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UFC on ESPN 43 live results: Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 43: Vera vs. Sandhagen, emanating from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The Octagon is back in San Antonio for the first time since July 2019, closing out the month of March with a card headlined by an exciting bantamweight match-up that fans have been looking forward to.

Third-ranked Marlon Vera looks to score his fifth straight win when he takes on fifth-ranked Cory Sandhagen, looking for his second straight win, in the five-round headline bout. Both men are looking to secure that next shot in the bantamweight division. Vera has yet to fight for a title, but is coming off a win over Dominick Cruz in his last outing. Sandhagen has fought for an interim title once before, but wants a shot at the undisputed title as he looks to build on a win over Song Yadong in September.

In the co-main event, former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion looks to get back on track towards another title shot when she battles Yana Santos. Also on the main card is an exciting featherweight bout between Nate Landwehr and Austin Lingo, a women’s flyweight fight pitting Andrea Lee against Maycee Barber, and a heated flyweight fight between contenders Alex Perez and Manel Kape.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Flyweights- Victor Altamirano (11-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Vinicius Salvador (14-4, 0-0 UFC)

Altamirano throwing kicks early. Salvador lands a leg kick. Both landing while throwing wild strikes early. Altamirano lands a body kick. Altamirano scores a takedown and ends up in the guard of Salvador. Altamirano lands some punches from the top. Altamirano lands an elbow. Altamirano in control but they get to the fence and work their way to the feet. Salvador tries a cartwheel kick that misses by a ton. Altamirano lands a big kick and then Salvador goes to the fence and puts his back against it to show off. Altamirano tries a late takedown. 10-9 Altamirano.

Both land some wild punches. Altamirano lands a kick and looks for a takedown but abandons. Salvador looks to take the back but they separate. Salvador with a leg kick. Altamirano lands a spinning back fist. Altamirano almost got a takedown but Salvador bounced up and they clinch against the fence. Altamirano with a knee to the body. Salvador gets a nice takedown but they get right up and separate. Salvador lands some solid punches. They trade body kicks. Altamirano lands a head kick and tries a takedown but Salvador defends. Salvador lands a combo. They trade inside the pocket. They trade body kicks and Salvador lands a left hand. Salvador lands a big shot. 10-9 Salvador, 19-19.

Altamirano looks for a takedown right away and gets it down. He’s landing from the top as he mixes punches and elbows. Salvador is able to push him off and they stand, but Altamirano lands a knee. Salvador lands a body kick. Altamirano gets another takedown and lands some lefts from the top. Salvador grabbed the fence a couple of times and Altamirano is landing from the top. They get to their feet. They trade and Altamirano with some side kicks. Altamirano lands a spinning back fist and then a big right hand. Both landing late and Salvador lands a knee. Altamirano with a body kick and Salvador lands some good shots to the body. Altamirano with another spinning back fist. Salvador gets a late takedown. Very good fight. 10-9 Altamirano, 29-28 Altamirano.

Official Result- Victor Altamirano def. Vinicius Salvador by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- CJ Vergara (10-4-1, 1-2 UFC) vs. Daniel Lacerda (11-4, 0-3 UFC)

Vergara with a couple of leg kicks. They trade in close range. Lacerda with a high kick. Lacerda tries for a flying knee but misses. He lands a left hand. Vergara with a couple of leg kicks. He lands a left hand. Lacerda with a few leg kicks. Lacerda wobbles Vergara with a spinning wheel kick and Vergara is running away. Lacerda lands and Vergara is still running away. Vergara lands a knee. Lacerda with some body kicks. He lands another spin kick and Vergara goes down but gets up. Lacerda landing and Vergara stumbles but gets up. Lacerda continues to land as Vergara is running away. Lacerda scores a takedown. He gets the back of Vergara and locks in a choke but lets go and Vergara escapes to his feet. Vergara lands a left hand. They trade big punches. Lacerda with a big combo against the fence landing to the head and body. What a round! 10-8 Lacerda.

Vergara with a leg kick. Lacerda lands then Vergara fires back with a combo. Vergara with a knee to the body then some left hands and a body kick. Vergara with a leg kick. Lacerda tries a takedown and is able to grab the leg and get it down. Lacerda is trying for a calf slicer but Vergara is landing some big punches and elbows from the top. Vergara escapes and is landing lots of big punches. Vergara gets an arm-triangle choke locked in. Lacerda trying to hang on and Vergara is landing knees to the body that allows Lacerda to get out. Vergara on top and is landing left hands. Vergara with some big elbows and left hands from the top. It is stopped by the referee after more shots. What a big comeback from Vergara!

Official Result- CJ Vergara def. Daniel Lacerda by TKO (strikes) at 4:04 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Trevin Giles (15-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. Preston Parsons (10-3, 1-1 UFC)

They clinch right away as Parsons was pushing forward. Parsons lands a knee and an elbow. They break. Parsons shoots for a wide takedown but Giles defends. Giles lands a big combo. Giles with a hard jab. Giles lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence and Parsons lands some elbows before they break. Giles lands the jab. They trade inside the pocket. Parsons shoots for the takedown but Giles defends. Parsons is attacking the leg but they’re back on the feet. Parsons lands a big combo that wobbles Giles. Parsons gets it down and is in the half-guard. Parsons now in side control. Parsons gets to the full mount and Giles gives up his back. Parsons almost had the choke but gets mount and now has the arm but Giles escapes. Giles is now on top and in the half-guard. They get to their feet and Giles with some right hands. 10-9 Parsons.

Giles landing to start the second and connects with a right hand. They clinch and both land elbows before breaking. They trade in close range. Parsons lands a right hand. Giles with a few jabs. Parsons gets a takedown. Parsons with some knees as they get to their feet. Giles lands to the body. Parsons is trying for desperate takedowns as he’s slowing down. Giles with the jab. Parsons tries a takedown but falls to his butt before being able to get it. They’re clinched and go to the mat with Giles able to get the back. Parsons gives up position and Giles is on top. Giles with some right hands from the top. 10-9 Giles, 19-19.

Parsons pressing forward and lands some punches to start the third. They clinch against the fence. They separate. Parsons lands some punches and they trade inside the pocket. They clinch for a moment and Parsons lands a heavy calf kick after they break. Parsons scores a takedown. They get to their feet and Parsons lands some knees. They separate. Giles lands a combo and a double jab. Parsons gets the takedown and is looking to lock in an arm-triangle choke from the full mount but lets go as the fence was in the way. Parsons lands from the top but Giles scrambles out from the bottom and is now on top. Giles landing punches from the top. He ends the fight on top. 10-9 Parsons, 29-28 Parsons.

Official Result- Trevin Giles def. Preston Parsons by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Steven Peterson (19-10, 3-4 UFC) vs. Lucas Alexander (7-3, 0-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks and Alexander landing a solid amount of them. Alexander with some more leg kicks as both are trying to find their range. Alexander with a body kick. Alexander lands a nice combo and Peterson fires back with a right hand. Peterson lands a body kick. Alexander with a combo. He lands another. Alexander with a combo to the body. Peterson tried a spin and Alexander landed and Peterson fell to the mat at the end. 10-9 Alexander.

Both looking for openings to start the second. Alexander pressing forward and landing body kicks. Alexander landing hard leg kicks and Peterson’s leg is hurting. Peterson tries for a takedown but Alexander defends. Peterson lands a leg kick. Alexander with a combo. 10-9 Alexander, 20-18 Alexander.

They trade to start the third and Alexander lands a leg kick then some hard body kicks. Alexander with a combo and Peterson lands a right hand. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and Alexander with a body kick. Peterson pushes it against the fence. They go to the mat and Alexander is on top and landing some punches. Alexander stands and lands some leg kicks and almost landed a kick to the head of a downed Peterson. Peterson gets to his feet. Alexander drops Peterson with a right hand. Alexander lands a big knee followed by a right hand. Peterson with a body kick. 10-9 Alexander, 30-27 Alexander.

Official Result- Lucas Alexander def. Steven Peterson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

*Peterson took off his gloves and announced his retirement after the fight.

*Breaking- A flyweight fight between Alex Perez and Manel Kape, which was scheduled for the main card, has been cancelled due to a medical emergency for Perez.

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> Featherweights- Daniel Pineda (27-14 3 NC, 4-5 1 NC UFC) vs. Tucker Lutz (12-2, 1-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks and Pineda gets a brief takedown but they power to their feet and remain clinched. Pineda lands some knees against the fence. They separate. Pineda with a leg kick then connects with a right hand. Lutz with a combo. Pineda lands a couple of kicks. They both land punches inside the pocket and Lutz landed a nice combo. Pineda with a hard leg kick. Pineda drops Lutz with a right hand, but Lutz gets right back up and lands a right hand. Pineda with a body kick. Lutz lands a body kick and they trade hard punches. Pineda lands two hard right hands. 10-9 Pineda.

Both throwing to start the second as Pineda lands a right hand and a leg kick. They trade body kicks. Lutz shoots for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence and Pineda has the neck. Pineda lands a knee that makes Lutz put his knee down. Pineda looking for a guillotine choke. Lutz gets out but gives his back up in the process. Pineda is able to get back on top and locks in a guillotine choke and gets Lutz to tap. What a finish from Pineda, as he scores his 28th career win and 28th career stoppage.

Official Result- Daniel Pineda def. Tucker Lutz by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:50 of Round 2

> Middleweights- Chidi Njokuani (22-8 1 NC, 2-1 UFC) vs. Albert Duraev (15-4, 1-1 UFC)

They trade kicks to start then start feeling out each other. Njokuani with a body kick. He lands another body kick and Duraev catches it and scores the takedown and gets the back. Duraev landing a lot of punches from the back. Njokuani gets to his feet and Duraev still has the back. Duraev trying to get it back down. Duraev gets it back down and is in the guard of Njokuani. Duraev lands some shots from the top as he ends the first on top. 10-9 Duraev.

Duraev just misses a spinning back fist. Njokuani circling around and looking for an opening. Duraev lands a right hand. Duraev with a leg kick and Njokuani connects with a punch. Njokuani lands a combo. Njokuani lands a nice right hand that wobbles the legs of Duraev. Njokuani lands a combo. Duraev lands a right hand. Not much happens at the end. 10-9 Njokuani, 19-19.

Njokuani lands a big body kick. Duraev looks for a takedown against the fence but Njokuani is defending. They separate. Duraev lands a leg kick. Njokuani with a front kick up the middle. Njokuani with a hard body kick. They both land punches. Njokuani lands the jab. Duraev lands a right hand. They have a heavy exchange in the center. Duraev lands a right hand. Njokuani lands a left. Njokuani with a body kick. Duraev lands some leg kicks. Njokuani with a combo. Close fight. 10-9 Duraev, 29-28 Duraev.

Official Result- Albert Duraev def. Chidi Njokuani by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- #11 Andrea Lee (13-6, 5-4 UFC) vs. #13 Maycee Barber (11-2, 6-2 UFC)

Lee throws a kick but Barber catches it and lands a few punches. They trade leg kicks. Barber lands a right as Lee lands a left. Lee scores a takedown. Lee is in side control. Lee with a couple of knees to the body. Barber traps an arm with her legs. Barber landing elbows to the side of the head. Lee gets her arm loose. Lee gets the back of Barber but they scramble up. Barber with a body kick. Barber lands a left hand. They exchange punches. Barber with a leg kick and Lee lands a right hand. Barber lands an elbow then a right hand at the end. 10-9 Barber.

They trade to start the second. They continue to look for openings and Barber gets a brief takedown but they pop right up. Barber with a left hand and a high kick. Lee with a leg kick. Barber lands a combo. Barber lands a combination and Lee gets a takedown. Both land on the ground. Lee gets to her feet and lands some body kicks to a downed Barber. Barber throws some upkicks but Lee ends up back on top and lands. 10-9 Lee, 19-19.

They trade to start the third. Barber lands a combo ending with a body kick. Lee scores a takedown and gets the back. Barber gets to her feet and they clinch against the fence. They separate and both land combos ending with kicks. Barber lands as she clinches in the center with Lee. They break. Barber gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Barber has the back. Lee dumps Barber to the mat but Barber throws an upkick to get to her feet. Lee trips it down to the mat after they clinch. Lee is in the half-guard and lands to the body as the fight ends. Close fight. 10-9 Lee, 29-28 Lee.

Official Result- Maycee Barber def. Andrea Lee by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Nate Landwehr (16-4, 3-2 UFC) vs. Austin Lingo (9-1, 2-1 UFC)

Lingo with a quick combo. Lingo lands against the fence. Lingo lands a right hand. Landwehr lands a hard right hand and a heavy leg kick. Lingo with a combination. Landwehr lands a combo as they clinch for a moment. Landwehr lands an uppercut then follows with a right hand. Landwehr has a cut near his right eye. Lingo with a right hand. Landwehr with a high kick and Lingo counters with a combo. Landwehr with a leg kick. Landwehr with a right hand and a high kick. Landwehr starting to land with more volume as we head to the end of the round. Lingo lands a solid combination late. Close round. 10-9 Landwehr.

Landwehr with a high kick. Lingo with a combo. Landwehr with a front kick to the body. Lingo connects with a nice right hand. Landwehr with a right hand then a leg kick. Landwehr is the one pressing forward. Landwehr lands a flurry ending with a head kick and then starts firing kicks. Landwehr with a knee to the body. Landwehr grabs the body and gets a takedown. Landwehr with some right hands as he has the back. He locks in a rear-naked choke and gets Lingo to tap. What a finish from Landwehr!

Official Result- Nate Landwehr def. Austin Lingo by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:11 of Round 2

> Women’s Bantamweights- #3 Holly Holm (14-6, 7-6 UFC) vs. #6 Yana Santos (14-6 1 NC, 4-3 UFC)

They clinch against the fence with Santos in control. They switch positions a few times. They separate and Santos lands some leg kicks. They clinch back up and battle for position before separating. Holm lands a left hand. They clinch and Holm lands an elbow on the break. Holm with some front and side kicks to the body. Holm scores a takedown and ends the round on top. 10-9 Holm.

Holm landing to start the second before a brief clinch before they separate. Holm lands a side kick and Santos falls to the mat but gets up. Holm scores a takedown. Holm gets the mount and lands some punches before getting into the half-guard. Holm is in side control and looking to trap an arm. Holm gets the crucifix and lands some but Santos gets her arm out. Holm with some shoulder strikes. Holm gets the mount and is landing a good amount of punches. Holm with big elbows but Santos is able to get to the end of the round. 10-8 Holm, 20-17 Holm.

Holm lands a couple of left hands before they clinch. Holm gets a takedown. Holm dominating from the top and landing punches and working for chokes. Holm controlling but they get to their feet and separate. Holm gets a big takedown against the fence and is in side control as the fight ends. 10-9 Holm, 30-26 Holm.

Official Result- Holly Holm def. Yana Santos by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- #3 Marlon Vera (22-7-1, 14-6 UFC) vs. #5 Cory Sandhagen (15-4, 8-3 UFC)

Sandhagen with a leg kick. He lands some more. Vera landing the jab. Sandhagen lands a right hand. Sandhagen with another leg kick. Sandhagen with a combo against the fence. Sandhagen with a right hand and just misses a flying knee. Sandhagen looks for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence. Sandhagen finishes the takedown and lands from the top. Sandhagen with some elbows from the top. Sandhagen landing more from the top as Vera is throwing some punches from the bottom. Sandhagen with more shots from the top as the round ends. 10-9 Sandhagen.

Sandhagen with a left hand to the body as he’s pressing forward. Sandhagen with a big combination and he stuns Vera before scoring a takedown. Vera has the neck but Sandhagen remains calm and pops his head out. Sandhagen landing lots of shots from the top as he looks to get better position as he stands. He goes back on top looking to take the back, then looking for the mount. Sandhagen with elbows and punches from the top. Sandhagen looked for the arm but Vera was able to scramble to his feet. Sandhagen with a leg kick. Sandhagen lands an uppercut. Sandhagen with a body kick then a knee to the body. 10-9 Sandhagen, 20-18 Sandhagen.

They trade to start the third and Sandhagen lands a left to the body followed by a leg kick. Vera with a body kick. Sandhagen lands a front kick and slips but gets right up. Sandhagen with a body kick. Vera with a nice combination. They trade jabs and Sandhagen lands an uppercut. Vera with some leg kicks. They trade body kicks. They trade teet kicks to the legs. Sandhagen with a left hand then an uppercut. Vera with a solid combo. Sandhagen with a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Sandhagen, 30-27 Sandhagen.

They trade and Sandhagen pushes it against the fence but they separate. Sandhagen shoots for the takedown but Vera defends. They’re circling around with both looking for openings. They’re starting to trade in close range. Vera with some punches in close. Both are landing but neither is doing anything to cement this round. Vera with a nice combination. Vera with a high body kick. 10-9 Sandhagen, 40-36 Sandhagen.

Vera lands a right hand. Sandhagen shoots for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence. Vera defends and they break and Sandhagen lands a knee to the body. Sandhagen with the takedown. Vera almost landed an illegal upkick. Vera is trying to scramble up but Sandhagen is keeping it down. Vera did land two illegal upkicks but they didn’t get called and it allowed them to get up. They’re both landing on the feet as Sandhagen is pressing forward. Vera grabs the back standing but lets go. They trade inside the pocket. Vera lands a right hand and is throwing a lot but Sandhagen lands a left hand. 10-9 Sandhagen, 50-45 Sandhagen.

Official Result- Cory Sandhagen def. Marlon Vera by split decision (47-48, 50-45, 49-46)

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

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Rowe missed weight by 2.5 pounds

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UFC on ESPN 41 live results: Marlon Vera vs. Dominick Cruz

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to our live coverage of UFC on ESPN 41, emanating from the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California — the Octagon’s first appearance in the city since July 2015.

The show is headlined by former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz vs. Marlon Vera — a pivotal bantamweight bout between two Southern California fighters looking to get themselves into the crowded title picture at 135 pounds.

Cruz is headlining a UFC event for the first time since January 2016 as the former WEC bantamweight champion looks to score his third straight win following victories over Casey Kenney and Pedro Munhoz.

Vera is looking to notch the biggest win of his career into his second straight UFC main event. He enters Saturday on a three-fight win streak after scoring a decision over Rob Font in April. 

The main card also features a featherweight bout that could produce fireworks between Nate Landwehr and David Onama; a light heavyweight bout with Devin Clark battling Azamat Murzakanov; a women’s bantamweight fight pitting Priscila Cachoeira against Ariane Lipski; and a middleweight bout with Bruno Silva taking on Gerald Meerschaert.

Our live coverage begins at 4 PM Eastern with the prelims.

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> Bantamweights- Youssef Zalal (10-5, 3-3 UFC) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (12-4, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start. Blackshear with a leg kick. They trade more leg kicks. It’s all leg kicks for both in the first minute then Zalal gets the takedown. Zalal working inside the guard of Blackshear. Zalal still working from the top but not a whole lot is happening. Blackshear looks for the leg. Blackshear is able to get the back of Zalal and looks to get the hooks in. Blackshear threatens with the choke late. Close round. 10-9 Blackshear.

They trade leg kicks to start and Blackshear lands a right hand. Zalal with a high kick. Blackshear lands a punch and shoots for a takedown against the fence. Blackshear gets the takedown. Blackshear gets the back and almost had the choke in but was too high and Zalal slipped out and is now on top. Zalal gets the back and now he is looking for a choke. Blackshear escapes and ends up transitioning to the back of Zalal. They get to their feet. Zalal with a knee as Blackshear lands some right hands in the clinch. Blackshear jumps on the back as they’re on the feet and he’s in the backpack position. Blackshear working for the choke. He has it in but it’s around the neck. Zalal survives. 10-9 Blackshear, 20-18 Blackshear.

They’re both looking for openings to start the third. Blackshear with a leg kick. Zalal with a step-in knee. Zalal with a couple of jabs and just misses the knee. They trade leg kicks. Zalal with a nice combo. They trade jabs. Zalal with a jab as Blackshear lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Zalal with a solid combination against the fence. Blackshear lands a right hand. Blackshear shoots for the takedown and has the single leg. They break. Zalal lands a flurry including some knees. Zalal lands a couple of elbows. They trade nice right hands. Zalal with some body shots. Zalal with a combo to the head and body. Zalal with a combo as Blackshear lands a right hand. Zalal lands a body kick and Blackshear starts to fall to the mat and Zalal gets on top and starts landing some hammerfists. Zalal is in the mount and landing punches and Herb Dean is close to stopping it. They somehow make it to the end. Big final round from Zalal. Close fight, though. 10-9 Zalal, 29-28 Blackshear.

Official Result- Youssef Zalal vs. Da’Mon Blackshear ends in a majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)

> 180-pound Catchweights- Jason Witt (19-8, 2-3 UFC) vs. Josh Quinlan (5-0 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

Quinlan lands a right hand. Witt with a body kick. Quinlan with a leg kick. Witt gets the takedown against the fence. Witt has the back as Quinlan gets to his feet. They separate. Quinlan lands a left hook that drops Witt and he’s out cold! What a knockout!

Official Result- Josh Quinlan def. Jason Witt by knockout (punch) at 2:09 of Round 1

> Flyweights- Ode Osbourne (11-4, 3-2 UFC) vs. Tyson Nam (20-12-1, 2-3 UFC)

Osbourne with some early kicks. He lands a left hand. He lands a right hook. Osbourne with a body kick. They trade in close range as Nam lands a right hand to the body. Osbourne lands a hard left hand. Osbourne tries a flying knee but misses and Nam drops him with a right hand immediately after and a follow-up flurry puts Osbourne out cold. What a finish from Nam!

Official Result- Tyson Nam def. Ode Osbourne by knockout (punches) at 2:59 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Gabriel Benitez (22-10, 6-6 UFC) vs. Charlie Ontiveros (11-8, 0-2 UFC)

Benitez with a leg kick. Ontiveros just misses an axe kick. They clinch against the fence. They break and Ontiveros lands the axe kick and follows it with some body kicks. Ontiveros with a right hook. Benitez with a leg kick. Ontiveros with a spin kick then a leg kick. They clinch and we have a time out for a groin strike. They get back to action and Benitez wobbles Ontiveros with a punch and then gets a big slam takedown against the fence. Benitez gets the mount and is landing punches from the top. Benitez with more right hands and it is stopped. What a finish by Benitez!

Official Result- Gabriel Benitez def. Charlie Ontiveros by TKO (punches) at 3:35 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #12 Cynthia Calvillo (9-4-1, 6-4-1 UFC) vs. #9 SW Nina Nunes (10-7, 4-4 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start things off. Nunes with a leg kick and Calvillo lands one of her own. Nunes lands a kick and Calvillo grabs the leg and gets a brief takedown. Nunes with more leg kicks and just misses a front kick to the face. Nunes with another leg kick. Calvillo tries for a takedown but Nunes defends. Nunes with more leg kicks. 10-9 Nunes.

Calvillo with an inside leg kick. Nunes with a leg kick. Nunes with a check hook. Neither is taking a lot of chances here. Calvillo lands a left hand. They trade jabs. Calvillo gets a takedown and is in the guard of Nunes and both are landing on the mat. There’s a scramble but Calvillo keeps the fight on the mat. They get to their feet. Nunes shoots for a takedown but Calvillo defends. Nunes with a body kick. 10-9 Calvillo, 19-19.

Nunes with a body kick. Nunes with some more kicks. Nunes with an outside leg kick. Calvillo gets a brief takedown but Nunes scrambles to their feet. They trade leg kicks and punches but there is no sense of urgency from either. They trade and Calvillo shoots for a late takedown but Nunes defends and Nunes lands late. Close fight. 10-9 Nunes, 29-28 Nunes.

Official Result- Nina Nunes def. Cynthia Calvillo by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

*Nunes took her gloves off and announced her retirement after the fight.

> Heavyweights- Martin Buday (10-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (8-1-1 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

They’re trading to start and both land some right hands. Brzeski with a combo as they clinch but they separate. Brzeski with a leg kick. Brzeski lands a big right hand that backs Buday up and Brzeski lands some shots against the fence. Brzeski with a right hand then the jab. Brzeski with a right hand. They both land left hooks. Brzeski with a right hand. Buday lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Brzeski with a body kick. Brzeski with a right hand and they trade leg kicks. Brzeski with the jab. 10-9 Brzeski.

Brzeski lands a right hand. Brzeski with a leg kick. Buday with a leg kick. Brzeski with a leg kick. They continue to trade with Brzeski landing with more volume. Brzeski with a left to the body and an overhand right. They trade left hands. Buday with a quick flurry of shots. Brzeski with a leg kick and Buday lands a right hand. Brzeski with a right hand. Brzeski with a combination as Buday lands a leg kick and is head hunting. Buday with a right hand. 10-9 Brzeski, 20-18 Brzeski.

They trade right hands to start the third. They trade leg kicks. Brzeski with a right hand. Brzeski with a combo as he lands a left hook. Buday lands a right hand. Buday with a leg kick. Brzeski with a combo. Buday with a right hand. Brzeski with a left hand. Brzeski just misses a massive right hand. Buday lands a nice left hand. He lands a leg kick. Buday with a right hand. 10-9 Buday, 29-28 Brzeski.

Official Result- Martin Buday def. Lukasz Brzeski by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Women’s 120-pound Catchweights- #13 SW Angela Hill (13-12, 8-12 UFC) vs. Lupita Godinez (8-2, 3-2 UFC)

Godinez lands a big right hand and is landing some big shots and Hill goes for the takedown as they clinch but Godinez shakes it off. Godinez with a right hand. They trade in close range. Hill lands a high kick. Godinez with a combo. Godinez with a left hand. Hill lands a knee but Godinez is still landing with more volume. Hill with a body kick. Hill with a jumping knee to the body. They clinch and Hill lands an elbow as they break. 10-9 Godinez.

Godinez lands a right hand. Godinez gets a takedown but Hill has the neck and they scramble to their feet. Hill lands a right hand and tries for a takedown but Godinez defends and they break. Hill with a quick combo inside the pocket. Hill lands a right hand. They trade jabs. Hill with a right hand. Godinez lands a right hand. They clinch and both land inside the clinch. Hill gets the takedown and has the back and lands some punches as the end. 10-9 Hill, 19-19.

They trade to start the third and both are landing. Hill lands the jab. Godinez with a right hand. The activity of both has slowed here in the third. Godinez lands a right hand and gets a brief takedown but they break as they stand. Hill with a body kick then the jab. They trade right hands. Hill tries for a single leg but ends up letting go. Godinez with a right hand. Hill with a body kick. Hill with a jumping knee. Godinez lands some big punches. They trade in a nice exchange. Godinez with a left hand. Close fight. 10-9 Godinez, 29-28 Godinez.

Official Result- Angela Hill def. Lupita Godinez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 

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> Middleweights- Bruno Silva (22-7, 3-1 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (34-15, 9-7 UFC)

Meerschaert with a leg kick. Silva with a body kick. Meerschaert lands a body kick. Silva with a leg kick. Both still really looking for an opening early on here. Meerschaert with a body kick. Silva lands a left hand. Meerschaert gets the takedown. Meerschaert in the guard as he’s looking to improve his position. Meerschaert with an elbow from the top and lands some left hands. Meerschaert looks for the neck late. 10-9 Meerschaert.

Silva with some leg kicks. Meerschaert with a body kick and he’s avoiding Silva throwing punches. Meerschaert with a leg kick. Silva lands a right hand. Silva lands a nice counter strike after Meerschaert lands a body kick. Meerschaert with a body kick and gets out of the way of Silva throwing a head kick. Silva tries to chase Meerschaert down after they land but Silva misses. Meerschaert with a leg kick. They trade kicks. 10-9 Meerschaert, 20-18 Meerschaert.

Meerschaert with a couple of body kicks to start the third. They trade leg kicks. They trade jabs. Silva lands a combo. Meerschaert with a left hand and tries for a takedown but they break. Meerschaert drops Silva with a left hand and grabs the neck looking for a guillotine but Silva is trying to defend though he taps! What a finish by Meerschaert.

Official Result- Gerald Meerschaert def. Bruno Silva by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:39 of Round 3

> Women’s Bantamweights- Priscila Cachoeira (11-4, 3-4 UFC) vs. Ariane Lipski (14-7, 3-4 UFC)

They trade early and both are landing some big punches. Cachoeira drops Lipski with a right hand and gets on top and is landing big shots looking to finish. She continues to keep landing until Herb Dean stops it. What a finish from Cachoeira!

Official Result- Priscila Cachoeira def. Ariane Lipski by TKO (punches) at 1:05 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- Devin Clark (13-6, 7-6 UFC) vs. Azamat Murzakanov (11-0, 1-0 UFC)

Clark with a leg kick. He lands another. Murzakanov lands a left hand. Clark is just landing leg kicks in the first as his punches aren’t connecting. Murzakanov lands a few punches but not a ton happening. Clark with a high kick. Clark lands a head kick as Murzakanov was coming in and they clinch. Murzakanov lands a few knees. 10-9 Clark.

They trade and Murzakanov stuns Clark but Clark recovers. Clark with a right hand. Murzakanov lands a big combo that stuns Clark again. They clinch and Murzakanov with some knees to the thighs. They break and Murzakanov lands a left hand and Clark loses his balance and falls down. Murzakanov gets on top and is landing to the body. Murzakanov landing more from the top and he stands and lands some leg kicks and lets Clark up. Murzakanov lands a left hand as he’s pressuring. 10-9 Murzakanov, 19-19.

Murzakanov lands a quick jab. Murzakanov with some left hands to the body. Murzakanov lands a left hand to the body and Clark goes to the mat and Murzakanov gets on top and is landing big left hands. Clark is covering up as Murzakanov continues to land left hands and it is finally stopped. Big finish from Murzakanov.

Official Result- Azamat Murzakanov def. Devin Clark by TKO (punches) at 1:18 of Round 3

> Women’s Strawweights- Yazmin Jauregui (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Iasmin Lucindo (13-4, 0-0 UFC)

They trade some big punches with both landing equally. Jauregui lands some leg kicks. Jauregui lands a big combo then Lucindo fires back with a big flurry of punches and hurts Jauregui. Lucindo with a leg kick. Jauregui with a leg kick and Lucindo lands a combo but it ends with Jauregui landing a left hook. Jauregui with a leg kick and Lucindo with a combo. They trade and Jauregui lands a left hook. They clinch and Jauregui lands an elbow. They trade knees before breaking. Close round. 10-9 Jauregui.

They trade punches to start the second. Lucindo lands a left hook as Jauregui lands a right hand. They both land hard before clinching. Both battle for underhooks against the fence. They break to the center. Jauregui lands some kicks. Lucindo throws a spin kick that misses as she eats a right hand from Jauregui. They trade inside the pocket. Jauregui with a leg kick. Jauregui with a spin kick and lands a back fist as well. Jauregui with a left hand. Both land big punches late. 10-9 Jauregui, 20-18 Jauregui.

They trade to start the third. They trade inside the pocket and Lucindo lands a nice left hand. Jauregui lands a combo and then a right hand. Lucindo with a leg kick. They both land big punches that stun one another. They trade inside the pocket. Jauregui with a nice combo. Lucindo lands a spin kick. They trade late. Good fight. 10-9 Lucindo, 29-28 Jauregui.

Official Result- Yazmin Jauregui def. Iasmin Lucindo by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Nate Landwehr (15-4, 2-2 UFC) vs. David Onama (10-1, 2-1 UFC)

Landwehr with a leg kick. Both are landing with Onama landing with slightly more volume. Onama lands the jab. They trade right hands after Onama lands a combo. Onama lands a right hand. Onama lands a right hand and Landwehr slipped to the mat but got to his feet. Onama drops Landwehr with a left hand and is on top landing but Landwehr gets to his feet and Onama has the back and takes it down. Onama gets the mount and takes the back and is landing punches. Landwehr spins to the top. Landwehr with an elbow. He lands a few more. They get to their feet and Onama with a flurry. They battle in the clinch and Landwehr with some uppercuts. They break. Landwehr with two right hands. They clinch and Landwehr with some knees and an elbow as they break. Crazy round. 10-9 Onama.

