhee with a right hook to the body. McGhee with a short uppercut. Yan with a high kick. Yan lands a big combination. McGhee with a knee and Yan lands a left hand then a right hand. McGhee is cut open but lands some punches and an elbow. Yan with a massive right hand. Yan with an uppercut and big elbow in a brief clinch. Yan with a jumping knee. McGhee with a jab. Yan lands a stiff jab. Yan lands a combo to the body. Yan with a quick flurry. Yan with a knee and a right hand. Yan lands a left hand. Yan with a right hand. 10-9 Yan, 20-18 Yan.

They both land in close range. Yan lands a combination. Yan lands a combination against the fence. Yan grabs the back of McGhee against the fence and lands some knees. Yan with more knees to the butt and legs. Yan keeping the pressure against the fence as he keeps landing knees and gets a brief trip before they get right up. They spin and McGhee is trying for a takedown but Yan is landing to defend. They separate and Yan lands a head kick. Yan trips McGhee to the mat and looks for a kimura. Yan has the back as they stand and lands some knees and body shots. 10-9 Yan, 30-27 Yan.

Fight Result- Petr Yan def. Marcus McGhee by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #5 Robert Whittaker (26-8, 17-6 UFC) vs. #13 Reinier de Ridder (20-2, 3-0 UFC)

de Ridder throws wildly right away. de Ridder grabs the single leg and Whittaker is landing to defend and de Ridder lets go. They tie up and de Ridder with some short knees. They break apart. Whittaker lands a combo. de Ridder shoots for a takedown but Whittaker defends and lands a jab. Whittaker lands a pair of jabs. Whittaker lands a combination. de Ridder looks for a takedown but Whittaker defends. de Ridder lands a knee to the body. They break apart and Whittaker lands a jab. de Ridder with a high kick. Whittaker with a left hook. de Ridder lands a knee. Whittaker lands a right hand. 10-9 Whittaker.

They trade and de Ridder connects as Whittaker slips. Whittaker with a high kick that de Ridder blocks. de Ridder with a jab but eats a right hook from Whittaker. Whittaker lands a combo. de Ridder with a left hand. de Ridder with a step-in knee. Whittaker lands a right hand. de Ridder with another knee. Whittaker lands a jab. de Ridder with a big knee and he takes Whittaker down. de Ridder gets into the full guard of Whittaker. de Ridder working from the top as he lands to the body. de Ridder with some punches from inside the guard. de Ridder with an elbow from the top. 10-9 de Ridder, 19-19.

de Ridder lands a knee and lands a combination and Whittaker is backing up. Whittaker then drops de Ridder with a punch and starts landing from the top. Whittaker with some right hands from the top. de Ridder is able to escape to his feet. They clinch against the fence. They separate. Whittaker lands a left hand. de Ridder scores a takedown. de Ridder controlling from the top as he’s trying to pass guard to mount. de Ridder was looking to set up a D’Arce choke but Whittaker blocks it. de Ridder with some body shots. de Ridder with some shots from the top at the end. Close round. 10-9 Whittaker, 29-28 Whittaker.

de Ridder lands a knee and pushes it against the fence. de Ridder with some knees. They separate. Whittaker misses before de Ridder pushes him against the fence. They separate. de Ridder with a shoulder strike. de Ridder tries a takedown but Whittaker ends up taking the back and they separate as they stand. de Ridder with a jab. Whittaker lands a jab. de Ridder with a left hand and Whittaker lands a right hand. Whittaker lands a right hand and then works the jab. Whittaker lands a right hand. de Ridder with a knee to the body. de Ridder lands a left hand. 10-9 de Ridder, 38-38.

Whittaker with a double jab. Whittaker landing as de Ridder looks for a takedown, but Whittaker defends. de Ridder pushes it against the fence. They separate and de Ridder lands a knee before they clinch back up. They break apart. Whittaker lands a jab and de Ridder looks for a takedown, but Whittaker defends and they clinch against the fence. They break apart but de Ridder gets it clinched back up. Whittaker separates. Whittaker with a body shot. They clinch back up but separate. Whittaker lands as he presses forward. They tie back up. Close fight. 10-9 Whittaker, 48-47 Whittaker.

