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UFC on ESPN+ 108 live results: Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The Octagon heads to Saudi Arabia for the second time with one of the UFC’s biggest stars headlining as UFC on ESPN+ 108 takes place at the anb Arena in Riyadh.

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya competes in his first non-title bout in nearly six years as he looks to end a two-fight losing skid and get back into the title picture when he battles Nassourdine Imavov. Imavov enters the fight on the heels of a four-fight unbeaten streak.

In the co-main event, undefeated rising contender Shara Magomedov looks for his 16th straight win against Michael “Venom” Page, who is moving up from welterweight for this fight.

Also on the main card is a battle of top-ten heavyweights as Sergei Pavlovich takes on Jairzinho Rozenstruik; a bantamweight bout pitting Said Nurmagomedov against Vinicius Oliveira; and an action-packed lightweight opener between Fares Ziam and Mike Davis.

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> Heavyweights- Hamdy Abdelwahab (3-0 1 NC, 0-0 1 NC UFC) vs. Jamal Pogues (11-4, 2-1 UFC)

Pogues lands some leg kicks as Abdelwahab connects with a left hook. Abdelwahab lands a right hand and they tie up against the fence. Abdelwahab gets Pogues down and starts landing as Pogues sprawls. Abdelwahab has back control and is landing left hands. They stand and separate. Abdelwahab lands a right hand. Pogues with a pair of jabs. Abdelwahab with a stiff leg kick. Pogues lands a leg kick followed by a right hand. Pogues with a jab then a right hand then back to the jab. Abdelwahab lands a leg kick. Pogues with a double jab followed with a leg kick. Abdelwahab lands a combo. 10-9 Abdelwahab.

Pogues lands and Abdelwahab lands a counter right hand. Pogues with a left hook that barely lands. Abdelwahab lands a leg kick. There’s not a lot of action going on. Abdelwahab lands a left hand. Pogues with a jab and Abdelwahab lands a right hand. Pogues lands a leg kick. Abdelwahab with a hard calf kick, but Pogues returns with one of his own. Pogues with another leg kick. Pogues with a combination. Pogues lands a stiff jab and Abdelwahab lands a leg kick. Abdelwahab with a jab. Pogues lands a right hand. 10-9 Pogues, 19-19.

They trade in close range. Abdelwahab is pressuring and lands a body kick. Pogues with a head kick. Pogues lands a jab. They trade kicks. Pogues lands a leg kick and Abdelwahab connects with a combo. They trade soft leg kicks. Pogues with a right hand. Pogues lands a stiff left hook. Abdelwahab lands a leg kick. Abdelwahab lands a kick. Abdelwahab with a left hook as Pogues lands a right hand. They trade in close range. 10-9 Pogues, 29-28 Pogues.

Official Result- Hamdy Abdelwahab def. Jamal Pogues by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights*- Bogdan Grad (14-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Lucas Alexander (8-4, 1-2 UFC)

*Alexander missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Grad pushing forward and Alexander lands a left hook. Grad with a leg kick then a right hand and looks for a takedown. They separate and Alexander just misses a jumping knee. Grad grabs the back of Alexander and lands some short knees to the leg. Grad looking for the takedown as Alexander lands some elbows. They scramble to the mat and Alexander ends up on top. Alexander with some right hands from the top. Grad trying to scramble up and he is able to get Alexander down. Alexander reverses and sweeps to the top before standing. Alexander with some leg kicks as Grad is down on his back. Grad gets to his feet. Alexander with a combination and lands a front kick. Grad tries for a takedown as Alexander lands and defends. Alexander gets on the back of Grad and lands. 10-9 Alexander.

They trade and Alexander trips Grad up with a leg kick and then lands some kicks as Grad gets to his feet. Grad is then able to get Alexander down and works from the half-guard. Grad lands and is working for the mount and Alexander almost gives up his back. Grad gets the mount and starts landing to the body then mixes to the head. Grad starts landing sharp elbows then mixes in some punches. Grad continuing to land and Alexander is not defending well. Grad continuing to pour it on and it gets stopped. Big finish from Grad to pick up the win in his debut.

Official Result- Bogdan Grad def. Lucas Alexander by TKO (strikes) at 4:22 of Round 2

> Women’s Flyweights- #12 Jasmine Jasudavicius (12-3, 6-2 UFC) vs. #7 WBW Mayra Bueno Silva (10-4-1 1 NC, 5-4-1 1 NC UFC)

They trade low leg kicks early. Jasudavicius lands a left hand. Jasudavicius lands a combination. Silva throws and connects before they clinch. They quickly break apart. Jasudavicius lands a left hook. Silva with a leg kick then lands a combination. Jasudavicius lands some and Silva grabs the neck as they go the mat. Silva has a guillotine locked in and Jasudavicius is defending. Jasudavicius breaks the grip and gets her neck out and is now inside of Silva’s guard. Jasudavicius gets to side control and has the crucifix position and lands some punches. Silva tries to scramble out and Jasudavicius gets the back and lands before getting back into side control. Jasudavicius ends up back in the half-guard. Silva is trying to roll for an arm. Silva looks for a leg now but time runs out. 10-9 Jasudavicius.

Jasudavicius lands a kick and Silva grabs the leg but lets go. They trade punches. Silva grabs the neck standing and lands a knee as she lets go. Silva lands a right hand. Silva with a knee in a brief clinch. Jasudavicius lands a right hand. Silva lands a left hook to the body, and then lands another. Silva with a leg kick. Jasudavicius lands a right hand and then another. Silva lands an elbow as she pressured Jasudavicius near the fence. They clinch and Jasudavicius lands some short uppercuts before they break. They trade and both land in a brief tie-up. Jasudavicius scores a takedown. Silva complains about something on the mat as Jasudavicius was landing. Silva trying to roll for a leg as Jasudavicius lands from the top. Jasudavicius scrambling and lands from the top. 10-9 Jasudavicius, 20-18 Jasudavicius.

They trade in close range before clinching up. They trade knees and separate. Jasudavicius with a standing elbow and lands a knee. Silva lands a right hand. They clinch and Jasudavicius lands a knee before they separate. Jasudavicius lands and then scores a takedown as Silva is tired. Jasudavicius in the half-guard and Silva is looking for a shoulder lock and an arm. Jasudavicius gets the mount and lands to the body as she has an arm-triangle available. She transitions and starts landing. Jasudavicius with lots of left hands as Silva is trying to scramble out but is stuck. Jasudavicius with more left hands. 10-9 Jasudavicius, 30-27 Jasudavicius.

Official Result- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Mayra Bueno Silva by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Terrance McKinney (15-7, 5-4 UFC) vs. Damir Hadzovic (14-7, 4-5 UFC)

McKinney landing some high kicks early and Hadzovic lands a body kick. Hadzovic with a quick combo. McKinney lands a body kick and connects with some punches. Hadzovic looks for a takedown and gets it as McKinney has the neck. McKinney gets the mount and lands as Hadzovic looks to get out and almost gives up his back. McKinney with some elbows and punches. McKinney with lots of punches from the back and Hadzovic isn’t doing much. McKinney continues to pour it on and it is stopped. Big showing from McKinney to pick up the win.

Official Result- Terrance McKinney def. Damir Hadzovic by TKO (punches) at 2:01 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- #14 Shamil Gaziev (13-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Thomas Petersen (9-2, 1-1 UFC)

Gaziev lands some punches early as Petersen is trying to clinch. Gaziev lands a body kick. Gaziev lands a right hook. Gaziev with a knee to the body. Petersen is able to get a takedown and has the back as they stand. Petersen lands some punches but they quickly separate. Petersen lands a combo. Petersen with a left hand. Gaziev lands a right hand. Gaziev drops Petersen with a massive right hand and it is all over! Gaziev with a walk-off knockout.

Official Result- Shamil Gaziev def. Thomas Petersen by TKO (punch) at 3:12 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Muhammad Naimov (11-3, 3-1 UFC) vs. Kaan Ofli (11-3-1, 0-1 UFC)

Naimov lands a right hand. Ofli with some leg kicks. Ofli lands a kick to the groin and timeout is called. They get back to action quickly. They trade leg kicks and Ofli was hurt after Naimov landed his. Naimov with some knees as they clinch up and they go to the fence. Ofli looking for the takedown as he has Naimov pressured against the fence. Ofli with some more knees. Ofli landing more knees, mixing to the body and legs. They separate. Naimov lands a left hand. Naimov with a right hand. Naimov lands a body kick and then briefly drops Ofli with a punch. Naimov then scores a takedown. They get to their feet and Naimov has the back of Ofli. They switch positions. 10-9 Naimov.

Naimov lands a jab and Ofli with a right hand as they clinch against the fence. They separate and Ofli lands a knee and a punch. They clinch back up as Ofli pushes it to the fence. They trade knees and Ofli maintains control and lands some knees. They trade punches and Naimov escapes and lands a flurry of punches. Ofli lands and Naimov is then able to grab the body and score a takedown. They get to their feet against the fence and Naimov maintains control and lands. Ofli reverses and lands a pair of shoulder strikes. They’re just leaning on each other and are separated by referee Marc Goddard. Naimov lands a combination. Ofli with a left hook. Naimov with two jabs. Close round. 10-9 Naimov, 20-18 Naimov.

Naimov lands a spin kick that barely lands. Ofli is pressuring as Naimov is circling around and Naimov scores a takedown. Naimov with some elbows from the mount and is landing lots of them trying to find a finish. Naimov gets the back. Naimov with some left hands from the back as he has the body triangle locked on. Naimov continues to land from the back and tries to set up a choke. Ofli lands a few back punches. Ofli gets to his feet and Naimov jumps off the back but still has control. They separate and Ofli lands a combo to the body. They both land. Naimov with a combo. 10-9 Naimov, 30-27 Naimov.

Official Result- Muhammad Naimov def. Kaan Ofli by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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> Lightweights- Fares Ziam (16-4, 6-2 UFC) vs. Mike Davis (11-2, 4-1 UFC)

Davis with a leg kick and immediately goes for a takedown but pulls guard instead. They get to their feet and Davis is still working for the takedown. Davis pulls guard again. They get up and separate. Ziam lands a combo and Davis tries to get it down as they go to the mat. Ziam lands from the top. They stand and Ziam lands a combo. They clinch against the fence and Ziam with some knees. Ziam with a spinning elbow as they break. Ziam with a leg kick and a flurry of punches. Ziam lands to the body. Davis lands a right hand as Ziam lands an uppercut. Ziam with a jab as Davis looks for a takedown. Ziam lands a right hand as they separate. Davis lands a combo and gets a takedown after grabbing the back. Davis spins to the top and is in full mount. Ziam tries to reverse out but Davis stays in the half-guard and lands an elbow. Davis with a hammerfist from the top. 10-9 Ziam.

Davis with a big flurry to start as he connects with a solid left hand and then looks for a takedown. Ziam has the body lock and he is looking to get it down. Ziam with a knee to the body. Davis still working to get Ziam down to the ground. Ziam lands some knees and Davis is cut open. Ziam picks Davis up and carries him around before planting him on the mat. Ziam lands from the top. Davis looks for a heel hook but Ziam escapes. Davis may have a calf slicer in. Davis is bleeding all over. Davis moves to the mount position as he lets go of the calf. Ziam gets to his feet and Davis is still on his back as Ziam lands. They scramble and Ziam is in the half-guard. Ziam with some shots from the top to end the round. 10-9 Ziam, 20-18 Ziam.

Ziam pushes it to the fence. Ziam scores the takedown. Ziam working inside the guard of Davis next to the fence. Ziam stands but gets back on top and is landing. Ziam has the neck and looks to set up a choke but Davis scrambles out. Ziam is on top but Davis uses the butterfly guard to get it to the feet. Ziam with a combo and lands an elbow. Ziam gets it down and Davis looks for a heel hook. Ziam escapes but Davis ends up on top. Davis lands an elbow that cuts Ziam open. Davis lands a right hand. Ziam is bleeding badly. Close round. 10-9 Davis, 29-28 Ziam.

Official Result- Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Said Nurmagomedov (18-3, 7-2 UFC) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (21-3, 2-0 UFC)

Nurmagomedov with a leg kick. Oliveira lands a leg kick. Nurmagomedov lands a spinning back kick and Oliveira spins to the mat but quickly stands. Nurmagomedov lands a calf kick. Nurmagomedov with a spinning back fist. They scramble but separate on the feet. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov tries a takedown and they scramble. They are clinched against the fence and Oliveira lands some knees. They separate and timeout is called for an eye poke. They get back to action and Nurmagomedov lands a head kick. Nurmagomedov lands a left hand and Oliveira stumbles. Nurmagomedov lands a flying knee but Oliveira is able to get him down. They scramble to their feet. 10-9 Nurmagomedov.

Nurmagomedov lands a head kick. Oliveira with a spin kick then a leg kick. They tie up against the fence. They separate and Oliveira lands a body kick before scoring a takedown. They scramble to their feet and separate. Nurmagomedov with a spin kick. They trade punches. Nurmagomedov is slowing down. Nurmagomedov complains of an eye poke but Oliveira lands a combo. Nurmagomedov gets a brief takedown. Nurmagomedov has the back and scores another takedown. They stand and Oliveira lands an elbow. They separate. Oliveira lands a big left hook then a high kick as both are winging shots. Oliveira with a body shot. 10-9 Oliveira, 19-19.

Oliveira lands a combination. Nurmagomedov throws a kick and slips to the mat and Oliveira jumps on top. Oliveira lands and Nurmagomedov looks for the leg. Oliveira landing as Nurmagomedov holds onto the leg. Oliveira scrambles and maintains body position. Oliveira looks for the neck as he lands a couple of punches. Oliveira looking for an anaconda choke. Oliveira with some left hands as he lets go. Oliveira with a knee to the body and some body punches. They scramble to their feet. Oliveira connects with a right hand and Nurmagomedov lands a pair of punches. Oliveira with a spin kick and a leg kick, but then Nurmagomedov lands a spinning back fist. Oliveira lands a combination. Nurmagomedov with a head kick. Nurmagomedov shoots for a takedown but Oliveira sprawls to defend. They scramble up. 10-9 Oliveira, 29-28 Oliveira.

Official Result- Vinicius Oliveira def. Said Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- #4 Sergei Pavlovich (18-3, 6-3 UFC) vs. #9 Jairzinho Rozenstruik (15-5, 9-5 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Pavlovich lands a jab. Pavlovich with a right hand. Rozenstruik lands a switch body kick. Rozenstruik with an inside leg kick. Pavlovich connects with a right hand. They trade leg kicks and Pavlovich lands a left hand. He then lands a right hand followed by a jab. Pavlovich throws a right hand and Rozenstruik gets tripped to the mat. Pavlovich gets on top and starts landing. 10-9 Pavlovich.

Rozenstruik connects and Pavlovich lands a counter right hand. Rozenstruik with an inside leg kick as Pavlovich lands a jab. Rozenstruik lands a jab. Pavlovich with a right hand. They trade jabs. Pavlovich lands a right hand and Rozenstruik briefly goes down, but Pavlovich is able to get on top. Pavlovich landing to the head and body from top. Pavlovich remaining on top and landing punches. 10-9 Pavlovich, 20-18 Pavlovich.

Both throwing but neither landing for the first minute. They both connect with left hands and it appeared that Pavlovich landed harder. Pavlovich scores a takedown and is landing from the top. Pavlovich mixing shots to the head and body. Pavlovich doing enough to keep it from being stood up, but there isn’t much action going on. Pavlovich landing punches. They stand. Pavlovich stumbles Rozenstruik with a left hand. Rozenstruik with a left hand. 10-9 Pavlovich, 30-27 Pavlovich.

Official Result- Sergei Pavlovich def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- #14 Shara Magomedov (15-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. #15 WW Michael Page (22-3, 1-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Magomedov with a leg kick. Magomedov with a high kick and Page lands a left hand. Page lands a right hand. Magomedov grabs the neck as Page slips while throwing. Page gets his head out. They separate. They trade leg kicks. Page lands to the body. Page connects with a straight right hand. Magomedov lands a leg kick. Page connects. Magomedov lands a body kick. Page with a leg kick. Magomedov with another leg kick and a body kick. Page lands a spin kick. 10-9 Page.

Page lands a right hand. Page lands another right hand and Magomedov was almost tripped up. Page just misses a spinning wheel kick. Page lands a spin kick. Page with a right hand and they tie up but quickly separate. Magomedov with a body kick. Page lands a jab. Page connects with a right hand and Magomedov lands a leg kick. Page with a left hand to the body. They trade. Page lands a right hand but just misses a spinning back fist. They clinch and Page pushes it to the fence. Page with an elbow on the break. 10-9 Page, 20-18 Page.

Magomedov with a leg kick but Page lands a stiff jab that pops Magomedov’s head back. Page lands a right hand. They tie up and Page has the underhooks and lands as they break. Page lands a right hand and Magomedov lands a knee. Page with a left hook. Page with a flying knee and they clinch up. Magomedov pushes it to the fence and lands some knees. Page lands as they break. Page lands an elbow. They trade punches. Page with a body kick and Magomedov lands a combo. Magomedov with a leg kick. Magomedov lands a right hand. Page slips on a spin kick but lands a couple of uppercuts and Magomedov ends the fight on top. 10-9 Magomedov, 29-28 Page.

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

> Middleweights- #2 Israel Adesanya (24-4, 13-4 UFC) vs. #5 Nassourdine Imavov (15-4 1 NC, 7-2 1 NC UFC)

Adesanya with a leg kick followed by a body kick. Imavov lands a leg kick. Adesanya with a calf kick. They trade in close range and Adesanya with a high kick. Imavov looks for a takedown but Adesanya defends and they separate after a scramble. Adesanya with a jab and two leg kicks. Adesanya lands a jab. Adesanya lands a body kick. Imavov lands a combo. They clinch and Adesanya lands a knee and they break. Adesanya with a jab and a leg kick. Imavov lands an uppercut. Imavov shoots for a takedown and Adesanya defends against the cage. They break apart. Adesanya with a jab and a question mark kick. Adesanya lands a body kick. 10-9 Adesanya.

They trade leg kicks. Imavov lands and drops Adesanya with a right hand followed by an uppercut and starts landing from the top and Adesanya is hurt and it is all over! Wow, Imavov with a quick finish out of nowhere.

Official Result- Nassourdine Imavov def. Israel Adesanya by knockout (punches) at :30 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN+ 107 live results: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The UFC kicks off their 2025 schedule with the Octagon inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN+ 107.

The main event is a five-round rematch in the women’s strawweight division as Mackenzie Dern takes on Amanda Ribas.

The two first squared off in October 2019 in a bout won by Ribas. Both remain on the cusp of title contention over five years later as Dern is looking to score her second straight win while Ribas is looking to get back into the win column.

In other main card bouts, Santiago Ponzinibbio takes on Carlston Harris in welterweight action; a middleweight slugfest sees Cesar Almeida battling Abdul Razak Alhassan; Chris Curtis takes on Roman Kopylov in a middleweight bout between two fighters on the cusp of being ranked; and a welterweight bout opens the main card with Punahele Soriano facing Uros Medic.

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> Lightweights- Nurullo Aliev (9-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Joe Solecki (13-5, 5-3 UFC)

Neither landing inside the first minute of action. Aliev lands and gets a takedown as it looked like Solecki was pulling guard. They work to the fence. Solecki looks for the neck as he tries to use the fence to stand. Solecki then transitions looking for a triangle choke. Solecki lets go and Aliev lands a left hand from the top. Aliev with some punches from the top as he’s starting to get more active. Aliev with more punches from the top as he’s closing the round out strong. 10-9 Aliev.

Aliev lands a left hook. Aliev gets the back standing and scores a takedown. Solecki scrambles and looks for a triangle choke. Aliev tries to slam his way out and is able to as he starts landing from Solecki’s back. Aliev with punches and knees from the back. They get to their feet and Aliev lands a right hand that puts Solecki on the mat. Aliev starts teeing off from the top, but Solecki is able to get Aliev inside of his guard. Aliev maintaining top control as he lands to end the round. 10-9 Aliev, 20-18 Aliev.

Aliev with a left hand. Aliev with another left hand before he scores with a combination. Aliev with another combination as Solecki lands a left hand. Solecki landing a little bit but there’s not much behind his punches. Aliev with another series of punches as Solecki is circling away. Aliev with a big left hand. Solecki is actually connecting more as the round goes on. Aliev lands a left hand. Solecki scores a takedown. He gets the mount and lands but is unable to get the finish before time runs out. 10-9 Solecki, 29-28 Aliev.

Official Result- Nurullo Aliev def. Joe Solecki by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Fatima Kline (6-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Viktoriia Dudakova (8-1, 2-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks early. Dudakova shoots for a takedown against the fence but Kline is defending. Kline lands some elbows before Dudakova breaks away from the takedown attempt. Dudakova then scores a takedown and Kline rolls for a leg. They scramble and Kline is on top as Dudakova is attacking an arm. Kline escapes and they get to their feet. They scramble back to the mat and Kline is on top and lands some punches and elbows. Dudakova back attacking an arm from the bottom, but it allows Kline to get to full mount. Kline with lots of shots from the top. Kline lands a solid elbow. 10-9 Kline.

Dudakova goes right for a takedown and has the body lock against the fence. They scramble and Kline has the leg and she scores a takedown. Kline gets to the mount after working from the top. They scramble to their feet and Dudakova has Kline pushed against the fence. They scramble to the mat and Kline ends up on top. Kline with lots of elbows from the top and Dudakova is covering up but it is stopped. Kline gets the finish to score her first UFC win and Dudakova is cut open.

Official Result- Fatima Kline def. Viktoriia Dudakova by TKO (elbows) at 4:27 of Round 2

> Light Heavyweights- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (9-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Bruno Lopes (13-1, 0-0 UFC)

Gadzhiyasulov with some early leg kicks as Lopes lands one of his own. They trade leg kicks. Gadzhiyasulov lands a right hand. Lopes shoots for a takedown. Gadzhiyasulov defending with some short punches and Lopes starts landing left hands as he has pressure. They separate. Gadzhiyasulov lands a leg kick and Lopes goes back looking for the takedown as he pushes it to the fence. Lopes gets the late takedown but Gadzhiyasulov pops right back up. 10-9 Gadzhiyasulov.

Gadzhiyasulov with a pair of kicks. Lopes clinches up and pushes it to the fence. Lopes lands an elbow as they break. They clinch right back up and Lopes pushes it back to the fence. Lopes looking to get Gadzhiyasulov down to the mat. Lopes is able to score the takedown and lands from the top. They get to their feet and Lopes pushes it back against the fence, but they end up separating. They both land and then clinch, with Lopes pushing it back to the fence. They separate and clinch back up as Lopes lands a knee. Gadzhiyasulov pushes it to the fence and Lopes defends. They separate. Lopes shoots for a takedown and pushes it to the fence. They separate and trade. 10-9 Lopes, 19-19.

Both looking for openings. Gadzhiyasulov tries for a spinning back fist, but Lopes ducks and grabs the body lock and pushes it against the fence. They separate and both land leg kicks. Lopes gets a brief takedown and has the back as they stand. Lopes gets a brief takedown, but they get up and separate. Lopes lands a body kick and then goes for a takedown, which he gets. They stand and Lopes has the back. Lopes with a knee to the head of Gadzhiyasulov. Lopes with an elbow and a knee. Lopes gets it down late. 10-9 Lopes, 29-28 Lopes.

Official Result- Bruno Lopes def. Magomed Gadzhiyasulov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- Ernesta Kareckaite (5-1-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Nicolle Caliari (8-2, 0-0 UFC)

Caliari lands a leg kick. Kareckaite with some body shots before they clinch against the fence. They separate and Caliari lands a combination. Caliari with a stiff right hand and a leg kick. Caliari shoots for a takedown but Kareckaite defends as they go to the fence. They separate. Caliari lands a flurry of punches as Kareckaite was pressing forward and they clinch against the fence. They separate and Kareckaite lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Caliari shoots for a takedown and pushes it to the fence. She is able to get the trip as she gets Kareckaite down. They stand, but Caliari gets it back down, though they pop right back up. They break apart after Caliari controls for a bit. They trade right hands. 10-9 Caliari.

Caliari lands some big shots to start the second. Kareckaite lands a right hand but Caliari counters with some solid punches. They clinch against the fence but quickly separate. They trade inside the pocket. Caliari shoots for a takedown but Kareckaite defends. They go to the mat and Kareckaite is on top. Kareckaite lands to the body and they stand. Kareckaite with some more body shots on the feet. Kareckaite lands a solid left hand and then mixes to the head and body. Caliari with a right hand and a combination. Caliari with a right hand and then lands a one-two combo. Kareckaite with a series of punches. They trade inside the pocket. 10-9 Kareckaite, 19-19.

They trade in close range to start the round. Kareckaite lands a couple of solid right hands during a flurry. Caliari lands a right hand. They trade and Caliari grabs Kareckaite’s back against the fence. They quickly break apart. Kareckaite with a left hook then a combo. Caliari lands a combo and Kareckaite lands a combo. Caliari shoots for a takedown but Kareckaite defends. Caliari lands to the body. Kareckaite lands a right hand. She lands another. Caliari with a knee in a brief clinch. Caliari gets a takedown. Both landing on the mat as the fight ends. Close fight. 10-9 Kareckaite, 29-28 Kareckaite.

Official Result- Ernesta Kareckaite def. Nicole Caliari by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Preston Parsons (11-5, 2-3 UFC) vs. Jacobe Smith (9-0, 0-0 UFC)

Smith lands a body kick. Smith lands a right hand as Parsons landed a left hook. They tie up but quickly separate. Smith with a knee to the body. Smith drops Parsons with a left hook and it is quickly stopped as he lands a pair of follow-up punches. An impressive debut win for Smith.

Official Result- Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons by knockout (punch) at 1:13 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Thiago Moises (18-8, 7-6 UFC) vs. Trey Ogden (18-6 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC)

Moises with a leg kick. Ogden lands a left hand. Moises with a heavy leg kick. Moises with a heavy right hand. Ogden lands a leg kick. Ogden lands a jab as Moises lands a leg kick. He lands another. Ogden lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Ogden lands a right hand. Ogden throwing more, though Moises is doing more damage when he lands. Ogden with an inside leg kick. Ogden with a flurry of shots, mixing punches and leg kicks. Ogden with a pair of leg kicks. Ogden lands a right hand. 10-9 Ogden.

They trade to start the second as Moises lands a leg kick. Moises lands a right hand. Ogden with a close combo and lands a right hand. Moises with a heavy leg kick and Ogden goes down to the mat. Moises with a big right hand as he goes into Ogden’s guard. Moises with some elbows from the top. Moises with a bunch of big punches from the top and lands some hard elbows. Moises with more big elbows. 10-9 Moises, 19-19.

Ogden lands a leg kick. Ogden looks for a takedown and gets the back of Moises as they scramble down. Moises ends up inside the guard of Ogden. Moises with an elbow from the top. Moises smothering from the top. Moises with more elbows from the top. Moises staying on top and staying active, mixing to the head and body. Moises lands and stands late, delivering one last big right hand. 10-9 Moises, 29-28 Moises.

Official Result- Thiago Moises def. Trey Ogden by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights*- Marco Tulio (12-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ihor Potieria (21-7, 2-4 UFC)

*Potieria missed weight by two pounds

Tulio lands a right hand. They trade right hands. Tulio lands a left hand. Tulio with a mixture of kicks and time out is called for a clash of heads. They get back going. They trade and Tulio is landing more. Tulio lands a low blow and time out is called again. They get back to action. Tulio lands a right hand and then another that drops Potieria. Tulio starts teeing off from the top. Potieria is cut open and Tulio keeps pouring it on from the back and it is stopped! What a brutal finish from Tulio to win his UFC debut.

Official Result- Marco Tulio def. Ihor Potieria by TKO (punches) at 3:04 of Round 1

> Flyweights*- Jose Johnson (16-9, 1-2 UFC) vs. Felipe Bunes (13-7, 0-1 UFC)

*Johnson missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Johnson with a calf kick. They trade and scramble down to the mat with Johnson on top. Bunes goes for the armbar and has it in but Johnson is able to scramble. Bunes gets the armbar locked back in and Johnson taps! A nice finish from Bunes to pick up the win.

Official Result- Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson by submission (armbar) at 2:04 of Round 1

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> Welterweights- Punahele Soriano (10-4, 4-4 UFC) vs. Uros Medic (10-2, 4-2 UFC)

Soriano lands a solid left hand. Medic lands to the body but then gets dropped by a right hand from Soriano. Soriano starts teeing off from the top and it is all over! What a finish from Soriano!

Official Result- Punahele Soriano def. Uros Medic by knockout (punch) at :31 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Christian Rodriguez (11-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Austin Bashi (13-0, 0-0 UFC)

Bashi with a leg kick and Rodriguez lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands some follow-up shots and Bashi goes for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls. Rodriguez has the neck and is cranking for a guillotine choke as Bashi is defending on the feet. Rodriguez lets go, landing a knee as he does. Bashi lands a leg kick, but Rodriguez grabs it and scores a takedown. They stand and Rodriguez lands a knee to the body as they break. Bashi gets the back of Rodriguez and jumps up on it as they’re on the feet. Bashi lets go and they separate. Rodriguez with a right hand and a knee as Bashi shoots for a takedown. He is able to pick Rodriguez up and drop him to the mat. Rodriguez reverses to the top. They stand and Bashi pushes it to the fence. Rodriguez with a spinning elbow and Bashi lands a right hand. 10-9 Rodriguez.

Bashi grabs the single leg and gets it down briefly, but they get up and are clinched against the fence. Bashi picks Rodriguez up and slams him down to the mat. Rodriguez with some elbows from the bottom. They scramble and Bashi climbs up on the back of Rodriguez as they stand. Bashi has the body triangle locked on. Bashi gets back on his feet and Rodriguez lands a knee before they separate. Rodriguez with a pair of jabs. Bashi shoots for the single leg and pushes it to the fence. Bashi gets it down and is in side control. They scramble up and they trade. Bashi looks to get it back down and is able to briefly late. Bashi lands a knee. 10-9 Bashi, 19-19.

Bashi with a front kick to the face of Rodriguez. Bashi looks for a takedown, but Rodriguez defends and they push it to the fence. Rodriguez gets a scramble to the mat and is on top. Bashi is attacking the arm for a kimura. Rodriguez with some elbows to the body as they get to their feet. Rodriguez lands a combination. Bashi looks for a takedown as they go to the fence. Rodriguez defends and lands a big knee followed by a right hand as they break. Rodriguez with a combination ending with a knee. Rodriguez with another combination against the fence. They clinch and Rodriguez lands a knee as they break. Rodriguez with a step-in knee. 10-9 Rodriguez, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Christian Rodriguez def. Austin Bashi by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- Chris Curtis (31-11 1 NC, 5-3 1 NC UFC) vs. Roman Kopylov (13-3, 5-3 UFC)

Kopylov lands a high kick. They trade jabs. Curtis with a series of jabs. Kopylov with a right hand to the body. Curtis lands a leg kick. Kopylov with a leg kick. Kopylov lands a right hand. They’re trading in close range. Curtis lands a combination. Both are landing with lots of volume with Kopylov landing slightly more. Kopylov with some leg kicks as Curtis lands a left hand. Curtis lands the double jab. Close round. 10-9 Kopylov.

Curtis lands the jab. They trade left hands. Curtis with a jab. They trade inside the pocket. Curtis lands a left hand and Kopylov’s nose is busted open. Curtis with an uppercut. Curtis with a right hand. Kopylov lands a right hand to the groin of Curtis and time out is called. They get right back to action. Curtis landing with some right hands. Kopylov lands a left hand. Time out is called for an eye poke on Curtis. They get back to action and trade jabs. Kopylov lands a left hand that stuns Curtis for a moment. Curtis is starting to pull away on volume as he lands a pair of stiff jabs. Curtis with a series of jabs as Kopylov lands a leg kick. Kopylov with a leg kick. Kopylov is bleeding pretty good. Kopylov with a combo. Kopylov stuns Curtis with a left hand late. 10-9 Curtis, 19-19.

Kopylov with a leg kick. Curtis with a combination. Kopylov lands an uppercut. They’re trading in close range. Curtis with a right hook. Kopylov lands a jab. Curtis lands a jab. Kopylov with a pair of leg kicks. Kopylov lands a leg kick and Curtis is having trouble on his feet. Kopylov lands to the body. Kopylov with a leg kick. Curtis lands a left hand. Curtis with a double jab. Kopylov gets a takedown. They scramble up and Kopylov lands a head kick. Kopylov with a big combination. Kopylov lands a left hand. They clinch and Curtis with a knee. They separate and Kopylov drops Curtis with a head kick and it is stopped with one second left! What a finish from Kopylov!

