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UFC on ESPN+ 46 live results: Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 46: Font vs. Garbrandt, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon is back in Las Vegas this weekend for the UFC’s final show in the month of May, with a bantamweight bout guaranteed to bring some fireworks headlining the card.

Third-ranked Rob Font looks to score the biggest win of his career and extend his three-fight win streak when he takes on former UFC Bantamweight Champion and fourth-ranked Cody Garbrandt in the main event. Font is coming off a first-round finish of Marlon Moraes in December, while Garbrandt fights for the first time since June, when he scored one of the best knockouts of 2020 in finishing Raphael Assuncaco.

In the co-main event, it is a strawweight bout that could determine who is next to challenge new UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas, as Yan Xiaonan battles former UFC Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza. Also on the main card is a women’s featherweight bout between former title challenger Felicia Spencer and Norma Dumont, and a middleweight bout between ranked fighters as Jack Hermansson takes on Edmen Shahabazyan.

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

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> Rafael Alves (19-9, 0-0 UFC) vs. Damir Ismagulov (19-1, 3-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Alves with a body kick and some left hands and Ismagulov goes to the mat for a second and Alves grabs the neck and looks for the guillotine choke. Ismagulov escapes and sweeps to the top and is landing hard body shots from side control. Ismagulov with lots of shots from the top and Alves being warned about grabbing the cage. Ismagulov now landing elbows and moves back to body punches. Alves not even threatening from the bottom and is literally doing nothing. Strong close to the round for Ismagulov. 10-9 Ismagulov.

Alves lands a combo at the start to back up Ismagulov. Alves with the teet kick. Ismagulov looking to land the jab and getting warned about his fingers. Ismagulov with a leg kick. Alves with a body kick. Ismagulov stuns Alves with a left hand. Ismagulov with a leg kick and landing the jab. Ismagulov drops Alves for a second with a left hand and Alves pops right up. Ismagulov with a right hand and follows it with an uppercut. Ismagulov with a jab and a leg kick and Alves fires back with a leg kick. Alves lands a left hand. Ismagulov gets a takedown and into the guard of Alves. Ismagulov landing body shots from the top to end the round. 10-9 Ismagulov, 20-18 Ismagulov.

Ismagulov with the jab as Alves lands a leg kick. They were trading and Ismagulov gets a takedown and is working from the top. Alves tries an upkick but Ismagulov avoids and gets the back of Alves and lands some knees to the thigh. Alves is able to scramble out to his feet. Ismagulov with a right hand. Ismagulov with a nice body kick. Alves was landing to the body against the fence and Ismagulov is having an issue with his eye but is still landing. Ismagulov goes for a takedown against the fence and Alves has the neck. They break. Alves with a wheel kick right to the head and Ismagulov eats it. They clinch against the fence and Alves lands a knee to the head. They stay tied up for the rest of the fight. 10-9 Alves, 29-28 Ismagulov.

Official Result- Damir Ismagulov def. Rafael Alves by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> David Dvorak (#11, 19-3, 2-0 UFC) vs. Juancamilo Ronderos (4-0, 0-0 UFC)
Flyweights* (Ronderos missed weight by 2.5 pounds)

Ronderos is making his UFC debut, taking this fight on about 12 hours’ notice. They are trading to start. Dvorak lands a right hand. Dvorak with a body kick. Dvorak with a right hand. Ronderos misses a punch and Dvorak lands a body kick. Dvorak wobbles Ronderos with a right hand. Dvorak rushes in and tried for a takedown but Dvorak gets the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. Ronderos is fighting it but ends up tapping. Dvorak with the quick win in dominant fashion.

Official Result- David Dvorak def. Juancamilo Ronderos by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:18 of Round 1

> Josh Culibao (8-1-1, 0-1-1 UFC) vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (17-6, 0-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Culibao with a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. Nuerdanbieke trying hard for the takedown against the fence. Nuerdanbieke gets Culiabo down by the fence and has the back. Culibao spins out and they get to their feet but Nuerdanbieke still has the clinch. They trade in the clinch and Nuerdanbieke spins to the back and is working for a takedown and gets it but they get to their feet and Culibao lands a back elbow. They break and Nuerdanbieke lands on the break while Culibao lands a right hand. They trade and Culibao lands an elbow. Nuerdanbieke with a right hand. Nuerdanbieke with a right hand. Culibao with a leg kick. 10-9 Nuerdanbieke.

Culibao landing early in the second as he lands a leg kick and then a right hand. Nuerdanbieke just misses a right hand. Culibao landing some more right hands. Nuerdanbieke with a right hand. Culibao with a leg kick and Nuerdanbieke backs him up throwing punches and then drops down for a takedown attempt against the fence, but Culibao defending. Culibao landing short punches. Nuerdanbieke with an elbow before they break. They trade and Culibao landing some right hands as he’s landing the cleaner shots. Culibao with a combo. Culibao with a right hand. Culibao with a leg kick as his volume is picking up. 10-9 Culibao, 19-19.

Culibao landing the calf kicks and following them with punches. Nuerdanbieke with a right hand. Culibao with a calf kick. Culibao with a right hand. Nuerdanbieke throwing punches and missing. Culibao with a right hand. Culibao landing and Nuerdanbieke trying for a takedown but Culibao defending. Culibao lands a punch and has the neck but Nuerdanbieke pops out and they scramble up and separate. Nuerdanbieke tries a late takedown but they trade at the end. 10-9 Culibao, 29-28 Culibao.

Official Result- Josh Culibao def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bruno Silva (11-5-2 1 NC, 1-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Victor Rodriguez (7-3, 0-1 UFC)
Flyweights

They both miss their first punches thrown. Silva with a leg kick. Silva lands a couple of right hands. Silva then lands a massive right hand that drops Rodriguez and he finishes it off with some follow-up punches. Impressive finish by Silva.

Official Result- Bruno Silva def. Victor Rodriguez by knockout (punches) at 1:00 of Round 1

> Court McGee (19-10, 8-9 UFC) vs. Claudio Silva (14-2, 5-1 UFC)
Welterweights

McGee with a high kick and Silva lands a head kick. They trade and Silva tried to set up a punch but McGee took him down and is on top. They get to their feet and Silva grabs the single leg and trying for a takedown but McGee keeps his balance and breaks away. McGee lands a right hand. McGee with a body shot. McGee with another body punch. Silva trying for a takedown against the fence but McGee is defending and they break away. Silva lands a nice left hand at the end of the first. 10-9 McGee.

Silva with a body kick. McGee circling away. Silva pressing forward and gets a takedown against the fence and has the back as they stand and they break. McGee gets a takedown and is working in the guard of Silva and lands an elbow. McGee with some elbows and punches from the top as he’s keeping Silva down on the mat. Silva trying to get out but McGee is staying on top as Silva is using a lot of energy. McGee with some elbows as Silva is trying to attack the leg. McGee defending the heel hook by landing big right hands. McGee has the back and then gets the full mount and lands and looks for the arm-triangle choke. He has it locked in a little. McGee has it in deep but Silva survives. 10-9 McGee, 20-18 McGee.

Silva with a body kick and is throwing trying to finish. Silva with another body kick and then a left hand. McGee with a right hand. Silva with a leg kick that trips up McGee. They clinch against the fence and Silva tries a takedown but McGee easily escapes. McGee then scores an easy takedown against the fence. Silva trying to escape but McGee is landing punches as he’s maintaining control and position. They get up and Silva lands an elbow as they break. Silva then swings but McGee ducks under and gets a takedown and works in the guard of Silva. McGee still on the top and landing as the fight ends. Should be a solid win for McGee. 10-9 McGee, 30-27 McGee.

Official Result- Court McGee def. Claudio Silva by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)

> Ben Rothwell (38-13, 8-7 UFC) vs. Chris Barnett (21-6, 0-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Barnett with some leg kicks. Barnett landing leg kicks as Rothwell lands a right hand. Barnett then lands a combo and then a punch off the fence. Rothwell with a combo. Rothwell lands a right hand after Barnett lands. Barnett with a combo and just misses a spin kick. Rothwell with a right hand. Rothwell with a leg kick. Rothwell with a takedown. Rothwell landing from the top as he moves to the full mount. Rothwell gets the back and locks in a rear-naked choke but Barnett escapes and they scramble to their feet. Barnett with a right hand. Rothwell with a right hand and lands a knee. Rothwell with some uppercuts in the clinch. 10-9 Rothwell.

Barnett with a leg kick. Rothwell lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Barnett with a combo. Rothwell lands a right hand. Rothwell with an uppercut. Barnett swinging and Rothwell landing as well. Barnett tries a takedown but Rothwell gets a front choke locked in and Barnett taps! Rothwell with the submission win.

Official Result- Ben Rothwell def. Chris Barnett by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:07 of Round 2

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> Jack Hermansson (#7, 21-6, 8-4 UFC) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (#10, 11-1, 4-1 UFC)
Middleweights

Shahbazyan lands a combo early. Hermansson with a leg kick as Shahbazyan lands a left hook. They trade jabs. Hermansson with the jab and Shahbazyan lands a counter left then a jab. Shahbazyan with a right hand. Hermansson with a body kick and then a leg kick. Shahbazyan lands the jab. Hermansson shoots for a takedown and Shahbazyan lands a right hand. Shahbazyan with the jab. Hermansson with a leg kick and Shahbazyan with a combo and then another right hand. Shahbazyan with the jab and then a right hand. Hermansson with the leg kick. They trade jabs and Shahbazyan with a combo. Hermansson looks for a takedown but Shahbazyan circles away and then lands a combo. Shahbazyan with a right hand to the body. Shahbazyan with the jab and Hermansson with a heavy calf kick and then another. Shahbazyan with a right hand and then a stiff jab. They trade in close range. 10-9 Shahbazyan.

Hermansson goes for a takedown against the fence right away and Shahbazyan lands some elbows. Hermansson able to complete the takedown and is working from the top landing punches. Hermansson with some body punches. Shahbazyan able to scramble out from the bottom and Hermansson has neck control as they stand. Shahbazyan has a cut open over his left eye. Shahbazyan now has the neck as Hermansson takes him down and is in the half-guard working. Hermansson with some body shots from the top and now lands left hands to the head of Shahbazyan. Hermansson with some work from the top. Shahbazyan able to reverse from the top. Shahbazyan has the neck and lets go. Hermansson with an elbow from the bottom. Shahbazyan with an elbow as he grabs the neck, but lets go and keeps his top position. Shahbazyan stands and lands some big shots at the end. 10-9 Hermansson, 19-19.

They trade the jab to start the third. Shahbazyan lands a nice uppercut. Hermansson trying for a takedown against the fence and gets it. Hermansson landing from the top in the half-guard. Hermansson landing from the top. Hermansson in control and dominating from the top. Hermansson landing more and more and Shahbazyan can’t get out from the bottom. Hermansson with some more big punches and elbows. Hermansson with more and more punches as he’s dominating the third round. Hermansson in side control and has the crucifix position and finishes the fight there. 10-8 Hermansson, 29-27 Hermansson.

Official Result- Jack Hermansson def. Edmen Shahbazyan by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

> Ricardo Ramos (14-3, 5-2 UFC) vs. Bill Algeo (14-5, 1-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Algeo lands a body kick and Ramos gets him to the mat for a second and then jumps on the back as they stand. Ramos has the body lock and gets a big slam takedown and jumps on the back again standing. Algeo escapes and they’re tied up against the fence. They break. Algeo backs Ramos up with some lefts. Ramos with a right hand and Algeo counters with a jab. Algeo with a right hand to the body. Ramos lands a jab. Algeo with a right hand and then a spin kick to the body. Ramos lands a big left hand. Ramos with another left hand. Ramos lands a left and gets a takedown and has the back as they stand. Ramos gets a trip takedown but they scramble up against the fence. Ramos is on the back with one hook in. They get up and Algeo lands some and they clinch at the end and almost go to the mat. 10-9 Ramos.

Algeo coming forward to start the second and Ramos lands a body kick. They trade in close range. Ramos with a high kick that Algeo partially blocks. Algeo lands a knee but Ramos grabs him and scores a takedown. Ramos in the guard of Algeo. They get to their feet and Ramos with a leg kick. Algeo now landing lots of punches and lands a nice right hand. Ramos with the jab. They trade and Ramos takes the back standing. Algeo with a spinning back elbow after they break. Algeo with more volume standing but Ramos gets a late takedown. 10-9 Algeo, 19-19.

Algeo lands a combo to start the third. They clinch and Ramos tries a takedown but it gets mostly stuffed. Ramos with a right hand. Algeo with a leg kick and then lands a jab. Algeo with a nice body shot. Ramos with a leg kick and Algeo barely lands a spinning back fist. Algeo with a left hand and lands a spin kick. Ramos lands a right hand. Ramos throws a right hand but Algeo lands a counter left. Ramos comes forward with punches and they clinch but break. Algeo with a combo to the body. Algeo lands a left hand. Ramos tries for a takedown but Algeo defends. Algeo with a body shot and Ramos scores a takedown but they get up. Ramos tries to jump to the back. They break. Algeo with a body kick and then an elbow. Close fight. 10-9 Ramos, 29-28 Ramos.

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

> Felicia Spencer (8-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Norma Dumont (5-1, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Featherweights

They’re feeling each other out early. Spencer lands a side kick. Spencer lands a left hook. They trade in close range. Dumont with a leg kick. Dumont with another leg kick. Dumont with another and Spencer fires back with a left hand. They trade in close range. Spencer with a right hand. They trade in close range and Dumont with a combo. Dumont backs Spencer up with some punches and then Spencer clinches with her against the fence. Dumont with a knee and Spencer lands an elbow on the break. Spencer with a body kick and then Dumont with a front kick. Dumont with a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Dumont.

Dumont with a leg kick. Spencer lands a right hand and then a hook kick and another high kick. They trade and Dumont lands a right hand that hurts Spencer. Spencer with a left hand coming forward and then Dumont lands another overhand right. Spencer with a high kick and then a combo. Dumont with a leg kick. They trade in close range and then Dumont lands a right hand. Dumont with a left hand to the body and then a left hook to the face. Spencer is coming forward but Dumont using her footwork to slip away. They clinch against the fence. Dumont lands a knee before they break. Spencer with a side kick to the face after they break. Spencer with a high kick. 10-9 Dumont, 20-18 Dumont.

They trade to start the third. Dumont lands a right hand and Spencer lands a body kick. Dumont gets a takedown. Dumont in the half-guard. Spencer has Dumont in her full guard now and lands some elbows from the bottom. Dumont with some left hands. Dumont decides to stand and they get up. Spencer with a right hand. Dumont lands a left hand after Spencer misses a takedown. Spencer gets a takedown and is in the guard of Dumont. She ends the fight on top. 10-9 Spencer, 29-28 Dumont.

Official Result- Norma Dumont def. Felicia Spencer by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

> Justin Tafa (4-2, 1-2 UFC) vs. Jared Vanderaa (11-5, 0-1 UFC)
Heavyweights

Vanderaa with a leg kick. Vanderaa with another leg kick and then they trade leg kicks. They trade punches. Tafa lands some left hands. Tafa with a left hand to the body. Vanderaa lands a nice right hand. Vaderaa with a leg kick. Tafa lands some left hands and Vanderaa catches Tafa with a punch as they break. They trade near the fence. Tafa with a left hand. They trade in close range. Vanderaa lands a right hand. Vanderaa lands some kicks. Vanderaa with a body kick. Tafa with a left hand and Vanderaa counters with a body kick and right hand. They trade punches. 10-9 Vanderaa.

Vanderaa with a right hand as Tafa lands a body kick. Vanderaa with a hard body kick. Vanderaa with a head kick that Tafa eats. Vanderaa with a right hand and then a leg kick. They trade and Vanderaa with a body kick. Vanderaa hurts Tafa with a combo. Tafa then hurts Vanderaa with some punches and they clinch against the fence and both men are cut open from the looks of it. Both are landing and Vanderaa with a high kick. They trade leg kicks. Tafa with a leg kick and a right hand. Vanderaa with a head kick. Vanderaa with a body kick. Tafa with the jab. Tafa lands a combo and Vanderaa stumbles backwards. Vanderaa with a leg kick. Tafa with an elbow and two big left hands at the end. 10-9 Vanderaa, 20-18 Vanderaa.

They trade to start the third and both men landing some good punches. Vanderaa with a body kick after Tafa lands some body punches. Tafa with a left hand. They continue to trade and Vanderaa landing with more volume but Tafa landing harder. Vanderaa with a combo. Tafa with a left hand. They clinch up and we have a low blow. Tafa with a combo. Vanderaa with a body kick. Vanderaa with a combo and lands a couple of knees and Tafa lands a big left hand and they swing at the end. 10-9 Vanderaa, 30-27 Vanderaa.

Official Result- Jared Vanderaa def. Justin Tafa by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Yan Xiaonan (#3, 13-1 1 NC, 6-0 UFC) vs. Carla Esparza (#4, 17-6, 8-4 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Esparza gets an early takedown but they get up, and Esparza gets her down again. Esparza working in the guard of Xiaonan. Esparza moves to side control. Esparza landing punches from the top. Esparza continuing with the top pressure as she works towards north-south position. Esparza looking for a kimura late but keeps landing punches. She’s absolutely in control of this round. Esparza with some short elbows at the end of the first. 10-8 Esparza.

They trade to start the second and Esparza gets a takedown and landing from the top in the guard. Esparza moves to side control and looks for openings. Xiaonan is trying hard to get out from the bottom but Esparza is getting into better positions. Esparza back in the guard. Esparza with some big elbows and Xiaonan is bleeding badly. Esparza in the crucifix position and landing lots of elbows and punches and it is stopped. Absolute dominant performance by Esparza, and that should set her up for a title shot.

Official Result- Carla Esparza def. Yan Xiaonan by TKO (strikes) at 2:58 of Round 2

> Rob Font (#3, 18-4, 8-3 UFC) vs. Cody Garbrandt (#4, 12-3, 7-3 UFC)
Bantamweights

Garbrandt with a leg kick. Garbrandt with a high kick. Garbrandt with a leg kick. Font with a leg kick. They trade jabs. Font lands a right hand that wobbles Garbrandt. Garbrandt with a calf kick. They both swing and scramble down and Garbrandt lands a head kick as they get up. Garbrandt lands a combo. Font with a leg kick. Garbrandt gets a takedown as Font tried to land a knee. They get up. Font lands a right hand. Font lands another combo and Garbrandt gets a takedown. Garbrandt lands some nice right hands as they get up. They trade and Font with a nice jab. 10-9 Font.

Garbrandt gets a big takedown to start round two. Garbrandt with a right hand from the top. Font trying to scramble but Garbrandt transitions to stay on top. Font trying to attack an arm for a kimura. They continue to trade and Font is finding his rhythm. Font pumping the jab and Garbrandt landing counter shots. Font landing the right hand. Garbrandt with a spin kick and tries a takedown but Font defends. 10-9 Font, 20-18 Font.

Garbrandt with a leg kick as Font is applying pressure and lands a right hand. Font with a leg kick and Garbrandt with a right hand. Font with some right hands. They trade punches and Font lands a big right hand. Font gets the back standing. Font is landing with more volume. Font with left hands from the body lock. Garbrandt tried to roll out and was on the ground and Font landed some punches before Garbrandt got up. Font with the double jab and a right hand. Garbrandt shoots for a takedown but Font defends. They get up and trade jabs. Garbrandt lands a combo. Font with the jab. 10-9 Font, 30-27 Font.

Garbrandt with a leg kick. Font landing punches and connects with a right hand. Font with some punches and Garbrandt lands some. Garbrandt with a leg kick and Font lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Font with a jab. Garbrandt lands a jab. Font landing with more volume and really controlling every aspect of the fight. Font with a right hand. They trade jabs. Font with a head kick and Garbrandt tries a takedown but lets go. Font lands the jab. Font with a right hand. Garbrandt with the jab. 10-9 Font, 40-36 Font.

Font with the jab and he keeps landing it. Garbrandt lands a right hand and a combo. Garbrandt throwing with the intent to finish. Font throwing the jab. Garbrandt lands a left hand and then a right hand. Garbrandt with some body shots and Font with a knee. Garbrandt lands an overhand right. Font with the jab. Garbrandt lands a jab. Font with a big right hand that backs Garbrandt up. Font with the jab. Garbrandt lands a right hand. Garbrandt with a leg kick and gets off balance and goes to the mat but gets up. Font with a right hand. Font with the jab and a right hand. Garbrandt with a head kick that gets blocked. Font with a right hand. Garbrandt tries a spin attack and Font grabs the body and pulls guard and Garbrandt lands from the top at the end. 10-9 Font, 50-45 Font.

Official Result- Rob Font def. Cody Garbrandt by unanimous decision (48-47, 50-45, 50-45)

UFC on ESPN+ 42 live results: Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 42: Overeem vs. Volkov, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon returns to Las Vegas for the first time in 2021 for the first of four events in the month of February with a heavyweight main event featuring two men with a combined 106 professional fights between them.

Alistair Overeem will be looking to make it three consecutive wins when he battles Alexander Volkov in the night’s five-round headline bout. Overeem is coming off back-to-back wins over Walt Harris and Augusto Sakai in 2020 and is eager to get another UFC title shot. Volkov is looking to win for the second straight time after defeating Harris in October, and is also looking to get himself a long-awaited title shot.

In the co-main event, it is an important bantamweight contest as Cory Sandhagen takes on former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar. The winner could be in line to challenge the winner of the UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling, which takes place at UFC 259 on March 6. Also on the main card is a lightweight bout as long-time UFC veterans Michael Johnson and Clay Guida square off, flyweight bout between Alexander Pantoja and the debuting Manel Kape, and a lightweight rematch between Diego Ferreira and Beneil Dariush. Dariush defeated Ferreira at UFC 179 in October 2014, and both men are on solid win streaks, as Ferreira has won six straight and Dariush five straight.

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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> Ode Osbourne (8-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jerome Rivera (10-4, 0-2 UFC)
Featherweights

Rivera took this fight early in the week. Rivera throws a high kick and Osbourne counters with a left hand that drops Rivera and then lands some punches from the top and this is quickly stopped. It lasted maybe thirty seconds. Big win for Osbourne here.

Official Result- Ode Osbourne def. Jerome Rivera by knockout (punches) at :26 of Round 1

> Timur Valiev (14-2 1 NC, 0-0 1 NC UFC) vs. Martin Day (8-5, 0-3 UFC)
Featherweights

Day throws a high kick early. Valiev with a leg kick. Valiev with another calf kick. Valiev still throwing leg kicks. He’s still throwing leg kicks but mixing in feints. Valiev lands a leg kick and Day counters with a combo. Valiev tries a takedown and gets the back of Day standing as they work to the fence. Valiev gets a brief takedown but right back to their feet. Valiev landing punches from the back. Valiev gets Day back to the ground and Valiev now working in the half-guard but moves to the full guard of Day. Day keeping Valiev from doing a ton of damage but Valiev lands a couple of elbows. Day with a couple of elbows from the bottom. 10-9 Valiev.