Fight Result- Reinier de Ridder def. Robert Whittaker by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

UFC on ABC 7 live results: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The Octagon heads back to Abu Dhabi for the first of two events there over the next few months as UFC action is back on network television for UFC on ABC 7 at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island.

The main event is a pivotal bout in the bantamweight division to determine who is next in line for a title shot as Cory Sandhagen takes on undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov. Sandhagen comes into the fight having won three straight, while Nurmagomedov has kicked off his career by winning the first 17 fights of his career.

The rest of the main card is loaded with talent as undefeated standout Shara Nurmagomedov takes on Michal Oleksiejczuk in the co-main event. Also on the card is a bantamweight bout pitting recent title challenger Marlon Vera against former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo; a welterweight bout between Tony Ferguson and Michael Chiesa; and a clash of top ten fighters in the women’s strawweight division as Mackenzie Dern goes against Loopy Godinez.

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> Middleweights- Sedriques Dumas (9-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (11-9, 1-4 UFC)

Dumas lands a pair of leg kicks and goes for a takedown. Tiuliulin lands a knee but Dumas is able to drag him down but they get to their feet with Dumas on the back. Dumas with some knees as Tiuliulin lands some back elbows. Dumas with some more knees as he has control. Tiuliulin with some back punches. Tiuliulin is able to step behind and get a takedown. Tiuliulin lands a knee as they scramble up and Dumas continues to look for a takedown. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and Dumas lands a right hand and a high kick. Tiuliulin tries to shoot for a takedown but Dumas sprawls and takes the back and lands more knees to the thigh of Tiuliulin. 10-9 Dumas.

Dumas lands a knee and they throw wild punches. Tiuliulin lands a combo and Dumas lands a combo in return. Tiuliulin is pressing forward. Dumas with a leg kick. Dumas gets a takedown and they’re on the knees against the fence. Tiuliulin with some short punches and Dumas with a pair of knees. They get to their feet and Dumas is just holding on and they are separated. Dumas lands a right hand. Tiuliulin with a leg kick. Dumas with a jab and Tiuliulin lands a jumping knee. 10-9 Tiuliulin, 19-19.

Dumas with a leg kick. Tiuliulin lands a leg kick. Dumas with a jab. They trade jabs. Tiuliulin with a jumping knee. Dumas with an overhand right. Both look tired and are throwing slowly. Tiuliulin pressuring but Dumas lands a side kick to the body. Dumas tries a takedown but Tiuliulin reverses and ends up on top. Tiuliulin working from the top and lands a few right hands. They get to their feet and Dumas landed an upkick to the body. Dumas tries a takedown but Tiuliulin defends. Both are tired and Tiuliulin lands a right hand. Tiuliulin lands a combo. Dumas with a side kick. Tiuliulin gets a takedown at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Tiuliulin, 29-28 Tiuliulin.

Official Result- Sedriques Dumas def. Denis Tiuliulin by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Jai Herbert (12-5-1, 2-4-1 UFC) vs. Rolando Bedoya (14-3, 0-2 UFC)

Bedoya lands a leg kick. He lands another. They trade kicks with Bedoya lands several more leg kicks. Herbert connects with a left hook. Bedoya back attacking with a leg kick. Herbert lands a jab. Herbert drops Bedoya with a right hand but Bedoya is able to get up. Herbert lands a hard right hand. They clinch against the fence. Herbert lands a combo as Bedoya continues to land leg kicks. Bedoya with a leg kick and then another. Herbert with a big right hand and then another late. 10-9 Herbert.

They trade as Bedoya lands a leg kick. Herbert with a body kick. Herbert lands a combination. Bedoya lands a right hand. Herbert with a right hand and they clinch. Bedoya lands a groin strike and there’s a timeout. Bedoya lands a body jab as they return to action. Bedoya lands a right hand. They continue to land pretty much evenly. Bedoya is swinging wide. Herbert lands a solid combination. Bedoya with a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Herbert, 20-18 Herbert.