Official Result- Roman Kopylov def. Chris Curtis by TKO (head kick) at 4:59 of Round 3

> Middleweights- Cesar Almeida (6-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6 1 NC, 6-6 1 NC UFC)

Almeida with a leg kick. Almeida lands a body kick. Almeida lands a leg kick. Alhassan with a left hand. Alhassan with a combination. Alhassan lands a head kick. Almeida lands a combination. Alhassan lands a stiff right hand. They trade body kicks. Alhassan with a pair of body kicks. Alhassan looks for a takedown as he pushes it to the fence. Almeida with a knee to Alhassan’s body. They separate. Alhassan drops Almeida with a right hand. Alhassan with some punches as they get to their feet. They stand and Alhassan lands some big shots but Almeida lands a massive left hand that knocks Alhassan out cold! What a finish from Almeida!

Official Result- Cesar Almeida def. Abdul Razak Alhassan by knockout (punch) at 4:16 of Round 1

> Welterweights- Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-8, 11-7 UFC) vs. Carlston Harris (19-6, 4-2 UFC)

Harris with a short leg kick. He lands a jab. Ponzinibbio lands a jab. Ponzinibbio lands a big right hand. Ponzinibbio with a combo to the body. They trade leg kicks. They trade right hands. Harris with a right hand to the body. Harris shoots for a takedown but Ponzinibbio defends. Harris lands an inside leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Ponzinibbio lands a jab. Harris is pressuring and landing with more volume. Harris lands a right hand and Ponzinibbio goes to his knees but gets right up. Harris drops Ponzinibbio with a combination but is able to get up. 10-9 Harris.

Ponzinibbio lands a pair of leg kicks. Harris with an inside leg kick. They trade punches. Harris lands a right hand. Ponzinibbio lands a straight right hand. Harris shoots for a takedown but Ponzinibbio sprawls away and they stay on the feet. Harris lands an uppercut to the body. They trade punches. Ponzinibbio lands a jab. They trade jabs. Harris with a jab and a leg kick. Harris with another leg kick. Harris with a pair of left hands to the body. They trade in close range. Ponzinibbio with a leg kick. Ponzinibbio with a pair of stiff jabs. 10-9 Ponzinibbio, 19-19.

Harris looks for a takedown but Ponzinibbio pushes him off to the mat. Ponzinibbio with some kicks as Harris is on his back. Harris stands and they trade jabs. Harris lands a left hook to the body. Ponzinibbio lands a stiff right hand. Ponzinibbio lands again and Harris stumbles back. Ponzinibbio is pressuring and lands and Harris is having trouble standing. Ponzinibbio lands and Harris goes down. Ponzinibbio lands from the top but lets Harris up. Ponzinibbio lands a right hand and is landing as they’re on the feet and it is stopped standing. What a finish from Ponzinibbio!

Official Result- Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Carlston Harris by TKO (punches) at 3:13 of Round 3

> Women’s Strawweights- #6 Mackenzie Dern (14-5, 9-5 UFC) vs. #8 Amanda Ribas (13-5, 7-4 UFC)

Dern with a pair of early leg kicks. Ribas lands a leg kick and Dern lands one in return. Dern with a combination. Dern lands a leg kick and Ribas lands a counter right hand. Dern with a leg kick. Ribas lands a right hand. Dern with a body kick. Dern lands a right hand. Dern scores a takedown and is inside the guard of Ribas. Ribas with some elbows from the bottom. Dern with some body shots. Dern lands some left hands and a few hammerfists. 10-9 Dern.

Dern with an inside leg kick. Dern tries a takedown but Ribas ends up on top inside the guard of Dern. Dern lands an elbow from the bottom that cuts Ribas open. Ribas with a few left hands from the top. Dern with a pair of elbows from the bottom. Ribas still in control from the top. Dern looks for an arm from the bottom and Ribas tries to roll out. Dern has Ribas tied up and ends up on top in a scramble. They both land late. 10-9 Ribas, 19-19.

Ribas with a body kick. Dern looks for a takedown and has the body lock against the fence. Ribas trips Dern to the mat and is in side control. Ribas with some body shots. Dern looks for an armbar from the bottom. Ribas is defending for now. Ribas with some knees to the body of Dern. Dern sweeps to the top and is still attacking the arm of Ribas. Dern lets go as she now has the mount. Dern with punches from the top as she looks for the arm. Dern goes for an armbar and has it locked in and Ribas taps! Dern pulls out the win with time running out in the third.

Official Result- Mackenzie Dern def. Amanda Ribas by submission (armbar) at 4:56 of Round 3

UFC on ESPN+ 106 live results: Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

For the first time in over a decade, the Octagon travels to China for UFC action as UFC On ESPN+ 106 takes place at the Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The main event is one of the best match-ups of the year, and a pivotal bout in the bantamweight division, as former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan takes on former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo.

Yan is looking for his second straight win, while Figueiredo is looking to stay perfect at 135 pounds after winning his first three fights in the division. The winner could be in line for a title shot.

In the co-main event, former title challenger Yan Xiaonan looks to get back into the win column as she takes on Tabatha Ricci, winner of two straight bouts.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout between Song Kenan and Muslim Salikhov; as well as a pair of light heavyweight bouts as Volkan Oezdemir takes on Carlos Ulberg in a battle of top-ten ranked fighters; and Zhang Mingyang fights the debuting Ozzy Diaz.

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> Lightweights- Maheshate (10-3, 2-2 UFC) vs. Nikolas Motta (14-5 1 NC, 2-2 1 NC UFC)

They’re feeling each other out and doing nothing in the first minute. Motta lands a pair of leg kicks. Motta connects with a left hook as Maheshate lands a knee. Motta lands another left hook. Motta lands a pair of jabs. Motta rushes forward and Maheshate lands a flurry and Motta slips to his butt but gets up and Maheshate lands some more with a knee to the body. Motta with a left hook to the body. They trade leg kicks. Motta with a pair of stiff body kicks. They trade in close range. Motta with a right hand and lands some follow-up shots. Motta with a leg kick. Motta lands a flurry and drops Maheshate but he gets up and they trade wildly. 10-9 Motta.

Maheshate lands a knee. Motta with a leg kick and lands a left hook. They trade in a brief clinch. Maheshate lands a leg kick. Motta lands a right hand. Motta with a hard leg kick. Maheshate lands a jumping knee. Motta lands a stiff calf kick. They trade jabs. Motta lands a left hook and lands a couple of follow-up shots. Motta with a high kick. Maheshate lands a leg kick. Maheshate lands two solid right hands. He lands another as Motta backs up. 10-9 Maheshate, 19-19.

Motta with a pair of body kicks as Maheshate lands a combo. Motta drops Maheshate with a right hand and jumps on the back. He lands with the hooks in. Motta looking for a choke from the back but Maheshate fights it off. Maheshate is able to scramble out and they get to their feet. Maheshate lands a pair of standing elbows. Motta with a solid left hook. Motta with a left hand and Maheshate lands a combination. Motta with a left hand. Both are looking tired. Maheshate with a front kick. They trade in close range. Maheshate lands a right hand. Maheshate with an elbow. Motta with a solid left hook. They trade and Motta stuns Maheshate. 10-9 Motta, 29-28 Motta.

Official Result- Nikolas Motta def. Maheshate by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Xiao Long (26-9, 0-1 UFC) vs. Quang Le (8-1, 0-1 UFC)

Le lands a body kick. Long with a stiff leg kick. Le lands a solid combination. Long with a pair of leg kicks and Le fires back with a leg kick. Le lands a big combination. Le connects with a right hand. Le with a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Le lands a left hook. Long with a left hand. They trade in close range as Long connects with a nice left hand. Le with a jab. Le lands a body kick. Le with a left hook. Long lands a right hand and a leg kick. Le with a body kick. Long lands an elbow. Long landing with more volume as the round goes on. Le lands a right hand and Long lands a combo. They trade right hands and Long lands a late flurry. 10-9 Long.

Le lands and Long slips to his knees but pops right up. Long lands a right hand and a leg kick. Long lands a combination. They trade inside the pocket as Le lands a solid left hook. Long lands a right hand. Le lands a right hand and Long goes to one knee for a moment and they then have a wild exchange. Long lands a right hand and Le lands a combination as Long was rushing in. Le lands a hard combination. Le gets a takedown and jumps on the back on a scramble as they stand. They tie up against the fence but separate. Long lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Long with a big flurry late. 10-9 Long, 20-18 Long.

Long lands a flurry as he pushes Le to the fence but they circle away. Long lands a right hand. Long lands and they scramble to the mat and back to the feet. Long lands a combination. Le with a body kick. Long drops Le with a combination and a hammerfist puts Le out! Great finish from Long to pick up the win.

Official Result- Xiao Long def. Quang Le by knockout (punches) at 1:28 of Round 3

> Flyweights- Lone’er Kavanagh (7-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jose Ochoa (7-0 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Ochoa with a high kick. Kavanagh with a pair of leg kicks. They trade kicks. Kavanagh with a hard inside leg kick. They continue to land kicks as most of their punches are missing. Kavanagh lands a right hand. Kavanagh lands another right hand. They trade leg kicks and we have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and trade kicks. Ochoa lands a body kick. Ochoa lands a left hook. 10-9 Kavanagh.

Kavanagh lands a body kick. Kavanagh lands to the body. Kavanagh with a leg kick and then another. Kavanagh lands a big right hand and Ochoa briefly goes to the mat but pops right up. Kavanagh lands a body kick. Ochoa with a pair of leg kicks as Kavanagh lands a combo. Kavanagh with another solid right hand. Kavanagh landing more as the round goes on. Ochoa with a left hand and then Kavanagh lands to the body and head. Ochoa lands to the body. They tie up and Ochoa lands to the body and Kavanagh looks for a takedown. Ochoa has the back and jumps up and looks for a choke. Ochoa looks for it late. 10-9 Kavanagh, 20-18 Kavanagh.

Kavanagh lands a leg kick. Ochoa with a pair of leg kicks. Ochoa lands a body kick. Kavanagh lands and Ochoa slips to the mat and Kavanagh runs Ochoa down. Kavanagh lands a body kick. Ochoa with a pair of body kicks. They trade body kicks. Kavanagh with another hard body kick. Ochoa lands a right hand. Kavanagh lands a head kick. Kavanagh with a jumping body kick. They trade body kicks. Kavanagh with a high kick. Ochoa looks for a takedown but Kavanagh defends. Kavanagh with a spinning wheel kick. 10-9 Kavanagh, 30-27 Kavanagh.

Official Result- Lone’er Kavanagh def. Jose Ochoa by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Hernandez (9-4, 2-3 UFC)

Hernandez pushes it to the fence looking for a takedown but Tumendemberel defends. Hernandez lands a leg kick and Tumendemberel attacks the body. Hernandez lands a head kick and gets a takedown. Hernandez works to the back as he looks for the neck. They scramble to the feet. Tumendemberel lands a right hand. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez with a combination. Tumendemberel lands a left hook and a flurry that hurts Hernandez and they go to the mat. Tumendemberel looked for an arm but Hernandez scrambles up and has the back. 10-9 Tumendemberel.

Tumendemberel lands a right hand. Tumendemberel lands a groin kick and timeout is called. They get back to action and trade jabs. Hernandez scores a takedown. They scramble and Hernandez passes to half-guard. They get to their feet but Hernandez gets it back down into the half-guard. Hernandez lands and they scramble up. Hernandez has the body lock and drags it back down. Tumendemberel is able to get up but not much happens. 10-9 Hernandez, 19-19.

Tumendemberel pressing forward and lands a right hand. They trade inside the pocket. Tumendemberel pressing forward. Hernandez with a pair of leg kicks. Tumendemberel lands a right hand. Hernandez lands. Tumendemberel lands as he defends a takedown attempt. Hernandez lands. Tumendemberel pressing forward but not doing much. Tumendemberel lands a pair of right hands that hurt Hernandez and Hernandez gets a late takedown. Close fight. 10-9 Tumendemberel, 29-28 Tumendemberel.

Official Result- Carlos Hernandez def. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Road to UFC Season 3 Women’s Strawweight Finals- Ming Shi (16-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Xiaocan Feng (10-2, 0-0 UFC)

Feng with a pair of leg kicks. Shi with a body kick as Feng lands a left hand. Feng with a body kick. Shi lands a body kick and Feng lands a combination. Shi with a leg kick. Feng with a combo. Shi grabs a leg and pushes it to the fence. Shi gets the takedown. Shi gives up her back and Feng has the hooks in. Feng looking for a choke. They scramble to their feet. They trade kicks. Shi lands a body kick. Shi with a high kick as Feng lands a right hand. 10-9 Feng.

Shi with a body kick as Feng lands a punch. Feng lands a right hand. Feng lands a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Feng lands a right hook and then a body kick. Feng lands a right hand as Shi lands a left hook. Feng with a leg kick. Feng with another leg kick. They trade and Shi looks for a takedown against the fence. They break and trade. 10-9 Feng, 20-18 Feng.

Shi with a front kick and a left hand. Shi lands a massive head kick that knocks Feng out cold and she lands some un-needed follow-up shots. Wow! What a finish from Shi.

Official Result- Ming Shi def. Xiaocan Feng by knockout (head kick) at :46 of Round 3

> Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Finals- Kiru Sahota (12-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Dong Hun Choi (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

Choi lands a leg kick. Choi with more leg kicks as he keeps the distance. Choi lands a few solid punches. Choi drops Sahota with a right hand and Sahota is out right away and it is all over! Beautiful finish from Choi.

Official Result- Dong Hun Choi def. Kiru Sahota by knockout (punch) at 2:36 of Round 1

> Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Finals- Baergeng Jieleyisi (19-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Su Young You (13-3 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

You with a high kick. You lands a right hand and then a left hook. They switch stances. You gets a takedown. You controlling and landing from the top. They get to their feet and stay locked up as You gets Jieleyisi back to the mat. You works to the mount as he lands from the top. You with lots of punches as he ends the round strong. 10-9 You.

You connects with a right hand. You lands a head kick as Jieleyisi lands. You looks for a takedown but Jieleyisi defends. You lands a leg kick. You connects with a solid right hand. You with an uppercut. Jieleyisi lands in close range. Jieleyisi tries a spin attack and falls to the mat as it allows You to get on top. You landing from the top as he has Jieleyisi pinned to the mat. You with more elbows from the top. 10-9 You, 20-18 You.

You with a head kick. They trade. Jieleyisi misses a big right hand. You lands a leg kick. They trade punches. Jieleyisi lands a right hand as You also lands a right hand. You with a high kick. Both are circling around. You with a high kick and Jieleyisi lands an uppercut. Jieleyisi chasing You down and lands a left hand. You is landing more. You with a right hand. You lands a kick. Jieleyisi gets a takedown. You holding on as Jieleyisi does nothing. 10-9 You, 30-27 You.

Official Result- Su Young You def. Baergeng Jieleyisi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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> Light Heavyweights- Zhang Mingyang (17-6, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ozzy Diaz (9-2, 0-0 UFC)

Mingyang lands a pair of leg kicks. Mingyang with a left hand. Mingyang with a leg kick and then another. Diaz lands a right hook. Mingyang with a side kick. Mingyang drops Diaz with a short elbow and starts teeing off from the top and it is all over! What a finish from Mingyang!

Official Result- Zhang Mingyang def. Ozzy Diaz by TKO (strikes) at 2:25 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- #8 Volkan Oezdemir (20-7, 8-6 UFC) vs. #10 Carlos Ulberg (10-1, 6-1 UFC)

Oezdemir with a pair of leg kicks. He lands some more. Oezdemir with a pair of left hands then a right hand. They trade in close range. Oezdemir with a right hand and a hard leg kick. Ulberg lands a knee. Oezdemir with a right hand. Oezdemir with a left hook as Ulberg lands a leg kick. Oezdemir with a left hook. They trade left hooks. They have an exchange against the fence. Ulberg with a jab. Ulberg lands a quick flurry. Oezdemir lands to the body and head then a head kick. 10-9 Oezdemir.

Both land left hooks as they’re trading back and forth to start the second. They trade jabs and right hands. Oezdemir with a jab and a leg kick. Oezdemir lands and chases Ulberg around. Ulberg with a combination. Oezdemir with a right hand. Ulberg lands a jab. They trade leg kicks. Oezdemir pressing forward and lands some kicks. They trade in close range. Oezdemir with a leg kick. Ulberg lands late. Close round. 10-9 Ulberg, 19-19.

Ulberg lands a left hand. Oezdemir lands a flurry with a right hand. Ulberg with a combination. Oezdemir shoots for a takedown but Ulberg defends. Ulberg with a right hand. They trade jabs. Ulberg with a big right hand followed by a left hook. They’re both landing in close range. Oezdemir with a leg kick as Ulberg lands a jab. Oezdemir shoots for a takedown but Ulberg defends and lands a body kick. Oezdemir with a leg kick as Ulberg lands a combo. 10-9 Ulberg, 29-28 Ulberg.

Official Result- Carlos Ulberg def. Volkan Oezdemir by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- Wang Cong (6-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (9-3, 1-2 UFC)

Fernandes lands a leg kick. Cong with a leg kick. Cong lands a body kick. Cong with a leg kick then attacks the body and lands a combo as Fernandes lands a left hand. Cong lands a body kick. Cong with a right hand to the body. Cong lands a head kick. Cong lands a side kick to the body. Cong with a hard right hand. Cong lands to the body as Fernandes lands a right hand. Fernandes with a left hand. Fernandes looks for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. They separate and Fernandes lands a left hand. Cong lands a side kick. 10-9 Cong.

Cong with a right hand and a body kick. Cong lands a leg kick. Cong with a right hand. Fernandes lands a right hand. Cong lands a side kick and a right hand. Cong with a body kick and then a leg kick. Fernandes lands a body kick. Cong with a combination and lands a body kick. Fernandes with a solid leg kick. Fernandes lands a head kick and they stumble down. They get up and Fernandes lands a left hand that drops Cong and she jumps on the back. Fernandes locks in a rear-naked choke and Cong goes out cold! A huge upset from Fernandes as she gets the finish.

Official Result- Gabriella Fernandes def. Wang Cong by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:49 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Song Kenan (22-8, 6-4 UFC) vs. Muslim Salikhov (20-5, 7-4 UFC)

They trade several leg kicks to get things started. Kenan with a combination. Salikhov just misses a spin kick but lands a calf kick. Salikhov with a leg kick. Kenan with a spin kick but Salikhov counters with a heavy calf kick. Kenan wobbles Salikhov with a right hand and looks for a takedown but Salikhov defends. Kenan lands a knee to the groin in the clinch and timeout is called. They get back to action and trade leg kicks. Salikhov connects perfectly with a spinning wheel kick right to the jaw of Kenan and Kenan goes down and is out! What a finish from Salikhov!

Official Result- Muslim Salikhov def. Song Kenan by knockout (kick) at 3:49 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- #2 Yan Xiaonan (18-4 1 NC, 8-3 UFC) vs. #10 Tabatha Ricci (11-2, 6-2 UFC)

Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan lands a right hand. Ricci is circling around. Xiaonan lands a right hand. Xiaonan with another big right hand. Xiaonan with a combination and a body kick then a leg kick. Ricci has landed nothing three minutes in. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan with a body kick then a front kick to the stomach. Xiaonan lands a right hand. Xiaonan with a left hand and then another. Xiaonan lands again. Ricci landed zero strikes in the round. 10-9 Xiaonan.

Xiaonan lands a big combination that wobbles Ricci. Ricci is able to score a takedown but Xiaonan quickly gets up and they separate. Xiaonan wobbles Ricci with a right hand. Xiaonan with another combination. She backs Ricci up with a combination ending with a head kick. Xiaonan with a body kick. Ricci is struggling badly on the feet. Xiaonan lands a combination. Xiaonan lands another big combination. Xiaonan with a stiff jab. Ricci lands a right hand. Ricci pushes it against the fence but Xiaonan lands. 10-9 Xiaonan, 20-18 Xiaonan.

Xiaonan with a big left hook. Ricci lands a right hand. Xiaonan lands a right hand and then the jab. Xiaonan lands a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Ricci is finally landing some but Xiaonan is way ahead on volume. Xiaonan lands a hard right hand followed by a body kick. Xiaonan with a flurry of shots as Ricci comes forward. Ricci shoots for a takedown but Xiaonan defends. Xiaonan with a jab. Xiaonan lands a left hook. Xiaonan with a big flurry late ending with a head kick. 10-9 Xiaonan, 30-27 Xiaonan.

Official Result- Yan Xiaonan def. Tabatha Ricci by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- #3 Petr Yan (17-5, 9-4 UFC) vs. #5 Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1, 13-3-1 UFC)

Figueiredo with a body kick and shoots for a takedown. Figueiredo is able to get an inside trip to get Yan to the mat. They scramble as Figueiredo is looking for the neck and some form of choke. Figueiredo has the back with the body triangle on. Yan is able to spin into Figueiredo’s guard. Yan with some short punches from the top. Yan with a pair of hammerfists from the top. Figueiredo is able to scramble up and Yan lands a knee as they break. 10-9 Yan.

Yan with some side kicks. Yan with a pair of leg kicks. Yan lands a high kick. Yan with a hard body kick. Yan lands a series of kicks. Figueiredo lands a body kick. Yan with a body kick and lands a right hand. Figueiredo wobbles Yan with a right hand. Yan lands a body kick. Figueiredo lands a leg kick. Figueiredo looked to find a takedown but just fell to the mat but popped right up. Yan scores on a leg kick. Figueiredo tries a takedown but Yan defends. Figueiredo with a combination. Figueiredo lands a left hand. Yan with a body kick and gets a late takedown. 10-9 Yan, 20-18 Yan.

Yan lands a leg kick. Figueiredo lands to the body. They trade kicks. Figueiredo scores a takedown but Yan is able to get out from the bottom and back to the feet. Yan drops Figueiredo with an uppercut and jumps on top. Yan with some hammerfists from the top. They work to the fence and get up. Both land some leg kicks. Figueiredo with a right hand. Yan lands a body kick. Yan with a right hand as they clinch. Yan lands an uppercut and then a combination. Yan with another combination with an uppercut then lands a flying knee. Yan lands a left hand. Figueiredo with a body shot. 10-9 Yan, 30-27 Yan.

They trade and Yan gets a brief takedown as they scramble up. Both are landing and circling around. Yan with an uppercut that knocks Figueiredo’s mouth piece out. They trade and Figueiredo puts his mouth piece back in. Yan with a head kick that just grazes Figueiredo. Yan with a combination and lands an uppercut. Yan lands inside the pocket. Figueiredo lands a right hand to the body. Yan lands a left hand and a flying knee. Yan with an uppercut. Figueiredo lands a left hand. Figueiredo lands a right hand and Yan goes down for a moment and Figueiredo lands a knee to the body. Yan with a knee to the body. 10-9 Figueiredo, 39-37 Yan.

Both connect as Figueiredo lands a right hand. Yan connects with a left hand. Yan lands a combination. Figueiredo with an elbow. Figueiredo with a left hand then a right hand. Yan with a body kick. Yan with an uppercut. Yan pressuring as Figueiredo lands to the body. Yan lands a spinning back fist. Yan with a left hand. Yan with an elbow and Figueiredo lands a knee to the body, but Yan answers back with a right hand. Yan with a switch kick to the body. Figueiredo with a question mark kick. Figueiredo lands a pair of big right hands. Yan with an uppercut. Yan lands a left hand. Yan lands a side kick then a hard body kick. Yan with a left hand. Fantastic fight. 10-9 Yan, 49-46 Yan.

Official Result- Petr Yan def. Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

UFC on ESPN+ 105 live results: Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates

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The Octagon is back inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for what isn’t, on paper, a big show, but it’s a landmark show as UFC on ESPN+ 105 marks the 100th UFC Fight Night event at the UFC Apex.

The main event is a welterweight battle between long-time veteran Neil Magny, in his 34th UFC bout, taking on rising contender Carlos Prates, in his fourth UFC bout and first main event. Magny is looking to halt the momentum of Prates, who is riding a ten-fight win streak, as Magny himself looks to get back into the win column.

The co-main event marks the UFC debut of one of their recent big signings, as former ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Reinier de Ridder debuts against submission specialist and veteran Gerald Meerschaert.

Also on the main card is a bantamweight battle between Gaston Bolanos and Cortavious Romious; a battle of ranked strawweights as Luana Pinheiro takes on Gillian Robertson; and Mansur Abdul-Malik meets Dusko Todorovic in middleweight action.

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> Women’s Bantamweights*- Melissa Mullins (6-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Klaudia Sygula (6-1, 0-0 UFC)

*Mullins missed weight by one pound

Mullins lands a jab as Sygula lands a pair of leg kicks. Sygula lands a jab and body kick. Mullins just misses a right hand but they trade in the pocket. They trade inside the pocket. Sygula looks for a takedown as she has the body lock against the fence. Mullins looks for a head-and-arm throw but they stay on the feet. Mullins gets Sygula down with a trip takedown. Mullins controlling from the top and trying to pass guard. She gets the mount and lands to end the round. 10-9 Mullins.

They trade in close range. Sygula grabs the head but Mullins scores the takedown right into mount. Mullins with some left hands from the top. She lands a few 12-to-6 elbows then goes back to landing the left hand. Mullins keeps pouring it on and it is stopped as Sygula wasn’t defending herself.

Official Result- Melissa Mullins def. Klaudia Sygula by TKO (punches) at 1:20 of Round 2

The weight miss wasn’t a good look for Mullins, but she did everything right inside the Octagon to get the finish. Her takedowns were good and her ground work was great to get a solid finish. Hopefully, she gets her weight issues under control as this was a good performance for her.

> Middleweights- Tresean Gore (4-2, 1-2 UFC) vs. Antonio Trocoli (12-4 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)

Gore gets an early big takedown but they get to their feet at the fence. They trade knees in the clinch. Gore with a standing guillotine choke locked in and it is in tight and Trocoli taps!

Official Result- Tresean Gore def. Antonio Trocoli by submission (standing guillotine choke) at 1:23 of Round 1

Gore had been out of action since October 2022 due to numerous injuries, and he certainly didn’t look rusty at all. That early takedown was big and the standing choke was nasty. This was Gore’s best performance and one that makes it look like he’ll live up to his potential.

> Bantamweights- Cody Stamann (21-7-1, 7-6-1 UFC) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (14-7-1, 2-3-1 UFC)

Stamann lands a combination inside the pocket after Blackshear lands a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Blackshear with a body kick. Stamann lands a right hand. Stamann with a leg kick. They trade left hands. Stamann with a heavy leg kick. Blackshear lands a right hand. Stamann lands a combo but Blackshear lands a knee and a counter left. Blackshear lands a flying knee and a big combination and Stamann is hurt. Stamann looks for a takedown but Blackshear lands and locks in a guillotine choke. He has it mounted with one arm in. Blackshear lets go but is in full mount. Stamann gives up his back. Blackshear locks in a rear-naked choke and it is in tight and Stamann taps!

Official Result- Da’Mon Blackshear def. Cody Stamann by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:19 of Round 1

Blackshear has a career-best performance here and looked fantastic. Stamann landed some on the feet early, but it was done once Blackshear was able to get going on the feet, and the choke finish was impressive. Great showing all around by Blackshear.

> Welterweights- Matthew Semelsberger (11-7, 5-5 UFC) vs. Charles Radtke (9-4, 2-1 UFC)

Semelsberger with a high kick. Radtke lands a left hook. They trade and Radtke wobbles Semelsberger with a left hand. Radtke rocks Semelsberger with a right hand and Semelsberger is about to go down. Radtke continues to land as Semelsberger is hurt and it is stopped.

Official Result- Charles Radtke def. Matthew Semelsberger by TKO (punches) at :51 of Round 1

A quick night of finishes sees another one as Radtke gets the finish in less than a minute. He had Semelsberger hurt early and swarmed on him until it was stopped. This was a good showing from Radtke.

> Welterweights*- Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (24-8-1, 10-4-1 UFC) vs. Zach Scroggin (7-0, 0-0 UFC)

*Scroggin missed weight by three pounds

Scroggin with some low leg kicks. Zaleski with a hard leg kick. Scroggin lands a jab. Zaleski with another hard leg kick. Zaleski lands a right hand and Scroggin is hurt as they go down. Zaleski landing a ton of punches from the top and starts landing hammerfists and keeps landing and it is stopped.

Official Result- Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Zach Scroggin by TKO (punches) at 1:15 of Round 1

This fight was made on four days’ notice and was quite a mismatch, so it went as expected with Zaleski getting the quick finish. He is dangerous and Scroggin gets credit for taking such a tough fight, but this was an easy night at the office for Zaleski.

> Women’s Strawweights- Karolina Kowalkiewicz (16-8, 9-8 UFC) vs. Denise Gomes (9-3, 3-2 UFC)

Kowalkiewicz with a leg kick. Gomes lands a leg kick then a body kick. Kowalkiewicz with a leg kick. Gomes lands a right hand. They continue to trade kicks. Gomes lands a combo then lands a flurry of punches and a knee against the fence. They clinch and Gomes with a knee. Kowalkiewicz lands a knee and reverses. Gomes lands a pair of right hands as they battle the body lock. Gomes lands to the body. Kowalkiewicz with a knee to the body. They trade knees. Gomes with more knees. 10-9 Gomes.

They trade leg kicks and Kowalkiewicz lands a jab. Gomes with an overhand right then a left hand. Gomes with a body kick. Gomes lands to the body. They trade kicks. Gomes tries a spin kick and Kowalkiewicz gets the back as they go to the fence. Gomes reverses and lands a knee as they break. She lands another knee as they clinch back up. Gomes lands a knee as they separate. Gomes lands a combo and a head kick. Gomes with a solid right hand as they clinch. Gomes lands a knee. Gomes controlling against the fence. They trade knees. 10-9 Gomes, 20-18 Gomes.

They trade leg kicks. Kowalkiewicz lands a right hand. Gomes lands a right hand. Kowalkiewicz lands a flurry before they clinch against the fence. Gomes lands some knees. Gomes with more knees before they separate. Gomes with a right hand. Kowalkiewicz lands a combination. They trade leg kicks. Gomes with a series of punches. Kowalkiewicz lands to the body. Kowalkiewicz landing with more volume but Gomes lands a pair of hard right hands. Kowalkiewicz lands a right hand. Gomes with a body kick. Gomes lands. Kowalkiewicz jumps on the back and they go to the mat. Kowalkiewicz lands a pair of right hands. They get on their feet but Gomes escapes. They stand but go to their knees and Gomes goes for a late guillotine choke. 10-9 Gomes, 30-27 Gomes.

Official Result- Denise Gomes def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

This wasn’t much of a fight but it was Gomes landing the more impactful and cleaner shots on the feet, plus controlling the clinch. I don’t see Gomes becoming a contender off of this but it was a solid win.

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> Middleweights- Mansur Abdul-Malik (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Dusko Todorovic (12-4, 3-4 UFC)

Todorovic lands a leg kick as Abdul-Malik lands a left hand. They trade and Abdul-Malik drops Todorovic with a right hand and starts landing from the top. Todorovic looks for a leg but Abdul-Malik starts dropping hammerfists. Todorovic still has the leg but eats more shots from Abdul-Malik. Todorovic gets to his feet. Abdul-Malik lands a knee. Abdul-Malik lands a right hand. Abdul-Malik drops Todorovic with a knee and starts landing from the top. Hammerfists from Abdul-Malik and it is stopped as Abdul-Malik picks up the win.

Official Result- Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Dusko Todorovic by TKO (punches) at 2:44 of Round 1

Abdul-Malik was one of the standouts on this last season of Dana White’s Contender Series, and he couldn’t have had a better debut. He looked powerful and those hammerfists from the top were brutal. He has tons of potential.

> Women’s Strawweights- #13 Luana Pinheiro (11-3, 3-2 UFC) vs. #14 Gillian Robertson (14-8, 11-6 UFC)

Robertson with some kicks. Pinheiro lands a jab. Robertson gets a brief takedown but they pop right up. Robertson has back control. Pinheiro has grabbed the fence a couple of times. Robertson gets it back to the mat. They get to their feet and Robertson maintains back control. Pinheiro lands some left hands as they separate. Pinheiro lands an uppercut. Pinheiro with a right hand and Robertson lands a couple of kicks. Robertson gets it to the mat and jumps on the back. Robertson with some 12-to-6 elbows. 10-9 Robertson.