Valiev starting with some leg kicks in the second. Valiev with an overhand right followed by a leg kick. Valiev grabs the single leg and gets the takedown. Valiev in the half-guard and has top underhook and landing some punches. Valiev moves to side control. Valiev trying to find the neck but lets go. Valiev with some right hands from the guard and then lands a nice elbow. Valiev landing from the top. Day not able to do much from the bottom. Valiev working from the top but Day sweeps and ends the round on top as Valiev was chasing a submission. 10-9 Valiev, 20-18 Valiev.

Valiev lands some leg kicks to start. Day trying to land but having trouble defending the kicks. Valiev gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Valiev moves to the side and Day almost gives up his back but gets Valiev back in his full guard. Valiev landing from the top. They get to their feet and Valiev has the back and drags Day to the mat but they stand again. Valiev with some knees to the body. They go back to the mat but stand again and Valiev still has the body lock. Day trying to switch but can’t escape. Valiev gets back to the half-guard. Valiev with some right hands. Dominant showing from Valiev. 10-9 Valiev, 30-27 Valiev.

Official Result- Timur Valiev def. Martin Day by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)

> Seungwoo Choi (8-3, 1-2 UFC) vs. Youssef Zalal (10-3, 3-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Choi lands a high kick. Choi with a right hand. Both men are warned about their fingers being extended. Zalal with a stiff jab. Choi was a high kick. Zalal with the jab. They trade left hands. Zalal tries for a takedown and they clinch against the fence. Choi pushing Zalal’s head down and Zalal landing hammerfists to the thighs of Choi. Choi landing elbows as he defends the takedown from Zalal. Choi with a couple of shoulder strikes and they are broken up by the referee. Choi comes forward with some punches. They break. They trade body kicks and Choi lands a combo. Choi gets a late takedown. 10-9 Choi.

Zalal with a leg kick and Choi counters with a right hand. Choi lands a right hand. Zalal jumping up in the clinch looking for a choke but uses it to reverse position. Zalal looking for the single leg trying to get the fight to the mat but Choi showing good defense. They are broken up from the clinch. Choi lands a combo. Choi with a right hand and just misses a head kick attempt. Choi with the jab and is controlling the center. Choi runs in with a combo and pushes Zalal against the fence. Choi gets a takedown along the fence and stands. Choi with some kicks to the downed Zalal, but lets him up. Choi with a leg kick. Choi landing late and they trade late. 10-9 Choi, 20-18 Choi.

They trade to start the third and both looking for openings. They clinch against the fence and Zalal gets a takedown and is looking for a guillotine choke. He had it locked in tight but Choi escapes and gets on top. Zalal looks for a triangle choke but Choi escapes. Choi lands from the top and they stand. They clinch and Zalal gets a brief takedown. They stand and Zalal pushes Choi against the fence. Choi reverses position and is looking for a takedown. Good fight here. 10-9 Zalal, 29-28 Choi.

Official Result- Seungwoo Choi def. Youssef Zalal by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Molly McCann (10-3, 3-2 UFC) vs. Lara Procopio (6-1, 0-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

McCann comes forward right away. Both landing right away. McCann with some punches and Procopio with a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. McCann lands a knee to the body and Procopio looking for a takedown against the fence. McCann landing punches as she defends. They battle for underhooks against the fence and McCann with a couple of foot stomps. Procopio gets a takedown and is in the half-guard of McCann. Procopio gets to side control and McCann is looking to explode up from the bottom. Procopio landing from the top and moves to the mount as she lands. McCann is trying to scramble but having no luck. Procopio lands from the mount and McCann gives up her back. Procopio looks to set up an armbar but lands instead and has a choke locked in as the round ends. 10-9 Procopio.

They are trading to start the second and McCann landing better but Procopio now landing better and they clinch. Procopio looking for a takedown but pushes McCann against the fence. Procopio has the body lock and gets the takedown. McCann gets an armbar from the bottom and has it locked in deep but Procopio defends for a moment. McCann still working for it but Procopio defending it well. Procopio able to escape and now in the half-guard of McCann. They get to their feet and McCann is breathing heavy. Procopio has McCann pinned against the fence. Procopio gets the takedown. McCann lands some elbows from the bottom. Procopio stands and lands a right hand as she goes back to the half-guard. 10-9 Procopio, 20-18 Procopio.

They trade to start the third and clinch. McCann lands an elbow and Procopio with a knee. They clinch against the fence. Procopio reverses position. Procopio gets a takedown and is working in the guard of McCann. Procopio sits back looking for a heel hook. McCann trying to roll out. They stand and Procopio has the body lock. She now has the back of McCann standing. McCann with a back elbow but Procopio gets the takedown. They are scrambling on the mat but not much is happening. Procopio still has the back and the body lock. She gets McCann back down and has the back and lands some punches. She lands more as the fight ends. 10-9 Procopio, 30-27 Procopio.

Official Result- Lara Procopio def. Molly McCann by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 30-27)

> Karol Rosa (13-3, 2-0 UFC) vs. Joselyne Edwards (10-2, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Rosa gets Edwards down within the first 15 seconds. Rosa working from the top as she flattens Edwards out away from the fence. Rosa landing short punches from the top but neither doing much of anything. Rosa lands an elbow from the top. Rosa with some punches from the top. Rosa gets to the mount and lands some punches. Edwards is able to escape and they stand and Edwards lands a right hand. They are trading and Edwards landing better. Rosa lands a leg kick and they clinch to end the round. 10-9 Rosa.

They trade leg kicks and both miss huge left hooks. Rosa with a heavy leg kick that hurts Edwards. Rosa with more leg kicks and Rosa clinches and lands a knee. Rosa with some more knees to the body. Rosa lands some punches as they break. They trade leg kicks. Edwards lands a combo. They are trading near the fence. Rosa with a combo ending with a leg kick and then Edwards comes forward with a combo. They clinch and Rosa gets a takedown. Rosa landing from the top but she has a cut somewhere and blood is pouring out all over Edwards. Rosa still landing from the half-guard and Edwards not able to do much from the bottom. Rosa looking to set up a kimura but goes back to punching. Rosa finishes the round on top. 10-9 Rosa, 20-18 Rosa.

Blood is pouring from Rosa’s mouth as the third starts. They trade and Rosa changes levels and gets a takedown. Edwards lands a few strikes from the bottom as Rosa is just holding on from the top. Rosa stands and Edwards gets to her feet. Rosa with a leg kick. Edwards with a leg kick and they clinch against the fence. They battle for underhooks as Rosa has Edwards pinned against the fence. Rosa gets Edwards back to the mat and is working from the top. Rosa remains on top as the fight ends with her landing some ground and pound. 10-9 Rosa, 30-27 Rosa.

Official Result- Karol Rosa def. Joselyne Edwards by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Devonte Smith (10-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. Justin Jaynes (16-6, 1-2 UFC)
160-pound Catchweights

Smith is returning from a long layoff, and Jaynes took this fight on Tuesday. Smtih with some leg kicks. Smith lands a jab that stuns Jaynes. Jaynes lands an overhand right. Smith with a high kick. Smith with a body kick. Smith with a combo. Jaynes lands a punch that hurts Smith. Smith with a high body kick. Smith with a left hook and then a combo. Smith comes forward and lands. Jaynes grabs the leg and Smith lands some punches that seem to hurt Jaynes. They break and Smith lands late. 10-9 Smith.

Jaynes lands a combo and then tries a body lock takedown but Smith lands some punches to defend. Smith is able to reverse and get a takedown into side control. Smith with pressure from the top and lands a short elbow. Smith slides into the mount against the fence. Smith landing punches as Jaynes is giving up his back. Smith landing big punches from the back and is looking for a choke and he almost had it but Jaynes escapes and Smith explodes to his feet. Jaynes is ordered up by Keith Peterson and they call a timeout to check on Jaynes’ eye. It looks horrible. They call the fight off as the bruising under Jaynes’ left eye is really bad. This is the right call. Great showing by Smith.

Official Result- Devonte Smith def. Justin Jaynes by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 3:38 of Round 2

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> Mike Rodriguez (11-5 1 NC, 2-3 1 NC UFC) vs. Danilo Marques (10-2, 1-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Marques going right for the takedownand completes it. Rodriguez gets to his feet but Marques has the body lock as they battle against the fence. Marques gets another takedown but isn’t doing much with it. Marques gets to side control and lands a few elbows. Rodriguez works to his feet but Marques still has the body lock and takes him back down but is still doing nothing. Marques lands a couple of left hands as they stand. Rodriguez lands an elbow before they break. 10-9 Marques.

Rodriguez looking to land to start the second. Rodriguez with a leg kick. He lands another as Marques is looking for a takedown, and Rodriguez lands an uppercut. Rodriguez with another leg kick. Marques gets a takedown. Marques lands some short punches. Marques gets the mount and lands some short punches. Marques with more right hands. He lands more as Rodriguez has shown no way to get out from the bottom here. Marques gets the back. Marques with the body triangle and is now looking for a rear-naked choke and Rodriguez is out! Marques gets the submission win with seconds left in the second round.

Official Result- Danilo Marques def. Mike Rodriguez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:52 of Round 2

> Diego Ferreira (#10, 17-2, 8-2 UFC) vs. Beneil Dariush (#13, 18-4-1, 12-4-1 UFC)
Lightweights

They trade kicks to start. Dariush lands some left hands. Dariush shoots for a takedown against the fence. Ferreira defending well and he drops down looking for an omaplata and looks for an armbar before they scramble up. Dariush gets a takedown but they get up and trade punches in a wild exchange. They were trading and Dariush lands a knee to the body that hurts Ferreira bad. Ferreira tries to bait Dariush to the mat and Dariush gets on top. Dariush landing but Ferreira looking for a leg lock but Dariush escapes and moves to the guard of Ferreira. Dariush with big punches from the top. Dariush looks for the back. They get to their feet. Ferreira lands a combo that cracks Dariush. Ferreira with a body kick. They trade at the end and Ferreira lands a front kick to the face that stuns Dariush. 10-9 Dariush.

They are trading big punches to start the second. Dariush with a kick. Ferreira with a front kick to the body of Dariush. Dariush with a leg kick and Ferreira lands a right hand. Dariush shoots for a takedown and completes it. Dariush in the guard of Ferreira. Dariush stands and Ferreira nearly lands an upkick as Dariush goes back into his guard. They scramble up and Dariush is on the back. Dariush lands a knee and Ferreira tries to roll for a leg lock but Dariush escapes. Dariush jumps on the back of Ferreira standing but they separate. Dariush gets a takedown. They get to their feet. Dariush with a leg kick and Ferreira lands a punch then Dariush gets a takedown. Dariush in the guard of Ferreira and both landing punches. Dariush moves to the half-guard. Ferreira with elbows from the bottom and Dariush landing punches from the top. Dariush ends the round on top. 10-9 Dariush, 20-18 Dariush.

Dariush with a leg kick. Ferreira lands a left hand and Dariush counters with a leg kick. Dariush with a left hand. They trade punches. Ferreira lands a counter right hand. Dariush chasing a takedown but Ferreira escapes. Dariush lands a kick to the groin of Ferreira and we have a timeout. We get back to action and they trade body kicks. They trade left hands. Dariush tries a takedown but Ferreira slips away and Dariush lands a left hand as he gets up. Dariush with a left hand. Dariush with another left hand. Dariush lands a kick and Ferreira dumps him to the mat and Ferreira looks to get on top but they end up getting to their feet. They’re trading in close range. Dariush gets a takedown. Dariush has the back of Ferreira and is looking to get the hooks locked in. Ferreira escapes and Dariush looks for a leg lock as time runs out. Really good fight here. 10-9 Dariush, 30-27 Dariush.

Official Result- Beneil Dariush def. Diego Ferreira by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Alexandre Pantoja (#5, 22-5, 6-3 UFC) vs. Manel Kape (15-4, 0-0 UFC)
Flyweights

Pantoja lands a right hand. Kape looking for an opening. Pantoja with a body kick. Kape with a left hand. Pantoja with a leg kick. They trade punches. Pantoja looks for a takedown opening but Kape defends. Pantoja with a right hand and then a body kick followed by a leg kick. Pantoja lands some right hands. Pantoja being more active. Kape lands a right hand. Pantoja with a leg kick. Pantoja with a body kick. Kape tries a cartwheel kick but misses and Pantoja gets on top and lands some ground-and-pound. 10-9 Pantoja.

Kape lands a couple of punches to start the second. Pantoja with a kick and then a right hand. They trade kicks and both land punches. Pantoja with a leg kick and eats a counter combo from Kape. Pantoja with a body kick. Pantoja with a right hand. Kape with a leg kick. Pantoja with a right hand and Kape counters with a combo. Pantoja with a body kick. They trade kicks. Kape with a high kick and Pantoja counters with a right hand. Kape gets a takedown and has the back of Pantoja as they stand and they break. They trade late and Kape with a late takedown. 10-9 Pantoja, 20-18 Pantoja.

They trade quick punches to start the third. Kape with a left cross and Pantoja lands a right hand. Kape looking to get more active in this round. They trade and Kape is just so much faster but his volume is lower than Pantoja’s. They are trading and Pantoja lands a body kick. Kape still looks fresh. Kape with a quick combo. Kape landing more as he hurts Pantoja. Pantoja with a body kick. Kape lands a jab. Kape with a body kick and gets a takedown but they get right back up and Pantoja lands a knee. They exchange late and Kape has the back as the fight ends. Good fight. 10-9 Kape, 29-28 Pantoja.

Official Result- Alexandre Pantoja def. Manel Kape by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Michael Johnson (19-16, 11-12 UFC) vs. Clay Guida (35-20, 15-14 UFC)
Lightweights

Johnson lands a combo. Guida lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Guida lands a hard right hand. Guida lands some hard right hands. Guida with a head kick. Guida is throwing hard punches. Johnson tries to land a knee as Guida rushes in for a takedown. Guida gets a takedown. Guida works from the top but they stand and Johnson lands a knee as they break. Johnson with a combo and lands a knee to the chin. They clinch and Johnson controlling the underhook against the fence. They trade knees and separate. Guida lands a hard right hand. Johnson with a combo. Guida lands a right hand and Johnson counters with a left. Guida lands two late right hands. Fun round. 10-9 Guida.

They trade to start the second. Johnson lands a combo. Guida shoots in and gets a takedown against the fence. They work to their feet but Guida with relentless pressure against the fence. Johnson landing some hammerfists as Guida was working for the takedown and they break as Johnson lands a knee. Guida shoots for another takedown. Guida trying hard for it but Johnson defending well. They break and Guida still trying for the takedown but Johnson defends and has Guida pressed against the fence. They break. They trade punches. Guida trying for a takedown again but Johnson defending as time runs out. 10-9 Johnson, 19-19.

They both rush to the center and are throwing. Both throwing wild punches and neither landing. Johnson lands a jab and Guida with a knee. Johnson rocks Guida with a punch. Guida chases a takedown and gets it against the fence. They get to their feet and Guida has Pantoja pressed against the fence. Guida gets Johnson down and has the back and is looking for a rear-naked choke. He has it locked in but not super tight and Johnson is defending. Johnson is able to escape but Guida still has the body triangle. Guida finishes the fight in that position. Fun fight. 10-9 Guida, 29-28 Guida.

Official Result- Clay Guida def. Michael Johnson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Cory Sandhagen (#2, 13-2, 6-1 UFC) vs. Frankie Edgar (#4, 24-8-1, 18-8-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

Edgar with a leg kick as he is coming forward. Sandhagen with a leg kick. Edgar comes forward and Sandhagen lands a flying knee and Edgar is out cold! What a knockout by Sandhagen, holy cow.

Official Result- Cory Sandhagen def. Frankie Edgar by knockout (flying knee) at :28 of Round 1

> Alistair Overeem (#5, 47-18 1 NC, 12-7 UFC) vs. Alexander Volkov (#6, 32-8, 6-2 UFC)
Heavyweights

Volkov comes forward and lands a leg kick. Volkov lands a right hand. Overeem looking for an opening. Volkov with a leg kick and follows it with a right hand. Overeem with a left hand. He lands another. Overeem with a left hand. Volkov with a high body kick. Volkov lands a punch and Overeem slipped and Volkov got on top and was landing but Overeem was able to get to his feet. Volkov lands two right hands and follows it with a knee. Volkov lands a few jabs and then lands punches as Overeem was covering up. Great round for Volkov. 10-9 Volkov.

Volkov landing to start the second. Overeem looking to clinch. Overeem covering up as Volkov looks to land. Volkov stuns Overeem with a combo. Volkov lands some punches that hurt Overeem. Volkov landing against the fence as Overeem covers up. Overeem is cut open. Volkov landing again. Volkov lands a combo and Overeem falls to the mat and Jason Herzog stops the fight. Volkov with the win and he looked outstanding in this fight.

Official Result- Alexander Volkov def. Alistair Overeem by TKO (punches) at 2:06 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN+ 35 live results: Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 35: Waterson vs. Hill, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon remains home in Las Vegas for the seventh straight week of fights in the Fight Capital Of The World, with this week’s show featuring women’s strawweights in headline action.

Michelle Waterson looks to get back into the win column when she takes on Angela Hill in the night’s five-round main event bout. The fight was bumped to the main event position late last week after the original main event between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira was postponed. The women get the spotlight as Waterson looks to rebound from a loss to Carla Esparza, while Hill looks to rebound from a loss to Claudia Gadelha.

The rest of the main card sees an explosive lightweight fight as Ottman Aziatar looks to remain undefeated against Khama Worthy, Roxanne Modafferi meets Andrea Lee in a women’s flyweight fight, Ed Herman looks to get by short-notice replacement Mike Rodriguez in a light heavyweight bout, Bobby Green goes for his third straight win against Alan Patrick in a lightweight bout, and featherweights Billy Quarantillo and Kyle Nelson kick off the main card.

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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> Sabina Mazo (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Justine Kish (7-2, 3-2 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Mazo just missed a head kick to start. Mazo keeps going high with the kick but just missing. Kish with an inside leg kick. Mazo lands a head kick that stuns Kish. Kish still landing lots of leg kicks early on but has a cut open around her left eye. Kish lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. They both keep trading lots of leg kicks. Mazo with a body kick and landing the jab. Kish gets a takedown and is in the guard of Mazo and ends the round on top. Close first round. 10-9 Kish.

Kish lands a right hand and thowing punches to start the second. They clinch for a moment but break. Mazo lands a couple of body kicks. Kish still looking to land the leg kicks. Mazo tries a body kick and Kish grabs the leg and lands a jumping head kick as she lets go. Kish lands a leading backfist. They keep trading leg kicks while Kish is still landing that leading backfist. Mazo with a knee to the body. Both still looking for openings late. Another close round. 10-9 Kish, 20-18 Kish.

They trade leg kicks to start. Kish lands a series of leg kicks and Mazo lands a head kick. Mazo lands another head kick. Kish lands a right hand. Kish blocks a kick from Mazo and lands a spinning backfist. Mazo lands a combo. Mazo with a high kick. Kish with a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Mazo lands a high kick that drops Kish. Mazo grabs the back and locks in a rear-naked choke and gets Kish to tap. Great finish by Mazo as she gets the late submission.

Official Result- Sabina Mazo def. Justine Kish by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:57 of Round 3

> Bryan Barberena (14-7, 5-5 UFC) vs. Anthony Ivy (8-3, 0-1 UFC)
Welterweights

Both were looking for openings early and Ivy went for a takedown against the fence but they clinched instead. Barberena landing short punches against the fence as Ivy completes the takedown. They quickly got back to their feet. They’re still clinched against the fence and Barberena with short punches and then lands an elbow. Barberena lands a knee and Ivy lands a right hand as they break. Barberena with a leg kick. Barberena lands a couple of punches that hurt Ivy and then lands a hard knee and an elbow. Ivy with a right hand. Ivy goes for a takedown against the fence and finishes it off as Barberena is trying to scramble up. Ivy completes a takedown as the round ends. 10-9 Barberena.

Barberena lands some punches to start the second and Ivy clinches up against the fence. They break. They trade kicks. Barberena lands a combo. They trade and Ivy lands a high kick before they clinch. Ivy with an elbow as they break. Barberena buckles Ivy with a hard punch. They break and Barberena lands some punches and Ivy goes for a takedown. They break and Ivy goes for a head kick but Barberena blocks. Barberena lands a punch and Ivy goes for a takedown but Barberena defends. Barberena lands punches as they stand and Ivy keeps going for takedowns but they are defended. Barberena lands a combo. Barberena lands to end the round. 10-9 Barberena, 20-18 Barberena.

Ivy goes for a takedown right away but Barberena defends. They clinch up as Ivy keeps looking to take Barberena down. Ivy completes the takedown. They get back to their feet. Ivy going for takedowns again and Barberena grabs the neck and looks for an anaconda choke but Ivy defends. They get to their feet and Barberena landing punches. Ivy shoots for a desperation takedown but Barberena defends. Ivy finishes a takedown but Barberena scoots to the fence and stands but Ivy gets him back down. Barberena grabs the arm and is looking for a kimura but time runs out. 10-9 Barberena, 30-27 Barberena.

Official Result- Bryan Barberena def. Anthony Ivy by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Brok Weaver (15-5, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jalin Turner (9-5, 2-2 UFC)
165-Pound Catchweights

Turner stuns Weaver with a jab right away. Weaver goes for a takedown but Turner defends. Turner landing some punches. They are trading and Turner landing better punches. They trade kicks. Weaver landing leg kicks and Turner lands a counter left hand. Turner drops Weaver with a right hand and gets on top and is looking to land. Turner lands some strikes and they scramble up and Weaver gets a late takedown. 10-9 Turner.

They’re trading to start the second and Turner is pressing forward. Turner is landing punches as Weaver is landing leg kicks. Weaver tries a takedown but Turner shakes him away and lands some body punches. They break a clinch and Turner lands a body kick. Both are looking to land but missing as they move back to the center of the Octagon. Weaver lands a jab. Turner then drops Weaver with a right hand and then started to walk around like it was over but it wasn’t. Weaver gets up and Turner takes him down and has the back and is landing punches. Turner gets a rear-naked choke locked in tight and Weaver taps. Great submission win by Turner.

Official Result- Jalin Turner def. Brok Weaver by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:20 of Round 2

> Alexandr Romanov (11-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Roque Martinez (15-5-2, 0-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Romanov lands a body kick and then gets a takedown. Martinez goes for a leg lock but Romanov escapes and starts landing punches. Romanov gets a big takedown and gets to the mount. Romanov now looking for a bulldog choke but lets go and they get up. They clinch against the fence. Romanov gets another takedown. He lands a big elbow from the top. Romanov gets back to the full mount and is landing big hammerfists from the top. Romanov with big punches and this is about to be stopped. Martinez is covering up. Romanov now looks for an arm-triangle but then goes back to landing hammerfists. Romanov now landing more and looks for a straight armbar. Big round for Romanov as Martinez survives. 10-8 Romanov.