Bedoya with a leg kick as both are swinging. Herbert lands a jab. Bedoya pressures and throws as they clinch. Herbert with a brief trip takedown but they remain tied up as they get to their feet. Herbert gets a takedown but they quickly get up and separate seconds later. Herbert lands a pair of jabs. Bedoya lands a right hand. Bedoya with a jab. Herbert with a leg kick as Bedoya lands a right hand. They clinch and Bedoya with small knees before they break. Herbert connects with a jab. Herbert with a jab and they trade right hands. Bedoya lands a right hand. Bedoya lands a right hand. Herbert lands a right hand. Bedoya with a leg kick. Herbert landing more. Herbert with the jab. 10-9 Herbert, 30-27 Herbert.

Official Result- Jai Herbert def. Rolando Bedoya by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Viktoriia Dudakova (8-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Sam Hughes (8-6, 3-5 UFC)

They trade combinations. Dudakova with a combination. Dudakova lands a right hand. Dudakova scores a takedown. Hughes looks for an omaplata but Dudakova gets out of it and they escape to the feet. They’re trading and Hughes is pressuring. Hughes is landing front kicks to the body and leg kicks as she lands more. Dudakova lands a big combo and a big knee. Dudakova with some knees as she has the clinch. Dudakova lands after they separate. 10-9 Dudakova.

They come out trading. Dudakova gets a takedown and is landing from the top but they scramble to the feet and start trading. Dudakova lands a combination. Dudakova looks for a takedown but Hughes defends and they briefly clinch before separating. They trade in close range. Dudakova lands a right hand. Hughes with a big flurry against the fence. Hughes lands a right hand and Dudakova lands a right hand. Dudakova looks for a takedown but Hughes defends and they scramble on the mat. 10-9 Hughes, 19-19.

They trade inside the pocket. Hughes lands a jab. Hughes with a combination inside the pocket. Hughes lands a right hand. Dudakova shoots for a takedown but Hughes defends and takes the back. They roll and Hughes ends up on top inside the guard of Dudakova. They get to their feet. Hughes lands a right hand. Dudakova gets a takedown. Hughes with some elbows from the bottom. Hughes works her way up. Dudakova is holding on. Hughes with an elbow. 10-9 Hughes, 29-28 Hughes.

Official Result- Sam Hughes def. Viktoriia Dudakova by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Guram Kutateladze (12-4, 1-2 UFC) vs. Jordan Vucenic (13-2, 0-0 UFC)

Vucenic landing more as they’re trading to start it off. Vucenic with an uppercut. Vucenic lands a combo. Kutateladze with a high kick. Vucenic lands a right hand. They trade and Vucenic drops Kutateladze with a right hand. Vucenic landing from the top as he’s inside the guard of Kutateladze. Vucenic landing from the top as Kutateladze is doing nothing but he survives. 10-9 Vucenic.

They trade and Kutateladze has been landing better but they’re feeling each other out. They clinch up and Kutateladze lands some knees but they separate. Kutateladze with an elbow and a body kick. They clash heads and we have a timeout. They get back to action and Kutateladze gets a takedown and lands from the top late. 10-9 Kutateladze, 19-19.

They trade and Vucenic gets a brief takedown but they scramble up and are clinched against the fence. Vucenic pressuring and Kutateladze lands a pair of knees. They separate and Vucenic tries to get it back down but Kutateladze slips under and ends up on top. Kutateladze landing from the top. Vucenic tries to escape but Kutateladze ends up having the back of Vucenic with the body triangle locked in. Kutateladze landing from the back. Kutateladze with lots of punches from the back to end it. 10-9 Kutateladze, 29-28 Kutateladze.

Official Result- Guram Kutateladze def. Jordan Vucenic by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Shamil Gaziev (12-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Don’Tale Mayes (11-6 1 NC, 4-4 1 NC UFC)

They come out trading as Mayes lands. Gaziev with some punches that are backing Mayes up. Gaziev lands some right hands but goes for the takedown, which he gets. Gaziev pressuring from the top and landing. Gaziev with punches and elbows. Mayes stuck on the bottom. Gaziev lands some punches and looks for a choke late. 10-9 Gaziev.

Both guys land right hands. Gaziev lands a jab. Mayes with an uppercut. They tie up and Mayes grabs the shorts of Gaziev and Keith Peterson yelled at him to let go but he didn’t and timeout is called. Mayes is warned and Gaziev gets the position back. Gaziev lands an elbow and they separate. Mayes lands a leg kick as Gaziev lands a combo and they tie up against the fence. Gaziev with a knee. They briefly separate but tie back up and Gaziev lands some knees. Gaziev still controlling Mayes against the fence. 10-9 Gaziev, 20-18 Gaziev.