They’re trading to start as both are landing jabs. Pinheiro lands to the body and then lands a left hand followed by a right hand. Robertson is pressing forward but Pinheiro is landing. Robertson lands a body kick. Pinheiro with a jab to the body and a right hand. Pinheiro lands some more. Robertson looks for the takedown against the fence. They separate. Pinheiro with a jab to the body. Pinheiro lands a right hand. Robertson with a pair of kicks. Robertson grabs the back on the feet. Pinheiro defends. 10-9 Pinheiro, 19-19.

They trade kicks. Robertson looks for a takedown against the fence. Robertson gets the takedown. Robertson gets the mount and lands some elbows. Robertson controlling as Pinheiro is trying to escape. Robertson gets the crucifix position and lands some left hands. Pinheiro gets her arm free and Robertson goes back to the mount. Robertson with some left hands from the top. Robertson with more punches. Pinheiro scrambles and Robertson gets the back. Pinheiro ends up on top and has the neck as she lands to the body. Robertson gets her neck out and is on top. Robertson looks for an arm-triangle choke as Pinheiro lands to the body. Robertson lands from the top at the end. 10-9 Robertson, 29-28 Robertson.

Official Result- Gillian Robertson def. Luana Pinheiro by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Robertson remains a force on the mat. If she gets someone down, she is able to dominate and control. Pinheiro had her moments in the second as Robertson still struggles on the feet, but was unable to stop the takedowns, which made the difference. This was a really strong win by Robertson.

> Bantamweights- Gaston Bolanos (7-4, 1-1 UFC) vs. Cortavious Romious (9-2, 0-0 UFC)

Romious with an inside leg kick. Bolanos lands a right hand then a leg kick. Romious with a leg kick. Bolanos with a leg kick. Romious gets a big takedown. He got the back but Bolanos slips out. Romious looks for a triangle choke and an armbar but they work up to their feet. They separate. Bolanos with a series of hard kicks. They trade punches. Bolanos with a body kick then a leg kick. Bolanos with a hard body kick then lands another. Romious lands a left hand and Bolanos goes to the mat and they have a late scramble. 10-9 Bolanos.

Romious lands a left hand and gets a big takedown. They get up but Romious gets it back to the mat. Romious has the back of Bolanos. Romious working for a choke as he has back control. Bolanos with some deep breaths. Romious still working for the choke. Bolanos is able to slip out and lands an elbow as they scramble up. Bolanos lands a knee. He lands several more knees. Bolanos gets it down. Bolanos lands from the top. Bolanos with some elbows and big shots from the top. 10-9 Bolanos, 20-18 Bolanos.

Romious with a body kick and he slips to the mat. Bolanos scrambles down and Romious looks for the back. Romious gets into the guard of Bolanos. Bolanos looks for an armbar as they scramble. Romious escapes and works to the back. He tries to jump on the back but Bolanos shakes it off and ends up on top. Bolanos with some punches from the top and lands some knees as they get up. Romious tries a takedown but they just fall to the mat. Bolanos is in the guard of Romious but nothing happens as they stand. Bolanos lands a body kick and Romious gets an easy takedown. They both land on the mat. 10-9 Bolanos, 30-27 Bolanos.

Official Result- Gaston Bolanos def. Cortavious Romious by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

This was not the debut Romious was looking for. Bolanos was able to land better on the feet, and Romious is going to need to improve standing. This wasn’t much otherwise.

> Middleweights- Gerald Meerschaert (37-17, 12-9 UFC) vs. Reinier de Ridder (17-2, 0-0 UFC)

de Ridder with a pair of kicks. He lands a right hand. Meerschaert lands a combination. de Ridder with a jab then a leg kick. de Ridder scores a takedown. He stands but scrambles down and they stand. de Ridder with a stiff jab. They trade and Meerschaert clips de Ridder with a right hand. Meerschaert lands a combo. de Ridder with a jab and a leg kick. de Ridder gets it to the mat but they quickly get up. de Ridder looks for another takedown but Meerschaert defends. de Ridder lands a left hand. de Ridder lands a combo and drops Meerschaert but time runs out. 10-9 de Ridder.

Meerschaert presses forward. Meerschaert lands to the body and de Ridder lands a jab. de Ridder scores a takedown. de Ridder working from the top. de Ridder lands and they stand. de Ridder tries to trip it down but Meerschaert ends up on top. Meerschaert with a left hand from the top. de Ridder lands from the bottom. Meerschaert postures up to stay on top. de Ridder lands from the bottom. They scramble up and de Ridder scores a takedown. Meerschaert goes for an armbar but de Ridder scrambles. Close round. 10-9 Meerschaert, 19-19.

They clinch immediately against the fence. They separate. Meerschaert looks for a takedown but de Ridder keeps it upright. de Ridder throws Meerschaert down to the mat. de Ridder gets the back of Meerschaert. He moves to the full mount and locks in an arm-triangle choke and it gets Meerschaert to tap.

Official Result- Reinier de Ridder def. Gerald Meerschaert by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:44 of Round 3

It was a tough match-up for de Ridder in his debut, and Meerschaert had his moments, but de Ridder was able to weather the storm and get the submission win. de Ridder is a solid addition to the middleweight division and has potential to be a title contender, and this was a good start to his UFC run.

> Welterweights- #15 Neil Magny (29-12, 22-11 UFC) vs. Carlos Prates (20-6, 3-0 UFC)

Magny goes for the single leg right away. Prates is able to get it down and is inside the guard of Magny. Prates with a right hand from the top. They get to their feet. Magny lands a right hand. They trade and Magny looks for a takedown against the fence. Prates defends but Magny retains control along the fence. They separate. Prates with a leg kick. Magny goes down as Prates lands a punch and Magny is ordered up. Prates with some big punches on Magny. Magny has a leg along the fence. They separate. Prates lands a left hand and Magny goes down face first and is out cold.

Official Result- Carlos Prates def. Neil Magny by knockout (punch) at 4:50 of Round 1

Prates is a beast. Props to Magny for taking on the young, hungry upcoming talent, but he was out of his league in there with Prates. It remains to be seen if Prates can go into deep waters, but if he keeps knocking people out like this, it may not matter. He is someone to keep watching as he moves up the rankings.

UFC on ESPN+ 104 live results: Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

For the first time since July 2019, the Octagon heads back to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as UFC on ESPN+ 104 returns to Rogers Place.

This will be the first UFC event to take place under the newest set of the Unifed Rules of MMA which now sees 12-to-6 elbows as legal, as well as the elimination of the rule where one hand on the mat signifies a grounded fighter.

The main event is a five-round flyweight bout that could serve as a title eliminator as former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno takes on Amir Albazi. Moreno is looking to end a two-fight losing skid and get back into a title fight while Albazi comes in riding a six-fight win streak. He has a perfect 5-0 mark during his UFC tenure and is looking to secure his first shot at UFC gold.

Derrick Lewis was poised to take on the undefeated Jhonata Diniz, but chose to withdraw on extremely short notice after missing Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins due to an unspecified health issue.

In the co-main event, it’s another potential title eliminator bout as Erin Blanchfield battles former UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in a women’s flyweight bout. Also on the main card is a light heavyweight bout pitting Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro; a middleweight fight between Marc-Andre Barriault and Dustin Stoltzfus; and Mike Malott vs. Trevin Giles in welterweight action.

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> Women’s Flyweights- Jamey-Lyn Horth (6-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Ivana Petrovic (7-1, 1-1 UFC)

They trade to start. Petrovic with a high kick as she is pressing forward. Horth lands a right hand and they clinch against the fence. Horth lands a knee. Petrovic still has advantage against the fence. Horth gets the underhook but Petrovic is able to score a takedown. Petrovic gets inside the full guard of Horth. Petrovic lands and stands and Horth gets to her feet. They clinch against the fence. Horth has the back as they go to the mat. Horth looking for a choke. Petrovic slides out. Petrovic with some elbows from the top. Petrovic gets the crucifix position and lands some punches. 10-9 Petrovic.

They trade kicks and Petrovic grabs the leg and scores a takedown. Petrovic in the guard of Horth and Horth is looking for a triangle choke. She now goes for an arm. Petrovic with a pair of elbows. Petrovic escapes and they get to their feet in the clinch. Horth lands a right hand as they break. Horth with a body kick. They trade and Petrovic lands a leg kick then some jabs. Petrovic with some kicks after Horth lands. Petrovic with a late takedown but Horth sprawls. 10-9 Horth, 19-19.

Horth lands a right hand. They trade kicks. They clinch and Petrovic pushes it to the fence. They separate. Horth lands a right hand and then another. They trade punches. Horth with a pair of right hands. They tie back up and Petrovic has the neck. Petrovic looked for some form of choke but let go. Horth scores a takedown and has the back. Petrovic escapes to the top and lands a pair of hammerfists. Horth sweeps to her feet. They clinch and Petrovic lands on the break. They trade kicks. Horth with a combination and lands a right hand. Petrovic tries a takedown but Horth defends with a knee. Horth with a right hand and gets a takedown but Petrovic ends up on top and lands. Close fight. 10-9 Horth, 29-28 Horth.

Official Result- Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Ivana Petrovic by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

They were back-and-forth rounds, so the fight could’ve gone either way. I don’t know about giving Horth all three rounds. Neither looked like they were going to be a contender soon, but a solid win for Horth.

> Bantamweights- Chad Anheliger (13-7, 2-2 UFC) vs. Cody Gibson (20-10, 2-5 UFC)

Anheliger lands two right hands. Anheliger with a leg kick. Gibson lands a stiff jab. Anheliger with a heavy leg kick. They trade and Gibson pushes it against the fence. Gibson has the back and gets a takedown and gets a hook in. Gibson spins into the half-guard. Gibson lands after letting go of a choke attempt. Gibson gets the mount and Anheliger gives up his back on a scramble. They scramble to the feet but Gibson gets it back down. They scramble and Gibson grabs the neck. Gibson with a one-arm guillotine choke but Anheliger gets out. Gibson looks for a choke but Anheliger survives. 10-9 Gibson.

They trade and Gibson gets a takedown. Gibson has the mount and lands some elbows then some punches from the back. Gibson looks for a choke. Anheliger hangs on and eats an elbow from Gibson as he lets go. Gibson with big shots from the top. Gibson with an arm-triangle choke locked in. Anheliger gets out but Gibson has the back. They scramble and Gibson ends up in side control. Gibson looking for another arm-triangle choke. They stand. They go back to the mat. Gibson with big punches from the back. 10-8 Gibson, 20-17 Gibson.

Anheliger lands a jab. Anheliger with a combination. Gibson lands and Anheliger lands a counter right hand. Gibson gets a takedown. Gibson is inside the guard of Anheliger and lands some elbows. Anheliger with some punches from the bottom. They scramble to their feet. Gibson has the back standing. Gibson drags it down. Gibson still on the back. Gibson landing punches to end it. 10-9 Gibson, 30-26 Gibson.

Official Result- Cody Gibson def. Chad Anheliger by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Gibson was dominant in this one and looked really good. Anheliger had no answer for the wrestling and ground work by Gibson. I’m surprised there was only one 10-8 round scored. A good win for Gibson.

> Bantamweights- Serhiy Sidey (10-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Garrett Armfield (10-4, 2-2 UFC)

Sidey with a calf kick. Sidey with a leg kick as Armfield lands. Armfield with a right hand. Sidey with some kicks. Armfield lands a left hook. They trade and Sidey with a knee to the body. Sidey with a series of jabs. They trade kicks. Sidey lands a solid combination. Armfield lands a right hand. Armfield with a combo to the body. Armfield goes for a takedown but Sidey looks for an anaconda choke. Armfield gets out. Armfield gets a takedown. They scramble to their feet. Sidey looks for a late takedown and lands some knees. 10-9 Sidey.

They trade kicks to start the second. They trade jabs. Armfield lands a right hand. Armfield lands a combination. Sidey with a body kick as Armfield lands a combo. Sidey with a body kick. They trade jabs. They trade them again. Armfield with a combination. They trade jabs. Sidey with a jumping knee and they trade jabs. Armfield with a heavy leg kick. Armfield with a combination. Sidey lands a pair of right hands. Armfield with a right hand then a jab. Sidey with a double jab. Armfield with a combination. Armfield lands late. 10-9 Armfield, 19-19.

Sidey with a jab and body kick. Armfield scores a takedown. Sidey is looking for a guillotine choke. Armfield escapes and gets on the back of Sidey as Sidey stands. Armfield looking for a choke. They go to the mat. Sidey spins into the guard of Armfield. They almost scramble up but Armfield keeps it down and is on top. He gets the back of Sidey with the hooks in. They work to their feet. Sidey lands a knee and a body kick but Armfield gets a takedown. Sidey looked for the neck but Armfield escapes and controls from the top. Armfield gets the back as he lands. 10-9 Armfield, 29-28 Armfield.

Official Result- Serhiy Sidey def. Garrett Armfield by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

I’m not sure about that decision. I thought it was clear Sidey won the first and Armfield won the final two, though Sidey landed some good shots in the second. It was a good fight though.

> Heavyweights- #13 Alexandr Romanov (16-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. #15 Rodrigo Nascimento (11-2 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC)

Romanov immediately goes for the takedown and pushes it to the fence. He gets the back of Nascimento. Romanov controlling from the back and slams Nascimento to the mat. Romanov with some knees. They get to their feet and Romanov gets it back down. Romanov landing from the top. He lands some punches and elbows. 10-9 Romanov.

They trade and Romanov pushes it to the fence. Romanov with a pair of knees. They’re just holding on. They separate. Romanov shoots for a takedown but Nascimento sprawls, though Romanov switches to the back. They crawl to the fence. Romanov lands a pair of knees. They stand and Romanov still has the body. They go to the mat. They separate and Romanov lands a pair of jabs. Nascimento with a left hand. Romanov lands a combination. Romanov lands then Nascimento lands a left hand. Timeout is called for a groin strike by Nascimento. They get back to action and trade punches. 10-9 Romanov, 20-18 Romanov.

They have an awkward exchange to start. Nascimento with some leg kicks. Romanov with a leg kick. Nascimento lands a combination. They trade inside the pocket. Romanov with a flurry as they tie up. Romanov with a left hand. Nascimento with a jab. They trade in close range. Nascimento lands a jab. Romanov with a right hand. Romanov lands a combo. Romanov with a Superman punch. 10-9 Romanov, 30-27 Romanov.

Official Result- Alexandr Romanov def. Rodrigo Nascimento by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

This was an ugly fight and the less said about it, the better. Romanov has a good record but isn’t impressive, and Nascimento looked to regress this fight.

> Featherweights- Jack Shore (17-2, 6-2 UFC) vs. Youssef Zalal (15-5-1, 5-3-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Zalal with a calf kick then works the jab. Shore lands a solid right hand. Shore grabs the single leg and almost gets the takedown as he pushes it to the fence. Shore is able to lift Zalal and put it on the mat but they get up. They separate and both land combinations. Zalal with a jab. Shore lands a combo. Shore looks for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Shore gets it to the mat late and they both land. 10-9 Shore.

Zalal lands a big knee and that drops Shore to the mat. He jumps on top and locks in an arm-triangle choke. It’s in tight and Shore taps! What a finish from Zalal to pick up the win.

Official Result- Youssef Zalal def. Jack Shore by submission (arm-triangle choke) at :59 of Round 2

Zalal has been impressive since returning to the UFC, and this is his sixth straight win overall. He’s ready to mix it up with the level of competition just outside of the rankings, and maybe in the 12-15 range of the rankings.

> Bantamweights- Charles Jourdain (15-8-1, 6-7-1 UFC) vs. Victor Henry (24-6 1 NC, 3-1 1 NC UFC)

Henry with a leg kick. They trade kicks. Henry with a high kick. Jourdain with a hard calf kick. Jourdain with a left hook. He lands a high kick and then a combination. Jourdain with a jab then a leg kick. Henry lands a leg kick. Jourdain trips Henry up and went for a guillotine choke but Henry pops out. Jourdain trips Henry again, but then Henry trips Jourdain to the mat and jumps on top. They get up and Jourdain lands an elbow. Jourdain with a body kick then a left hand. Henry trips it to the mat and is on top. 10-9 Jourdain.

Jourdain with a leg kick. Jourdain lands a combo ending with a stiff right hand. They trade wildly inside the pocket. Jourdain with a calf kick then a pair of left hands. Jourdain with a head kick. Henry gets a takedown and immediately takes the back of Jourdain. Jourdain tries to roll out but Henry stays on the back. Jourdain looks for a guillotine choke as he scrambles to his back. They stand and Jourdain still has the choke locked in and they go to the mat and the choke is still in tight and Henry taps. What a finish from Jourdain!

Official Result- Charles Jourdain def. Victor Henry by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:43 of Round 2

This was fun while it lasted with lots of good ground work. Jourdain getting that guillotine choke locked in and keeping it on was impressive and this was a great win for him.

> Bantamweights- Aiemann Zahabi (11-2, 5-2 UFC) vs. Pedro Munhoz (20-9 2 NC, 10-9 2 NC)

They trade jabs. Munhoz with a jab then a leg kick. Zahabi lands a right hand and a leg kick. They trade and Munhoz works the jab. Zahabi with a right hand. They trade jabs. Munhoz lands a series of jabs. Munhoz with a left hook. Zahabi lands a kick and Munhoz with a right hand. Zahabi lands to the body. Munhoz lands a combination. Zahabi with a left hook. Munhoz lands a leg kick. Munhoz lands a right hand and is pressuring while landing the jab. Zahabi with a head kick. 10-9 Zahabi.

They trade and Zahabi lands a right hand. They trade and Munhoz lands a right hand. Zahabi lands an elbow. They continue to throw inside the pocket but Munhoz is missing most of what he throws. Zahabi with a stiff jab. Zahabi with more jabs. They trade jabs and Zahabi lands a big right hand. Zahabi lands a combination. Munhoz still throwing and landing the jab. Zahabi with a right hand. Munhoz looks for a takedown but Zahabi sprawls. They trade left hands. Munhoz looks for a takedown but Zahabi defends and lands a knee to the body. 10-9 Zahabi, 20-18 Zahabi.

Munhoz lands a combination. Munhoz with a jab. Zahabi lands a left hand. They trade in close range. Munhoz lands a left hand. Zahabi with a jab and they have a heavy exchange in the center. Zahabi lands a hard right hand. Munhoz fires back and Zahabi lands another big right hand. Munhoz with a combination. Zahabi with two hard jabs. Munhoz with a quick flurry. Munhoz with more volume but Zahabi landing with more impact. Zahabi lands a stiff jab. Munhoz with a combination. They trade jabs. Zahabi with another big right hand. Munhoz’ face is a mess. Munhoz with a jab. 10-9 Zahabi, 30-27 Zahabi.

Official Result- Aiemann Zahabi def. Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

The story of the fight was Zahabi landing with all sorts of damage, and Munhoz’ face showed it by the end. This was the biggest win of Zahabi’s career and his fifth straight win, and he may get a ranked opponent next.

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> Welterweights- Mike Malott (10-2-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Trevin Giles (16-6, 7-6 UFC)

Malott with a body kick. Giles lands a leg kick. They trade in close range. Malott with a body kick after Giles lands a combo. Giles with a leg kick. Giles with a leg kick as Malott lands a jab. Malott lands a pair of leg kicks then two body kicks. Malott with a high kick. Malott with a leg kick. He lands another before landing a combination. Malott with a spin kick then back to landing the leg kick. 10-9 Malott.

Malott with a switch kick to the body. Malott with a leg kick. Malott with a left hand then a body kick. Malott lands a right hand. Giles with a jab then a combination. Malott scores with two body kicks. Giles with a combo and Malott lands a pair of body kicks. Both land jabs as Malott continues to land leg kicks. Malott lands a solid right hand. They both land in close range. Malott with a high kick. 10-9 Malott, 20-18 Malott.

They trade leg kicks. Malott with a high kick. Giles lands a right hand. Malott with a jab. Giles with a head kick. Malott with a pair of leg kicks. He lands a head kick. Giles with a snap jab. Malott with a series of kicks. Malott lands a solid left hand. Giles with a right hand. Malott with a pair of body kicks. Malott with a high kick as Giles lands a right hand. Malott pressing forward. Giles lands a right hand. Giles with a jab. Malott lands a calf kick then a high kick. 10-9 Malott, 30-27 Malott.

Official Result- Mike Malott def. Trevin Giles by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Malott didn’t look as good as he did before the loss to Neil Magny, but he did enough to score the win. Giles should’ve been more active as he could’ve won this, but allowing Malott to land the leg kicks gave it away.

> Middleweights- Marc-Andre Barriault (16-8 1 NC, 5-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (15-6, 2-5 UFC)

Stoltzfus lands a jab and trips Barriault up with a leg kick. Stoltzfus grabs the neck and leg on the mat. Nothing is happening. Stoltzfus gets into the half-guard. Stoltzfus with a right hand from the top. Stoltzfus looking for a D’Arce choke. Barriault escapes but Stoltzfus remains in the half-guard. They get to their feet and start blasting away at each other with punches inside the pocket. They’re both landing and Stoltzfus lands a right hand that knocks Barriault out cold! Wow, what a finish by Stoltzfus!

Official Result- Dustin Stoltzfus def. Marc-Andre Barriault by knockout (punch) at 4:28 of Round 1

This was a must-win fight for both and Stoltzfus got the job done in a wild finish after an ugly first few minutes. He saves his UFC career for now, and this was a fun ending.

> Women’s Flyweights- #13 Ariane da Silva (17-9, 6-6 UFC) vs. #14 Jasmine Jasudavicius (11-3, 5-2 UFC)

Nothing happening in the first minute. They trade punches. da Silva lands a right hand. They trade right hands. da Silva lands a combination. da Silva with a high kick. Both really feeling each other out. Jasudavicius lands a right hand. da Silva lands a right hand after a quick exchange. da Silva with a combination. da Silva with another combo. da Silva lands a head kick and Jasudavicius is able to turn it into a takedown. Jasudavicius lands late. 10-9 da Silva.

They trade to start the second. da Silva with a combo. They trade jabs. da Silva with a combo inside close range. da Silva lands a solid right hand. Jasudavicius scores a takedown. Jasudavicius gets the crucifix position and lands some. Jasudavicius gets to the half-guard and lands. Jasudavicius with some elbows. Jasudavicius with more elbows and is teeing off with punches. Jasudavicius pouring it on late with lots of punches but da Silva makes it to the end. 10-9 Jasudavicius, 19-19.

They trade to start the third. Jasudavicius lands a right hand. Jasudavicius gets a takedown. Jasudavicius working from top half-guard and landing left hands. Jasudavicius looks for a D’Arce choke. It is in tight and da Silva taps! Jasudavicius picks up the submission win.

Official Result- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Ariane da Silva by submission (D’Arce choke) at 2:28 of Round 3

Jasudavicius continues to impress and move up the rankings with another strong win. She keeps improving and should face a top-ten opponent next.

> Light Heavyweights- Caio Machado (8-3-1, 0-2 UFC) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (15-7, 0-2 UFC)

They’re trading leg kicks in the first minute. Ribeiro with a body kick. Machado lands a left hand. Machado with a high kick. Ribeiro lands a body kick. Machado with a body kick. Machado with a head kick. Ribeiro lands a high kick. Ribeiro with another high kick. Machado lands a leg kick. Machado with a body kick. Ribeiro lands a flurry of punches but Machado shakes it off. Machado with an inside leg kick. Timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and Ribeiro with a body kick. Ribeiro lands a right hand. 10-9 Ribeiro.

Machado lands a body kick. Ribeiro with a leg kick. Machado with a body kick as Ribeiro lands a right hand. Machado with a combination. Machado with some kicks and circles away. Machado lands a left hand. Machado with a combo. They trade kicks. Machado with a pair of body kicks. Ribeiro lands a right hand. Ribeiro with a high kick. Machado with a left hand. Both miss as they swing big. Ribeiro landed a right hand late. 10-9 Machado, 19-19.

Machado with a body kick. Machado with a high kick. Machado lands a left hand. Ribeiro with a combination. Machado lands a left hand and Ribeiro stumbles back. Machado with a quick flurry. Ribeiro with a body kick. Ribeiro lands a head kick and Machado grabs the leg before a brief clinch. Machado with a body kick. They trade and both hurt each other for a moment. Machado with a combination. Machado lands a right hook. Machado with a body kick. Machado with a spinning back fist. Ribeiro lands a standing hammerfist and a spinning elbow. 10-9 Machado, 29-28 Machado.

Official Result- Brendson Ribeiro def. Caio Machado by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

That was a boring fight. Nothing much else to say.

> Women’s Flyweights- #3 Erin Blanchfield (12-2, 6-1 UFC) vs. #5 Rose Namajunas (13-6, 11-5 UFC)

Namajunas landing the jab early. She lands a leg kick. Blanchfield with a body kick. Blanchfield with another body kick. Namajunas with a combo. Namajunas with a leg kick. Namajunas back with the jab. Blanchfield lands a right hand. Namajunas with a combo. She lands another one. Blanchfield with a left hand. Namajunas with a jab. Blanchfield lands inside the pocket. Blanchfield with a right hand. Namajunas with a left hand. Namajunas lands a leg kick. She lands a combo. 10-9 Namajunas.

Namajunas with a left hand. She lands a combo. Namajunas with a left hand. Blanchfield with a leg kick and lands a combo. Namajunas with two stiff right hands. Blanchfield looks for a takedown against the fence. Namajunas reverses and gets a takedown. They work up and separate. Namajunas lands a right hand. Blanchfield with a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Namajunas with a right hand and then another. Blanchfield rushes in with some punches and pushes it to the fence but they break. 10-9 Namajunas, 20-18 Namajunas.

Namajunas with a jab. She lands a right hand. They trade punches. Blanchfield with a leg kick. Namajunas with a body kick. She lands a jab. Blanchfield with a combo inside the pocket. They trade. Namajunas looks for a takedown but Blanchfield defends and Blanchfield pushes it against the fence. Blanchfield gets a takedown. Blanchfield working from the half-guard. Blanchfield landing and keeping Namajunas pinned on the bottom. Blanchfield with some elbows but Namajunas is defending. Blanchfield with some punches. 10-9 Blanchfield, 29-28 Namajunas.

Blanchfield pressing forward and they trade kicks. Blanchfield with a leg kick. Blanchfield lands a combination. Namajunas with a right hand. Blanchfield with a jab. Blanchfield lands a right hand. Namajunas with a quick combo. She lands a right hand. They trade and Blanchfield clinches and pushes it to the fence. They break apart and trade. They trade right hands. Blanchfield with a right hand. Namajunas lands a left hook. Blanchfield looks for a takedown but Namajunas defends. They break and Blanchfield lands. 10-9 Blanchfield, 38-38.

They have a frantic exchange to start the fifth as both land. Namajunas looks for a takedown but Blanchfield defends and lands an elbow on the break. Blanchfield scores the takedown. Blanchfield working from the half-guard and had neck control. She lets go and lands some left hands. Blanchfield gets the crucifix position. She lands some elbows to the body. Blanchfield landing punches and hammerfists. Blanchfield gets the back of Namajunas. They get to their feet. Blanchfield lands a knee as she has body control. Blanchfield goes for a late takedown but Namajunas defends. 10-9 Blanchfield, 48-47 Blanchfield.

Official Result- Erin Blanchfield def. Rose Namajunas by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

The fourth round was the key round, as it could’ve gone either way, and the other four rounds were split. I was surprised they all gave it to Blanchfield. She should be in a title fight next, but it’ll be a wait, so I suspect she’ll fight one more time in the meantime, and it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s Alexa Grasso, who Blanchfield brought up.

> Flyweights- #2 Brandon Moreno (21-8-2, 9-5-2 UFC) vs. #3 Amir Albazi (17-1, 5-0 UFC)

Moreno with a jab. He lands a left hand. Albazi with an inside leg kick. Albazi lands a right hand. Moreno with a left hand and body kick. Moreno lands a right hand. Moreno with a jab. Albazi lands a leg kick. Albazi with another leg kick. Moreno lands a left hand. They trade. Moreno lands a right hand and Albazi slips. Albazi with a leg kick. They trade uppercuts. Moreno with a combo ending with a pair of leg kicks. 10-9 Moreno.

Moreno with a pair of leg kicks. Moreno lands a jab then a head kick. Albazi might be hurt. Moreno lands a jab. Moreno with a straight right hand. Moreno with a jab. Moreno lands to the body. Albazi gets a takedown but Moreno scrambles right back up. Moreno lands a body kick. Albazi lands a jab. Moreno lands a stiff jab. Moreno lands a combo. They trade and Moreno lands a combo. Moreno with a left hand. Moreno lands a body kick. 10-9 Moreno, 20-18 Moreno.

They trade as Moreno keeps landing the jab. Moreno with a combination. Moreno lands to the body. Albazi with a jab. Albazi lands a combination. Moreno with a right hand. Moreno stuns Albazi with a right hand. Albazi connects with a right hand. Moreno with a leg kick. Moreno lands a series of shots. They trade leg kicks. Moreno backing Albazi up as Albazi claimed an eye poke. Moreno with a left hook. Albazi lands a right hand. Albazi looks for a single leg but Moreno punches his way out. They trade. 10-9 Moreno, 30-27 Moreno.

They’re trading and Moreno lands a combo. Moreno with a jab. Albazi lands a quick combo. Moreno with a left hook. They trade jabs. Albazi with a left hook. They trade inside the pocket. Albazi with a front kick up the middle. Moreno with a combo and Albazi lands the jab. Moreno with a right hand. Moreno with slightly more volume this round. Both continue to land as the round ends. 10-9 Moreno, 40-36 Moreno.

Moreno landing the jab and some combos early. Moreno lands a right hand. Albazi looks for a takedown but Moreno defends. Timeout is called for an eye poke. They trade as they get back to action. Moreno wobbles Albazi with a left hand and he rushes in as Albazi circles away. Moreno with a left hook. They tie up and Albazi pushes it to the fence. They separate. Albazi is busted open. Moreno with a left hook. Moreno continuing to pick Albazi apart. Moreno with a jab. Moreno lands an elbow and rocks Albazi with a right hand. Moreno lands two left hands. Moreno with a jab and a high kick. Moreno with a head kick in a wild ending. 10-9 Moreno, 50-45 Moreno.

Official Result- Brandon Moreno def. Amir Albazi by unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)

An absolutely flawless performance from Moreno. He looked like a world champion in there. I think he’s next up for a title shot.

UFC on ESPN+ 103 live results: Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira

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Action inside the Octagon is back inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for the second straight week for UFC on ESPN+ 103.

The main event is a battle of rising middleweight contenders, both in their first UFC main event, as Anthony Hernandez takes on Michel Pereira. Both are on long win streaks as Hernandez is on a five-fight win streak while Pereira comes in riding an eight-fight win streak.

In the co-main event, it is a battle of ranked bantamweights as Rob Font squares off against Kyler Phillips. Also on the main card is a flyweight bout pitting Charles Johnson against Sumudaerji; a bantamweight bout between Jake Hadley and the debuting Cameron Smotherman; and a featherweight battle between veterans Darren Elkins and Daniel Pineda.

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> Heavyweights- Austen Lane (12-5 1 NC, 0-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Robelis Despaigne (5-1, 1-1 UFC)

They trade kicks and Despaigne gets tripped up to the mat and Lane gets on top. Lane with some body shots from the top. Lane with more shots from the top. They work to their feet along the fence. Lane gets it back to the mat and controls and lands from the top to end the round. 10-9 Lane.

They trade some shots with Lane landing solidly. Not a lot of action as they’re feeling each other out. Lane pressing forward as Despaigne lands a right hand. Lane looks for a takedown against the fence. Despaigne defends as they separate. Despaigne with an inside leg kick. Despaigne lands a jab. Despaigne lands a pair of hard right hands and Lane is backing up. Despaigne with a leg kick. Lane shoots for a takedown and is able to get it. He steps into mount and lands but holds on. 10-9 Despaigne, 19-19.

Lane with a body kick. Despaigne lands a stiff jab. They trade and Lane looks for a takedown. Despaigne defends against the fence as he has the neck. Despaigne with some elbows as Lane is leaning, but Lane is able to score the takedown. Lane with body shots from the top. Lane continuing to land from the top as Despaigne is pinned on the bottom. Lane gets the mount and lands several big punches from the top as he closes the fight out strong. 10-9 Lane, 29-28 Lane.

Official Result- Austen Lane def. Robelis Despaigne by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Melissa Martinez (7-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Alice Ardelean (9-6, 0-1 UFC)

Martinez lands a left hand. She lands again. They trade in close range. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez circling around. Ardelean throwing but Martinez is circling away. Ardelean connects with a jab. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez with a hard leg kick. Martinez with a body kick and Ardelean lands after. They trade and Ardelean lands with more volume. 10-9 Ardelean.