Landwehr with some body kicks. Landwehr with a right hand and he’s the one forcing the action. They clinch against the fence and Landwehr with a knee. Landwehr lands some more knees. Landwehr gets the takedown and has the back and lands some right hands. They get to their feet. Landwehr has the neck and lands a knee and they roll to the mat but stand. Landwehr gets it back down and is on top and lands a short elbow. He gets the back of Onama and looks for a choke but lets go. They scramble to the feet and Landwehr with a knee. They trade big right hands. They clinch against the fence and Landwehr with some body shots. Landwehr looks for an anaconda choke but Onama slips out. Landwehr gets the mount and is landing some big shots. Landwehr looks for the guillotine but Onama slips out. They get to their feet and Landwehr with a big right hand. He lands another. Landwehr with a big uppercut. Landwehr gets the takedown and lands some big shots from the top. He gets the back of Onama. Landwehr tries for the choke. Landwehr with punches from the back. He is now on top landing big shots. Landwehr gets the full mount and lands at the end. Wild round. 10-8 Landwehr, 19-18 Landwehr.

Landwehr with a right hand. Onama lands the jab. They trade big shots. Landwehr with a big right hand. Landwehr with a flurry of punches. Landwehr with some right hands after showboating. They tie up against the fence and Landwehr lands before they break. Onama lands a big right hand and has Landwehr in trouble as he lands a quick flurry. Onama with another big right hand. They clinch and Landwehr with a lot of knees. They break and both land inside the pocket. Onama lands a couple of right hands. Onama tries for a takedown. Landwehr ends up landing some knees then a big high kick. Onama with a big right hand. Onama with a combo then Landwehr lands a right hand. Landwehr lands a knee and they go to the mat and Landwehr is in side control. They get to their feet. Landwehr with a leg kick. Landwehr with a right hand and Onama rocks Landwehr with a flurry late and they trade big shots at the end. What an insane fight. 10-9 Landwehr, 29-27 Landwehr.

Official Result- Nate Landwehr def. David Onama by majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)

> Bantamweights- #5 Marlon Vera (21-7-1, 13-6 UFC) vs. #8 Dominick Cruz (24-3, 7-2 UFC)

Cruz with a quick flurry. Cruz with another flurry after landing a head kick. Cruz with a body kick. Cruz with a leg kick. Vera with a body kick and Cruz gets a takedown and lands some kicks before Vera gets up. Cruz lands a leg kick and Vera lands a left hook that briefly put Cruz on his butt but he got right up. Cruz with a flurry. Both circling and resetting. Cruz with a leg kick. Cruz with another flurry. Cruz with a combination as he blitzes forward. Cruz gets the takedown and is in the guard of Vera. Vera went for a triangle but Cruz scrambled out. 10-9 Cruz.

Cruz with a combo to start the second. Cruz with some leg kicks and lands a right hand. Cruz with a body kick then another. Vera with a front kick and they trade punches. They trade inside the pocket. Cruz with a right hand to the body. Vera with a right hand. Cruz with a right hand. Cruz with more volume in the second. Vera just misses a head kick. 10-9 Cruz, 20-18 Cruz.

They trade to start the third with both landing right hands. Cruz with a leg kick. Vera rocks Cruz with a right hand and Cruz almost went down but returned fire with a big combo. Vera lands a combo. Cruz tries a takedown but Vera sprawls and they both land as they get to their feet. Cruz with a combo but Vera lands a left hand that slows him down. Cruz pressing forward but missed most of his punches. Cruz lands a left hand and goes for a takedown and Vera lands some elbows. They break. Vera with a body kick. 10-9 Vera, 29-28 Cruz.

They trade to start the fourth. Cruz shoots for the takedown but Vera defends. Cruz lands a right hand and Vera stumbles backwards. Vera lands a jab and Cruz goes down but gets right back up. Cruz with a right hand. Vera lands a head kick that puts Cruz down face first and some follow-up punches ends it all. What a finish from Vera!

Official Result- Marlon Vera def. Dominick Cruz by knockout (head kick) at 2:17 of Round 4

UFC on ESPN 40 live results: Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill, emanating from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon is back at the UFC Apex this weekend with a light heavyweight main event, plus the finals of season 30 of The Ultimate Fighter as two fighters will earn six-figure UFC contracts.

In the main event, former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos looks to get back in the win column when he battles rising contender Jamahal Hill in the five-round headliner. Santos is looking to rebound from a decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev in March and end a skid that has seen him drop four of his last five fights. Hill comes into his second UFC main event on a two-fight win streak which saw him knock out Johnny Walker in February in his first UFC main event.

In the co-main event, it is a battle of welterweights looking to break into the title picture as Vicente Luque looks to bounce back against Geoff Neal. The two finals of season 30 of The Ultimate Fighter also take place, as Mohammad Usman and Zac Pauga meet in the heavyweight finals, and Brogan Walker takes on Juliana Miller in the women’s flyweight finals.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Women’s Bantamweights- Mayra Bueno Silva (8-2-1, 3-2-1 UFC) vs. Stephanie Egger (7-2, 2-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start and Silva lands another as Egger lands a right hand. Silva with a front kick that lands. Egger gets a takedown and is working from the guard of Silva and landing some punches. Silva looking for an armbar and has it locked in and Silva starts claiming Egger tapped and it was stopped and Egger is saying she didn’t tap so we’re going to a replay. It is stopped as one of the judges said he saw the tap and Silva gets the win.

Official Result- Mayra Bueno Silva def. Stephanie Egger by submission (armbar) at 1:17 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- Cory McKenna (6-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Miranda Granger (7-2, 1-2 UFC)

Both throwing the jab early as McKenna is pressuring. Granger with a leg kick. McKenna lands a combo inside the pocket. McKenna lands a right hand as they clinch against the fence and Granger lands some knees. McKenna gets the fight to the mat. They get up but McKenna quickly gets it back down near the center of the Octagon. McKenna in the half-guard and landing some left hands. McKenna gets to side control and almost went to mount but is looking for an arm-triangle choke and squeezing but time runs out on the round. 10-9 McKenna.

Granger with a front kick to the face and McKenna grabs the leg and pushes it against the fence and is working for the takedown. McKenna gets it and is in side control. McKenna gets a Von Flue Choke locked in and Granger taps! Nice finish from McKenna.

Official Result- Cory McKenna def. Miranda Granger by submission (Von Flue Choke) at 1:03 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Bryan Battle (7-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Takashi Sato (16-5, 2-3 UFC)

Battle with a leg kick. Battle then lands a head kick that knocks Sato out cold. Brutal finish from Battle.

Official Result- Bryan Battle def. Takashi Sato by knockout (head kick) at :44 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Sam Alvey (33-17-1 1 NC, 10-12-1 UFC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (16-5 1 NC, 4-3 1 NC UFC)

Oleksiejczuk lands early and Alvey lands a counter right hand. Oleksiejczuk drops Alvey with a left hand and gets on top trying to finish and was landing and has the crucifix position. Alvey is cut open. Oleksiejczuk gets the back and is landing punches. Big shots from Oleksiejczuk but Alvey scrambles up and they break. Alvey shoots for a takedown but Oleksiejczuk defends. Oleksiejczuk drops Alvey again with a left hand and it is stopped. Big finish from Oleksiejczuk.

Official Result- Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Sam Alvey by TKO (punch) at 1:56 of Round 1

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> Lightweights- Terrance McKinney (12-4, 2-1 UFC) vs. Erick Gonzalez (14-6, 0-1 UFC)

McKinney with a head kick and lands a left hand. Gonzalez tried a kick and slipped and McKinney took advantage and landed some punches. McKinney lands an uppercut. McKinney with a left hand and some knees to the body. He lands more and an elbow. Gonzalez then rocks McKinney with a shot. McKinney with a left hand and gets a takedown. McKinney then gets the back as they scramble up and is on the back with a rear-naked choke locked in and Gonzalez taps! Excellent showing from McKinney.

Official Result- Terrance McKinney def. Erick Gonzalez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:17 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- #14 Augusto Sakai (15-4-1, 4-3 UFC) vs. Serghei Spivac (14-3, 5-3 UFC)

Sakai with a leg kick after they trade jabs. Spivac gets a takedown but they get up quickly. Spivac has the neck but lets go. Spivac gets it back down and is in the guard of Sakai. Spivac lands and moves to side control and takes the back and lands some right hands as he tries to take the back. Spivac with some right hands. They get to their feet. Spivac drags it back down and Sakai has one knee down but they stand. Spivac takes it down and passes to side control and then gets the back and is landing right hands. Spivac looks to get the hooks in. Big right hands from the back by Spivac. They get to their feet. Sakai lands some knees in the clinch before they break. Spivac lands two right hands. Sakai with some knees. 10-9 Spivac.

Spivac lands the jab and it snaps Sakai’s head back. Spivac goes for the takedown but Sakai defends. Sakai lands a right hand. Spivac gets a big takedown. They get to their feet and battle in the clinch and Spivac gets a takedown. Spivac with some hammerfists from the top. Spivac has the back and continues to land punches and it is stopped. Complete domination from Spivac.

Official Result- Serghei Spivac def. Augusto Sakai by TKO (punches) at 3:42 of Round 2

> TUF 30 Women’s Flyweight Finals- Brogan Walker (7-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Juliana Miller (2-1, 0-0 UFC)

Miller lands a left hand. They trade punches before clinching and Walker reverses position. Miller gets the takedown and is almost in full mount but gets the half-guard. Miller working from the top and landing some short punches. Miller lands a short elbow. Walker trying to throw her legs up but Miller maintaining top position. Miller ends the first in the guard of Walker. 10-9 Miller.

They trade leg kicks to start the second. Walker lands a combo. Walker with the jab. Walker lands a body kick then a left hand before they clinch. Miller gets the trip takedown from the clinch and Walker looks for a leg. Miller tried to spin out and grab the back as they scramble up. Miller drags it down and fully takes the back. Miller trying to find a choke as she has a hook in. Miller trying to squeeze as she’s adjusting. Miller lets go and Walker scrambles to the top and looks for the back of Miller. They stand. They break. They tie up and Miller with a knee. Miller gets a takedown. Miller lands some shots from the top at the end. Close round. 10-9 Miller, 20-18 Miller.

Walker with a right hand. They trade in close range. Both throwing shots and barely landing as they’re looking for their range. They tie up and battle for underhooks in the clinch. Miller gets the takedown and lands some right hands. Miller has the mount. Miller lands some elbows. Miller with big shots from the top. She continues to land and it is stopped. Fantastic showing from Miller as she wins the TUF contract.

Official Result- Juliana Miller def. Brogan Walker by TKO (strikes) at 3:57 of Round 3 to win The Ultimate Fighter 30 Women’s Flyweight finals

> TUF 30 Heavyweight Finals- Mohammad Usman (7-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Zac Pauga (5-0, 0-0 UFC)

Pauga with a leg kick. He lands the jab. Pauga with a leg kick. Pauga lands the jab. Pauga goes for a head kick and Usman grabs the leg and gets it down for a moment but they stand and Usman with a right hand. They trade punches. Pauga lands a right hand. Usman misses a right hand and Pauga lands a short punch. Pauga with a high kick though Usman blocks it. Pauga with a body kick. Pauga with a leg kick and they trade left hands. 10-9 Pauga.

Usman lands a left hand that drops Pauga and he is out cold as he hits the mat and Usman lands a hammerfist before it is stopped. What a finish by Usman to win the TUF contract.

Official Result- Mohammad Usman def. Zac Pauga by knockout (punch) at :36 of Round 2 to win The Ultimate Fighter 30 Heavyweight finals

> Welterweights- #6 Vicente Luque (21-8-1, 14-4 UFC) vs. #13 Geoff Neal (14-4, 6-2 UFC)

Luque with some early kicks and Neal with a body kick. Neal lands some punches. Luque with a left hand as they both land. Neal lands a left hand. Luque with a leg kick. Neal rocks Luque with a left hand and Luque backs up as he wobbled. Neal with a flurry but they get to the center. Neal lands another left hand. Neal with a couple of left hands as Luque lands a right. Neal with a combo. Luque with a body kick. Neal with a series of left hands and Luque is backed against the fence. Neal drops Luque with a left hand but Luque gets up. Neal with the jab. Neal with a hard left hand. Neal rocks Luque late with a left hand. 10-8 Neal.

They trade leg kicks to start the second. Neal with the jab. They trade punches. Neal with the double jab. Luque lands a left hand. Luque with a leg kick. He lands a body kick. Neal with a right hand. Neal with a left hand. Neal with a left hand. Luque with a body kick. Neal lands the left hand. Luque with a body kick. Neal gets a takedown but they get to their feet and are clinched against the fence. Luque with a short elbow. Neal with a flurry against the fence. They break and Neal with a left hand then lands a combo against the fence. Luque with a left hook to the body. Luque with a leg kick. Luque with a body kick. Luque with a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Luque , 19-18 Neal.

Neal shoots for a takedown but Luque defends. They trade in close range. Neal lands a left hand. Neal lands another left hand. Neal lands another big left hand that stuns Luque. Neal wobbles Luque with another left hand. Neal lands a flurry against the fence and then drops Luque with a left hand and it’s over as Luque face plants to the mat. What a finish and showing by Neal!

Official Result- Geoff Neal def. Vicente Luque by knockout (punches) at 2:01 of Round 3

> Light Heavyweights- #6 Thiago Santos (22-10, 14-9 UFC) vs. #10 Jamahal Hill (10-1 1 NC, 4-1 1 NC UFC)

Santos lands a leg kick. He lands another. Both looking to land punches but Santos is circling away. Santos goes for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence. They remain clinched but there isn’t much happening until there’s a groin strike. They get back to action and Hill pressing forward. Hill tries to land but Santos circles away. They trade and Hill connects with a punch. Santos with a spin kick. They trade late. 10-9 Santos.

Hill with a leg kick. He lands another. He lands a third. They trade high kicks. Hill with a leg kick then lands a jab. Santos with a body kick. Santos gets a takedown but Hill quickly works his way up. They’re clinched and Santos tries for a takedown but they break and both are landing. Hill hurts Santos with a punch and Santos goes for another takedown as they clinch. They break. Hill lands a right hook. Santos lands a left hand. Santos with a right hand. Hill just misses a head kick. Hill pressing forward and lands a right hook. Santos with a leg kick. Both land and Hill wobbles Santos with a right hook. They trade late. 10-9 Hill, 19-19.

Hill with a body kick. Santos shoots for the takedown and is able to finish it. Hill gets up. Hill with an elbow as Santos is trying to get it back down. Santos gets it down and tries to get the back but Hill slips out. Santos goes back for the takedown against the fence. Santos gets it back down. He gets the back as they get to their feet. Santos with a knee to the leg of Hill. Santos gets it back down and takes the back. They get to their feet and both look gassed out. Hill lands some knees and they break but they clinch back up against the fence. Santos working for the takedown and Hill lands a right hand. Santos with a body shot and Hill with a knee. Santos gets it back down late. 10-9 Santos, 29-28 Santos.

Santos with a leg kick then Hill returns fire with a leg kick. Hill lands a right hand and then tees off with a flurry against the fence. Santos fires back and lands. Hill lands a left hand. Santos with a body kick. Hill lands a flurry as Santos was running away. They trade big shots inside the pocket. Hill has Santos wobbled and Santos falls to the mat. Hill gets on top and is landing trying to finish. Santos defending but Hill starts landing big shots and lands some elbows and it gets stopped by Herb Dean! What a finish from Hill as he capitalizes on Santos being hurt. Big win for Hill!

Official Result- Jamahal Hill def. Thiago Santos by TKO (strikes) at 2:31 of Round 4

UFC on ESPN 39 live results: Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN 39: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev, emanating from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon is back at the Apex this week after a crazy International Fight Week, and the show rolls on with a twelve-fight card featuring a lightweight fight between top-ten foes.

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos takes on Rafael Fiziev in a long-awaited five-round headline bout. These two were originally scheduled to headline a card in February, but visa issues pushed the fight back to UFC 272 in March. However, Fiziev had to pull out after contracting COVID-19, and Dos Anjos instead scored a win over Renato Moicano on that card. Dos Anjos has scored two straight wins, while Fiziev is riding a five-fight win streak.

The rest of the main card features some notable match-ups, as middleweights Caio Borralho and Armen Petrosyan battle, bantamweights Douglas Silva de Andrade and Said Nurmagomedov square off, heavyweights Jared Vanderaa and Chase Sherman battle to stay on the UFC roster, and it kicks off with a long-time UFC veteran Michael Johnson taking on Jamie Mullarkey in a lightweight fight.

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

*A women’s flyweight fight between Cynthia Calvillo and Nina Nunes has been scratched from the card after Nunes had to pull out due to a stomach virus she contracted following weigh-ins.

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> Bantamweights- Ronnie Lawrence (8-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Saidyokub Kakhramonov (9-2, 1-0 UFC)

Kakhramonov lands a right hand and Lawrence with a leg kick. They clinch and Lawrence tries a takedown but Kakhramonov keeps it up and has the back standing and lands some right hands. Kakhramonov gets a takedown but they get up and Kakhramonov gets another takedown and is in the half-guard. Kakhramonov stands but gets back on the top. Kakhramonov with some elbows and big punches to the body. Lawrence regains the full guard. Kakhramonov with some right hands to the body then to the head before they scramble up. Kakhramonov gets another takedown. They scramble up and Lawrence pushed it against the fence. They trade knees and Kakhramonov with another takedown. Kakhramonov in side control. Kakhramonov with some hammerfists. 10-9 Kakhramonov.

Lawrence lands a left hand. They both miss spin kicks. Lawrence lands an uppercut and a head kick. Kakhramonov gets a takedown. They get to their feet as Kakhramonov lands a right hand. Kakhramonov gets another takedown and is in the half-guard of Lawrence. He moves to the full guard of Lawrence. Kakhramonov with some right hands from the top. He lands more as he’s trying to pin down an arm of Lawrence. Kakhramonov still dominating from the top as he moves to the full guard and then takes the back of Lawrence as they get up. Lawrence gets the takedown but they scramble up and tie up against the fence. They break and Kakhramonov with a head kick at the end. 10-9 Kakhramonov, 20-18 Kakhramonov.

Lawrence with a spin kick. He lands a leg kick. They trade punches. Kakhramonov gets a takedown. Kakhramonov gets inside the full guard of Lawrence. He moves to the half-guard and is just dominating from the top. Lawrence tries to get up but Kakhramonov keeps him down. They eventually work to the feet but Kakhramonov drags it back down to their knees. They stand and Kakhramonov still has the back and lands some knees. It goes back to the mat and Kakhramonov looking for the neck. Kakhramonov goes back into the full guard of Lawrence and lands some punches. 10-8 Kakhramonov, 30-26 Kakhramonov.

Official Result- Saidyokub Kakhramonov def. Ronnie Lawrence by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

> Light Heavyweights- Kennedy Nzechukwu (9-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. Karl Roberson (9-5, 4-5 UFC)

Nzechukwu with a big body kick. Nzechukwu lands a groin strike and we have a brief timeout. Back to action and Roberson goes for a takedown but Nzechukwu defending. Roberson still trying for the takedown against the fence. Nzechukwu now is the one who gets a takedown. Nzechukwu gets the back and has an arm under the chin but lets go. They continue to scramble and Nzechukwu still has his arm around the chin of Roberson. They get to their feet and Roberson with a knee but Nzechukwu gets another takedown and lands some right hands. Nzechukwu still in control on the ground but Roberson defending and staying composed. They get to their feet. Nzechukwu takes the back standing. They remain tied up to end the round. 10-9 Nzechukwu.

Roberson lands some body kicks early in the second but Nzechukwu gets it to the mat. Nzechukwu has the back and lands some punches. He lands some more punches to the head as Roberson looks gassed out. Nzechukwu gets it back down and has the back and looks to put the hooks in. Nzechukwu with big right hands to the body of Roberson. Nzechukwu lands a knee to the body. They get to their feet and Nzechukwu has the back. Nzechukwu looking for the choke again. Nzechukwu ends the round on top. 10-9 Nzechukwu, 20-18 Nzechukwu.

They trade to start the third and Nzechukwu gets the takedown and has the mount. Nzechukwu gets the back and is landing some big punches looking for the finish and it is stopped. Big finish by Nzechukwu.

Official Result- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Karl Roberson by TKO (punches) at 2:19 of Round 3

> Featherweights- David Onama (9-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Garrett Armfield (8-2, 0-0 UFC)

Both looking to land the jab early on. They trade and tie up against the fence. Onama has the back against the fence. Onama gets it down but Armfield scrambles up and they tie up against the fence. Onama looking for the kimura standing and they go to the mat and Armfield in the guard but they get back to the feet. Onama lands a knee as they break. Armfield with a left hand. They trade in close range and Armfield connects with a left hand. They trade right hands and Onama with a left hand. Onama with a body kick. They clinch along the fence. Onama lands a left as they break and then lands a combo. Onama with some big punches late. 10-9 Onama.

They’re trading in close range to start the second. Onama with a knee. Onama gets a takedown and has the back against the fence. They scramble and Onama ends up on top and locks in an arm-triangle choke. Armfield is trying to fight it off and doing a good job but he goes out and it is stopped. Nice finish by Onama!

Official Result- David Onama def. Garrett Armfield by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:13 of Round 2

> Women’s Flyweights- Antonina Shevchenko (9-4, 3-4 UFC) vs. Cortney Casey (10-9, 6-8 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start the fight. Shevchenko lands a jab. Casey with a high body kick as Shevchenko lands a jab. Shevchenko with a body kick. Shevchenko lands a combination in close. Casey lands a hard right hand as they clinch but break. Shevchenko with a side kick. Casey with a leg kick and Shevchenko lands a counter jab then lands a head kick. Casey tries to land a right hand but Shevchenko gets a takedown. Shevchenko with some right hands from the top. She lands two more. Casey with some shots from the bottom and Shevchenko stands. Close round. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko with some side kicks. Casey with a high kick. Casey with a right hand. Shevchenko with a leg kick. Shevchenko with a high kick. They continue to both land short shots in close range. Shevchenko with an axe kick. Shevchenko just misses a wheel kick. Shevchenko with a side kick. Shevchenko keeps throwing side kicks as Casey isn’t able to land much. Casey rushes in and they clinch against the fence. Shevchenko with a leg kick and Casey slips on a kick and Shevchenko kicks her as she was getting to her feet. Casey with a right hand and Shevchenko backs up. Casey with a flurry and lands a big right hand at the end. Close round again. 10-9 Shevchenko, 20-18 Shevchenko.

They trade in close range and Shevchenko with a knee as they break a clinch. Shevchenko with the jab. Casey lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Shevchenko with a spinning back fist and Casey ties up with her against the fence. Casey gets the takedown. She’s in side control and lands a couple of elbows. Casey with some body punches and a few elbows from the top. Casey stands and lands as Shevchenko gets to her feet. Casey with an elbow. Casey with a right hand and Shevchenko goes for a takedown but Casey reverses and has the back then the full mount. They get to their feet. Casey with a left hand and she gets a takedown. Close fight. 10-9 Casey, 29-28 Shevchenko.

Official Result- Antonina Shevchenko def. Cortney Casey by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Middleweights- Cody Brundage (7-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Tresean Gore (3-1, 0-1 UFC)

Gore with a leg kick. Brundage shoots for the takedown and gets it against the fence. They get to their feet and break and Gore with a leg kick. Gore lands a jab. Brundage with a step-in elbow and body kick as Gore lands a leg kick. Brundage with a combo. Brundage throwing the jab. They trade jabs. Gore with a leg kick. Gore with a right hand. Gore with a leg kick. Gore with a leg kick but Brundage drops Gore with a counter right hand and starts landing big punches from the top and Gore goes out cold. Big finish by Brundage.

Official Result- Cody Brundage def. Tresean Gore by knockout (punches) at 3:50 of Round 1

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> Lightweights- Michael Johnson (20-17, 12-13 UFC) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (14-5, 2-3 UFC)

Mullarkey lands a leg kick and Johnson lands a left hand. Johnson lands a combo. Johnson lands a quick combo as Mullarkey landed a couple of body shots. Mullarkey with a hard leg kick. They trade punches. Johnson drops Mullarkey with a left hand and gets on top and grabs the neck. They get to their feet and Johnson lands a right hand. Mullarkey with a head kick and then he rocks Johnson with a right hand and Johnson goes down. Mullarkey gets on top and lands some elbows but they both get to their feet and land big flurries at the end. Close round. 10-9 Johnson.

Mullarkey with a leg kick. Mullarkey with the jab. Mullarkey lands a right hand. Mullarkey with a leg kick. Johnson looking for an opening. Johnson with a quick combo. Mullarkey with a right hand. Mullarkey with a head kick. They both land punches in close range. Mullarkey with a leg kick. Mullarkey with some big punches and Johnson is covering up. Mullarkey with a flying knee and he’s landing knees and elbows inside the clinch. Mullarkey with a right hand. Johnson lands a left hand. Johnson goes for a takedown but Mullarkey defends and Mullarkey lands some knees as they get up. Mullarkey with a head kick. Mullarkey with some big punches and he lands another knee. Johnson with a left hand. Mullarkey with a leg kick. Wild round. 10-9 Mullarkey, 19-19.

They trade left hands to start the third. Johnson lands the jab. Johnson lands a left hand. Mullarkey with a right hand. Mullarkey lands a left hook. Mullarkey with a body kick. Johnson lands a big left hand. Johnson tries a takedown but Mullarkey sprawls away. Mullarkey tries a takedown but Johnson sprawls to defend. They were clinched but break. Mullarkey with a right hand. Johnson with the jab. Johnson with the left hand then a jab then another jab. Johnson with a combo. Mullarkey with a head kick. They trade in close range and Johnson lands a big left hand late. Close fight. 10-9 Johnson, 29-28 Johnson.

Official Result- Jamie Mullarkey def. Michael Johnson by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Aiemann Zahabi (8-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Ricky Turcios (11-2, 1-0 UFC)

Turcios with a head kick as both are feeling each other out. Turcios with more high kicks. Zahabi with a body kick. They both throw wild punches and Turcios looked for a takedown but they scrambled to their feet. They trade leg kicks. Turcios with a body kick. Zahabi shoots for a takedown but Turcios defends. Zahabi landing with more volume in the round. Zahabi lands at the end. 10-9 Zahabi.

Zahabi with a body kick. Zahabi lands a left hand as Turcios lands a leg kick. Zahabi with a high kick. They trade leg kicks. Zahabi with the jab. They trade in close range. Turcios with a right hand. They trade kicks. They both land in wild exchanges late. 10-9 Zahabi, 20-18 Zahabi.

They trade punches to start the third and Zahabi with a leg kick. Zahabi with a leg kick and he lands a couple more. Turcios with a leg kick. They trade punches and Turcios lands a leg kick. Zahabi with a couple of left hands. Turcios throwing but missing. Turcios lands a short body kick. Zahabi lands the jab. 10-9 Zahabi, 30-27 Zahabi.

Official Result- Aiemann Zahabi def. Ricky Turcios by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Jared Vanderaa (12-8, 1-4 UFC) vs. Chase Sherman (15-10, 3-9 UFC)

They trade to start and Sherman lands a nice right hand. Vanderaa with a left hook. They trade punches. Vanderaa with a couple of jabs. Sherman with two leg kicks. Vanderaa with a leg kick and Sherman fires back with a right hand. Sherman with a left hook. Sherman with a body kick. They trade in close range and Sherman is being busier. They trade leg kicks. Vanderaa with a leg kick. Sherman with another big right hand at the end. 10-9 Sherman.

They’re trading to start the third and neither is landing anything really impactful. Vanderaa landing the jab a little bit more. They exchange jabs. Vanderaa with a leg kick. They trade jabs again. Sherman with a body kick. Vanderaa with a nice combination ending with a nice right hand. They trade leg kicks and Vanderaa with a body kick. Both are landing hard shots but Vanderaa landing with more volume. Sherman then lands a combo. Vanderaa with a left hand. Sherman lands a right hand. They trade punches and Vanderaa with a leg kick. Vanderaa with a body kick and then another one at the end. 10-9 Vanderaa, 19-19.

Vanderaa with a body kick. Sherman with a combination. They trade in close range. Vanderaa with a combination. Vanderaa with a right hand. Vanderaa with another right hand. Sherman with a big combination. Vanderaa with a right hand. Vanderaa with a left hook to the body as Sherman lands a right hand. They both land big right hands in close range. Sherman landing some big punches and he has Vanderaa in trouble and Sherman continues to land big punches and lands a big right hand and Vanderaa goes down and it is all over! What a finish by Sherman!

Official Result- Chase Sherman def. Jared Vanderaa by knockout (punches) at 3:10 of Round 3

> Bantamweights- Douglas Silva de Andrade (28-4 1 NC, 6-4 UFC) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (15-2, 4-1 UFC)

Andrade with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov tries a spin kick but Andrade grabs the back. Andrade trying hard for the takedown. They trade knees. Nurmagomedov with some short knees. Andrade just pressing Nurmagomedov against the fence. Nurmagomedov almost gets a takedown and they end up breaking. They trade leg kicks. Andrade with a body kick. Andrade has a cut around his left eye. Nurmagomedov lands some nice kicks. Andrade with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov with a high kick. Andrade with a body kick. Nurmagomedov lands a nice combo as Andrade landed a right hand. They scramble to the mat late. 10-9 Nurmagomedov.

Nurmagomedov with a spin kick. Nurmagomedov with a body kick. Nurmagomedov with a right hand. Andrade rushes in looking to land but misses. Nurmagomedov with a body kick. Andrade with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Nurmagomedov with a head kick. Nurmagomedov with a body kick. Andrade with a body kick. They trade kicks and Nurmagomedov with a flying knee. Nurmagomedov shoots for a takedown but Andrade defends and Nurmagomedov lands some punches as they break. Andrade with a spinning back fist and Nurmagomedov falls to the mat. Andrade gets on top and Nurmagomedov looked for an armbar but Andrade escaped and the round ends. 10-9 Andrade, 19-19.

Andrade gets the back and scores a big takedown but they get to their feet. Andrade still has back control. They separate and trade leg kicks. We have a timeout for a groin strike but they get back to work. Nurmagomedov shoots for the single leg and finishes the takedown. They get to their feet and Nurmagomedov with a head kick. They trade big punches. Nurmagomedov tries a spin and Andrade catches it and Nurmagomedov went to the mat and Andrade gets into his guard. Andrade with a big elbow from the top. Andrade slips out to his feet. Nurmagomedov lands an upkick. They get to their feet and trade late. Close fight. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 29-28 Nurmagomedov.

Official Result- Said Nurmagomedov def. Douglas Silva de Andrade by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- Caio Borralho (11-1 1 NC, 1-0 UFC) vs. Armen Petrosyan (7-1, 1-0 UFC)

Petrosyan with a leg kick and Borralho lands two left hands in return and an open-handed slap. Borralho gets an easy takedown. Borralho gets the back and is after the arm of Petrosyan. Borralho now switching to the leg but abandons it. Borralho has the body triangle locked. Borralho is working for the choke. Borralho still working the back and landing punches from the back. 10-9 Borralho.