They trade as Gaziev is pressuring. Mayes lands a short right hand but gets backed up by Gaziev. Gaziev with a jab. Mayes with a left hook to the body. Gaziev gets a takedown. Gaziev controlling and landing from the top but there is not much action going on. Gaziev lands from the top as it ends. 10-9 Gaziev, 30-27 Gaziev.

Official Result- Shamil Gaziev def. Don’Tale Mayes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Mohammad Yahya (12-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Kaue Fernandes (8-2, 0-1 UFC)

Fernandes with two heavy calf kicks. Fernandes with a quick combo. Yahya lands a leg kick. Fernandes with a calf kick. Fernandes lands an overhand right and a leg kick. They trade and Yahya with a body kick. Fernandes with a body kick then a heavy calf kick. Fernandes with more kicks and lands a right hand. Fernandes with a right hand then two leg kicks. Fernandes with more heavy leg kicks. Fernandes drops Yahya with a right hand and starts landing from the top and it is stopped! We finally get a finish as Fernandes puts Yahya away in impressive fashion.

Official Result- Kaue Fernandes def. Mohammad Yahya by TKO (punches) at 4:45 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- #14 Azamat Murzakanov (13-0, 3-0 UFC) vs. #15 Alonzo Menifield (15-4-1, 8-4-1 UFC)

Murzakanov with a jab. Murzakanov with another jab. Murzakanov with a high knee and a left hand. Murzakanov rushing in and lands as Menifield covers up. Murzakanov with a knee and then lands body shots. They tie up. They separate and Murzakanov lands some uppercuts and knees to the body. Murzakanov with a combination. Menifield landed some before they clinch but they break. Murzakanov with a left hand. Menifield lands a left hand. Murzakanov lands a straight left hand. Murzakanov with a body kick. 10-9 Murzakanov.

They trade as Murzakanov lands some left hands. Menifield lands a right hand. Murzakanov lands a left hand. Murzakanov with a combination. Menifield lands. Murzakanov with an uppercut then a jumping knee. Menifield with a high kick. They tie up against the fence. Murzakanov tries a trip but it just leads to a separation. Murzakanov looks tired but lands a big left hand. Murzakanov with another left hand and Menifield stumbles back and falls down and it is stopped as Murzakanov gets the big finish.

Official Result- Azamat Murzakanov def. Alonzo Menifield by knockout (punch) at 3:18 of Round 2

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> Lightweights- Joel Alvarez (20-3, 5-2 UFC) vs. Elves Brener (16-4, 3-1 UFC)

Brener with a leg kick. Alvarez lands a left hand as Brener was rushing in. Brener with an inside leg kick. Alvarez lands a right hand. Alvarez with a left hook. Alvarez lands a right hand and grabs Brener’s neck but Brener is able to escape. Alvarez lands a right hand. Alvarez with a combination. Brener lands a body kick. Alvarez with a high kick then a jumping switch knee but Brener is able to get a clinch. They scramble down for a moment but stand. Alvarez with a body shot and a leg kick. Alvarez lands and takes the back of Brener. Alvarez drags it down and has a D’Arce choke locked in. Brener is able to survive. 10-9 Alvarez.

Brener lands a left hand. Brener with a combination to the body. Alvarez with a pair of left hands to the body and lands an overhand right. Brener with a body kick. Alvarez with a left hand. Brener lands a left hand. Alvarez pressing forward and is landing some punches. Brener with a high kick. They both continue to land on the feet with Alvarez pressing forward and he lands some punches and Brener with a jumping knee. 10-9 Alvarez, 20-18 Alvarez.

Brener with a left hand and a body kick. Alvarez pressing forward and both land inside the pocket. Brener with a spin attack. Alvarez with a head kick. They trade right hands. Alvarez working the jab. Brener lands a left hand but then Alvarez rocks him with a left hand. Brener is backing up and Alvarez is landing punches then starts landing a ton of knees. Brener tries a takedown but Alvarez lands a bunch of knees to the face of Brener. They go down and Alvarez pounds away from the top and gets the stoppage. What a finish from Alvarez!