Martinez lands a left hand. They trade as they circle around. Ardelean lands a left hand as Martinez is circling around. Ardelean lands a jab. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez with a high kick. Martinez lands a combination after Ardelean lands. Ardelean lands a leg kick and Martinez lands a leg kick. Ardelean lands a right hand. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez with a leg kick then a high kick. Ardelean lands a right hand. Martinez with a head kick. She lands another. 10-9 Martinez, 19-19.

They both connect to start the third. Martinez with a leg kick and Ardelean connects with a left hand. Martinez with a leg kick and Ardelean lands a combination. Ardelean lands to the body and grabs the body lock against the fence. Martinez lands an elbow that cuts Ardelean open. They separate. Martinez lands a body kick and Ardelean lands a right hand. Martinez lands an elbow. Ardelean with a right hand. Martinez lands a kick to the body and Ardelean is hurt and Martinez lands a combo after and timeout is called claiming a low blow. They look at the replay and it wasn’t a low blow and they continue the fight instead of stopping it. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez with a head kick. 10-9 Martinez, 29-28 Martinez.

Official Result- Melissa Martinez def. Alice Ardelean by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- Jessica Penne (14-7, 3-5 UFC) vs. Elise Reed (7-4, 3-4 UFC)

Penne lands a leg kick and a right hand. Reed lands a leg kick. They tie up and Reed lands a knee before they separate. Reed lands a leg kick. Penne with a leg kick and she shoots for a takedown against the fence. Penne has the body lock and Reed is defending with punches. They separate but Penne is able to score a takedown, but they quickly scramble. Penne grabs the body lock and pushes it to the fence. Penne is landing knees as Reed is throwing punches and landing some. They are separated. Reed lands a right hand. Penne with a leg kick. Penne lands a solid right hand late. 10-9 Penne.

They trade kicks. Penne with a right hand. Penne lands a combination. Penne with a body kick as Reed lands a left hand. They trade combinations. Reed with a stiff jab. Penne grabs the body and pushes it to the fence. Penne with some knees. They separate and Reed lands a big left hand that stumbles Penne. Reed with a stiff calf kick. Penne lands a combo. Reed with a leg kick and Penne lands a counter right hand. Reed lands a right hand. Reed with a spin kick. Penne with some kicks. They trade. Penne shoots for a takedown and lands a knee from the clinch. Reed lands a right hand and Penne with some late knees. 10-9 Reed, 19-19.

Reed lands a front kick. Reed with a few more kicks. Penne fakes a takedown and lands a right hand. Penne with a high front kick. Reed with a left hand. Reed with some right hands. They trade before a brief tie-up on the fence, but separate to the center. Penne lands a right hand. Penne lands a right hand. They trade right hands. Penne with a knee as Reed lands some punches. Penne with another knee and Reed connects with a left hand on the break. Reed scores with a combination. Penne with a right hand and Reed lands a left hand. Reed with a flurry and then ends it with a big late flurry. 10-9 Reed, 29-28 Reed.

Official Result- Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights*- Joselyne Edwards (13-6, 4-4 UFC) vs. Tamires Vidal (7-3, 1-2 UFC)

*Edwards missed weight by three pounds

Vidal with a leg kick. Edwards with a body kick and they trade heavy leg kicks. Edwards with a body kick and lands a jab to the body. They clinch against the fence. Vidal almost gets it down but they remain tied up. Edwards with some body shots as Vidal is trying to get it down. They separate. Vidal lands some hard punches as Edwards lands some kicks. Edwards with a spinning back fist. Edwards lands some leg kicks and another back fist. They trade and Edwards with some big punches. Edwards lands a combination and a body kick. Edwards lands a hard combination. Vidal with two big right hands. Edwards looks for a takedown and Vidal lands elbows, but Edwards scores the takedown near the end. 10-9 Edwards.

Edwards with a high kick. Vidal with a leg kick and Edwards lands a right hand. Edwards lands a body kick. Edwards lands a pair of overhand rights. They tie up and Vidal gets the back and lands some right hands. Vidal with some knees to the legs as Edwards lands some back elbows. They separate and Vidal lands a high kick, but Edwards lands a flurry and scores a takedown. Edwards working from the half-guard. Vidal tries to scramble up from the bottom but Edwards keeps her down. They scramble but Edwards keeps it down and lands an elbow. 10-9 Edwards, 20-18 Edwards.

Edwards pressing forward and landing front kicks. They clinch and Vidal lands a knee before separating. Vidal with some leg kicks and Edwards lands a flurry of punches. Edwards lands a combination. They clinch and Vidal with a knee. Vidal tries a spinning back fist but Edwards ducks and gets a takedown. Edwards with several big elbows from the top. Edwards mixing elbows to the head and body and now lands some punches. Vidal looks for a heel hook from the bottom. Edwards gets out and starts landing punches from the back. Edwards looking for a choke as she has the back. Edwards with some body shots. Edwards squeezing the choke and it forces Vidal to tap late in the fight. Dominant showing from Edwards.

Official Result- Joselyne Edwards def. Tamires Vidal by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:33 of Round 3

> Bantamweights- Brad Katona (14-3, 4-3 UFC) vs. Jean Matsumoto (15-0, 1-0 UFC)

They trade kicks. Katona with a leg kick and lands a right hand. They trade and Matsumoto lands a solid right hand. Matsumoto with a big right hand. Katona lands a right hand. Katona with a body kick and Matsumoto lands a combination. Matsumoto lands another combo. They tie up and Katona with a knee. Katona with a body shot against the fence. Katona lands a left hand as they break. Matsumoto with a leg kick. Katona with a standing elbow then follows with a right hand. Matsumoto lands a leg kick. They trade and clinch against the fence. Matsumoto looking to get it down as Katona lands elbows to defend. They break to the center. They trade. Matsumoto looks for a takedown but Katona defends. Katona with a knee to the body. Katona lands an elbow. 10-9 Katona.

They trade inside the pocket and Matsumoto lands a solid combination. Matsumoto with a leg kick as Katona lands a right hand. Matsumoto with a jab as Katona was coming forward. They tie up and Katona opens a cut on Matsumoto with an elbow and lands another as they break. They trade solid combinations. Katona lands a right hand and then a left hand. Katona with some big punches in the pocket. They trade and Katona looks for the takedown as Matsumoto defends. Matsumoto lands some solid punches and then some leg kicks. Katona is also cut open. Matsumoto lands a combination. Katona lands a combination. Matsumoto shoots for a takedown but Katona defends. They trade knees as Matsumoto looks for a late guillotine choke. 10-9 Matsumoto, 19-19.

Matsumoto lands a big right hand. They trade kicks. Katona comes in and Matsumoto lands a combination. Katona gets a takedown along the fence but they get right to the feet. Katona tries to get it down and Matsumoto may have grabbed the fence. They separate. They trade inside the pocket. Matsumoto with a pair of leg kicks. Katona lands a right hand. Katona tries a takedown but they scramble. Katona with some hard punches. They tie up against the fence. Matsumoto is bleeding badly and has the neck. He lets go and they trade knees. Matsumoto gets it down and lands but Katona gets up and scores a takedown but they scramble up at the end. Good fight. 10-9 Matsumoto, 29-28 Matsumoto.

Official Result- Jean Matsumoto def. Brad Katona by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #7 Matheus Nicolau (19-4-1, 7-3 UFC) vs. #14 Asu Almabayev (20-2, 3-0 UFC)

Almabayev with an inside leg kick. Nicolau lands a right hand as Almabayev was landing a calf kick. Almabayev just misses a spin kick to the jaw. They’re feeling out the timing for a lot of this round. Nicolau lands a jab. Nicolau with a jab to the body. Almabayev lands a body kick. Not much of a round. 10-9 Almabayev.

Almabayev lands a knee to the body and Nicolau tries a takedown but they scramble right up. Nicolau lands a right hand. Nicolau with a left hook. Nicolau lands a solid calf kick. Almabayev with his own calf kick. Almabayev shoots for a single leg but Nicolau is defending. Nicolau with a right hand and he breaks away. Almabayev shoots again and Nicolau defends with elbows. They go to the mat and Nicolau has a guillotine choke locked in. It was in tight but Almabayev is able to escape to his feet. Nicolau with a leg kick. 10-9 Nicolau, 19-19.

Almabayev with some leg kicks. Almabayev lands a right hand and Nicolau stumbles to the mat. Almabayev jumps on top and starts landing but Nicolau has recovered and looks for a leg lock. They scramble and Almabayev lands from the top. They’re scrambling on the mat but Almabayev is able to stay on the feet. Almabayev with some elbows from the top. Nicolau throwing from the bottom but Almabayev keeps landing from the top. Nicolau with a few elbows from the bottom. Almabayev continues to land from the top. They scramble up late. 10-9 Almabayev, 29-28 Almabayev.

Official Result- Asu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Featherweights- Darren Elkins (28-11, 18-10 UFC) vs. Daniel Pineda (28-16 3 NC, 5-7 1 NC UFC)

Elkins with a pair of punches and gets a takedown. Pineda locks in a guillotine choke and has it mounted and keeps it locked in as they roll. Elkins is able to escape and is in the guard of Pineda. Elkins working from the top. Pineda is bleeding everywhere after being cut open from some elbows from Elkins. Pineda locks in another guillotine choke as they roll. Elkins is able to get out and Pineda stays on top. Elkins takes the back as they scramble up. They scramble back down and Pineda ends up in mount and lands some elbows. Pineda with some punches and lands heavy shots to end the round. 10-9 Pineda.

Pineda lands an elbow and then trips Elkins up with a leg kick. Pineda lands to the body. Pineda lands a right hand. They clinch and Pineda lands to the body as Elkins lands a right hand. Elkins scores a takedown. Pineda attacks with the guillotine choke. They scramble up and trade punches. Pineda jumps the guillotine as they go to the mat but Elkins gets out. Pineda looks for a triangle choke and lands an elbow from the bottom. Elkins lands some punches from the top. Elkins with big elbows. 10-9 Elkins, 19-19.

Elkins shoots for a takedown right away but Pineda defends. Elkins lands a combination. Elkins gets a takedown but they get right up. Elkins tries to drag it down but Pineda slips out and ends up on top. Pineda takes the back of Elkins but they scramble all over the place. They get to their feet and separate. Pineda defends a takedown attempt from Elkins. Elkins lands as they get to their feet. Pineda with a hard leg kick and Elkins gets tripped up. They trade and Elkins tries for an exhausted takedown attempt. They get up and trade knees. Elkins with a combination. Pineda with a heavy leg kick and goes for a guillotine choke. Elkins ends up on top and lands some elbows. They are both bleeding all over the place as the fight ends. Wild fight. 10-9 Elkins, 29-28 Elkins.

Official Result- Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Jake Hadley (11-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. Cameron Smotherman (11-4, 0-0 UFC)

Hadley with an inside leg kick. He lands another. Smotherman lands a right hand and Hadley back to landing leg kicks. They trade punches. Smotherman with a combination. Hadley lands a left hand. Hadley with a body kick and Smotherman lands a counter right hand. Smotherman lands to the body. They trade. Smotherman landing with more volume as the round goes on. Smotherman connects to the body. Smotherman with a combination ending with a body kick. Smotherman lands a right hand. 10-9 Smotherman.

They get going but Hadley lands an early groin strike and timeout is called. They get back going and trade inside the pocket. Both land solid left hooks. Smotherman with a combination. Hadley lands a solid left hand. Smotherman with a pair of right hands. Smotherman lands a combination to the body. Hadley with a straight left hand. Hadley with a pair of leg kicks. Smotherman lands a right hand. They trade and an eye poke forces a timeout. Hadley gets a point taken away. They get back to action and Hadley tries to get a takedown. Hadley lands to the body. 10-8 Smotherman, 20-17 Smotherman.

They have a wild exchange to start the third before Hadley pushes it to the fence. They separate and both land combinations. Hadley with a leg kick. Hadley lands a left hand. Smotherman lands to the combination. Smotherman lands more to the body and lands a knee. Smotherman with a flurry. Hadley lands a left hand. Smotherman lands a groin strike on Hadley and timeout is called. They get back to action. Smotherman lands a right hand. Smotherman lands a big combination against the fence. Hadley lands a combo. 10-9 Smotherman, 30-26 Smotherman.

Official Result- Cameron Smotherman def. Jake Hadley by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)

> Flyweights- Charles Johnson (16-6, 5-4 UFC) vs. Sumudaerji (16-6, 3-3 UFC)

Johnson blitzes forward and throws before pushing Sumudaerji against the fence. They separate and Johnson lands a right hand. Sumudaerji with a leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a calf kick and a right hand. Sumudaerji with an inside leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a left hand and a leg kick. Johnson lands a flurry to the head and body and pushes it against the fence. Johnson with some knees. They break apart. Johnson chasing Sumudaerji around the fence and landing. They trade along the fence. 10-9 Johnson.

Sumudaerji with an inside leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a pair of jabs. Sumudaerji landing as they’re circling around and he’s keeping Johnson at range. Johnson with a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Johnson lands a front kick. Johnson lands a leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a left hand. Johnson lands some big punches and he drops Sumudaerji with a flurry. Johnson landing lots of punches looking for the finish as Sumudaerji is defending. Sumudaerji with a big upkick. Johnson gets on top and Sumudaerji looks for a triangle choke. They sweep and scramble and Sumudaerji grabs the back. They get to their feet. Johnson gets a takedown but Sumudaerji sweeps and they scramble. Wild end to the round. 10-9 Johnson, 20-18 Johnson.

Sumudaerji with a spinning hook kick. He grabs the leg of Johnson and briefly gets him down but they pop right up. Sumudaerji with a leg kick. He lands a left hand. Johnson lands a left hand. He lands another. Johnson landing with more volume as the round is going on as he is pressuring. Sumudaerji lands a leg kick. Sumudaerji now landing with more volume. Johnson scores a takedown and is in side control. They scramble to their feet. They scramble to the mat and Sumudaerji looks for a D’Arce choke. Sumudaerji with a knee on the way up and they trade in a wild exchange. Very fun fight. 10-9 Sumudaerji, 29-28 Johnson.

Official Result- Charles Johnson def. Sumudaerji by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- #10 Rob Font (20-8, 10-7 UFC) vs. #12 Kyler Phillips (12-2, 6-1 UFC)

Phillips lands a high kick and scores a takedown. Phillips is in side control. Phillips scrambles to the guard but moves back to side control. Phillips keeps scrambling and remains in side control. Phillips with several elbows from the top as he is in the half-guard. Phillips lands another pair of elbows. Phillips goes back to side control and lands a side elbow. Phillips with more elbows as he has total control on the mat. They scramble up and Phillips lands a spin kick. Font with an uppercut and lands a right hand. Font lands an uppercut as they break. Phillips with a combo and Font with another uppercut. 10-9 Phillips.

Font lands a right hand. Phillips is able to get a takedown. They get to their feet and Phillips lands a right hand. Font lands a right hand. Font with a jab. They briefly tie up but break. Font lands a right hand. Font lands to the body. Font lands a combination and they clinch against the fence. Font lands a big right hand. Font lands a combination. Phillips with a leg kick. Font with a combination. Font with a right hand. Font lands and they clinch but quickly break. Font with a double jab. They tie up and Phillips with a late takedown. 10-9 Font, 19-19.

Phillips with a leg kick and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and separate. Phillips lands a combination. Font with a right hand. Font with a flurry. Phillips lands a leg kick. Phillips with a short leg kick. Phillips works the jab but Font lands a right hand. Font with a stiff jab. Font lands an uppercut. Font with another right hand. Phillips lands a calf kick. Phillips looks for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Font lands a combination. Phillips lands a solid right hand. Font lands a right hand. They trade late. 10-9 Font, 29-28 Font.

Official Result- Rob Font def. Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #13 Anthony Hernandez (12-2 1 NC, 6-2 UFC) vs. #14 Michel Pereira (31-11 2 NC, 9-2 UFC)

Pereira landing a lot to start. He lands a body kick then a flurry to the head and body and has Hernandez hurt after body shots. Hernandez looks for a takedown but Pereira is defending as they’re clinched, but they separate. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez lands an elbow. Hernandez with a spin kick. Hernandez throws a flurry and ties it up against the fence but they break apart. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez tries a takedown but Pereira defends. Pereira with a pair of knees from the Thai clinch. Hernandez lands a combo. Hernandez lands a spinning elbow. Hernandez scores a takedown. Hernandez lands from the top at the end. 10-9 Hernandez.

They clinch right up against the fence. Timeout for an eye poke by Hernandez. They trade and clinch but quickly break. Hernandez shoots and Pereira grabs the neck. Pereira looks for a guillotine choke. Hernandez gets out and is on top. Hernandez with some elbows from the top. Hernandez gets the mount and looks for an arm-triangle choke but Pereira gets out and scrambles up. Hernandez gets a takedown. They pop right up but Hernandez gets it right back down. Hernandez with a big flurry from the top. Hernandez with big punches and may have landed an illegal knee. Hernandez with heavy elbows and lands some right hands. 10-8 Hernandez, 20-17 Hernandez.

Hernandez goes for the takedown right away as he grabs the body lock. They separate but Hernandez pushes it back against the fence and scores the takedown. Hernandez with some elbows and starts landing punches. Hernandez with elbows to the body and legs. Hernandez gets the full mount and lands. Hernandez with a big right hand from the top. Hernandez gets an arm-triangle locked in. It wasn’t quite in and Hernandez lets go and lands a pair of hammerfists. Hernandez has the back and lands some elbows to the body. Hernandez continues to land from the top. 10-8 Hernandez, 30-25 Hernandez.

Pereira looks exhausted. Hernandez pushes it to the fence immediately. They separate. Hernandez lands a right hand and Pereira lands a knee as Hernandez gets it down. Hernandez landing from the back. Hernandez gets it back down right after they get up and lands from the top. Hernandez with punches from the back as they get to their feet. Hernandez scores a takedown. Hernandez with lots of hammerfists from the top. Hernandez with some elbows. Pereira is able to scramble to his feet. Hernandez lands a spinning elbow. 10-9 Hernandez, 40-34 Hernandez.

Hernandez shoots for a takedown right away as they tie up against the fence. Hernandez drags it down but they pop right up. They separate. Hernandez lands a right hand and scores a takedown. Hernandez with some elbows and Pereira is cut open. Hernandez keeps landing and it is stopped by Herb Dean. Complete domination from Hernandez.

Official Result- Anthony Hernandez def. Michel Pereira by TKO (strikes) at 2:22 of Round 5

UFC on ESPN+ 102 live results: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira

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The Octagon is back inside of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC on ESPN+ 102.

The main event is a potential title eliminator bout in the flyweight division as former title challenger and number one ranked contender Brandon Royval takes on undefeated number five contender Tatsuro Taira. Royval is looking for his second straight win after defeating Brandon Moreno in February, while Taira is looking to keep his 16-fight win streak in tact.

Also on the main card is a middleweight bout pitting Brad Tavares against Jun Yong Park; a welterweight bout between Chidi Njokuani and Jared Gooden; a lightweight fight between Grant Dawson and Rafa Garcia; and a welterweight main card opener with Daniel Rodriguez against Alex Morono.

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> Flyweights- Clayton Carpenter (7-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Lucas Rocha (17-1, 0-0 UFC)

Carpenter lands a left hand. Rocha lands a right hand. They trade in close range as Rocha lands to the body. Carpenter lands a leg kick. Rocha with a right hand and Carpenter lands a left hook and an uppercut. Rocha lands a high kick and Carpenter lands inside the pocket. Carpenter scores a takedown. Carpenter lands from the top and Rocha is cut open from an elbow. Rocha tries to scramble out and Carpenter grabs the neck, but he ends up on top. Carpenter lands from the top. Carpenter with a big elbow. 10-9 Carpenter.

Carpenter lands a quick flurry. Carpenter trips Rocha up with a kick. Carpenter with a flurry as Rocha lands a flying knee and right hand. Carpenter scores a takedown and takes the back. Carpenter looking for an opening for a choke. He has it locked in and is squeezing. Rocha is fighting it but he falls asleep and it is all over! Great work and finish from Carpenter to pick up the win.

Official Result- Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:12 of Round 2

> Bantamweights*- Dan Argueta (9-2 2 NC, 1-2 2 NC UFC) vs. Cody Haddon (7-1, 0-0 UFC)

*Argueta missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Argueta gets Haddon down early with a single-leg takedown. They scramble up. Argueta lands a right hand as Haddon lands a combination. Argueta grabs a body lock and looks for a takedown but Haddon defends. Haddon lands a combination and they are trading. Argueta looks for a takedown. They trade big punches. Haddon landing lots of punches. Haddon pushing Argueta against the fence and lands a knee. Haddon landing the jab. Argueta lands a stiff right hand and Haddon fires back. Argueta looks for a takedown against the fence and they break at the end. 10-9 Haddon.

Haddon lands a big right hand. Haddon lands and scores a takedown and is in side control. Haddon lands and jumps on the back but Argueta is able to shake him off and ends up on top. Argueta lands and Haddon is cut open. They scramble up and they separate. Haddon rocks Argueta with a big knee. Argueta looks for a takedown but Haddon defends. Haddon lands a combination. Haddon with some big punches and Argueta lands a right hand. 10-9 Haddon, 20-18 Haddon.

Haddon lands a pair of right hands. Haddon lands a combination. Both miss spinning attacks. Haddon with a jab and a left hand. They tie up and Haddon lands to the body. Argueta with some dirty boxing along the fence. Haddon lands and Argueta is wobbled. Argueta looking more tired. Argueta with a leg kick that trips Haddon up for a brief moment. Haddon with a jab. Haddon with a combination. Haddon lands a right hand. Argueta scores a takedown. They scramble up and Haddon lands. Argueta looking for late takedowns but Haddon is defending and landing. 10-9 Haddon, 30-27 Haddon.

Official Result- Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- Julia Polastri (12-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Cory McKenna (8-3, 3-2 UFC)

Polastri with a leg kick and lands a knee. They clinch against the fence and Polastri lands some knees. McKenna reverses and presses Polastri against the fence and they trade knees. Polastri reverses and lands an elbow then an uppercut and they separate. McKenna lands a right hand. Polastri lands a flying knee. They trade against the fence. Polastri lands to the body. Polastri with a right hand. They clinch and Polastri lands a knee. Polastri with a pair of knees then an elbow. McKenna with short uppercuts. 10-9 Polastri.

They trade to start the second. Polastri pushes it to the fence and lands a knee in the clinch. McKenna reverses and lands before Polastri reverses and lands, then they break. McKenna with a high kick and Polastri lands a left hand. Polastri drops down for a takedown and has the back. Polastri with several knees to McKenna’s leg. McKenna reverses and lands some knees against the fence before they separate. McKenna lands a combo. McKenna with a right hand. McKenna with a pair of combinations. Polastri with a left hand to the body. They trade and Polastri with a pair of knees. 10-9 Polastri, 20-18 Polastri.

They start trading inside the pocket and Polastri lands some knees. They trade left hands. Polastri pressuring and lands some solid right hands. Polastri lands a stiff left hand. They clinch against the fence and Polastri with an elbow and some knees. McKenna reverses position as Polastri pushes her head down. Polastri defending the takedown attempt with a few hammerfists. McKenna is able to score the takedown. McKenna lands from the top. Polastri tries to sweep but McKenna stays on top and continues to land. McKenna with an elbow. McKenna landing from the top as the fight ends. 10-9 McKenna, 29-28 Polastri.

Official Result- Julia Polastri def. Cory McKenna by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

> Heavyweights- Junior Tafa (5-3, 1-3 UFC) vs. Sean Sharaf (4-0, 0-0 UFC)

Sharaf throwing big punches to start. Tafa lands a left hand and a counter right hand. Sharaf with a combo. Tafa lands a right hand. Sharaf looks for a takedown and Tafa grabs the fence big time to defend. He gets a warning. Tafa lands a jab and right hand. Sharaf gets a takedown but Tafa quickly gets up. They trade inside the pocket. Sharaf with a big flurry. Sharaf with a left hand. Sharaf with a leg kick then a left hand. Tafa lands some left hooks. Tafa with some jabs and a knee. Sharaf with a leg kick then a left hand. Tafa with a right hand and an uppercut. Sharaf lands a combo and scores a takedown. Sharaf is on top and landing punches. Sharaf with big punches and elbows but Tafa survives. 10-9 Sharaf.

They trade. Tafa with a big flurry. Tafa lands a knee and they break apart. Both look tired. Tafa with a big right hand and Sharaf is backing away. Tafa with big punches and Sharaf has nothing left. Tafa with more big shots. Tafa lands a right hand and an uppercut as Sharaf begins to stumble and it is stopped. Big finish from Tafa after nearly getting finished at the end of the first.

Official Result- Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf by TKO (punches) at 2:15 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Themba Gorimbo (13-4, 3-1 UFC) vs. Niko Price (16-7 2 NC, 8-7 2 NC UFC)

Gorimbo with a front kick and they trade in close range. Gorimbo lands a big right hand and Price was rocked for a moment. Gorimbo with a solid right hand. Gorimbo with a leg kick. He lands another right hand. Gorimbo lands a leg kick then scores a takedown. Gorimbo landing from the top as he passes to half-guard. Gorimbo gets the back as they stand and looks for a choke but lets go. Price tries to slam him down as they go to the mat. Gorimbo still has the back as the round ends. 10-9 Gorimbo.

Price with a leg kick and Gorimbo lands a combination. Gorimbo lands some more punches. They trade against the fence and Gorimbo gets a takedown. Gorimbo starts landing a bunch of punches and is looking for the finish. They get to their feet as Gorimbo has the back. Gorimbo gets Price back down but they quickly get up. Gorimbo trying to get it down but Price is defending. They continue to battle for underhooks before separating. Gorimbo lands an uppercut. Price lands a right hand. Gorimbo with a combo. Gorimbo scores a takedown. Gorimbo gets the back and lands before they stand. Gorimbo gets it back down late. 10-9 Gorimbo, 20-18 Gorimbo.

Price lands a combo and Gorimbo looks for a takedown. He is able to complete it. Gorimbo inside the guard of Price and is landing. Price with short punches. Gorimbo is controlling an arm and keeps landing from the top. Price has been unable to get out from the bottom. Gorimbo controlling from the half-guard. Price is able to scramble to his feet. Gorimbo still has the body and gets a takedown. Gorimbo on the back as they stand. Price lands some short punches. 10-9 Gorimbo, 30-27 Gorimbo.

Official Result- Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Jonathan Pearce (14-6, 5-3 UFC) vs. Pat Sabatini (18-5, 5-2 UFC)

Pearce lands a leg kick. They scramble and Sabatini jumps on the back of Pearce. Sabatini has the body triangle and is landing punches. Sabatini lets go of the body triangle and they are both on the feet as Sabatini has the back. Sabatini lands and scores a takedown. Pearce landing from the bottom. Sabatini gets the top mount and then gets the back. They stand and Sabatini jumps back up on the back. Sabatini locks in a rear-naked choke and is squeezing and Pearce taps! Sabatini with a strong performance.

Official Result- Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:06 of Round 1

> Flyweights- CJ Vergara (12-5-1, 3-3 UFC) vs. Ramazon Temirov (17-2, 0-0 UFC)

Temirov lands a spin kick to the body. Temirov lands a solid combination. Temirov lands and drops Vergara with a left hand. He gets up and Temirov lands and Vergara goes down again. Vergara gets up and is running away but Temirov is catching him and landing a lot of punches. Temirov landing against the fence and lands to the body and Vergara goes down and it is over. What a performance from Temirov!

Official Result- Ramazan Temirov def. CJ Vergara by TKO (punches) at 2:50 of Round 1

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> Welterweights- Daniel Rodriguez (17-5, 7-4 UFC) vs. Alex Morono (24-10 1 NC, 13-7 1 NC UFC)

Morono with a leg kick and lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands to the body and Morono landing with more volume. Rodriguez lands a leg kick and Morono counters with a right hand. They trade high kicks. Morono lands but Rodriguez stuns him with a counter left hand. Morono with a right hand as Rodriguez lands a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a body kick as Morono fires back with a combination. Morono landing with more volume and lands a solid combination. 10-9 Morono.

They trade jabs to start the second. Morono lands a body kick. They trade in close range as Rodriguez lands a right hook. Morono lands a right hand. Rodriguez working the jab and lands a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a body kick. Morono lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands a body kick. Morono with an overhand right and Rodriguez counters with a left hand. Morono lands a right hand. Morono with another right hand followed by a leg kick. Morono with some body kicks. They both land in close. Rodriguez lands a left hand to the body then the head. Morono lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Rodriguez, 19-19.

Morono with a teet kick. Morono lands a right hand. Rodriguez with a combo then a front kick. Rodriguez lands a leg kick. Morono with an overhand right. Rodriguez lands a left hand and Morono stumbles a little. Morono lands a right hand. Morono lands a jab then a right hand, then Rodriguez fires back with a combination. Rodriguez lands to the body. Morono lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands a straight left hand. Rodriguez lands and they clinch against the fence. Rodriguez lands to the body and lands a knee then another. Rodriguez lands to the body as they break. Morono lands a right hand. They trade and Rodriguez grabs the body and gets a big takedown late. 10-9 Rodriguez, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Grant Dawson (21-2-1, 9-1-1 UFC) vs. Rafa Garcia (16-3, 4-3 UFC)

Dawson lands a jab and Garcia lands a right hand. Dawson with a high kick. Dawson shoots for a takedown and Garcia is landing to defend. Dawson is able to complete the takedown. Dawson landing from inside the guard of Garcia. Dawson with some big punches from the top. Dawson continuing to control and land from the top. Dawson with some body punches. Dawson ends the round landing from the top. 10-9 Dawson.

Dawson with a right hand then a spin kick. Dawson scores a takedown and is inside the guard of Garcia. Dawson starts teeing off from the top and Garcia is busted open and bleeding everywhere. Dawson with lots and lots of punches from the top and it is stopped. Big finish from Dawson.

Official Result- Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia by TKO (punches) at 1:42 of Round 2

> Welterweights*- Chidi Njokuani (23-10 1 NC, 3-3 UFC) vs. Jared Gooden (23-9, 2-4 UFC)

*Gooden missed weight by 1.5 pounds

They trade early as Njokuani lands a knee to the body and Gooden gets a takedown. They start scrambling up and down before clinching against the fence. Njokuani landing lots of knees to Gooden’s body against the fence. Njokuani with more knees. Njokuani lands a slicing elbow before going back to landing knees. Njokuani continues to land a lot of knees. Gooden is able to reverse and get the back of Njokuani. They tie back up and Njokuani is landing more knees. 10-9 Njokuani.

Njokuani landing kicks to keep Gooden from coming inside. Njokuani lands a jab. Njokuani with a leg kick then lands a body kick. Gooden clinches and pushes it against the fence. Njokuani reverses and lands an elbow. Njokuani back to landing lots and lots of knees against the fence. They trade punches before Njokuani lands more knees. Njokuani lands a couple of elbows. Njokuani lands more before they separate. Gooden lands a right hand and Njokuani lands a body kick. 10-9 Njokuani, 20-18 Njokuani.

Njokuani lands a knee as they tie up and Gooden is able to score a takedown. Njokuani kicks him off and Gooden looks for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Gooden with a jab as Njokuani lands a body kick. Njokuani stuns Gooden with a knee right to the jaw. Njokuani lands a left hand then a head kick. They go to the mat and Njokuani is inside the guard of Gooden and landing. Njokuani with some punches and elbows from the top. 10-9 Njokuani, 30-27 Njokuani.

Official Result- Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Brad Tavares (20-9, 15-9 UFC) vs. Jun Yong Park (17-6, 7-3 UFC)

Tavares drops Park with a right hand and quickly gets on the back to work for a choke. They get to their feet and separate. They’re trading in close range as Tavares is landing solid right hands. Park lands an uppercut and Tavares lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Park gets Tavares’ back against the fence. Tavares turns but Park still has position. They separate. Tavares lands a leg kick. Park lands a jab and a leg kick. Tavares with a right hand. Park lands a leg kick. We have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and each land. 10-9 Tavares.

Park lands a jab and Tavares counters with a combination. Tavares lands a body kick and Park gets him down for a second. They stand and have a frantic exchange against the fence. Tavares with a pair of right hands as Park is pressuring. They trade jabs. Park lands a combination. They break away and Park lands a pair of leg kicks. Park lands some solid punches. Tavares with an overhand right. Park with a leg kick and Tavares lands a combo. Park lands a jab and Tavares with a combo. Park works the jab and lands a right hand and a leg kick. Both are landing but Park is way ahead on volume. They trade late. 10-9 Park, 19-19.