Both are looking to land on the feet to start the second. Borralho with a body kick. Borralho gets the takedown. Borralho working from the side and steps over to the full mount. Petrosyan turns in and Borralho looks for a guillotine but Petrosyan slips out to his feet. Petrosyan lands some leg kicks and Borralho is ordered up by Mike Beltran. Petrosyan with a combo. Borralho scores another takedown and is in side control but gets to the top. Borralho gets the back and has the hooks in. He lands some punches from the back. 10-9 Borralho, 20-18 Borralho.

Petrosyan with a big leg kick. They tie up against the fence and both are battling for underhooks. Borralho gets to the back as they remain on the feet at the fence. Borralho tries a takedown and he goes to the mat and Petrosyan lands some leg kicks. Petrosyan with more hard kicks as Borralho is on the mat. Mike Beltran orders Borralho to his feet. Borralho looks gassed out. Borralho shoots for the takedown all the way across the Octagon and gets it but they get right back to their feet. They trade knees against the fence and break late and Petrosyan with two body kicks. 10-9 Petrosyan, 29-28 Borralho.

Official Result- Caio Borralho def. Armen Petrosyan by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Lightweights- #7 Rafael Dos Anjos (31-13, 20-11 UFC) vs. #10 Rafael Fiziev (11-1, 5-1 UFC)

Fiziev with a body kick. He lands another. Dos Anjos with a leg kick. Fiziev lands a left hook as Dos Anjos lands a left hand. Dos Anjos with another left hand as he pushes it against the fence. Dos Anjos with the pressure against the fence and he lands some knees. They break and Fiziev lands a knee then a right hand. They trade body kicks. Fiziev with a leg kick. Fiziev with another body kick. Fiziev with a body kick. Dos Anjos pushes it against the fence as he looks for the takedown. They break and Fiziev with a step-in elbow. Fiziev with a right hand and then rocks Dos Anjos with a left hand. 10-9 Fiziev.

Dos Anjos with a body kick. Dos Anjos with another body kick and Fiziev catches it and they clinch but break. Fiziev with a body kick. Dos Anjos with a left hand. Dos Anjos tries a takedown but Fiziev defends and they’re tied up against the fence. They break and Dos Anjos with a high kick. Fiziev with a combo then a leg kick. Fiziev with a body kick. Dos Anjos with some jabs. Dos Anjos with a body kick and tries a takedown but Fiziev reverses into one of his own and they get up. They remain tied up and both battle for position. They break and Dos Anjos with a knee. Dos Anjos with an uppercut leading to a combo. Fiziev lands a left hand. Fiziev with a combo. Dos Anjos with a leg kick. Fiziev with a couple of body kicks. 10-9 Fiziev, 20-18 Fiziev.

They clinch against the fence to start the third as Dos Anjos is pressuring and looking for the takedown. Dos Anjos has the back. Fiziev goes to the mat for a moment but gets up and they’re still tied up against the fence. They break. Fiziev with a couple of body kicks. Dos Anjos with a left hand and shoots for the takedown. They clinch against the fence and Fiziev reverses position. Dos Anjos with a knee to the body as they break. Fiziev with a body kick. They clinch against the fence. They break. Fiziev with a right hand. Fiziev with a knee. Dos Anjos lands the jab. Fiziev with a combo to the body. Fiziev with a body kick. He lands another. Fiziev with a late right hand. 10-9 Fiziev, 30-27 Fiziev.

They trade leg kicks to start and Dos Anjos shoots for the takedown and pushes it against the fence. They break after not much happens and then clinch against the fence again with Fiziev in control. They break and Dos Anjos with a flying knee followed by a left hand. They clinch once again. They break. Dos Anjos tries for a single leg but Fiziev defends the takedown attempt. Fiziev with a right hand. Dos Anjos with a body punch and gets a big takedown. Dos Anjos works from the top and Fiziev works his way to the feet and Dos Anjos lands an elbow at the end. 10-9 Dos Anjos, 39-37 Fiziev.

Dos Anjos lands a left hand and then Fiziev drops Dos Anjos with a left hand and follows it with a couple of punches and it is all over. What a finish by Fiziev!

Official Result- Rafael Fiziev def. Rafael Dos Anjos by knockout (punches) at :18 of Round 5

UFC on ESPN 38 live results: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 38: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot, emanating from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC closes out a busy month of June back at their home base in the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a lightweight bout featuring two prospects looking to break into the top ten of the divisional rankings.

11th-ranked Arman Tsarukyan puts his five-fight win streak on the line against 12th-ranked Mateusz Gamrot, who is on a three-fight win streak. Both are looking to break into that upper echelon of the lightweight division. Tsarukyan scored a second-round knockout of Joel Alvarez in his last fight in February, while Gamrot scored a second-round knockout of Diego Ferreira in his last fight in December.

In the co-main event, long-time veteran Neil Magny looks to become the all-time UFC welterweight wins leader as he looks for his 20th UFC win when he takes on rising contender Shavkat Rakhmonov. Also on the main card is a lightweight bout pitting Thiago Moises against Christos Giagos, a bantamweight fight between Nate Maness and Umar Nurmagomedov, and a middleweight bout that sees Chris Curtis take on Rodolfo Vieira.

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

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> Women’s Strawweights- Vanessa Demopoulos (7-4, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jinh Yu Frey (11-6, 2-2 UFC)

Frey with a leg kick. Frey lands a left hand. Demopoulos lands a right hand. Demopoulos with an inside leg kick. Frey lands a left hand. She lands another as Demopoulos lands a leg kick. Frey throws the jabs and Demopoulos briefly slips to the mat. Demopoulos with a right hand and then another. Frey with a combo against the fence. Demopoulos lands a leg kick and Frey grabs the leg and lands a kick that trips Demopoulos to the mat but she gets right up. Frey with a leg kick. Demopoulos scores a takedown. They get to their feet and both land knees before they break. Frey with a high kick. Frey lands a double jab. Demopoulos lands a right hand. She lands another. 10-9 Frey.

They trade to start the second and they trade leg kicks. Demopoulos tries a takedown but it was telegraphed and Frey defended. Frey lands a combo against the fence. Demopoulos lands a right hand. Frey counters with a left hand. Demopoulos lands another right hand but Frey landing with more volume. Frey with a leg kick. Demopoulos tries a takedown but Frey shakes it off. Frey with a head kick. Frey gets the better of an exchange. Frey with the left hand. Frey with a leg kick and Demopoulos lands a short combo. They trade in close range. Demopoulos with a right hand and Frey counters with a left. They clinch against the fence and Demopoulos with some knees as Frey was landing punches then they break. Demopoulos with a right hand.

They trade in a wild exchange to start the third and they clinch against the fence. Demopoulos with some knees. They battle in there and Demopoulos with more knees as they break. Frey lands the jab as Demopoulos is throwing big punches. Demopoulos tries for a takedown and has the leg but Frey is defending. Demopoulos has the body lock against the cage but is just holding on. Demopoulos with some knees. Demopoulos with some pressure and landing some knees. Demopoulos with more knees. Frey with some ear slaps. They break and Demopoulos lands a right hand and Frey lands some big left hands at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Demopoulos, 29-28 Frey.

Official Result- Vanessa Demopoulos def. Jinh Yu Frey by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Brian Kelleher (24-13, 8-6 UFC) vs. Mario Bautista (9-2, 3-2 UFC)

They trade kicks. Kelleher with a body kick. Bautista with a right hand. Bautista gets a takedown and is in side control. They get to their feet. Bautista gets a takedown and has the back of Kelleher and locks in a rear-naked choke to get Kelleher to tap. Nice finish by Bautista.

Official Result- Mario Bautista def. Brian Kelleher by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:27 of Round 1

> Flyweights- JP Buys (9-4, 0-2 UFC) vs. Cody Durden (12-4-1, 1-2-1 UFC)

Buys with a leg kick. Durden lands a right hand and had Buys hurt and Buys went for a takedown but Durden defends and they clinch against the fence. They break as Buys lands an elbow then he lands a right hand. Durden lands another right hand then drops Buys with a punch and is teeing off and landing big shots to the side of the head and it is stopped. Big finish by Durden.

Official Result- Cody Durden def. JP Buys by TKO (punches) at 1:08 of Round 1

> Bantamweights- Raulian Paiva (21-4, 3-3 UFC) vs. Sergey Morozov (17-5, 1-2 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Paiva lands a right hand and then wobbles Morozov with another right hand and Morozov now looks for a takedown against the fence as they clinch. They break. Paiva with the jab. Paiva lands two more big right hands and Morozov is circling around. Paiva with a combo. Morozov lands a left hook. Morozov throws a right hand and Paiva grabs the body lock but lets go. They trade jabs. Paiva with a leg kick that gets checked. Paiva lands a right hand. They trade punches in close range. They trade heavy punches. Paiva with a solid combination. Morozov lands a left hook. Paiva lands a nice combo. 10-9 Paiva.

They trade right hands. Morozov lands a left hook. Morozov with a leg kick. Paiva with a right hand and a follow-up knee. Morozov ducks under a Paiva right hand and scores a takedown. Morozov with a big right hand from the top as he remains in the guard of Paiva. Paiva is trying to find an opening from the bottom. Paiva going for the leg but Morozov fights out of it. Morozov gets the back but ragdolls Paiva back to side control. Morozov then has the back again as they get to their feet. Morozov with a knee. Paiva has the neck standing but Morozov pops out. Morozov tries a takedown and Paiva grabs the neck again. They’re just holding onto each other as the round ends. 10-9 Morozov, 19-19.

Morozov lands a left hand. Morozov with a combination and shoots for a takedown but Paiva rolls with it and gets to his feet. Morozov trips Paiva to the mat but they get to their feet. They break and both land some punches. Paiva shoots for a takedown but Morozov sprawls away to defend. Morozov with a right hand. They trade jabs. Paiva lands a right hand. They trade punches inside the pocket. Morozov shoots for the takedown but Paiva defends. Paiva tries for one but Morozov defends. They’re clinched but break. Morozov with a body kick. Paiva lands a right hand. Paiva gets a late takedown. 10-9 Morozov, 29-28 Morozov.

Official Result- Sergey Morozov def. Raulian Paiva by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (36-10, 1-1 UFC) vs. TJ Brown (16-8, 2-2 UFC)

Nuerdanbieke lands a solid right hand. Brown lands a right hand. They both land leg kicks and punches. Brown lands two right hands and some knees as Nuerdanbieke lands some right hands. Brown with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Nuerdanbieke lands a right hand and Brown goes to the mat but gets right up and goes for a takedown but Nuerdanbieke reverses it and is in the guard of Brown. Brown goes for an armbar but Nuerdanbieke gets out and Brown grabs the leg and Nuerdanbieke grabs the fence. Nuerdanbieke also grabs the leg looking for a submission. They both escape to their feet. They trade punches. Brown with a body kick. Nuerdanbieke shoots for a takedown but Brown defends. Nuerdanbieke lands a jab. Brown lands a right hand and a head kick. Nuerdanbieke gets a takedown. Nuerdanbieke ends the round on top. 10-9 Nuerdanbieke.

Brow lands a right hand. Nuerdanbieke gets a trip takedown against the fence. Brown is looking for a kimura from the bottom as Nuerdanbieke is trying to take the back. Brown reverses to the top and tries to flatten Nuerdanbieke out. Brown gets the back of Nuerdanbieke. Brown lands some left hands against the fence. Brown still has back control. He’s going for the kimura but it might let Nuerdanbieke back on top. Brown is looking for the arm still and now is looking for a triangle choke. Nuerdanbieke with some body shots from the top at the end. 10-9 Brown, 19-19.

They trade punches to start the third. They trade jabs. Nuerdanbieke with a right hand. Brown lands a left hook. Nuerdanbieke lands a big combo. Nuerdanbieke lands a left hook. Nuerdanbieke gets the takedown. He’s in the half-guard of Brown. He’s landing as he’s keeping Brown planted on the mat. Nuerdanbieke still in the half-guard and Brown doing nothing until he suddenly explodes to his feet and grabs the back of Nuerdanbieke. They go to the mat and Brown is on top. Brown with a couple of left hands as he has the back. Brown now back on top and lands some right hands. Brown gets the back but Nuerdanbieke escapes back to the top and lands a left hand. Nuerdanbieke has the back and lands and Brown gets the top and lands at the end. 10-9 Nuerdanbieke, 29-28 Nuerdanbieke.

Official Result- Shayilan Nuerdanbieke def. TJ Brown by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- Carlos Ulberg (4-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Tafon Nchukwi (6-2, 2-2 UFC)

They both land mainly leg kicks in the opening minute. Ulberg lands a left hand that hurts Nchukwi. Ulberg follows it up with a combo that drops Nchukwi, Nchukwi starts to get up and Ulberg finishes it with another combo that keeps Nchukwi down. Big finish by Ulberg.

Official Result- Carlos Ulberg def. Tafon Nchukwi by TKO (punches) at 1:15 of Round 1

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> Middleweights- Chris Curtis (28-8, 2-0 UFC) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (8-1, 3-1 UFC)

They both throw punches and Vieira shoots for the takedown but Curtis defends and lands from the top before they get up. They’re tied up against the fence and Vieira lands a low blow. They get back to action and Vieira is trying for the takedown against the fence. Curtis defends and they break. Vieira tries for another one but Curtis defends and lands a knee to the body on the break. Vieira with a leg kick. We have another timeout for another groin strike by Vieira. They get back to action and Vieira tries a takedown but Curtis defends. Both land punches and Curtis lands to the body. Close round. 10-9 Vieira.

Vieira with a leg kick. Vieira with another leg kick and Curtis lands a left hand. Vieira shoots for a takedown but Curtis defends against the fence. They break. Vieira lands a kick and Curtis said it was low but it wasn’t called. They trade punches. Vieira shoots for a takedown but Curtis defends and lands to the body. They trade punches and Curtis lands a left hand. Curtis lands a right hand. Curtis with a left hand. They trade punches. Curtis with a left hand to the body. Curtis with a left hand. Curtis with a left hand to the head then one to the body. He rocks Vieira with a left hand. 10-9 Curtis, 19-19.

They trade punches to start the third and Curtis is landing to the body. Curtis still landing and Vieira shooting for takedowns but Curtis is defending. Curtis with the jab. Both men are slowing down. Vieira still trying for the takedown but Curtis gets away. Vieira goes for another one and Curtis defends again. Vieira is 0-for-15 in his takedown attempts. Curtis is landing with some good damage here in the third. Curtis with a left hand. Curtis with a right hand. They trade lefts. Vieira lands a combo. Vieira with another failed takedown attempt. Curtis with left hands to the body and chin. Vieira lands a nice jab. Vieira misses another takedown attempt. Vieira tries for another one but Curtis sprawls and lands punches at the end. 10-9 Curtis, 29-28 Curtis.

Official Result- Chris Curtis def. Rodolfo Vieira by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Nate Maness (14-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (14-0, 2-0 UFC)

Nurmagomedov with a leg kick. They’re both feeling each other out then they tie-up and Nurmagomedov gets a takedown. Nurmagomedov pressuring from the top and lands a couple of short punches. Nurmagomedov steps over to half-guard as he retains top position. Nurmagomedov gets mount and lands some right hands. Nurmagomedov with big shots from the top at the end. 10-9 Nurmagomedov.

Nurmagomedov gets an early takedown in the second and works in the half-guard and then moves to side control. Nurmagomedov controlling from the top as he has head control. Nurmagomedov now with the three-quarters mount. He lands left hands from the top. He goes back to side mount then back to half-guard. Nurmagomedov gets back to side mount. Nurmagomedov gets the back for a second but gets back to side mount and lands some elbows. He gets the back again and has a hook in and lands some punches. Nurmagomedov ends up back on top at the end of the round. 10-8 Nurmagomedov, 20-17 Nurmagomedov.

Nurmagomedov with a couple of kicks to start the third as Nurmagomedov lands a  head kick. He lands a body kick followed by a right hand. Nurmagomedov with a big push kick to the face of Maness. Maness throws some shots but Nurmagomedov ducks away from them all. Nurmagomedov with a big left hand. Nurmagomedov grabs the single leg and scores a takedown. Nurmagomedov with domination from the top as he’s landing punches and elbows. Nurmagomedov with some more punches from the top. Nurmagomedov with more shots from the top. Nurmagomedov with some lefts to the body. Complete domination. 10-8 Nurmagomedov, 30-25 Nurmagomedov.

Official Result- Umar Nurmagomedov def. Nate Maness by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)

> Lightweights- Thiago Moises (15-6, 4-4 UFC) vs. Christos Giagos (19-9, 5-5 UFC)

Giagos lands a right hand as Moises drops down for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Giagos scrambles out but Moises grabs the back and gets the hooks in as Giagos is on his feet and has Moises on his back. Moises lands some punches from the back. Moises gets the rear-naked choke locked in and Giagos taps! Great showing from Moises.

Official Result- Thiago Moises def. Christos Giagos by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:05 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- Josh Parisian (14-5, 1-2 UFC) vs. Alan Baudot (8-3 1 NC, 0-2 1 NC UFC)

Baudot with some side kicks and lands an uppercut. We have a timeout for a low blow but they get back to action. They trade punches and Baudot with an uppercut to the body. Parisian with a leg kick. Baudot with a leg kick and they clinch but break. Baudot with the jab. Parisian tries a spin attack but Baudot drops him with a right hand and lands some shots from the top trying to finish. Baudot with a knee to the body. Baudot lands lots of punches as Parisian works his way up but he gets to his feet and Baudot is still landing big punches. They clinch against the fence. Parisian drops down and gets the takedown. Parisian with big right hands from the top and he is looking for a finish. Baudot covering up and Parisian kept looking at the ref for a stoppage but it allowed Baudot to survive. 10-9 Baudot.

Baudot with a leg kick. Baudot with some uppercuts in the clinch. Parisian gets the takedown. Parisian with some left hands from the top and Baudot is covering up. Parisian now with some elbows. Parisian with some hammerfists and he continues to land left hands. They get to their feet. They break and Parisian grabs the body lock against the fence and tries a takedown but Baudot almost ended up on top. Parisian ends up on top. Parisian gets the mount and land punches and Baudot gives up his back. Parisian landing punches and it is stopped and Parisian gets the finish.

Official Result- Josh Parisian def. Alan Baudot by TKO (punches) at 3:04 of Round 2

> Welterweights- #10 Neil Magny (26-8, 19-7 UFC) vs. #15 Shavkat Rakhmonov (15-0, 3-0 UFC)

Magny lands some body kicks and Rakhmonov gets a takedown after catching a leg. Rakhmonov postures up and lands lots of punches from the top as Magny is playing defense and lands some upkicks. Rakhmonov trying to get the mount but Magny uses his legs to utilize the cage in escaping though Rakhmonov is still on top by the fence. Rakhmonov with more punches from the top. He looks for the neck and the guillotine but lets go. Rakhmonov with a heavy elbow. Magny looking for the leg. Rakhmonov with more right hands from the top. Magny still has the leg and is trying for a heel hook but Rakhmonov defending. Rakhmonov gets back on top and lands an elbow. 10-9 Rakhmonov.

They trade jabs to start the second. Magny with a right hand. Rakhmonov with a spin kick. Rakhmonov gets the takedown against the fence and is in control from side control. They scramble and Rakhmonov had the back for a moment but he gets back to side mount and is looking for a D’Arce choke but abandons it. Rakhmonov in the half-guard of Magny and lands some punches. Rakhmonov with some big punches from the top. Rakhmonov gets a guillotine locked in late and Magny taps! Impressive performance from Rakhmonov.

Official Result- Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Neil Magny by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:58 of Round 2

> Lightweights- #11 Arman Tsarukyan (18-2, 5-1 UFC) vs. #12 Mateusz Gamrot (20-1 1 NC, 3-1 UFC)

Gamrot lands the first punch and Tsarukyan goes for the takedown but they scramble around and stay on the feet and separate. Tsarukyan with a body kick. Gamrot with a left hand. Gamrot lands a leg kick and Tsarukyan gets a takedown off it. They scramble to their feet and Gamrot gets the back of Tsarukyan and is looking for the takedown. They break and Tsarukyan lands a head kick. Gamrot lands a right hand. Tsarukyan with a heavy leg kick. Gamrot with a right hand and Tsarukyan with a body kick. They trade kicks. They scramble and Tsarukyan grabs the neck at the end. 10-9 Tsarukyan.

They’re both looking for openings. Gamrot lands a body kick. Gamrot trying to land the right hand. Tsarukyan with a left hook. Tsarukyan with a massive body kick. Tsarukyan shoots for a takedown but Gamrot defends as they get to their feet. Tsarukyan tries for another one but Gamrot defends and they separate. Gamrot with a left hand. Tsarukyan with a body kick. They both land left hands after Gamrot lands a right hand. 10-9 Tsarukyan, 20-18 Tsarukyan.

Tsarukyan with a body kick to start the third. Gamrot with a right hand. Tsarukyan with a leg kick. Tsarukyan lands a right hand and Gamrot shoots for a takedown but Tsarukyan defends. They trade right hands. Gamrot lands a nice combo after Tsarukyan lands a right hand. Gamrot gets a brief takedown and has the back as they get up. Tsarukyan is grabbing the fence to defend Gamrot trying to take it down. Gamrot drags it down and has the back. Gamrot with a left hand but they get up as Tsarukyan grabbed the fence again. Gamrot still has the back but they end up separating. Tsarukyan shoots for a takedown but Gamrot sprawls out. Tsarukyan has the leg but Gamrot lands a right hand and Tsarukyan lets go. Tsarukyan with a spin kick to the body. They trade punches. Tsarukyan with a body kick. He lands another. 10-9 Gamrot, 29-28 Tsarukyan.

Gamrot lands a right hand. They trade in close range and Tsarukyan with a nice right hand. Gamrot tries for a takedown but Tsarukyan is defending. Tsarukyan with a high kick. Gamrot lands a right hand. They trade in close range and Tsarukyan drops Gamrot with a spinning back fist and Tsarukyan jumps on top and tries to grab the neck. They get to their feet. Tsarukyan lands a right hand. Gamrot gets a takedown and has the back but they get right up. Gamrot gets it back down and is trying to get the hooks in. Gamrot with short right hands from the back. Gamrot trying to find the choke but moves to the top. They get up at the end. 10-9 Tsarukyan, 39-37 Tsarukyan.

Gamrot with a right hand. Tsarukyan with a leg kick that trips Gamrot up. Tsarukyan with a leg kick. Gamrot lands a right hand. Gamrot gets a takedown and has the back but gets the top as he still has the body lock. They get to their feet and Gamrot with a knee to the thigh then they separate. Tsarukyan tries a spinning back fist and Gamrot drops for a takedown but Tsarukyan defends. They break. Tsarukyan with a body kick. Tsarukyan with a right hand. Gamrot lands a right hand. Gamrot with another right hand. Gamrot tries for a takedown but Tsarukyan defends. Tsarukyan grabs the neck but they stand. Gamrot with a combo. Tsarukyan with a body kick. Gamrot with a right hand. Gamrot gets a late takedown. He gets the back as they stand. Tsarukyan with some body shots at the end. Great fight. Close fight. 10-9 Gamrot, 48-47 Tsarukyan.

Official Result- Mateusz Gamrot def. Arman Tsarukyan by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

UFC on ESPN 37 live results: Calvin Kattar vs. Josh Emmett

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 37: Kattar vs. Emmett, emanating from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

The Octagon returns to Austin for the first time since February 2018 with their first event inside the brand new Moody Center with a deep card headlined by an exciting featherweight clash that could have an effect on the title picture.

Fourth-ranked Calvin Kattar takes on seventh-ranked Josh Emmett in the five-round headline bout. Kattar is in his fourth straight main event and is looking to build on an impressive win over Giga Chikadze in January. Emmett comes into this fight riding a four-fight win streak and was last in action at UFC 269 in December, scoring a decision win over Dan Ige. The winner could stake a claim for a title shot for their next bout.

In the co-main event, it is two long-time UFC veterans and fan favorites finally squaring off after having their fight pushed back as Donald Cerrone takes on Joe Lauzon in a lightweight bout. Also on the main card is a welterweight bout pitting Tim Means against Kevin Holland, and a pair of middleweight fights as Joaquin Buckley battles Albert Duraev, and Julian Marquez and Gregory Rodrigues kick off the main card.

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

*BREAKING: The co-main event bout between Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon has been scratched from the card due to Lauzon suffering a freak knee injury after weigh-ins.

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> Middleweights- Roman Dolidze (9-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Kyle Daukaus (11-2 1 NC, 2-2 1 NC UFC)

They both look to land in close and we have a clash of heads and a brief timeout. They get back to action and Daukaus lands a right hand and Dolidze lands a shot and Daukaus stumbles down and they go to the mat. They scramble up and Dolidze with a knee and Daukaus goes down and Dolidze starts landing some shots until it is stopped. Big finish by Dolidze. 

Official Result- Roman Dolidze def. Kyle Daukaus by knockout (strikes) at 1:13 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Phil Hawes (11-3, 3-1 UFC) vs. Deron Winn (7-2, 2-2 UFC)

Hawes landing the jab early and lands a shot that puts Winn to his knees. Hawes still landing the jab. Winn with a snapping leg kick. Winn with a left hook. They trade in close range. Hawes with a body kick. Hawes lands a right hand and then drops Winn with another. Winn gets up and Hawes lands against the fence and Winn circles away. Hawes with a combo. He lands another big right hand. Hawes lands an elbow and Winn stumbles again. He gets up and they trade. Hawes landing some solid shots and Winn is in trouble. Hawes still landing big shots as Winn is landing a few. Hawes with a right hand. Hawes with a combo but Winn lands a right hand on the end. 10-8 Hawes.

The doctor checks on Winn as he has a cut before the start of the second but he’s good to go. Hawes with a body kick. They trade some wild shots. Hawes lands some punches. They both land in close and Hawes rocks Winn with an elbow. Hawes with another elbow and he gets a takedown. Hawes landing punches from the top. They get to their feet and Hawes with the jab. They’re battling in the clinch and Winn with some body shots. Hawes with more heavy punches. Winn lands a nice right hand. Hawes tries a takedown but Winn defends and now Winn lands some big punches. They clinch and Hawes with some knees. Hawes lands some elbows in the clinch. Hawes with a head kick. He lands another. These guys are gassing out. Hawes with some more big shots and Herb Dean stops it. Fantastic showing by Hawes in a fun fight.

Official Result- Phil Hawes def. Deron Winn by TKO (strikes) at 4:25 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Eddie Wineland (24-15-1, 6-9 UFC) vs. Cody Stamann (19-5-1, 5-4-1 UFC)

They trade body kicks. Stamann with the jab and lands a right hand and Wineland goes to his butt but gets up. Stamann with more big punches and Wineland went down again but gets up. Stamann with more big shots and a knee and Wineland is out on his feet and it is over. Big finish by Stamann!

Official Result- Cody Stamann def. Eddie Wineland by TKO (punches) at :59 of Round 1

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> Women’s Strawweights- Maria Oliveira (12-5, 0-1 UFC) vs. Gloria de Paula (6-4, 1-2 UFC)

Oliveira landing some punches early. She’s landing with decent volume early. de Paula with a jab. Oliveira backs her up with some punches and she lands against the fence. de Paula lands a left hand. Oliveira with a combo. She lands another. They clinch against the fence and de Paula with a knee and another as they break. They trade kicks and de Paula with a hard leg kick. de Paula with a hard body kick and Oliveira grabs the leg and dumps her to the mat but de Paula gets up. Oliveira with a combo. de Paula lands a body kick. They trade in close range and de Paula is the one pressuring. They clinch against the fence and Oliveira looking for the takedown but they break. They trade leg kicks. de Paula with a jab. They trade at the end. Close round. 10-9 Oliveira.

They trade leg kicks to start the second and de Paula lands a right hand. de Paula with a couple of jabs. de Paula with a leg kick. They trade in close and de Paula lands slightly more. Oliveira lands some as de Paula with pressing forward. Oliveira with a side kick. They trade in close and Oliveira gets the better of it. de Paula with a leg kick. de Paula with the jab and she’s landing slightly more here and lands a big right hand. de Paula continues to apply pressure. de Paula with a high kick. Oliveira lands a right hand. de Paula with a leg kick. de Paula with a couple of kicks. de Paula gets a takedown. de Paula with an elbow from the top. She finishes the round on top. 10-9 de Paula, 19-19.

They trade to start the third. They continue to trade and Oliveira misses a knee. Both are landing as de Paula is landing some good punches and now Oliveira lands a bunch of shots inside the pocket. They trade leg kicks. de Paula tries a takedown but Oliveira defends and they’re tied up against the fence. Oliveira gets it down and looks for the mount. Oliveira stood and was looking like she wanted to get back on top but referee Kerry Hatley was stopping her so de Paula got up and they started trading. They’re circling and Oliveira grabs the body lock and gets another takedown and is in the guard of de Paula. They get up and both are landing on the feet. Oliveira tries a takedown but de Paula reverses it and they’re in a weird position to end the fight. Close fight. 10-9 Oliveira, 29-28 de Paula.

Official Result- Maria Oliveira def. Gloria de Paula by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Ricardo Ramos (15-4, 6-3 UFC) vs. Danny Chavez (11-4-1, 1-1-1 UFC)

Ramos with a body kick but Chavez grabs the leg and lands some right hands. Ramos with a body kick. Chavez with a right hand. Ramos keeps throwing a spin kick but is barely missing it. Ramos then lands a spinning elbow and Chavez looked out but a punch later and he was out cold. What a brutal finish by Ramos!

Official Result- Ricardo Ramos def. Danny Chavez by knockout (spinning elbow & punches) at 1:12 of Round 1

> Welterweights- Court McGee (21-10, 10-9 UFC) vs. Jeremiah Wells (10-2-1, 2-0 UFC)

McGee lands a jab. McGee with a leg kick. Wells with a left hand. McGee lands a right hand. Wells then lands a left hook and McGee goes down and is out cold! Wells landed a couple of extra punches that he didn’t need to as McGee was out cold but what a brutal finish.

Official Result- Jeremiah Wells def. Court McGee by knockout (punch) at 1:34 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- Jasmine Jasudavicius (7-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Natalia Silva (12-5-1, 0-0 UFC)

Silva with a quick leg kick. She lands another after a high kick. She throws a head kick but Jasudavicius blocks. Silva then rocks Jasudavicius with some punches and Jasudavicius went to the mat for a moment but they clinch as they stand. Jasudavicius with some knees to the body against the fence. They break as Jasudavicius lands an elbow. They trade punches and Silva lands a nice left hand and then a flurry in close. Silva with a heavy leg kick. Silva landing kicks at will. Silva with another two calf kicks. Silva with a right hand. Jasudavicius ties up with Silva against the fence working for the takedown. They end the first tied up against the fence. 10-9 Silva.

Silva throwing left hooks early and tagging Jasudavicius early. She lands a left hook then a quick head kick but Jasudavicius is quick to block it. Silva with a combo and Jasudavicius looks for the takedown against the fence. Silva gets the takedown and they scramble on the mat and Jasudavicius has the leg. Silva then grabs the neck but they get to their feet. They break. Silva with a leg kick. Silva with a hard leg kick. Silva with a quick combo and she’s using her footwork to get away from Jasudavicius throwing. Silva gets the takedown and lands some punches but Jasudavicius scrambles up. Silva gets it back down and lands some elbows and looked to finish but they scramble up. Silva with a spinning wheel kick. Silva with more head kicks and Jasudavicius is taking a beating. Jasudavicius with a hard right hand. Silva with a big right hand late. 10-9 Silva, 20-18 Silva.

Silva with some leg kicks to start the third. Silva is landing but Jasudavicius is pressuring. Silva lands the jab. Silva with another leg kick as she circles around. Silva with a right hand. Jasudavicius shoots for a takedown but Silva defends as they get to the fence. They break and Silva with some leg kicks. Silva lands a right hand. Silva with a body kick followed by a left hand. Jasudavicius trying for a takedown against the fence. They break and both throw sloppy kicks before the break. Jasudavicius tries something late and almost knocks herself out landing head first into the cage. 10-9 Silva, 30-27 Silva.