Romanov gets an early takedown and is in the half-guard. Romanov looking to improve position as he lands a couple of big elbows. Romanov is now looking for an arm-triangle choke but moves to the full mount. He moves to the crucifix position then goes back to the full mount and is reigning down with punches. Lots of punches and then Romanov starts landing elbows. Romanov continuing to land lots of punches and now is looking for an arm-triangle choke. He has it locked in. Martinez taps. Complete dominant win by Romanov.

Official Result- Alexandr Romanov def. Roque Martinez by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:22 of Round 2

> Roosevelt Roberts (10-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Kevin Croom (21-12, 0-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Croom lands some leg kicks and then drops Roberts with a left hook. Roberts gets up and Croom grabs the neck and locks in a tight standing modified guillotine choke and Roberts taps! What a debut by Croom, who took this fight on Friday morning just hours before the weigh-ins.

Official Result- Kevin Croom def. Roosevelt Roberts by submission (guillotine choke) at :31 of Round 1

> Julia Avila (#14, 8-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Sijara Eubanks (#15, 5-4, 3-2 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Avila working the jab to start. Avila teeing off with punches and now Eubanks is firing back as they are both throwing punches inside the pocket. Eubanks then clinches up and gets a big takedown. Eubanks moves to side control and lands a knee to the body. Avila is able to work her way to her feet but Eubanks still has the clinch against the fence. Avila reverses and lands a knee to the body. Avila gets a takedown against the fence and both look for position. Avila is able to get to side control. They were scrambling but Avila maintained top position as the round ends. 10-9 Avila.

They trade to start the second and Avila landing more and Eubanks lands a right hand and gets Avila down. Eubanks gets into the guard of Avila. Avila looks for a triangle choke but Eubanks slips out and moves into the half-guard. Eubanks passes guard and moves to side control. Eubanks now looking for an arm-triangle choke as she steps to mount and then completes the step over. Avila is fighting it off as Eubanks squeezes. Eubanks lets go of it but is in full mount and lands some punches. Eubanks gets the back and is looking for a choke but Avila landing back punches. Eubanks lets go but is back in mount. Eubanks moves back to the arm-triangle position. She has it locked in better but lets go and both are landing punches. Eubanks gets back to the mount and lands some punches to end the second. 10-8 Eubanks, 19-18 Eubanks.

They are both swinging inside the pocket to start the third like the first two rounds. Eubanks now shoots for a takedown against the fence but Avila defends. They break and Avila looking to land. Eubanks looking a little tired here in the third. Eubanks goes for the takedown and completes it after getting the trip. They work their way to the fence. Eubanks with some short punches to the body. Eubanks with more punches from the top as Avila is pinned down on the bottom. Avila looking for a leg late but Eubanks lands heavy punches as the fight ends. 10-9 Eubanks, 29-27 Eubanks.

Official Result- Sijara Eubanks def. Julia Avila by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

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> Billy Quarantillo (14-2, 2-0 UFC) vs. Kyle Nelson (13-3, 1-2 UFC)
Featherweights

Nelson landing some good punches to start the fight. Nelson with some body shots against the fence. They clinch and Quarantillo has the edge but Nelson reverses. They break. Quarantillo lands a big right hand. He lands another straight right. Quarantillo lands a standing knee as Nelson comes in to clinch. They break back to the center and Quarantillo lands a combo. Quarantillo with a body kick. Nelson lands the jab twice. Quarantillo with a combo and then a heavy leg kick. They trade big punches in close range. Quarantillo getsa takedown with just over a minute left in the round. They get to their feet as Quarantillo lands on the way up. There was a low blow by Quarantillo and they got back to action and traded late. 10-9 Quarantillo.

They trade heavy punches and leg kicks to start the second. Quarantillo just misses a big uppercut. They clinch against the fence and Quarantillo lands a couple of heavy elbows and Nelson fires back. They break and Quarantillo lands a few punches before getting a takedown. They get to their feet after Quarantillo has the ground edge and both are landing punches. Quarantillo lands a couple of big right hands. Quarantillo with a combo and Nelson tries a takedown but misses big and Quarantillo hops on top and lands some big punches as the round ends. 10-9 Quarantillo, 20-18 Quarantillo.

Quarantillo starts round three off with a massive combo that knocks Nelson out as Nelson faceplants and the fight is stopped. What a finish by Quarantillo.

Official Result- Billy Quarantillo def. Kyle Nelson by knockout (punches) at :07 of Round 3

> Bobby Green (26-10-1, 7-5-1 UFC) vs. Alan Patrick (15-2, 5-2 UFC)
Lightweights

Patrick goes for a takedown but Green ends up on top right away. They get to their feet and Green with a knee to the body. They scramble and Green then gets a big takedown into side control near the fence. Green lands from the top and is now looking to take the back. They scramble up and Patrick looking for a takedown against the fence. Green with some knees to the body. Green gets a takedown into the full guard of Patrick. Patrick goes for an armbar but Green escapes back into Patrick’s half-guard. They get to their feet and Green lands a big right hand late. 10-9 Green.

Green gets an early body lock takedown to start the second and is working in the full guard of Patrick. Green landing from the top and in control before they scramble to the feet. Patrick looking to land but Green ducks under the punches. Green lands a left hand as Patrick rushes forward. Patrick with a leg kick. Patrick shoots for a takedown but Green defends. Green with a body kick after he lands some punches. 10-9 Green, 20-18 Green.

Patrick looking to land strikes early but Green ducking under everything and then gets a takedown. They keep battling for position and Patrick goes for a takedown, briefly gets the back and Green makes his slip away. Green lands a left hand as he comes in to clinch. Patrick lands a head kick and gets a takedown but Green quickly gets to his feet. Green with a combo and lands a knee to the body. Green keeps coming forward as Patrick misses a spin kick. 10-9 Green, 30-27 Green.

Official Result- Bobby Green def. Alan Patrick by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Ed Herman (25-14 1 NC, 12-10 1 NC UFC) vs. Mike Rodriguez (11-4 1 NC, 2-2 1 NC UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Herman with a calf kick. Rodriguez with an inside leg kick. Herman with a right hand. Rodriguez with a body kick. Rodriguez with a leg kick. They clinch and Rodriguez lands a couple of knees and they break. Rodriguez with a left hand and then a body kick. They trade knees and Rodriguez with a big elbow in the clinch. Rodriguez with some punches in the clinch. Rodriguez with an elbow. They break to the center. Herman with a right hand and then Rodriguez lands an elbow that hurts Herman. They clinch against the fence as Herman somehow stayed on his feet. They trade elbows and Rodriguez lands a knee as they break. They trade punches. They clinch late as the round ends. 10-9 Rodriguez.

They clinch and Herman lands a couple of elbows. Herman reverses position and has Rodriguez against the fence. Rodriguez reverses position and lands some knees. Rodriguez with another big elbow. Herman with a body lock as they stay clinched but break. Rodriguez with a heavy body kick and they clinch again. Rodriguez lands a knee to the body and Herman acts like it went low and the referee calls for a timeout but the replay shows it landed to the body. Herman caught a lucky break as he’s being given time to recover. We get back to action and Rodriguez lands a body kick. Rodriguez lands a knee to the body and Herman goes down and Rodriguez lands from the top but they survive the weird round. 10-9 Rodriguez, 20-18 Rodriguez.

Rodriguez with an inside leg kick. Herman goes for a takedown and pushes Rodriguez against the fence. Herman gets a takedown as he has body control. They get up and Rodriguez is landing big elbows to the side of Herman’s head as Herman has ahold of a leg. Herman slumps to the mat and is covering up. Rodriguez with more elbows and punches from the top. Herman looks for a kimura. Herman has it locked in and sweeps to the top and has it locked in deeper and Rodriguez taps. Herman gets the win, but there is going to be some controversy in this one.

Official Result- Ed Herman def. Mike Rodriguez by submission (kimura) at 4:01 of Round 3

> Roxanne Modafferi (#8, 24-17, 3-5 UFC) vs. Andrea Lee (#9, 11-4, 3-2 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They trade early and Modafferi goes for a takedown but it is defended. Modafferi with a right hand and follows with a jab. Lee with a leg kick. Modafferi rushes forward with some punches but not much lands. Lee gets a headlock takedown and is on top in side control. Lee with a couple of elbows from the top. They get to their feet and are clinched against the fence and Modafferi gets a takedown into the half-guard of Lee. Modafferi landing lots of short punches and elbows from the top as Lee is looking to escape from the bottom. Lee gets out and has the back as they stand and push against the fence. Lee with a late knee to the body. 10-9 Modafferi.

They are trading in close range to start the second. Lee goes for a head kick but Modafferi blocks it. They trade punches. Lee with a right hand and follows it with a body kick. Lee lands a right hand. Modafferi comes forward with some punches and Lee lands a right hand to stop her in her tracks. They trade punches. Modafferi lands a left hand. Lee lands a right hand. Lee with a left hand and then a leg kick. Lee with a leg kick. Lee gets the Thai clinch and lands a knee and gets a brief takedown but Modafferi works her way up. They tie up and Lee gets a takedown but they scramble up and Lee lands a knee before they break. Lee with a spinning back elbow. Lee lands a flurry as Modafferi backs up. Lee with a body kick and Modafferi grabs it and takes Lee down. Modafferi in side control as the round ends. 10-9 Lee, 19-19.

They trade kicks to start the third. Lee lands an uppercut. Modafferi throwing short jabs as she circles around. They continue to trade with neither getting an edge and Modafferi gets a takedown and is in the half-guard of Lee. They get to their feet and Modafferi gets another takedown. Both landing short shots on the mat. Modafferi finishes the fight on top and this is going to be close. 10-9 Modafferi, 29-28 Modafferi.

Official Result- Roxanne Modafferi def. Andrea Lee by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Ottman Azaitar (12-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Khama Worthy (16-6, 2-0 UFC)
Lightweights

They are both looking for openings early on. They clinch and both are landing big punches. Azaitar lands some big shots and drops Worthy and starts landing lots of punches on the ground and it is stopped by Herb Dean. What a great quick fight between these two.

Official Result- Ottman Azaitar def. Khama Worthy by TKO (punches) at 1:33 of Round 1

> Michelle Waterson (#8, 17-8, 5-4 UFC) vs. Angela Hill (#13, 12-8, 7-8 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Hill lands an overhand right. They trade in close range. Hill with a right hand. Waterson with an inside leg kick. They clinch but break and Hill lands an elbow. Hill lands a right hand. Hill landing more right hands as she is advancing forward. Waterson with a body kick. Waterson tries a takedown attempt but Hill defends and they clinch against the fence. Hill with a knee to the body and they break. Hill lands a knee to the body. They clinch. Hill wth a couple of knees. They break and Hill with a right hand and a body kick. 10-9 Hill.

Waterson lands a right hand and starts to land the jab. Waterson lands another right hand and then a leg kick as Hill was coming forward. Hill with a right hand. Waterson lands a right hand. Hill with a leg kick. Waterson lands a left hand and a leg kick. They trade jabs. Hill with a right hand and Waterson retreats for a moment. Waterson now coming forward again. Waterson with a combo ending with a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. They break. Waterson with a right hand and follows with a body kick. Waterson with another right hand. Waterson with a leg kick. Waterson with a knee to the body. Hill goes for a head kick but Waterson blocks. They clinch against the fence before the round ends. Very close round. 10-9 Waterson, 19-19.

They trade jabs to start the third. Hill with a right cross. Waterson lands a right hand.They trade punches and Hill landed a nice jab and Waterson’s nose is bleeding. Hill with a knee and Waterson grabs Hill and gets a takedown. Waterson working from the half-guard as she’s doing a good job keeping Hill pinned to the bottom. Waterson with some body punches. Waterson looks to take the back as Hill tried to explode to her feet. Waterson keeps top position and lands some punches as Waterson regains half-guard. Waterson with some short body punches as she moves to the full guard of Hill. Waterson was landing and then Hill landed an illegal upkick at the end. 10-9 Waterson, 29-28 Waterson.

They trade to start the fourth and Hill wobbles Waterson with a punch before they clinch. They break and both are landing with Hill landing better. They clinch for a moment but break. Waterson lands a nice side kick and then one right to the face of Hill. They trade and clinch late and Waterson with another side kick right before the round ends. 10-9 Waterson, 39-37 Waterson.

Both trading to start the fifth. Waterson switching stances and landing side kicks. Waterson still landing kicks as Hill keeps coming forward. Hill throwing punches but not landing a lot. Waterson with a side kick. Hill throwing kicks but not landing a lot of them. Hill with a right hand off a combo. Waterson with a front kick. Hill pressing forward as Waterson is throwing kicks. Hill with a right hand. They are both swinging to the end and Hill with some knees in the clinch late and they exchange a late flurry. 10-9 Hill, 48-47 Waterson.

Official Result- Michelle Waterson def. Angela Hill by split decision (47-48, 49-46, 48-47)

UFC on ESPN+ 30 live results: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 30: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2, emanating from the Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

The third event in the span of eight days to be held on UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi sees a vacant championship up for grabs in a continuance of a February fight.

Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez will pick up where they left off when they meet for the second time for the vacant UFC Flyweight Championship. They met in February, a fight that ended in controversy as Figueiredo scored a second-round TKO finish that was preceded by a clash of heads that did a lot of damage to Benavidez. However, Figueiredo missed weight for that fight and the flyweight title remained vacant. A rematch was set up, and both men made weight, so someone will leave Fight Island with the title wrapped around their waist.

In the co-main event, it is a key middleweight fight with two men vying to get back into the win column as Jack Hermansson takes on Kelvin Gastelum. Also on the main card is a lightweight fight between Marc Diakiese, a women’s flyweight fight between Ariane Lipski and Luana Carolina, and another flyweight bout as Alexandre Pantoja battles Askar Askarov.

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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> Carlos Felipe (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Serghei Spivac (10-2, 1-2 UFC)
Heavyweights

Felipe throwing punches early but nothing connecting. Spivac with a nice jab. They trade jabs. Felipe taunting in there. Spivac with another couple of jabs and then lands a right hand. Spivac lands a knee after landing a right hand. They continue to trade and Felipe is landing with more volume but Spivac is landing better. Spivac lands a jab that stumbles Felipe for a second. Spivac lands a combo. They trade jabs. Felipe lands a right hand. 10-9 Spivac.

They were trading to start the second and Spivac was landing better. Spivac landed a leg kick and then a hard right hand. Felipe starts landing some more now. Spivac went for a takedown and landed an elbow as they break. Spivac goes for another takedown against the fence. They break and Felipe lands a punch. Both landing punches. Spivac with a body kick and Felipe lands a right hand. Felipe with some body punches. Spivac coming forward and just misses a head kick. They trade late. Close round. 10-9 Felipe, 19-19.

Spivac goes for the takedown against the fence and gets the back and is landing punches as they’re still standing a little. They get fully to their feet and Spivac still has the body and gets Felipe back down to the mat and is landing punches from the back. Felipe not doing much just sitting there eating punches. They get up and Spivac still has a hold of Felipe and gets another takedown and steps over into mount. Spivac still landing punches and some short elbows. Felipe is doing nothing. Spivac still landing punches. Felipe is just looking at the referee like he wants it stood up but Spivac is working a lot and landing lots of punches. Spivac with more punches and elbows as the fight ends. Huge round for Spivac. 10-8 Spivac, 29-27 Spivac.

Official Result- Serghei Spivac def. Carlos Felipe by majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)

> Davi Ramos (10-3, 4-2 UFC) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (14-2, 1-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Tsarukyan throwing early and lands a spin kick. Ramos with a right hand that connects. Tsarukyan landing some good strikes mixing his punches and kicks. Ramos comes forward and grabs Tsarukyan and lands a knee before breaking. Tsarukyan with a leg kick. Tsarukyan gets Ramos to the mat and is working in the guard of Ramos. Tsarukyan lands some good head and body punches from the top. Tsarukyan with some elbows. They get up and Tsarukyan with some nice strikes on the feet late. 10-9 Tsarukyan.

Ramos coming forward as Tsarukyan is circling around. They trade punches. Tsarukyan with a quick combo and Ramos lands a big right hand. Ramos with a front kick. Tsarukyan with a left hook. They trade in close range. Ramos with a knee to the body. Ramos being aggressive in this second round. Tsarukyan with a combo and Ramos returns fire with big punches. Tsarukyan gets a takedown and Ramos grabs the leg looking for a kneebar but Tsarukyan gets up and they stand and clinch against the fence but break. They trade and Tsarukyan tries a takedown but Ramos defends. Tsarukyan lands a head kick. They trade punches. Tsarukyan tries for another takedown but Ramos defends. Close fun round. 10-9 Tsarukyan, 20-18 Tsarukyan.

They trade big punches to start the third. Ramos with a right hand and he is coming forward with punches and looks for a takedown but Tsarukyan defends. We have a timeout for equipment reasons but get to action. Ramos still pushing forward and eats a left hand from Tsarukyan that stops him in his tracks. They are trading in close range. Ramos still coming forward but Tsarukyan is still landing more. Tsarukyan with a nice combo as he slides away from a right hand from Ramos. Tsarukyan with a pair of big kicks. Ramos lands a flurry. Ramos is bleeding around his right eye. Tsarukyan with an uppercut followed by a lead left hand. Tsarukyan with another combo. We have a timeout to look at the cut on Ramos but he continues. Tsarukyan with some quick combos and Ramos lands a right hand. Ramos looks for a takedown but Tsarukyan defends. Ramos looks for the neck as they go to the mat. Tsarukyan spins out and stands as the fight ends. 10-9 Tsarukyan, 30-27 Tsarukyan.

Official Result- Arman Tsarukyan def. Davi Ramos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Malcolm Gordon (12-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Amir Albazi (12-1, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Both men making their UFC debuts. Both looking to land the jab. They are both throwing lots in the early going but neither landing much. Albazi with a calf kick and then lands a nice body kick. Albazi grabs the single leg and gets Gordon down to the mat. Albazi landing lots of punches and elbows from the top as he goes to the mount. Gordon is able to scramble out to the top and Albazi looks for a triangle. He gets the triangle choke locked in deep and Gordon taps! Nice submission on a beautiful transition by Albazi.

Official Result- Amir Albazi def. Malcolm Gordon by submission (triangle choke) at 4:42 of Round 1

> Brett Johns (16-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Montel Jackson (9-1, 3-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

They trade kicks early on and we have a cup check. Back to action and Johns lands a combo and then looks for a takedown. Jackson got a brief takedown but they worked to their feet and Johns was looking for underhooks against the fence. Johns ends up getting a takedown. Jackson works to this feet and Johns looking for another takedown. He is still working for it against the fence and lands a knee. Johns lets go and keeps Jackson against the fence. They trade and Jackson knocks Johns down with a left hand and then goes on top. Jackson with a big elbow that hurts Johns. Johns goes for an armbar from the bottom but Jackson escapes. 10-9 Jackson.

Johns ducks under a punch from Jackson and immediately looks for a takedown. Johns pushes Jackson against the fence and has the body lock and gets Jackson down briefly. Johns still has the body lock and is working hard for the takedown. They break and Jackson with a body kick. Johns with a body kick. Johns grabs a single leg and looking for a takedown against the fence. Jackson with some knees as he defends. Jackson with a foot sweep trips Johns to the mat. Johns gets up and goes for a takedown as he eats a big body kick from Jackson but he finishes the takedown. Johns has the back and is working for the choke. Jackson defending well so far. Jackson hand fighting and is looking to spin out of the body triangle. Johns moves to the triangle but Jackson escapes it and is on top. Jackson with some elbows from the top. 10-9 Johns, 19-19.

Both looking to land to start the third and Johns with a left hand. Johns shoots right in for a takedown against the fence. Johns with relentless pressure against the fence. Johns completes the takedown and has the back. Jackson gets to his feet and they got to the fence and break. Jackson with a combo and then a body kick as Johns goes for another takedown. Johns finishes the takedown but Jackson gets back vertical and they break. They clinch and Johns lands a nice elbow on the break. Johns gets another takedown and has the back. They stand and now Johns grabs the neck and drops down for a guillotine but doesn’t look in tight. Jackson rolls through and they stand and Johns still has control against the fence. This goes the distance. Close fight. 10-9 Johns, 29-28 Johns.

Official Result- Brett Johns def. Montel Jackson by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Joe Duffy (16-4, 4-3 UFC) vs. Joel Alvarez (16-2, 1-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Duffy opens up with a nice combo. Alvarez with a nice combo with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Duffy with a hard leg kick and Alvarez lands a nice counter leg kick. Duffy lands a combo. Alvarez with a leg kick. Duffy gets a takedown. Alvarez gets a guillotine locked in and Duffy taps! Nice submission for Alvarez.

Official Result- Joel Alvarez def. Joe Duffy by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:25 of Round 1

> Grant Dawson (15-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Nad Narimani (12-3, 2-1 UFC)
150-pound Catchweights

Dawson with a nice calf kick to start. Dawson with a leg kick. Dawson goes for a takedown but Narimani defends. Narimani with a left hook. Dawson with a leg kick. He lands another. Dawson with another and he slips but lands a flying knee right as he stands. Dawson with a takedown and tries to go to mount but Narimani gets him inside his guard. Dawson trying to work to the back but gets to the half-guard. Dawson with some punches from the top. Dawson with a hard elbow. Dawson with some ground-and-pound. He moves to the mount and is looking for the neck as he moves to the back. Dawson with some punches from the back. Dawson with a big round. 10-8 Dawson.

Dawson with a low kick and a flying knee. Narimani with a right hand. Dawson with a high kick. Narimani lands some punches. Dawson gets a takedown and is working from the half-guard and landing lots of punches. Dawson continuing to land lots of punches and Narimani is pinned on the bottom. Dawson gets the back and is landing punches and looks for the choke but lets go. Narimani’s face is a bloody mess. Dawson with more punches from the back as the round ends. Another big round for Dawson. 10-8 Dawson, 20-16 Dawson.

Dawson with a body kick and then a right hand followed by a leg kick. Narimani lands a right hand as he avoids the stepping knees from Dawson. Dawson lands that stepping knee followed by a right hand and then a calf kick. Dawson goes for a takedown but Narimani sprawls out and they both land punches. Dawson with more punches as he lands another jumping knee. Narimani throwing right hands but Dawson is slipping away. Dawson with a right hand. Narimani lands a right hand. Dawson landing more kicks and then a right hand. Narimani is swinging for the fences with a minute left but taking tons of damage. Dawson with another calf kick. Narimani lands a right hand. Dawson shoots in and Narimani defends. Narimani with a right hand as he comes forward. Excellent showing from Dawson. 10-9 Dawson, 30-25 Dawson.

Official Result- Grant Dawson def. Nad Narimani by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)

> Roman Dolidze (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Khadis Ibragimov (8-2, 0-2 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

They aren’t doing much in the first minute. Ibragimov with a leg kick. Dolidze landing some leg kicks. Ibragimov with a leg kick that hurt himself and Dolidze is smiling at him. Dolidze with a leg kick. They are both feeling each other out and being patient. Dolidze tries an axe kick and slips to the mat and Ibragimov with a calf punch. Not much happens and they are stood up. Dolidze then tries a head kick and his knee lands flush on the jaw of Ibragimov and he is down and out and Herb Dean stops it. Nasty knockout by Dolidze.