They trade inside the pocket and Tavares lands a right hand. Park lands a right hand and they clinch against the fence. Park has the body lock against the fence but nothing is happening. Park has back control. Park scores a takedown and has the back of Tavares. Park looking for a choke. Park with some punches as they are being told to work by Herb Dean. Park still controlling from the top. He ends it landing from the top. 10-9 Park, 29-28 Park.

Official Result- Jun Yong Park def. Brad Tavares by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #1 Brandon Royval (16-7, 6-3 UFC) vs. #5 Tatsuro Taira (16-0, 6-0 UFC)

Taira lands a leg kick. Royval lands a body kick and Taira grabs the leg and pushes it to the fence. They separate quickly. Taira lands a right hand. Royval with a jab. Royval lands a body kick and Taira lands a leg kick. Royval lands a jab and a body kick. Royval lands a counter elbow. Taira with a right hand as Royval lands a combination. Royval with a straight left hand. Royval with a body kick and a spinning back fist. They trade and Taira lands some solid punches. Taira grabs the back and drags it to the mat. They scramble up. 10-9 Royval.

Taira lands a right hand. He lands a solid right hand. Taira gets a takedown and has the body triangle from the back. Taira looking for a choke but landing as well. Taira keeping back control as there is a lot of hand fighting going on. Taira looks to roll but doesn’t give up the back. Taira with some right hands from the back. Taira looking to force Royval into making a mistake. Taira scrambles as Royval escapes but Taira transitions to the back and is now in the half-guard and lands. Taira stands and they separate. 10-9 Taira, 19-19.

Taira lands. They trade in close range. Taira shoots in for a takedown but eats a knee from Royval. Royval landing to defend the takedown and they separate. Royval lands a combination. He lands another solid combo. Royval with an uppercut. Royval with a pair of left hands and Taira is retreating. Taira tries a takedown but Royval lands to defend. Royval gets a takedown. They scramble up. Royval with a flurry and Taira is covering up. Taira tries a takedown but eats a knee and Royval lands. They’re on the mat and Royval is landing from the back. Royval looking for an armbar but it allows Taira to roll to the top and Taira takes the back of Royval. He has the body triangle locked in. Taira looks for a rear-naked choke and is squeezing around the chin. Royval survives. What a crazy round! 10-9 Royval, 29-28 Royval.

They trade jabs. Taira lands a right hand. Royval lands a combination. Taira shoots for a takedown and pushes it to the fence. Taira gets it down and has the back with the body triangle locked on. Taira landing some punches. Taira puts an arm around the chin of Royval but lets go. Taira with some elbows. Taira still controlling from the back as Royval is showing good defense. 10-9 Taira, 38-38.

Both are looking for openings. Taira just misses a right hand but is then able to connect. Royval lands and circles away. Taira with a right hand and scores a takedown. Royval reverses and scrambles to the top. They stand and Royval has the back and gets a brief takedown. They stand with Royval on the back before they break apart. Royval with a combination. Royval lands another solid combination. Taira shoots for a takedown but Royval defends against the fence. They separate. Taira with a big right hand. Taira with a leg kick and Royval trips up. Taira shoots for a takedown and Royval goes for a guillotine choke and rolls to the mount then takes the back and looks for a choke. Royval with some punches from the back. Incredible fight. 10-9 Royval, 48-47 Royval.

Official Result- Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

UFC on ESPN+ 101 live results: Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint-Denis

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The UFC returns to France for the third straight year as the Octagon is once again inside the Accor Arena in Paris, this time for UFC on ESPN+ 101.

The main event is an exciting five-round lightweight match-up as Renato Moicano takes on Benoit Saint-Denis. Moicano has been seeing a rise in both popularity and in the lightweight rankings in the midst of his current three-fight win streak. Saint-Denis will be competing in his first UFC main event in his home country as he looks to rebound from a loss to Dustin Poirier in March.

In the co-main event, it is a pivotal middleweight bout that could have title eliminator aspirations attached to it as Nassourdine Imavov looks to extend his three-fight unbeaten streak against Brendan Allen, winner of seven straight fights.

Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between William Gomis and Joanderson Brito, a welterweight bout pitting Kevin Jousset against former TUF winner Bryan Battle, a featherweight fight between Morgan Charriere and Gabriel Miranda, and a lightweight opener between Fares Ziam and Matt Frevola.

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> Lightweights- Bolaji Oki (9-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Chris Duncan (11-2, 2-1 UFC)

Duncan with a leg kick as Oki lands a right hand. Oki with another right hand as they trade in close range. Oki lands a jab then a right hand. Duncan lands a kick and Oki grabs it and throws him to the mat, but Duncan pops right up. Oki lands a right hand and then another as Duncan lands a leg kick. Duncan shoots for a takedown and has the neck, but Oki gets it down. They pop right up as Oki lands some shots. They separate and Oki lands a flurry. Oki lands a knee to the body. They trade right hands. Oki gets a takedown and Duncan locks in a guillotine choke. Oki looks like he survives and Duncan lets go, but then Oki goes out cold a second later and it is all over! Duncan didn’t even know Oki was out until after landing a couple of punches after letting the choke go.

Official Result- Chris Duncan def. Bolaji Oki by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:34 of Round 1

> Women’s Bantamweights- Nora Cornolle (8-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti (7-1, 2-0 UFC)

Cornolle with a leg kick. She lands another. Cavalcanti lands a leg kick. Cavalcanti lands a pair of leg kicks. Cornolle with a pair of leg kicks. They trade and Cornolle looks for a takedown as she pushes it to the fence. Cornolle with the body lock. Cornolle gets it down and moves into full mount. Cavalcanti quickly reverses to the top and gets to her feet and lands some leg kicks. Cavalcanti lands as Cornolle gets to her feet. Cavalcanti pressing forward and lands. Cornolle with a pair of knees and a high kick. Close round. 10-9 Cavalcanti.

They land leg kicks at the same time. Cavalcanti controlling the Octagon. They trade in close range. Cavalcanti lands a leg kick. Cornolle lands two leg kicks. Cavalcanti lands a big right hand that stunned Cornolle. Cavalcanti lands another right hand and Cornolle almost stumbles down. Cavalcanti following up with more punches but being patient. Cavalcanti with a right hand and Cornolle goes for a takedown. Cavalcanti grabs the fence big time to defend a takedown. Cornolle still pressuring on the fence and landing some knees. They separate. Cornolle back looking for the takedown against the fence. They trade knees. 10-9 Cavalcanti, 20-18 Cavalcanti.

They trade leg kicks and Cavalcanti lands a jab. Cornolle with a right hand. Cavalcanti with a leg kick and then follows with a right hand. Cornolle lands a leg kick. Cavalcanti gets a tie-up for a moment but lets go. They trade and Cavalcanti lands a flurry. Cavalcanti landing some more big punches. They trade kicks. Cavalcanti lands a right hand. They trade as Cornolle is yelling at her coach. Cornolle looks for a takedown and lands a couple of knees before they break. Cavalcanti with a body kick. Cavalcanti lands a right hand and they trade at the end. 10-9 Cavalcanti, 30-27 Cavalcanti.

Official Result- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Nora Cornolle by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Daniel Barez (16-6, 0-1 UFC) vs. Victor Altamirano (12-4, 2-3 UFC)

They trade early and Barez drops Altamirano with a right hand and starts landing from the top. Barez inside the guard of Altamirano and lands an elbow. Barez lands some more punches before they get to their feet. Altamirano lands a body kick. Barez lands a right hand to the body. They trade and Altamirano with a head kick. Barez lands a right hand and Altamirano with a pair of body kicks. 10-9 Barez.

Altamirano lands a high kick. Barez lands and Altamirano lands a combination ending with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Barez lands a right hand. Altamirano with a left hand and body kick. Altamirano lands a body kick. Altamirano with more body kicks. Barez with a left hook. Altamirano lands a high kick. Altamirano with another high body kick. Altamirano with a left hand and body kick. Altamirano with a body kick and stumbles to his knee as Barez lands a right hand. Barez with another right hand and Altamirano trips to the mat for a brief moment. Close round. 10-9 Altamirano, 19-19.

Altamirano with a body kick. Barez lands a leg kick and a right hand. Barez with a high kick. They trade in a quick flurry from both. Altamirano lands a combination. Barez scores with a right hand. Altamirano lands a body kick. Altamirano lands a spinning back fist that puts Barez on a knee and Altamirano starts to land more as Barez circles away. They trade inside the pocket. Altamirano with a high kick. Altamirano with a combo. Barez lands a left hand. Altamirano with a head kick that Barez checks. They trade. Altamirano with a high kick and a spinning back fist. Barez lands a left hook. They trade and Barez briefly drops Altamirano but he pops up and they trade. Close fight, fun fight. 10-9 Altamirano, 29-28 Altamirano.

Official Result- Daniel Barez def. Victor Altamirano by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights*- #15 Ailin Perez (10-2, 3-1 UFC) vs. Daria Zhelezniakova (9-1, 1-0 UFC)

*Perez missed weight by a half-pound

Perez goes for a takedown as they clinch, but they break. Perez tries a kick but Zhelezniakova grabs it and pushes Perez to the mat. Zhelezniakova gets in side control and lands. They get to their feet. Perez with a leg kick. Perez grabs the body lock and looks for a takedown as she has the back. They go to the fence. Perez gets the takedown and is in the mount. Perez lands some elbows and then locks in an arm-triangle choke. She is squeezing and Zhelezniakova taps. Nice work from Perez to get the finish.

Official Result- Ailin Perez def. Daria Zhelezniakova by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:52 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Taylor Lapilus (20-4, 5-2 UFC) vs. Vince Morales (16-7, 3-5 UFC)

Lapilus with a head kick that Morales blocks. He lands another high kick. Lapilus with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Lapilus with some left hands as he grabs the leg of Morales. Lapilus lands an elbow. They trade in close range. Lapilus with a knee to the body. Lapilus with a body kick and lands another. Lapilus with a combination. Morales lands a body kick and Lapilus lands a left hand. Lapilus lands a left hand. 10-9 Lapilus.

They trade. Morales lands a right hand and looks for a takedown. He gets Lapilus down but they quickly get up. They separate and Lapilus lands a combination and an elbow. Lapilus lands a jab. They trade kicks. Lapilus with a body kick. Morales lands a body kick. Lapilus with a left hand. Lapilus lands a big knee that connects with the jaw of Morales. Lapilus with another knee. They trade late as Lapilus lands a left hand. 10-9 Lapilus, 20-18 Lapilus.

Morales looks for the takedown right away to start the round. He gets Lapilus down for a brief moment but they clinch before breaking away. Lapilus lands a knee and a pair of left hands. Lapilus with a jab and some elbows. Morales lands a flurry inside the pocket. Lapilus lands a left hand. Lapilus with another left hand and a knee. Morales looks for a takedown and gets Lapilus down. They get to their feet. Lapilus with a knee to the body. Morales is throwing but not landing much. Lapilus lands an elbow. 10-9 Lapilus, 30-27 Lapilus.

Official Result- Taylor Lapilus def. Vince Morales by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Ludovit Klein (22-4-1, 6-2-1 UFC) vs. Roosevelt Roberts (12-4 1 NC, 4-4 1 NC UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Roberts lands a right hand. Klein with a body kick. They trade kicks. Roberts lands a right hand. Roberts with a leg kick and another right hand. They trade leg kicks and Roberts gets the clinch and pushes it to the fence. They separate. Roberts with an elbow. Klein lands a high kick. Roberts lands a combination. They clinch and Klein lands an elbow on the break. Roberts with a head kick. They clinch and Klein pushes it to the fence. They both land before separating. Roberts with a head kick and a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Roberts.

Klein with a combination. Roberts lands a body kick. Klein gets Roberts to the mat as Klein gets on top and lands. Klein works to the mount as he continues to land and keep Roberts pinned on the mat. Roberts grabbed the fence to try and get himself out from the bottom but it didn’t work. Klein stands but gets back on top. Klein gets back down inside the full guard of Roberts. Klein still working from the top as he lands some elbows. 10-9 Klein, 19-19.

They trade and Klein gets it back down to the mat and starts working from the top. Klein with some head and body punches. Klein gets the back of Roberts but it allows them to get to their feet. They trade knees. They separate. They get the Thai clinch and Klein lands some knees as Roberts pushes it to the fence. Roberts is trying to get it down. Klein with an elbow. Klein with a big takedown. Klein landing from the top as Roberts is trying to land from the bottom and they trade punches to end it. 10-9 Klein, 29-28 Klein.

Official Result- Ludovit Klein def. Roosevelt Roberts by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- Oumar Sy (10-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Da Woon Jung (15-5-1, 4-3-1 UFC)

Sy starts off landing some leg kicks. He lands some more leg kicks. Sy tries a flying knee and Jung lands a right hand that hurts Sy. Sy gets a takedown but Jung is able to work to the fence quickly and get it back to the feet. Sy tries for another takedown but Jung defends and lands. Jung lands a right hand and Sy is coming forward late. Close round. 10-9 Jung.

They’re both landing to start the second. Sy mixing in some leg kicks. Sy with a jab. Jung lands a jab. Sy with some more leg kicks and he lands a right hand. Jung pressing forward. Sy lands a right hand. Sy with a leg kick. Sy with a right hand and lands some kicks, then lands a stiff jab. Sy with a big flurry as he lands a right hand and a knee. Sy with a leg kick. They trade and Sy hurts Jung with a right hand. They swing and trade late. 10-9 Sy, 19-19.

Jung lands a jab as Sy lands a leg kick. Sy with a body kick and a right hand. Sy with a leg kick then lands a jab. Jung with a jab. Sy lands a right hand. Sy with a head kick. Jung lands a combination. They trade jabs. They tie up and Sy has the neck against the fence. Sy looks for a takedown and has the back of Jung. Sy gets it down but Jung is looking for a kimura. Jung lets go and Sy is on the back but slips off as the fight ends. 10-9 Sy, 29-28 Sy.

Official Result- Oumar Sy def. Da Woon Jung by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Light Heavyweights- Ion Cutelaba (17-10-1 1 NC, 6-9-1 UFC) vs. Ivan Erslan (14-3 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

Cutelaba with a front kick. Erslan lands a left hand. Cutelaba with a leg kick then a right hand. Erslan gets the back and lands some punches but then Cutelaba lands a right hand to back Erslan up. They trade inside the pocket as both land right hands. They trade wild punches. Erslan with a jab. Cutelaba lands a right hand and Erslan was hurt but able to circle away. Cutelaba scores a takedown but they quickly get up. Cutelaba lands an elbow as they break. Erslan with a calf kick. They trade. 10-9 Cutelaba.

They trade punches. Cutelaba looks for a takedown but eats a right hand from Erslan. Cutelaba with a leg kick. Erslan lands a combo and Cutelaba was playing possum but Erslan saw it. Cutelaba with a body kick then a spin kick. Cutelaba with a body kick. They trade and Cutelaba looks for a clinch but lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. They separate and Cutelaba gets a takedown and has the back. He lands some punches. Cutelaba working for a rear-naked choke. Erslan gets out and spins out as they get to their feet. Cutelaba is able to get it back down and has the back. Cutelaba rolls and Erslan is inside of his guard. Erslan ends the round on top but doing nothing. 10-9 Cutelaba, 20-18 Cutelaba.

Cutelaba with a leg kick. Cutelaba lands a combination. He shoots for a takedown but Erslan grabs the neck and gets a takedown. Erslan lands from the top before they scramble up, but Erslan is able to keep it down. Cutelaba looks tired. Cutelaba looking for an arm but Erslan escapes. They stand and Erslan has the back and drags it back down. Erslan with some right hands as he retains control. Cutelaba now has the back. Cutelaba with a late takedown and he lands. 10-9 Erslan, 29-28 Cutelaba.

Official Result- Ion Cutelaba def. Ivan Erslan by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Lightweights- Fares Ziam (15-4, 5-2 UFC) vs. Matt Frevola (11-4-1, 5-4-1 UFC)

Frevola tries to land a right hand as he goes for a takedown but Ziam defends. Frevola swings hard. Ziam lands a right hand. Ziam with a leg kick and Frevola grabs the leg, pushing it to the fence. Frevola is able to score a takedown. Frevola looks for a guillotine choke and tries to mount it but Ziam escapes, though Frevola is still in the full mount. Ziam tries to roll out and Frevola looks for an armbar, but Ziam ends up on top. Ziam lands some big punches. They get to their feet. Ziam lands a right hand and Frevola is hurt. Ziam with another right hand and then lands to the body. They tie up and Ziam with a knee. 10-9 Ziam.

Both looking for openings as Ziam is working the jab. Ziam lands a right hand. Frevola trying to land but missing as Ziam backs up. They clinch against the fence. Frevola lands a right hand. He lands another. Ziam with a right hand. Frevola lands a right hand and a knee. Ziam lands two right hands. Ziam with a body kick after they break a clinch. Frevola lands a right hand as they tie up. Ziam gets a takedown and gets the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. Frevola is able to escape. Ziam has the back and lands. 10-9 Ziam, 20-18 Ziam.

They trade and Ziam lands a flying knee. Ziam gets a takedown. He has the back of Frevola as they get to their feet. Ziam gets it back down and rolls to sprawl position looking for the neck. Frevola gets it down but they get to their feet. Ziam then gets it back down as Frevola lands an elbow. Ziam then lands a big knee that knocks Frevola out cold! Wow, what a finish by Ziam!

Official Result- Fares Ziam def. Matt Frevola by knockout (knee) at 2:59 of Round 3

> Featherweights- Morgan Charriere (19-10-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Gabriel Miranda (17-6, 1-1 UFC)

Charriere lands a leg kick as Miranda lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Miranda looks to pull guard as they battle in the clinch but thinks better of it. Miranda tries a takedown but Charriere defends. Miranda pulls guard and Charriere lands some elbows from the top. They get to their feet. Miranda lands a jab. Charriere with a jab. Charriere scores a takedown. He lands before they stand and he gets another takedown. They quickly get up and trade on the feet to end the round. 10-9 Charriere.

Charriere lands a leg kick. Charriere then drops Miranda with a massive left hand and Miranda is out cold, though Charriere lands a follow-up shot to end it. What a knockout from Charriere!

Official Result- Morgan Charriere def. Gabriel Miranda by knockout (punch) at :27 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Kevin Jousset (10-2, 2-0 UFC) vs. Bryan Battle (10-2 1 NC, 5-1 1 NC UFC)

Jousset lands a body kick. Jousset lands a leg kick and they tie up after Battle misses some punches. Battle working for a takedown and Jousset lands some elbows to defend. They continue to battle while tied up but they separate. Jousset with a calf kick. Battle lands a body kick. They trade in close range. Battle pushes it back against the fence. They scramble to the mat for a moment as Jousset reverses a takedown attempt, but they pop right up and get back to the clinch. Battle lands an elbow and they trade jabs before Jousset lands a right hand. Big right hand from Jousset and then he rips to the body. Battle presses forward and throws but can’t complete a takedown as the round ends. 10-9 Jousset.

They trade and Jousset lands a solid right hand. They’re trading inside the pocket as Jousset lands a flurry of short punches. They tie up against the fence and Battle lands some punches and a few knees. Battle just misses a flying knee. They separate and Battle with a front kick. Jousset lands a right hand. Battle lands a flurry against the fence as he’s way ahead on volume this round. Battle lands a combo as Jousset lands a right hand. Battle with a lot of big punches and he has Jousset in trouble. Battle with tons of punches and Jousset is in trouble and it is stopped. What a finish from Battle!

Official Result- Bryan Battle def. Kevin Jousset by TKO (punches) at 3:47 of Round 2

> Featherweights- William Gomis (13-2, 3-0 UFC) vs. Joanderson Brito (17-3-1, 5-1 UFC)

Brito with some leg kicks as Gomis lands to the body after they clinch. Gomis with a few knees. Brito scores a takedown. He tries to take the back but Gomis is able to reverse to inside the guard of Brito. Gomis working from the top as he lands. They work to their feet. Brito tries to grab a leg but they separate. They tie back up and trade knees. Gomis has position as he’s pushing Brito against the fence. They separate and both land punches. Brito lands a left hand and a leg kick. Brito goes for a guillotine choke late. 10-9 Gomis.

They trade big shots to start the second as Gomis lands a body kick. Brito gets a clinch against the fence and is able to get Gomis to the mat. Brito has the mount and is working for an arm-triangle choke. Brito is squeezing hard and Gomis gives a thumbs up. Brito lets go. They work their way to the feet. They break apart. Brito with a leg kick. He lands another. Gomis with a leg kick and Brito lands a right hand. Brito with a hard leg kick. They trade kicks. 10-9 Brito, 19-19.

Gomis with a leg kick. Brito lands a leg kick. Gomis with a left hand. Brito with two hard leg kicks but Gomis lands another left hand. Gomis with a left hand. He lands another. Brito lands a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. Gomis lands a pair of knees. They break apart. Gomis lands a body kick then a left hand. They clinch as Brito pushes it to the fence. Brito gets the back as he gets Gomis down to the mat. Gomis with a back elbow. Brito tries a takedown but Gomis has the neck and drags it down but they get up. Gomis with a flying knee. Close fight. 10-9 Gomis, 29-28 Gomis.

Official Result- William Gomis def. Joanderson Brito by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #4 Nassourdine Imavov (14-4 1 NC, 6-2 1 NC UFC) vs. #8 Brendan Allen (24-5, 12-2 UFC)

Allen with a leg kick. Allen grabs the body and scores a takedown. Allen is in side control. Allen with a couple of knees but mostly holding Imavov in side control. Allen with some short punches. Allen tries to pass to mount but ends up in the half-guard of Imavov. Allen gets inside the full guard and lands some short punches. Allen lands a right hand. They get to their feet late but nothing happens. 10-9 Allen.

They get started but an eye poke causes a time out. They get back to action. Allen lands a high kick. Allen shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Imavov grabs the neck to defend. They get to their feet. Imavov with a quick combination. Allen tries for a takedown but Imavov is able to sprawl to defend. Imavov lands from the top. Imavov with some left hands from the top. They get to the feet as Imavov continues to land from the back. Imavov lands a head kick. They trade on the feet. Allen shoots for a takedown but Imavov defends. Imavov has the neck. He lets go but gets the back. Allen rolls and Imavov is on top in full mount. Allen gives up his back and Imavov with some punches. Imavov looks for an arm but Allen defends. 10-9 Imavov, 19-19.

Imavov lands and Allen shoots for a takedown, but Imavov defends. Allen goes to his back and allows Imavov to get on top and land. Imavov stands and lands a right hand as he goes back down and grabs Allen. They scramble to their feet. Imavov has the back against the fence. They separate. Imavov lands a combination. Allen lands a knee. Imavov lands a right hand. They trade and Allen tries a takedown but Imavov defends. Allen pushes it to the fence and tries to get it down. Imavov separates and lands a big flurry. Allen lands a right hand. Allen tries a takedown but Imavov squirms away. Imavov pushes it to the fence but they break and trade. 10-9 Imavov, 29-28 Imavov.

Official Result- Nassourdine Imavov def. Brendan Allen by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- #11 Renato Moicano (19-5-1, 11-5 UFC) vs. #12 Benoit Saint-Denis (13-2 1 NC, 5-2 UFC)

Saint-Denis with some early kicks. Moicano grabs a leg on a kick attempt and scores a takedown. Moicano controlling from the top and then is able to transition to the back. He has back mount and is landing lots of punches and elbows. Saint-Denis is cut open. Moicano now in full mount and is landing big punches and elbows. Moicano landing big shots from the top and Saint-Denis is bleeding badly and in survival mode. Moicano continuing to land big shots. Saint-Denis somehow survives the round. 10-8 Moicano.

Saint-Denis lands some left hands to the body. Moicano lands a jab after he looked for a takedown. Saint-Denis with a head kick. Moicano lands a right hand. Moicano lands some punches. Saint-Denis lands a combination. Moicano looks for a takedown against the fence but Saint-Denis defends. Saint-Denis is bleeding badly again. He goes for a takedown but Moicano defends. They trade at the end. 10-9 Saint-Denis, 19-18 Moicano.

The fight has been stopped as Saint-Denis’ right eye is completely closed up and he can’t see out of it, and the doctor has said he can’t continue, so referee Marc Goddard has called it off. This will be a win for Moicano.

Official Result- Renato Moicano def. Benoit Saint-Denis by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN+ 100 live results: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The UFC kicks off a big month of September with the Octagon back inside of Las Vegas’ UFC Apex for UFC on ESPN+ 100 featuring a big welterweight main event.

Former title challenger Gilbert Burns looks to jump back into the win column when he battles Sean Brady in the five-round headliner. Burns has lost two straight and is looking to keep his name in the title picture, while Brady is looking to climb the rankings and score his second straight win.

In the co-main event, former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade looks for her third straight win when she takes on Natalia Silva, she of the 11-fight win streak. Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between Steve Garcia and Kyle Nelson, a bantamweight bout between Matt Schnell and Cody Durden, and a lightweight bout pitting Trevor Peek against Yanal Ashmouz.

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> Featherweights- Zygimantas Ramaska (9-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Nathan Fletcher (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

Fletcher lands a left hand as Ramaska lands a leg kick. Fletcher goes for a takedown and Ramaska is landing punches to defend, but Fletcher gets it down. Fletcher lands from the top and there is a cut on him opened up from some bottom elbows by Ramaska. Ramaska is able to reverse to the top but they stand. Fletcher gets another takedown but Ramaska reverses and looks for the neck and a choke. Ramaska looks for a reverse triangle choke. They get to their feet. Fletcher lands a left hand and scores a takedown. Fletcher with some big punches from the top. Fletcher lands to the body. 10-9 Fletcher.

They tie up and Fletcher looking for a takedown. He is able to get it and gets into full mount. Fletcher is able to lock in an arm-triangle choke and he gets Ramaska to tap! Nice finish from Fletcher.

Official Result- Nathan Fletcher def. Zygimantas Ramaska by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:14 of Round 2

> Middleweights*- Andre Petroski (11-3, 6-2 UFC) vs. Dylan Budka (7-3, 0-1 UFC)

*Budka missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Budka lands a couple of punches as Petroski lands a body kick. Petroski lands to the body. Petroski gets a takedown. Petroski with some shots from the top. Petroski continuing to land from the top as Budka is doing nothing from the bottom. Petroski moves to the full mount and lands to end the round. 10-9 Petroski.

They trade and Petroski lands a leg kick. Petroski shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Petroski gets the takedown and works from the half-guard. Petroski landing from the top and in complete control as Budka is pinned down. Petroski continues to land and mixes in some elbows to end the round. 10-9 Petroski, 20-18 Petroski.

They trade punches. Budka with a leg kick. They trade and Petroski gets a takedown. Petroski landing from the top and in total control. Petroski gets the mount but isn’t landing with a lot of damage but is controlling Budka. Budka doing nothing. 10-9 Petroski, 30-27 Petroski.

Official Result- Andre Petroski def. Dylan Budka by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- Jaqueline Amorim (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (11-5, 5-2 UFC)

They trade to start and Amorim gets a takedown. Amorim gets the full mount and is landing from the top. Demopoulos gives up her back and Amorim is landing and has the body triangle. Amorim grabs the arm and looks for an armbar and Demopoulos is yelling about something. Amorim gets Demopoulos to tap and Demopoulos immediately starts complaining that Amorim had her fingers inside of her glove. It will be a submission win for Amorim regardless.

Official Result- Jaqueline Amorim def. Vanessa Demopoulos by submission (armbar) at 3:28 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Yizha (25-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Gabriel Santos (10-2, 0-2 UFC)

Both landing leg kicks early on. They trade punches. Santos with a leg kick. Santos lands a nice combination. Santos lands and Yizha goes to his butt for a moment but gets right up. Santos with some calf kicks and lands a right hand. Santos with a body kick. Santos drops Yizha with a kick right to the chin and starts pounding away and Yizha is able to get to his feet. Santos lands more as the round ends. 10-9 Santos.

Yizha lands and Santos lands a leg kick and a left hand. Yizha with a pair of kicks and Santos lands a right hand. Santos scores a takedown. Santos landing from the top as he is switching positions. Santos in the half-guard. Yizha gives up his back and Santos tries to jump on it but they get to their feet. Yizha is cut open and timeout is called. They get back to action and start trading. They trade to end. 10-9 Santos, 20-18 Santos.

Santos lands a solid left hand. Yizha shoots for a takedown but Santos defends. Santos is able to score a takedown. Santos gets the back and is landing punches from the back. Santos looking for a choke and Yizha is landing from behind. Santos is holding on with the body triangle locked on. They stand and Yizha tries a back slam to break and time runs out. 10-9 Santos, 30-27 Santos.

Official Result- Gabriel Santos def. Yizha by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

> Flyweights- Felipe Dos Santos (8-1 1 NC, 1-1 UFC) vs. Andre Lima (9-0, 2-0 UFC)

Dos Santos with a leg kick. Dos Santos with another one. They trade leg kicks. Lima connects with a left hand. Lima with a leg kick and lands a left hand, but there’s a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and Dos Santos with a leg kick followed by a flurry. Dos Santos with a leg kick. Dos Santos with an inside kick before they tie up. They separate. Lima with a front kick. Lima with an inside leg kick. They trade and Dos Santos grabs the back. He tries to get it down and Lima grabbed the fence big time. Dos Santos still has back control. Dos Santos gets it down but Lima gets it right back up. Lima is on top. They get to their feet. 10-9 Dos Santos.

Dos Santos with a jab then a pair of leg kicks. They trade with Dos Santos landing and Lima pushes it to the fence. There is a brief foul timeout. Lima lands as they get back to action and Lima passes guard into the full mount of Dos Santos. Lima controlling from the top as he looks for a choke. Lima landing is and gets another takedown. Lima land from the top to end the round. 10-9 Lima, 19-19.

They trade body kicks. They have a timeout and Lima keeps grabbing the ref’s shirt to wipe his eye. They get back to action. Lima with some kicks. Dos Santos lands a right hand. Lima scores a takedown and has back control. Lima has the back and is looking to set up a choke. He looks to have it in deep but Dos Santos is fighting it off somehow as Lima lands some punches. Lima keeps back control. Lima still working from the back. Dos Santos with some back punches as Lima continues to land from the back. Lima lands as the fight ends. 10-9 Lima, 29-28 Lima.

Official Result- Andre Lima def. Felipe Dos Santos by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Isaac Dulgarian (6-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Brendon Marotte (8-2, 0-1 UFC)

They trade and Dulgarian gets an immediate takedown. He gets the mount and takes the back and starts landing punches. Marotte is trying to escape but he’s been mounted by Dulgarian, who is landing. Dulgarian with right hands. Dulgarian looking for an arm-triangle choke. It looks in deep but Dulgarian goes back to the mount and lets go. Dulgarian with tons of punches and complete domination from the top. 10-8 Dulgarian.

Marotte lands but Dulgarian picks him up and slams him to the mat. Dulgarian landing lots of punches from the top. Dulgarian gets the full mount and is completely dominating. He gets the back and has the full hooks in. He is now back on top and locks in an arm-triangle choke and Marotte taps. What an absolutely dominant showing from Dulgarian.

Official Result- Isaac Dulgarian def. Brendan Marotte by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:19 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Rongzhu (25-5, 1-2 UFC) vs. Chris Padilla (14-6, 1-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Rongzhu working the jab. They trade and Rongzhu lands a hard calf kick. Padilla with a leg kick. He lands another hard leg kick as they try to find the range. Rongzhu lands a right hand and Padilla backs up. They trade in close range. Rongzhu lands some hard punches. They trade leg kicks and Padilla lands a stiff right hand. Close round. 10-9 Rongzhu.

They trade and Padilla lands a leg kick. Padilla with some knees in a clinch as Rongzhu lands to the body. They trade jabs. Padilla lands a hard right hand as Rongzhu landed an uppercut. Padilla with a jab as Rongzhu lands a left hand. Padilla lands a hard right hand then hurts Rongzhu with an elbow and lands some knees but they separate. Timeout is called so the doctor can check the eye of Rongzhu. His eye is swollen shut and the fight is stopped.

Official Result- Chris Padilla def. Rongzhu by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 4:14 of Round 2

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> Lightweights- Trevor Peek (9-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (7-1, 1-1 UFC)

They trade and we have a timeout for fingers being out in front. Peek with some leg kicks and lands to the body. Peek throwing big looping punches. Ashmouz is able to get a takedown and is working from the half-guard. They get to their feet and Peek lands a series of jabs. Ashmouz looks for a takedown but Peek defends. 10-9 Peek.