Official Result- Natalia Silva def. Jasmine Jasudavicius by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Bantamweights*- Adrian Yanez (15-3, 4-0 UFC) vs. Tony Kelley (8-2, 2-1 UFC)

*Kelley missed weight by 1.5 pounds

Kelley tries a flying knee but Yanez connects with a right hand that puts Kelley down but he gets up. Kelley throwing body kicks. Kelley with a leg kick and Yanez lands a left hand. Yanez with a combo. Yanez with a right hand. Kelley lands some punches and some kicks. Yanez with a combo against the fence and he lands some more punches. Yanez lands to the body and head and Kelley is in trouble. Both are landing in close and break. Yanez lands a hard right hand. Yanez with more punches. Yanez does have a cut opened up. Yanez rocks Kelley and starts teeing off on him and drops him and is landing big shots and it is over. What a finish by Yanez!

Official Result- Adrian Yanez def. Tony Kelley by TKO (punches) at 3:49 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Julian Marquez (9-2, 3-1 UFC) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (11-4, 2-1 UFC)

Marquez with a leg kick. He lands another. He lands another. Rodrigues lands some punches. Rodrigues lands a right hand that knocks Marquez back. Rodrigues with the jab. Marquez with a leg kick and follows it with a left hook. Rodrigues lands a punch and Marquez falls to his butt and Rodrigues gets the back and lands but they get up. Rodrigues jumps on the back but goes to his feet. Rodrigues with a right hand as they break and then another. They trade big punches. Marquez with a right hand. Rodrigues lands an uppercut and Marquez stumbles down but gets up and Rodrigues lands more big punches and Marquez is in trouble. Rodrigues teeing off against Marquez against the fence. They’re both throwing big and Marquez drops Rodrigues. Big shots from both men and Rodrigues lands a right hand and Marquez goes down again and it is stopped. What a crazy finish to this as Rodrigues gets the stoppage.

Official Result- Gregory Rodrigues def. Julian Marquez by knockout (punches) at 3:18 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Damir Ismagulov (23-1, 4-0 UFC) vs. Guram Kutateladze (12-2, 1-0 UFC)

Kutateladze throwing combos early on. Ismagulov lands a flurry. They trade leg kicks. Kutateladze with a combo. They trade punches and Kutateladze gets the better of it. Kutateladze with a hard leg kick. Kutateladze with a combo ending with a leg kick. They clinch but break. They clinch up against the fence and trade knees and Kutateladze with a big flurry on the break and he has Ismagulov in trouble. Kutateladze gets the takedown but they get up and now Ismagulov looking for one but they break. Ismagulov with the right hand. Kutateladze with a front kick and they trade punches. Kutateladze misses a head kick and Ismagulov lands a right hand. Kutateladze with a flurry late. 10-9 Kutateladze.

They trade to start the second and Ismagulov with a leg kick. Ismagulov with the body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Kutateladze with a body kick. He lands a leg kick. Ismagulov with a quick combo. They tie up against the fence. Ismagulov lands as they break. They both land right hands. Kutateladze with a combo and a leg kick and tries a takedown but doesn’t get it. Kutateladze with a straight right hand. Kutateladze with a hard body kick. Kutateladze with a wheel kick. Kutateladze with a body kick and Ismagulov lands one as well. 10-9 Kutateladze, 20-18 Kutateladze.

Ismagulov landing some solid punches to start the third. Kutateladze with a leg kick. Kutateladze tries some jump attack and Ismagulov gets a brief takedown but they get up and break. Ismagulov with a left hand to the body. Ismagulov with a combo. Kutateladze with some leg kicks. Ismagulov lands a combo and shoots for the takedown. They break. Ismagulov lands some punches. Kutateladze with a leg kick. They trade in close range and Ismagulov with the uppercut and a leg kick. Kutateladze with a body kick as they break. Ismagulov with a nice right hand. Ismagulov gets a takedown with thirty seconds to go and Kutateladze lands an illegal knee and we have a timeout. A replay shows it hit the chest. They get back to action with eight seconds to go and trade late. Close fight. 10-9 Ismagulov, 29-28 Kutateladze.

Official Result- Damir Ismagulov def. Guram Kutateladze by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Joaquin Buckley (14-4, 4-2 UFC) vs. Albert Duraev (15-3, 1-0 UFC)

Buckley with a leg kick. Buckley tags Duraev with some punches and had him hurt but Duraev recovers. Duraev with a leg kick. Duraev lands a head kick. They both continue to throw and look for openings. Duraev tries for a takedown but Buckley defends. Duraev throws a kick and Buckley catches it but lets go. Buckley with a late flurry and he had Duraev in trouble. 10-9 Buckley.

Buckley landing to start the second. He lands a high kick that stuns Duraev. Buckley lands a head kick as Duraev was shooting for a takedown and I don’t know how Duraev didn’t get hurt by it. Duraev goes for another takedown attempt and gets it. They get to their feet and break. Duraev shoots for another takedown and briefly has it but they stand and Buckley drops Duraev with a left hand. Duraev gets up. Buckley rocks Duraev with another left hand. Duraev gets a takedown and is laying on top of Buckley and not doing much but is holding Buckley down. Buckley gets to his feet and lands some body shots. Duraev’s left eye is a mess and he gets dropped again at the end by a Buckley left hand. 10-9 Buckley, 20-18 Buckley.

The fight is stopped before the third round due to Duraev’s left eye. Buckley gets the win in impressive fashion.

Official Result- Joaquin Buckley def. Albert Duraev by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Tim Means (32-12-1 1 NC, 14-9 1 NC UFC) vs. Kevin Holland (22-7 1 NC, 9-4 1 NC UFC)

They trade in close range. Means goes for a takedown against the fence. They break. Means lands a left hand. Holland lands a combo in close. Holland with a high kick. Holland lands a knee as he rushes in. Holland throws a kick and Means catches him and scores a takedown. They get up and Holland rocks Means with some shots and Means goes for the takedown. They’re clinched against the fence. They break and Holland with a high kick. Holland lands a right hand. Means with a leg kick. Holland with a high kick and follows it with a right hand then they trade inside the pocket. Holland lands a right hand. He lands a combo and Means gets the takedown but they get to their feet at the end. 10-9 Holland.

They trade kicks to start the second. Holland with a high kick. Holland tries a takedown but Means defends. Holland rocks Means with a shot and then grabs the neck and drags it down and has a D’Arce choke locked in and Means taps. Excellent finish and showing by Holland.

Official Result- Kevin Holland def. Tim Means by submission (D’Arce choke) at 1:28 of Round 2

> Featherweights- #4 Calvin Kattar (23-5, 7-3 UFC) vs. #7 Josh Emmett (17-2, 8-2 UFC)

They’re feeling each other out early. They trade jabs. Kattar with a leg kick. Emmett lands a right hand. Emmett lands some punches and Kattar trips but gets up. Kattar with a body kick. Emmett with a combo. Emmett with a leg kick. He lands a right hand. Emmett with a leg kick and Kattar counters with a combo. Emmett with a quick combo and lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Emmett.

They trade right hands early on in the second. Emmett being more active as he’s throwing but not a ton is landing. Emmett lands a right hand then a right hook to the body. Kattar with the jab. Emmett with a leg kick. Kattar with the jab and he lands another. Emmett lands a right hand. Emmett lands a couple of hard punches. Kattar lands the jab and Emmett lands a right hand. Emmett with a flurry and lands good then Kattar lands a shot that trips Emmett up. Kattar with a couple of jabs. Emmett with some big punches at the end. Another close round. 10-9 Emmett, 20-18 Emmett.

Kattar lands the jab and Emmett lands a hard combo. Kattar landing the jab more. Emmett lands a hard combo. They trade jabs. Emmett has a cut under his left eye and is bleeding pretty good right now. Kattar lands the jab as Emmett lands a right hand. Kattar with a leg kick. Kattar lands an uppercut. Kattar with a right hand. Emmett with a right hand. Kattar lands the jab. Emmett with some punches in close. Emmett with a left hook to the body. They trade in close range. Emmett with a right hand. Another close round. 10-9 Emmett, 30-27 Emmett.

Emmett lands a right hand. They trade jabs. Kattar lands a nice jab. Kattar with a combo. Emmett with a leg kick. Kattar with an uppercut and they trade shots. They trade jabs. Emmett pushes Kattar against the fence and they tie up for a brief second but break. Kattar with a right hand. Kattar with the jab and a right hand. Emmett with a left hook to the body followed by a right hand. Kattar lands a spinning elbow. Kattar with a few jabs and makes Emmett stumble after landing a right hand. Kattar with the jab. He lands a few more jabs. Emmett tries a takedown but Kattar gets his leg out. Emmett lands a flurry. Kattar lands then Emmett lands in a wild end to the round. 10-9 Kattar, 39-37 Emmett.

Kattar with a combo to start the final round. Emmett with a combo. They trade jabs. Kattar with the jab. Emmett with a leg kick. Emmett’s eye bleeding a little more now. Kattar with more jabs. They trade in close range. Emmett with a quick combo. They exchange jabs. Kattar with a body kick and Emmett with a combo. Kattar with a right hand. Kattar with the jab. Kattar with a right hand. They both throw wild at the end. Close fight, fun fight. 10-9 Kattar, 48-47 Emmett.

Official Result- Josh Emmett def. Calvin Kattar by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

UFC on ESPN 36 live results: Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakic

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN 36: Blachowicz vs. Rakic, emanating from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC is back in their home base this weekend with a light heavyweight main event that could play a hand into who is the top contender in the division.

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz returns for the first time since losing the title as he takes on Aleksandar Rakic in the five-round headline bout. They were scheduled to meet in March, but the fight was pushed back after Blachowicz had to pull out due to neck issues. Blachowicz was last seen in October, when Glover Teixeira submitted him to win the light heavyweight title. Rakic hasn’t fought in 14 months as he’s coming off a win over Thiago Santos at UFC 259 in March 2021.

In the co-main event, it’s another light heavyweight battle as Ryan Spann takes on Ion Cutelaba. The rest of the main card sees a bantamweight bout between Davey Grant and Louis Smolka, a women’s flyweight fight between Katlyn Chookagian and Amanda Ribas, a lightweight fight pitting Frank Camacho against the debuting Manuel Torres, and undefeated flyweight prospect Jake Hadley debuts against Allan Nascimento.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Middleweights- Nick Maximov (8-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Andre Petroski (7-1, 2-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start. Maximov with a right hand. Maximov shoots for the takedown and they scramble around and Petroski has the front headlock. Petroski looking for a D’Arce choke and Maximov is out! What a finish by Petroski!

Official Result- Andre Petroski def. Nick Maximov by submission (anaconda choke) at 1:16 of Round 1

> Flyweights- Tatsuro Taira (10-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Candelario (8-1, 0-0 UFC)

Candelario with a body kick then they clinch right up. They break. They trade punches and Taira with a leg kick. Candelario with a leg kick. Taira with a leg kick. Taira goes for a takedown but Candelario is defending. They break. Taira lands a right hook and a body kick to follow. Candelario tries a takedown but Taira defends and they break. Taira with an inside leg kick. Taira lands a nice right hand. Taira with a nice right hand to the body as Candelario lands a counter. Taira shoots for a takedown and completes it near the fence. Candelario works his way to the feet. Taira lands an uppercut to the body as they break. Candelario gets a late takedown. 10-9 Taira.

They trade and Taira shoots for a takedown but Candelario defends. Taira then drops Candelario with a right hand and was landing then jumped on the back as they stand. They go to the ground and Taira looking for a choke. Taira landing punches from the back as he flattens Candelario out. Taira working for the rear-naked choke but Candelario defending. Taira still working from the back ad Candelario spins to the guard of Taira. Candelario gets to the half-guard of Taira and lands some body punches and some elbows to the body. 10-9 Taira, 20-18 Taira.

Taira lands a groin kick and we have a timeout. They get back to action and Taira gets a takedown and Candelario goes for a guillotine and had it locked in but Taira gets out of danger. Candelario lands from the top but Taira sweeps to the top for a moment and looks for a triangle choke. Candelario escapes and Taira grabs the back. Taira gets to the mount and is keeping the arm trapped as he lands short body shots. Taira with some big punches from the top looking for the late finish. Taira with more big punches and lands some elbows now. Taira with a strong finish to the fight. 10-9 Taira, 30-27 Taira.

Official Result- Tatsuro Taira def. Carlos Candelario by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- #12 Virna Jandiroba (17-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. #13 Angela Hill (13-11, 8-11 UFC)

Both looking for early openings and Jandiroba is looking to shoot for a takedown. Jandiroba tries for a takedown but Hill keeps it up as they clinch against the fence. Jandiroba drops to the mat looking for a calf slicer and a leg as Hill is defending on the mat. Hill is showing pain on her face as Jandiroba is trying for a kneebar. Hill escapes and is in half-guard. They scramble to their feet and Hill pushes it against the fence. They escape and Jandiroba just misses a right hand. Hill lands a right hand. They clinch and Jandiroba lands a knee and Hill gets a takedown and lands some elbows on the mat at the end. 10-9 Jandiroba.

They trade punches to start the second. Jandiroba with a right hand. Jandiroba with a right hand. Hill lands a quick combo. They clinch and both land as they break. They clinch and Hill pushes it against the fence. They break. Hill with a three-punch combination. They clinch again and Hill pushes it against the fence. Hill with a knee as they break. Hill lands a right hand and Jandiroba counters with a right hand. Jandiroba gets a takedown. Jandiroba trying to find an arm and look for the armbar. Jandiroba lands some hammerfists. Hill rolls to the top but Jandiroba still has the arm. They make it to the end. 10-9 Jandiroba, 20-18 Jandiroba.

Hill lands a nice right hand and follows it up with another one. She lands another right hand. Hill with the combination. Jandiroba tries for a takedown as she has the single leg against the fence. Jandiroba gets the takedown. Jandiroba with some body punches from the top. They get to their feet and Jandiroba has the back standing. They break and Jandiroba quickly gets another takedown. Jandiroba in the full guard of Hill. Jandiroba with some body shots. She lands some more. Jandiroba gets the back of Hill late. Hill spins into the guard of Jandiroba. Hill with a right hand from the top. 10-9 Jandiroba, 30-27 Jandiroba.

Official Result- Virna Jandiroba def. Angela Hill by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Michael Johnson (19-17, 11-13 UFC) vs. Alan Patrick (15-3 1 NC, 5-3 1 NC UFC)

Patrick with a leg kick. Johnson lands the jab. They clinch and Johnson pushes Patrick off. Johnson lands a left hand that rocks Patrick. They trade leg kicks and Patrick with a knee to the body. Patrick lands a left hand that wobbles Johnson. They clinch against the fence. They trade knees. They break. Patrick lands a body kick. Patrick with a leg kick. Johnson lands a left hand. Patrick with a leg kick. Patrick lands a spinning back fist and Johnson was struggling to stay on his feet but is able to get a takedown and is in the guard of Patrick. Johnson lands a couple of elbows. Johnson ends the round on top. 10-9 Johnson.

Patrick with a leg kick and they frantically run around the cage. Patrick with a front kick to the body. Patrick with a leg kick and they clinch up. They break. Patrick with a spin kick then Johnson lands a nice combination. Johnson drops Patrick with a combination and lands a big shot from the top and it is over! What a finish by Johnson!

Official Result- Michael Johnson def. Alan Patrick by knockout (punches) at 3:22 of Round 2

> Women’s Flyweights- #8 Viviane Araujo (10-3, 4-2 UFC) vs. #9 Andrea Lee (13-5, 5-3 UFC)

Lee with a leg kick and Araujo lands a combo that puts Lee on a knee for a second. They trade punches. Lee drops Araujo with a right hand and Araujo stands and eats a head kick that almost puts her out. Lee gets on top and is landing big punches and puts Araujo on her back. Lee lands but they scramble up. Araujo gets a big slam takedown and is in the guard of Lee. Lee looking for a kimura and uses it to get to their feet. Araujo has the body lock. Lee lands a knee as they break. Lee with a leg kick then a high kick and a combo. Araujo looks for a takedown against the fence. They break. Lee landing the jab as Araujo lands a right hand. Lee with a left hook. They trade jabs and Araujo with a right hand. Araujo gets a takedown and passes to side control. Araujo with some right hands from the top at the end. 10-9 Lee.

Lee lands a lead elbow as both land to start the second. Araujo with some right hands. Both are landing solid punches. Lee tries a takedown but Araujo defends and takes the back and looks to flatten Lee out. Araujo with left hands from the back. Araujo looking from the arm-triangle choke as she’s on top. Lee escapes but Araujo maintains top control. Araujo takes the back again and has the hooks in and looking to flatten Lee out. Araujo with punches from the back. Araujo with big right hands from the back. Araujo still working from the back. Araujo gets to the top and has the arm-triangle choke locked in. Lee is defending. Araujo with some punches. Lee survives the round. 10-9 Araujo, 19-19.

They trade to start the third. Araujo looks for the takedown and gets it against the fence. They get to their feet and remain clinched against the fence. They break. Lee with a combination. Lee tries a kick but falls to the ground and Araujo gets on top and moves to side control. Araujo working from the top and gets the back of Lee. Lee is able to sneak out to the top but Araujo scrambles looking for a heel hook but Lee is on top and lands punches to end the fight. 10-9 Araujo, 29-28 Araujo.

Official Result- Viviane Araujo def. Andrea Lee by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)

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> Flyweights- Jake Hadley (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Allan Nascimento (18-6, 0-1 UFC)

Nascimento lands a big head kick that Hadley eats. Hadley with a combo as Nascimento lands a leg kick. Hadley with a body kick and Nascimento grabs the leg and gets a takedown. Nascimento in the full guard of Hadley. Hadley gets the omaplata and uses it to sweep to the top. Nascimento looking for the arm. They trade punches on the mat. Hadley looking for the back as Nascimento still has the leg. Nascimento looking for an ankle lock. Hadley lands some body punches to escape. Nascimento still has the leg and Nascimento sweeps to the top. Nascimento working in the guard of Hadley. Nascimento with a couple of shoulder strikes. Nascimento with some ground-and-pound from the top at the end. 10-9 Nascimento.

Hadley coming forward and Nascimento lands some kicks. Hadley pressing forward ad lands a combination. Nascimento gets the takedown. Nascimento working from the top as he’s in the half-guard and lands a couple of elbows. Nascimento gets inside the full guard of Hadley. Nascimento stands and lands a punch as he moves to side control. They scramble to their feet and clinch against the fence. Hadley with a knee. 10-9 Nascimento, 20-18 Nascimento.

Hadley lands to start the third as he’s pressuring. Hadley gets the takedown and he’s on top next to the fence. Hadley working from the top and he takes the back of Nascimento and looks for the hooks. Nascimento is able to scramble to the top. They get to their feet and Nascimento goes for a takedown but Hadley is able to get on top and is in side control. Nascimento gets on top and lands some left hands. Nascimento ends the fight on top. 10-9 Nascimento, 30-27 Nascimento.

Official Result- Allan Nascimento def. Jake Hadley by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Frank Camacho (22-9, 2-5 UFC) vs. Manuel Torres (12-2, 0-0 UFC)

They’re trading big shots to start. Camacho lands the jab. Torres lands a big combo. They trade big punches. They clinch against the fence but break. Camacho with a leg kick. Camacho with the jab and Torres lands a right hand. Camacho tries a takedown but Torres defends. Camacho with the jab and a right hand. Torres with a flurry of shots against the fence. Torres with a combination. Camacho with a leg kick and Torres lands a left hook. They trade right hands. Torres with a flurry after landing an uppercut. Torres with an elbow and a left hand. Torres with the stiff jab. Torres drops Camacho with a left hook and right hand combination and Herb Dean stops it. What a finish by Torres!

Official Result- Manuel Torres def. Frank Camacho by TKO (punches) at 3:27 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #1 Katlyn Chookagian (17-4, 10-4 UFC) vs. #9 (WSW) Amanda Ribas (11-2, 5-1 UFC)

Ribas with a quick combination. Chookagian with the jab. Ribas grabs the neck and gets a judo takedown. Ribas in control from the top as Chookagian is trying to scramble up but Ribas is holding her down and lands some short punches. Ribas trying to get into the guard but Chookagian is able to sweep and they get to their feet. They trade and Ribas lands some short uppercuts. Chookagian with a nice combo. Chookagian with a right hand. Chookagian with the jab. Ribas lands a combo to the body. Ribas with a right hand. Chookagian with a knee. Ribas with a spin kick and they both land punches. They trade in close range. Close round. 10-9 Chookagian.

They trade to start the second and Chookagian with a right hand and a knee. Chookagian with some front kicks. Chookagian with an uppercut. They trade right hands. Ribas with a spin kick to the body. Chookagian lands a knee and a right hand. They clinch and Ribas with some body shots and gets another head-and-arm takedown. Ribas rolls into the guard of Chookagian. Ribas looking to pass the guard as she lands some punches from the top. Ribas takes the back but they get to their feet. Ribas tried a takedown but Chookagian grabbed the fence to defend. They break. Ribas with a leg kick and Chookagian with a left hook. Ribas with a right hand. Chookagian with a big right hand. Chookagian with a combo. Chookagian grabs the back and pushes it against the fence at the end. Another close round. 10-9 Chookagian, 20-18 Chookagian.

Chookagian with a right hand and Ribas lands a leg kick and Chookagian slips for a moment. They trade jabs. Ribas with a spin kick to the body. Chookagian with a quick combo and back fist. Ribas with a high kick. They trade in close range. Ribas with a nice combination ending with a leg kick. Ribas with the jab. Chookagian with a combination. Ribas with a high kick. Chookagian with the jab and Ribas with a body kick. Ribas gets a takedown but Chookagian gets to her feet against the fence. They break. Ribas with a right hand and follows it with a jab. They trade in close range. Ribas landing big punches ear the end. They clinch and trade knees. They trade wild shots at the end. Really fun fight. 10-9 Ribas, 29-28 Chookagian.

Official Result- Katlyn Chookagian def. Amanda Ribas by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Davey Grant (13-6, 4-5 UFC) vs. Louis Smolka (17-8, 8-8 UFC)

Grant with some side kicks to the legs. Grant with a leg kick. Grant lands a right hand. Grant with a leg kick and they trade punches in close range. Grant with a big combination to the body and head. Smolka rushes in and Grant lands a knee to the body. They trade in close range. Grant landing some big punches in close range but Smolka is still coming forward. Grant with more combos to the body. Grant drops Smolka with a jab and jumps on top. Smolka looks for a leg. They get up and Grant with a combo. 10-9 Grant.

Smolka immediately tries a takedown but Grant defends. Smolka with a body kick and Grant counters with a body combination. Smolka with a right hand. Grant still landing punches. Grant with a knee. Smolka with a body kick. Grant with a right hand to the body. Smolka with a quick combo. Smolka with a nice combination. Grant with a leg kick. Smolka with a combo but Grant was covering up. Grant with a combo and Smolka is landing the jab. They trade in close range. Smolka with the jab. They both land big shots. Grant with a spin kick. Grant with more big shots. Smolka gets a takedown and jumps on the back and was landing as they stood. Smolka jumped on the back and they went back down and now Smolka looking for the armbar. Grant gives up his back and they get to their feet. They trade late. 10-9 Smolka, 19-19.

They trade to start the third. Grant lands a leg kick and Smolka is hurt and they go to the mat. Grant starts landing big punches on the mat and knocks Smolka out! What a finish by Grant.

Official Result- Davey Grant def. Louis Smolka by knockout (punches) at :49 of Round 3

> Light Heavyweights- #13 Ryan Spann (19-7, 5-2 UFC) vs. Ion Cutelaba (16-6-1 1 NC, 5-5-1 UFC)

They’re trading to start and Cutelaba gets the takedown. They get to their feet and Cutelaba gets another takedown. Cutelaba lands from the top. Spann kicks Cutelaba off and they get to their feet and Spann grabs the neck and they go to the mat and Cutelaba taps! Great finish by Spann.

Official Result- Ryan Spann def. Ion Cutelaba by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:22 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- #1 Jan Blachowicz (28-9, 11-6 UFC) vs. #3 Aleksandar Rakic (14-2, 6-1 UFC)

Both land leg kicks early and Rakic slips and almost gets his head kicked off on the way up. Rakic with some calf kicks. Blachowicz lands a left hook. Blachowicz with a leg kick. Blachowicz with a left hook to the body and an overhand right. Rakic with a leg kick. Blachowicz fires one back. Blachowicz with a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Rakic with a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Blachowicz with a leg kick. Blachowicz clips Rakic with a left hand and Rakic tries a takedown but Blachowicz defends it. They trade big shots in close range. Rakic with a body kick. Rakic with some leg kicks. 10-9 Blachowicz.

Blachowicz landing early and throws a kick but Rakic grabs the leg and gets a takedown. Rakic is working from the top and in the guard of Blachowicz and landing punches. Rakic still working from the top as the round ends. 10-9 Rakic, 19-19.

Blachowicz with a quick combination. Blachowicz landing and Rakic is backing up. Blachowicz lands a leg kick and Rakic backs up and falls to the mat holding his knee and the fight is stopped. It looked like Rakic blew out his knee as he was stepping back and putting weight on his back leg. You could see the knee blow out on the replays. It’s a win for Blachowicz but not in the way he wanted it.

Official Result- Jan Blachowicz def. Aleksandar Rakic by TKO (injury) at 1:11 of Round 3

UFC on ESPN 35 live results: Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN 35: Font vs. Vera, emanating from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC closes out the month of May back at the UFC Apex for the third straight week, this time with a bantamweight battle between two contenders trying to break into the title picture.

Fifth-ranked bantamweight Rob Font takes on eighth-ranked bantamweight Marlon Vera in the five-round headline bout. Both men are coming off of fights against future UFC Hall Of Famers, as Font is looking to rebound from a decision loss to Jose Aldo in December, while Vera is coming off a third-round knockout of Frankie Edgar in November.

Also on the main card is a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski and Jake Collier, Andre Fili meets Joanderson Brito in featherweight action, Jared Gooden takes on Grant Dawson in a lightweight bout, Darren Elkins battles Tristan Connelly in a featherweight fight, and the main card starts off with a middleweight bout between Krzysztof Jotko and Gerald Meerschaert.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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*A flyweight bout between Tatsuro Taira and Carlos Candelario, which was scheduled to kick off the prelims, has been scratched from the card due to an illness for Candelario.

> Women’s Flyweights- Gina Mazany (7-5, 2-5 UFC) vs. Shanna Young (7-4, 0-2 UFC)

Mazany with a leg kick. Mazany lands and they clinch against the fence but separate. Mazany with a left hand. Mazany has the body lock as they clinch against the fence and she’s landing knees to the legs as she’s also trying to trip. They break as Mazany lands a right hand. Mazany with a leg kick. Mazany lands a big knee and Young drops to her knees but gets right up. Mazany with a left hand. Young with a leg kick. Mazany continues to land a little more. Young with a push kick. Mazany with a body kick and Young with a side kick. Young lands a punch and they trade late. 10-9 Mazany.

Young connects with some punches early. Mazany with a left hand. They trade in close range and Mazany connects with the left hand. Mazany with a left hand. Young landed a right hand there as well. Mazany with a left hand and body kick. Young with a right hand. Mazany gets a body lock and scores a takedown and Young scrambles to the top and is in side control. They get up briefly but Young takes it back down. Young gets the back and is landing lots of punches as she has the hooks in. Young with big elbows and more punches and it is stopped. A great finish by Young as she rallies to get the win.

Official Result- Shanna Young def. Gina Mazany by TKO (strikes) at 3:11 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Natan Levy (6-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Mike Breeden (10-4, 0-1 UFC)

They trade kicks and clinch up against the fence. Breeden gets the fight to the mat. They get to their feet. Levy lands a knee then they break. Levy lands a right hook. Levy throws a high kick and they fall to the mat and Levy went for a kneebar but Breeden escapes. There is a groin strike and a timeout and they trade big shots when they get back to action. Breeden gets a brief takedown but they get up. Levy lands a left hand and Breeden lands a nice counter shot. Levy with a big right hook and a body kick. Levy scores a takedown. Levy has side control and lands some knees to the body from the back and they stand at the end. Levy with a knee from the back. 10-9 Levy.

They trade big shots to start the second. Levy with a push kick and grabs the leg and scores a takedown. Levy has the back and drags it back down to the mat. They get up and Levy trips it back down and they stand right back up. Levy still has body control and Breeden gets the underhooks and switches positions. Levy switches and they break. Levy with a body kick. Levy lands a left hook after a brief clinch. Breeden with a combo against the fence but Levy hurts him with a left hook and a body kick. Levy gets it down and starts pounding away but Breeden gets to his feet. Levy has the back and drags it back down and is landing punches. Both are looking tired. They get to their feet. They separate. Breeden with a late knee. 10-9 Levy, 20-18 Levy.

Breeden with some big shots to start the third and they hurt Levy a little. Breeden lands to the body against the fence. Levy with a knee to the body. Breeden lands some more punches. Levy tries for a takedown but Breeden defends. Breeden lands some body shots against the fence. Levy shoots for the takedown and Breeden lands some body punches to defend. Levy with a left hand. Breeden with a big knee that hurts Levy and he tries a desperation takedown. Breeden continuing to land with more volume. Breeden with some big combos and Levy lands a left hand. Breeden lands a big elbow and Levy lands an uppercut. Levy rocks Breeden badly with a left hand and just misses a spin kick. Levy shoots for the takedown but Breeden is defending. They break and both land some big punches. Breeden gets the back standing late. They trade flurries at the end. Fun fight. 10-9 Breeden, 29-28 Levy.

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

> Welterweights- Gabe Green (10-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Yohan Lainesse (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

Lainesse is making his UFC debut. Lainesse with a leg kick. Lainesse just misses a right hand. Lainesse with some leg kicks. Green with some leg kicks. Lainesse lands some hard punches that rock Green. They trade leg kicks. Lainesse lands some punches and a push kick. Green lands a right hand as he was rushing in. Green with a leg kick. Lainesse gets a takedown. Lainesse is in the half-guard against the fence and moves to side control. Green uses the fence to get to the feet. Lainesse has the neck and looked for a standing choke but they break. They trade big shots against the fence. Green landed a good combo and Lainesse landed as they broke. 10-9 Lainesse.

They trade to start the second and Green lands a nice right hand. Lainesse lands a couple of leg kicks. Green with some leg kicks as well. Lainesse shoots for a takedown but Green defends. Lainesse then drops Green with a right hand and gets on top and is landing. They get to their feet. Lainesse gets the fight to the mat and is in side control and lands. Lainesse almost got the back but Green was scrambling and they get to their feet. They separate. Green lands a left hand. They trade punches. Green lands some big punches and Lainesse is now hurt. Lainesse falls to the mat and Green is landing big punches from the top and it is stopped! What a finish by Green.

Official Result- Gabe Green def. Yohan Lainesse by TKO (punches) at 4:02 of Round 2

> Flyweights- Daniel Da Silva (11-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (12-4-1 1 NC, 1-1 UFC)

Figueiredo with a leg kick. Da Silva lands a spin kick. Figueiredo with a body kick. Da Silva with a leg kick. Da Silva gets a takedown and is in the guard of Figueiredo. Figueiredo grabs the leg real quick and gets the kneebar locked in and Da Silva taps! That came out of nowhere.