Official Result- Roman Dolidze def. Khadis Ibragimov by TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of Round 1

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> Alexandre Pantoja (#4, 22-4, 6-2 UFC) vs. Askar Askarov (#7, 11-0-1, 1-0-1 UFC)
Flyweights

Pantoja with a right hand and immediately jumps on the neck for a guillotine but Askarov escapes and is now in the guard of Pantoja. Pantoja now working for a triangle as Askarov stands and then he looks for an armbar but Askarov escapes. Pantoja now working for a heel hook but Askarov gets out and remains on top. They get to their feet as Askarov lands a right hand. Askarov gets a takedown but they get right up. Askarov has back control. He lands a knee from the back. Pantoja tries to roll through to escape. They scramble to their feet and Askarov has the body lock looking for a takedown. Pantoja gets a back take as they were scrambling. Askarov calm but Pantoja looking to work for a choke as he has the body triangle. Pantoja trying to get the arm under the chin. They make it through the first. 10-9 Pantoja.

Pantoja with a right hand and Askarov tries a takedown. Askarov with an inside leg kick. Askarov with another leg kick. Pantoja with a body kick. Askarov grabs it and they trade in a flurry. Pantoja with a leg kick and eats a counter right from Askarov. They trade and Askarov gets a takedown. They scramble up. He briefly gets a takedown but they stand and Pantoja with a knee on the break. Pantoja lands a right hand and Askarov lands some jabs in return and looks for the takedown. Askarov has the back but Pantoja scrambles out and gets the back of Askarov and digs the hooks in. Pantoja with a left hand but Askarov escapes and ends the round on top. Close round. 10-9 Askarov, 19-19.

Pantoja with a body kick. Askarov lands a couple of counter right hands. Askarov tries a takedown but Pantoja defends. Askarov with a left hand. Pantoja with a right hand and Askarov flops to the mat and Pantoja gets on top. Askarov kicks Pantoja away and they stand. Pantoja with a right hand to the body. Pantoja looking tired. Pantoja comes in with a combo and tries a takedown but Askarov defends. Askarov with a right hand. Pantoja lands as he comes forward. Askarov lands a right hand as Pantoja rushes in. Pantoja with a body kick. Askarov with a kick. Pantoja with a body kick and Askarov lands a counter right hand. Pantoja with a couple of kicks. They trade punches in close range. Askarov with a left hand. Pantoja with a nice right hand at the end. Very close fight. 10-9 Askarov, 29-28 Askarov.

Official Result- Askar Askarov def. Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Ariane Lipski (12-5, 1-2 UFC) vs. Luana Carolina (6-1, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Lipski with a leg kick and then a right hand. Lipski lands a right hand to the body and Carolina slips to the mat and Lipski gets on top. Lipski with some punches from the top. Carolina looking for a heel hook and Lipski is giving up her back. Carolina looking for a calf slicer but Lipski is composed and grabbing the leg. Lipski locks in a vicious kneebar and Carolina is screaming loudly and taps. What a submission by Lipski.

Official Result- Ariane Lipski def. Luana Carolina by submission (kneebar) at 1:28 of Round 1

> Marc Diakiese (14-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. Rafael Fiziev (7-1, 1-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Diakiese with a calf kick. Diakiese with another leg kick. Diakiese misses a spinning wheel kick. Fiziev with a heavy body kick and they clinch against the fence. Fiziev gets a takedown and is working in the half-guard. Diakiese trying to dig for the underhooks and he scrambles up. Fiziev with a huge body kick. Diakiese with a body kick and just misses a head kick. Fiziev with a big body kick. Fiziev with a combo to the body and head. Diakiese tries a takedown but Fiziev defends and ends up in the half-guard. They get to their feet and Fiziev with another big body kick. They clinch but break. They trade punches. 10-9 Fiziev.

They trade kicks early in the second. Fiziev with a right hand followed by a body kick. Diakiese tries a head kick but Fiziev ducks under and lands a counter right hand. Fiziev with a leg kick. He lands another. Diakiese lands a right hand. Fiziev with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Fiziev with some leg kicks. Fiziev with a spinning back fist and follows it with a right hand. Fiziev with some more leg kicks. Diakiese lands a nice left hand to the body. They trade punches. Fiziev coming forward and landing kicks. 10-9 Fiziev, 20-18 Fiziev.

They trade some hard strikes. Fiziev with a nice combo. Diakiese just misses a right hand. They clinch but break and Diakiese with a left hand to the body. Fiziev with a body kick. Diakiese goes for a takedown but Fiziev defends. Fiziev with an elbow and a body kick. Diakiese with some hard punches. Diakiese lands a hard right hand that was solid and Fiziev was rocked. Diakiese lands another. Diakiese with a spin kick. Diakiese with a switch knee. Close last round. 10-9 Diakiese, 29-28 Fiziev.

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

> Jack Hermansson (#6, 20-5, 8-2 UFC) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (#7, 15-5 1 NC, 10-5 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

Hermansson with a leg kick. He lands a body kick and another leg kick and Gastelum gets a takedown. Gastelum working from the top and Hermansson looks for the leg. He grabs a heel hook and Gastelum taps! Big submission win for Hermansson.

Official Result- Jack Hermansson def. Kelvin Gastelum by submission (heel hook) at 1:18 of Round 1

> Deiveson Figueiredo (#1, 18-1, 7-1 UFC) vs. Joseph Benavidez (#2, 28-6, 15-4 UFC)
UFC Flyweight Championship

They trade kicks to start. Benavidez with a calf kick. Figueiredo with a spin kick. Figueiredo drops Benavidez with a right hook and he gets on top looking to finish. Benavidez trying to survive on the bottom. Figueiredo with some big elbows. Figueiredo gets the back and is looking for the choke but Benavidez escapes. Figueiredo gets it locked back in tight but lets go. Figueiredo gets it locked back in and Benavidez fights it off again. They scramble to their feet. Figueiredo drops Benavidez again with a right hand but Benavidez pops right back up. Figueiredo drops Benavidez again and gets on top and is landing big ground-and-pound as he mounts Benavidez. Figueiredo gtes the choke locked in again and Benavidez goes out cold. Wow. Deiveson Figueiredo is the new UFC Flyweight Champion.

Official Result- Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Benavidez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:48 of Round 1 to win the UFC Flyweight Championship

UFC 249 live results: Ferguson vs. Gaethje, Cejudo vs. Cruz

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje, emanating from the Vystar Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.

The UFC returns to action after nearly two months off during the COVID-19 pandemic, returning with a stacked card that features two title fights and lots of former champions and title challengers sprinkled throughout the deep lineup.

In the main event, the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship is on the line as Tony Ferguson looks to become a two-time interim champion when he takes on Justin Gaethje. Ferguson was originally going to have his long-awaited fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, but when Nurmagomedov returned to Russia during the pandemic, in stepped Gaethje to get a title shot he’s been chasing since signing with the UFC. Ferguson has won his last twelve fights while Gaethje is on a three-fight win streak, with all of those wins coming by first-round knockout.

In the co-main event, UFC Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo defends the title for the first time against former champion Dominick Cruz, who returns from being out of action for over three years due to various injuries. Cruz is considered the best bantamweight of all-time, a title that Cejudo would like to take from him, and Cruz is looking to become the first fighter to be a three-time champion at 135 pounds.

Also on the main card is a heavyweight top contender fight as sluggers Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik collide. Exciting featherweights Jeremy Stephens and Calvin Kattar will do battle, and the main card opens with another heavyweight bout as Greg Hardy takes on Yorgan De Castro.

A stacked preliminary card is topped off with Donald Cerrone taking on former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis in a rematch of a 2013 bout won by Pettis. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum returns from a two-year suspension layoff to take on Aleksei Oleinik. The first-ever UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza will battle Michelle Waterson, as well as a welterweight bout between Vicente Luque and Niko Price.

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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> Ryan Spann (17-5, 3-0 UFC) vs. Sam Alvey (33-13 1 NC, 10-8 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Alvey was acknowledging the non-existent crowd. Spann gets an early takedown. Alvey works to his feet but Spann has a standing arm-triangle locked in. Alvey with some body punches. It is in deep and Alvey is turning red. Spann lets go and then lands a knee. They are trading and Alvey lands the right hook. Spann lands a right hand and a knee and is looking for a takedown. Alvey with a knee to the body. 10-9 Spann.

Spann with a head kick to start the second. Spann with a combo as he shoots in for a takedown. They break. Alvey lands a right hook and Spann counters with a right hand. Spann lands a right hand. Spann pressing the action and lands a body kick. Alvey lands a left hand followed by a right hand. Spann with a right hand. Alvey with some low kicks. Spann lands a left hand. 10-9 Spann, 20-18 Spann.

They quickly clinch as Spann pishes Alvey against the fence. They break and Spann lands a high kick and starts unloading punches on Alvey but Alvey is able to circle away. Alvey lands a short uppercut that stuns Spann. Spann lands a combo and then a hard right hand. Spann with a right hand and Alvey counters with a right hook. Alvey with a high kick. Alvey stuns Spann with a right hook and Spann tries for a takedown. Alvey grabs the neck and is looking for a choke but doesn’t have it in. Spann gets to his feet and they are clinched. They break and Spann is exhausted. Alvey with a left hand and then a right hand and hurts Spann again. Alvey with a strong end to the fight. 10-9 Alvey, 29-28 Spann.

Official Result- Ryan Spann def. Sam Alvey by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bryce Mitchell (12-0, 3-0 UFC) vs. Charles Rosa (12-3, 3-3 UFC)
Featherweights

Mitchell gets an early takedown against the fence. Mitchell gets the back and now gets on top and has an arm-triangle locked in deep. Rosa is breathing heavy. Rosa escapes and Mitchell has the back. Mitchell landing from the back and he is now going for another twister. He has it locked in but not in good position and lets go and moves to full mount. Mitchell landing big punches and now gets another arm-triangle choke locked in deep. Rosa gets out and has Mitchell in his guard. Rosa survives the round. Dominant from Mitchell. 10-8 Mitchell.

Mitchell gets another takedown to start the second and is working for another arm-triangle choke. He has full mount and is still working hard to find chokes. Mitchell has the mount and lands a big elbow and now some punches from the mount. Mitchell trying to transition as Rosa is grabbing a leg and Mitchell now going for the arm-triangle again. He has it in pretty good here. Mitchell with some body punches. Mitchell going for the twister again and lands some big elbows to the body. He had it but the round ended. 10-8 Mitchell, 20-16 Mitchell.

Mitchell gets a quick takedown to start the third and is going for the twister again. Rosa escapes and Mitchell moves to side control. Rosa tries to get to his feet but Mitchell retains side control. Mitchell now gets the back and moves to the mount. Mitchell working for the arm-triangle again. Mitchell scrambling every time Rosa tries to defend the position. Mitchell with an elbow. Rosa told him to stand and Mitchell stood for a split-second and got back on top. Mitchell with the crucifix position. They stand late. 10-8 Mitchell, 30-24 Mitchell.

Official Result- Bryce Mitchell def. Charles Rosa by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-24)

> Vicente Luque (#13, 17-7-1, 10-3 UFC) vs. Niko Price (14-3 1 NC, 6-3 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

They trade early and Luque landing some leg kicks. Luque with a leg kick and Price lands a right hand. They trade punches. They trade combos. Luque with some punches and body kicks. Price with a leg kick and follows with a right hand. Luque with a right hand. They trade kicks and Luque with a right hand. They trade right hands. Price with a hook to the body. Luque with a right hand and Price counters with a right. Luque with a combo. Price with a front kick and follows it with a right hand. Price throwing some big punches and then gets a takedown. Price goes for a D’arce choke but Luque escapes to his feet. Luque with a left hook and ends with a hard right hand. Wild round. 10-9 Luque.

Price with a leg kick and Luque lands a leg kick. Price with a right hand. We have a low blow and a timeout. Back to action and Luque lands a hard combo. They trade leg kicks. Price with a crescent kick and Luque counters with a right hand. They trade kicks and punches. Price with a combo and elbow against the fence and a knee to the body. Price swinging wildly and then Luque drops him to his knees with a punch. Price gets up and they separate and Price is wobbly. They clinch against the fence. They break and Luque with a snapping jab. Price with a front kick to the body and they trade punches. Price with a right hand and Luque returns a hard leg kick. They trade at the end. 10-9 Luque, 20-18 Luque.

Luque with some big leg kicks as the third starts. Price is throwing leg kicks as well. Luque lands some good punches and Price lands some counters. Price’s face is a mess. They are trading in the pocket. Luque landing some hard punches. Luque with an uppercut and Price fires back with a right hand. Luque with a big left hand and Price falls to the ground. Luque goes down into his guard. Price tries for a triangle and lands some elbows. They stand. A timeout is called to check on the cuts on Price’s face and the fight is stopped. This was a great fight.

Official Result- Vicente Luque def. Niko Price by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 3:37 of Round 3

> Carla Esparza (#7, 15-6, 6-4 UFC) vs. Michelle Waterson (#8, 17-7, 5-3 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

A lot of feeling out each other in the first minute. Waterson with some leg kicks and Esparza isn’t doing much in the way of offense. Waterson with a leg kick. Esparza tries to rush in and close the distance but Waterson escapes. Esparza with a right hand. Waterson with a leg kick. Waterson with a body kick. Waterson with a leg kick followed by a quick round kick. Esparza having trouble closing the distance. Esparza able to get a takedown. Waterson showing good defense on the ground. 10-9 Waterson.

They are feeling each other out to start the second. Waterson with some body kicks. They trade punches and Esparza not doing a lot of offense. Waterson with a leg kick. Esparza goes for a takedown but Waterson defends and they break and Waterson with a knee to the body. Esparza shoots in again but Waterson defends and lands another knee to the body. Waterson with a leg kick. Esparza lands a combo as Waterson circles away. Waterson with a high kick. 10-9 Waterson, 20-18 Waterson.

Waterson with a high kick to start the third. Esparza tries a takedown but Waterson easily defends. Esparza with a right hand but doesn’t follow up on it. Waterson with a leg kick. Esparza lands a leg kick. Esparza attempts a takedown but Waterson changes levels and defends but Esparza lands a few knees to the body. Waterson with some leg kicks. Waterson with a leg kick and Esparza grabs it and tries a takedown against the fence but Waterson defends. Waterson with a body kick as Esparza rushes in. Big right hand from Esparza. Esparza tries a takedown but Waterson defends with a knee to the body. Esparza rushes in with a combo. Waterson with a roundhouse kick and Esparza tees off with a combo but separates. 10-9 Waterson, 30-27 Waterson.

Official Result- Carla Esparza def. Michelle Waterson by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 30-27)

> Aleksei Oleinik (#12, 58-13-1, 7-4 UFC) vs. Fabricio Werdum (23-8-1, 11-5 UFC)
Heavyweights

Werdum returns from a USADA suspension. Oleinik with a right hand. Werdum lands a right hand. Oleinik throws a combo but Werdum is covering up. Werdum with a step-in knee to the body. Oleinik with a right hand. Oleinik is just teeing off on Werdum. Oleinik with some hard right hands that are hurting Werdum. Werdum with a right hand and a knee. They are tied up and trading. Oleinik with a jab. They are tied up and Oleinik is landing body shots. They break. Oleinik with some body punches. Oleinik with a left hand. Oleinik with an overhand right. Oleinik grabs the back at the end. 10-9 Oleinik.

Oleinik with a right hand and they clinch. Werdum grabs the neck and looking for a standing guillotine. They break. They trade and both land some punches. Werdum with some knees to the body. They trade right hands. Werdum with a leg kick. Oleinik with a right hand. Werdum with a head kick that lands. Oleinik breathing heavy. Werdum gets a takedown and is in side control. Werdum lands from side control and then takes the back but was high and Oleinik got out from under and they stand. They both throw winging punches and Werdum lands a knee. Oleinik lands a right hand. 10-9 Werdum, 19-19.

Werdum with a leg kick. Werdum gets a sloppy takedown and is in the half-guard. Oleinik is able to sweep to the top and is in the closed guard of Werdum. Werdum looking for the arm trying to find the kimura from the bottom. He pops the arm out and rolls to the top and Werdum had a straight armbar but lets that go. Werdum is now in full mount and looks to take the back. Werdum looks for an armbar. He lets go but goes back to mount. They slip to their feet. They quickly clinch. Werdum with a knee to the body. Oleinik lands some good punches. Werdum with a big knee. Werdum gets a late takedown. Oleinik has a cut open and Werdum goes for a late guillotine but time runs out. 10-9 Werdum, 29-28 Werdum.

Official Result- Aleksei Oleinik def. Fabricio Werdum by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Donald Cerrone (#6 LW, 36-14 1 NC, 23-11 UFC) vs. Anthony Pettis (#15, 22-10, 9-9 UFC)
Welterweights

Cerrone with a front kick to the body. Cerrone lands a left hand. Pettis with a right hand to the body. Cerrone with a right hand and then a leg kick. Cerrone with a right hand and then grabs the back standing. Pettis with a right hand. Cerrone with a combo. Pettis with a jump kick and Cerrone turns it into a takedown and is in side control. They get to their feet. Cerrone with a good combo and Pettis lands a left hand. Cerrone with a combo and Pettis lands a cracking right hand counter. Cerrone with a left hand. 10-9 Cerrone.

Pettis with a right hand to start the second. Pettis with a leg kick. They both throw kicks as the same time. Cerrone with a left hand. Pettis stuns Cerrone with a left hand. Cerrone with a leg kick and Pettis almost caught him with a spinning back fist. Cerrone with a leg kick. Pettis with a jumping switch kick. Pettis with a good combo ending with a left hand. They trade in close range. They trade and Cerrone scores a takedown. Pettis with short punches from the bottom and they stand and Cerrone lands a knee to the body. Cerrone with a body kick. 10-9 Pettis, 19-19.

Cerrone with a body kick. Pettis lands a left hand. Cerrone with a high kick and then lands a nice combo. Cerrone with a body kick. Cerrone grabs the leg but lets go. Cerrone with a combo ending with a body kick. Pettis with a big body kick and Cerrone grabs it and they clinch against the fence. Cerrone lands a knee to the body on the break. Pettis with a high kick. Cerrone with a low kick. They trade and Cerrone complains he got poked in the eye but the ref says it was a punch and Pettis teed off for a moment. Pettis just barely misses a high kick. Cerrone with a big high kick that lands clean and Pettis somehow takes it. Pettis with a left hand. Pettis with a big body kick. A wild exchange to end the fight. Close fight. 10-9 Cerrone, 29-28 Cerrone.

Official Result- Anthony Pettis def. Donald Cerrone by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Greg Hardy (5-2 1 NC, 2-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Yorgan De Castro (6-0, 1-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

De Castro coming out firing. He lands a low kick. De Castro with a left hook. Hardy with a left hand. De Castro with a combo. Hardy with a high kick. De Castro landing when Hardy comes in close. Hardy with a leg kick. De Castro stuns Hardy with a right hand. De Castro with a leg kick. They trade kicks and punches in close range and both stun the other. Hardy with a high kick as De Castro is backed up against the fence. 10-9 De Castro.

De Castro with a leg kick. Hardy lands a leg kick of his own. De Castro rushes in with a nice combo. De Castro with more leg kicks. De Castro lands another leg kick and Hardy checks it and De Castro may have hurt his foot. Hardy with a leg kick followed by a jab. Hardy with another leg kick. De Castro is doing nothing. 10-9 Hardy, 19-19.

Hardy with a big right hand to start the third. De Castro with a body kick. Hardy with an inside leg kick. Hardy with a hard leg kick. Hardy is landing more as not much is going on and De Castro has slowed down considerably. This fight wasn’t good. 10-9 Hardy, 29-28 Hardy.

Official Result- Greg Hardy def. Yorgan De Castro by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Jeremy Stephens (#7, 28-17 1 NC, 15-16 1 NC UFC) vs. Calvin Kattar (#9, 20-4, 4-2 UFC)
Featherweights* (Stephens missed weight by 4.5 pounds)

Stephens with a quick combo and a body kick. Stephens with some leg kicks. Stephens with a body punch followed by a leg kick. Kattar with a body punch. Kattar with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Stephens with a body kick followed by a leg kick. Kattar with a leg kick. Stephens with some leg kicks. Stephens with a quick combo and is still attacking with leg kicks. They trade leg kicks. Stephens with a right hand. Stephens with a couple of body kicks. Stephens with a hard leg kick and Kattar’s leg is hurting. Stephens with a jab and Kattar fires back with a massive right hand. They trade late. Stephens with a hard body punch. 10-9 Stephens.

Stephens with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Kattar lands a right hand and then lands a low kick. Stephens with a body kick. They trade punches in close range. Stephens with a right hand. They are trading in close range. Kattar with a good combo. Kattar pouring it on. Kattar lands another combo and Stephens tries for a takedown and lands an elbow as they break. Kattar then lands a huge elbow that knocks Stephens down and then Kattar lands a huge elbow on the ground that cuts Stephens open and the fight is stopped. What a finish by Kattar and a huge win.

Official Result- Calvin Kattar def. Jeremy Stephens by knockout (elbows) at 2:42 of Round 2

> Francis Ngannou (#2, 14-3, 9-2 UFC) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (#6, 10-0, 4-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Rozenstruik with an early inside leg kick. Ngannou then throws a combo and lands a left hook that knocks Rozenstruik out cold. It went less than twenty seconds. Ngannou is ridiculous.

Official Result- Francis Ngannou def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik by knockout (punches) at :20 of Round 1

> Henry Cejudo (C, 15-2, 9-2 UFC) vs. Dominick Cruz (22-2, 5-1 UFC)
UFC Bantamweight Championship

Cejudo with a heavy leg kick. Cejudo with another. Cejudo lands another. Cruz using his movement but Cejudo is landing the leg kicks. Cejudo lands another and they scramble for a moment. Cruz with a knee and Cejudo gets a takedown but they get right back up. Cejudo with another leg kick. Cruz with a short uppercut to the body. Cejudo lands a combo. Cejudo with more leg kicks. Cruz lands a nice shot at the end. 10-9 Cejudo.

Cejudo with more leg kicks to start the second. Cruz lands a leg kick. Cejudo with another leg kick. They exchange punches in close range. Cejudo with another leg kick. Cruz lands a nice right hand. Cruz lands a nice combo in close. They trade in close range. Cejudo lands a nice right hand. Cejudo with a body kick and follows it with a right hand. Cruz with a nice inside kick that caught Cejudo’s attention. There was a clash of heads and a cut is open on Cejudo’s head. We have a timeout. We get back to action. Cejudo then lands a knee right to the jaw and Cruz stumbles to the mat and Cejudo starts to land punches and was landing a lot and it is stopped as Cruz was working to his feet. It was a close, questionable stoppage but Cejudo gets the win and remains the champion.