They trade and Peek lands to the body. Ashmouz lands a big body kick. Peek throws a big right hand but Ashmouz ducks under and grabs the back. Ashmouz is controlling from the back as they go to the fence. Ashmouz is controlling as they scramble on the mat. Ashmouz gets it down but they pop right back up. Peek looks for a takedown but Ashmouz scrambles and gets control back. They tie up against the fence and Ashmouz lands some knees. Ashmouz gets the back and lands on the mat. Ashmouz with a big takedown late. 10-9 Ashmouz, 19-19.

Both are throwing big punches. Peek lands a solid right hand. Peek lands an uppercut. Ashmouz with a left hand. They clinch up and Ashmouz lands a knee to the body as Peek lands to the body. Peek swinging for the fences but Ashmouz is able to push him against the fence. Ashmouz gets it down and has the back but they stand and Ashmouz lands. They get to their feet and Peek tries to land but Ashmouz is able to grab the body. Ashmouz gets a late takedown and lands some big shots from the top as the fight ends. 10-9 Ashmouz, 29-28 Ashmouz.

Official Result- Yanal Ashmouz def. Trevor Peek by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- #11 FLY Matt Schnell (16-8 1 NC, 6-6 1 NC UFC) vs. #15 FLY Cody Durden (16-6-1, 5-4-1 UFC)

They both come out swinging and land big punches. Schnell lands a big left hand that hurts Durden. Durden is able to recover and they continue to both land in the pocket. They continue to trade punches as the volume is dead even but Schnell is landing with more damage. Durden with a right hand. 10-9 Schnell.

Durden lands a left hand. Schnell shoots for a takedown but Durden is able to lock in a D’Arce choke and has it in tight and Schnell taps! What a finish from Durden!

Official Result- Cody Durden def. Matt Schnell by submission (D’Arce choke) at :29 of Round 2

> Featherweights*- Steve Garcia (16-5, 5-2 UFC) vs. Kyle Nelson (16-5-1, 4-4-1 UFC)

*Nelson missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Garcia with a body kick and Nelson trips him up with tangled legs and they go to the mat as Nelson gets the back. Nelson landing punches from the back. Nelson still controlling and landing from the back. Garcia is able to spin to the top but Nelson has the arm. Garcia punches his way out and continues to lad as Nelson is covering up. Garcia grinding the elbow. Garcia with big punches as Nelson is covering up. Nelson trying to get up as Garcia stands. Garcia gets back on the mat. Garcia with a big elbow and he starts throwing big punches and gets the finish. What a showing from Garcia!

Official Result- Steve Garcia def. Kyle Nelson by TKO (strikes) at 3:59 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #6 Jessica Andrade (26-12, 17-10 UFC) vs. #8 Natalia Silva (17-5-1, 5-0 UFC)

Silva with some early leg kicks as Andrade is pressuring. Silva lands a combination. Silva with a jab then a right hand. Andrade with a quick flurry but Silva lands in the exchange. Andrade lands to the body as Silva lands a combination. They trade big punches. Silva with a spin kick. Silva lands a stiff jab. Andrade lands a pair of big right hands. Silva lands a side kick and Andrade falls down but gets right back up. They trade inside the pocket. Silva lands some big punches. Andrade lands a leg kick and they trade late. Andrade with a Superman punch and late flurry. 10-9 Silva.

Silva landing the jab and circling away. Silva with a spin kick. Andrade with a leg kick and lands a combination. Silva with a combo and a knee in a brief clinch. Silva lands a jab. Andrade gets the body lock against the fence. They separate. Andrade lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence but separate. Silva lands a left hand that hurts Andrade. They trade some big punches. Silva with a flurry. They trade big punches. 10-9 Silva, 20-18 Silva.

They trade kicks. Silva with a leg kick. Silva lands a left hand then a body kick. Silva lands a quick combination. Silva with a pair of spin kicks and then lands some body kicks. Andrade rushes in to clinch but they separate. Silva with a front kick then a right hand. They trade left hands. Silva with a stiff jab as she is circling away. Andrade lands a big left hand but then clinches though she lets go. Andrade with a flurry. Silva lands a knee. Silva with a body kick. Great fight. 10-9 Silva, 30-27 Silva.

Official Result- Natalia Silva def. Jessica Andrade by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- #6 Gilbert Burns (22-7, 15-7 UFC) vs. #8 Sean Brady (16-1, 6-1 UFC)

Brady with some early leg kicks. He lands a double jab then a combination. Brady with a leg kick. Burns lands a left hand. Brady with a combo. Burns gets a takedown but they instantly pop up. Brady with an uppercut as they break. They battle against the fence and Burns lands a knee. Brady drops down looking to get it down. Burns reverses. They briefly break as Burns lands a right hand, then they separate. Brady with a combination as he pushes Burns against the fence. Brady briefly gets it down. They stay tied up to end the round. 10-9 Brady.

Brady with a big body kick but then Burns hurts him with a right hand. They clinch against the fence as Brady is looking to get it down. They separate. Brady with a quick flurry. Burns lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Brady reverses. They briefly separate before Burns ties it back up. Brady gets it down but they pop right up and Burns gets it down, but they also get right back up. They separate and Brady lands the jab. Brady with a leg kick. Brady lands a right hand. Brady with a right hand then a double jab. 10-9 Brady, 20-18 Brady.

Brady with a right hand and a leg kick. Burns pushes it against the fence. Brady reverses and lands as they break for a second. Brady gets it down but they pop right up and Burns lands a right hand. They trade and Brady pushes it against the fence. They separate and Brady looks for a takedown. They separate and Brady lands a combo and Burns lands some knees and elbows. Burns gets a brief takedown and lands a big right hand. Brady is able to get a big slam takedown. Brady ends the round on top. 10-9 Brady, 30-27 Brady.

Timeout for a groin strike at the start of the round. They get back to action and Burns immediately lands a groin strike on Brady, so back on timeout. They get back going and Brady with a pair of leg kicks. They trade kicks. Brady lands a left hand. Brady with a leg kick. Burns lands a right hand. Brady with a big combination and they clinch up. They break apart and both land before they clinch back up. Brady gets a takedown. Burns is able to sweep as he attacks the leg and he has the back of Brady as they get to their feet. They trade. 10-9 Brady, 40-36 Brady.

They trade and Brady lands the jab. Brady with an overhand right. They trade jabs and Burns with a left hand. They both land and Brady is able to score a takedown. Brady landing from the top as Burns is looking to throw his legs up. He’s able to get to his feet but Brady still has body control. Brady gets it back down from the back. Brady controlling from the top. They scramble up and trade before Brady gets one last takedown to end it. 10-9 Brady, 50-45 Brady.

Official Result- Sean Brady def. Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

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

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UFC on ESPN+ 98 live results: Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis 2

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The Octagon is back home this weekend in Las Vegas with the final event before the historic UFC 300 with UFC on ESPN+ 98 from the UFC Apex.

The main event is a short-notice rematch in the middleweight division as Brendan Allen battles Chris Curtis. Curtis is taking this fight on nearly three weeks notice, replacing Marvin Vettori. He is looking to go 2-0 against Allen after defeating him in December 2021 while Allen is looking for his seventh straight win.

The rest of the main card sees a pair of featherweight battles as Alexander Hernandez battles Damon Jackson and Morgan Charriere takes on Chepe Mariscal; Ignacio Bahamondes takes on Christos Giagos in lightweight action; and Trevor Peek meets Charlie Campbell in an exciting lightweight matchup.

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> Women’s Bantamweights*- #15 Melissa Mullins (6-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Nora Cornolle (7-1, 1-0 UFC)

*Mullins missed weight by two pounds, Cornolle missed weight by 2.5 pounds

They get straight to action landing punches as Mullins lands a stiff jab. Cornolle lands a series of jabs followed by a right hand. They clinch against the fence as Mullins lands a pair of knees. Mullins tries to get it down but Cornolle keeps it up. Mullins still with pressure against the fence and lands a knee. Mullins gets it down to the mat. Cornolle reverses and gets the back for a moment before they stand. Mullins lands a pair of right hands before they clinch back up. They separate and Mullins lands. 10-9 Mullins.

They trade to start as Mullins lands a right hand before they clinch. Mullins lands some knees as Cornolle lands some foot stomps. Cornolle now landing some knees and lands a head kick as they separate. Mullins lands a right hand and Cornolle lads a combo. Cornolle hurts Mullins with a knee then a head kick and Mullins falls to the mat and it is stopped. What a finish from Cornolle!

Official Result- Nora Cornolle def. Melissa Mullins by TKO (strikes) at 3:06 of Round 2

> Middleweights- Dylan Budka (7-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Cesar Almeida (4-0, 0-0 UFC)

They both miss on their offense but Budka is able to score a takedown. Budka trying to gain full position as Almeida is working his way to the fence to get up. They get to their feet and Budka is still looking for the takedown. He picks Almeida up but they remain on the feet. Budka gets it back down. They get to their feet. Almeida with a knee and Budka lands a knee. Budka is just holding on and Almeida is landing short punches. Almeida with some punches to defend the takedown attempt. Almeida lands more as Budka is just holding on doing nothing. 10-9 Almeida.

Budka with a high kick. Almeida lands a body kick and right hand. Budka gets a takedown but they scramble right back up. Budka trying to get it back down but Almeida is defending by landing elbows and punches to the body and head. Almeida lands a knee and then gets the back of Budka and they separate. Almeida with a left hand to the body and some more punches then lands a body kick. Budka tries for another takedown but Almeida lands some elbows and they go to the mat and Almeida finishes it off with punches from the top.

Official Result- Cesar Almeida def. Dylan Budka by TKO (strikes) at 2:13 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Dan Argueta (9-1 2 NC, 1-1 2 NC UFC) vs. Jean Matsumoto (14-0, 0-0 UFC)

Argueta gets it down immediately and lands lots of punches. They stand and Argueta retains control and continues to land and takes it down two more times. They get up and Matsumoto has the back and lands some knees. Matsumoto gets it down for a moment but they stand and trade before Argueta shoots for another takedown but Matsumoto defends. Argueta lands a knee on the break. Matsumoto lands a hard calf kick. Argueta with a right hand. Matsumoto lands a head kick. 10-9 Argueta.

Matsumoto throws a knee as Argueta shoots for a takedown. Argueta is able to get it down for a second but they scramble up and Argueta is trying to get it back down. They scramble and Argueta is just chasing the takedown and Matsumoto lands an elbow. They separate. Argueta tries a takedown but just falls down as he looks tired. Matsumoto with a leg kick. Matsumoto lands a big right hand and a leg kick. Argueta is able to get a takedown. They scramble up and Argueta is still trying to get it down. They separate and Matsumoto lands and Argueta goes back for the takedown. They separate. Matsumoto with a leg kick and a right hand. Argueta shoots for a takedown. Matsumoto defends and locks in a guillotine choke and Argueta taps! Argueta doesn’t know that he tapped and is shocked as Matsumoto picks up the win.

Official Result- Jean Matsumoto def. Dan Argueta by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:59 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Pedro Falcao (16-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Victor Hugo (24-4, 0-0 UFC)

Falcao going right for the takedown against the fence. Hugo with some body shots to defend. Falcao is able to get a takedown and jumps to the back of Hugo. They end up on their feet and Falcao retains clinch control and lands a pair of knees. They separate for a moment before clinching back up. They separate. Hugo lands some uppercuts. Hugo with some leg kicks and a body kick. Hugo lands a kick to the cup of Falcao and we have a timeout. They get back to action and have a wild exchange late. 10-9 Falcao.

They trade before Falcao pushes it against the fence in a clinch. They separate and Hugo lands a left hook and a body kick. Falcao lands a right hand. Hugo with a leg kick. Falcao shoots for a takedown. They separate. Hugo with a leg kick and a combo then a body kick. Falcao shoots for a takedown. They separate. Hugo tries a spin attack and Falcao grabs the back and pushes it to the fence. Hugo gets the back of Falcao and they separate. Hugo with a pair of leg kicks. 10-9 Hugo, 19-19.

Hugo clips Falcao with a left hook and Falcao drops to the mat but Hugo lets him up. Falcao with a leg kick. Hugo with a head kick. They tie up and go to the fence. Falcao working hard for a takedown. They break and Hugo lands a knee then a spin kick to the body then a left hand. Falcao shoots for a takedown. They separate and trade before Falcao ties it back up. They break apart. Hugo with a leg kick. Falcao lands a right hand. Hugo with a left hand. Falcao lands a jab then a right hand. Falcao clinches it back up. They separate. Hugo with a leg kick then a high kick. Falcao gets the back against the fence. Hugo lands some elbows. Falcao with some left hands. They break. Falcao tries again for the takedown. They separate and Hugo lands a kick. 10-9 Hugo, 29-28 Hugo.

Official Result- Victor Hugo def. Pedro Falcao by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights- #11 Norma Dumont (10-2, 6-2 UFC) vs. Germaine de Randamie (11-4, 7-2 UFC)

de Randamie with a front kick. She lands a leg kick. de Randamie with a hard leg kick. de Randamie lands a leg kick but Dumont trips her to the mat and ends up on top. Dumont is in the half-guard but not doing anything as de Randamie gets the full guard. Dumont with some right hands to the body. They trade body punches. Dumont stands and lands as she goes back into the guard of de Randamie. They get to their feet. Dumont gets a late takedown. 10-9 Dumont.

They trade right hands and Dumont shoots for a takedown, but de Randamie defends. Dumont ducks under a de Randamie right hand and they clinch. de Randamie pushes it to the fence and lands short knees. de Randamie with some big right hands as they remain tied up. de Randamie with short left hands and some knees. de Randamie with some more knees. de Randamie with a big knee as she had the Thai clinch and they separate. de Randamie with a head kick. They trade punches. de Randamie with a front kick but Dumont catches it and sweeps the leg for a takedown. de Randamie landing from the bottom and attempts an armbar late. 10-9 de Randamie, 19-19.

de Randamie with a leg kick. de Randamie lands a stiff jab. Dumont shoots for a takedown and is able to complete it. They get to their feet and are tied up but Dumont gets it back down. Dumont is in side control and has neck control. Dumont holding position but not doing anything as de Randamie lands to the body from the bottom. de Randamie gives up her back. They get to their feet. Dumont trips it back down. de Randamie landing punches and elbows from the bottom. 10-9 Dumont, 29-28 Dumont.

Official Result- Norma Dumont def. Germaine de Randamie by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Valter Walker (11-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (8-4-1 1 NC, 0-3 UFC)

Brzeski with a leg kick. He lands another. He lands another then a right hand. Walker with a leg kick. Brzeski with a leg kick and Walker lands one. Brzeski with a leg kick. Walker lands a right hand and gets a takedown. Walker with some left hands. He lands some more. Brzeski with some body shots. Walker is keeping it down as Brzeski lands some punches. Walker with some hard right hands. They get to their feet and separate. Walker with a front kick and Brzeski lands an uppercut. They trade leg kicks. Brzeski lands a right hand and lands a flurry of punches but Walker gets a big takedown. Walker has the back and lands a couple of punches. 10-9 Walker.

Brzeski with a leg kick. Walker lands a leg kick. Walker with a front kick. Brzeski lands an uppercut. Brzeski with a jab. Walker lands a leg kick. Walker gets a takedown. Walker has the back and has control as they get to their feet. Brzeski switches position. They separate. Brzeski with a combo. Brzeski lands an uppercut and Walker with a left hand. They’re trading and Brzeski lands slightly more. They exchange left hands. Brzeski with a right hand. Walker lands a left hand. 10-9 Brzeski, 19-19.

Brzeski lands a right hand. Walker with a front kick to the body. Brzeski lands to the body then a combination. They trade and Walker gets a takedown. Walker has the mount. Walker gets the back and has control. Walker gets into the full mount. Brzeski with some body shots from the bottom as Walker lands an elbow. Brzeski is able to scramble to the top. Brzeski lands and Walker gets the back and lands a right hand. Close fight. 10-9 Walker, 29-28 Walker.

Official Result- Lukasz Brzeski def. Valter Walker by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Court McGee (21-12, 10-11 UFC) vs. Alex Morono (23-9 1 NC, 12-6 1 NC UFC)

McGee with some body kicks but Morono rocks him with a right hand. Morono with a right hand. They trade kicks. Morono with a jab. McGee with a calf kick. McGee with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Morono lands a right hand. McGee with a right hand. Morono with a body kick. McGee landing more with his kicks as Morono is landing more punches. They trade right hands. Morono lands a right hand. 10-9 Morono.

McGee looks for a takedown as Morono jumps up for a guillotine choke. McGee pops his head out and lands from the top. McGee with body punches. McGee controlling from the top as he continues to land some body punches. They get to their feet. McGee with a leg kick. They trade right hands. McGee lands a right hand. McGee lands a jab. 10-9 McGee, 19-19.

McGee looks for a takedown but Morono defends and they separate. McGee with a body kick. McGee with a leg kick. Morono lands a big right hand. They trade as Morono lands a right hand and body kick. They trade body kicks. Morono with a spinning attack. McGee lands a right hand after some kicks. McGee lands to the body. Morono is swinging and missing. Morono lands a right hand. McGee gets a late takedown. Close fight. 10-9 McGee, 29-28 McGee.

Official Result- Alex Morono def. Court McGee by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Lightweights- Trevor Peek (9-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Charlie Campbell (8-2, 1-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start. Campbell with a high kick then a leg kick then a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Campbell mixes high and low with kicks. Peek ties it up as he looks for a takedown against the fence. Peek is able to get a takedown and has the back. Peek with a pair of knees to the body as they get to their feet. They trade. Peek lands a combo. Peek rushes in and lands as they tie up. Campbell lands a couple of big knees. Campbell with a body kick then a right hand. Campbell with a right hand then a body kick. Campbell with a hard calf kick. Campbell lands a right hand. Campbell gets a late takedown and lands a knee on the way up. 10-9 Campbell.

They’re trading wild punches to start the second. Campbell with some leg kicks. Campbell with more leg kicks. They tie up as Peek has body control. Peek lands some knees and lands a flurry as they separate. Campbell is able to score a takedown. Campbell gets the back. Campbell working for a choke from the back. They separate and Campbell lands a right hand. Peek lands a few big punches. They tie up and Peek with some right hands. They break and Campbell lands a big right hand then two more and a big knee. Peek gets a takedown and lands some left hands. Campbell with some knees. Campbell with a big combination. Close, wild round. 10-9 Peek, 19-19.

Peek with an uppercut then a big flurry. They scramble to the mat but get up and are tied up against the fence. They separate and Peek lands before they scramble back to the mat. Campbell has the back with the body triangle locked in. Peek is able to escape and they get to their feet and Campbell still has body control. They separate and both land. Campbell gets it back to the mat. Campbell has the back at the end and threatens with a choke. 10-9 Campbell, 29-28 Campbell.

Official Result- Charlie Campbell def. Trevor Peek by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Ignacio Bahamondes (14-5, 3-2 UFC) vs. Christos Giagos (20-11, 6-7 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Giagos lands a right hand. Bahamondes with some leg and body kicks. Bahamondes lands an uppercut. Bahamondes with a leg kick and lands an uppercut. They clinch for a moment but separate. Bahamondes with a hard leg kick. Bahamondes lands a spinning kick to the head then a body kick. Bahamondes hurts Giagos with some shots then starts landing left hands as they’re tied up but they break. Bahamondes with a leg kick. Giagos with a jab. Bahamondes with some shots and Giagos lands a big right hand. Bahamondes with a combo. Bahamondes lands a jab. Bahamondes lands a head kick and Giagos goes down and it is all over! What a finish from Bahamondes!

Official Result- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Christos Giagos by TKO (head kick) at 3:34 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Morgan Charriere (19-9-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Chepe Mariscal (15-6 1 NC, 2-0 UFC)

Mariscal lands a leg kick. Charriere is throwing but Mariscal gets a takedown. Charriere looks for a guillotine choke then lets go and still has neck control. They get to their feet and are tied up. Mariscal with a pair of knees. Charriere lands a knee. Charriere with a big knee to the body as Mariscal is trying to get the takedown. They break apart. Charriere lands a jab. Mariscal looks for a takedown against the fence. Mariscal with some left hands. Charriere with a pair of elbows. Mariscal lands a knee then a combo as they briefly break. They scramble apart. Charriere with a body kick. Mariscal with a leg kick. Mariscal with a high kick and they trade late. 10-9 Mariscal.

Mariscal with a leg kick. He lands a calf kick. Charriere with a body kick. Charriere lands a combo that pushes Mariscal back. They trade right hands. Charriere with a head kick. Charriere with some kicks and lands a right hand to the body. Mariscal lands a leg kick. Mariscal with a head kick that Charriere blocks. They trade jabs. Charriere with a combination and he’s starting to pull away on volume landing cleaner shots. Charriere with some body shots. Charriere with a right hand. Mariscal lands a front kick. Charriere lands a right hand. They trade and Charriere gets a takedown. Charriere gets the back as they stand and gets another takedown but they separate. Mariscal lands a front kick right to the jaw that Charriere eats. 10-9 Charriere, 19-19.

Charriere lands a jab then a high kick. Charriere with a combination. Mariscal lands a flurry and some solid punches and Charriere is able to get it down. Charriere landing from the top as Mariscal lands a pair of elbows from the bottom. Charriere with some body shots from the top as Mariscal lands some ear slaps from the bottom. They get to their feet and Charriere has the neck as they go back to the mat. Mariscal is able to sweep to the top. Mariscal with some shots from the back. Mariscal with some shots from the top. Close fight. 10-9 Charriere, 29-28 Charriere.

Official Result- Chepe Mariscal def. Morgan Charriere by split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)

> Featherweights*- Alexander Hernandez (14-7, 6-6 UFC) vs. Damon Jackson (22-6-1 1 NC, 5-4-1 1 NC UFC)

*Hernandez missed weight by 1.5 pounds

Hernandez with a leg kick. Hernandez with a high kick. Hernandez with a leg kick. Jackson lands a high kick. Jackson with a stiff leg kick. Jackson lands a right hand. Jackson lands a leg kick. Jackson gets the back against the fence as he caught a Hernandez kick. Hernandez spins around and lands as they break. Hernandez lands a combo. Hernandez with a combo. He lands a body kick and Jackson catches it and pushes things against the fence. Jackson with some knees. Jackson gets a takedown into side control. They get to their feet late. Close round. 10-9 Jackson.

Hernandez with a pair of leg kicks. They trade punches. Jackson lands a combo. Jackson with a high kick. Hernandez with a pair of jabs. Jackson lands a calf kick. Both connect as Hernandez lands a right hand and Jackson a left hook. Jackson lands a right hand. Hernandez is bleeding from his nose. Jackson lands a calf kick. Jackson with a right hand. Hernandez lands a leg kick. Jackson is able to secure a takedown. Jackson gets the back as they get to their feet. Jackson with some left hands and looks for a choke. Jackson with left hands and hammerfists. 10-9 Jackson, 20-18 Jackson.

Jackson lands a leg kick. Hernandez drops Jackson with a right hand and gets on top and starts landing lots of punches looking to finish. Hernandez gets the back and then looks to get the full mount on top. Jackson is able to get the back and has the hooks in as he lands some punches. Hernandez is able to shake free and has the back before they stand. Jackson looks for the takedown. They are tied up against the fence. They remain clinched and just hanging on as both land on the break. Close fight. 10-9 Hernandez, 29-28 Jackson.

Official Result- Damon Jackson def. Anthony Hernandez by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #6 Brendan Allen (23-5, 11-2 UFC) vs. #14 Chris Curtis (31-10 1 NC, 5-2 1 NC UFC)

Allen with a body kick. Curtis lands a combo. Allen lands a right hand. Allen is able to get the back of Curtis and gets it down. Allen has the body triangle locked in and is working for a choke. Curtis is able to spin out to his feet and Allen stands. Allen lands an elbow followed by a combo. Allen with a high kick. Allen lands an elbow. Allen with a leg kick. Allen lands a body kick followed by a right hand. Curtis lands a left hand. Allen with a right hand. Allen with a right hand. Allen with a right hand and a body kick. Curtis lands a left hand. 10-9 Allen.

Allen with a leg kick then a jab. Allen with a quad kick. They trade and Curtis lands a nice right hook. Curtis with a combination. Allen lands a combination. Allen lands a double jab as Curtis lands a left hand. Curtis with a combo. They trade in close range. Allen with some elbows against the fence and lands a pair of knees. Allen with a combo. Allen with a step-in knee to the body. Curtis lands a left hand. Curtis with a combo to the body and Allen lands a combo upstairs. They continue to trade and Curtis is landing slightly more. Allen lands a right hand as Curtis lands a left hand. 10-9 Curtis, 19-19.

Allen lands a right hand. They continue to trade in close range. Allen lands an elbow and right hand as Curtis lands to the body. We have a timeout for an eye poke from Allen on Curtis. Allen lands a pair of leg kicks as they get back to action. Curtis misses a head kick attempt. Curtis with an uppercut and Allen lands a right hand. Curtis hurts Allen and starts to land as Allen is hurt. Allen is able to shoot for a takedown and he has the back of Curtis on the feet. Allen with some right hands from the back. Allen lets go of the position and lands an elbow. 10-9 Curtis, 29-28 Curtis.

They trade to start the fourth. Both are landing and Curtis is landing cleaner. They trade and Curtis pokes Allen in the eye. They get back to action. Allen lands a right hand. Curtis with a combo to the body. Allen with a leg kick. Allen with a combo. Allen gets a takedown. Curtis gives up his back and Allen has the hooks in. Curtis is able to explode to his feet and Allen is ordered up. Curtis with a combo. Curtis lands a left hook to the body. Curtis with a combo. Allen lands an elbow. Allen lands a head kick. Allen gets a brief takedown and has the back as they stand. Allen as the back and is looking for a choke. Curtis tries to turn but it allows Allen to get the mount. Allen with an elbow. 10-9 Allen, 38-38.

Allen with a high kick and a right hand. Allen lands a jab then a body kick. Allen goes for a takedown and Curtis hurts him on the attempt. Allen gets the back of Curtis though. Allen rolls for a leg but Curtis spins out to his feet. Allen is ordered up. They trade elbows in a clinch and Allen lands a knee. Allen shoots for a takedown but Curtis sprawls. They stand. Curtis lands a left hand. Allen with an elbow. Allen lands a head kick. Allen shoots for a takedown but Curtis defends. Curtis lands to the body. Curtis stands and Allen is ordered up. Allen lands a right hand as he shoots for the takedown. Allen gets a big takedown and has the back of Curtis. Curtis spins out to his feet and they stand. Allen shoots for a takedown but Curtis defends. Allen with a flying knee and hurts Curtis with some big shots late. Super close fight. 10-9 Allen, 48-47 Allen.

Official Result- Brendan Allen def. Chris Curtis by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46)

UFC on ESPN+ 97 live results: Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura

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The Octagon is back inside the Fight Capital of the World this weekend as UFC on ESPN+ 97: Tuivasa vs. Tybura takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The main event is a five-round heavyweight bout pitting knockout artist and fan favorite Tai Tuivasa against long-time veteran Marcin Tybura. Both are looking to get back into the win column as Tuivasa is on a three-fight losing skid, while Tybura is trying to rebound from a loss to Tom Aspinall.

In the co-main event, former TUF winner Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa square off in a welterweight fight with both looking for their third straight win. Also on the main card is a light heavyweight bout between Ovince Saint Preux and Kennedy Nzechukwu; a battle of top-ten women’s bantamweights as Pannie Kianzad takes on Macy Chiasson; and a middleweight fight between veterans Gerald Meerschaert and Bryan Barberena.

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> Bantamweights- Charalampos Grigoriou (8-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Chad Anheliger (12-7, 1-2 UFC)

Grigoriou with a leg kick and Anheliger lands one. Grigoriou with a body kick then another calf kick. They trade in close range and Anheliger lands a leg kick. He lands another then a right hand then. They trade calf kicks. Grigoriou lands a right hand. Grigoriou with a left hook. Anheliger with a leg kick. Grigoriou misses a spinning back fist and Anheliger gets the back. Anheliger with some knees. Grigoriou reverses and gets Anheliger down to the mat. Grigoriou in the full guard but nothing happening. 10-9 Anheliger.

They trade and Grigoriou gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Anheliger landing some elbows. Grigoriou gets it back down but they get back up as Anheliger is still landing elbows. Grigoriou continues to pressure against the fence. They are separated by the referee. Anheliger lands a right hand. Anheliger with a hard leg kick. Anheliger lands as Grigoriou shoots for a takedown. Anheliger defending with elbows. 10-9 Anheliger, 20-18 Anheliger.

Anheliger landing to start the third. He lands two right hands to the body. Grigoriou with a left hook. Anheliger lands a right hand. Anheliger with a combination against the fence. We have a timeout for a clash of heads. They get back to action and Anheliger lands a left hook and leg kick. He lands to the body. Grigoriou misses a left hook. Anheliger lands a combination and a high kick. Anheliger with a combo. He lands a right hand. They trade against the fence. Anheliger with a leg kick. Anheliger with the jab. Anheliger landing with more volume. Anheliger lands a pair of jabs. Anheliger with a combination. Grigoriou lands a left hook and Anheliger lands a big right hand. 10-9 Anheliger, 30-27 Anheliger.

Official Result- Chad Anheliger def. Charalampos Grigoriou by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Thiago Moises (17-7, 6-5 UFC) vs. Mitch Ramirez (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. They trade them again. They trade kicks again and Moises scores a takedown. Moises working from the top and landing short punches. Ramirez tries to scramble up and Moises takes his back. Moises gets back into the half-guard. Moises gets the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. Ramirez defends and is able to escape but Moises is landing punches from the back. Moises ends the round with full back control. 10-9 Moises.

Ramirez pushes Moises against the fence as they clinch up. Moises reverses position. They separate. Moises with a leg kick. Moises just clips Ramirez with a big right hand. Moises gets Ramirez briefly down and has body control as they’re on the feet. They separate and Ramirez lands a combo. Moises with a calf kick then a body kick. They clinch against the fence. They break apart. Moises lands a right hand. He lands a leg kick then a body kick. Moises with a left hook then a big calf kick. 10-9 Moises, 20-18 Moises.

Moises lands a big leg kick and Ramirez is clearly hurt and falls down. Moises keeps kicking the legs of Ramirez and it is stopped. Big finish from Moises early in the third.

Official Result- Thiago Moises def. Mitch Ramirez by TKO (leg kicks) at :15 of Round 3

> Women’s Strawweights- Jaqueline Amorim (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Cory McKenna (8-2, 3-1 UFC)

McKenna with a short leg kick and they trade jabs. McKenna lands some more leg kicks. They clinch and Amorim pulls guard to get McKenna to the mat. Amorim looking for a triangle choke and locks in an armbar. The referee says to stop then says to continue right away. Amorim gets the armbar locked back in and McKenna tries to fight it off but she ends up tapping. Great finish from Amorim.

Official Result- Jaqueline Amorim def. Cory McKenna by submission (armbar) at 1:38 of Round 1

> Featherweights*- Josh Culibao (11-2-1, 3-2-1 UFC) vs. Danny Silva (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

*Silva missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Culibao with a series of jabs. Silva hurts Culibao with a big flurry. Silva grabs the neck and locks in a guillotine choke. Culibao gives a thumbs up. Silva lets go but is now in the guard of Culibao. They get to their feet. Silva lands a big right hand. Silva lands a body kick then an uppercut. Culibao lands a combo. They trade combinations. Culibao with a leg kick. Culibao with a combination. Culibao lands a combo. Silva gets the back and gets a late takedown. Close round. 10-9 Silva.

Culibao lands a leg kick. He lands another then a right hand to the body. Silva lands a left hand. They exchange in close range. Culibao lands a right hand. Silva lands a combination. Silva with a left hand. Culibao looks for a takedown but Silva defends and Culibao lands a body kick. Silva with a combo and takes the back of Culibao. They separate for a moment but Silva gets the back once again. They separate. Silva lands and gets the back again. They separate and trade. 10-9 Silva, 20-18 Silva.

They trade and Silva grabs the back against the fence but lets go. Culibao lands a leg kick. They trade and Silva lands a leg kick. Silva lands a knee then a right hand. Silva lands a right hand and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Silva lands as they break. They scramble around while trying to break the clinch. Silva lands an elbow as they break. Silva with a leg kick. Culibao with a leg and body kick. Culibao with a body kick. Silva lands a calf kick that hurts Culibao. Silva with a left hand and takes the back standing. They separate and Silva is pressing forward and landing. Culibao shoots for a takedown but Silva defends and has the back. They get to their feet and trade. 10-9 Silva, 30-27 Silva.