Official Result- Francisco Figueiredo def. Daniel Da Silva by submission (kneebar) at 1:18 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- Alexandr Romanov (15-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. Chase Sherman (15-9, 3-8 UFC)

Romanov gets an immediate takedown. They get up and Romanov with a big suplex and has the half-guard. Romanov lands from the top. They get to their feet but Romanov takes it immediately back down and is in side control. Romanov moves to the mount. Romanov is landing big punches from the top. Sherman trying to turn to his side but Romanov grabs the arm and is looking for the kimura and Sherman taps. Just complete dominance from Romanov.

Official Result- Alexandr Romanov def. Chase Sherman by submission (americana) at 2:11 of Round 1

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> Middleweights- Krzysztof Jotko (23-5, 10-5 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (34-14, 9-6 UFC)

Jotko with a leg kick and a left hand as Meerschaert was rushing in. Jotko with a body kick and Meerschaert lands a left hand. Meerschaert lands a left hand. Jotko lands a right hand as Meerschaert was coming forward. Jotko with a left hand and then hurts Meerschaert with a front kick to the face. Jotko grabs the body lock and looks for the takedown against the fence. They break. Jotko lands a combination. Meerschaert with a leg kick. Jotko lands a right hook. Meerschaert with a right hand. Jotko with a leg kick. They’re clinched against the fence at the end of the round. 10-9 Jotko.

They trade in close range to start the second. Meerschaert with a leg kick. Jotko lands a left hand. Jotko with a leg kick and a right hand. Meerschaert lands a jab. Meerschaert lands a right hand. Meerschaert grabs the body against the fence and tries for a takedown but Jotko stays on his feet. Jotko lands a knee and left hand as they break. They trade inside the pocket before they clinch back up. Meerschaert gets the takedown but they get up and remained clinched against the fence. Jotko gets a takedown and is in the half-guard of Meerschaert. Jotko lands some short elbows at the end. 10-9 Jotko, 20-18 Jotko.

Jotko lands a left hand as Meerschaert throws a body kick. Jotko with a right hand as Meerschaert lands a left. Meerschaert with a leg kick after Jotko lands a combo. Jotko with another combination. Jotko tries for a takedown but Meerschaert defends. Jotko gets the takedown. He works from the top then they get up. Meerschaert pushes it against the fence as both land but they break. Jotko with a combo and lands a high kick. Jotko ducks under a punch and gets a takedown. Meerschaert tries to transition but Jotko steps over to stay on top. Jotko is on the side and lands some elbows to the body. Jotko is back in the guard of Meerschaert. They get to their feet at the end. 10-9 Jotko, 30-27 Jotko.

Official Result- Krzysztof Jotko def. Gerald Meerschaert by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Darren Elkins (26-10, 16-9 UFC) vs. Tristan Connelly (14-7, 1-1 UFC)

Elkins lands some right hands as he scores a takedown against the fence. Elkins has the back as he drags it down. Elkins trying to pass to mount and has an arm-triangle choke almost locked in but Connelly escapes. Elkins is in the guard of Connelly and Connelly lands an elbow. Elkins now works to the back as they almost got to their feet but Elkins dragged it right back down. They scramble to their feet. Connelly lands an elbow as they break. Elkins gets a takedown and is in the guard of Connelly. Elkins with some short hammerfists. He lands an overhand right as Connelly lands an elbow. They trade punches on the mat. They scramble up as Connelly looked for the leg. Elkins with some knees from the back and they separate. They both land big shots late. 10-9 Elkins.

Elkins lands a right hand. Connelly with a combo then a leg kick. Elkins with a right hand and they may have clashed heads. Connelly with a short elbow as they clinch and Elkins pushes it against the fence. Elkins shoots for a takedown and Connelly defends against the fence. They break and both land short shots as Elkins was pressuring. Elkins gets the takedown and Connelly has the neck. Elkins takes the back as Connelly is trying to get to his feet. They scramble to their feet. Connelly lands a right hand. Elkins with a right hand. Connelly with a combo ending with a leg kick. Connelly with a right hand. Elkins lands a right hand and then Connelly lands a right hand. Elkins tries for a takedown and had it down and Connelly grabbed the fence. They got up and Connelly lands an elbow and Elkins with a right hand. 10-9 Elkins, 20-18 Elkins.

Elkins lands a right hand. Elkins lands a combo. Connelly lands a jumping knee to the body. Connelly lands in the clinch and Elkins is now cut open after Connelly lands some slicing shots. Elkins shoots for a takedown but Connelly defends and lands an elbow. Elkins with a hard elbow. Elkins lands an elbow then three uppercuts and a big right hand. They tie up and Elkins lands on the break. Connelly lands a big right hand. Elkins shoots for the takedown and scores it. Elkins has the back and lands some right hands. Elkins has the body triangle fully locked in. Elkins with right hands from the back. Elkins with more punches from the back and then locks in a rear-naked choke. Connelly is fighting it off. Elkins lands from the back as the fight ends. 10-9 Elkins, 30-27 Elkins.

Official Result- Darren Elkins def. Tristan Connelly by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Jared Gordon (18-4, 6-3 UFC) vs. Grant Dawson (17-1-1, 5-0-1 UFC)

Gordon with a leg kick. They trade and Gordon gets a takedown. They scramble to their feet. Gordon jumps up and grabs the neck for a guillotine and they roll to the mat and Dawson is able to escape. Gordon with a leg kick. Dawson with some leg kicks and gets a takedown and takes the back. Dawson with some left hands from the back. Dawson with left hands from the back. Dawson still landing from the back as he has the body triangle locked on. Dawson with big left hands to the head and body as the round ends. 10-9 Dawson.

Gordon with a leg kick and lands some punches as he backs Dawson up. Dawson gets the takedown and moves to the back. He gets the hooks in as Gordon is on his feet. They’re back on the mat and Dawson has the back and is looking for a rear-naked choke. They scramble to their feet. Dawson trying hard to get the fight back down as he has the single leg. They clinch and Dawson with some knees as Gordon lands a right hand and they break. Gordon lands a left hook. They clinch and Gordon with an elbow. Dawson gets a takedown. Dawson has the back and lands a right hand. 10-9 Dawson, 20-18 Dawson.

Gordon lands a right hand. Dawson with a left hook and then he runs away from trouble. Dawson lands a right hand. Dawson with a high kick. Gordon with a leg kick. Dawson tries a takedown but Gordon blocks and lands some big shots as Dawson was standing. Gordon with a right hand. Gordon landing with more volume and Dawson goes for the takedown but Gordon defends. Dawson trying for the takedown but Gordon lands to the body to defend. Dawson lands an elbow. Gordon with a right hand. Dawson grabs the single leg and gets the takedown. They scramble up and Dawson with some knees and an elbow as Gordon landed some punches. They trade punches. Dawson slips on a spinning back fist and Gordon tries to get on top. They get to their feet and Dawson trying very hard for the takedown. Dawson gets the back and looks to lock in a rear-naked choke and does and Gordon taps. What a finish by Dawson.

Official Result- Grant Dawson def. Jared Gordon by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:11 of Round 3

> Featherweights- Andre Fili (21-8 1 NC, 9-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Joanderson Brito (12-3-1, 0-1 UFC)

Brito with a leg kick. Brito with the jab then they trade jabs. Brito drops Fili with a right hand and starts pounding away and it is stopped! What a finish by Brito!

Official Result- Joanderson Brito def. Andre Fili by TKO (punches) at :41 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- Andrei Arlovski (33-20 2 NC, 22-14 1 NC UFC) vs. Jake Collier (13-6, 5-5 UFC)

They both throw but neither land before they clinch. Arlovski with a knee to the body. Collier with a knee. They separate. Collier with a jab to the body. They clinch back up and Collier with a short knee. He lands another and they break. Collier with an overhand right. Arlovski with a leg kick. Arlovski lands a right hand. Collier lands a left hook. Arlovski with a right hand as Collier rushes in. Clash of heads causes a timeout. Arlovski with a right hand as they continue. They clinch and Collier with a shoulder strike. Arlovski with a knee as they break. Arlovski with a leg kick. Arlovski with a short knee. They trade in close range. They trade kicks and Collier catches Arlovski with a left hand. Arlovski lands a left hand. Close round. 10-9 Collier.

They trade quick punches. Arlovski with a body kick. Collier with a leg kick. Arlovski with a right hand. Arlovski with a combination. Collier with a combo. They clinch and Collier with some short knees. Arlovski with a right hand. Arlovski with a combination. Collier with a stiff jab and Arlovski counters with a right hand. Collier with a left hook. Arlovski with a right hand. Arlovski with a right hand. Arlovski lands a big right hand. Collier lands a right hand. Collier gets a brief takedown and has the back as they’re against the fence. They break. They trade and Arlovski lands with a flurry. Arlovski with a combo. Collier with a leg kick and left hook. Arlovski with a body kick and they trade late. Another close round. 10-9 Arlovski, 19-19.

Collier with a body kick and then a leg kick. They have another clash of heads and we have a timeout. They get back to action and Arlovski with a right hand. They clinch and Arlovski with a couple of knees before they break. Collier lands a left hook. Arlovski with an inside leg kick. They trade big punches and Collier lands a nice combination. Arlovski with a quick flurry. Collier with a few big shots. Arlovski with a jab. Collier with a knee as they’re tied up against the fence. Arlovski with a leg kick. Arlovski lands a counter left hand. Collier with a big combo. Collier with a jab. He lands a right hand. Collier with a combo. Collier gets a late takedown and ends the fight on top. 10-9 Collier, 29-28 Collier.

Official Result- Andrei Arlovski def. Jake Collier by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights*- #5 Rob Font (19-5, 9-4 UFC) vs. #8 Marlon Vera (20-7-1, 12-6 UFC)

*Font missed weight by 2.5 pounds

Vera with a side kick. Vera with a leg kick. Font with a body kick and a right hand. Font with a big right hand. Vera with a huge body kick and Font returns a flurry. Font with the jab and a right hand to the body. Font with a combination. Font lands an uppercut. Font with a right hand and an elbow. Font with some quick uppercuts. Font with some body shots. Vera with a leg kick. Font with more combos as he’s throwing with lots of volume. Font continuing to land more punches as he’s starting to land the uppercut. Font with some body shots. Vera with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. 10-9 Font.

Font with a big left hook to start the second. Font with another combo. Vera tries a front kick and Font pushes it off. Vera with a spin kick. Vera lands a head kick and Font counters with a right hand. Font with a combo. He lands another combo. Vera with a jab. Font with more right hands to the body. Vera with a combination. Font with a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Vera with a solid jab. Font with a leg kick. Font with more right hands. Vera with a heavy body kick. Font with a right hand and then another and a third. Font with a big left hook. Font with another big flurry of shots. Font with a body kick and a combo behind it. Font with a series of jabs. Vera lands a left hand and Font was hurt and dropped for a takedown and Vera is landing big shots trying to finish it. Vera is on top and lands a few big elbows and they survive to the end. 10-9 Vera, 19-19.

Font with a combo to start the third. Font goes for the takedown as he has the back and looks to get a hook in. They break and Font lands an elbow. Vera with a body kick. Font with a combo. Font with the jab. Vera with a leg kick and then another. Font with a right hand. He lands a right hand, jab then a body kick. Font with body punches and a leg kick. Font continuing to land with volume and Vera with some leg kicks. Font with some right hands. Font with an inside leg kick. Font with a combo. Font with a left hook to the body. Font with an elbow. Vera with a knee to the body. Font with a combination. Vera with a body kick and then Font returns fire with a flurry. Font with another flurry. Font with a left and Vera lands a knee that hurts Font and Font falls down. Vera gets on top and landing big shots and elbows but Font survives again. 10-9 Vera, 29-28 Vera.

They trade big shots to start the fourth. They’re trading in close range and Font landing some quick combos. Font lands a right hand. They clinch up and Vera lands a big elbow on the break. Font landing the jab. Font with an inside leg kick. Vera lands a left hook. Vera with a leg kick and a jab. Font with a right hand. Vera with a side kick to the face and Font falls down and Vera gets on top and lands but stands. Vera with some kicks as he’s standing and Font is still on the mat. Jason Herzog stands Font up. Font’s face is a mess. Font with a body kick. Vera with a body kick. 10-9 Vera, 39-37 Vera.

Font with a body shot. Font with a short elbow. They continue to trade in close range. Font with a right hand. They continue to trade. Vera is landing more in this round but Font is still landing some nice punches. Font is bleeding more and more. Vera with a snap jab. Vera with a leg kick. Vera with a left hand. Font with a right hand and an uppercut as he’s starting to pour on the volume. Font with a right hand. Font with the jab. Font with a combo. Vera with a side kick and Font is on wobbly legs. They survive to the end. 10-9 Vera, 49-46 Vera.

Official Result- Marlon Vera def. Rob Font by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)

UFC on ESPN 34 live results: Vicente Luque vs. Belal Muhammad 2

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 34: Luque vs. Muhammad 2, emanating from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon is back at the home base inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas after a few events away, for the first of three straight events to be held there, with this one headlined by a welterweight rematch that has title shot implications on the line.

Vicente Luque puts his four-fight win streak on the line against the seven-fight unbeaten streak of Belal Muhammad in the five-round headline bout. This is a rematch from when the two fought at UFC 205 in November 2016. That fight was won via a first-round knockout by Luque. Since then, Luque has gone 10-2, while Muhammad has gone 10-1 with one no contest.

Also on the main card is a middleweight battle of debuting fighters as Caio Borralho takes on Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, a welterweight clash between Miguel Baeza and Andre Fialho, a featherweight fight pitting Pat Sabatini against TJ Laramie, and a welterweight slugfest that sees Mounir Lazzez taking on Ange Loosa.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 5:30 PM eastern time with preliminary action all the way thru the main card.

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> Bantamweights- Alateng Heili (14-8-2, 2-1-1 UFC) vs. Kevin Croom (21-14 1 NC, 0-2 1 NC UFC)

Croom throwing the jab early and they both land inside the pocket. Croom lands a couple of leg kicks. Heili rocks Croom with some shots and Croom is stumbling around and we have a quick finish!

Official Result- Alateng Heili def. Kevin Croom by TKO (punches) at :47 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- Istela Nunes (6-2 1 NC, 0-1 UFC) vs. Sam Hughes (5-4, 0-3 UFC)

Nunes throwing strikes early and connects with a kick. Nunes with a front kick to the body. Nunes with a combo. Nunes with a body kick then a leg kick. Nunes with a high kick then a body combo. Hughes lands a jab. We have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and Nunes lands a right hand. Nunes lands a combo in close range. Hughes lands a jab. Nunes with a body kick and combo in close range. Hughes pressing forward and lands some punches but Nunes lands a right hand. Nunes with a left hook. Nunes continues to land the front teet kick. Nunes continues to land with more volume though Hughes lands a double jab and right hand near the end. 10-9 Nunes.

They trade in close range to start the second and Nunes causes separation with some front kicks. Nunes with a right hand and then a combination. Hughes with a right hand. Hughes lands a jab. Nunes with a combo. Hughes with a left hand. Nunes lands a short elbow as Hughes rushes in. Nunes with a right hand. Hughes looks for a takedown but Nunes defends. Hughes with the jab. Hughes’ face is bleeding from a cut on the nose. Nunes is slowing a little but still landing. They trade in close range. Hughes shoots for a takedown and has the body lock against the fence. They separate and Nunes with a right hand. Nunes still landing more as she’s backing up. Hughes with the jab. Hughes starting to land more and goes for a takedown but Nunes grabs the fence. Hughes gets the takedown and in side control landing a lot of punches as the round ends. 10-9 Hughes, 19-19.

Hughes landing to start the third as she’s finding a home for the jab. Both landing as Nunes is backing up. Nunes with a right hand as Hughes is landing the jabs and a right hand. There’s a timeout for another eye poke by Nunes. Nunes is deducted a point for the second eye poke. They get back to action and Hughes goes for the takedown as she has the body lock against the fence. Hughes gets a takedown right into the mount. Hughes with some elbows as she moves to the half-guard. Hughes still working from the half-guard and mixing punches and elbows to the head and body. Hughes with a flurry from the top at the end. 10-8 Hughes with the point deduction, 29-27 Hughes.

Official Result- Sam Hughes def. Istela Nunes by majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)

> Lightweights- Jordan Leavitt (9-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Trey Ogden (15-4, 0-0 UFC)

Leavitt with a body kick. Ogden landing a lot of leg kicks early on and Leavitt landing some in return. Ogden lands a left hook. Leavitt with a body kick. Ogden pressing forward and lands a right hand and a combo against the fence. Ogden slips on a kick and Leavitt gets on top and is in the guard of Ogden. Leavitt with some body punches from the guard. Ogden being very active from the bottom. Ogden goes for a guillotine from the bottom and moves to the mounted guillotine and it is in tight. Leavitt trying to fight it off as the round ends. 10-9 Ogden.

They both come forward and we have a timeout due to a clash of heads. They get back to action and Leavitt landing leg kicks as Ogden is looking to land punches. Ogden with a right hand to the body. They’re trading in the center with Leavitt landing kicks. Leavitt shoots for the takedown but Ogden defends. Leavitt with a body kick. They tie up against the fence. They break. Ogden with a right hand to the body. Leavitt back with the leg kicks. Ogden with a combo to the body. Ogden pressing forward. Leavitt shoots for a takedown but Ogden easily defends. Leavitt with a combo and a leg kick. 10-9 Leavitt, 19-19.

Leavitt shoots for a takedown and Ogden ends up on top in the guard but they get up. Ogden gets a takedown and tried to get the back but they got to their feet. They’re clinched against the fence. Leavitt lands a right hand as they break and then another. Ogden shoots for a takedown but Leavitt defends and gets in the guard of Ogden. Leavitt landing some body punches from the top. Ogden trying to work his way up but Leavitt keeping him pinned down. Ogden landing some punches from the bottom. Leavitt doing a good job of staying on top as the fight ends. 10-9 Leavitt, 29-28 Leavitt.

Official Result- Jordan Leavitt def. Trey Ogden by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Chris Barnett (22-7, 1-1 UFC) vs. Martin Buday (9-1, 0-0 UFC)

Barnett with a leg kick. Both landing some big punches as they clinch against the fence. Buday has the advantage against the fence and lands some shots as they break. Both miss on some shots they throw as they clinch again. They break and both throw punches. They clinch again. Buday pressuring Barnett against the fence. Buday with some left hands and lands a knee to the body. Buday with a few more knees. 10-9 Buday.

Barnett with a body kick. Barnett with another body kick. They clinch against the fence. They don’t do much and break. They trade punches and Barnett throws big punches. They clinch again with Barnett having the advantage. They switch positions and Buday with a knee to the body then another. Buday with more knees and they break. Barnett lands a left hand. They clinch with body landing punches and Buday lands some knees. Barnett lands some punches and then Buday clinches against the fence and lands another knee. 10-9 Buday, 20-18 Buday.

Barnett with a leg kick. Buday lands some punches before they clinch. Buday got Barnett down to the mat and was landing punches and they stood and Buday landed some shots and landed an elbow behind the head and we have a timeout for the illegal strike. They stopped the fight and now it goes to the scorecards as it was ruled an accidental strike. 10-9 Buday since the round will be scored. 30-27 Buday.

Official Result- Martin Buday def. Chris Barnett by technical unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Rafa Garcia (13-2, 1-2 UFC) vs. Jesse Ronson (21-10 1 NC, 0-3 1 NC UFC)

Ronson with a leg kick and they trade punches. Ronson with an uppercut to the body and Garcia lands and pushes him off. Garcia with a right hand. They trade kicks. Ronson with the jab. Garcia with a right hand. They trade in close range. They trade with Garcia landing a combination. Ronson with a body kick. Garcia gets a takedown but they quickly get back to their feet. Garcia gets another brief takedown but they get right back up. They trade and Garcia lands a right hand. Garcia with a combination. 10-9 Garcia.

They trade and Ronson tries a takedown but Garcia shakes him off. Garcia gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Garcia lands a knee that looked to be illegal on the way up. Replays showed it was and Garcia gets a point deducted before they go back to action. Ronson lands a leg kick and Garcia gets a takedown. Garcia in the half-guard as they move to the fence. Garcia takes the back and is trying to find a choke as he moves back to the guard of Ronson. Garcia dominating from the top as he’s landing. He then takes the back. Garcia gets a rear-naked choke locked in and Ronson taps! Big win for Garcia.

Official Result- Rafa Garcia def. Jesse Ronson by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:50 of Round 2

> Lightweights- Drakkar Klose (11-2-1, 5-2 UFC) vs. Brandon Jenkins (15-8, 0-1 UFC)

Klose with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Jenkins with a snapping leg kick and Klose lands a big body kick. Klose tries a takedown and Jenkins grabs the fence but Klose is able to get the takedown and lands some punches from the back. They get to their feet and Klose has the back. Klose drags it down for a moment but they get right back up. They break. They trade leg kicks. Jenkins lands an elbow as they clinch. Klose with big uppercuts as he lands a lot and then lands some knees and is landing big shots in the clinch. They break and Klose with some big punches. Klose lands a couple of big right hands and Jenkins is in trouble. Jenkins does land a knee. They break. Jenkins with a leg kick and Klose lands an uppercut. Klose drops Jenkins with a right hand and jumps on top looking for a finish. Jenkins gets up and eats big punches from Klose. They clinch until the end of the round. 10-8 Klose.

Klose landing big shots to start the second and some big uppercuts and right hands and Jenkins falls down and it is all over. Big win for Klose.

Official Result- Drakkar Klose def. Brandon Jenkins by TKO (punches) at :33 of Round 2

> Women’s Bantamweights- #11 Lina Lansberg (10-5, 4-4 UFC) vs. #12 Pannie Kianzad (15-6, 4-3 UFC)

They trade and clinch and Kianzad lands a knee. They break and neither land before they clinch again. They break and then clinch again and Kianzad has the back against the fence trying to get the hooks in. Kianzad landing punches from the back and Lansberg isn’t doing much to escape. 10-9 Kianzad.

They clinch to start the second and Lansberg lands an elbow as they break but they clinch right back up. They break and both land punches as Lansberg initiates a clinch against the fence. They battle in the clinch and break and we have a timeout to check the cut on Lansberg. Kianzad lands a left hook and they clinch and Kianzad lands to the body as Lansberg lands a knee. Kianzad gets the back and then goes to the front and lands a knee as they break. They break and are trading. Lansberg drops Kianzad with a right hand near the end of the second. 10-9 Lansberg, 19-19.

They trade to start the third with both landing. Kianzad landing with more volume as she landing with combinations throughout. Both women are bloody. Kianzad landing with more volume still and lands some knees in the clinch. Kianzad with a combination. 10-9 Kianzad, 29-28 Kianzad.

Official Result- Pannie Kianzad def. Lina Lansberg by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Devin Clark (12-6, 6-6 UFC) vs. William Knight (11-3, 3-2 UFC)

Clark with a body kick. Clark tries for a takedown but Knight defends against the fence and has the neck. Knight has a guillotine locked in. He lets go. They get up and Knight still has the neck against the fence. Knight lands a jumping knee as they break. Knight with a kick and lands some big punches and Clark is covering up. Clark tries for a takedown but Knight sprawls. They clinch and both land short knees. They break and Clark with a right hand. 10-9 Knight.

They’re throwing short punches to start the second. Clark lands a left hook. They trade inside leg kicks. Clark lands a right hand and gets a takedown. Clark with some elbows to the body and lands one to the head. Clark gets the full mount and is landing from the top. Clark with punches to the body from the top. Knight gives up his back but Clark slips out and Knight grabs Clark and gives him a German suplex. 10-9 Clark, 19-19.

Knight with a leg kick and Clark is throwing leg kicks as well. Clark with a body kick. They clinch and are trading. Clark then lands a big elbow and left hook as they break and Knight is rocked. Clark then starts to unload with punches and Knight goes down and it is all over. What a finish by Clark!

Official Result- Devin Clark def. William Knight by knockout (punches) at 3:21 of Round 3

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> Welterweights- Mounir Lazzez (10-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Ange Loosa (8-2, 0-0 UFC)

Lazzez with a leg kick. Loosa with an inside leg kick. Lazzez with a left to the body and a leg kick. Loosa with a right hand to the body. Lazzez with two leg kicks. Lazzez with a combo to the body and a right hand. Loosa with a left hook. Lazzez with a leg kick. They trade in close range. They trade leg kicks. Lazzez shoots for a takedown against the fence. They break after Loosa defends. Lazzez with a body kick. 10-9 Lazzez.

They trade to start the second and Loosa shoots for the takedown but Lazzez defends. Lazzez with a left hook to the body. They trade punches. Loosa with a leg kick. They trade punches and Lazzez with some front kicks to the leg. They trade and Lazzez looks for a late takedown against the fence but backs off and lands some leg kicks late. 10-9 Lazzez, 20-18 Lazzez.

They trade and Lazzez lands a left hand to the body. Loosa with a body kick. They continue to trade and Lazzez landing with slightly more volume. Both land leg kicks. Lazzez with a right hand. Lazzez landing the jab. Loosa with a right hand and a body kick then Lazzez counters with a combination. Loosa lands a left hook then Lazzez rocks Loosa with a right hand. Lazzez with a combination inside the pocket. Lazzez with some big punches and Loosa is in trouble but runs out of trouble. Lazzez with the jab and a body kick. Lazzez with a combo late. Good fight. 10-9 Lazzez, 30-27 Lazzez.

Official Result- Mounir Lazzez def. Ange Loosa by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Pat Sabatini (16-3, 3-0 UFC) vs. TJ Laramie (12-4, 0-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks to start before Laramie clinches up and pushes Sabatini against the fence. Laramie gets a takedown. Sabatini is trying to get up a triangle choke from the bottom and now looks for an omaplata. They scramble to their feet and break. Laramie with a body kick and Sabatini grabs the leg and gets a big takedown. They scramble up near the fence and are clinched. They break to the center. Sabatini lands an uppercut. Laramie with a leg kick and they trade punches. They clinch against the fence. Sabatini lands a teet kick that hurts Laramie and then lands a head kick and Sabatini goes for a guillotine choke as they go to the mat. Laramie recovers and is on top and in the guard of Sabatini. Laramie ends the first on top. 10-9 Sabatini.

They clinch up against the fence. Sabatini gets a trip takedown and looks to take the back of Laramie. Sabatini lands punches from the back and is still looking for full back control. Sabatini gets the mount for a moment but Laramie looks to give up his back. Sabatini with some right hands from the top. Sabatini with big punches as Laramie is stuck in position. Sabatini landing a lot of punches. Sabatini looking for a choke as he continues to land punches. Sabatini with the hooks in as he lands more and more punches. 10-8 Sabatini, 20-17 Sabatini.

Sabatini lands a spinning back fist and Laramie with a combination. Laramie looks for a takedown but Sabatini defends. Sabatini gets a takedown. Sabatini gets to the half-guard of Laramie and is looking to set up a choke. They get to their feet but Sabatini drags it back down. Sabatini has the back and is looking for something but Laramie explodes to the top and they scramble at the end. 10-9 Sabatini, 30-26 Sabatini.

Official Result- Pat Sabatini def. TJ Laramie by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

> Women’s Bantamweights- Mayra Bueno Silva (7-2-1, 2-2-1 UFC) vs. Wu Yanan (12-4, 1-3 UFC)

Silva with some leg kicks to start. Yanan lands some combinations. Silva with a leg kick. Yanan with a combination. They trade in close range and Silva drops Yanan with a right hand. Silva lands from the top but they get to their feet. They trade leg kicks. Yanan landing combinations. Silva with a body kick. Silva with a combination and a knee and ends it with a high kick. Silva with a combo. Silva with some big punches at the end. 10-9 Silva.

Silva landing some leg kicks early as both are landing punches. Both land some punches. Silva with some more leg kicks. Yanan gets a takedown and is in the guard of Silva looking to pass the guard. Yanan stands and lands a leg kick. Yanan gets back into Silva’ guard. Silva looking for a kimura from the bottom and almost has it locked it but Yanan somehow escapes. They get to their feet and Silva looking for a takedown against the fence but Yanan defending with punches. Silva with an elbow as they break. 10-9 Silva, 20-18 Silva.

Yanan with a front kick and Silva trips up after it. They trade punches. Yanan throwing combos but not landing much. Silva with a leg kick. Yanan with a combination. Silva lands a right hand. Silva connects with a right hand and then lands a combination. Yanan with a body kick. She lands another. Yanan with a right hand. Silva with a left hook. They both land in close range. Yanan with a check kick. Yanan with a combination. 10-9 Silva, 30-27 Silva.

Official Result- Mayra Bueno Silva def. Wu Yanan by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Welterweights- Miguel Baeza (10-2, 3-2 UFC) vs. Andre Fialho (14-4 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)

Fialho with some leg kicks. Baeza with a heavy leg kick. Fialho with some body shots. Baeza with a quick combo that snaps Fialho’s head back. Fialho with a leg kick. Baeza with a combination. Fialho with a leg kick. Baeza with a right hand. Fialho with a couple of leg kicks. Baeza with a big combination against the fence and he unloads with a flurry. Fialho with a quick combo. They trade punches. Baeza lands a big right hand. Baeza is bleeding from his nose. Fialho then lands some uppercuts and has Baeza hurt and then drops Baeza with a left hand and punches on the mat end it. What a finish by Fialho!

Official Result- Andre Fialho def. Miguel Baeza by TKO (punches) at 4:39 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Caio Borralho (10-1 1 NC, 0-0 UFC) vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (13-0, 0-0 UFC)

Both landing to start the fight. Borralho with a leg kick. He lands another and Omargadzhiev grabs it and gets the takedown and is in the guard. Borralho sweeps to the top. Borralho stands and Omargadzhiev lands an upkick as Borralho was getting back into his guard. Borralho working from the top and grabs the neck as Omargadzhiev gives up his back. Borralho trying to get the hooks in. He has both hooks in. Borralho landing from the back and lands some right hands. Borralho lands a couple of elbows. Borralho with more strikes from the back. 10-9 Borralho.

They trade to start the second and Borralho lands a flying knee and a right hand and Omargadzhiev does to the mat. Borralho lands but Omargadzhiev gets to his feet. Omargadzhiev falls after swinging for a big right hand and Borralho jumps on his back. Borralho has the body lock on. They’re both landing on the mat as Borralho is being more active from the back landing and attacking with chokes. 10-9 Borralho, 20-18 Borralho.

Omargadzhiev lands a high kick. Borralho lands a body kick but Omargadzhiev grabs it and they clinch against the fence. We have a timeout as Omargadzhiev lands a groin strike. They get back to action. Both are swinging and Borralho gets a takedown. Omargadzhiev is attacking the leg looking for a heel hook but Borralho being patient from the top. They get to their feet and Borralho has the back and gets another takedown. They get up and Omargadzhiev has his hand on the ground and Borralho lands an illegal knee as the hand is down and we have a timeout. Borralho gets a point taken away. They’ve stopped the fight and Dan Miragliotta says it’s going to the scorecards with the third round being scored. 9-9, 29-27 Borralho.

Official Result- Caio Borralho def. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev by technical unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

> Welterweights- #5 Vicente Luque (21-7-1, 14-3 UFC) vs. #6 Belal Muhammad (20-3 1 NC, 11-3 1 NC UFC)

Luque with a body kick. Both land some short punches. Muhammad with a body kick. He lands another hard body kick. He lands another as both are circling. Muhammad with a quick combo. Muhammad with a body kick. Muhammad gets a takedown. Muhammad is in the full guard of Luque and lands some punches. Muhammad works to the back of Luque as they stand. Luque escapes and they remain clinched against the fence. They break away. 10-9 Muhammad.

Luque lands some leg kicks early. Muhammad lands a combination. Luque is the one pressuring. Muhammad lands a combo. Luque with a leg kick and Muhammad responds with a body kick. Luque with a right hook. Luque lands some leg kicks. Muhammad gets a takedown. They work their way back up. Muhammad with a body kick. 10-9 Muhammad, 20-18 Muhammad.