Official Result- Joel Alvarez def. Elves Brener by TKO (strikes) at 3:36 of Round 3

> Women’s Strawweights- #7 Mackenzie Dern (13-5, 8-5 UFC) vs. #10 Loopy Godinez (12-4, 7-4 UFC)

They trade jabs. Dern lands a right hand. Godinez works the jab. Godinez with a jab as Dern lands. Godinez gets Dern down for a moment but she quickly gets up as she doesn’t want to engage Dern on the mat. Godinez lands a right hand. Dern tries for a takedown and has the body lock on the fence. They trade knees and separate. Dern lands a combo and Godinez lands a clean right hand. Dern lands a combo with a solid right hand. Dern lands and they trade before Dern gets a takedown right into mount. Dern lands and is looking for an opening as she lands short right hands. Dern goes for an armbar. Dern with hammerfists. Godinez is able to escape. Godinez with an elbow from the top. 10-9 Dern.

Dern landing and they tie up against the fence. They break apart. Dern with a combination. Godinez with a jab. They trade jabs. Dern with a right hand. Dern with a head kick and Godinez lands a left hand. Dern with a jab and Godinez lands a combination. Dern with a big right hand. Godinez lands a hard leg kick. Godinez with a right hand. Dern lands a combo. Godinez with a combination. Dern lands a leg kick. Godinez is able to score a takedown but they get right on the feet. Godinez looks for a standing arm-triangle choke but time runs out. 10-9 Godinez, 19-19.

Godinez lands a left hand and a leg kick. Dern with a jab. Godinez with a left hand and leg kick. Godinez with a left hook. Godinez with a jab and Dern lands a combo. Dern shoots for a takedown against the fence and completes it. Dern is in side control and looks for a guillotine choke. Dern lets go of the neck and stands. Godinez gets up and Dern grabs the neck looking to pull it down to the mat. Godinez gets her neck out. They separate. Dern with a combo. Dern with a jab. Godinez lands a left hand. Dern lands a leg kick. They both continue to land. They clinch late and both land. Close fight. 10-9 Dern, 29-28 Dern.

Official Result- Mackenzie Dern def. Loopy Godinez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Tony Ferguson (25-10, 15-8 UFC) vs. Michael Chiesa (16-7, 11-7 UFC)

Ferguson with a leg kick and Chiesa lands a body kick. Chiesa lands a left hand and Ferguson with a leg kick. They trade punches. Chiesa with a left hand. Chiesa lands a combination. Ferguson lands a couple of punches. Ferguson with a leg kick. Chiesa gets the back and gets Ferguson down. Chiesa looking for a rear-naked choke. It is in tight and Ferguson is grimacing and is fighting the hand but taps! Chiesa gets the submission win in tapping Ferguson out.

Official Result- Michael Chiesa def. Tony Ferguson by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:44 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- #4 Marlon Vera (23-9-1, 15-8 UFC) vs. #6 Deiveson Figueiredo (23-3-1, 12-3-1 UFC)

Figueiredo with a leg kick. Vera with a hard calf kick. Figueiredo lands a leg kick. Figueiredo with an inside leg kick. Vera lands a left hand after a leg kick. Figueiredo with a leg kick. Figueiredo lands a body punch and then gets a takedown. Figueiredo landing from the top. Figueiredo stands and Vera lands some upkicks as Figueiredo tries to pass guard, but they scramble up. Figueiredo with a leg kick. Vera tries a jumping knee but Figueiredo is able to grab him and score a takedown. Figueiredo with an elbow. 10-9 Figueiredo.

They trade and Figueiredo lands a solid right hand. Figueiredo circling around as Vera is coming forward but it is Figueiredo that is landing. Figueiredo looks for a takedown but Vera sees it and Figueiredo abandons. Vera with a leg kick. Figueiredo with a leg kick and a right hand. Vera is landing just a little more. Figueiredo shoots for a takedown but Vera defends. Vera with a left hand. Vera lands late. 10-9 Vera, 19-19.

They trade and Figueiredo lands a combination to the body. They trade. Figueiredo lands some big right hands and Vera stumbles to the mat. Figueiredo looked to land from the top but Vera gets to his feet. Figueiredo with a high kick and some punches. Vera lands to the body. Figueiredo with a solid right hand to the body. Figueiredo with a leg kick. Figueiredo with some more solid right hands. Vera tries to land a knee but Figueiredo attacks with a right hand. Figueiredo with a combo. He connects again. Figueiredo dumps Vera to the mat at the end. 10-9 Figueiredo, 29-28 Figueiredo.