Official Result- Danny Silva def. Josh Culibao by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Jafel Filho (15-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (12-6, 4-4 UFC)

Filho lands some early leg kicks. Filho gets a takedown. Filho has the top and is landing right hands. Filho landing left hands as he’s trying to get the back. Filho has the back and was looking for a choke but Osbourne defends and spins to his back, which lets Filho get the mount. Filho with a flurry of punches from the top and gets the back once again. He locks in a rear-naked choke and Osbourne taps! What a showing from Filho!

Official Result- Jafel Filho def. Ode Osbourne by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:27 of Round 1

> Women’s Bantamweights*- #13 Josiane Nunes (10-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. #14 Chelsea Chandler (5-2, 1-1 UFC)

*Chandler missed weight by one pound

Nunes landing some left hands to the head and body to start. Chandler with a body kick. Nunes with a left hand to the body and they clinch up. Nunes reverses position. Nunes with a knee and they break. Nunes with a flurry. Nunes lands a right hand and they clinch. Chandler gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. She gets into the full guard of Nunes and lands an elbow. Nunes looks for an armbar but Chandler slams her way out and lands some big left hands. Chandler lands a body kick as Nunes stands. Nunes with a flurry on the feet. 10-9 Chandler.

Nunes lands a left hand and follows it with a flurry. They trade punches and Chandler lands some big punches. They clinch and Chandler gets a takedown. Nunes trying to grab an arm as Chandler gets to the mount. Chandler working for a choke and lands some big punches from the top. Chandler working inside the guard of Nunes and continuing to land to the body. Chandler gets to her feet. 10-9 Chandler, 20-18 Chandler.

Chandler with a body kick. Nunes lands a left hand. Nunes with two left hands. Chandler with a leg kick and Nunes lands a big left hand. Nunes with another left hand. Chandler lands a left hand. They both throw then clinch up. They separate. Nunes lands a left hand. Nunes lands another left hand. Nunes lands late. 10-9 Nunes, 29-28 Chandler.

Official Result- Chelsea Chandler def. Josiane Nunes by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights*- Natan Levy (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Mike Davis (10-2, 3-1 UFC)

*Levy missed weight by a half-pound

Levy lands a high kick and Davis drops Levy with a right hand. Davis gets the back and has the hooks locked in. Davis has full back control and Levy is landing back punches. Davis still with full back control and trying to find an opening for a choke. Levy tries to escape and they get to their feet. Levy has the back and lands a knee. He lands a couple more knees. Levy rolls for a leg lock and they trade kicks. 10-9 Davis.

Levy lands a hard body kick. Davis is able to get Levy down and they’re in a scramble. Davis gets the back and has the hooks locked back in. Davis gets the mount and is looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. He has it locked in and Levy taps! Big finish from Davis in his long-awaited return to action.

Official Result- Mike Davis def. Natan Levy by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1:43 of Round 2

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> Middleweights- Gerald Meerschaert (35-17, 10-9 UFC) vs. Bryan Barberena (18-11, 9-9 UFC)

Meerschaert with a leg kick. Barberena with a leg kick. Barberena with an inside leg kick. Meerschaert lands a left hand then a leg kick. Meerschaert gets a takedown and almost has the back of Barberena. They get to their feet and separate. Barberena lands a combo. Meerschaert goes to the mat for a moment and Barberena lands a leg kick before Meerschaert stands. Meerschaert gets a takedown and is in the half-guard of Barberena. Meerschaert gets side control and is looking for the arm. Meerschaert lets go and grabs the neck. He lets go and lands some punches. They trade late. 10-9 Meerschaert.

Meerschaert shoots for a takedown against the fence. Barberena defends and they separate. Meerschaert shoots for the takedown but Barberena slips away. Meerschaert with a jab. Barberena lands a left hand and Meerschaert is able to secure a takedown. He gets the back of Barberena and is threatening with a choke. Barberena stands and Meerschaert is on his back and looking for the choke as they go back to the mat. Meerschaert locks it in around the chin. Barberena goes out cold! Wow, what a finish from Meerschaert!

Official Result- Gerald Meerschaert def. Bryan Barberena by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:23 of Round 2

> Women’s Bantamweights- #6 Pannie Kianzad (16-7, 5-4 UFC) vs. #10 Macy Chiasson (8-3, 6-3 UFC)

They trade left hands. Chiasson with a high kick. They clinch against the fence. Chiasson gets a takedown. Kianzad landing punches from the bottom and now looks for an armbar. Chiasson looking for a reverse triangle choke. Kianzad escapes and they stand. They remain tied up against the fence. Kianzad lands a knee then a right hand to the body before getting a takedown. She lands to the body and they stand. Chiasson has the back and lands a knee. Chiasson gets it down and has the back and is working for the choke. She has it locked in around the chin and gets it under the chin and Kianzad taps! Chiasson with a big submission win.

Official Result- Macy Chiasson def. Pannie Kianzad by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:54 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Christian Rodriguez (10-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Isaac Dulgarian (6-0, 1-0 UFC)

Dulgarian with a leg kick and gets an early takedown. Dulgarian with some right hands from the top. They scramble and Dulgarian almost had a Peruvian necktie locked in but ends up taking the back of Rodriguez. Rodriguez rolls and is flattened out as Dulgarian is landing to the body. Dulgarian landing as Rodriguez gives up his back. Rodriguez is able to scramble but Dulgarian gets the back and drags it back down. Dulgarian gets on top and looks for an arm-triangle choke. He has it locked in but Rodriguez is fighting it off. He lets go and gets the back. They stand and Dulgarian still has back control and drags it back down. They get up and Dulgarian with some knees. 10-8 Dulgarian.

Rodriguez lands a knee and Dulgarian gets it down as Rodriguez has the neck looking for a choke. Dulgarian escapes and has the back and drags it down. Rodriguez is able to scramble up but Dulgarian pushes it to the fence and scores another takedown. Dulgarian still pressuring against the fence and Rodriguez lands a knee. Dulgarian gets a big takedown and has the back. They get to their feet and separate. Rodriguez lands a jab. Dulgarian with a leg kick. They both land inside a clinch. Dulgarian with a combo as he looks for a takedown. They tie up against the fence. 10-9 Dulgarian, 20-17 Dulgarian.

Rodriguez lands to start as Dulgarian is looking for a takedown, but Rodriguez defends. Dulgarian pushing it to the fence and trying hard for the takedown. Rodriguez lands a big body kick as Dulgarian is on the mat. Rodriguez has the back and is landing punches. He flattens Dulgarian out and is landing punches. Rodriguez has the mount as Dulgarian spins. Dulgarian gives up his back as Rodriguez is landing punches. Rodriguez with lots of punches from the back as he has full back control. They get to their feet. Rodriguez lands a right hand. He lands a leg kick then a right hand. Rodriguez with another straight right hand. Dulgarian is gassed out. Rodriguez with a pair of jabs. Dulgarian tries for a takedown but Rodriguez defends. Rodriguez with punches as he defends a takedown. 10-8 Rodriguez, 28-27 Dulgarian.

Official Result- Christian Rodriguez def. Isaac Dulgarian by split decision (28-27, 27-28, 28-27)

> Light Heavyweights- Ovince Saint Preux (26-17, 14-12 UFC) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (12-4, 6-4 UFC)

They’re pawing at each other. They trade front body kicks. Nzechukwu lands a right hand. Saint Preux lands a left hand. Nzechukwu lands a right hand. They trade in close range as both land. Saint Preux lands a jab. Both are landing equally. Nzechukwu lands a right hand. Saint Preux with a leg kick. He lands a jab then a body kick. Nzechukwu lands a right hand and Saint Preux counters with a jab and two leg kicks. Nzechukwu lands a combo. Saint Preux with a jab. Close round. 10-9 Nzechukwu.

Nzechukwu with a body kick and Saint Preux lands a body kick. They trade jabs. Saint Preux with a leg kick. Saint Preux with a leg kick and then another. Nzechukwu lands some jabs and a body kick. Saint Preux with a front kick to the chin. Saint Preux lands a combo to the body. Nzechukwu grabs a leg and pushes it against the fence but lets go. Saint Preux lands a combo then a jab. They both land inside the pocket. Saint Preux lands a flurry. Saint Preux with a body kick. Saint Preux with a nice left hand. 10-9 Saint Preux, 19-19.

Saint Preux lands a left hand that puts Nzechukwu down but he gets right up. Saint Preux pushes it against the fence and lands but they separate after a failed takedown attempt. Saint Preux with a combination. Saint Preux lands the jab. He lands a left hand. Nzechukwu lands some short punches. They trade inside the pocket. Saint Preux with some body shots. Nzechukwu lands a big left hand. He lands a knee to the body of Saint Preux. Saint Preux lands an elbow. Nzechukwu lands a knee. They trade big shots inside the pocket. Nzechukwu lands a big left hand. Nzechukwu lands a massive right hook. Saint Preux lands an uppercut. Nzechukwu lands a knee. Saint Preux lands a left hand. Saint Preux with a big flurry. Fun fight. 10-9 Saint Preux, 29-28 Saint Preux.

Official Result- Ovince Saint Preux def. Kennedy Nzechukwu by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Bryan Battle (10-2, 5-1 UFC) vs. Ange Loosa (10-3, 2-1 UFC)

Battle with a body kick. He lands a knee and has Loosa in trouble early. Both are swinging and Battle gets the clinch and lands a knee. Battle gets a takedown. He has the mount but Loosa reverses and gets to his feet. Loosa lands a knee as they’re tied up against the fence. Battle lands a knee. Battle lands a knee before they break. Loosa with a pair of leg kicks. Battle with a teet kick. Battle pressing forward and lands body kicks. Loosa with a leg kick. Battle lands a right hand. Battle lands a knee then a combo ending with a body kick. Battle with a head kick. Battle with a high kick. They trade late. 10-9 Battle.

Battle lands a right hook then a high kick. Battle with the jab. Loosa lands a leg kick. We have a timeout for an eye poke. The fight is stopped as Loosa says he can’t see.

Official Result- Bryan Battle vs. Ange Loosa ruled a no contest (accidental eye poke) at 1:00 of Round 2

> Heavyweights- #9 Tai Tuivasa (15-6, 8-6 UFC) vs. #10 Marcin Tybura (24-8, 11-7 UFC)

Tuivasa lands a leg kick as Tybura attacks the body. Tuivasa lands an elbow and they trade in a flurry in close range. Tybura is cut open. Tuivasa lands a right hand. Tuivasa with a leg kick. Tybura with a head kick. Tybura lands a big left hand. Tybura trying for a takedown as Tuivasa lands punches to defend. Tybura completes the takedown. Tuivasa gives up his back. Tybura with big punches from the back. Tybura with lots of punches. He continues to land and locks in a rear-naked choke. Tuivasa is fighting it. Tuivasa goes out and it is stopped! Tybura with the big submission win.

Official Result- Marcin Tybura def. Tai Tuivasa by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:08 of Round 1

UFC on ESPN+ 96 live results: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev

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It’s an afternoon of fights as the Octagon returns home for UFC On ESPN+ 96: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Originally scheduled to be the UFC’s debut in Saudi Arabia, this event was shifted to Las Vegas after several planned fights fell through, and it sees a heavyweight main event as Jairzinho Rozenstruik takes on the undefeated Shamil Gaziev. Rozenstruik is looking to rebound from a loss in May while Gaziev gets a main event in just his second UFC outing, looking to remain perfect and win his 13th straight fight.

The rest of the main card sees a light heavyweight bout pitting undefeated Vitor Petrino against Tyson Pedro; an interesting flyweight bout between Alex Perez and Muhammad Mokaev; a bantamweight bout between the returning undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov and newcomer Bekzat Almakhan; and a flyweight opener between ranked fighters as Matt Schnell takes on Steve Erceg.

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> Lightweights- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (15-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Loik Radzhabov (17-5-1, 1-1 UFC)

Al-Selwady with a leg kick. Radzhabov attacks the body. Al-Selwady with a heavy leg kick. Radzhabov hurts Al-Selwady with a punch and they clinch against the fence. Al-Selwady with some knees. They separate and Radzhabov lands a left hook and an uppercut. Al-Selwady with a leg kick then Radzhabov throws him to the mat and lands some heavy left hands. Radzhabov has the back against the fence. He’s landing left hands and keeps taking Al-Selwady down. Radzhabov with some right hands and has the neck. They separate. Radzhabov lands and lands some knees as Al-Selwady is circling around. Al-Selwady lands a big punch and Radzhabov is hurt. Al-Selwady lands a right hand. 10-9 Radzhabov.

Radzhabov lands a leg kick. They trade kicks after a brief clinch. Al-Selwady lands a big right hand as Radzhabov tried a jumping knee. Al-Selwady with a leg kick. He lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Al-Selwady gets a brief takedown. Al-Selwady lands a right hand. Al-Selwady gets a takedown. He’s in side control and looks for the choke. They scramble up and Radzhabov lands an uppercut followed by a knee. 10-9 Al-Selwady, 19-19.

They trade and Al-Selwady gets a brief takedown but they pop right back up. Radzhabov drops Al-Selwady with a right hand and starts landing from the top and gets the finish! What a finish from Radzhabov!

Official Result- Loik Radzhabov def. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady by knockout (punches) at :49 of Round 3

> Lightweights- Ludovit Klein (20-4-1, 4-2-1 UFC) vs. AJ Cunningham (11-3, 0-0 UFC)

Klein lands a body kick and gets a takedown, but they get right up. They trade and Klein lands a left hand. Klein looks for a takedown and Cunningham lands a knee. Klein gets it down but they get up and Klein lands an elbow. They trade. Klein lands a big combination. Klein continuing to land big punches. Cunningham lands a body kick then a right hand. Klein with some body kicks then lands some punches to the body. Klein hurts Cunningham with a left hand. He lands a big left hand then a head kick. Klein drops Cunningham with a body kick and finishes it with some follow-up punches. Big impressive finish from Klein!

Official Result- Ludovit Klein def. AJ Cunningham by TKO (kick/punches) at 4:36 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Christian Leroy Duncan (9-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (11-4, 1-2 UFC)

Both landing leg kicks early and Duncan lands a big body kick. Both land a jab. Duncan with a spinning elbow. Duncan with a pair of kicks then lands a jab. Duncan with another leg kick. Duncan landing more and lands a step-in elbow. Ribeiro makes Duncan circle around as he lands. Duncan has Ribeiro against the fence and lands. They break. Ribeiro rushes forward and looks for a takedown against the fence. Duncan landing more as they’re clinched. Ribeiro lands some knees. 10-9 Duncan.

Duncan lands a jab. Duncan looking for a takedown against the fence. He gets the takedown and is in side control then gets the mount and starts landing lots of punches. Ribeiro gives up his back and Duncan continues to land and it is stopped. Impressive showing from Duncan throughout.

Official Result- Christian Leroy Duncan def. Claudio Ribeiro by TKO (strikes) at 1:57 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Aiemann Zahabi (10-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Javid Basharat (14-0 1 NC, 3-0 1 NC UFC)

Zahabi with some leg kicks early and Basharat lands a body kick. Zahabi lands a right hand. Basharat with a heavy leg kick. Zahabi lands a left hand. Basharat with a leg kick. Basharat with a body kick. Basharat continuing to land to the body with kicks. Zahabi lands a high kick. Basharat with a front kick. 10-9 Basharat.

They trade as Basharat is looking to land the jab. Basharat continues to work the jab. Zahabi with a leg kick. Zahabi lands a combination. Basharat with some leg and body kicks. Basharat with a body kick then lands a right hand. Zahabi with a body kick. Basharat with more body kicks. They trade inside the pocket. Zahabi lands a right hand. They trade right hands and Basharat lands a body kick. Basharat shoots for a takedown but they sprawl up. Basharat pressuring forward and landing. Zahabi lands a right hand. Zahabi hurts Basharat with a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Basharat, 20-18 Basharat.

Basharat pressing forward and lands some kicks. Zahabi lands a jab then a body kick. Basharat lands a right hand. Basharat with a combination. Basharat presses forward and they both land. Basharat landing the jab and both land inside the pocket. Zahabi with a combo. Zahabi with a high kick. He lands a left hand. Basharat with a pair of jabs. Basharat lands a big right hand. Zahabi with a left hand then some jabs. Zahabi gets the back and almost gets a takedown. Zahabi with a series of punches. They trade late. Good fight. 10-9 Zahabi, 29-28 Basharat.

Official Result- Aiemann Zahabi def. Javid Basharat by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Vinicius Oliveira (19-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Bernardo Sopaj (11-2, 0-0 UFC)

Oliveira landing leg and body kicks early on. Sopaj with a leg kick. Oliveira lands a right hand. Oliveira with a leg kick. He lands two more. Oliveira lands a kick but it allows Sopaj to get a takedown. Sopaj landing from the inside of Oliveira’s guard. They get to their feet. Oliveira lands a body kick. Sopaj with a right hand. Oliveira with a hard leg kick after Sopaj lands a head kick. Sopaj with a leg kick. Sopaj gets a takedown right into mount. Sopaj with a big right hand from the top. 10-9 Sopaj.

Both trying for a takedown to start the second and Sopaj scores it. Sopaj gets the back and lands to the body. Sopaj with big right hands from the top and now Sopaj is in the half-guard. Sopaj gets the back once again and lands. Sopaj with big punches from the back. They stand and Oliveira is able to reverse to the top and starts landing big punches. Oliveira now landing left hands from the top. They stand and Oliveira drags it down and starts landing. Oliveira threatens with an arm-triangle choke but starts landing again. They stand and Oliveira with a big body kick. Sopaj lands a left hand. Oliveira lands a late head kick and Sopaj was almost finished but time ran out. Wild round. 10-9 Oliveira, 19-19.

Oliveira with a high kick. Sopaj lands a jab. Oliveira lands a big right hand and is chasing Sopaj down. Oliveira with a body kick. Sopaj lands a left hand. Oliveira with a leg kick then a right hand. Oliveira lands a pair of kicks. Oliveira with a leg kick then a left hand. Oliveira with a big combination. Oliveira lands a calf kick then a big right hand. Oliveira with a pair of kicks. Oliveira lands a big left hand then a combination. Oliveira with a leg kick then lands a left hand. Sopaj is retreating away and Oliveira rushes in with a flying knee that connects and Sopaj goes down out cold. What a vicious knockout by Oliveira.

Official Result- Vinicius Oliveira def. Bernardo Sopaj by knockout (flying knee) at 4:41 of Round 3

> Middleweights- Eryk Anders (15-8 1 NC, 7-8 1 NC UFC) vs. Jamie Pickett (13-10, 2-6 UFC)

Anders pressing forward and looks for a takedown. Pickett lands some knees to the body. Anders maintains the clinch but Pickett is able to escape. Anders lands a left hand. Pickett lands a nice right hand that hurts Anders. Anders tries for a takedown against the fence. They separate and trade and Pickett drops Anders with a right hand and gets on top. Anders is able to roll and gets Pickett down to the mat. They get to their feet and Anders lands a high kick before they clinch. Anders with some knees. 10-9 Pickett.

Anders lands a pair of leg kicks. Anders pushes forward and they trade before Anders gets the clinch. They separate. Anders lands a high kick. Pickett lands a right hand. Anders with a left hand and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Pickett lands a right hand. Anders lands a combination as he pushes Pickett against the fence and scores a takedown. Anders nearly has the mount as he takes the back. Anders with some left hands. Anders with some left hands. 10-9 Anders, 19-19.

Anders pressing forward and both are swinging and Anders gets a takedown. Anders working from the half-guard and lands a left hand. Pickett rolls to the side and Anders is still landing right hands. Anders has the back and is landing but they get to their feet. Anders gets a takedown and is on top. Pickett is cut open. Anders ends the fight landing from the top. 10-9 Anders, 29-28 Anders.

Official Result- Eryk Anders def. Jamie Pickett by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Flyweights- #9 Matt Schnell (16-7 1 NC, 6-5 1 NC UFC) vs. #12 Steve Erceg (11-1, 2-0 UFC)

Schnell lands a combination. They clinch and Erceg pushes it to the fence but they separate. Schnell has a cut opened up. Both looking for openings. Erceg lands a big combination. Erceg lands a big right hand and then Schnell counters with a big right hand. Erceg lands a combination late. 10-9 Erceg.

They come out looking to trade and do. Erceg then lands a big left hook that knocks Schnell out cold. Wow, what a knockout by Erceg.

Official Result- Steve Erceg def. Matt Schnell by knockout (punch) at :26 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- #13 Umar Nurmagomedov (16-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. Bekzat Almakhan (16-1, 0-0 UFC)

Nurmagomedov lands a leg kick. Almakhan lands a body kick. Almakhan hurts Nurmagomedov with a right hand and Nurmagomedov is going for a takedown while he recovers. Nurmagomedov is in side control and takes the back. Nurmagomedov landing from the back as he has the body triangle locked in. Nurmagomedov now spins into the guard of Almakhan and lands a big elbow. He lands a couple more elbows. 10-9 Nurmagomedov.

Almakhan looking to land Nurmagomedov lands a body kick. Nurmagomedov gets a takedown and starts working from the top. They get to their feet and Almakhan lands a kick that was almost illegal. Nurmagomedov gets it back down and has the mount and was landing lots of punches but Almakhan was able to get out from the bottom. Nurmagomedov gets a takedown and has the back. He lands and Almakhan almost gets up but Nurmagomedov keeps it down and lands from the top. He gets the back and continues to land. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 20-18 Nurmagomedov.

Almakhan lands to the body as Nurmagomedov lands a had kick. Nurmagomedov gets a takedown. He is landing a lot from the top as he gets the back of Almakhan. He continues to land and dominate but isn’t close to finishing nor getting a submission. Nurmagomedov gets the mount and lands from the top as the fight ends. 10-8 Nurmagomedov, 30-26 Nurmagomedov.

Official Result- Umar Nurmagomedov def. Bekzat Almakhan by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)

> Flyweights- #7 Alex Perez (24-7, 6-3 UFC) vs. #8 Muhammad Mokaev (10-0 1 NC, 5-0 UFC)

Mokaev with a leg kick. Mokaev lands a combination. Mokaev with a high kick followed by a left hand. Mokaev with a leg kick as Perez isn’t connecting. Perez shoots for a takedown but Mokaev lands a pair of knees that hurts him and they break. Perez shoots for a takedown but Mokaev defends. Mokaev looks for a takedown against the fence. Mokaev gets the mount and lands big punches to end the round. 10-9 Mokaev.

Mokaev shoots for a takedown and gets the back. They break and Perez lands a leg kick that trips Mokaev up. Mokaev tries for a takedown but Perez defends. Perez lands a combination and Mokaev is able to get a takedown. He lands from the top but they scramble up. Mokaev lands a jab. Mokaev lands an uppercut. Mokaev tries to get it down but Perez ends up on top. 10-9 Mokaev, 20-18 Mokaev.

Perez lands a right hand. Mokaev tries to get it down but Perez defends and has the neck. They get to their feet and Mokaev has the back against the fence. Mokaev gets it down and Perez is landing elbows. Mokaev gets a big suplex takedown but they pop up and he still has the back. They break and Mokaev looks to get it back down but Perez is defending. They separate. Mokaev tries to get it back down but Perez defends. Mokaev lands a combo and goes right back for the takedown and Perez is defending. They break. Mokaev tries to get it back down and Perez lands a knee to the body. Mokaev gets the back and has it as the fight ends. Close fight. 10-9 Mokaev, 30-27 Mokaev.

Official Result- Muhammad Mokaev def. Alex Perez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- Vitor Petrino (10-0, 3-0 UFC) vs. Tyson Pedro (10-4, 6-4 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Petrino swings wildly but misses. Pedro lands a leg kick. Petrino with a heavy leg kick. Pedro lands a leg kick. Petrino lands a jab. They trade body kicks. Petrino lands a big jab. Petrino just barely lands a body kick but follows with a right hand. Pedro lands a leg kick. 10-9 Petrino.

Petrino lands a leg kick. They trade and Petrino lands a combo. They clinch against the fence. Pedro lands a knee. Petrino is looking for a takedown. They separate. Petrino lands a jab. Pedro with a body kick then a leg kick. Pedro shoots for a takedown but Petrino defends. Pedro lands a leg kick. Petrino with a high body kick. Pedro with more leg kicks. Pedro lands a body kick. Petrino lands a jab then a body kick. He lands another. 10-9 Pedro, 19-19.

Petrino lands a head kick. Petrino lands a jab then a leg kick. Petrino with another stiff jab. They tie up against the fence and Petrino tries to get it down as he has the back. Petrino gets a big slam takedown. Petrino has the back on the mat and is looking to set something up. They get up but Petrino gets it right back down. Petrino controlling from the top and looked for the mount but has back control again. Petrino ends the fight from the top. 10-9 Petrino, 29-28 Petrino.

Official Result- Vitor Petrino def. Tyson Pedro by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- #12 Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-5, 7-5 UFC) vs. Shamil Gaziev (12-0, 1-0 UFC)

Rozenstruik lands some leg kicks and they both land right hands. Rozenstruik lands a leg kick. Rozenstruik lands a jab. Gaziev tries a takedown but Rozenstruik defends and lands a right hand. He lands another. Gaziev just misses a right hand and Rozenstruik lands a jab. Gaziev lands a right hand and they tie up against the fence. Gaziev gets a takedown. Gaziev ends the round working from the top. 10-9 Gaziev.

Gaziev pressing forward and both men land. Gaziev lands a left hand. Rozenstruik lands a jab. Gaziev lands a knee to the body. Rozenstruik with a jab. Gaziev lands a solid right hand. Rozenstruik lands a leg kick. Rozenstruik with a jab. Gaziev grabs a single leg but Rozenstruik is able to defend and Gaziev lets go. They’re clinched against the fence. Gaziev lands a knee. Rozenstruik with some short shots. 10-9 Rozenstruik, 19-19.

Rozenstruik lands a jab and a leg kick. Gaziev lands a right hand. Rozenstruik working the jab. Rozenstruik lands a jab then a leg kick. Rozenstruik working the jab. He lands it to the head and body as Gaziev is doing nothing. Gaziev lands a right hand but continues to get hit by Rozenstruik. Rozenstruik lands a big combination. Rozenstruik lands a hard jab. Gaziev lands a right hand. Rozenstruik landing more and Gaziev lands a right hand. 10-9 Rozenstruik, 29-28 Rozenstruik.

Rozenstruik lands a leg kick followed by a jab. Gaziev lands a combo and they trade in a wild exchange. They’re tied up against the fence. They separate and Rozenstruik is landing the jab. Rozenstruik with a jab then a left hook then lands a big combination. Rozenstruik lands a right hand but gets wobbled from a right hand by Gaziev. Rozenstruik back to landing the jab. Rozenstruik lands a hard leg kick. Rozenstruik lands a jab that knocks the mouth piece of Gaziev out. Rozenstruik lands a big right hand and has a late flurry. 10-9 Rozenstruik, 39-37 Rozenstruik.

The fight is stopped after the fourth round after Gaziev said he couldn’t see and referee Marc Goddard decided to stop the fight.

Official Result- Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Shamil Gaziev by TKO (referee stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 4

UFC on ESPN+ 95 live results: Moreno vs. Royval 2, Rodriguez vs. Ortega 2

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The Octagon is back at high elevation as the UFC returns to Mexico for the first time since September 2019 for UFC on ESPN+ 95: Moreno vs. Royval 2 from Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The main event will see former UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno square off with Brandon Royval for the second time.

The two first met in November 2020 at UFC 255, a fight won by Moreno via first-round TKO. Both are also coming off title fight losses to Alexandre Pantoja, and the winner could get another crack at the champion, who will be in attendance.

The co-main event is another five-round rematch as Yair Rodriguez takes on Brian Ortega in featherweight action. The two previously fought in July 2022, but that fight never really got going as Ortega suffered a shoulder injury late in the first round, which ended the fight. This will be Ortega’s first fight since suffering that injury.

Also on the main card is a lightweight bout pitting Daniel Zellhuber against Francisco Prado; a bantamweight bout with Raul Rosas Jr. taking on Ricky Turcios; and a lightweight bout between Manuel Torres and Chris Duncan.

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> Featherweights- Erik Silva (9-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Muhammad Naimov (10-2, 2-0 UFC)

Naimov lands a spinning wheel kick and Silva fell to his butt but got right up. They tie up and Naimov lands and the fight is stopped as Silva looks to be injured. Silva is favoring his left leg as he is definitely hurt.

Official Result- Muhammad Naimov def. Erik Silva by TKO (injury) at :44 of Round 1

> Flyweights- Victor Altamirano (12-3, 2-2 UFC) vs. Felipe Dos Santos (7-1 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)

Dos Santos with a high kick. Altamirano rushes forward with a kick and lands a spin kick. Dos Santos lands a right hand. Altamirano with a head kick. They trade and Altamirano looks for a takedown. Dos Santos has the neck and Altamirano scrambles out as they get to their feet. Dos Santos lands a body kick. They may have clashed heads and Altamirano scores a takedown. They stand and Altamirano has back control and gets it back down. They scramble up. Dos Santos looks for a guillotine as they go back to the mat and he lets go. They trade knees before breaking. Altamirano lands a leg kick. Altamirano gets another takedown. They get to their feet and Altamirano scores another takedown, but they quickly stand. 10-9 Altamirano.

Altamirano lands a leg kick that trips Dos Santos up for a moment. They trade and Altamirano forces a clinch. They separate and Dos Santos lands a body kick. Altamirano with a heavy leg kick. Altamirano scores a takedown and lands a nice elbow from the top. Altamirano takes the back as they work up to the feet. They separate as Dos Santos lands a body kick. Altamirano lands a leg kick and Dos Santos lands a right hand. Altamirano ducks under a punch and gets a takedown. 10-9 Altamirano, 20-18 Altamirano.

Altamirano lands a combo as he is going for a takedown, and Dos Santos is landing to defend. They go to the mat and Dos Santos has the back and is looking for a choke. Altamirano is fighting it. Altamirano escapes and they get to their feet. Altamirano gets a takedown. Dos Santos throwing elbows from the bottom. Altamirano gets to side control and Dos Santos gives up his back. They get to their feet. Altamirano lands a knee before they separate. Dos Santos lands a right hand. Altamirano lands a knee. He lands another as Dos Santos lands a left hook. 10-9 Altamirano, 30-27 Altamirano.

Official Result- Felipe Dos Santos def. Victor Altamirano by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Ronaldo Rodriguez (15-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Denys Bondar (19-4, 0-2 UFC)

Bondar with a jab and front kick. Rodriguez lands a left hook and leg kick. Bondar lands a right hand and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and both land before Bondar lands a right hand and scores another takedown. Rodriguez looking to throw his legs up but Bondar defending with some punches. Bondar stands then gets side control and they stand. Bondar lands a combo ending with a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Rodriguez lands a right hand. Rodriguez landing some punches and lands a leg kick. Rodriguez gets a late takedown and they stand with both landing late. 10-9 Bondar.

They’re throwing haymakers to start. Bondar lands a spinning elbow. They go to the mat as Bondar looked for the arm but get to their feet in the clinch. Rodriguez lands some knees. Bondar lands an elbow on the break. Rodriguez lands a leg kick. Bondar gets a takedown. They’re scrambling around as Bondar is landing from the top and Rodriguez is landing punches as well. Bondar looks for a leg and Rodriguez lands left hands from the top. Rodriguez gets the back and looks for a choke. Bondar taps! Rodriguez gets the big finish just before the second round ends.

Official Result- Ronaldo Rodriguez def. Denys Bondar by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Claudio Puelles (12-3, 5-2 UFC) vs. Fares Ziam (14-4, 4-2 UFC)

Puelles gets an early takedown. Ziam gets his back to the fence. Puelles has the back as they stand. Puelles gets another takedown. They get to their feet and remain tied up against the fence. They separate. Ziam lands a left hook to the body. Puelles with a high kick but gets dropped by a Ziam left hand. Ziam lands from the top before backing away and they stand. Puelles shoots for a takedown but Ziam sprawls. They get to their feet and Puelles gets a takedown and is in side control against the fence. Puelles lands a knee to the body. Puelles looks for an arm. 10-9 Ziam.

Puelles gets an early takedown but they get up. Puelles with a high kick. Ziam lands a pair of knees. Puelles gets a takedown. Puelles working from the top and landing. They get to their feet and Puelles is on the back working for a choke. They go back to the ground. Ziam escapes and lands some left hands. Ziam with some punches from the top to end the round. 10-9 Puelles, 19-19.