Luque landing the jab as he switches stances. Luque rocks Muhammad with a left hook and they clinch but break. Luque lands another left hook. They clinch and Luque lands an elbow as they break. Muhammad attempts a takedown but Luque defends. Muhammad got the takedown but they got up and Luque lands some knees as they break. Muhammad with a spinning elbow. They trade in close range. Luque lands a left cross. Muhammad with a body kick. Luque with a flying attack late. Close round. 10-9 Luque, 29-28 Muhammad.

Luque with a leg kick. Luque lands the double jab. Luque lands a left hand. Muhammad with a right hand. Muhammad gets a takedown. Muhammad pressuring from the top but not much is happening. Muhammad takes the back of Luque but Luque scrambles out and they get to their feet. Luque with a left hand. Luque with the double jab and Muhammad lands a right hand. Muhammad with a body kick and a jab. Luque with a left hand. Luque with an inside leg kick as Muhammad lands a short combo. Luque lands a right hand and Muhammad fires back with a left hand. Close round. 10-9 Muhammad, 39-37 Muhammad.

Muhammad with a right hand. Muhammad with a high kick. Luque with a leg kick. Muhammad lands a right hand. Luque with a leg kick. Muhammad shoots for a takedown but Luque defends and has the neck as they sprawl. They get up and Muhammad lands a right hand on the break. Muhammad gets a takedown and has the back and lands some left hands. Muhammad looking for the neck and the choke. He’s threatening with the choke but doesn’t have it in as they get to their feet. Muhammad is trying hard for the takedown. They break. Muhammad with a right hand. He lands the jab. Luque with a leg kick. Muhammad with a combination. 10-9 Muhammad, 49-46 Muhammad.

Official Result- Belal Muhammad def. Vicente Luque by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

UFC on ESPN 33 live results: Curtis Blaydes vs. Chris Daukaus

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 33: Blaydes vs. Daukaus, emanating from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

The Octagon is back into arenas in the United States for fight night events for the first time since before the pandemic as they return to Columbus for the first time since March 2009 with a heavyweight main event.

Heavyweight contenders Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus square off in the five-round headline bout. Blaydes is fresh under a new UFC contract as he looks for his second straight win after finishing Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 266 in September. Daukaus is looking to rebound from his first UFC loss, which came to Derrick Lewis in December.

In the co-main event, it is a battle of women’s flyweight contenders as Joanne Wood looks to end a two-fight losing skid against Alexa Grasso, winner of two straight. Also on the main card is a potential title eliminator at flyweight as Askar Askarov battles Kai Kara-France, a welterweight bout between hometown hero Matt Brown and Bryan Barberena, and a welterweight clash between Neil Magny, who is looking to tie a UFC record, against Max Griffin.

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

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> Featherweights- Luis Saldana (15-7, 1-1 UFC) vs. Bruno Souza (10-2, 0-1 UFC)

They trade to start. Saldana with a leg kick and then a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Saldana with more leg kicks. Souza with a right hand after Saldana lands a leg kick. Saldana continuing to land lots of leg kicks. Saldana with a leg kick and Souza lands a right hand. Saldana gets a brief takedown and has the back as they scramble to their feet. Saldana gets a takedown at the end of the round. 10-9 Saldana.

Saldana with a left hook to the body. Souza lands a left hook. Saldana lands a right hand and circles away. Saldana misses a spinning back fist but lands a head kick. He tries for it again but misses. Souza throws a right hand but Saldana ducks under and gets a takedown. They’re on the feet and Saldana has the back. Saldana gets it fully down. They get to their feet. Souza lands some punches. They trade as the pace is slowing. Saldana lands a body kick as Souza lands a right hand. Souza with a body kick and right hand and Saldana lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Souza, 19-19.

Saldana tries a flying knee but lands a left hook instead. Saldana with a high kick. Souza with a left hand. Saldana with some leg kicks. Neither doing a whole lot. Souza throws a right hand but Saldana ducks under. Saldana with a body kick. Souza pushing the pace. Saldana with a body kick but Souza is able to get it down but they scramble right back up. Saldana lands a nice right hand. Saldana misses a spin kick but they trade right hands. Saldana is gassed out. Souza lands a right hand and they clinch. Saldana with a couple of elbows. They break. Close fight. 10-9 Saldana, 29-28 Saldana.

Official Result- Luis Saldana def. Bruno Souza by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #8 Matheus Nicolau (17-2-1, 5-1 UFC) vs. #10 David Dvorak (20-3, 3-0 UFC)

Nothing happening in the first minute as they’re just circling around. They trade inside the pocket for a brief moment. Dvorak lands a couple of right hands. Dvorak lands a right hand. Nicolau circling around. Nicolau lands a nice left hand. They’re still circling and not much happened during the round. 10-9 Dvorak.

Dvorak with a leg kick. He lands another as Nicolau is still circling around. Dvorak with another kick. Nicolau with the jab. He lands a leg kick. Dvorak with a combo in close range. They trade leg kicks. They trade inside the pocket. Nicolau with a right hand. Nicolau with a combo. Nicolau lands a big right hand. Dvorak with a body kick. Nicolau with a right hand. Nicolau lands a left hand and Dvorak falls to the mat and Nicolau jumps on top and is in the guard of Dvorak. Nicolau with some body shots. Nicolau with an elbow. 10-9 Nicolau, 19-19.

Nicolau lands a left hook and Dvorak is hurt again. Nicolau with a leg kick. Nicolau with a right hand. He lands another. Dvorak lands a right hand. Dvorak tries to grab the back but Nicolau escapes. Dvorak lands a combo. Nicolau tries for a takedown but Dvorak defends. Nicolau with an uppercut. Nicolau with a left hook. Nicolau tries for a takedown but Dvorak ends up on top but Nicolau is looking for the ankle. Nicolau looking for a kneebar. Dvorak ends up in Nicolau’s guard. Dvorak with some punches from the top as Nicolau lands an elbow from the bottom. The end there. Close fight. 10-9 Dvorak, 29-28 Dvorak.

Official Result- Matheus Nicolau def. David Dvorak by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- #4 Jennifer Maia (19-8-1, 4-4 UFC) vs. #13 Manon Fiorot (8-1, 3-0 UFC)

They’re trading early and Fiorot is landing more with leg kicks and punches. Maia lands a left hand that clips Fiorot. Fiorot with a side kick to the body. Fiorot with a side kick to the leg. They trade in close range and clinch against the fence. Maia lands a right hand. Fiorot lands more side kicks. Fiorot with a body kick. Maia then lands a combo ending with a head kick as Fiorot was looking for a takedown. Fiorot lands a right hand as they break. Fiorot with some body kicks and Maia lands a right hand. 10-9 Fiorot.

Fiorot with a big punch and a side kick before getting a big takedown. Fiorot is on top but Maia attacking the half-guard. Fiorot in the full guard of Maia. They scramble to their feet and clinch against the fence. Maia trying to get a takedown but Fiorot ends up on top and is back in the guard of Maia. They get to their feet. Maia lands a right hand. Fiorot gets a takedown but they get right back up and Maia lands a huge head kick. They trade late. 10-9 Fiorot, 20-18 Fiorot.

Fiorot with a side kick. They clinch against the fence. They’re doing a lots of circling around. Fiorot with a right hand. They clinch against the fence and Maia gets a takedown but they roll right to their feet. Fiorot lands a left hand. Maia with a body kick. They trade kicks. Maia with a right hand. They trade kicks. Maia with a combo. Good fight. 10-9 Fiorot, 30-27 Fiorot.

Official Result- Manon Fiorot def. Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Aliaskhab Khizriev (13-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (10-5, 0-0 UFC)

Tiuliulin with a right hand after Khizriev lands some punches. Khizriev gets a takedown. Khizriev with a short left as he has Tiuliulin on the mat. Khizriev with more left hands. Khizriev with some big ground punches. Khizriev has the back. They get to their feet. Khizriev with a left hand. Tiuliulin lands a right hand. Khizriev with a left hand. They both land big shots in close range. Khizriev lands a knee and left hand. Khizriev with an uppercut. Khizriev with a left hand and some knees in the clinch and a head kick to end the first. 10-9 Khizriev.

Khizriev with a body kick. Tiuliulin with a quick combo. Khizriev with a leg kick. Khizriev with a left hand and a short uppercut. Khizriev with a body kick. Khizriev gets a takedown and takes the back and has a rear-naked choke locked in and Tiuliulin goes out cold! Wow, what a finish by Khizriev!

Official Result- Aliaskhab Khizriev def. Denis Tiuliulin by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:58 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Chris Gutierrez (17-3-2, 5-1-1 UFC) vs. Danaa Batgerel (12-2, 3-1 UFC)

Gutierrez landing the calf kick right away. They trade kicks. Gutierrez lands a leg kick and a left hand. Gutierrez with a body kick. Gutierrez with a leg kick and Batgerel lands a right hand. Batgerel lands to the body and then a right hand. Batgerel with a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Gutierrez with a calf kick then a jab then another calf kick. Gutierrez with more leg kicks. Gutierrez tries a spinning elbow and Batgerel is able to grab him and get a takedown and is landing big left hands but Gutierrez survives the round. 10-9 Batgerel.

Gutierrez with a calf kick. Batgerel with a right hand. Gutierrez lands a nice combo. Gutierrez landing more calf kicks. Gutierrez drops Batgerel with a spinning back fist and lands some big elbows and ends it! What a finish by Gutierrez!

Official Result- Chris Gutierrez def. Danaa Batgerel by TKO (strikes) at 2:38 of Round 2

> Women’s Bantamweights- #9 Sara McMann (12-6, 6-6 UFC) vs. #12 Karol Rosa (15-3, 4-0 UFC)

Rosa lands a right hand. McMann lands a right hand. McMann with a combination. McMann gets a takedown. She gets the back of Rosa. McMann with some elbows from side control. She gets back to the half-guard of Rosa. McMann with a right hand to the body. McMann with some right hands to the body. McMann with some right hands from the top. McMann is trying to find the arm but is in the wrong position. McMann landing more punches from the top. McMann ends the first on top. 10-9 McMann.

They’re both throwing to start the second. McMann shoots for a takedown and gets the back and slams Rosa to the mat. McMann has the back and looks to get the hooks in. McMann working from the back and looks for an armbar but has complete control the entire round. 10-9 McMann, 20-18 McMann.

Rosa comes out throwing and they trade but McMann grabs the back and jumps up on it. McMann gets a takedown and Rosa quickly reverses to the top. Rosa stands and McMann lands some upkicks. Rosa in the guard of McMann and landing punches from the top. Rosa working from the top and has a solid end to the third. 10-9 Rosa, 29-28 McMann.

Official Result- Sara McMann def. Karol Rosa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Lightweights- Marc Diakiese (14-5, 5-5 UFC) vs. Viacheslav Borshchev (6-1, 1-0 UFC)

Diakiese immediately going for a takedown. They’re battling in the wrestling against the fence and Diakiese gets the takedown. He’s working from the top and they get up and Diakiese gets another takedown and is in side control. He’s looking for the arm from the side. Diakiese gets back in the guard and ends the round on top. 10-9 Diakiese.

Diakiese landing some leg kicks and gets a takedown. He’s working from the side and takes the back. Diakiese lands a right hand as Borshchev lands a back elbow. They get to their feet and Diakiese lands some knees to the thighs and gets the fight back to the mat. They get back to their feet. Diakiese now on top and looked for an arm-triangle choke but let go. Diakiese ends the round on top. 10-9 Diakiese, 20-18 Diakiese.

Diakiese with an inside leg kick. Diakiese gets a takedown. Diakiese working in the guard but not much is happening. They get to their feet and Diakiese has the back against the fence and gets another takedown. He controls from the back for the rest of the fight. Not much of a fight. 10-9 Diakiese, 30-27 Diakiese.

Official Result- Marc Diakiese def. Viacheslav Borshchev by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- #9 Neil Magny (25-8, 18-7 UFC) vs. Max Griffin (18-8, 6-6 UFC)

Both throw leg kicks early. Griffin lands a right hand. Magny with a leg kick. Griffin drops Magny with a right hand and gets on top and lands but backs off and lets Magny back up. Griffin with a leg kick as Magny is throwing the jab and Griffin runs out of trouble. Magny lands a right hand. Griffin with an inside leg kick. Magny lands a right hand. They both throw late. 10-9 Griffin.

Magny throwing the jab and keeping Griffin out of range here in the second. We have a timeout for an eye poke on Magny. They get back to action and Magny pressing forward. Griffin with a nice combination. They’re trading in close range and both are landing good shots and Magny is starting to land harder. They clinch for a moment but break. Magny with a combination and Griffin lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Griffin, 20-18 Griffin.

They clinch up and Magny lands a knee. Magny gets a brief takedown but Griffin gets right back up. Magny gets Griffin down and has the back and is looking for a rear-naked choke. Magny with big left hands from the back as he’s in control on the back. Magny was looking for the choke but was too high and Griffin pops out and has the back of Magny but Magny grabs the arm. Griffin is gassed out. Magny with a big knee. They break and both are landing. Magny lifts Griffin up and almost power bombs him before the fight ends. 10-9 Magny, 29-28 Griffin.

Official Result- Neil Magny def. Max Griffin by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #2 Askar Askarov (14-0-1, 3-0-1 UFC) vs. #6 Kai Kara-France (23-9 1 NC, 6-2 UFC)

Kara-France landing some leg kicks early. Askarov shoots for the single leg and tries for a takedown but Kara-France shows good balance to stay up but Askarov gets it down and is in side control. Askarov has the back and is landing punches. They get to their feet and Askarov is still on the back standing and looking for the rear-naked choke. Kara-France escapes for a moment but Askarov still has the position. Kara-France survives the round. 10-9 Askarov.

Kara-France with a leg kick. Kara-France lands a big right hand then a short left hand. Askarov shoots for a takedown against the fence. They break. Kara-France with a leg kick. Kara-France lands a left hand and then a jab. Kara-France with a right hand followed by a left hook. Askarov just backing up and not doing much. Askarov shoots for the takedown but Kara-France defending against the fence. They break and Kara-France lands some big punches against the fence. Askarov lands a left hand but Kara-France landed a lot of good shots. Kara-France with a huge left hand. Kara-France with more big shots near the end. 10-9 Kara-France, 19-19.

Kara-France with a leg kick. Askarov with a groin kick. They get back to action. Askarov throws a high kick and slips to the mat. Askarov trying for a takedown as he jumps on the back against the fence. Kara-France gets out but Askarov going for the single leg. Kara-France defending and lands an elbow and they break. Kara-France lands a right hand. They’re circling around. They both land punches. Kara-France with a right hand and a leg kick. Kara-France fakes a takedown. Askarov tries for a late takedown but Kara-France defends. Close fight. 10-9 Kara-France, 29-28 Kara-France.

Official Result- Kai Kara-France def. Askar Askarov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Matt Brown (23-18, 16-12 UFC) vs. Bryan Barberena (16-8, 7-6 UFC)

Barberena with a leg kick. Barberena with another leg kick. Brown lands a jab. Brown with a foot sweep as he tosses Barberena to the mat but Barberena gets right back up. Brown has the body lock and gets a takedown. Brown in side control and looking for the crucifix but Barberena gives up his back. Brown with a knee to the body. They get to their feet. Brown with a body kick. Brown with a high kick. Barberena lands a combination. Brown with a foot sweep to get Barberena down again but Barberena gets up. They trade elbows and clinch. Brown with a jumping knee and an elbow. 10-9 Brown.

Brown with a body kick. Brown gets a takedown and is on top against the fence. They get to their feet and are exchanging in close range. Brown lands a counter left hook. Barberena lands an elbow that hurts Brown bad. Barberena landing against the fence and Brown is wobbly but gets a big takedown. Brown looking for an armbar as he has the arm but they’re in a funky spot. Barberena gets out and is on top and lands to the body. They get to their feet. Brown with a big elbow and a body kick. Brown with a left hand to the body and a right hand to the jaw. Barberena lands a combo. Fantastic round. 10-9 Barberena, 19-19.

Brown pressing forward and lands a right hand. Brown with a body shot but eats a counter left from Barberena. Brown with a right hand. Brown with another foot sweep and gets Barberena down and grabs the neck as they get to the fence. Brown with a knee as they stand and lands a big elbow. Brown has the back against the fence. Brown with big knees to the body. They battle inside the pocket and both land. Brown with a high kick. Brown gets a big takedown. They get to their feet. Barberena with an elbow. Barberena with an uppercut and Brown is hurt. Brown then lands a right hand that hurts Barberena. This is wild. Brown with a left hand. They trade in close range and are just battering each other. Barberena gets the back and is landing right hands. They trade high kicks. They both land big right hands. They’re trading inside the pocket and Barberena with big shots at the end. What an absolutely incredible fight. 10-9 Brown, 29-28 Brown.

Official Result- Bryan Barberena def. Matt Brown by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- #7 Joanne Wood (15-7, 7-7 UFC) vs. #11 Alexa Grasso (13-3, 5-3 UFC)

Wood throwing kicks and they clinch and Grasso lands a big combo before they go to the mat off a Grasso takedown. Grasso is in the guard of Wood. Grasso landing to the body from the top. Grasso remaining on top and landing until Wood is able to get to the fence and they stand. Wood with a leg kick. Wood with some right hands. They trade in close range. Grasso lands the jab. She lands another. Wood with a front kick and a spinning elbow and Grasso gets a takedown. Grasso has the back and is looking for a choke. She has it locked in and Wood taps! What a win for Grasso!

Official Result- Alexa Grasso def. Joanne Wood by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:57 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- #4 Curtis Blaydes (15-3 1 NC, 10-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #8 Chris Daukaus (12-4, 4-1 UFC)

Daukaus with a right hand. Daukaus with a right hand. Blaydes with a leg kick. Blaydes lands a right hand. They trade in close range and Daukaus just misses the left hand. They trade in close range. Blaydes with a leg kick and right hand. Blaydes with a leg kick. Blaydes lands the jab. Daukaus lands in close range. Daukaus comes forward with a quick flurry. Blaydes with a left and Daukaus lands a left. 10-9 Blaydes.

Blaydes drops Daukaus with a right hand and gets on top and is landing big punches and it is stopped by Herb Dean. What a finish by Blaydes!

Official Result- Curtis Blaydes def. Chris Daukaus by TKO (punches) at :17 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN 32 live results: Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN 32: Kattar vs. Chikadze, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC kicks off 2022 back at their home base of the UFC APEX with an exciting featherweight match-up that could impact the title picture at 145 pounds.

Fifth-ranked Calvin Kattar will square off against eighth-ranked Giga Chikadze in the five-round main event. Kattar returns to action for the first time in a year since his loss to Max Holloway last January, while Chikadze looks to extend a nine-fight win streak and stake his claim to being the next title challenger.

Also on the main card is a potential barnburner as heavyweights Jake Collier and Chase Sherman square off, a flyweight bout pitting Brandon Royval against Rogerio Bontorin, and a battle of former women’s flyweight title challengers as Katlyn Chookagian battles Jennifer Maia.

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

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> Lightweights- TJ Brown (15-8, 1-2 UFC) vs. Charles Rosa (14-6, 5-6 UFC)

Rosa took this fight on Tuesday night. Rosa landing leg kicks early as Brown is putting on the pressure and landing the jab and right hand. Brown with a right hand then a big body kick. Rosa lands a head kick. Rosa with a leg kick. Brown lands a leg kick and scores a takedown. They get to their feet and Brown lands an elbow. Rosa with a right hand. They trade in close range then Rosa with a leg kick. Rosa still landing leg kicks as Brown is landing punches. Rosa with another high kick. Brown with a left hook and shoots for a takedown and gets Rosa down. They get to their feet. Brown gets it back down and is looking to lock in an arm-triangle choke. Rosa defends and gets out and Brown now in his guard. Brown lands a big right hand at the end. 10-9 Brown.

They trade to start the second. Brown with a body kick. Both landing short shots and Rosa with a high kick. Brown scores a takedown. Rosa gives up his back and Brown with a right hand. Brown drags it back down and is in side control. Rosa sweeps to the top and is in side control now. Brown scrambles and reverses back to the top in side control. Brown in the half-guard but moves to the full guard. Rosa looked for an arm but they scrambled to their feet. They roll back to the mat and Brown in side control again. They’re both working and Brown gets the back and then tries to set up the arm-triangle choke again. He has it locked in but lets go as the round comes to an end with them both landing. 10-9 Brown, 20-18 Brown.

Brown with a heavy calf kick. Brown lands a combo and then shoots for a takedown against the fence. Brown picks Rosa up and slams him to the mat and is in side control. Brown gets to the mount and lands a right hand then Rosa gives up his back. Brown lands some left hands. Rosa escapes to the top and is in the half-guard. Rosa is in side control and looking to set a choke up. Brown is able to escape to his feet and gets Rosa back down. Brown is on top and Rosa is looking for a kimura on the bottom. Brown gets to the full mount and is back looking for the arm-triangle. Brown gets the back again and they stand. Rosa then grabs the neck and is looking for a D’Arce choke. Brown escapes to his feet. Rosa ends on top landing elbows. 10-9 Brown, 30-27 Brown.

Official Result- TJ Brown def. Charles Rosa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Brian Kelleher (23-12, 7-5 UFC) vs. Kevin Croom (21-13 1 NC, 0-1 1 NC UFC)

Croom took this fight on Wednesday. They are swinging early in wild exchanges then clinch but break. Kelleher lands a right hand that drops Croom for a moment. We have a groin strike and a timeout. They get back to action and Croom lands a right hand. Croom with a leg kick then a combo. Croom with another right hand. Croom with a leg kick. Kelleher shoots for a takedown but Croom defends as he continues to land more. Kelleher with a body shot. Croom with a combo. Kelleher lands a nice combo then gets a late takedown and ends the first in the guard of Croom. 10-9 Kelleher.

Croom landing combos to start the second. Both are landing early in the second with Croom landing more but Kelleher is covering up. Croom with a body kick then a leg kick and then another. Croom continuing to land more as they clinch against the fence but break. Kelleher lands a combo. Kelleher lands a body shot then a left hand and Croom just misses a knee as Kelleher gets a takedown. Kelleher looking for a guillotine choke. Kelleher now takes the back. Kelleher has a big cut open over his eye. They get up and Kelleher gets another takedown. Kelleher with an elbow as his ends the second on top. 10-9 Croom, 19-19.

Kelleher landing to the body as Croom landing to the head to start the third. Kelleher shoots for the takedown and gets it. Kelleher has the back as he’s looking for full back control. Kelleher keeping Croom down with ease as he’s trying to set a choke up. Kelleher has the neck as they stand. Kelleher gets a takedown and has the back but they scramble up. Kelleher grabs the neck and looks for a guillotine and now looks for a D’Arce choke. Kelleher controlling from the top as Croom looks gassed. Kelleher goes for the guillotine again. Kelleher has the back and is landing punches and looks for a rear-naked choke. Kelleher with some punches to end a dominant third round. 10-8 Kelleher, 29-27 Kelleher.

Official Result- Brian Kelleher def. Kevin Croom by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 

> Welterweights- Court McGee (20-10, 9-9 UFC) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (9-3, 1-1 UFC)

McGee lands a couple of short leg kicks. Brahimaj lands a left hand. McGee with a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. McGee trying hard for a takedown. McGee scores on the takedown. They get to their feet but McGee has back control. McGee gets another takedown. He gets the back as they stand. They break to the center. McGee with a body kick then a combo. Brahimaj with a left hand. McGee with a heavy right hand then a combination to the body. McGee with a right hand that drops Brahimaj at the end of the first. 10-9 McGee.

McGee with a right hand to start the second. McGee with a calf kick and Brahimaj stumbles. Brahimaj gets McGee down briefly but they stand and then McGee gets a takedown. They get to their feet and McGee controlling against the fence. McGee gets a brief takedown but they stand again. They break and trade jabs. McGee gets a late takedown. 10-9 McGee, 20-18 McGee.

McGee gets a takedown and Brahimaj looks for the neck but McGee pops out. McGee is in the guard of Brahimaj. Brahimaj still looking for the neck. McGee gets out and has the back on the ground. McGee now on top and is looking for an arm-triangle choke but the fence is in the way. McGee now takes the back and lands a right hand. He ends the fight with back control. 10-9 McGee, 30-27 McGee.

Official Result- Court McGee def. Ramiz Brahimaj by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Jamie Pickett (12-6, 1-2 UFC) vs. Joseph Holmes (7-1, 0-0 UFC)

Holmes is making his UFC debut. Holmes with a leg kick and they trade punches. Holmes with a leg kick then a right hand then another leg kick. Pickett backs Holmes up with the jab and they clinch against the fence. They break and both are throwing but miss. They clinch once again. They break. Pickett shoots for a takedown but Holmes defends. Pickett lands a jab. Pickett lands a right hand and just misses a head kick. Pickett gets a late takedown. Close round. 10-9 Pickett.

Pickett throwing early to start the second. They clinch against the fence. They break and Pickett landing some good shots. Holmes lands a punch and they clinch. They break and Pickett pressing forward. Holmes lands a right hand. Pickett with a left hand. Holmes stumbles back a little. They clinch and Pickett has the advantage. Holmes reverses but eats a knee from Pickett. They break and Pickett with a right hand. Holmes has a body lock as they walk around the cage. Pickett with a knee as they break. Pickett with a combo. Another close round. 10-9 Pickett, 20-18 Pickett.

Pickett comes forward and they clinch and Pickett lands a right hand as they break. Pickett then lands a punch then a high kick. They clinch again. They break away. Pickett with a leg kick. Pickett comes forward and they tie up. Pickett lands a right hand as they break and then clinch back up. They break. They clinch again but break. Holmes with a body kick. Holmes with a leg kick. Pickett with a side kick to the body. He lands another body kick. They break. Holmes with a jab and Pickett lands a solid punch. They clinch and Holmes misses an elbow as they break. Pickett with the jab and a side kick. 10-9 Pickett, 30-27 Pickett.

Official Result- Jamie Pickett def. Joseph Holmes by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Featherweights- Bill Algeo (14-6, 1-2 UFC) vs. Joanderson Brito (12-2-1, 0-0 UFC)

Brito is making his UFC debut. Algeo throwing kicks early. They clinch against the fence. They trade knees in the clinch. Brito picks Algeo up and slams him down and has the back. Algeo is able to reverse into the guard of Brito. They scramble up and Brito is pressuring as Algeo grabs his neck and they push against the fence. Brito working hard for the takedown but they get up. Algeo lands a knee right to the chin of Brito. Brito throws some punches as he gets into a clinch. Algeo with a body kick. 10-9 Brito.

Algeo lands a right hand that stuns Brito. Brito comes forward and drops for a takedown. Algeo lands some hammerfists to defend. Brito working hard for the takedown as Algeo is sprawling and landing to the body. They break and both men are throwing and Brito is landing as he’s throwing a ton and then he goes back for the takedown against the fence. Algeo gets a takedown and is in side control and lands some punches. Brito gets to his feet and Algeo has the neck and lands some foot stomps. Algeo with a knee and a left hand as they break. Brito with a combo. They tie up at the end. 10-9 Algeo, 19-19.

Algeo with a combo to start the third. Brito throwing but Algeo is ducking away from the punches. Brito is coming forward and landing punches. Algeo backing up and lands a body kick. Brito with a right hand and they clinch for a moment but break. Algeo with a left hand. Algeo tries for a takedown as he has back control against the fence. Algeo with a couple of knees. They break. Brito with a jab. Brito with a right hand. Algeo lands a couple of short left hands as Brito lands a right hand to the body. Both are landing and Brito lands a nice right hand as he drops for a takedown against the fence. Algeo gets a big takedown and is in side control. Algeo gets the back and lands some elbows. He finishes the fight with the body triangle. 10-9 Algeo, 29-28 Algeo.

Official Result- Bill Algeo def. Joanderson Brito by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Dakota Bush (8-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Slava Borshchev (5-1, 0-0 UFC)

Borshchev is making his UFC debut. Bush with a leg kick. Bush lands a right hand. Borshchev with a leg kick. Bush gets a takedown and is in the guard of Borshchev. They scramble to their feet. Bush lands a knee that hurts Borshchev and he’s retreating. Bush lands a right hand and is landing more but Borshchev lands a counter right hand. Bush gets a takedown and has the back. Borshchev able to escape and now goes into the guard of Bush. They get up and Borshchev with a knee to the body. Borshchev with a big left hook to the body that drops Bush and some follow-up punches end it. What a finish by Borshchev as he gets the first UFC finish of 2022.

Official Result- Slava Borshchev def. Dakota Bush by TKO (punches) at 3:47 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- Katlyn Chookagian (#2, 16-4, 9-4 UFC) vs. Jennifer Maia (#4, 19-7-1, 4-3 UFC)

Maia with a right hand. They trade punches. Maia with a nice combo. Maia with a leg kick. Chookagian with the jab. Maia lands a right hand. Maia lands a left hand. Chookagian with a left hook. Chookagian with a leg kick. They trade left hands. Maia with a leg kick. Chookagian gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Chookagian gets to side control and is trying to find a way to set up a choke. She ends the round in the position. 10-9 Chookagian.

They trade to start the second and Maia is landing the jab. Maia lands a right hand. Chookagian gets the body lock against the fence. They break and Maia is landing more punches. Chookagian with a right hand. Chookagian tries for a takedown against the fence but Maia defends and they separate. Maia with a leg kick and then lands a right hand. Maia with a right hand. Chookagian with a right hand. They trade right hands. Chookagian lands a step-in knee. Maia now pushes Chookagian against the fence. She tries for the takedown but Chookagian gets the back on the mat. She ends the round on the back. 10-9 Chookagian, 20-18 Chookagian.

Chookagian lands a right hand to start the third. They trade in close range and Chookagian with a knee to the body. Maia being more aggressive early in the third. Chookagian with a leg kick. Chookagian with a nice combination. Chookagian continues to land the jab. Both are landing punches with Chookagian landing with more volume. They trade right hands. Chookagian with a right hand to the body then the head and Maia lands a right hand. Maia with a right hand. They trade left hands. Both are landing some nice punches at the end here. Chookagian with a high kick. 10-9 Chookagian, 30-27 Chookagian.

Official Result- Katlyn Chookagian def. Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Flyweights- Brandon Royval (#5, 12-6, 2-2 UFC) vs. Rogerio Bontorin (#7, 17-3 1 NC, 3-2 UFC)

Bontorin with a leg kick and it sweeps Royval to the mat for a brief second. Royval lands a combo. Royval landing low kicks and just misses a flying knee. Royval throws a kick and Bontorin grabs the leg and ducks under a spinning back fist attempt from Royval. Bontorin gets a takedown. They end up scrambling up and Royval landing more. Bontorin gets another takedown and Royval is being active from his back. Royval trying to throw his legs up for a submission. Royval rolls and they scramble up as the round ends. 10-9 Royval.

Royval comes forward right away and Bontorin lands a left hand and Royval tries to pull guard. Bontorin gets on top and then takes the back of Royval. Bontorin then gets back on top but Royval being very active again from the bottom. Bontorin postures up and lands a right hand as he gets back on top. They get to their feet and Bontorin has back control. They separate. Royval lands a combo. Royval with a body kick and then a spinning elbow that connects a little. Bontorin gets a takedown and has the back of Royval. They get to their feet. They separate. Royval with a body kick. Bontorin with a leg kick and then backs Royval up with a left hand. Bontorin gets a takedown and right into side control near the end of the second. 10-9 Bontorin, 19-19.