Official Result- Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Shara Magomedov (13-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-8 1 NC, 7-6 1 NC UFC)

Oleksiejczuk with a right hook. Magomedov lands a leg kick and then another. Magomedov with a side kick to the body. Oleksiejczuk lands a left hand and Magomedov went down for a moment. Oleksiejczuk lands to the body. Magomedov with a pair of kicks. Magomedov lands a step-in knee. Oleksiejczuk with a jab. Oleksiejczuk with a leg kick. Magomedov with a knee and side kick to the body. Magomedov with some kicks as Oleksiejczuk lands a left hand. They trade kicks. Oleksiejczuk with a left hand. Magomedov with a leg kick. They trade. 10-9 Magomedov.

Oleksiejczuk landing as Magomedov is back pedaling. Oleksiejczuk with a left hand. Magomedov lands more leg kicks. Oleksiejczuk grabs the body and looks for a takedown and Magomedov looked like he grabbed the fence. They separate. Magomedov lands a right hand and a leg kick. Magomedov with an elbow. Magomedov with a stiff jab. Oleksiejczuk lands a left hand. Oleksiejczuk with a leg kick. Magomedov with a head kick then a leg kick. Magomedov lands some knees. Magomedov with a high kick and Oleksiejczuk is able to score a takedown. 10-9 Magomedov, 20-18 Magomedov.

Magomedov with some body kicks. Oleksiejczuk lands a left hand. Magomedov lands a side kick. They trade low kicks. Magomedov with a side kick to the face. They clinch and Magomedov lands some knees. Magomedov with a high kick. Oleksiejczuk grabs him and drags it down for a moment. They get up but Oleksiejczuk is able to score another takedown and lands from the top. Magomedov with some elbows from the bottom. 10-9 Oleksiejczuk, 29-28 Magomedov.

Official Result- Shara Magomedov def. Michal Oleksiejczuk by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- #2 Cory Sandhagen (17-4, 10-3 UFC) vs. #10 Umar Nurmagomedov (17-0, 5-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks and Nurmagomedov is able to score a takedown, but they scramble right up. Sandhagen with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov with a body kick. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick and he looks for a takedown. Sandhagen defends and they separate. Both landing kicks as Nurmagomedov is able to land a few punches. Nurmagomedov gets a late takedown and has the back. Time runs out. 10-9 Sandhagen.

Sandhagen scores some leg kicks. Nurmagomedov gets the back and attacks but they separate. Sandhagen landing some kicks and Nurmagomedov lands a right hand. Sandhagen pressuring and they trade kicks. Nurmagomedov with a jab. They trade kicks. They trade kicks again. Nurmagomedov tries a takedown but Sandhagen is able to defend and they scramble up. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 19-19.

Sandhagen landing some leg kicks. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov with a body kick and Sandhagen lands a leg kick. Sandhagen with a jab. He lands a body kick. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick. Sandhagen with more leg kicks. They trade leg kicks. Sandhagen with some more kicks. Nurmagomedov lands and scores a takedown. Close round. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 29-28 Nurmagomedov.

They trade kicks as Sandhagen is pressing forward. Nurmagomedov lands a right hand. Nurmagomedov with a combo and a leg kick. Nurmagomedov lands a right hand. Nurmagomedov with a body kick and Sandhagen lands a leg kick. They trade punches. Sandhagen lands a jab then a leg kick. Nurmagomedov with a high kick. Nurmagomedov gets the back as they go to the mat for a moment. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 39-37 Nurmagomedov.

Nurmagomedov with a body kick and Sandhagen lands a leg kick. Nurmagomedov lands a combo as Sandhagen lands a right hand. Sandhagen with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov gets the back and Sandhagen tries to roll through as they go to the mat. Nurmagomedov is now on top inside the guard of Sandhagen. Sandhagen with some elbows from the bottom. They scramble but Nurmagomedov ends up back on top. Nurmagomedov lands from the top. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 49-46 Nurmagomedov.

Official Result- Umar Nurmagomedov def. Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)