They clinch right away. They trade knees. Puelles dropping down for a takedown. He gets it as Ziam has the neck. Ziam works to the top and Puelles escapes. They get to their feet and Puelles gets another takedown. Ziam working for the neck but Puelles escapes. Puelles tries to get it down and they scramble to the mat. They stand and scramble back down. Ziam is on top. Ziam landing from the top. Ziam lands until the end. 10-9 Ziam, 29-28 Ziam.

Official Result- Fares Ziam def. Claudio Puelles by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

> Flyweights*- Edgar Chairez (10-5 1 NC, 0-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Daniel Lacerda (11-5 1 NC, 0-4 1 NC UFC)

*Chairez missed weight by five pounds, Lacerda missed weight by one pound

They trade kicks to start. Chairez with a hard leg kick. Chairez with a spin kick. They trade kicks. Chairez with a hard leg kick then a combo. Chairez lands a right hand and Lacerda scores a takedown. Chairez has Lacerda in his full guard and locks in a triangle choke and Lacerda taps! Great finish from Chairez to get the win.

Official Result- Edgar Chairez def. Daniel Lacerda by submission (triangle choke) at 2:17 of Round 1

> Flyweights- Jesus Aguilar (9-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Mateus Mendonca (10-2, 0-2 UFC)

Aguilar with a heavy kick. Mendonca lands a series of kicks and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and are tied up against the fence. Aguilar is pressuring. Mendonca gets it back down and is in side control against the fence. Aguilar is able to explode to the top and lands some punches. Aguilar with a right hand as he gets into the guard of Mendonca. Mendonca looks for an armbar but Aguilar escapes and lands some punches to end the round. 10-9 Aguilar.

Aguilar lands some leg kicks and Mendonca shoots for the takedown and gets it. They get to their feet and Aguilar lands a knee before scoring a brief takedown. Mendonca gets the back. Mendonca gets on top and is in the half-guard of Aguilar. Mendonca gets the mount and lands some right hands as Aguilar is covering up. Mendonca with more right hands but Aguilar scrambles to the half-guard. They get to their feet and Aguilar rocks Mendonca with a right hand but scores a takedown instead of continuing to land. Aguilar gets the mount. They get to their feet and Mendonca lands a flying knee. Mendonca shoots for a takedown and Aguilar ends up on top to end the round. 10-9 Mendonca, 19-19.

Aguilar lands some kicks and one trips Mendonca to the ground. Aguilar attacks the neck and locks in a mounted guillotine choke. Mendonca is able to pop his head out as he rolled to the top. Mendonca working from inside of the half-guard. They are ordered to their feet and Aguilar lands some punches. Aguilar with a leg kick. Mendonca gets a takedown after they tie up. Mendonca is looking for an arm and then a triangle and almost had it as time runs out. Close fight. 10-9 Mendonca, 29-28 Mendonca.

Official Result- Jesus Aguilar def. Mateus Mendonca by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Cristian Quinonez (18-4, 1-1 UFC) vs. Raoni Barcelos (17-5, 6-4 UFC)

Barcelos lands a leg kick and goes for a takedown but Quinonez defends. Barcelos lands a hard right hand. They clinch against the fence. They separate. Barcelos with a right hand to the body and Quinonez with a leg kick. Quinonez lands a series of punches. Barcelos scores a takedown. They scramble up. Quinonez is landing from the back as Barcelos is grabbing the fence. Quinonez lands some knees from the back. They scramble around. Barcelos tries to roll free but Quinonez ends up in side control. Quinonez lands from the top. 10-9 Quinonez.

Quinonez lands some kicks to start the second. Quinonez landing more as he lands an uppercut and some leg kicks. Quinonez landing the jab. He lands an uppercut. Quinonez lands a big right hand and Barcelos is circling away. Barcelos gets a brief takedown but they stand, and Barcelos drops Quinonez with a right hand. They scramble up and Barcelos lands a knee. Barcelos has the neck and is squeezing. He lets go. Quinonez lands a combo. Barcelos lands two right hands. Quinonez lands a right hand and then another. Barcelos fires back. Quinonez with a combo. Wild round. 10-9 Barcelos, 19-19.

They trade leg kicks. They continue to trade as they both circle around. Barcelos grabs the single leg and gets a takedown. Barcelos gets the back and locks in a rear-naked choke that gets Quinonez to tap. Big finish from Barcelos.

Official Result- Raoni Barcelos def. Cristian Quinonez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:04 of Round 3

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> Lightweights- Manuel Torres (14-2, 2-0 UFC) vs. Chris Duncan (11-1, 2-0 UFC)

Duncan lands a right hand and Torres backs up. Torres lands a knee as Duncan gets a takedown. They scramble up and clinch. Torres gets a takedown and lands an elbow. He is on the back as Duncan stands but they end up on the feet. Torres still has the back and gets it back down. Torres working for a choke and has it locked in and Duncan taps! Big finish from Torres.

Official Result- Manuel Torres def. Chris Duncan by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:46 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- Yazmin Jauregui (10-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Sam Hughes (8-5, 3-4 UFC)

Hughes lands a leg kick. Jauregui lands a quick combo. Jauregui with a stiff right hand. She lands another. Hughes looks for a takedown but Jauregui lands a knee and right hand on the break. Jauregui lands a leg kick. Hughes lands a jab. Jauregui with a body kick and follows it with a combo. Jauregui lands a combo. Hughes looks for a takedown as she pushes it against the fence but they separate. They trade body kicks. Jauregui with a combo. Jauregui lands a combo with a body kick. Jauregui lands a right hand. They trade inside the pocket. 10-9 Jauregui.

They trade to start the second. Jauregui continuing to land combinations. Hughes lands a leg kick. Jauregui with a big combination and Hughes is bleeding from her nose. They trade leg kicks. Hughes with a leg kick. Jauregui with a high kick. They trade in close range. Jauregui landing combos and lands a leg kick. Jauregui with a body kick then a right hand. Hughes lands a right hand. Jauregui lands more at the end. 10-9 Jauregui, 20-18 Jauregui.

They trade to start the third and Jauregui lands a quick combination. Jauregui landing with more volume as she’s landing four for every one Hughes lands. Jauregui lands and Hughes briefly falls to the mat but gets up. Jauregui with a body kick and follows with a left hook. Jauregui with some front kicks. They trade in close range. Hughes lands a body kick. Jauregui with a leg kick. Jauregui lands a combo and Hughes looks for a takedown but lets go. Jauregui with a combination. Jauregui lands another combo. Jauregui with a leg kick then a combination. Strong fight for Jauregui. 10-9 Jauregui, 30-27 Jauregui.

Official Result- Yazmin Jauregui def. Sam Hughes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Raul Rosas Jr. (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ricky Turcios (12-3, 2-1 UFC)

Breaking: This fight has been cancelled as Rosas Jr. is suffering from an illness and was not cleared to compete.

> Lightweights- Daniel Zellhuber (14-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Francisco Prado (12-1, 1-1 UFC)

Zellhuber with a pair of kicks. Prado with a leg kick then Zellhuber lands a body kick. They trade body kicks. Prado lands a right hand. Zellhuber with some front kicks. Zellhuber with a body kick. Zellhuber lands a left hand. Prado with a left hook to the body then one upstairs. Prado lands a flurry and Zellhuber pushes it to the fence. Prado lands an elbow on the break. They trade kicks. Prado with a combination. They clinch but break. Zellhuber with some front kicks. Prado lands a leg kick. Zellhuber with a jab. Close round. 10-9 Prado.

Prado lands a right hand to the body and Zellhuber lands a body kick. Zellhuber lands a jab and Prado’s eye is busted open. Zellhuber pressing forward and landing as Prado is throwing wild shots. Zellhuber with a body kick. Prado lands a body kick. They trade. Zellhuber lands a knee and they both swing and land. Zellhuber with a jab then a big knee. Zellhuber landing the jabs. Zellhuber with a combo. Zellhuber lands a combination. Zellhuber with a stiff right hand as Prado was rushing in. Zellhuber lands a left hook. 10-9 Zellhuber, 19-19.

Zellhuber landing to start the third and lands a front kick to the face. Prado lands a leg kick but it’s Zellhuber landing with way more volume. Zellhuber with a body kick. Zellhuber with a body kick then a knee. Zellhuber with a combination. Zellhuber with a stiff jab. Prado lands a leg kick. Prado with a left hook. Zellhuber lands a right hand then a body kick. Zellhuber with a head kick. Zellhuber lands the double jab. Zellhuber with a body kick. Zellhuber with a flurry late. Good fight. 10-9 Zellhuber, 29-28 Zellhuber.

Official Result- Daniel Zellhuber def. Francisco Prado by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Featherweights- #3 Yair Rodriguez (18-4 1 NC, 10-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #4 Brian Ortega (15-3 1 NC, 7-3 1 NC UFC)

Ortega might have hurt himself jumping up during his intro. They’re both swinging to start things off. Rodriguez lands a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a left hand and Ortega falls into the fence. Rodriguez lands some knees to the body. Rodriguez with a combo. Rodriguez with a body kick. They clinch and Rodriguez with a knee to the body. They trade combinations. Ortega with a body kick. Rodriguez kicks Ortega’s legs from under him and lands some big punches as he gets on top. Rodriguez with a flurry from the top. Rodriguez with a big right hand from the top. They scramble up and Ortega has the back. Ortega drags Rodriguez to the ground. Ortega is in the mount and ends the round there. 10-9 Rodriguez.

Rodriguez lands a big body kick. Ortega presses forward and lands. Ortega with an uppercut. Rodriguez lands a right hand. Ortega grabs the single leg. Ortega pushes it against the fence and gets a takedown. Rodriguez has the neck. Ortega gets out and is working from the top. Rodriguez lands some hammerfists from the bottom. Ortega with some elbows. Ortega with some left hands. 10-9 Ortega, 19-19.

Rodriguez with a body kick as they come out swinging. Ortega gets the body lock and a takedown. Ortega has the mount and locks in an arm-triangle choke and Rodriguez taps! What a comeback and finish from Ortega!

Official Result- Brian Ortega def. Yair Rodriguez by submission (arm-triangle choke) at :58 of Round 3

> Flyweights- #1 Brandon Moreno (21-7-2, 9-4-2 UFC) vs. #3 Brandon Royval (15-7, 5-3 UFC)

Moreno lands a leg kick. Royval with a body kick. Royval slips on a kick but there isn’t much happening. They trade leg kicks. Royval with a body kick. Moreno with a leg kick. Moreno lands a combo. Moreno with a right hand. He lands a body kick. Moreno with a knee to the body and lands an elbow as he breaks a clinch attempt from Royval. Royval with a body kick. Moreno lands a left hand. 10-9 Moreno.

Royval with a leg kick. Moreno lands a big right hand. Moreno lands a stiff jab. Moreno lands another right hand. Moreno with another right hand. Royval lands a combo but Moreno is piecing him up. Royval lands a knee. He lands a body kick. Moreno lands a big combination. Royval lands a jab. Royval lands a knee and Moreno lands some punches. Royval lands a body kick. Moreno gets a takedown. Royval is trying to scramble out. They get to their feet after Royval looked for a submission. 10-9 Moreno, 20-18 Moreno.

Royval with a pair of leg kicks. Moreno lands a leg kick. Both are circling around. Moreno gets a takedown. They scramble up and Moreno has the back against the fence. Royval escapes. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and Royval lands a body kick. Royval with a pair of kicks. Moreno lands a right hand. Moreno lands a right hand and grabs the back but Royval escapes. Moreno lands a right hand, then a combo ending with a leg kick. 10-9 Royval, 29-28 Moreno.

Moreno lands as Royval presses forward to start the fourth. Moreno lands a right hand then a leg kick. They trade. Moreno tries a takedown but Royval briefly ends up on top, though they quickly get up. Royval lands a combo. Moreno with a big right hand. They trade big punches. They tie up against the fence and Royval lands some left hands before they separate. Royval lands a combo to the body. Royval lands some more kicks as he lands a high kick. Moreno with a right hand. 10-9 Royval, 38-38.

Moreno lands a right hand. They tie up and Moreno pushes it to the fence. They separate. Moreno lands a pair of big right hands. Moreno with a body kick. Royval throwing with volume but not landing a lot. Moreno with a right hand then a leg kick. Royval lands a combo but Moreno is covering up. Moreno lands a stiff jab. They both land a hard right hand. Moreno with a right hand. Moreno has the body locks and the back against the fence. They are separated by Herb Dean. Moreno with a right hand. Moreno lands to the body then a left hand. Royval lands and Moreno with a knee to the body. Moreno has the back against the fence. Moreno lands as they break and they swing late. Close fight. 10-9 Moreno, 48-47 Moreno.

Official Result- Brandon Royval def. Brandon Moreno by split decision (48-47, 46-49, 48-47)

UFC on ESPN+ 94 live results: Jack Hermansson vs. Joe Pyfer

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It’s Super Bowl Weekend in Las Vegas, but the big game isn’t the only thing happening in Sin City as the UFC is back this week for UFC On ESPN+ 94: Hermansson vs. Pyfer, taking place at the UFC Apex.

A battle of middleweights headlines in the five-round main event as Jack Hermansson looks to stay near the title picture when he meets fast-rising prospect Joe Pyfer. Hermansson is fighting for the first time since December 2022 as he looks to get back into the win column, while Pyfer is looking for his sixth straight win.

The co-main event is an exciting featherweight battle as Dan Ige takes on Andre Fili. The rest of the main card sees middleweight newcomer Robert Bryczek take on Ihor Potieira; long-time UFC veteran middleweight Brad Tavares battles Gregory Rodriguez, and former TUF finalist Michael Johnson squares off against Darrius Flowers in a lightweight bout.

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> Bantamweights- Daniel Marcos (15-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Aoriqileng (25-11, 3-3 UFC)

Aoriqileng lands a leg kick. Marcos with a right hand then a body kick and a leg kick. Aoriqileng lands a right hand. They trade punches and Aoriqileng lands a hard right hand. Marcos lands a right hand then a knee. Marcos lands a leg kick. They clinch against the fence and Marcos lands a knee on the break. Aoriqileng is bleeding from the nose. They trade punches. Marcos lands a nice left hook. Marcos lands a leg kick. Aoriqileng lands a front kick. Marcos with a leg kick and follows with an uppercut. 10-9 Marcos.

They trade leg kicks before clinching. Marcos pushes it to the fence. They separate and Marcos lands a leg kick that makes Aoriqileng fall. Marcos lands some punches before Aoriqileng is able to get to his feet and they clinch back up. They separate and Marcos lands a pair of right hands. They’re trading inside the pocket. They trade leg kicks and Marcos lands a front kick. Marcos lands a hard right hand and follows it with some kicks. Marcos with a left hook to the body. Aoriqileng lands a right hand. We then have a pair of timeouts as both land groin strikes. We have another timeout for yet another groin strike. This fight is stopped as Aoriqileng is unable to continue after that last groin strike.

Official Result- Daniel Marcos vs. Aoriqileng ruled a no contest due to accidental groin strike at 3:28 of Round 2

> Featherweights- Fernie Garcia (10-4, 0-3 UFC) vs. Hyder Amil (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

Amil lands some kicks and a right hand right away. Garcia lands a combo. Amir with a body kick. Amir lands a leg kick. Amil gets a takedown and has the back but they scramble up. Amil with a body kick. Garcia lands a left hand. Amil with a straight left hand. Amil drops Garcia with a combo and starts landing punches from the back. Garcia stands and eats a knee and goes down. They get up and Garcia wobbles Amil with a left hand. Amil lands a knee and is teeing off. They stand and are trading big punches. Amil gets Garcia down again after a right hand and is landing from the top. Amil looks for a rear-naked choke. It’s across the chin and Amil cranks but Garcia is able to reverse to the top. Garcia now gets the back of Amil and is working for a choke. Amil escapes and he gets the back of Garcia. Amil landing punches from the back. Amil with a standing body kick and he’s landing but Garcia survives the round. What a wild round. 10-9 Amil.

Garcia lands a right hand. They trade combinations. Amil with a pair of kicks. Amil with some left hands and a high kick. Amil with a combo. Amil is landing the left hand at will. Amil with a combo and a body kick. Amil with a flurry and it is stopped! What a finish from Amil in an impressive showing.

Official Result- Hyder Amil def. Fernie Garcia by TKO (punches) at 2:12 of Round 2

> Light Heavyweights- Zac Pauga (6-2, 1-2 UFC) vs. Bogdan Guskov (14-3, 0-1 UFC)

Pauga lands a leg kick. He lands another. Guskov lands a left hand. They trade big combinations. Pauga tries for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence. Pauga lands an elbow as they break. Pauga lands a leg kick then a nice right hand. Guskov rocks Pauga with some punches and an uppercut puts Pauga on the mat and it is all over! What a finish from Guskov!

Official Result- Bogdan Guskov def. Zac Pauga by knockout (punches) at 3:38 of Round 1

> Welterweights- Max Griffin (19-10, 7-8 UFC) vs. Jeremiah Wells (12-3-1, 4-1 UFC)

Both at a distance looking for openings as not much is happening two minutes in aside from Wells landing a hard jab. Griffin lands a combo. He lands again with a left hook. Wells lands a big left hand and gets a takedown. He gets the back as they stand and looks to get it back down. They separate and both are swinging and land. Griffin lands a right hand. Wells swings wildly and Griffin gets a late takedown and ends the round on top. 10-9 Wells.

Both are feeling each other out early in the round. Wells lands a left hand. They trade big shots and Wells lands a left hand that backs Griffin up. They tie up but end up separating. Wells with a combination. Wells lands a body kick. Wells with a spin kick to the body then lands a right hand. Griffin lands a right hand and Wells counters with a big right hand. Wells lands a side kick to the body. Griffin lands a right hand. Griffin lands a head kick and they clinch against the fence. 10-9 Wells, 20-18 Wells.

Wells lands a spin kick. Griffin with a combination. Griffin lands a leg kick and Wells counters with a combination. Both are still looking for their range. Griffin lands a right hand. Wells tries a spin kick but Griffin ducks under and looks for a takedown against the fence. Griffin working hard to get it down but is unable to as the fight ends. 10-9 Griffin, 29-28 Wells.

Official Result- Max Griffin def. Jeremiah Wells by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- Devin Clark (14-8, 8-8 UFC) vs. Marcin Prachnio (16-7, 3-5 UFC)

Clark lands a nice right hand. Clark lands an inside leg kick as Prachnio lands a left hand. Prachnio lands a grazing head kick. Prachnio with a leg kick. Clark looks for a takedown but Prachnio defends and they separate. Clark with a body shot. Prachnio with a leg kick. Clark lands a right hand before they clinch. They trade. Prachnio lands a body kick. They trade punches. 10-9 Prachnio.

They trade to start the second and Prachnio lands a pair of high kicks. Clark lands a head kick. Prachnio lands a leg kick. Clark with an overhand right. They trade kicks. Clark briefly shoots for a takedown but Prachnio defends it. Prachnio lands a left hand that stuns Clark. They trade punches. Prachnio lands some kicks. Prachnio lands a right hand. Clark lands a right hand. Prachnio with another leg kick then a spinning wheel kick. Prachnio lands more kicks. They trade late. 10-9 Prachnio, 20-18 Prachnio.

Clark lands some right hands as Prachnio lands some calf kicks that are hurting Clark. Clark slips and they tie up for a moment before separating. They both land punches before briefly going to the mat but getting right back up. Prachnio with a spin kick. Prachnio lands some knees and they clinch as he continues to land knees. Prachnio lands some punches against the fence. Clark landing big punches now and has Prachnio in trouble. Prachnio is trying to hang on as he initiates a clinch. They make it to the end. 10-9 Clark, 29-28 Prachnio.

Official Result- Marcin Prachnio def. Devin Clark by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- Loma Lookboonmee (8-3, 5-2 UFC) vs. Bruna Brasil (9-3-1, 1-1 UFC)

Brasil with some leg kicks. Lookboonmee lands a right hand. Brasil with a leg kick. Lookboonmee with a body kick. Lookboonmee lands a hard body kick. They trade and clinch. Lookboonmee lands a body kick as they separate. Lookboonmee with a leg kick as Brasil lands a right hand. Lookboonmee lands a leg kick and gets a late takedown. 10-9 Lookboonmee.

They trade kicks as Lookboonmee lands some leg kicks. They trade body kicks. Brasil lands a leg kick. Lookboonmee counters with a series of kicks. Lookboonmee lands a combo. Lookboonmee with a front kick to the body. Lookboonmee with a pair of body kicks. Brasil lands a right hand. They trade. 10-9 Lookboonmee, 20-18 Lookboonmee.

Lookboonmee lands a right hand. Brasil lands a head kick. They trade inside the pocket. They clinch against the fence and Lookboonmee has the body lock. Brasil is defending and trying for a takedown as well. They separate with a minute to go. Lookboonmee with a front kick to the body. Brasil gets a late awkward takedown but they get to their feet and both land in the clinch. 10-9 Lookboonmee, 30-27 Lookboonmee.

Official Result- Loma Lookboonmee def. Bruna Brasil by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Bolaji Oki (8-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Timmy Cuamba (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

Oki lands a leg kick but not a lot of action happening in the first minute. They trade leg kicks and Cuamba lands a right hand. Oki working the jab. Oki lands a big right hand. Oki lands a jab then a right hand. They trade right hands after Oki lands a combo. Oki with a hard leg kick. Cuamba with a high kick but goes down after being off balance and Oki gets on top and lands. 10-9 Oki.

Oki lands a pair of right hands. Oki back to working the jab. Cuamba lands a solid right hand. Oki lands a jab. Oki with the jab and follows it with a pair of right hands. Cuamba shoots for a takedown against the fence. Oki gets the back as they go to the mat. Cuamba is trying to get Oki flattened down. Cuamba is on top and looks for the back as he lands a right hand. They get to their feet and Cuamba lands some elbows. 10-9 Oki, 20-18 Oki.

Cuamba lands a leg kick after they both miss jab attempts. Cuamba lands a right hand. Oki looking to land the jab. They trade before tying up. They separate. Oki lands a jab. Oki lands a double jab. Oki working the jab some more and lands a pair of right hands. Cuamba shoots for the takedown but Oki defends. Oki lands the jab. Oki lands an uppercut. Cuamba lands a combo. Oki lands a right hand then a jab. They trade late and Oki with a Superman punch. 10-9 Oki, 30-27 Oki.

Official Result- Bolaji Oki def. Timmy Cuamba by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Trevin Giles (16-5, 7-5 UFC) vs. Carlos Prates (17-6, 0-0 UFC)

Giles lands a pair of leg kicks. He lands another. He lands another. Prates with a front kick to the body then lands a hard body kick. Prates lands a left hand. Prates utilizing the teet kick. Giles lands a right hand. Giles lands a combination. Giles lands a left hook then a pair of hard right hands. Giles lands a combo. Prates with a leg kick. Prates lands a knee. 10-9 Giles.

Prates lands a body kick. Giles with a leg kick. Giles lands a big combination. Prates with a body kick. Prates tries a knee and Giles looks for a takedown but Prates defends. Giles with a combination as Prates lands a body kick. Prates with a high kick. Giles looks for a takedown against the fence. Prates lands some knees as they separate. Prates drops Giles with a left hand and Giles is out as he goes down and it is over! What a knockout from Prates!

Official Result- Carlos Prates def. Trevin Giles by knockout (punch) at 4:03 of Round 2

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> Middleweights- Rodolfo Vieira (9-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Armen Petrosyan (8-2, 3-1 UFC)

They trade jabs. Petrosyan with a leg kick. Petrosyan lands some more kicks. They trade leg kicks. Vieira lands a jab. They trade leg kicks. Vieira with the double jab and Petrosyan returns fire with some kicks. Vieira gets a brief takedown and has the back on the feet. He gets Petrosyan down again and has the back. They get up and Vieira picks Petrosyan up and slams him back down. Vieira gets the half-guard and then the mount. He gets the back and lands some punches. Vieira looking for an arm-triangle choke. Petrosyan tapped but then starts saying he didn’t as it is stopped. Vieira gets the win as Petrosyan is protesting. He clearly tapped.

Official Result- Rodolfo Vieira def. Armen Petrosyan by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:48 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Michael Johnson (21-19, 13-15 UFC) vs. Darrius Flowers (12-6-1, 0-1 UFC)

Johnson lands a left hand. He lands another. Flowers shoots for a takedown but Johnson defends. Johnson with a leg kick. Flowers with a leg kick. Johnson lands a left hand to the body. Johnson lands a combo. Johnson with another pair of left hands to the body. Flowers with a body kick followed by a right hand. They trade combinations. Johnson with a pair of leg kicks. Flowers lands a pair of kicks. Johnson with a body kick. Johnson with some left hands then a leg kick. Johnson gets a late takedown. 10-9 Johnson.

Both are swinging to start the round. Johnson lands a combo then a left hand to the body. Flowers lands a leg kick. Johnson counters with some left hands then a combination. Flowers lands a left hook. Johnson lands a solid left hand. Johnson lands a left hand to the body but eats a solid right hand from Flowers. Flowers with another right hand. Johnson lands a double jab. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and Johnson gets a takedown. Johnson works from the top for a bit before they stand. Johnson gets it right back down and looks for an arm-triangle choke but doesn’t have the right position. Johnson with some knees to the body. 10-9 Johnson, 20-18 Johnson.

They trade kicks. Flowers misses a right hand and Johnson is able to get the takedown and is in side control. Johnson now working from the half-guard. Johnson landing from the top and keeping Flowers planted on the mat. Flowers trying to scramble out but Johnson is keeping it down and is in side control. Flowers looks for a triangle choke but Johnson escapes and remains on top. Flowers pushes Johnson off and they stand. Flowers just misses a knee and Johnson is looking to get it down. Flowers lands some punches to defend but they go down. Flowers is looking for an arm. Flowers with some punches but Johnson escapes. 10-9 Johnson, 30-27 Johnson.

Official Result- Michael Johnson def. Darrius Flowers by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Brad Tavares (20-8, 15-8 UFC) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (14-5, 5-2 UFC)

Tavares with a jab then a leg kick. Rodrigues lands a right hand. Rodrigues is swinging and Tavares hurts Rodrigues with a right hand. Tavares with a body kick. Rodrigues lands a jab. Tavares with a leg kick and they trade punches. Rodrigues lands a right hand then a combo. Tavares lands a right hand then a body kick. Rodrigues shoots for a takedown but Tavares defends against the fence. They separate. Tavares lands a combo. Tavares with a front kick and Rodrigues lands a right hand to the body. Rodrigues lands a leg kick. Rodrigues tries a takedown but lands a right hand then a knee. Rodrigues gets it down for a moment. They get to their feet. Rodrigues with a knee to the body. 10-9 Rodrigues.

They’re swinging to start the second as both are landing. Rodrigues lands a jab then a calf kick. Rodrigues goes for a takedown and has the back. They separate. Rodrigues with a leg kick. They trade punches. Tavares lands a combination. Tavares with a body kick. Rodrigues lands a leg kick. Rodrigues lands a combo. He lands a leg kick. Tavares lands a left hand. Rodrigues lands a right hand. Rodrigues with a series of kicks. Tavares lands a jab then a right hand. Tavares lands a leg kick as Rodrigues times it to get a takedown. Rodrigues ends the round on top. 10-9 Rodrigues, 20-18 Rodrigues.

Tavares lands a combination. Rodrigues with a right hand. Rodrigues lands a leg kick. Rodrigues lands some big right hands. Rodrigues with a flurry and lands a big knee. Rodrigues trying for the finish. Rodrigues with some big right hands and it is stopped standing. Big finish from Rodrigues there.

Official Result- Gregory Rodrigues def. Brad Tavares by TKO (punches) at :55 of Round 3

> Middleweights*- Robert Bryczek (17-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ihor Potieria (21-5, 1-3 UFC)

*Potieria missed weight by 1.5 pounds

Potieria with a leg kick. They trade and we have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action. Potieria with some leg kicks. He lands another. Potieria with a left hand. Bryczek lands a right hand and then a groin strike and we have a timeout. They get back to action. Bryczek lands an elbow. They trade punches. Bryczek lands a right hand. Potieria with a jab then another. Bryczek lands a right hand. Potieria gets the back along the fence. Potieria lands some knees. They separate and trade at the end. 10-9 Potieria.

They trade to start the round. Bryczek lands a right hand. Potieria with a left hand. Potieria lands an uppercut after faking a takedown attempt. Potieria lands a combo and shoots for a takedown but Bryczek defends. Potieria peppering with the jab but Bryczek lands a leg kick then a right hand. Potieria with a left hand. Bryczek lands a right hand. They trade punches. Potieria fakes a takedown and lands a right hand. Bryczek with a right hand. He lands another. 10-9 Potieria, 20-18 Potieria.

Potieria pawing with the jab to start the third. Bryczek lands a right hand. Bryczek lands a big flurry that hurts Potieria but he survives. Potieria then lands a flurry with a left hook that drops Bryczek. Potieria gets on top but they get to their feet. Potieria still swarming and lands a left hand. They both land right hands and Potieria initiates a clinch. Potieria lands some elbows as they break. Bryczek lands a combo. Potieria lands a big left hand. Potieria with a flurry of punches against the fence. They separate and Potieria pressures. They both land while tied up at the end. 10-9 Potieria, 30-27 Potieria.

Official Result- Ihor Potieria def. Robert Bryczek by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Featherweights- #13 Dan Ige (17-7, 9-6 UFC) vs. Andre Fili (23-10 1 NC, 11-9 1 NC UFC)

Fili with a high kick while Ige lands a leg kick. Ige with a left hook to the body. Ige lands a left hook. They trade jabs. Fili with a pair of jabs. Fili with some left hooks then lands a jab. Ige drops Fili with a right hand then a massive follow-up right hand ends it. Big finish and win for Ige!

Official Result- Dan Ige def. Andre Fili by knockout (punch) at 2:43 of Round 1

> Middleweights- #11 Jack Hermansson (23-8, 10-6 UFC) vs. Joe Pyfer (12-2, 3-0 UFC)

Pyfer lands a left hook. Pyfer with a leg kick then a jab. Hermansson lands a leg kick. Hermansson with a leg kick. Hermansson pressures and just misses landing. Pyfer lands a hard leg kick. Pyfer with a left hand. Pyfer lands a combination. Pyfer lands a right hand and Hermansson stumbles. Pyfer with a left hook to the body. They trade punches. Pyfer lands a few stiff jabs. Hermansson with a high kick then a leg kick. 10-9 Pyfer.

Pyfer lands to the body. Pyfer with a left hook then a right hand. Pyfer lands a hook to the body. Hermansson shoots for the takedown and grabs the single leg. He lets go. Pyfer lands a right hand then a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Pyfer lands an uppercut and then a high kick. They trade jabs. Pyfer pressing forward and lands against the fence. Pyfer lands a right hand. He lands a combo. They trade late. 10-9 Pyfer, 20-18 Pyfer.

Pyfer pressing forward and lands a combo. He lands a right hand. Pyfer with a leg kick. Hermansson lands a leg kick. Hermansson lands a jab. Hermansson lands some more jabs. Hermansson with a knee to the body in a brief clinch and he lands a right hand on the break. Pyfer lands a right hand. Pyfer with a leg kick and Hermansson counters with a right hand. Hermansson with a leg kick. Hermansson backs Pyfer up with a left hand. Hermansson lands a right hand as he defends a takedown attempt from Pyfer. Hermansson with a pair of jabs. Hermansson lands a leg kick. Pyfer lands a right hand. Pyfer lands a jab that wobbles Hermansson. Hermansson circling away. Pyfer with a right hand to the body. Hermansson with a stiff jab. Pyfer shoots for a takedown but eats several right hands from Hermansson. 10-9 Hermansson, 29-28 Pyfer.

Hermansson lands a pair of leg kicks. He lands more kicks. Pyfer lands a right hand. Hermansson lands a jab. He lands another. Pyfer lands a right hand to the body. Hermansson lands a leg kick. Pyfer grabs a body lock against the fence. They separate. Pyfer is pressing forward. Hermansson lands a big right hand. Hermansson with a leg kick. Pyfer lands a leg kick. Hermansson with the jab. Hermansson lands a combination. They trade jabs. Pyfer lands a combination. Hermansson with a leg kick. 10-9 Hermansson, 38-38.

Pyfer lands a left hand. He lands another. Hermansson lands a leg kick. Hermansson with a stiff jab then another and follows it with a heavy leg kick. Pyfer lands a right hand. Hermansson gets a takedown. Hermansson is in total control from the top as he’s landing punches and some elbows. Pyfer recovers full guard. Hermansson still landing from the top and has a strong end to the fight landing from the top. 10-9 Hermansson, 48-47 Hermansson.

Official Result- Jack Hermansson def. Joe Pyfer by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)