They are both swinging for the fences to start the third and both land. Bontorin lands a couple of left hands. Royval with a combo and a body kick. Bontorin gets a takedown and Royval looking for an arm from the bottom. Royval looks to maybe have the armbar in. It kind of looked like Bontorin may have tapped but he escapes. Bontorin stands and Royval tries this weird spinning elbow from the ground as Bontorin gets back into side control. They scramble and Royval ends up on top. Royval with some punches from the top. Royval trying to set up an arm-triangle choke. Bontorin keeping a hold of the half-guard. Royval with some elbows from the top. Royval with body punches. Royval with a big flurry from the top to end the fight. Good fight. 10-9 Royval, 29-28 Royval.

Official Result- Brandon Royval def. Rogerio Bontorin by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- Jake Collier (12-6, 4-5 UFC) vs. Chase Sherman (15-8, 3-7 UFC)

They are trading big punches to start the fight. Collier lands a big right hand and is landing some big shots as Sherman is eating them. Sherman lands a nice uppercut. Both are landing and Collier pushes Sherman down to the mat. Collier gets the mount and is landing huge elbows and Sherman is cut open. Collier with some big right hands. Sherman gives up his back and Collier is looking for a choke. He has it locked in and Sherman taps. Just a mauling by Collier.

Official Result- Jake Collier def. Chase Sherman by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:26 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Calvin Kattar (#5, 22-5, 6-3 UFC) vs. Giga Chikadze (#8, 14-2, 7-0 UFC)

Chikadze with a leg kick. He lands another. Kattar with a leg kick and then a jab. Chikadze with a combo ending with a head kick. He lands another kick and then slips and Kattar gets a big takedown and is on top near the center of the Octagon. Kattar working from the top and lands a couple of right hands. Kattar gets the back for a moment and uses it to get back on top. Chikadze has the neck and Kattar switches to the side to defend. They scramble and Kattar has an arm-triangle from the bottom but uses it to take the back of Chikadze. Kattar gets back on top to end the first. 10-9 Kattar.

Chikadze with a body kick. Chikadze with a right hand. Chikadze with a combo and then a body kick. Both are throwing and landing and Chikadze is circling around as Kattar is the one applying pressure. They both land punches. Kattar lands a big right hand and then another. Chikadze lands a jab. Chikadze with a left hook to the body and lands more to the body. Chikadze is getting tired. Kattar with a right hand and an elbow. Kattar with another standing elbow. Chikadze with the jab. Kattar with a combination. Chikadze with a couple of left hands. Kattar with a big shot. Kattar lands a big uppercut then a hard right hand and then a big knee. Chikadze with a head kick. Kattar gets a late takedown and lands some big right hands at the end. 10-9 Kattar, 20-18 Kattar.

Kattar pressing forward and landing as Chikadze is backing up. They trade jabs. Kattar with the jab. Chikadze missing most of his shots. Kattar with the triple jab then a big right hand. Chikadze with a big shot. Kattar tries for a takedown but Chikadze grabbed the fence. Kattar had the back for a moment then lands a big elbow. Chikadze lands a left hand. Kattar with a left hand. Kattar with a right hand. Kattar with the jabs then a right hand. Kattar with a big left hand. Chikadze is wobbly and got off balanced after throwing a right hand that missed by a mile. Kattar with a combo and lands a big left hand and Chikadze with a late combo. 10-9 Kattar, 30-27 Kattar.

Kattar lands a combo to start the fourth. Kattar continuing to land the jab. Chikadze with a body kick. Kattar with a body kick and landing the jab. Kattar with a sharp elbow. Kattar with more jabs. Chikadze lands a jab. Chikadze with a right hand. Chikadze with a combo. Kattar with an uppercut. Chikadze’s face is a mess. Chikadze with a right hand. Kattar grabs a single leg but Chikadze defends the takedown attempt. Kattar with some elbows. Chikadze with a combo. Kattar with some elbows. Kattar with a right hand then an elbow. Chikadze with a high kick. Chikadze with a body kick. Kattar with a big right hand. Kattar lands a couple of big elbows and Chikadze is hurt. Kattar with big shots late. 10-9 Kattar, 40-36 Kattar.

Kattar with a heavy leg kick. Chikadze with a combo. Kattar pressing forward as Chikadze is back tracking. Kattar with a combo. They trade jabs. Kattar with a big right hand. Kattar lands a spinning elbow and Chikadze lands a big right hand. Chikadze with a high kick. They both land leg kicks at the same time. Kattar with a right hand. Kattar with a massive right hand. Kattar lands a spinning elbow. Chikadze with a left hand. Kattar lands some elbows. Kattar with a combo mixing to the head and body. Kattar with some big shots late and Chikadze can’t even stand and he falls down and Kattar with big shots at the end of the fight. What a fantastic fight, just incredible. 10-9 Kattar, 50-45 Kattar.

Official Result- Calvin Kattar def. Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-44)

UFC on ESPN 31 live results: Rob Font vs. Jose Aldo

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN 31: Font vs. Aldo, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC action returns after a week off as the first of three December events in Las Vegas takes place, highlighted by a pivotal bantamweight bout featuring one of the UFC’s all-time greats.

Bantamweight contender Rob Font looks for his fifth straight win as he takes on former UFC Featherweight Champion and future hall of famer Jose Aldo in the main event. Font is coming off a decision win over Cody Garbrandt in May, while Aldo has won two straight after scoring a decision over Pedro Munhoz in August.

In the co-main event, it will be a battle of ranked lightweights looking to move up the ladder as Brad Riddell takes on Rafael Fiziev. Also on the main card is a lightweight battle between long-time veteran Clay Guida and Leonardo Santos, a light heavyweight fight pitting Jimmy Crute against Jamahal Hill, a middleweight fight between Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis, and a welterweight fight that sees Alex Morono squaring off against Mickey Gall.

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

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> Louis Smolka (17-7, 8-7 UFC) vs. Vince Morales (10-5, 2-3 UFC)
Bantamweights

They trade to start as Morales lands some jabs while Smolka lands to the body. Morales with a combo to the body and Smolka lands a left hook. Smolka pressing forward and lands a combo. They clinch and Smolka lands some knees to the body as Morales is landing to the body, then Morales drops Smolka with a right hand as they break and finishes it up with some follow-up punches. Big finish by Morales.

Official Result- Vince Morales def. Louis Smolka by knockout (punches) at 2:02 of Round 1

> Claudio Puelles (10-2, 3-1 UFC) vs. Chris Gruetzemacher (15-4, 3-3 UFC)
Lightweights

Gruetzemacher pressing forward and lands a leg kick early. They trade body kicks and then leg kicks. Puelles gets a takedown and is in the full guard of Gruetzemacher. Puelles working from the top but not a whole lot happening. Gruetzemacher tries to scramble out but Puelles takes his back but Gruetzemacher slides his body to the side of the fence. Puelles trying to take the back as Gruetzemacher is trying to escape. Puelles looking for a mounted guillotine but lets go. Puelles gets the full mount and lands some elbows then some punches. Puelles landing some big hammerfists from the top and then moves to the half-guard. Puelles moves to side control and stands and lands to the body at the end. 10-9 Puelles.

Puelles lands a head kick to start the second and tried for a couple of takedowns but Gruetzemacher defended. Gruetzemacher defending as he has the neck of Puelles and is now looking to get on top. Gruetzemacher is on top and in control but not much is going on. They scramble up and Gruetzemacher with a knee. They break and Puelles throws a head kick but Gruetzemacher blocks. Puelles lands a left hand and shoots for a takedown but Gruetzemacher defends against the fence. They break and both are landing. Puelles shoots for a takedown from a mile away but Gruetzemacher easily defends. Gruetzemacher with a knee in the clinch as they go to the fence. Puelles with some elbows and knees in the clinch against the fence. 10-9 Puelles, 20-18 Puelles.

We have a timeout early in the third as they’re in the clinch and Gruetzemacher lands a low blow on Puelles. They get back to action and both throw before they clinch, but break before anything happens. They trade leg kicks and Gruetzemacher with a right hand. Puelles shoots for a takedown but Gruetzemacher defends and switches to the back. They tie up against the fence and Puelles with some foot stomps and Gruetzemacher gets a takedown. Puelles goes for a leg lock. Gruetzemacher escapes and has the back but Puelles goes back for the leg and has a kneebar locked in and Gruetzemacher taps. Nice late finish by Puelles.

Official Result- Claudio Puelles def. Chris Gruetzemacher by submission (kneebar) at 3:25 of Round 3

> Alonzo Menifield (11-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. William Knight (10-2, 2-1 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Knight goes for an early takedown but Menifield reverses it and is in side control. Knight escapes out and gets to the mount and lands a punch and then takes the back of Menifield. Knight looking for a rear-naked choke. Menifield escapes and takes the back of Knight as they stand. Knight with a knee in the clinch. Knight has a front headlock in as they’re leaning on each other. Menifield is trying for a takedown. They break. Menifield lands a right hand. Knight lands a right hand and then drops Menifield with a left hand and tosses him to the mat and is landing big shots as the first ends. 10-9 Knight.

Menifield landing some good punches to start the second and Knight circles away. Menifield lands a big right hand. Knight just misses a front kick to the face and Menifield lands a right hand. Menifield lands a couple of hard punches. Menifield with a combo and then lands a left hand as Knight has really slowed down. They trade jabs and Menifield lands another nice jab. Knight with a leg kick. Menifield with another jab and just misses an overhand right. They trade late and Knight with a body kick and left hand. 10-9 Menifield, 19-19.

They trade to start the third with both landing hard shots. They clinch against the fence as Menifield has Knight pushed against the fence. Menifield working for a takedown against the fence. Menifield landing some short punches against the fence. Menifield still working for the takedown against the fence. Both landing short shots but neither are doing much. They break. Knight with a body kick then a leg kick. Knight swinging late but doesn’t really connect. 10-9 Menifield, 29-28 Menifield.

Official Result- William Knight def. Alonzo Menifield by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Cheyanne Vlismas (6-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Mallory Martin (7-4, 1-2 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Vlismas throwing punches and kicks early. Vlismas lands a right hand. They trade punches. Martin lands a right hand. Vlismas with a body kick. Vlismas with an overhand right. Vlismas with a combo. They trade punches. They trade inside the pocket. Vlismas with a right hand. Vlismas with a combo. Vlismas with a right hand. Martin lands a left hand. They clinch and Vlismas with some uppercuts and they break. Vlismas with a right hand. Vlismas with some late uppercuts. 10-9 Vlismas.

Vlismas with a right hand. They trade punches and Vlismas with a leg kick. Martin with a combo and Vlismas lands a right hand as she circles away. Martin with a combination. Vlismas with a combo and a head kick. Martin lands to the body and then a left hook. Vlismas with a right hand. They clinch and Martin with a knee to the body. They trade knees to the body against the fence. They break. Vlismas lands a couple of right hands and Martin lands one. Vlismas with a body kick. Vlismas with a combo. They trade late. Close round. 10-9 Vlismas, 20-18 Vlismas.

They trade to start the third. Martin shoots for the takedown as they tie up against the fence. Martin with a knee and they break. Vlismas with a combo. Vlismas with the jab. Vlismas lands a nice overhand right. They tie up and Martin tries hard for the takedown but Vlismas defends. They break. Both are landing and Vlismas with a right hand. Martin coming forward but Vlismas landing more. Vlismas lands a nice right hand. Vlismas with a left hand and continues to land more as the fight is nearing the end. Martin lands a right hand. Vlismas with a combo as she comes forward and she lands more late. 10-9 Vlismas, 30-27 Vlismas.

Official Result- Cheyanne Vlismas def. Mallory Martin by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bryan Barberena (15-8, 6-6 UFC) vs. Darian Weeks (5-0, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Weeks is making his UFC debut, taking this fight on Tuesday. Weeks landing early as he lands a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Weeks scores a takedown but Barberena does a good job of getting back to his feet. Weeks just misses an elbow as they break. Both throwing short kicks and Barberena lands a solid calf kick. He lands another. Weeks goes for a takedown but Barberena defends as Weeks pushes it against the fence. Barberena fights for the underhooks and reverses. Weeks with some knees as they’re tied up. Barberena lands as they break. Weeks with a front kick. Weeks goes for a takedown but Barberena defends. Barberena with a left hand and an inside leg kick late. 10-9 Barberena.

Weeks scores a takedown to start the second. They get to their feet. Barberena still landing the leg kick while Weeks is landing punches. Barberena with a left hand. They trade in close range. Both throw wild shots but neither land. They both then land in close range. Weeks gets a takedown. Barberena works himself to the fence and back to his feet. They break and both land in close range. Barberena with a leg kick. Weeks with a front kick. Barberena with a close combo. Weeks with a right hand. Barberena with a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Weeks, 19-19.

Barberena with some leg kicks as Weeks lands some punches. Barberena with a combo. They tie up and Barberena with a couple of knees. Barberena with some more knees. Weeks tries a takedown but Barberena escapes. Weeks still trying to get the takedown but lets go as they break towards the center. They exchange in close range as Barberena is coming forward and lands to the body. Barberena mixing his punches and lands to the body and head. Barberena with some left hands and an inside leg kick. Weeks with a right hand. Weeks lands some punches and now both landing in close range. Weeks with a solid combination. Barberena with a leg kick. They both land in close but Barberena landing with lots of volume as he lands a big combo to the body. Weeks gets a late takedown. Barberena gets to his feet at the end and rocks Weeks with a left hand at the end. Good fight and close. 10-9 Barberena, 29-28 Barberena.

Official Result- Bryan Barberena def. Darian Weeks by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Manel Kape (16-6, 1-2 UFC) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-5, 1-2 UFC)
Flyweights

Kape lands some right hands early on. Kape with a leg kick. Zhumagulov with a leg kick. Zhumagulov lands a right hand. Zhumagulov with a right hand and Kape with a leg kick. Zhumagulov lands a big right hand. Zhumagulov with an inside leg kick. They trade right hands. Kape with a knee to the body. Kape with a right hand and Zhumagulov counters with a leg kick and left hand. Kape with a leg kick. Kape with a right hand. Kape with a leg kick and Zhumagulov lands a counter right. Kape drops Zhumagulov with a straight right hand and Zhumagulov is able to get up. Kape lands a flurry against the fence. Kape with big punches against the fence and Zhumagulov is covering up and goes down again and it is over. What a finish by Kape.

Official Result- Manel Kape def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov by TKO (punches) at 4:02 of Round 1

> Maki Pitolo (13-8, 1-4 UFC) vs. Dusko Todorovic (10-2, 1-2 UFC)
Middleweights

Both throwing early but neither really landing. Pitolo lands a solid right hand. Pitolo landing more and then goes for a guillotine choke as they go to the ground. Todorovic escapes and is on top in the full guard of Pitolo. Todorovic moves to the half-guard and then traps an arm and is landing left hands. He almost has the crucifix position in but Todorovic moves to the full mount and is landing big right hands. He flattens Pitolo out and is landing punches. More big punches from Todorovic and it is stopped.

Official Result- Dusko Todorovic def. Maki Pitolo by TKO (punches) at 4:34 of Round 1

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> Alex Morono (20-7 1 NC, 9-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Mickey Gall (7-3, 6-3 UFC)
Welterweights

Morono lands a right hand. Morono with an inside leg kick. Gall with a body kick. Gall with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Gall with a body kick. Morono with a couple of right hands. Morono with a right hand. Morono with a right hand to the body. Morono drops Gall with the jab and gets on top in the full guard of Gall. Morono lands some hammerfists. Gall tries for a kneebar. Morono lands some more punches as he’s getting warned about grabbing the fence. Morono back into Gall’s full guard. They get to their feet and both swing wildly late. 10-9 Morono.

They trade to start the second. Morono keeping Gall on the outside with the jab. Gall lands a combo with a nice left hand and backs Morono up. Gall lands a right hand. Morono lands a right hand. They trade punches and Morono throws so hard he falls to the mat for a moment, but pops right back up. Gall lands a right hand. Gall lands a jab. Both land in close range. They swing wildly but neither seem to land. Morono lands a right hand. Morono lands the jab and follows with a right hand. Gall lands a right hand and tries a takedown but Morono defends. Morono lands a looping left hand. 10-9 Morono, 20-18 Morono.

Gall with a right hand to the body as Morono lands a jab. They trade jabs. Morono with a right hand. Morono with a right hand. Gall lands a right hand. The pace has been slowing down here in the third. Morono lands a nice jab. Gall lands a right hand. Morono with an inside leg kick. Morono lands a combo. Gall lands a right hand as he’s coming forward. Gall with a right hand as he pushes Morono against the fence. They break. Morono still landing the jab. Morono with a spinning back fist. They trade in close range as both are throwing wildly. 10-9 Morono, 30-27 Morono.

Official Result- Alex Morono def. Mickey Gall by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Brendan Allen (17-4, 5-1 UFC) vs. Chris Curtis (27-8, 1-0 UFC)
Middleweights

They trade in close range to start off. Allen picks Curtis up and slams him down and takes the back as Curtis scrambles up. They break as Curtis escapes. Allen with a body kick. They trade punches in close range. Allen with a leg kick. Curtis with a combo against the fence. Allen lands a nice right hand and then a knee to the body. Curtis with a left hand to the body. Curtis with some leg kicks and Allen lands a body kick. Curtis with a left hand to the body. They clinch and Allen goes for a leg lock and Curtis ends up on top and finishes the round on top. Close round. 10-9 Curtis.

Allen with a leg kick. He lands another and follows it with a right hand. They trade in close range as Curtis lands to the body. Curtis lands a body shot and then a right hand and Allen is rocked and in trouble. Curtis lands some knees and an elbow and then a couple of knees put Allen down and it is over. What an upset by Curtis, his second late-notice underdog win in less than a month.

Official Result- Chris Curtis def. Brendan Allen by TKO (strikes) at 1:58 of Round 2

> Clay Guida (36-21, 16-15 UFC) vs. Leonardo Santos (18-4-1, 7-1-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Santos with a leg kick. He lands another leg kick. Santos lands a body kick that seems to hurt Guida and starts landing a flurry. Santos with some big punches as Guida shoots for a takedown and Santos is landing lots of hammerfists. Guida gets up and Santos is still landing big shots to the body as Guida is trying to defend. Santos lands a big knee to the body and Guida goes down and is scrambling for a takedown. They get up and Santos with another big knee and Guida is still trying for a takedown. They stand and Santos with more knees. They break and I don’t know how Guida survived all of that. Guida coming forward and lands a high kick. Guida tries a takedown against the fence. Guida gets a big takedown and is in the guard of Santos and landing punches. Guida with an elbow from the top. Guida with some shots from the top at the end of the round. 10-9 Santos.

Guida comes out swinging and pressuring and Santos lands a knee to the body. Guida gets the back and tries a takedown but Santos grabs the fence to defend. Guida gets Santos down and lands some knees to the body. Guida looking for full back control. Guida looking for a rear-naked choke. He has it locked in and Santos taps! What a comeback by Guida.

Official Result- Clay Guida def. Leonardo Santos by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:21 of Round 2

> Jimmy Crute (#13, 12-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Jamahal Hill (#14, 8-1 1 NC, 2-1 1 NC UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Crute landing leg kicks early on. Hill with a body kick and then catches Crute with a right hook that sends Crute down for a brief second. Crute gets up and they clinch and Hill lands a knee to the body as they break. Hill then drops Crute again with a right hook and a follow-up right hand on the ground ends it. What a finish by Hill.

Official Result- Jamahal Hill def. Jimmy Crute by knockout (punch) at :48 of Round 1

> Brad Riddell (#12, 10-1, 4-0 UFC) vs. Rafael Fiziev (#14, 10-1, 4-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Riddell with a leg kick. Riddell with a body kick. They trade punches. Riddell with a leg kick. They’re both still feeling each other out. Fiziev with a body kick and Riddell catches it and lets go. They trade in close as Fiziev lands a body kick. They trade close punches. Riddell lands a right hand. Fiziev with a body kick. Riddell lands a right hand and Fiziev lands a counter left hook. Riddell landing the jab as Fiziev lands a hard body kick. Riddell with a leg kick and a follow-up combination at the end of the first. 10-9 Riddell.

Riddell with a body kick. Fiziev lands a combination. Riddell lands the jab. Riddell with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Fiziev lands an elbow. Riddell with a quick combination ending with a hard right hand. They trade hard leg kicks. They trade hard left hooks. Riddell has a big cut opened up on him. Fiziev lands a right hand. Fiziev misses a flying knee but leads to a clinch. They break and Riddell lands a leg kick. Fiziev with a right hand. Riddell lands a left hand. 10-9 Fiziev, 19-19.

Fiziev landing leg kicks early on in the third. Riddell with a leg kick. Fiziev with a leg kick and Riddell is able to get a takedown. They start to scramble up and Riddell has the back but they separate. Riddell with a leg kick. They exchange and both land hard punches. They trade hard shots in close. Fiziev with a leg kick and Riddell lands a counter leg kick. Fiziev now has a cut open. Fiziev with a spinning wheel kick and Riddell looked out on his feet and then dropped and this was over. What a finish by Fiziev!

Official Result- Rafael Fiziev def. Brad Riddell by TKO (wheel kick) at 2:20 of Round 3

> Rob Font (#4, 19-4, 9-3 UFC) vs. Jose Aldo (#5, 30-7, 12-6 UFC)
Bantamweights

Font landing the jab and to the body early. Aldo with a leg kick. Font with a leg kick and goes for a takedown and has the back of Aldo as they go to the mat. They get up and Font still has the back against the fence. Font tries a slam but Aldo grabs the fence to block and then they break. Font with the jab. Font lands a combo. They both land left hands in close. Font with a jab and Aldo with a right hand. Font continuing to land. Font with a leg kick. Aldo circling away. Font lands and Aldo lands to the body. Font with a right hand. Aldo lands a right hand and Font ends up falling down and Aldo swarms on top and lands at the end. Close round with that finish. 10-9 Aldo.

They trade to start the second. Font landing more early in the second. Aldo with a leg kick. Font lands a leg kick. Aldo with the jab. Font with a combo. Aldo lands a right hand. Aldo rocks Font again with a right hand and just misses a flying knee. They trade jabs. Font with the jab. Font throws a right hand but Aldo blocks it, then Font lands a jab. Font with a right hand and then Aldo lands a right hand. Aldo with a jab to the body. Font with a leg kick. They trade jabs. Font with a combo. Aldo with a body combo. 10-9 Aldo, 20-18 Aldo.

Aldo starting the third with some leg kicks. Font lands a combo but Aldo with another leg kick. Font tries a takedown and Aldo ends up on top. Aldo gets the mount and then moves to the half-guard looking for a choke. He then moves to side control. Both landing short body punches on the ground. They get to their feet and Font lands a couple of punches and Aldo lands a right hand. Font lands a jab. Font with a right hand to the body. Aldo with a leg kick and Font briefly falls down. They trade jabs. Aldo with a right hand and a leg kick. 10-9 Aldo, 30-27 Aldo.

Font landing early on. Aldo with a big right hand and Font is stunned. Aldo with two knees and Font goes down and Aldo gets on top and is landing. Aldo gets to side control. Both look to have orbital bone injuries. Aldo still working from side control and not much is happening. Aldo gets to the half-guard and almost had the mount, but Font got him in his guard. Font trying to land elbows from the bottom. Font lands some. Aldo still trying to set up a choke. Aldo ends the round on top. 10-9 Aldo, 40-36 Aldo.

Font trying to land early to start the fifth. Font with a right hand. They clinch against the fence and Font with a couple of left hands in the clinch. Font lands an elbow as they break. Aldo with a combo. Font pushes Aldo away and lands an uppercut that hits the body. They clinch and Font with some knees and left hands. Font with an elbow and big uppercut as they break. Aldo hurts Font with a combo and gets on top of Font. Aldo in the mount and Font trying to escape as he gives up the back. Aldo trying to find a choke but both look tired. Aldo has the body triangle but looks like he’s just going to hold on. Aldo gets the rear-naked choke locked in but Font is able to escape. Aldo gets back on top and has the back and ends the round on top. 10-9 Aldo, 50-45 Aldo.

Official Result- Jose Aldo def. Rob Font by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

UFC on ESPN 30 live results: Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 30: Barboza vs. Chikadze, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon closes out the month of August back in the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, with an exciting featherweight main event and the conclusion of season 29 of The Ultimate Fighter with two new TUF winners being crowned.

In the main event, exciting featherweight strikers Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze will square off in a highly-anticipated bout. Barboza enters the fight riding a two-fight win streak following a third-round knockout of Shane Burgos in May, while Chikadze has won eight straight and is coming off a first-round TKO finish of Cub Swanson in May.

In the two TUF 29 finale bouts, Bryan Battle will take on Gilbert Urbina in the middleweight finals. Urbina replaces original finalist Tresean Gore, who was forced out due to a knee injury. In the bantamweight finals, Ricky Turcious will battle Brady Hiestand. The two winners will earn the standard six-figure contracts with the UFC.

Also on the main card is the return of Kevin Lee, as he moves up to the welterweight division to take on short-notice replacement Daniel Rodriguez, and a middleweight bout between Makhmud Muradov and Gerald Meerschaert.

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

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> Mana Martinez (8-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Guido Cannetti (8-5, 2-4 UFC)
Bantamweights* (Martinez missed weight by 4 pounds)

Cannetti with a high kick. Cannetti with a leg kick. He lands a body kick then another leg kick. Cannetti lands some more leg kicks. Martinez lands some shots to the head and body. Martinez with a flurry against the fence and is teeing off and Cannetti fires back. Martinez lands a nice left hand against the fence and drops down and gets a takedown. Cannetti reverses to the top and is in the guard of Martinez. Cannetti passes to his feet and lands a couple of hammerfists then Martinez stands and eats a left hand from Cannetti. Cannetti with a leg kick. Martinez has a cut opened up. They trade leg kicks. Cannetti with more leg kicks. Cannetti with a body kick then a leg kick. Cannetti with a hard leg kick late. 10-9 Cannetti.

Cannetti throws a leg kick and Martinez lands a counter left hand. Cannetti with another leg kick. They trade kicks. Martinez with a high body kick. Cannetti lands a left hand but eats a counter combination from Martinez. Cannetti with a leg kick. Martinez with a body kick. Martinez with a leg kick. Cannetti with a hard leg kick. Martinez with a right hook to the body. Martinez lands a left hand and then follows it with a combo to the body and head. Cannetti with some leg kicks and Martinez lands a left hand that makes Cannetti slip up. Martinez with a nice combo but Cannetti slips under a punch attempt. Cannetti with a leg kick. They trade late. 10-9 Martinez, 19-19.

Cannetti with a kick but Martinez catches it though he lets go. Cannetti with a leg kick. Martinez with a combo against the fence. Cannetti with a high kick. Martinez with a leg kick. Martinez with a combo to the body. Martinez lands a right hand. Cannetti lands the jab. Martinez lands a left hand. Cannetti lands a left hand. Martinez with a body kick. Martinez with an uppercut to the the elbow and lands a combo against the fence. Cannetti lands a left hand. Martinez gets a takedown next to the fence and is in side control. Martinez gets on top and is landing some nice left hands. Cannetti gets Martinez in his guard. Martinez stands and lands a combo late. 10-9 Martinez, 29-28 Martinez.

Official Result- Mana Martinez def. Guido Cannetti by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Jamall Emmers (18-5, 1-1 UFC) vs. Pat Sabatini (14-3, 1-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Emmers with a leg kick. We have a groin strike and a timeout but get back to action. Emmers lands a left hook as Sabatini’s legs buckled and they go to the mat and Emmers gets on top and then takes the back but moves back to mount. Sabatini looking for the leg from the bottom and almost has a heel hook in. Emmers looking for a toehold. Sabatini has a heel hook locked in and Emmers taps and screams out in pain. Wow, what a finish by Sabatini.

Official Result- Pat Sabatini def. Jamall Emmers by submission (heel hook) at 1:53 of Round 1

> JJ Aldrich (9-4, 5-3 UFC) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (6-3, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Demopoulos with a leg kick and eats a left hand from Aldrich. Aldrich gets a big takedown after ducking under a Demopoulos punch and is in the guard. Aldrich staying on top but neither doing a lot of work on the ground. Aldrich now landing punches from the top and some good ones got through. They get to their feet. Aldrich lands a left hand. Demopoulos chases a takedown but Aldrich slips away. They tie up and Demopoulos with some knees late. 10-9 Aldrich.

Demopoulos throws some punches and tries for a takedown but Aldrich defends. Demopoulos with a combo. She lands a knee then an elbow. Demopoulos with a leg kick and Aldrich lands a left hand. Demopoulos with a combo. Demopoulos with a leg kick. Aldrich lands the jab. Aldrich lands a nice left hand. They both miss in close and Aldrich lands a right hook. They clinch for a moment but break and Aldrich lands a couple of left hands. They clinch again and Aldrich lands on the break again. Demopoulos lands a couple of body kicks. Aldrich hurts Demopoulos with a punch and rushes in trying to land. Aldrich with a body kick then a combo. 10-9 Aldrich, 20-18 Aldrich.

Aldrich lands a left hand. Demopoulos tries for a takedown against the fence. Aldrich with short slaps against the fence. They break. Demopoulos goes for a leg looking for a takedown but Aldrich lands some hammerfists and then more punches from the top. Aldrich with left hands from the top. Aldrich with some more left hands and they get to their feet. Aldrich lands a left hand. Aldrich lands another left hand. Demopoulos lands a right hand and goes for a takedown. Demopoulos with a knee. They break and Aldrich with a high kick. Demopoulos lands a combo but eats a counter right hook from Aldrich. Aldrich with a head kick. Demopoulos tries a takedown and pushes it against the fence. They trade knees before breaking and both land at the end. 10-9 Aldrich, 30-27 Aldrich.

Official Result- JJ Aldrich def. Vanessa Demopoulos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Dustin Jacoby (14-5-1, 2-2-1 UFC) vs. Darren Stewart (12-7 2 NC, 5-6 2 NC UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Jacoby with a head kick and Stewart grabs him and takes him down but they get up. Stewart with a knee and they remain tied up. Jacoby lands a knee and Stewart gets another takedown. They get up and Stewart with a knee. They tie up and Jacoby pushes Stewart to the fence but they break and Jacoby with a combo. They trade jabs. Jacoby working the jab. Stewart lands a right hand. They trade right hands and Jacoby lands some big punches. Jacoby teeing off against the fence as he lands a knee and some punches. Both are swinging and Jacoby landing big punches and Stewart starts to stumble and the fight is stopped. What a finish by Jacoby.

Official Result- Dustin Jacoby def. Darren Stewart by TKO (punches) at 3:04 of Round 1

> Sam Alvey (33-15-1 1 NC, 10-10-1 UFC) vs. Wellington Turman (16-5, 1-3 UFC)
Middleweights

Turman with a soft leg kick. Turman lands a left hook and goes for a takedown. Alvey defends and Turman has the back standing. Alvey defending the hard takedown attempt from Turman. Alvey lands some right hands as they break. Turman with a leg kick then a spin kick. Alvey lands a combo. Turman with a leg kick. Alvey with a left hand and we have a timeout for an eye poke by Turman. They get back to action and Turman with a right hand. Turman tries a takedown but Alvey defends and they clinch against the fence. Turman lands a knee. They break. Turman tries a spinning elbow and they tie up and Alvey has a cut below the eye. Alvey lands some punches and Turman gets a brief takedown. He gets another brief one at the end. 10-9 Turman.

Turman lands a right hand. He lands a body kick. Turman lands a spinning back fist. We have a groin strike and a timeout. They get back to action and Turman goes for a takedown. Alvey lands some elbows to the side of the head and Turman takes the back standing. They break and Alvey with a combo. Alvey lands an uppercut. Alvey lands as Turman throws a spin kick. They trade punches. They trade again. They tie up again but break. Alvey lands as Turman comes forward. They trade late and Alvey with a flurry late. Weird round to score. 10-9 Turman, 20-18 Turman.