Official Result- Henry Cejudo def. Dominick Cruz by TKO (strikes) at 4:58 of Round 2 to retain the UFC Bantamweight Championship

> Tony Ferguson (#1, 25-3, 15-1 UFC) vs. Justin Gaethje (#4, 21-2, 4-2 UFC)
Interim UFC Lightweight Championship

Gaethje with a leg kick. Ferguson lands a kick followed by a punch. Ferguson with a combo. They trade punches. Ferguson lands a leg kick as Gaethje lands a left hand. Ferguson with a leg kick after Gaethje lands some punches. Gaethje with a leg kick. Ferguson with a high kick followed by a jab. They trade punches but neither one really landed. Gaethje lands a combo. Gaethje lands a right hand as Ferguson was coming in. They both land left hooks at the same time. Gaethje lands another left hook. 10-9 Gaethje.

Gaethje with a right hand to start the second. They both throw and Gaethje lands the left hook. Gaethje lands a left hand. Ferguson’s chin is something else. Gaethje with a couple of leg kicks. Gaethje landing way more right now. Ferguson lands a right hand. Gaethje lands a right hand. Gaethje with a left hook. Ferguson not getting a lot of offense. Ferguson lands a high kick. Gaethje lands some more hard punches and Ferguson is just eating them. Ferguson lands a few leg kicks. Gaethje missing more punches right now but then lands a left hook. Ferguson lands a combo. Ferguson lands an uppercut that drops Gaethje right at the end. 10-9 Gaethje, 20-18 Gaethje.

Ferguson coming out strong to start the third. Gaethje lands a right hand. Ferguson lands a combo but Gaethje land a left hook. Ferguson is cut around both of his eyes. Ferguson with a short uppercut. Gaethje stuns him with a right hand. Ferguson lands a right hand and then a left hook. Gaethje with another right hand and then lands a hard combo. Gaethje keeps spitting blood onto the Octagon mat. Ferguson’s face is a mess. Ferguson with a sweeping leg kick. They trade in close range. 10-9 Gaethje, 30-27 Gaethje.

They trade leg kicks to start the third. Gaethje lands a right hand. Gaethje lands a left hook. Gaethje lands some good shots in close. Ferguson with a leg kick and Gaethje lands a counter left hand. They trade in close range. Gaethje hurts Ferguson with a right hand. Gaethje lands a hard right hand. A groin strike from Ferguson and we have a timeout. Ferguson with a jab and then a left hook. Gaethje with a leg kick. They trade in close range. They trade high kicks at the end. 10-9 Gaethje, 40-36 Gaethje.

Gaethje lands a right hand and then lands a combination. Gaethje with a leg kick. Ferguson is limping. Gaethje lands the jab and then a huge left hook that hurts Ferguson. Gaethje with the jab. Ferguson with a leg kick. They trade and Gaethje lands some huge punches. Gaethje with the jab that sends Ferguson to one knee for a brief second. Gaethje with a big combo. Gaethje lands a punch that hurts Ferguson and he is hurt standing and Herb Dean stops the fight. An unreal showing from Gaethje as he ends Ferguson’s win streak and wins UFC gold.

Official Result- Justin Gaethje def. Tony Ferguson by TKO (strikes) at 3:39 of Round 5 to win the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship

UFC on ESPN+ 26 live results: Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 26: Felder vs. Hooker, emanating from the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Octagon returns to New Zealand for the first time since 2017 with an exciting lightweight main event featuring two fighters looking to put themselves in the title picture.

Top-ten ranked 155-pounders headline in the five-round main event as sixth-ranked Paul Felder takes on seventh-ranked Dan Hooker in each of the man’s first UFC headline bout. Both men have won two straight fights and are looking to make a push into the top five with a win here.

The rest of the card features a mix of fighters from New Zealand and Australia as well as a few UFC veterans. Among those competing are former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Australian Jake Matthews, flyweight Kai Kara-France, and Angela Hill, who fights for the sixth time in eleven months.

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

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> Priscila Cachoeira (8-3, 0-3 UFC) vs. Shana Dobson (3-3, 1-2 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They start trading right away and Cachoeira rocks Dobson for a moment. Cachoeira then drops Dobson with a straight uppercut and it is stopped after two follow-up finishes. That was a real impressive stoppage by Cachoeira.

Official Result- Priscila Cachoeira def. Shana Dobson by knockout (punch) at :40 of Round 1

> Loma Lookboonmee (4-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Angela Hill (11-7, 6-7 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Hill coming forward to start. Lookboonmee landing more early and landing some good leg kicks. Hill lands a straight right hand and then another as Lookboonmee was landing some leg kicks. They clinch and Lookboonmee lands a body kick on the break. Lookboonmee lands a leg kick. Hill lands a right hand and they clinch against the fence. Hill gets a late takedown into side control. Hill lands some good ground-and-pound as the round ends. 10-9 Hill.

Lookboonmee comes out aggressive with kicks to start the second. Hill lands a right hand and they clinch against the fence. Hill lands an elbow as they break. Hill with a stiff jab and then lands a right hook. They clinch and Hill pushes Lookboonmee against the fence. They separate and Hill lands a right hand. Hill with a jab as Lookboonmee lands a leg kick. Lookboonmee gets a takedown and Hill looks for an armbar and now looks for a triangle choke. Hill lets go of the position and the scramble up. Lookboonmee with a teet kick to the midsection and Hill stumbles back. They clinch at the end. 10-9 Hill, 20-18 Hill.

Hill lands a right hand. Lookboonmee with a leg kick and Hill counters with an overhand right. They clinch for a moment and Hill lands a knee to the body. They are both throwing punches but nothing is landing. They trade and clinch and Hill pushes Lookboonmee against the fence. They break and Lookboonmee lands a right hand as they clinch. They break. Lookboonmee lands a combo as Hill was coming forward. Hill looks for a takedown and pushes Lookboonmee against the fence. Hill lands a hard elbow. They clinch late and Hill pushes Lookboonmee against the fence and lands some body shots. 10-9 Hill, 30-27 Hill.

Official Result- Angela Hill def. Loma Lookboonmee by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Kai Kara-France (#8, 20-8 1 NC, 3-1 UFC) vs. Tyson Nam (18-10-1, 0-1 UFC)
Flyweights

They come out swinging and Kara-France is landing some good punches early on. Kara-France with some kicks as Nam is unable to land any punches. Kara-France lands a nice right hand. Kara-France lands the jab and Nam’s head snaps back. Kara-France lands a left hook and Nam lands a right hand that stuns Kara-France for a second. Nam lands some good punches. Nam lands a knee and Kara-France lands a big right hand at the end. 10-9 Kara-France.

Kara-France lands a good combo to start the second round. Kara-France with a big combination and Nam is covering up and Kara-France still coming forward landing punches. Kara-France’s nose is bleeding a little. Nam lands a right hand to the body. Nam lands a right hand. Kara-France lands a right hand. Kara-France with an uppercut as Nam is coming forward. Kara-France with an inside leg kick and ducks under a punch attack from Nam. Nam with a leg kick. They trade late. 10-9 Kara-France, 20-18 Kara-France.

Kara-France throwing punches and they trade leg kicks. Kara-France with a right hand. Kara-France lands a right hand and Nam is retreating. Kara-France lands a hard left hook. Nam with a leg kick and Kara-France lands a right hand in response. Kara-France with a kick that hits Nam’s forearm. Kara-France with a powerful leg kick. Kara-France keeping Nam at distance with the jab. Kara-France gets a brief throw on Nam to reset. Nam gets a brief takedown but they get up. Nam gets Kara-France’s back late but Kara-France breaks free. 10-9 Kara-France, 30-27 Kara-France.

Official Result- Kai Kara-France def. Tyson Nam by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Callan Potter (18-8, 1-1 UFC) vs. Song Kenan (15-5, 3-1 UFC)
Welterweights

They trade early and Potter gets a takedown but Kenan scrambles to his back as they get to their feet and break. They trade and Kenan lands a right hand. Kenan with some shoulder strikes in a clinch before they break. Kenan lands a right hand. Kenan lands a combo and drops Potter and finishes it. Great finish by Kenan.

Official Result- Song Kenan def. Callan Potter by knockout (punches) at 2:20 of Round 1

> Jake Matthews (14-4, 8-4 UFC) vs. Emil Meek (9-4-1 1 NC, 1-2 UFC)
Welterweights

Matthews with a hard leg kick. Matthews with the jab. Matthews gets a big takedown into the half-guard. Matthews with some left hands to the body from the top. They get to their feet and Matthews lands an elbow as they break. Matthews drops Meek with an uppercut and Matthews gets right into the half-guard. Meek throwing elbows from the bottom. Matthews with an elbow from the top and Meek has a small cut open. Matthews with some body punches from the top. 10-9 Matthews.

Matthews with an uppercut and follows it with a right hand. Matthews lands a knee right to the chin and follows it with a takedown. Matthews takes the back of Meek and is trying to set up a choke. Matthews controlling the wrist of Meek and lands some punches from the back. They get up and Meek lands some good knees and then some elbows and Matthews was in trouble. Matthews then lands a spinning elbow and they exchange in a flurry before Matthews gets a takedown. They get up and Matthews is looking for the back. They break and exchange late. 10-9 Matthews, 20-18 Matthews.

Meek with a leg kick to start the third. Matthews is looking a little tired. They are trading as the pace has slowed down. Matthews shoots for a takedown but Meek sprawls and they get up. Meek lands some good punches. Meek with a strong leg kick. Matthews grabs a single leg and Meek lands some elbows. Matthews working for the takedown against the fence. Meek with some elbows and punches as Matthews still works for the takedown. Meek with a knee before they break. They trade punches in a tie-up. Meek with a late flying knee. 10-9 Meek, 29-28 Matthews.

Official Result- Jake Matthews def. Emil Meek by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Jalin Turner (8-5, 1-2 UFC) vs. Joshua Culibao (8-0, 0-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Turner landing early and Culibao lands a combo. Culibao tries a takedown but Turner ends up on top and lands some elbows. Turner back on top and lands some more elbows. They get up and clinch against the fence and Turner lands a knee to the body. Turner with another knee and elbow and then locks a guillotine choke in. Turner looking to get it locked in better but he’s in a bad position. Culibao is able to escape to his feet. They trade and Turner with a knee to the body. Turner with a spin kick to the body. 10-9 Turner.

They come out trading to start the second and Turner is pressuring Culibao around the Octagon. Culibao was circling around and injured himself during it. Turner then locks in a guillotine as they scramble. He lets go and is in mount. Turner gets the back and has the hooks in and is landing punches. This should be stopped as Turner is landing lots of punches and elbows. He’s landing more and the referee finally stops it. That was a solid performance from Turner.

Official Result- Jalin Turner def. Joshua Culibao by TKO (punches) at 3:01 of Round 2

> Kevin Aguilar (17-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4-1, 3-1-1 UFC)
Featherweights

They feel each other out inside the first minute. They trade right hands. Aguilar is throwing a lot but not landing much. Tukhugov with a combo. They trade right hands. Tukhugov lands a big left hook that drops Aguilar and Tukhugov starts throwing punches. Tukhugov drops Aguilar again and swamrs with punches as Aguilar is down and the fight is stopped. That was a big finish by Tukhugov.

Official Result- Zubaira Tukhugov def. Kevin Aguilar by TKO (punches) at 3:21 of Round 1

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> Brad Riddell (7-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Magomed Mustafaev (15-2, 3-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Mustafaev with a high kick early. Mustafaev with a body kick. Riddell then drops Mustafaev with a straight right hand and is landing from the top as Mustafaev scrambles for an ankle. Riddell scrambles out to his feet. Mustafaev with a takedown and then takes the back as they start to get to their feet. Mustafaev with a knee. Mustafaev gets another takedown but they get up and Mustafaev has the back. He lands two knees. Riddell trying to escape. Riddell explodes out and they break. 10-9 Riddell.

Riddell lands a big right hand to start and follows it with a leg kick. Riddell rushes forward and lands a combo. Riddell with a leg kick. Mustafaev tries a right hand but Riddell ducks under and lands a right hand and then lands a body kick. They trade punches. Mustafaev lands a hard right hand. Riddell with a body kick. Riddell just misses a head kick. They trade in close range. Riddell with a kick and Mustafaev takes him down and has the back. They get up but Mustafaev gets another takedown but he isn’t doing much with them. Mustafaev gets another takedown and Riddell gives his back as they stand. 10-9 Riddell, 20-18 Riddell.

They trade to start the third and Riddell is controlling the range. Mustafaev tries a flying knee but Riddell knocks him down with a right hand but Mustafaev gets right up and tries for a takedown. Riddell escapes. Riddell with a leg kick. Riddell gets a takedown and is now landing from the top. Riddell with some punches from the top. Riddell is cut open as they scramble up. They break and Riddell with a body kick. Mustafaev grabs a single leg and gets Riddell down but Riddell landing some elbows. Riddell stands up. Riddell throws Mustafaev to the mat and lands some and is landing body punches. Riddell ends the fight on top landing. 10-9 Riddell, 30-27 Riddell.

Official Result- Brad Riddell def. Magomed Mustafaev by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Ben Sosoli (7-2 2 NC, 0-0 1 NC UFC) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (16-6-1, 5-4 UFC)
Heavyweights

They are throwing big punches early and both are landing. They both land punches. de Lima with a head kick. de Lima throwing lots of punches and some landing. de Lima knocks Sosoli down with a left hand and it is stopped as Sosoli did a faceplant. Big knockout by de Lima.

Official Result- Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Ben Sosoli by TKO (punches) at 1:28 of Round 1

> Karolina Kowalkiewicz (#14, 12-5, 5-5 UFC) vs. Yan Xiaonan (11-1 1 NC, 4-0 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

They are trading early and Kowalkiewicz lands a nice right hand. Xiaonan landing the jab. They trade in close range. They trade again and Xiaonan lands some good punches. Xiaonan with a combo. They tie up and Kowalkiewicz pushes Xiaonan against the fence. Xiaonan with a takedown. Kowalkiewicz gets her guard back. Xiaonan lands a right hand and backs off and Kowalkiewicz gets up. They tie back up against the fence. They separate. Kowalkiewicz is having trouble with her right eye. Xiaonan with a side kick. They tie up and Xiaonan with a hip toss takedown. Xiaonan with some kicks as she stands. 10-9 Xiaonan.

The doctors check on Kowalkiewicz’s eye but let her fight. They come out swinging and Xiaonan is landing lots of punches. Xiaonan with a combo as she keeps coming forward. Xiaonan with a leg kick and then lands a flurry against the fence and Kowalkiewicz initiates a clinch. Xiaonan gets Kowalkiewicz down but lets her back up. Kowalkiewicz is still covering up her eye. Xiaonan gets her back and gets a suplex but they get up. They trade and Xiaonan lands some good punches and kicks. Xiaonan with a combo. 10-9 Xiaonan, 20-18 Xiaonan.

Xiaonan coming out firing to start the third as Kowalkiewicz is still having trouble with her eye. Kowalkiewicz tries a spinning back fist but Xiaonan lands a right hand and then gets a takedown and is working from the top. Kowalkiewicz looking for a leg lock. Xiaonan landing punches as Kowalkiewicz is still looking for an ankle lock. Xiaonan escapes and is in the guard of Kowalkiewicz and landing punches. Xiaonan landed some illegal kicks but they weren’t called. 10-9 Xiaonan, 30-27 Xiaonan.

Official Result- Yan Xiaonan def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

> Jimmy Crute (10-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (14-3 1 NC, 2-1 1 NC UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Crute gets an immediate takedown and flattens Oleksiejczuk out. Crute gets the back and lands some punches and keeps the fight down. Oleksiejczuk gets to his feet. Crute gets another takedown and still has the back. They get up and Crute gets another takedown. They get up and Oleksiejczuk escapes the clinch after he grabbed the fence to block a takedown. Oleksiejczuk with a right hand and then Crute gets a big takedown and is into side control and then moves to mount. Crute looking for the kimura and Oleksiejczuk taps. Crute with the dominant first-round win.

Official Result- Jimmy Crute def. Michal Oleksiejczuk by submission (kimura) at 3:29 of Round 1

> Paul Felder (#6, 17-4, 9-4 UFC) vs. Dan Hooker (#7, 19-8, 9-4 UFC)
Lightweights

Hooker with some early leg kicks. Felder slips on a spinning back fist attempt. Hooker with a right hand and Felder counters with a left hook. Hooker with another leg kick. Felder with a combo. Hooker with a snapping jab. They both land some good punches and kicks. Felder with a body kick and Hooker counters with a left hand. They trade left hands. Felder with a spin kick. Hooker trips on a leg kick and they clinch as he stands. Hooker doing a good job of circling around. Felder with a solid late combo. Close, tense round. 10-9 Hooker.

Felder’s right eye is badly swollen. They are trading punches and kicks. They trade hard punches and Hooker gets Felder’s back standing. Hooker trying to get the hooks in standing. They separate and trade calf kicks. Felder with a right hand. Felder with a spin kick to the body. Felder is turning up the volume during this round. Felder with a combo to the body in close range and just misses a spinning back fist. Felder lands a flurry and Hooker lands a combo. They trade in close and Felder with a spinning elbow. 10-9 Felder, 19-19.

Hooker with a teet kick to start the third. They trade leg kicks. Felder with a nice jab. Felder with a right hand to the body. They trade leg kicks. Felder with a left hook and follows it with an uppercut. Hooker lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks and Felder’s landed a little harder. They trade punches. Both land a jab in close. They trade leg kicks. Felder with a power leg kick and then eats a snapping jab from Hooker. Hooker with a right hand. They trade hard leg kicks. Hooker with a left hand. Hooker with a nice combo. Felder with a spin kick to the body. Hooker with a body kick. Felder looks for a takeown and they clinch against the fence. 10-9 Hooker, 29-28 Hooker.

Felder with two hard leg kicks. Felder now on the offensive as he is landing some hard punches. Hooker with a calf kick but Felder counters with a right hand. Felder lands a combo. Felder with another combo. Felder lands a left that stuns Hooker. Hooker with some leg kicks and left hands and Felder rocks Hooker with a right hand. Hooker tries a takedown and they clinch against the fence. Felder lands an elbow as they break. Hooker tries another takedown and takes the back standing. Felder lands a hard right hand after they break. Felder lands another right hand as they have a close exchange. Hooker tries again for a takedown but Felder defends. Felder with an inside elbow. 10-9 Felder, 38-38.

Both mens’ faces are a mess heading into the final round. Hooker with the jab and Felder lands a leg kick. Felder with an inside leg kick. Felder lands a right hand as Hooker circled away. They trade and Felder lands the right hand hard. Felder with another right hand that connects. Felder with another right hand. Hooker tries another takedown but Felder defends as they are clinched against the fence but they break. Hooker lands a nice combo. Felder lands a right hand. Felder with the snap jab. Hooker with the jab. Felder just misses the spinning back fist but lands a snapping jab. Felder with a hard right hand. Hooker tries a takedown and completes it with a minute left. Hooker holding Felder down and both are landing on the ground. Felder gets up but Hooker takes the back and they scramble and Hooker on top but they get up. Felder with some back elbows. Incredible fight. 10-9 Felder, 48-47 Felder.

Official Result- Dan Hooker def. Paul Felder by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)

UFC 246 live results: Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy, emanating from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The UFC starts their 2020 year off with the return of the biggest star in mixed martial arts history as former two-division UFC champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor returns to action against future Hall Of Famer Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the main event.

McGregor fights for the first time since October 2018 and is seeking his first win since November 2016 as he kicks off what he calls his 2020 season where he says is preparing to fight at least three times. Cerrone is looking to end a two-fight losing skid after suffering back-to-back losses to Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje.

In the co-main event, former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm will square off in a rematch against former title challenger Raquel Pennington. These two first met in February 2015 at UFC 184 in Holm’s UFC debut, which she won by a close split decision.

Also on the main card is a lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis and Diego Ferreira.

The prelims on ESPN will be headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between Roxanne Modafferi and highly-touted undefeated prospect Maycee Barber. Also on the prelims is an exciting featherweight bout between Andre Fili and Sodiq Yusuff.

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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> Sabina Mazo (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. JJ Aldrich (8-3, 4-2 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Aldrich throwing punches early. Neither landing much in the first minute. Aldrich lands a good combo. Aldrich lands a left hand as Mazo lands a body kick. Both miss on punch attempts. Aldrich with a leg kick. Mazo landing more but Aldrich seems to be landing better. Aldrich with a left hand. Mazo lands a left hook late. 10-9 Mazo.

Mazo landing some kicks early to start the second. They’re still feeling each other out for the most part. Neither fighter taking many risks. Aldrich lands a combo. She lands another good combo. Mazo is landing more again in this round but Aldrich doing some damage. They clinch and Mazo lands some hard knees. Mazo is bleeding from her nose. Aldrich lands a hard punch. Mazo with a head kick right at the end. 10-9 Mazo, 20-18 Mazo.

They clinch at the start of the third and Mazo pushes Aldrich against the fence. Mazo with a knee and Aldrich reverses position and they break. Mazo lands some good punches as she backs Aldrich to the fence. Mazo grabs the clinch and lands some hard elbows and then follows with some knees. Mazo roughing Aldrich up in the clinch and now lands some body punches. They are broken up by the referee. Both landing punches and Aldrich just misses a head kick. Mazo gets a quick clinch and lands an elbow. 10-9 Mazo, 30-27 Mazo.

Official Result- Sabina Mazo def. JJ Aldrich by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Aleksa Camur (5-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Justin Ledet (9-2 1 NC, 3-2 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Camur just misses a spin kick right at the start. Camur misses a loaded right hand. Camur throwing wildly and not landing but does land a high kick. Ledet lands a combo. Camur lands a combo as Ledet covers up. They both land as Camur shoots in for a clinch. Camur with a right hand as they break. Camur misses a wheel kick. There is not much going on here. 10-9 Camur.

Camur coming forward and they clinch but break. Ledet lands a right hand but isn’t doing much engaging. They clinch and Ledet with a couple of body punches. Camur with a left hook. Camur lands a right hand. They clinch and Camur with a knee before they break. They trade jabs. Ledet with a left hook and lands some punches against the fence. Camur with a body kick. They clinch and Camur with a knee and lands a combo and then starts landing more knees. Camur with a knee. He lands some punches against the fence. They break late. 10-9 Camur, 20-18 Camur.

Camur with a right hand. Not much happening and they clinch. Ledet looking to land some knees but Camur blocking them as he punches the body. They break. Camur looking tired. Ledet with a right hand. Camur with a body kick. Camur gets a late takedown and finishes on top. 10-9 Camur, 30-27 Camur.

Official Result- Aleksa Camur def. Justin Ledet by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Drew Dober (21-8 1 NC, 7-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (11-2, 3-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Haqparast lands a good combo early but slips and it allows Dober to reset. Dober lands a combo. Dober with a right hook. Dober drops Haqparast  with a left hand and is landing lots of punches and this fight is stopped. Wow, what a showing for Dober. Haqparast took too many extra punches as he was down and out. Big win for Dober.

Official Result- Drew Dober def. Nasrat Haqparast by TKO (punches) at 1:10 of Round 1

> Tim Elliott (#7, 15-9-1, 4-7 UFC) vs. Askar Askarov (#12, 10-0-1, 0-0-1 UFC)
Flyweights

Elliott landing some punches early. Askarov drops Elliott with a left hand and then gets on top. Askarov working in the half-guard trying to pass but Elliott playing good defense on the bottom. Askarov still working from the top and Elliott landing short punches from the bottom. Askarov with a flurry of punches from the top. 10-9 Askarov.