Alvey with a left hand. Turman with a leg kick. They trade in close. Alvey with a right hand. Alvey landing more early in the third. Turman with a right hand to the body. Alvey lands a couple of jabs. Alvey with a right hand. They clinch up and Alvey lands a knee in better position. We have a timeout for another eye poke on Alvey by Turman. Turman has a point taken away. They get back to action. Turman with a right hand. Turman pokes Alvey in the eye again and has another point taken away. They get back to action and both are throwing. Turman lands and Alvey is hurt. Turman pushing forward and now Alvey lands a right hand. They clinch trade knees. They break and both land at the end. This will be a mess on the scorecards. 9-8 Alvey with the two points taken away, 28-27 Turman.

Official Result- Wellington Turman def. Sam Alvey by split decision (27-28, 28-27, 28-27)

> Alessio Di Chirico (13-5, 4-5 UFC) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-4, 4-4 UFC)
Middleweights

Alhassan backing Di Chirico up to the fence. Alhassan then throws a head kick that connects flush and Di Chirico goes down and is out. What a finish by Alhassan.

Official Result- Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Alessio Di Chircio by knockout (head kick) at :17 of Round 1

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> Makhmud Muradov (25-6, 3-0 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (31-14, 7-6 UFC)
Middleweights

Meerschaert comes forward and Muradov lands a couple of punches. We have a timeout for an eye poke on Muradov. They get back to action. Meerschaert lands a left and Muradov lands a hard right hand. Meerschaert tries a takedown and Muradov defends and they stand. Muradov with a flurry and a head kick. Muradov lands a right hand as Meerschaert shoots. Meerschaert with a leg kick. Muradov with a clipping head kick and then lands some punches. Muradov lands another right hand. Meerschaert goes for a shot from a mile away and Muradov slips away. Meerschaert with a leg kick. Meerschaert lands a left hand. He lands a left hand. They trade body kicks. We have a groin strike and a timeout. They get back to action. Meerschaert with a left hand. They trade punches and Meerschaert with a head kick. Muradov lands a right hand that wobbles Meerschaert. Meerschaert then lands a big left hand. Meerschaert gets Muradov down and lands some punches from the back. Meerschaert ends the round there. 10-9 Muradov.

Muradov looking to land to start the second but misses. Meerschaert tries a head kick but Muradov blocks. Meerschaert shoots for a takedown but Muradov defends. They trade punches. They both land left hands. Meerschaert with a left hand and then another that has Muradov backing up. Meerschaert with a left hook and then gets a takedown and has the back. He’s looking for a rear-naked choke. He has it locked in and Muradov taps! What an upset by Meerschaert! He was the biggest underdog on the card tonight.

Official Result- Gerald Meerschaert def. Makhmud Muradov by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:49 of Round 2

> Andre Petroski (5-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Michael Gillmore (6-3, 0-0 UFC)
Middleweights

Petroski comes forward and Gillmore lands a right hand. Petroski with a body kick. Gillmore with a leg kick. Petroski lands a right hook and then goes for a takedown against the fence. He picks Gillmore up and carries him and slams him down in the middle and is in side control. Petroski trying to improve position and has corner mount. He lands a nice elbow. Petroski is landing big punches from the top. Gillmore giving up his back as they stand and Petroski takes him right back down. Petroski has back control and a hook in. He is looking for a rear-naked choke and has it across the chin but lets go. Gillmore tries to sneak out and lands an elbow. 10-9 Petroski.

Petroski lands a left hand. Gillmore with a leg kick. He throws high but misses. Petroski with another left hand. Gillmore lands a jab. Gillmore with a leg kick. Petroski with a body kick then a left hand. Gillmore lands a right hand as Petroski shoots for a takedown and Gillmore defends. Gillmore with an uppercut. Petroski with a high body kick. Gillmore with a leg kick. They trade punches. They trade punches that stun each other. Petroski gets a takedown. Petroski working from side control. He gets the mount at the end and lands punches. 10-9 Petroski, 20-18 Petroski.

Gillmore with a leg kick and Petroski gets a takedown. Petroski gets to the mount and is landing big punches. Petroski with big punches from the top and starts mixing in elbows and he gets the finish. Impressive performance from Petroski.

Official Result- Andre Petroski def. Michael Gillmore by TKO (strikes) at 3:12 of Round 3

> Kevin Lee (#11 LW, 18-6, 11-6 UFC) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (15-2, 5-1 UFC)
Welterweights

They trade kicks to start the fight. They trade kicks again. They trade punches. Rodriguez with a leg kick and Lee counters with a right hand. Lee with a high kick. They trade leg kicks. Lee lands an overhand right. Lee with a body kick and then goes for a takedown but Rodriguez defends. Rodriguez with an inside leg kick. Lee gets a takedown. Lee in the half-guard and landing punches. He ends the round on top. 10-9 Lee.

Lee with a right hand to the body and Rodriguez with a combo in return. Rodriguez with a high kick. Lee with a high kick. Rodriguez with a combo. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Lee gets a takedown and is in side control. Lee gets the back for a moment but Rodriguez reverses to the top. They get to their feet. They trade punches. Rodriguez with a leg kick. They trade and Rodriguez landing some leg kicks. Lee lands a few jabs. Rodriguez with a big leg kick and then rocks Lee with a left hand. Lee tries a desperation takedown and Rodriguez landing big punches to end the round. 10-9 Rodriguez, 19-19.

Rodriguez landing some leg kicks and the jab early in the third. They trade punches and Lee with a high kick. Rodriguez with more leg kicks. Lee tries a takedown but Rodriguez defends and lands a big left hand as they get to their feet. Lee with a body kick. Lee lands a couple of heavy low kicks and Rodriguez falls for a moment. Lee shoots for the takedown against the fence and gets it. Rodriguez with an elbow from the bottom. They get up and Lee grabs the back. They break. Rodriguez with a combo. They exchange in close range and Lee shoots for a takedown. Lee with a body kick. They trade punches. Rodriguez with a leg kick and they trade punches. They trade kicks and punches. They trade kicks. 10-9 Rodriguez, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Lee by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Ricky Turcios (10-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Brady Hiestand (5-1, 0-0 UFC)
TUF 29 Bantamweight Finals

Turcois with a leg kick and they clinch up against the fence. They break and Hiestand being the aggressor. Hiestand gets a takedown right as Turcios tried to grab the fence to block. Hiestand gets on top and lands and then moves to side control. Turcios with a hammerfist from the bottom and they scramble up. Hiestand gets another takedown. Turcios tries for an armbar from the bottom but Hiestand escapes and they get to their feet. Hiestand tries a takedown but Turcios defends and has the back and lands some punches and is looking for a choke. Hiestand escapes and gets into the guard of Turcios. Turcios looking for an armbar but landing hammerfists from the bottom. They get to their feet and break. Turcios with a combo. They trade and Turcios with a leg kick. Turcios lands a nice right hand. Turcios with some knees as he has the Thai clinch. Turcios lands late. 10-9 Turcios.

They clinch up early on as Hiestand looks for a takedown. They break and Hiestand lands a couple of left hooks. Hiestand trying hard for a takedown and gets Turcios down but Turcios lands some elbows. They get to their feet and break. Hiestand lands a nice left hand. Turcios gets a takedown and gets the back and has both hooks in but is in high. Hiestand escapes and takes the back standing and gets a big takedown. They get to their feet and Turcios grabs the neck and jumps for a guillotine but Hiestand escapes to side control. They get to their feet and Hiestand lands more late. 10-9 Hiestand, 19-19.

Hiestand comes forward and Turcios lands a body kick. They trade and both are landing good. Turcios rocks Hiestand with a right hand and then drops him with another right hand but Hiestand gets up and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Turcios lands some punches and then a knee that was just barely legal. Turcios pushes Hiestand to the fence. Turcios lands an elbow and they break. Hiestand with a head kick. Turcios landing as Hiestand tries for takedowns, but Turcios defending well. Turcios with a body kick. They trade late. 10-9 Turcious, 29-28 Turcios.

Official Result- Ricky Turcios def. Brady Hiestand by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) to win TUF 29 Bantamweight tournament

> Bryan Battle (5-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Gilbert Urbina (6-1, 0-0 UFC)
TUF 29 Middleweight Finals

They were trading early and Urbina hurts Battle with a punch and gets a takedown and lands from the top. Urbina looks for a choke but Battle escapes and they get to their feet. They trade and both land body kicks. They are both landing punches on the feet and clinch up. Battle did a lot of work to the body in the round. Urbina got the takedowns and had more control. Close round. 10-9 Urbina.

They trade to start the second and Battle with some body kicks. Urbina gets the back of Battle standing and looking for a takedown. He lands some elbows as they break. Battle lands a left hand. Urbina shoots for a takedown but Battle defends. Battle then scores a takedown. He gets the back of Battle and lands some hammerfists. Battle gets the rear-naked choke locked in and Urbina taps! Battle gets the submission win to win the TUF 29 middleweight finals.

Official Result- Bryan Battle def. Gilbert Urbina by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:15 of Round 2 to win the TUF 29 Middleweight tournament

> Edson Barboza (#9, 22-9, 16-9 UFC) vs. Giga Chikadze (#10, 13-2, 6-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Chikadze with a leg kick. Chikadze with another leg kick. Chikadze with a body kick then a leg kick. Barboza still looking for an opening and lands a leg kick. Chikadze has a head kick blocked but then lands a right hand. Chikadze with a jumping knee and then a left hand. Barboza with a leg kick. He lands another. Chikadze lands more kicks but Barboza is checking them. Chikadze with a spin kick. Chikadze lands a right hand. Chikadze rushes in but Barboza lands a right hand that backs him up. Barboza with a leg kick. Chikadze lands a leg kick and rushes forward as Barboza is retreating. Chikadze lands a left hand. He lands a hard body kick. 10-9 Chikadze.

Barboza with a body kick. Chikadze with a leg kick and Barboza with a right hand. Chikadze lands a left hand. They trade leg kicks. Chikadze lands to the body. Barboza with a hook to the body. Barboza with a head kick. Barboza doing more work to the body in the second. Chikadze slowing down a little. Barboza with a calf kick. They trade jabs. Chikadze lands a left hand. Barboza with a body kick. Barboza with a body kick. Barboza with a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Barboza, 19-19.

Barboza lands the double jab. Barboza with a jab as Chikadze lands a leg kick. Chikadze with a knee to the body and then rocks Barboza with a punch. Chikadze chasing Barboza around the cage. Chikadze lands a right hand. He lands another and Barboza is wobbly. Barboza goes to the ground and Chikadze rushes and gets on top. Chikadze landing big punches from the top. Chikadze grabs the neck and looks for a guillotine and turns it into a D’Arce choke. Barboza gets out and they stand and Chikadze lands a right hand and Barboza falls down again and it is over. Chikadze with the big finish.

Official Result- Giga Chikadze def. Edson Barboza by TKO (punches) at 1:44 of Round 3

UFC on ESPN 29 live results: Jared Cannonier vs. Kelvin Gastelum

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 29: Cannonier vs. Gastelum, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon is back at its home base in Las Vegas after a week in Houston and a following week off, as UFC action returns with a middleweight main event between two men trying to get into title contention.

Jared Cannonier will battle former TUF winner and former title challenger Kelvin Gastelum in the five-round headline bout. Cannonier is fighting for the first time since October as he looks to get back into the win column after dropping a decision to Robert Whittaker. He was out due to surgery following the fight and returns after a near ten-month layoff. Gastelum is also coming in off a decision loss to Whittaker, which came in April, and he looks to work his way back into the top five and up the middleweight ladder.

Also on the main card is a lightweight bout between long-time veteran and fan favorite Clay Guida and the undefeated Mark O. Madsen, a heavyweight bout between Parker Porter and Chase Sherman, a lightweight bout pitting Vinc Pichel against Austin Hubbard, and flyweight contenders Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval open the main card.

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

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> Sasha Palatnikov (6-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (8-3, 0-1 UFC)
Welterweights

They trade jabs to start and Brahimaj gets a takedown but they work their way up to their feet. They scramble back down and Brahimaj in the guard of Palatnikov. Brahimaj passes to the half-guard. Brahimaj moves to the mount and is looking to set something up. Brahimaj looking for a rear-naked choke as he takes the back. It is in tight. Palatnikov trying to fight it off but it is still in tight. Palatnikov goes out cold! Nice win for Brahimaj.

Official Result- Ramiz Brahimaj def. Sasha Palatnikov by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:33 of Round 1

> Roosevelt Roberts (10-2 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (11-4, 0-1 UFC)
Lightweights

They trade jabs and leg kicks to start. Bahamondes with a nice leg kick. Roberts landing the jab and grabs the body for a takedown against the fence. They break. Bahamondes with a right hand. Roberts lands a right hand then a jab and Bahamondes lands a leg kick. Bahamondes with a leg kick and Roberts throws one. Bahamondes with a right hand. Roberts lands a couple of right hands. Bahamondes with a leg kick. Bahamondes with a spinning back fist. Bahamondes throws and pokes Roberts in the eye. There actually wasn’t an eye poke and we get back to action. Bahamondes lands a couple of left hands. Bahamondes landing and Roberts decides to go for a takedown against the fence. They break and both land in an exchange. They trade leg kicks. Bahamondes with a combo. They trade in close range. Bahamondes with a leg kick. Roberts tries for the takedown again against the fence. Roberts has the body lock as Bahamondes gives up his back. Bahamondes lands a big knee and then another and some punches late. 10-9 Bahamondes.

Roberts coming forward and they trade in close range. Bahamondes with a combo and a leg kick. Bahamondes with a left to the body and Roberts tries a takedown but Bahamondes escapes. Bahamondes with a leg kick and then a right hand. Roberts landing some short punches but fighting with his back near the fence. Bahamondes with a combo and a leg kick but is cut open. Bahamondes with a right hand and lands a spin kick to the body. Bahamondes with a right hand. Bahamondes with the jab and a leg kick. They’re trading in close range and Bahamondes tries to land a knee but Roberts grabs him looking for the takedown. Bahamondes is bleeding badly. Roberts landing the jab as Bahamondes lands a body kick. 10-9 Bahamondes, 20-18 Bahamondes.

Roberts with a leg kick and Bahamondes lands a left hand. They’re trading and Roberts goes for a takedown but Bahamondes defends. Roberts shoots again and Bahamondes sprawls and lands and Roberts remains on his back as Bahamondes stands and lands some kicks. Roberts ordered to his feet. Roberts tries for the takedown again and he can’t score them. Bahamondes lands as they clinch up before breaking. Bahamondes with a body kick and then a leg kick. Bahamondes with a spin kick to the legs. Bahamondes with a leg kick. Roberts trying for the takedown again but Bahamondes still defending. Bahamondes with a hard leg kick. Bahamondes with some body kicks and a left hand to the body. Roberts lands a right hand. Bahamondes looks for a standing guillotine. He lets go and lands a big elbow. Bahamondes then knocks Roberts out cold with a spinning wheel kick right to the jaw with less then ten seconds to go. What a finish in a fight he was going to win.

Official Result- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Roosevelt Roberts by knockout (spinning wheel kick) at 4:55 of Round 3

> William Knight (9-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Fabio Cherant (7-2, 0-1 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Knight with a leg kick. He lands another. He throws a head kick but misses. Cherant lands a left to the body. Knight with another hard leg kick. He lands another. Knight with a body kick. Cherant with a left hand to the body. Cherant lands a combo. Knight with a leg kick and lands a left hand. Knight with a leg kick. Cherant with a left hand. Knight lands a body kick. Cherant lands a left hand and Knight lands a left hand right as Cherant was landing and Cherant goes out cold. What a knockout by Knight.

Official Result- William Knight def. Fabio Cherant by knockout (punches) at 3:58 of Round 1

> Bea Malecki (4-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Josiane Nunes (7-1, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

They trade leg kicks. Malecki with more kicks. Nunes lands a couple of solid leg kicks. Nunes chopping away at the legs and lands a left hand. Nunes lands a left hand. Malecki lands a right hand. Nunes connects with a big combo in close range. Nunes with a lot of punches but Malecki eating them. Malecki lands a head kick and then a body kick. Malecki landing a lot at range. Nunes with a combo. Nunes lands a flurry and Malecki landed a spinning elbow. Nunes with some knees to the body. Nunes with a leg kick. Malecki with a couple of leg kicks. Nunes lands a combo. Nunes with some left hands against the fence. Nunes then lands a left hand that drops Malecki and this fight is over. What a finish by Nunes.

Official Result- Josiane Nunes def. Bea Malecki by knockout (punch) at 4:54 of Round 1

> Brian Kelleher (22-12, 6-5 UFC) vs. Domingo Pilarte (8-2 1 NC, 0-1 1 NC UFC)
Bantamweights

Pilarte with a head kick but Kelleher blocks it. Kelleher lands to the body and gets a takedown and is in side control. Pilarte gets Kelleher into his guard. Kelleher with some left hands from the top. Kelleher with some nice elbows from the top. Kelleher mixing to the body as Pilarte tries to throw his legs up. Kelleher with some punches. Kelleher still working from the top and lands some big punches as he stands. Kelleher gets back on top but Pilarte lands a big hammerfist from his back. Kelleher with a big elbow at the end. 10-9 Kelleher.

Pilarte with a high kick to start the second. They trade and Kelleher gets the takedown near the center of the cage. Kelleher working from the top and landing as Pilarte not doing much from the bottom. Kelleher still working from the top and then passes to side control. Pilarte able to roll to his feet but gives up his neck and Kelleher drops down for a guillotine. Pilarte able to escape but Kelleher gets the guillotine locked back in. Pilarte escapes due to help from the blood coming out from him. Pilarte lands a big elbow and is in the half-guard. Kelleher switches to the top and lands some big punches at the end. 10-9 Kelleher, 20-18 Kelleher.

Kelleher picks Pilarte up and carries him around the cage and tosses him to the ground and gets into the guard. Kelleher gets the back and looks to control the wrist. Pilarte spins back and Kelleher is back in Pilarte’s full guard. Kelleher working to the body and head from the top. Kelleher landing from the top as Pilarte is just landing slaps from the bottom. Kelleher landing to the body and head. Kelleher landing left hands from the top. Pilarte doing nothing from the bottom. Both landing on the ground but Kelleher with big shots. 10-9 Kelleher, 30-27 Kelleher.

Official Result- Brian Kelleher def. Domingo Pilarte by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Austin Lingo (8-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Luis Saldana (15-6, 1-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Saldana with a hard leg kick and lands some punches. Lingo lands some. Saldana with a right hand that hurts Lingo bad. Saldana lands a spinning elbow, then a body kick and then a leg kick. Lingo chasing Saldana down with some left hands but not landing. Saldana with a leg kick and then a spin kick to the body. Lingo lands a left hand. Saldana with a leg kick. They exchange in close range. Lingo lands a left hand. Saldana with a spinning elbow. 10-9 Saldana.

Saldana with a flurry to start the second and Lingo returns fire. Lingo with a leg kick. Saldana has slowed down and Lingo is taking advantage. They trade punches. Saldana with a spinning body kick. Saldana with a hard leg kick and Lingo lands a left hand. Lingo coming forward and landing as they clinch but break. Saldana with a jab. Saldana with a leg kick. Lingo lands a right hand. Lingo with a combo but Saldana lands an elbow. They trade jabs. Saldana with a jumping knee but eats a right hand from Lingo at the same time. Lingo landing more near the end of the round. Lingo with a jab. 10-9 Lingo, 19-19.

Lingo lands a combo early in the third. Saldana shoots for a takedown as he has the single leg but Lingo defends. They break and Lingo with a right hand. Lingo lands another. Saldana with a spin kick to the body. Lingo lands a left hand. Lingo with a right hand and Saldana lands some body kicks. Lingo lands a right hand that stuns Saldana. Saldana with a leg kick. They trade punches. Lingo lands to the body and Saldana goes down and Lingo rushes to the top. Saldana looking for a triangle choke or an armbar from the bottom. Lingo gets the back and looks for the hooks but is in high. Saldana with short punches. Lingo has the back as the fight ends. 10-9 Lingo, 29-28 Lingo.

Official Result- Austin Lingo def. Luis Saldana by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Alexandre Pantoja (#3, 23-5, 7-3 UFC) vs. Brandon Royval (#6, 12-5, 2-1 UFC)
Flyweights

Pantoja gets a takedown right away and has the back of Royval. They’re scrambling and Pantoja still has the back and Royval lands a back elbow. Royval looking for a heel hook then switches to looking for a kneebar and lands a hammerfist while doing so. Royval still attacking the leg. Pantoja escapes and takes the back as they stand. Pantoja drags it back down and has the back but Royval scrambles out and they separate on the feet. Royval gets the back and has Pantoja down and lands but they break. They trade punches. Pantoja with a combo. Royval lands some left hands. Pantoja lands a right hand. Royval with a leg kick. Pantoja with a right hand. He lands another. They trade in close range. Royval lands a left hand. They trade late. 10-9 Pantoja.

Pantoja with a right hand. Royval throwing kicks. Both men landing. Pantoja with a combo. Pantoja tries a takedown but Royval defends and lands from the top. Royval with a body kick. Pantoja gets the back standing and drags it down. Pantoja working for a rear-naked choke. He has it under the neck and Royval taps! What a win for Pantoja, that could get him a title shot.

Official Result- Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Royval by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:46 of Round 2

> Vinc Pichel (13-2, 6-2 UFC) vs. Austin Hubbard (13-5, 3-3 UFC)
Lightweights

Hubbard throwing punches and Pichel lands a leg kick that puts Hubbard down for a moment. They’re clinched and both land knees before breaking. They trade leg kicks. Hubbard lands a right hand. Pichel with a leg kick. Hubbard lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Pichel with a leg kick and then another. He lands another. We have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action. Hubbard with a body kick. Both land a hard punch. Pichel with a leg kick and Hubbard slips and tries a takedown but eats punches from Pichel. 10-9 Pichel.

Pichel with a leg kick. They trade punches and Pichel lands a leg kick. They trade in a close exchange. Hubbard shoots for a takedown but Pichel defends. They break the clinch. Pichel with a leg kick. Pichel lands a right hand. Pichel with an inside leg kick. Hubbard drags Pichel to the ground and has the back but they separate on the feet. Pichel lands a jumping knee and follows it with a flurry and they trade punches at the fence. Pichel with a straight right hand. Hubbard with a leg kick. Pichel lands a leg kick and Hubbard counters with a right hand. They both land and Hubbard gets a takedown. They scramble up and Hubbard lands a knee. Pichel with a leg kick. 10-9 Pichel, 20-18 Pichel.

Pichel lands a leg kick then an uppercut and then lands a combo as they clinch against the fence. Pichel trying for a takedown but Hubbard defends and lets go. Pichel with a flying elbow. Hubbard tries a takedown and ends up having the back and gets Pichel down. Pichel is able to reverse and gets on top against the fence. They get to their feet but Pichel has Hubbard down now. Pichel lands an elbow as Hubbard tries to attack for a triangle choke. They get to their feet and break. Pichel with a leg kick and Hubbard falls to his knees but somehow gets a takedown. Pichel pushes him off and they get up and Pichel lands. Pichel rocks Hubbard with a combo and they both swing late. 10-9 Pichel, 30-27 Pichel.

Official Result- Vinc Pichel def. Austin Hubbard by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Trevin Jones (13-6 1 NC, 1-0 1 NC UFC) vs. Saidyokub Kakhramonov (8-2, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights* (Yokub missed weight by 2.5 pounds)

Kakhramonov took this fight on Tuesday while he was still in Uzbekistan. They clinch right up and Kakhramonov getsa takedown and then has the neck and is looking for a guillotine standing. They go down and Kakhramonov still has it locked in. Jones escapes it but Kakhramonov still has the neck. They get to their feet. They tie up against the fence. Kakhramonov with some hammerfists to the thighs of Jones. Jones has the double underhooks and lands some knees. They trade knees. Kakhramonov with a knee to the body of Jones. Jones lands a couple of left hands. They end the round in that position. 10-9 Kakhramonov.

Kakhramonov with a body kick. Kakhramonov with an inside leg kick as Jones lands a punch and they tie up against the fence. Jones with a knee to the body. Kakhramonov lands a combo and then Jones drops for a takedown but Kakhramonov defends and Jones pushes it against the fence. Kakhramonov with a couple of elbows. They break and Kakhramonov lands a right hand as they break. Jones is in trouble and Kakhramonov landing right hands. Kakhramonov continuing to land and lands an uppercut. Kakhramonov lands to the body. They trade body shots in the clinch. Jones lands a combo and then drops down for a takedown against the fence and gets it. Jones mixing to the head and body from the top. He’s working in the full guard and lands more punches. Jones gets the mount and lands big punches to end the round. 10-9 Jones, 19-19.

Kakhramonov lands a high kick. Kakhramonov with a body kick. He lands another. Kakhramonov with some leg kicks. They clinch against the fence as Jones looks for the takedown. Jones lands a couple of knees. Jones has the back and drags Kakhramonov to a knee but they stand and Jones switches position. Jones still has the body lock. Jones lands a couple of knees. Kakhramonov with some short left hands. Jones drops down but can’t complete the takedown. Kakhramonov landing short right hands. Jones lands a knee as they break for a second and Jones shoots for a takedown. Kakhramonov has the neck and is looking for a guillotine choke. He switches and Jones is out cold! Wow, what a finish by Kakhramonov.

Official Result- Saidyokub Kakhramonov def. Trevin Jones by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:39 of Round 3

> Parker Porter (11-6, 1-1 UFC) vs. Chase Sherman (15-7, 3-6 UFC)
Heavyweights

Porter with a leg kick. Sherman with a leg kick. They trade punches. Porter with a leg kick. Sherman with a leg kick and Porter lands a combo. Porter with the jab. Sherman with the jab and a leg kick. Sherman with a right hand. Sherman landing the jab and then a combo. Porter with a leg kick. Porter lands an overhand right. Sherman with a leg kick and they trade punches. They trade jabs and Porter lands a right hand and Sherman with a combo. Sherman with a leg kick that Porter checks. Sherman throws a front kick and Porter grabs the leg and Sherman falls to the mat and Porter gets on top in the half-guard. Porter landing from the top. Porter ends the round landing from the top. 10-9 Porter.

Porter with a combo to start the second. Porter with a leg kick. Porter with a right hand. They trade leg kicks and then Porter lands a combo and rocks Sherman with a right hand. They both land and then Porter lands a huge right hand. Porter again rocks Sherman with a punch. Porter with another combo. Sherman with a leg kick then Porter lands a flurry of punches. Porter tries a takedown and pushes it against the fence but Sherman defends and they break. Both landing in close range. Sherman with a leg kick and Porter lands some punches. Porter landing more punches. Sherman with a leg kick. Porter with a right hand. Porter with another big right hand. 10-9 Porter, 20-18 Porter.

Porter with a leg kick and follows with a right hand. Porter landing a flurry. Porter landing against the fence and goes for a takedown but Sherman defends. Sherman with a body kick. Porter with a combo. Porter with a right hand. Both landing as both are gassed out but still swinging. Sherman with some punches and then Porter lands a right hand. Sherman with a leg kick but eats two right hands from Porter. Porter with the jab. Porter with a left hook to the body. Porter with a right hand. We have a groin shot and a timeout. They get back to action. Both land punches. Porter with a combo. They trade in close. Porter with a flurry at the end. 10-9 Porter, 30-27 Porter.

Official Result- Parker Porter def. Chase Sherman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Clay Guida (36-20, 16-14 UFC) vs. Mark O. Madsen (10-0, 2-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Guida with a leg kick and then another. Madsen lands a couple of knees when they clinch but they break. Guida with an uppercut. Guida with a leg kick then a left hand. Guida rocks Madsen as they tie up. They break. Madsen just misses a left hook. Guida with a combo. They tie up against the fence and Madsen with a knee and some punches before they break. Madsen with a knee as they clinch and break. Madsen with a leg kick. They trade in close range but both mostly miss. Guida with a combo but Madsen covering up. Guida with a short uppercut. 10-9 Madsen.

They’re trading to start the second and both land. Guida with a leg kick. Guida lands a combo. Guida lands a combo. Guida with a leg kick. Guida with a leg kick. Madsen lands a right hand. Madsen working the jab and Guida is bleeding, but that is typical for a Guida fight. Guida with a leg kick. 10-9 Guida, 19-19.

They trade to start the third and Guida lands a right hand. Guida with a leg kick. Madsen with a right hand and Guida with a leg kick. Madsen with a right hand but Guida still chopping away at the lead leg. Madsen with an uppercut. Guida with a leg kick. Guida with some right hands. Guida with another leg kick. Madsen lands the jab. Madsen lands the jab and Guida with a leg kick. Guida with a right hand. Madsen with the jab. They tie up against the fence but break. Madsen with the jab. Close fight. 10-9 Madsen, 29-28 Madsen.

Official Result- Mark O. Madsen def. Clay Guida by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

> Jared Cannonier (#3, 13-5, 6-5 UFC) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (#9, 16-7 1 NC, 11-7 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

They’re trading leg kicks and punches early on. Gastelum with a leg kick and a left hand. Cannonier landing more as the round goes on. Cannonier switching footwork. Cannonier with a body kick. Gastelum lands a left hand. Cannonier with a right hand and then a leg kick. Cannonier lands late. 10-9 Cannonier.

They trade punches to start the second. Gastelum shoots for a takedown but Cannonier defends. Gastelum trying to land the left hand but Cannonier circling away. Cannonier lands a right hand. Gastelum lands to the body and then a left to the jaw. Gastelum with a combo. Gastelum with a leg kick. Gastelum with a left hand and almost had a takedown but let go and then lands a big left hand. Cannonier with a left hand. Cannonier with a leg kick. Gastelum with an inside leg kick. Cannonier with a jumping switch kick. Gastelum lands and then Cannonier with the jab. Gastelum with a flurry. Close round. 10-9 Gastelum, 19-19.

Cannonier lands the jab. Gastelum with a body kick. Cannonier lands a right hook that drops Gastelum but Gastelum gets up. Cannonier coming forward. Gastelum now gets the body and pushes Cannonier against the fence. Cannonier with a knee to the body to break. Cannonier with a snap jab. Cannonier lands two right hands. Gastelum with a right hand that hurts Cannonier. Cannonier with a jumping body kick. Gastelum with a left hand. Both land in close range and Cannonier with an upwards elbow. Gastelum with a left hand. Gastelum with a leg kick. Gastelum with a left hand. 10-9 Cannonier, 29-28 Cannonier.

Gastelum with a body kick. Cannonier with a combo with some big right hands against the fence. Gastelum grabs him and is looking for a takedown against the fence. They break. Cannonier with a right hand. Gastelum with a leg kick. Cannonier with a right hook. Cannonier with a quick combo. Cannonier with a head kick that Gastelum blocks but Cannonier lands a right hand after. Gastelum with a leg kick. Cannonier lands an uppercut in close range and Gastelum looked to be falling but grabbed Cannonier looking for a takedown but Cannonier slipped away. Cannonier with an uppercut. They trade kicks. 10-9 Cannonier, 39-37 Cannonier.

Cannonier with a right hand. They trade in close range. Cannonier with a hard right hand. They clinch and Cannonier with some knees. Gastelum lands a left hand. Gastelum pressuring more in the round. Gastelum with a combo and a leg kick. Cannonier throwing the jab but not landing. Gastelum lands a right hand and then a leg kick. Gastelum shoots for a takedown but Cannonier lands a big elbow that forces a break. Cannonier with a combo. Gastelum gets the body lock and tries for a takedown. They break and Gastelum with a high kick and left hand late. Solid fight. 10-9 Gastelum, 48-47 Cannonier.

Official Result- Jared Cannonier def. Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)