Askarov lands a hard punch and Elliott takes him down but they scramble up and Elliott just avoids a punch attack from Askarov. Askarov lands a left hand. Elliott with a left hand. They trade punches in close range and Elliott gets a brief takedown and Askarov scrambles up. Elliott gets another takedown and is in the full guard. Askarov looking for an armbar but doesn’t get it. They scramble to their feet and Askarov has the back late but time runs out. 10-9 Elliott, 19-19.

They are trading in the third and Elliott keeps coming forward but Askarov is landing the jab. Elliott coming with short punches. Askarov is having to counter. Elliott with some leg kicks and lands a left hand. Askarov lands some punches in close range. Askarov with two right hands and Elliott fires back. Both men just landing punches. Elliott pressing forward. Elliott continues to come forward as both are landing wild punches. Askarov lands a solid right hand. Elliott almost gets a takedown. Elliott is real tired as the fight ends. 10-9 Askarov, 29-28 Askarov.

Official Result- Askar Askarov def. Tim Elliott by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Andre Fili (20-6, 8-5 UFC) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (10-1, 3-0 UFC)
Featherweights

They come out swinging. Yusuff lands a right hand and Fili fires right back. Yusuff lands a left hand. Fili with a right hand. Fili tries a takedown as he pushes Yusuff against the fence. They break. Both landing the jab. Fili gets the back and scores a takedown but Yusuff right back to his feet. They trade kicks. Fili gets another takedown but Yusuff right back up again. They trade punches and Fili gets another takedown but again Yusuff pop up. Fili has the back. They roll to the mat and Yusuff has a deep kimura locked in but Fili somehow gets out of it. Yusuff gets on top and lands punches as the round ends. 10-9 Yusuff.

They trade and scramble to the mat and Yusuff ends up in side control and lands from the top. He’s keeping Fili pinned down. Yusuff with some short elbows from the top as he is trying to move to mount. He gets back into Fili’s half-guard. He gets back to side control against the fence. Yusuff finally moves to mount position. Fili able to scramble out and they get to their feet. Fili tries a spin kick but Yusuff ducks. They trade knees in the clinch. 10-9 Yusuff, 20-18 Yusuff.

Fili just misses a head kick. Yusuff with a leg kick. Neither landing much in the first minute of the third. Yusuff lands a hard right hand. Fili with a body kick. Yusuff with the double jab. They trade punches and Fili shakes his head at Yusuff. Yusuff with a hard right hand. They trade punches. They trade until the end. 10-9 Fili, 29-28 Yusuff.

Official Result- Sodiq Yusuff def. Andre Fili by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Roxanne Modafferi (#7, 23-16, 2-4 UFC) vs. Maycee Barber (#9, 8-0, 3-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Modafferi lands a right hand and they clinch. Modafferi coming forward. Modafferi lands a right hand. She lands another and gets a takedown. Modafferi trying to set up an arm-triangle from the top. Modafferi still on top and now Barber looking for a guillotine from the bottom but Modafferi escapes. Modafferi now gets the back but Barber ends up on top and lands a big elbow before the round ends. 10-9 Modafferi.

Modafferi drops Barber to start the second and gets on top. Barber trying to lock up an arm from the bottom. Modafferi now gets the mount position and is landing from the top. Barber trying to get out. Modafferi with some elbows but Barber reverses and is now on top. Modafferi trying to hold Barber in her guard. Modafferi now reverses to mount. Barber gives up her back. Modafferi landing big shots and Barber is cut open badly. Barber is a bloody mess. Modafferi with body punches from the top. Barber survives the round. 10-8 Modafferi, 20-17 Modafferi.

Barber looks to have blown out her knee. She is limping badly. Modafferi with a hard right hand. Barber is having issues standing. Modafferi with more big punches. Barber can’t put any weight on her leg. Modafferi with a takedown against the fence. Barber does reverse to the top. She’s looking for a kimura but Modafferi fights it off. Barber with a big elbow. They scramble. Modafferi ends up on top and is going to ride this one to the end. 10-9 Modafferi, 30-26 Modafferi.

Official Result- Roxanne Modafferi def. Maycee Barber by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

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> Anthony Pettis (#11, 22-9, 9-8 UFC) vs. Diego Ferreira (16-2, 7-2 UFC)
Lightweights

Pettis with a high kick. Ferreira switching stances. Ferreira with a jab followed by a high kick. Pettis lands a combo in close range. Pettis lands a right hand and circles away. Ferreira shoots for a takedown against the fence but the cage blocks it from completing. Ferreria takes Pettis’ back standing and they roll to the mat. Ferreira working for a choke. Pettis spins out and they get to their feet. Pettis with a high kick and they trade punches. They clinch against the fence. They break and Pettis just misses a big kick. Ferreira with a combo and shoots agin. Ferreira gets a takedown and moves to side control. 10-9 Ferreira.

Ferreira gets a takedown and has the back of Pettis early in the second. Ferreira trying to find the choke. Ferreira gets his arm under the neck and has it locked in and Pettis taps! Huge win for Ferreira.

Official Result- Diego Ferreira def. Anthony Pettis by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:46 of Round 2

> Brian Kelleher (19-10, 3-3 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (8-2, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Osbourne with a flying punch right at the start. They trade punches. Osbourne lands a left hand. Kelleher gets a takedown against the fence. Kelleher working from the top and landing. Kelleher looking for a guillotine and he has one locked in tight. Osbourne taps with his feet! What a submission by Kelleher.

Official Result- Brian Kelleher def. Ode Osbourne by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:49 of Round 1

> Aleksei Oleinik (#12, 54-13-1, 6-4 UFC) vs. Maurice Greene (8-3, 3-1 UFC)
Heavyweights

With this fight, Oleinik becomes the first fighter in MMA history to fight in four decades as he debuted in 1997. Greene misses a high kick and Oleinik grabs the back. Oleinik gets the takedown and is in side control. He moves to Greene’s full guard. They get up and Oleinik takes Greene back down. Oleinik has the mount. He’s working for a choke. He has one locked in. Greene is trying to fight it off with hammerfists from the bottom. Greene survives the round. 10-9 Oleinik.

Greene lands a right hand. Oleinik is missing wild punches. They clinch against the fence. They break and Greene with a knee to the body. Oleinik shoots for a takedown against the fence. He gets it and works in the half-guard. He’s working for a choke once again. Fans are booing this fight. Oleinik now going for an armbar. Greene taps. This is over thankfully.

Official Result- Aleksei Oleinik def. Maurice Greene by submission (armbar) at 4:38 of Round 2

> Holly Holm (#3, 12-5, 5-5 UFC) vs. Raquel Pennington (#5, 10-7, 7-4 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Pennington tries a Superman punch but Holm sticks her with a jab. Pennington lands a right hand. Both women looking to land. Holm with some left hands. Pennington rushes in with some punches and they clinch. Holm has the body lock against the fence. Holm with some short punches against the fence as they battle for position. Pennington reverses position for a brief moment before Holm reverses it back. They battle in the clinch to end the round. Holm had the neck late. 10-9 Holm.

Holm with a side kick and Pennington rushes forward with some punches. They clinch again against the fence. They remain clinched and not much happening and the crowd boos. They break to the center. Holm tries to shoot but they just tie up against the fence again. They remain tied up and Holm has position. They break. Holm with a side kick and Pennington grabs the back and lands some punches as the round ends. The crowd hates this fight. 10-9 Holm, 20-18 Holm.

Holm lands a left hand. Pennington lands a right hand. Holm with a front kick.They clinch but break. Holm with an inside leg kick. Pennington with a right hand. Holm with a head kick. Not a lot is happening again. Holm with the lead side leg kick. Holm lands a left hand. Pennington with a right hand and gets a brief takedown but Holm right back up. They tie up and Holm has position with just over a minute left. They are broken up by the referee. Holm lands a quick combo. They tie up again but separate. They break. Pennington with a left hand. 10-9 Holm, 30-27 Holm.

Official Result- Holly Holm def. Raquel Pennington by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Conor McGregor (#4 LW, 21-4, 9-2 UFC) vs. Donald Cerrone (#5 LW, 36-13 1 NC, 23-10 UFC)
 Welterweights

They clinch right away and McGregor with shoulder strikes and they break. McGregor with a high kick rocks Cerrone and drops him after a flying knee and left hand. McGregor swarming on Cerrone with punches from the top and Cerrone in real trouble. McGregor with more punches and this fight is stopped. Huge reaction from the crowd. It went less than a minute.

Official Result- Conor McGregor def. Donald Cerrone by TKO (strikes) at :40 of Round 1

UFC on ESPN+ 23 live results: Frankie Edgar vs. Korean Zombie

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 23: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie, emanating from the Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea.

The UFC closes out 2019 by returning to South Korea for the first time since 2015 with an exciting featherweight main event that could be a late addition to Fight Of The Year nominees.

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar will battle “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in a five-round featherweight main event. Edgar took this fight on short notice as a replacement for injured Brian Ortega and is eager to get back into the win column after losing in a title fight to Max Holloway in July. Jung is looking for his second straight win after finishing Renato Moicano in 58 seconds in June.

In the co-main event, it is a big light heavyweight battle as former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir looks to end the 12-fight win streak of Aleksandar Rakic. Also on the main card is the long-awaited return of “The Korean Superboy” Doo Ho Choi, who takes on Charles Jourdain. The featured preliminary bout is a heavyweight battle as undefeated prospect Ciryl Gane takes on Tanner Boser.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 2 a.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Alateng Heili (13-7-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ryan Benoit (#13 FLW, 10-5, 3-3 UFC)
Bantamweights

They trade early on. Benoit with a big body kick. Benoit with a nice leg kick. They trade and clinch up against the fence. Benoit with a knee to the body and they break. Benoit with a left hand followed by a body kick. Benoit with another hard body kick and then a Superman punch. Benoit lands a high kick. Heili lands a right hand and then follows with the jab. Benoit lands a right hook and follows it with a body kick. Heili lands a straight right hand that almost knocked Benoit down. Benoit tries a late takedown but it is stuffed. 10-9 Benoit.

Benoit with a hard body kick. Heili lands a right hand to the body and Benoit counters with a left hand. Benoit with a right hand against the fence. Heili lands a right hand. Benoit with another hard body kick. He lands an inside leg kick. Benoit with a head kick and then lands a flurry. Heili lands a combo. They trade punches. They trade again as both are trying to find openings to capitalize on. Heili lands a right hand that busts Benoit’s nose open and Benoit is retreating. Heili lands a combo against the fence. Benoit with a body kick. Heili with right hands to the body. Benoit with a hard body kick. Heili rocks Benoit with a right hand and lands a late flurry. 10-9 Heili, 19-19.

Heili gets an early takedown and is now working in Benoit’s guard. Heili landing body punches from the top and Benoit is able to scramble out and Heili still has the back standing but Benoit escapes. Heili lands a combo and then gets a brief takedown. They stand and Heili has the back and is trying a slam but Benoit is defending but Heili finally gets a takedown. Heili landing from a top position but they get up. Heili has the back standing. They break and Benoit lands a left hook. Heili grabs the single leg and gets a trip takedown into side control. They get up and Benoit lands a body kick. They trade in the pocket at the end. Benoit landed some hammerfists as Heili had a single leg. 10-9 Heili, 29-28 Heili.

Official Result- Alateng Heili def. Ryan Benoit by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Miranda Granger (7-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Amanda Lemos (6-1-1, 0-1 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Granger took this fight on short notice. Lemos landed a body kick and Granger countered with a right hand. Lemos with a leg kick and then another. Granger counters with her own and they clinch against the fence. Lemos gets a trip takedown into the half-guard. Lemos controlling from the top as Granger is looking to secure an arm from the bottom. Lemos with some punches from the top. Granger now attacking the leg and ankle as Lemos stands. Lemos lands from the top as she takes the back and looks for a choke. She has a choke locked in and Granger goes out cold! She had her arm around Granger’s jaw and just squeezed tight and Granger went limp. Excellent finish by Lemos for the win.

Official Result- Amanda Lemos def. Miranda Granger by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:43 of Round 1

> Raoni Barcelos (14-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (13-1, 2-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Nurmagomedov with an inside leg kick. Barcelos lands a flurry of punches and then a leg kick. Nurmagomedov with a high kick. Nurmagomedov just misses a head kick. Nurmagomedov with a spinning back fist. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick and then another spinning back fist. Barcelos with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov is landing some jabs. Barcelos lands a right hand and they trade low kicks. Barcelos with a body kick. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov lands the jab. They trade power punches. Nurmagomedov tries a spin kick and Barcelos grabs the back and is looking for a takedown. Nurmagomedov is able to escape. Nurmagomedov with a switch high kick. 10-9 Nurmagomedov.

Barcelos with some leg kicks early on and they are affecting Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov tries a takedown but Barcelos defends. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick and Barcelos lands a heavy right hand. Barcelos is landing some heavy leg kicks. Nurmagomedov with a leg kick and Barcelos lands a counter leg kick. They trade and Nurmagomedov goes for a takedown but Barcelos gets the back in a scramble. Nurmagomedov lands some short elbows but Barcelos lands some heavy punches from the back. Barcelos gets the hooks in standing and is looking for the choke. He lands some elbows to try to find his arm under the chin. He doesn’t have much time left in the round to work. 10-9 Barcelos, 19-19.

They trade early on. Nurmagomedov with a spinning head kick. They trade punches. Barcelos just misses a right hand. He lands one and they trade in close. Nurmagomedov with a couple of leg kicks. They clinch against the fence and Barcelos with a knee. They break and both land some good shots. Barcelos with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov with an overhand right. Nurmagomedov tries a spin kick but Barcelos times it perfectly and gets a takedown from it and gets to side control. He moves to half-guard and is looking to set up an arm-triangle. Barcelos lands some from the top. Barcelos gets the choke locked in but Nurmagomedov escapes though he gives up his back. They scramble to their feet. 10-9 Barcelos, 29-28 Barcelos.

Official Result- Raoni Barcelos def. Said Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Alexandre Pantoja (#4, 21-4, 5-2 UFC) vs. Matt Schnell (#9, 14-4, 4-2 UFC)
Flyweights

Pantoja swinging away early and knocks Schnell down for a second. He gets up and they are trading and Schnell tries a takedown but Pantoja defends. They slow down now. Pantoja lands a right hand. He lands another. They trade right hands. Pantoja with a leg kick. Schnell lands two punches. Schnell then rocks Pantoja with a combo. Pantoja with a leg kick. They trade in close range and Pantoja gets a takedown. Schnell landing from the bottom. They scramble to their feet. Schnell with a low kick and Pantoja pushes him to the ground and lands a big standing right hand. Pantoja gets to side control. He lands right hands from the top before they stand. Schnell with a combo. Pantoja then drops Schnell with a right hand. Schnell face plants and Pantoja lands some more punches and the fight is stopped. What an awesome one-round fight, this was a damn war. Great win for Pantoja.

Official Result- Alexandre Pantoja def. Matt Schnell by knockout (punches) at 4:17 of Round 1

> Dong Hyun Ma (16-10-3, 3-4 UFC) vs. Omar Morales (8-0, 0-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Morales with a body kick. Morales with a high kick. Ma lands a heavy left cross. Ma tries a head kick but Morales blocks it and grabs the leg and gets a takedown into the guard. Morales with an elbow from the top. Ma trying to set up a kimura from the bottom. Morales landing body punches as Ma keeps strengthening his grip on the kimura. Ma trying to get the hand free but Morales is defending and lands body punches. Ma has to let go. Morales stands and lands some big ground-and-pound. 10-9 Morales.

Morales tries a high kick. Ma misses a left hook. Ma with a low kick. Ma lands a left hand and Morales misses a loaded up counter. Ma lands a left hand. Ma with a low kick. He lands an inside leg kick and Morales counters with a big body kick. Both being very patient in this round. Ma just misses a left hand. Ma lands a counter right hook and follows it with a left hand and then a left to the body. Morales with a spinning head kick. Morales with a right hand. They trade punches. Morales with a body kick. 10-9 Morales, 20-18 Morales.

They trade to start the third. Ma with a switch kick. Ma lands a left hand and Morales counters with a big combo ending with a high kick. Morales throwing hands and just misses a head kick. Ma with a body kick. Morales drops Ma with a spinning back kick that lands right to the jaw. Morales gets to the guard of Ma and was trying to land punches but most were missing. Morales doing enough to stay on top. Morales then lands some big right hands before getting the body lock from the top. Ma threatening with a kimura attempt but Morales is going to make it to the end. Morales gets the back but they get up before the fight ends. 10-9 Morales, 30-27 Morales.

Official Result- Omar Morales def. Dong Hyun Ma by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28)

> SeungWoo Choi (7-3, 0-2 UFC) vs. Suman Mokhtarian (8-1, 0-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Mokhtarian lands a big right hand to start. They trade in close range. Mokhtarian with an inside leg kick. Choi scores a combo and then a front kick. They trade punches. Choi with a high kick and Mokhtarian stumbles. They clinch and Choi lands some good elbows and knees as he pushes the fight against the fence. Choi with some knees to the body against the fence. Choi with some more knees to the body and then an elbow. Choi then has the position taken away after grabbing the fence multiple times. The referee takes a point away from Choi. They get back to action and trade. Choi with a leg kick and he unloads with strikes. Choi with a high kick. Mokhtarian with a right hand and they clinch. Choi with a knee in the clinch. Choi with an elbow as they break. 9-9 due to the point deduction on Choi.

Choi coming out aggressive with kicks but Mokhtarian is landing the right hand. Mokhtarian circling around the fence. Choi with a body kick and then unloads a huge flurry against the fence and Mokhtarian is covering up. Mokhtarian circles away and Choi lands a body kick and Mokhtarian falls down to the ground. Choi is on top and lands some hammerfists as Mokhtarian has the leg. Choi landing some elbows and short punches from the top. They are put in a timeout as Mokhtarian lost his mouthpiece but action is restarted. Choi with some elbows from the top. They stand up. Mokhtarian with a leg kick. Choi lands a late flurry and both land hard kicks. 10-8 Choi, 19-17 Choi.

They trade body kicks to start the third. Choi lands a right hand and a body kick. Mokhtarian lands a right hand and a leg kick. Choi with a combo. Choi with another combo. Choi lands a straight right hand and then gets poked in the eye. They get back to action and are trading and Mokhtarian rocks Choi with a right hand. Mokhtarian lands a follow-up punch. He has Choi in trouble and goes for an ill-fated takedown and Choi reverses it and gets into side control. Choi trying to set up an arm-triangle but just moves to the half-guard. Choi landing from the top. Choi with some elbows from the top. Choi with more elbows and he was going for the finish late but Mokhtarian survives. 10-9 Choi, 29-26 Choi.

Official Result- SeungWoo Choi def. Suman Mokhtarian by unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-25)

> Ciryl Gane (5-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Tanner Boser (17-5-1, 1-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Gane with a right hook. Boser switches stances and just misses some big punches. Gane with a front kick. Gane with a leg kick and Boser catches it for a moment. Gane with a right hand. Boser with a leg kick. Gane with a body kick and then lands a body shot that knocks Boser off-balance. Boser lands a right hand. Gane lands a big right hand. Gane with an uppercut. They trade punches. Gane switching stances. They clinch for a moment and Gane with a knee and they break. Gane with a left hand. 10-9 Gane.

Boser throwing punches to start the second. Boser tries a right hand but Gane ducks under and tries a takedown but Boser defends. Gane with a right hand. Gane lands a left hand. Gane with a leg kick. Gane with a right hand. They trade in close and Boser has a cut under his right eye. Gane with the jab. Gane with a front kick. Boser just misses a huge left hook. Gane wobbles Boser with a hard left hand. They trade in close. Gane with a body kick. Boser with an inside leg kick. Gane with a body kick. Gane with a body kick. Boser lands some but Gane lands a lot of counter punches. Gane with an uppercut and follows it with a power left hook. 10-9 Gane, 20-18 Gane.

Both land some punches to start the third. Gane landing some punches and switching but Boser is eating them and coming forward. Boser just misses a huge right hand. Gane with a body kick and Boser grabs it but Gane blocks any takedown attempt. Gane with a left hand then a leg kick and then a knee to the body. Gane lands a combo. Boser with a leg kick. Gane with the jab. Boser tries to land but Gane gets away from them all. Gane lands a combo with a big uppercut. Gane with a step-in knee to the body. They clinch and Gane with a knee to the body. Gane with a snap jab hurts Boser and then a knee to the head. Gane lands another knee to the head. Gane with a big uppercut. Great showing by Gane. 10-9 Gane, 30-27 Gane.

Official Result- Ciryl Gane def. Tanner Boser by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

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> Kyung Ho Kang (16-8 1 NC, 5-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Liu Pingyuan (15-5, 2-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

Pingyuan with some leg kicks early on. Kang gets a takedown and is working in the guard. Kang landing from the top but Pingyuan staying very active from the bottom midway through the first. Pingyuan threatened with a guillotine but Kang escapes and remains on top. They scramble up and Kang is trying for another takedown and gets it against the fence. Pingyuan throwing some elbows from the bottom. Kang trying to extend the guard of Pingyuan while holding him down. Kang stands and lands some punches at the end. 10-9 Kang.

Kang lands a head kick early on and gets a takedown and is working in the guard of Pingyuan. Kang staying on top with heavy pressure as he pushes Pingyuan against the fence. Kang trying to pass the guard as he continues to land from the top. Pingyuan is landing short punches from the bottom. Kang remains on top landing as the round ends. 10-9 Kang, 20-18 Kang.

Pingyuan landing early and lands a nice leg kick. Kang with a low kick. Pingyuan with a combo. Pingyuan with a jumping front kick and they clinch. Kang had clinch control but they separated. Kang shoots for a takedown but Pingyuan defends. Kang tries another takedown and Pingyuan sprawls and has the neck looking to attack. Pingyuan with some knees to the body and they stand. Pingyuan tries a takedown but Kang defends and Pingyuan stumbles to his back and Kang gets on top. Kang gets fully on top. Pingyuan landing some elbows from the bottom and a huge cut is open up on Kang. Kang remains on top but Pingyuan is landing the sharp elbows from the bottom. Kang trying to improve position but Pingyuan is keeing him inside his guard. They trade on the mat as the fight ends. 10-9 Pingyuan, 29-28 Kang.

Official Result- Kyung Ho Kang def. Liu Pingyuan by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

> Jun Yong Park (10-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (11-3, 0-2 UFC)
Middleweights

They trade early on. Park with some punches. Barriault lands some and Park with a leg kick. Park lands a combo and then another leg kick. Park with a big body kick as Barriault was circling away. Barriault pokes Park in the eye and we have a timeout. Back to action and Park lands an inside left hook. Barriault with a leg kick. Park lands a combo as Barriault was covering up. Park changes levels and takes Barriault down. Barriault scrambles and Park has the sprawl position. They stand and Park has the back. They break. Park lands a left hand. Barriault with a combo. Park with a combo and he is timing his uppercut as it keeps landing. They trade low kicks and Park with a nice right hand. 10-9 Park.

Park was landing early as he got Barriault’s back against the fence. Park landed a high kick and knee and then scored a takedown and has the back of Barriault. Barriault able to escape and they break to the center. Barriault with a leg kick. He lands another. Park circling away but landing counter punches. Barriault applying pressure and landing some leg kicks. They trade and Barriault landing some right hands to the head and body. 10-9 Park, 20-18 Park.

Barriault sprints towards the center. Barriault landing some heavy right hands to start the third. Park looks for a takedown and pushes Barriault against the fence and takes the back. They break. Barriault coming forward but Park landing counter punches. Barriault with a leg kick and they clinch. Park with some knees. Barriault with a leg kick. They continue to trade as Park circles away. Barriault with a leg kick. Barriault is turning up the pressure and the volume. Park grabs the neck against the fence. They break. Barriault with a high kick and then a leg kick. Barriault stalking Park around the Octagon. He lands a right hand. 10-9 Barriault, 29-28 Park.

Official Result- Jun Yong Park def. Marc-Andre Barriault (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Da-un Jung (12-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Mike Rodriguez (10-3 1 NC, 1-1 NC UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Rodriguez throwing kicks early on. Jung lands a right hand. Rodriguez throwing more kicks. Jung knocks Rodriguez down with a right hand and it is over! Jung with some follow-up punches on Rodriguez seals the finish and he gets the big win.

Official Result- Da-un Jung def. Mike Rodriguez by knockout (punches) at 1:04 of Round 1

> Doo Ho Choi (15-3, 3-2 UFC) vs. Charles Jourdain (9-2, 0-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Choi pushing Jourdain against the fence. They clinch and Jourdain with body punches and they break. Choi lands a combo and then an uppercut. Jourdain lands a knee. Choi lands some punches and Jourdain’s nose is busted up. Choi with a leg kick. Jourdain with a flying knee and they clinch. Choi wobbles Jourdain with a counter left hook. Choi with a leg kick and follows with a left hook. Choi with a leg kick and Jourdain falls down and Choi gets in his guard. Choi lands some punches from the top. Choi gets his back as they scramble up. Choi with some left hands and they break. Jourdain with a high kick. Choi lands a combo. Jourdain with a flying knee followed by a left hand that knocks Choi down and he gets on top and lands some. 10-9 Choi.

Choi stalking Jourdain down but Jourdain lands a body kick. Jourdain with a high body kick. Choi with a body kick. Jourdain with another body kick. Choi lands a right hand. Choi lands a combo. Choi with another straight right hand and then lands some more punches and Jourdain circles away. Jourdain now lands some punches. Jourdain with an uppercut. Choi tries a flying knee. Choi with a body kick. Choi with a stiff jab. Jourdain then knocks Choi down with a left hand followed by a right and it is stopped after a couple of ground punches. Big stoppage by Jourdain.

Official Result- Charles Jourdain def. Doo Ho Choi by TKO (punches) at 4:32 of Round 2

> Volkan Oezdemir (#8, 16-4, 4-3 UFC) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (#10, 12-1, 4-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Rakic lands a right hand right away and then lands more punches and goes for a flying knee but locks in a guillotine against the fence. Oezdemir pops out. They break the clinch. Oezdemir with a leg kick. Rakic with a body kick. Rakic lands an uppercut. Oezdemir lands a left hand. Rakic with a straight right hand. Oezdemir lands a right hand. They trade punches. Oezdemir with a leg kick. Rakic grabs a single leg and trips Oezdemir down and grabs the back. They get up and Rakic lands some close punches. They trade in close range. They trade leg kicks. Rakic lands a few late punches. 10-9 Rakic.

They trade leg kicks. Rakic lands a right hand. Oezdemir with some leg kicks. Oezdemir lands some short left hooks. Rakic with a big body kick. Oezdemir with a leg kick and Rakic tries a takedown but Oezdemir defends and they clinch against the fence. Rakic with some knees and Oezdemir lands some elbows. Rakic lands an elbow as they break. Oezdemir with a leg kick and Rakic catches it and tries a takedown but Oezdemir defends. They trade leg kicks. Oezdemir lands late. 10-9 Rakic, 20-18 Rakic.

They trade early on and clinch and Rakic has the underhooks. They break and both men swing for the fences as they move to the center. Rakic with a short uppercut. Both men are missing their punches and Oezdemir is having to defend takedown attempts. Oezdemir applying the most pressure. Oezdemir lands a left hook. Rakic with a combo. They clinch against the fence. Rakic lands a combo as they break but Oezdemir lands a right hand. Oezdemir lands a head kick that is mostly blocked. Rakic shoots for a takedown but it is defended. Oezdemir landing elbows as Rakic is trying to lift him up for a takedown. Oezdemir defends as the fight ends. Close fight. 10-9 Oezdemir, 29-28 Rakic.

Official Result- Volkan Oezdemir def. Aleksandar Rakic by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Frankie Edgar (#4, 23-7-1, 17-7-1 UFC) vs. Chan Sung Jung (#6, 16-5, 5-2 UFC)
Featherweights

Edgar already mixing his punches and kicks. Jung lands a right hand. Edgar goes for a takedown but Jung defends and lands a leg kick. Jung hurts Edgar with a right hand. Jung lands big punches and drops Edgar. Jung going for the finish and has the back. The crowd going crazy. Jung flattens Edgar out. Jung landing punches from the back. Edgar surviving for now but Jung has pressure on. Jung flattens him back out and is landing. Edgar being warned to get out if he wants the fight to go on. Jung still landing as Edgar gets to his knees. Edgar gets out and they are on their feet. Jung drops Edgar again and it is stopped. The crowd is going crazy. This was an absolutely incredible performance from Jung who may get a title fight off of this.

Official Result- Chan Sung Jung def. Frankie Edgar by TKO (punches) at 3:18 of Round 1

UFC 241 live results: Cormier vs. Miocic 2, Nate Diaz returns

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2, emanating from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

The Octagon heads back to Southern California for one of the biggest fight cards of the year featuring a heavyweight title fight and the long-awaited return of one of the biggest stars in the sport.

In the main event, UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier defends the championship against the main he defeated to win that title, Stipe Miocic. Cormier returns to action for the first time since a November title defense over Derrick Lewis as he has spent time recovering from a back injury. Miocic is fighting for the first time since losing the championship to Cormier at UFC 226 in July 2018.

In the co-main event, it is the return of Nate Diaz, fighting for the first time in three years, as he takes on former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis. Diaz returns to a lot of fanfare and gets a fight he’s wanted for a while against Pettis, who is looking to go 2-0 at 170 pounds after knocking out former title challenger Stephen Thompson in March.

Also on the main card is a middleweight bout that has been in the makings for a while as former title challenger Yoel Romero takes on undefeated Paulo Costa in what could bring on lots of fireworks.

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

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> Sabina Mazo (6-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Shana Dobson (3-2, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

They trade kicks to start. They trade high kicks. Mazo hurts Dobson with a body kick and starts landing punches and then some knees and elbows in the clinch. Mazo gets a takedown against the fence. Mazo with some punches from the top. Mazo with a few elbows from the top. Dobson able to sweep and almost got the back of Mazo but Mazo ends up back in her guard. Mazo landing more and they stand and Mazo lands some knees. Mazo gets another takedown against the fence. Mazo gets the mount. Mazo with some more punches from the top as the round ends. 10-8 Mazo.

Mazo landing some punches and Dobson shoots in for a takedown but Mazo defends and lands some knees. Mazo controlling the clinch as she keeps landing knees against the fence. Dobson lands a couple elbows but is still eating knees from Mazo. Mazo gets Dobson down to the ground. Mazo lands some on top but they get to their feet. Dobson lands a right hand. Mazo with a front kick. 10-9 Mazo, 20-17 Mazo.

Dobson trying to land the right hand but missing. Dobson with a leg kick and Mazo fires back with a body kick. Mazo with a body kick. Mazo with some leg kicks and then a liver kick. Dobson lands a combo. Mazo lands a bunch of knees against the fence, going to the body and the head. Mazo with more knees and Dobson is having trouble defending. Mazo gets a takedown and into side control and lands some knees to the body. Mazo looking for the mount but lands from the top and is in complete control. This fight hasn’t even been close. Mazo lands more punches from the top as the fight ends. 10-8 Mazo, 30-25 Mazo.

Official Result- Sabina Mazo def. Shana Dobson by unanimous decision (30-24, 30-25, 30-25)

> Kyung Ho Kang (15-8 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Brandon Davis (10-6, 2-3 UFC)
Bantamweights

They trade leg kicks. Kang with a right hand. They trade right hands. Kang goes for a takedown but Davis defends. Davis with a knee as they break. Kang with the jab. Davis with a leg kick and Kang slips. Kang stuns Davis with a jab. Davis with more low leg kicks. They trade and Kang with a high body kick. Kang is landing the jab and drops Davis with a right hand. Davis quickly gets up and Kang takes the back. They go to the mat and Davis is trying to shake Kang off. Kang gets to mount but loses it and in the half-guard of Davis. Kang ends the round on top. 10-9 Kang.

They both come out firing to start the second. Kang with a leg kick. Kang shoots for a takedown but Davis defends it, goes for an armbar and loses his guard to Kang. Davis able to explode out from the bottom and they get up and break to the center. They trade punches. Davis with a high kick but Kang blocks it. Kang with a combo ending with an inside leg kick. Kang lands a right hand. Davis with a body kick. Davis lands a right hand. Davis with a leg kick and lands a late flying knee. Close round. 10-9 Davis, 19-19.

Davis with a right hand and follows with a leg kick. Davis slips on a kick attempt and Kang takes advantage and gets to side control on Davis. They are stood up from side control as Kang had good positioning. That was a bad stand-up. Kang gets Davis back down and is in side control once again. Kang isn’t doing much here but lands a couple of punches. Davis scrambles to his feet. Kang tries to take the back but Davis slips away and lands a big combo. Kang gets a takedown and is in the guard. Both are landing on the ground. Kang landing from the top and keeping busy. 10-9 Kang, 29-28 Kang.

Official Result- Kyung Ho Kang def. Brandon Davis by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Hannah Cifers (9-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jodie Esquibel (6-5, 0-3 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Both ladies being patient in the first minute. Cifers lands a right hand. Esquibel lands a right hand. Cifers with a body kick. They trade punches. Esquibel lands a right hand and Cifers lands a counter right. Cifers with a right hand that lands right on the jaw. Esquibel with a head kick. Esquibel lands a left hand. Cifers with a combo. Esquibel shoots for a takedown but Cifers shakes her off. Cifers with a hard leg kick. Cifers with a right hand. Esquibel almost had a takedown at the end. 10-9 Cifers.

They are both throwing to start the second but nothing much is landing. Cifers with a leg kick that hurts Esquibel. Esquibel gets a takedown and is in the guard of Cifers. They are stood up. Cifers gets a takedown and lands a punch to the back of the head and they get up and break and Cifers lands a knee. Esquibel gets a takedown and Cifers is going for a triangle and an armbar but is in a bad position to secure it. They scramble to their feet. They trade late. 10-9 Cifers, 20-18 Cifers.

Esquibel misses a left hand and Cifers lands a leg kick. Cifers with a high kick. There is not a lot of offense going on. Cifers with a leg kick. Cifers with a leg kick and follows with a body kick. They trade punches. Esquibel gets a takedown and is in the guard and lands an elbow. Esquibel with some body punches from the top. They are stood up. Esquibel with a front kick to the chest. Esquibel with a left hand. Cifers with a combo and lands a body kick. Esquibel gets a late takedown but Cifers reverses to the feet. 10-9 Esquibel, 29-28 Cifers.

Official Result- Hannah Cifers def. Jodie Esquibel by unanimous decision (30-28, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Manny Bermudez (14-0, 3-0 UFC) vs. Casey Kenney (12-1-1, 1-0 UFC)
140-pound Catchweight

They are trading early and Bermudez lands a punch and Kenney with a head kick that just barely lands. Bermudez gets a takedown. Kenney is going for a leg. Bermudez gets into the half-guard and moves to the full guard of Kenney. They get up and Kenney gets a takedown. Kenney is locked up in the half-guard of Bermudez. They scramble to their feet. They trade and Kenney with a left hand late. 10-9 Kenney.

Bermudez shooting for a takedown against the fence to start the second. Bermudez gets the back as they go to the mat and Bermudez scrambles to side control. Kenney reverses to the top. Kenney switches and has the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. Bermudez trying to slide out and does. They scramble to their feet. Bermudez lands a punch and they clinch. Kenney is tired. Bermudez gets Kenney to the mat and takes the back and is looking for a choke now. Kenney slips out and gets to his feet and goes back to the ground on top. Close round. 10-9 Kenney, 20-18 Kenney.

Kenney with a leg kick. Bermudez lands a right hand. They both land a combo. Bermudez with a nice combination. Bermudez gets a takedown and is in side control. Bermudez looks for a guillotine from the top but doesn’t have it locked in and he goes back to the half-guard. Bermudez landing from the top. He has big control from the top and ends the round with punches from the top. Close fight. 10-9 Bermudez, 29-28 Kenney.

Official Result- Casey Kenney def. Manny Bermudez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Christos Giagos (17-7, 3-3 UFC) vs. Drakkar Klose (10-1-1, 4-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Giagos with a body kick to start. Klose with some leg kicks. Giagos tags Klose with a left hand. They tie up and Klose lands several knees to the body. They break but then tie up once again. They trade knees and Giagos lands his knee harder. Giagos has been the controlling fighter in the clinch. They break and both miss punches. Klose initiates the clinch and pushes Giagos against the fence. Klose with an elbow as they break. Giagos with a combo late and Klose tags Giagos with a hard right hand at the end of the round. 10-9 Giagos.

Giagos with a big knee to start and they have a wild exchange. Giagos with a body kick and goes into a takedown and in the guard of Klose. Giagos landing from the top and then gets the back of Klose and has a rear-naked choke locked in. It is just on the chin and Klose gets out for a moment. Klose stands and Giagos is still on his back. He loses it and they break. They trade and Giagos lands a nice right hand. Klose with an uppercut and follows it with a hard right and Giagos is hurt. Giagos goes for a takedown but Klose defends. Klose trips Giagos to the mat and gets on top and lands a hammerfist. Klose with big punches from the top. Klose opens up a cut on Giagos. Big end of the round for Klose. 10-9 Klose, 19-19.

They clinch right away but break. Klose with a big leg kick and Giagos went to the ground but got up. Klose with an uppercut but Giagos counters with a left hook. Both throwing punches. Giagos lands a right hand. Giagos lands a combo. Klose clinches and lands a knee to the body followed by an uppercut. Giagos lands a right hand after they break. They both land punches. They trade and clinch and Klose with a foot stomp. They break and trade. Klose shoots for a takedown and picks Giagos up and slams him down but Giagos grabs the arm and tries for an armbar but Klose gets free. They get up and Giagos’ left eye is a mess. Giagos lands a right hand. They exchange late. Really good fight. 10-9 Klose, 29-28 Klose.

Official Result- Drakkar Klose def. Christos Giagos by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Raphael Assuncao (#3, 27-6, 11-3 UFC) vs. Cory Sandhagen (#9, 11-1, 4-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Sandhagen lands a right hand. Sandhagen lands an uppercut. Assuncao with a left hand. Sandhagen with an inside leg kick. Sandhagen with another inside leg kick. Assuncao with the jab. Sandhagen lands a right hand. Sandhagen with a left hook to the body. They clinch and Assuncao with a couple of knees to the body. They break and Assuncao with a left hand. Sandhagen with a right hand and then a flying knee. Sandhagen with a leg kick. 10-9 Sandhagen.

They trade punches and Sandhagen gets the clinch. Sandhagen with a knee to the head and they break. Sandhagen with a leg kick and Assuncao grabs it and they scramble to the ground and Assuncao has the back. Sandhagen able to reverse to the top and passed guard. They get up and Sandhagen takes Assuncao’s back as they go to the mat. Assuncao goes to the top as Sandhagen grabs the leg. Assuncao gets to the back and lands some punches. They continue to scramble on the mat. They continue to scramble on the mat as the round ends. Close round. 10-9 Sandhagen, 20-18 Sandhagen.

They trade to start the third. Assuncao lands a nice combo. Sandhagen with a right hand to the body. Assuncao gets a single leg and scores a takedown but they scramble to their feet. Sandhagen with an uppercut to the body. They trade body kicks. Assuncao grabs the back against the fence. Assuncao gets a brief takedown. They get up and Assuncao still has the back and lands a knee. Assuncao picks Sandhagen up and delivers a big slam but Sandhagen gets up and gets the clinch advantage. Sandhagen with the jab. Assuncao just slips away from a knee and gets the clinch. Sandhagen with a flying knee. 10-9 Assuncao, 29-28 Sandhagen.

Official Result- Cory Sandhagen def. Raphael Assuncao by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Devonte Smith (10-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Khama Worthy (14-6, 0-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Worthy took this fight earlier this week. Smith with a body kick. Smith lands a right hand. Smith with a high kick and Worthy blocks it. Smith with a leg kick. Worthy with a right hand to the body. Smith with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Smith with a leg kick. Neither able to find much with their punches. Worthy with a leg kick. Worthy then drops Smith with a left hand followed by an uppercut and Smith is in all sorts of trouble and Worthy finishes him off. Wow, what a win for Worthy after taking this fight less than a week ago.

Official Result- Khama Worthy def. Devonte Smith by TKO (punches) at 4:15 of Round 1

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> Derek Brunson (#8, 19-7, 10-5 UFC) vs. Ian Heinisch (#10, 13-1, 2-0 UFC)
Middleweights

Heinisch opening up quick with an uppercut and hurts Brunson with a head kick but Brunson shakes it off and grabs ahold of Heinisch. They break. They trade. Brunson with a body kick. Brunson is landing the straight left hand. Brunson shoots for a takedown but Heinisch defends. Heinisch lands a right hand. Brunson with a combo. Brunson shoots from a distance and pushes Heinisch against the fence. Close round. 10-9 Heinisch.

They trade leg kicks to start. Heinisch with a right hand that Brunson barely blocks. Brunson with a hard combo and Heinisch shoots for the takedown but Brunson sprawls. Brunson with a high kick. Brunson with a left hand and then another and Heinisch is stunned. Brunson with a body kick. Big flurry from Brunson and he takes the back of Heinisch. Brunson lets go and they trade punches. Brunson misses a head kick and slips but gets up. Brunson with some body kicks. Heinisch misses some heavy right hands. Heinisch goes for a takedown but Brunson defends and lands some big left hands. 10-9 Brunson, 19-19.

They are trading punches and Brunson lands a left hand and grabs a leg. He moves to the back and slams Heinisch down but they pop back up. Brunson lands a nice left hand. Heinisch shoots for a takedown but Brunson stuffs it. Brunson gets the body lock and gets a takedown and has the back. Heinisch gets out and grabs the leg but they break. They trade and Brunson getting the better of the exchanges. Brunson landing body kicks but Heinisch lands some punches. Both men are tired with a minute left. They trade late. 10-9 Brunson, 29-28 Brunson.

Official Result- Derek Brunson def. Ian Heinisch by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Gabriel Benitez (21-6, 5-2 UFC) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (9-1, 2-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Yusuff throwing bombs right away and cuts Benitez open within seconds. Yusuff with a hard kick and follows with a right hand. Yusuff with more big punches. Yusuff with a combo. Benitez with a knee to the body followed by a leg kick. Benitez with a leg kick. Benitez with more inside leg kicks and Yusuff lands some punches. Benitez lands two left hands. Benitez drops Yusuff with a left hand but he gets up. Benitez swarms on him as he covers up. Benitez lands another left hand. Benitez with a leg kick. Yusuff drops Benitez with a right hand and then finishes him off with hammerfists on the ground. What a great finish by Yusuff as he gets the first-round stoppage.

Official Result- Sodiq Yusuff def. Gabriel Benitez by TKO (punches) at 4:14 of Round 1

> Yoel Romero (#2, 14-3, 9-2 UFC) vs. Paulo Costa (#7, 12-0, 4-0 UFC)
Middleweights

Costa with a body kick to start. Romero with a left hand and Costa stumbles back. Romero with a head kick. They have a quick scramble. Costa misses a head kick. Costa hurts Romero with a punch and then Romero drops Costa with a left hand. Costa gets up. Costa with a body kick. Romero with another left hand. Costa with a right hand followed by a body kick. Costa with a combo. Romero with a knee to the body. Costa with a knee to the groin of Romero and Romero goes down and we have a timeout. We get back to action. Romero with a left hand. Costa with a head kick that Romero blocks. Romero with a takedown attempt and Costa lands punches and then Romero lands punches. They both land hard punches. Romero with a left hand. Romero with more left hands. Costa applying pressure and lands a wheel kick. 10-9 Costa.

Romero with a body kick. Costa with a combo. Costa with a body kick and Romero counters with a right hand. Costa with a couple of left hooks. Costa with a combo and he is teeing off and Romero is yelling at him while he is eating punches. They trade kicks. They trade punches. Romero has great speed but his footwork has seemed off. They trade punches. Romero with a left hand. Costa lands a right hand but Romero counters with a left hand. Costa with a high kick and Romero sticks his tongue out at him. Romero with an uppercut. Romero with a late takedown. 10-9 Romero, 19-19.

Romero with a left hand and then he lands a big flurry. Romero with a left hand and Costa lands two body kicks. Romero with a straight left hand. Romero pokes Costa in the eye and we have a timeout. Back to action and Costa with a leg kick. Costa keeps landing punches and Romero sticks his tongue out every time. Romero with a combo. Romero with a pair of left hands. Costa with a body punch and one to the head. Romero with an uppercut and a left hand. Costa with a right hand. They are throwing down and Romero lands some big punches. This is wild. Romero with a big flurry of punches and Costa is fading. Costa’s nose is pouring blood. Romero with a combo. Costa with a head kick that Romero eats. Romero gets a takedown but Costa is able to scramble up. Great, great fight. 10-9 Romero, 29-28 Romero.

Official Result- Paulo Costa def. Yoel Romero by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Anthony Pettis (#7, #9 LW, 22-8, 9-7 UFC) vs. Nate Diaz (19-11, 14-9 UFC)
Welterweights

Diaz with a combo to start his attack. They trade kicks. Diaz with some pressure and Pettis lands a right hand. Pettis with a leg kick. They trade punches. They trade and clinch and Diaz lands a knee to the body and some body punches. Pettis lands a combo as they break. Diaz with a front kick to the body. Pettis with a combo and high kick. They clinch and Diaz with some body shots. They break. Diaz with a right hand. Pettis with a knee and Diaz gets a takedown. Pettis looking for a guillotine but Diaz pops out. Diaz in the guard. Diaz takes the back and lands some punches and then gets to the mount. Diaz gets the back again and lands some punches and has back control as the round ends. 10-9 Diaz.

Pettis falls down after they trade leg kicks but gets up and they clinch for a moment. Pettis lands a left hand. Pettis with a combo and lands a right hand. Diaz is cut around his eye and he keeps checking it. We have a timeout so the doctors can check on the eye of Diaz. Back to action. Pettis with a right hand. They trade right hands. Diaz with a knee to the body. Pettis lands a left hand. Diaz gets the back and scores a takedown and has side control. Diaz lands from the top but Pettis scrambles out. Diaz with a knee after they stand. Diaz with a big elbow along with fence. Diaz with a combo. Pettis is running out of gas. Diaz with a knee to the body. Loud chants for Diaz. Diaz with a big knee followed by a right hand. Pettis counters with a right but Diaz with an uppercut. Pettis with an elbow and Diaz is cut open. They trade at the end. 10-9 Diaz, 20-18 Diaz.

Diaz looks the fresher fighter heading to the third. Pettis with an uppercut as they clinch. They trade in phone booth range. Diaz with a combo. Pettis with a high kick. Diaz with a front kick. Pettis lands a right hand. Diaz with a combo and then more punches and lands some knees to the body and head. Pettis goes to the mat and Diaz is on top and landing punches. Diaz has the back and tries to get the hooks in. Crowd is loud for Diaz. Pettis spins into the guard of Diaz. Diaz landing from the bottom and blocking any offense from Pettis. Pettis lands an elbow and stands but goes back into the guard. Diaz landing from the bottom and went for an armbar but Pettis escapes and Diaz ends up on top and then gets the back. Great grappling here. Diaz landing punches from the back and takes the back. Pettis gets to the guard and Diaz throws up a triangle as time runs out. 10-9 Diaz, 30-27 Diaz.

Official Result- Nate Diaz def. Anthony Pettis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Daniel Cormier (C, 22-1 1 NC, 11-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Stipe Miocic (#1, 18-3, 12-3 UFC)
UFC Heavyweight Championship

Miocic with an inside leg kick. Cormier with a pair of leg kicks. Cormier with a left hook. Miocic with an inside leg kick. Miocic with another. Cormier with a right hand. Cormier with another right hand. They trade. Cormier shoots for a single leg and then picks him up and slams him to the ground. Cormier in side control and gets to the half-guard. Cormier with some short punches from the top but Miocic defending well. Cormier being patient from the guard of Miocic. Cormier with a big left hand from the top. Cormier with more punches from the top. Miocic tries an upkick and now Cormier trying for the back. Cormier with hammerfists. They get to their feet. Cormier with late elbows. 10-9 Cormier.

Miocic lands a jab. Miocic with an inside leg kick. Cormier with a hard leg kick. Miocic with a knee to the body. Miocic lands a right hand. Miocic with a combo. Cormier with the jab. Cormier with an elbow. Cormier with an uppercut and then a straight right hand. Cormier with another right hand. They trade punches. Miocic lands a right hand. Cormier with a hard right hand. Cormier with an elbow and they clinch. They break and Miocic lands a combo. Cormier with a right hand. They both land in an exchange. Miocic with a left hand. Cormier with a left hand and they clinch. They break. Miocic lands a right hand. Cormier with a hard uppercut. Cormier with a jab. They trade punches. Miocic with a body kick. Cormier with some punches and a head kick. They trade late. 10-9 Cormier, 20-18 Cormier.

Miocic lands a combo with a hard right hand. Miocic tries a takedown but Cormier easily defends and just misses a head kick. Cormier with the double jab. They are tagging each other in close range. They clinch and Miocic pushes Cormier to the fence. Miocic with a knee to the body. Miocic tried a spinning elbow as they broke but missed. Miocic with a combo. Cormier with the double jab. Cormier with a body kick. Cormier with the jabs again. Cormier lands a right hand. Miocic takes Cormier down but Cormier right back up. Miocic with a knee to the body. Cormier lands a combo. Cormier with a hard right hand. Cormier with a combo but Miocic lands a right hand. They trade punches late. 10-9 Cormier, 30-27 Cormier.

Miocic with an inside leg kick. Cormier with a leg kick. Cormier lands a left hand. Miocic misses a right hand. Miocic with a left hand to the body and then a right hand. The pace has slowed. Miocic is applying pressure but not throwing a lot. Miocic now going with left hands to the body. Cormier with a right hand. Miocic still ripping to the body. Cormier with a right hand. Cormier lands another right hand. Miocic lands another left hand to the body and follows it with a right hand. Miocic then lands a right hand that drops Cormier and he finishes him off in the fourth round. Wow, big win by Miocic as he regains the title.

Official Result- Stipe Miocic def. Daniel Cormier by TKO (punches) at 4:09 of Round 4 to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship

UFC on ESPN 4 live results: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Leon Edwards

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards, emanating from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The Octagon returns to San Antonio for the first time since June 2014 with an exciting welterweight main event and a very solid line-up of fights.

In the night’s main event, former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos looks for his second straight win when he takes on Leon Edwards, winner of seven straight fights. Dos Anjos makes the quick turnaround after submitting Kevin Lee in May, while Edwards is coming off a win over Gunnar Nelson in March. This will have a major effect on the welterweight rankings.

Also on the main card is a trio of heavyweight fights that sees Aleksei Oleinik taking on Walt Harris, former NFL player Greg Hardy battling Juan Adams, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Ben Rothwell. There is also a pair of exciting lightweight fights on the main card as James Vick takes on Dan Hooker, and Alexander Hernandez takes on Francisco Trinaldo.

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

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> Domingo Pilarte (8-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Felipe Colares (8-1, 0-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

Pilarte with leg kicks to start. Colares landed a big body kick and they clinch. Colares has the back and landing some knees to the legs. Colares working the back and lands some foot stomps. Pilarte with some backwards elbows while eating some knees. They exchange punches and Colares with a big knee. They break and Pilarte with a high kick. Colares with a big body kick. Colares with some more knees and then gets a takedown. Colares gets to side control. Pilarte gets the arm and almost has an armbar in but Colares escapes and starts landing from the top. They scramble to their feet. Colares has back control as the round ends. 10-9 Colares.

Pilarte throwing hands to start the second and they trade leg kicks. Colares with a body kick and he shoots for a takedown. They battle against the fence with both landing shots. Pilarte rolls for an armbar but Colares escapes and they scramble up. Pilarte has back control now. They go to the mat and Colares gets the back of Pilarte. Pilarte grabs the arm and escapes and now has the back as they stand. They go to the mat and Pilarte lands a big left hand. They stand and Pilarte lands a combo and gets a takedown. They stand. They break and Colares shoots in but Pilarte grabs the neck. Colares escapes but gives up his arm and Pilarte rolls for an armbar but Colares escapes and lands from the top before going into the guard. Colares lands some punches. 10-9 Pilarte, 19-19.

Colares lands a low blow and we have a timeout. Back to action and they clinch. Pilarte has the back and jumps on Colares and drags him down. Pilarte working for a choke. Pilarte has an arm in but Colares is fighting it off. Pilarte still working as Colares tries to fight him off. Pilarte with some elbows. Colares throwing back punches and making lots of noise while doing so. Pilarte still trying to work for the choke. Colares throwing more punches but Pilarte gets the choke locked in while he was doing so. He survives. 10-9 Pilarte, 29-28 Pilarte.

Official Result- Felipe Colares def. Domingo Pilarte by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Mario Bautista (6-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Jinsoo Son (9-3, 0-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

Bautista throws a high kick and eats a counter right from Son. Son with a right hand. They both land in close range. Bautista with a leg kick. Bautista with a right hand. They trade in close range. Bautista with a quick combo. They both land punches in dirty boxing range. Son lands a combo. Son with a leg kick but eats a counter right from Bautista. They trade in close range. Son witb a flying knee. They tie up. They break and Bautista with an overhand right. They trade leg kicks. Son with the jab while Bautista lands a body kick. Son with a left hand and a combo. Close round. 10-9 Son.

Son lands some punches and Bautista rushes in to tie up. They trade knees. Son working for a takedown against the fence. Bautista has a standing armbar locked in but Son fights off and takes the back. They break and Son gets a takedown but they scramble up and Son has the back. Bautista spins and lands a few body punches and an elbow as they break. Son lands a left hook as they trade. Son lands an uppercut and Bautista fires back with a combo. They are both landing in a tie up. They are just throwing wild punches. Bautista drops Son to a knee with a hard right hand. Bautista with an elbow. They trade in close range. They continue to trade wild punches. Bautista shoots in late but can’t get it as the round ends. 10-9 Bautista, 19-19.

They both throw punches to start the third. Bautista with a body kick followed by a left hand. They both land punches. Bautista lands a hard right hand. They both land elbows. Son with a knee in the clinch. Bautista lands a couple of elbows. They both land a right hand. Son gets a takedown and is in side control. They get to their feet. Bautista lands some punches. Son with a left hand. Bautista lands a right hand. They both land in close range. Both men are tired. They continue to land. Son with an uppercut. Bautista lands a right hand. Bautista landing more punches late. They are swinging wildly late. Fun fight, close fight. 10-9 Bautista, 29-28 Bautista.

Official Result- Mario Bautista def. Jinsoo Son by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Ray Borg (11-4, 5-4 UFC) vs. Gabriel Silva (7-0, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Borg with a leg kick. Silva lands a right hand as Borg rushes in. They clinch and both land as Borg pushes Silva against the fence. Borg working hard for the takedown against the fence. Silva grabs a single leg and gets Borg down. Silva landing from the guard. They get up but Silva has the back and drags it down though Borg scrambles up and has clinch advantage. They both battle for position. Silva has the back but Borg escapes and lands a right hand. 10-9 Silva.

Silva misses a punch as Borg ducks under and scores a takedown. Borg working in the half-guard. Silva rolls out to the top but Borg has the neck and has a guillotine locked in tight. SIlva defending. Borg squeezing but Silva pops his head out and is now on top. Silva with an elbow from the top. Borg gives up his back as he tries to scramble out. Silva gets the hooks in. Silva trying to lock a choke in but doesn’t quite have it. Borg spins out to the guard and lands some punches. Borg now gets the back and has the hooks in. They get to their feet and break. Borg with an uppercut. Borg with some punches. Borg has the back and Silva falls into his back control. Borg has the back as the round ends. 10-9 Borg, 19-19.

Silva shoots right in but Borg escapes. Borg picks Silva up and slams him to the ground and has side control. He moves to half-guard. Borg in control on the top. Borg with an elbow but they get to their feet. Borg gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Borg has the back and gets another takedown. Borg has back control and lands a punch. Silva stands but Borg still has his back. Silva stands and has Borg on his back. Borg gets Silva back down and lands some punches. Borg has the neck but Silva gets out. Borg with some late punches. 10-9 Borg, 29-28 Borg.

Official Result- Ray Borg def. Gabriel Silva by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Roxanne Modafferi (#5, 23-15, 2-3 UFC) vs. Jennifer Maia (#6, 16-5-1, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights* (Maia missed weight by 3 pounds)

Maia missed weight for this bout. Modafferi with a right hand. They trade punches. Maia lands a combo. They trade and clinch. They battle for position in the clinch and Maia with a right hand. They break after both land. Modafferi shoots in for a takedown against the fence. Modafferi trying to take Maia down but Maia defending well. Modafferi drags her down but Maia escapes and they stance. Maia with a knee in the clinch. Modafferi tries a late takedown to no avail. 10-9 Maia.

Maia lands a right hand. Modafferi with a right hand. Modafferi lands a combo. Maia returns punches. Maia lands a right hand. Maia with a combo as Modafferi lands a right hand. Maia with an uppercut and they clinch and Maia lands a couple uppercuts. They clinch against the fence and Maia lands a right hand as they break. They both land a jab. Modafferi with a leg kick. Modafferi tries a trip but Maia throws her to the ground. Maia with another uppercut in the clinch. They clinch and both battling for underhooks. Maia with a combo late. 10-9 Maia, 20-18 Maia.

Maia wth a right hand. Modafferi lands a right hand but eats an uppercut from Maia. Maia landing close-range punches. Maia with a couple of uppercuts. Maia lands a hard right hand. Maia landing some punches. They clinch and Maia with punches. Modafferi can’t get her down. Modafferi trying a takedown but Maia defending it. They break. Maia with an uppercut. They trade and clinch. 10-9 Maia, 30-27 Maia.

Official Result- Jennifer Maia def. Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Sam Alvey (33-12 1 NC, 10-7 UFC) vs. Klidson Abreu (14-3, 0-1 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Abreu with a front kick. Abreu with a right hand as he rushes in for a takedown. They trade knees and Abreu’s knee lands low. Alvey with a leg kick. Abreu goes high but Alvey blocks it. They clinch but break. Abreu lands a left hand. Alvey with a leg kick. Abreu with a leg kick. Alvey with a right hand. They both land a punch. Alvey lands late. Abreu lands at the end. 10-9 Abreu.

Abreu with a high kick. Abreu with a leg kick. Abreu lands a jumping knee right to the chin of Alvey. Alvey with a left hand. Abreu with a leg kick. Alve lands a left but Abreu gets a takedown and Abreu gets the back. Alvey turns into Abreu’s guard. Alvey with a few punches from the top. They get to their feet. They clinch. They break. 10-9 Abreu, 20-18 Abreu.

Abreu with a head kick and then a leg kick. Alvey misses a left hand. Abreu with a high kick. Abreu with a hard leg kick. Alvey lands a right hand. Abreu with a left hand. Alvey lands a combo and Abreu retreats. They clinch and Alvey with some knees. Abreu lands some punches. Alvey with a leg kick. 10-9 Alvey, 29-28 Abreu.

Official Result- Klidson Abreu def. Sam Alvey by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Raquel Pennington (#6, 9-7, 6-4 UFC) vs. Irene Aldana (#10, 10-4, 3-2 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Pennington with a right hand. Pennington with a body kick. Aldana lands a right hand. Pennington lands a right hand. Pennington with a leg kick. Aldana lands a combo. Pennington rushes in. Pennington lands a right hand. ALdana with a leg kick. Aldana with a heavy leg kick. Aldana with more inside leg kicks and Pennington lands a left hand. Aldana with a combo ending with a leg kick. Pennington shoots in and lands a right hand at the end. They trade late. 10-9 Pennington.

Pennington lands a right hand. Aldana with a right hand. Pennington with a high kick. She lands a leg kick. Aldana lands a flush right hand. Aldana now ripping to the body but Pennington fires back. Pennington with a right hand. Aldana with a left hook and lands a right hand. Aldana with a right hand. Pennington lands a flush right hand. Aldana with a combo. They clinch and Pennington has the advantage. Aldana with a knee. Pennington working for a takedown as Aldana has the neck. Aldana with a knee to the body. They trade knees and Pennngton lands an elbow. Pennington goes for a takedown but Aldana defends. Penningto with some late punches. Close round. 10-9 Pennington, 20-18 Pennington.

Aldana with a left hand. Aldana with a right hand. They both land punches. Aldana with a right hand. Aldana with a leg kick and Pennington grabs it. Pennington gets the takedown off of it. Aldana trying for a kneebar. She goes for a calf slicer. Pennington rolling out of it. Pennington lands an elbow from the top. Aldana grabs the back but Pennington landing hammerfists from the top. Pennington now gets on top and is looking for a choke. She lets go and has back control and lands punches. Pennington with lots of punches from the top. She ends the round strong. 10-9 Pennington, 30-27 Pennington.

Official Result- Raquel Pennington def. Irene Aldana by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Alex Caceres (14-12 1 NC, 9-10 1 NC UFC) vs. Steven Peterson (17-8, 1-2 UFC)
Featherweights

They come out trading. They trade big kicks. Caceres with a left hand. They trade. Peterson with a front kick. Caceres with a short combo. Peterson with a body kick. Caceres lands a left hand. Caceres with a high kick. Peterson lands a right hand. Peterson with another right hand. Caceres with a left hand. Caceres with a body kick. Peterson gets a takedown and has the back. Peterson has the choke locked in. Caceres fights it off. They stand and Peterson still has the neck but Caceres gets out. Peterson with punches from the back. 10-9 Peterson.

Peterson misses a high kick. Caceres with a short uppercut. Caceres with a high kick. Peterson is cut open. They clinch and both land. Peterson with a leg kick. Caceres with a body punch. Caceres with a body kick. They trade. Caceres told his corner he broke his hand in the first round. Caceres with a right hand stumbles Peterson. Peterson with a head kick. Caceres with a left hand. Caceres with a side kick. Peterson with a jumping body kick. 10-9 Caceres, 19-19.

Caceres with a body kick. Caceres avoiding Peterson’s striking attacks. Caceres with a combo. Caceres with a body kick. Peterson shoots but Caceres easily gets away. Caceres with a right hook. Caceres with the jab. Peterson goes for a body lock but Caceres escapes. They trade strikes. Peterson lands a left hand. Lots of running around avoiding strikes by Caceres. Peterson with a body kick. They trade in close range. Peterson with a left hand. Caceres backpeadling. Peterson drops Caceres with a punch and gets on top in the half-guard. Peterson now in the full guard. He ends the fight on top. 10-9 Peterson, 29-28 Peterson.

Official Result- Alex Caceres def. Steven Peterson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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> Andrei Arlovski (27-18 2 NC, 16-12 1 NC UFC) vs. Ben Rothwell (36-11, 6-5 UFC)
Heavyweights

Arlovski with a right hand to the body. Arlovski with a body kick. Arlovski with two right hands. Rothwell lands a right hand followed by an uppercut. They trade in close and Arlovski with an uppercut. Arlovski with a body kick. Rothwell with a right hand. Arlovski lands a right hand. Arlovski with a spinning back fist. He lands an uppercut. Arlovski with a combo that knocks Rothwell back. Arlovski with a leg kick. Arlovski with a combo and a leg kick. They trade right hands. Rothwell is bleeding. Arlovski with a right hand. Arlovski with a spinning back fist. Arlovski with a combo and high kick. They trade punches. 10-9 Arlovski.

They trade to start the second. Arlovski with a leg kick followed by punches. Arlovski with a hard right hand. Arlovski with a combo. Arlovski with a high side kick. Arlovski with another spinning back fist. Rothwell lands a right hand. They clinch and nothing is going on. Arlovski with a knee as he escapes and then lands a right hand. Rothwell’s face is a mess. They clinch again. Arlovski with another spinning back fist. Arlovski with a right hand. He lands another. Arlovski with a right hand at the end. 10-9 Arlovski, 20-18 Arlovski.

Arlovski with a short uppercut. They continue to trade and Rothwell is just a punching bag at this point. He does land a right hand but eats a counter right from Arlovski. Rothwell gets a brief takedown. They get up and Arlovski has the body lock. Rothwell reverses position. They are trading and Arlovski landing punches and kicks. Rothwell lands some short punches and Arlovski is hurt. Arlovski gets the body lock at the end as he was in lots of trouble. 10-9 Rothwell, 29-28 Arlovski.

Official Result- Andrei Arlovski def. Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Alexander Hernandez (#13, 10-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (23-6, 13-5 UFC)
Lightweights

Hernandez with a high kick. Hernandez with a cracking right hand. Hernandez with a body kick. Trinaldo with a body kick. They trade punches. Hernandez with a high side kick. Hernandez with a leg kick. They trade as Hernandez lands a body kick. Hernandez with a head kick. Trinaldo with a low blow and we have a timeout. Hernandez with a high kick late. 10-9 Hernandez.

Hernandez with a right hand. Trinaldo with a high kick. Neither man finding much openings. Hernandez with a body kick and then gets the back but Trinadlo spins out and they break. Hernandez with a quick combo and then slips away. Hernandez doing a lot of circling away. Trinaldo misses a spin kick. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez’ left eye is a mess. Trinaldo just misses a head kick. Hernandez with a body kick. 10-9 Trinaldo, 19-19.

Hernandez gets the body lock and pushes Trinaldo against the fence. They trade knees. Hernandez with a kick and Trinaldo slips to the ground but gets right up. Hernandez with a high kick. They trade in close range. Hernandez with a body kick but Trinaldo is chasing him down. Trinaldo with a high kick. They trade close. Hernandez pushes Trinaldo back but does nothing else. They trade late. Boring fight but crowd was into it. 10-9 Trinaldo, 29-28 Trinaldo.

Official Result- Alexander Hernandez def. Francisco Trinaldo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> James Vick (#15, 13-3, 9-3 UFC) vs. Dan Hooker (17-8, 7-4 UFC)
Lightweights

Hooker with a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Hooker with a leg kick. Hooker with some punches and Vick returns fire. Hooker with a left hand. Vick lands a right hand. They trade kicks. Hooker with a left hand. Hooker drops Vick with a left hand and then finishes him off with more punches on the ground! We finally have a finish on this card after ten straight decisions.

Official Result- Dan Hooker def. James Vick by knockout (punches) at 2:33 of Round 1

> Greg Hardy (4-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Juan Adams (5-1, 1-1 UFC)
Heavyweights

Adams stuns Hardy with the first jab thrown. Both throwing bombs. Adams goes for a single leg but Hardy defends and is landing punches. The referee is warning Adams to do something and he stops the fight! Wow, that was bad. Dan Miragliotta stopped the fight as Adams was trying to get himself set up for a single leg, but he was eating a lot of punches. Hardy wins. Adams is really upset.

Official Result- Greg Hardy def. Juan Adams by TKO (punches) at :45 of Round 1

> Aleksei Oleinik (#9, 54-12-1, 6-3 UFC) vs. Walt Harris (#14, 12-7 1 NC, 5-6 1 NC UFC)
Heavyweights

Harris with a jumping knee to the body and then connects with a left hand that knocks Oleinik down and after two more punches Oleinik is out cold. Wow. It went right around ten seconds. Big win for Harris there.

Official Result- Walt Harris def. Aleksei Oleinik by knockout (strikes) at :12 of Round 1

> Rafael Dos Anjos (#4, 29-11, 18-9 UFC) vs. Leon Edwards (#12, 17-3, 9-2 UFC)
Welterweights

Edwards with a quick combo. Edwards gets a takedown and is on top. Edwards looking to pass to the mount. Edwards with an elbow from the top. Dos Anjos grabs the leg. Edwards with some punches from the top. They get to their feet. Edwards has back control. Edwards with a head kick as they break. Dos Anjos with a hard leg kick. They clinch and Edwards with a knee. They break. Dos Anjos with a leg kick but Edwards lands a right hand. Edwards with an elbow. Edwards goes low for a takedown but time runs out. He lands an elbow as they break. 10-9 Edwards.

Dos Anjos with a body kick and Edwards returns fire with a leg kick. Edwards lands a left hand. Edwards with a cracking right hand. Dos Anjos lands a left hand. Dos Anjos with a leg kick. Edwards grabs a single leg but Dos Anjos defends against the fence. They break. Edwards lands a couple of left hands. Edwards with a high kick. Dos Anjos with a body kick. DOs Anjos goes for a takedown but Edwards defends. Edwards with an elbow. Dos Anjos lands a leg kick as Edwards was trying to grab him and Edwards rolls to the bottom and Dos Anjos in his half-guard. Edwards sprawls out from the bottom. Edwards lands a nice combo. They trade strikes. Dos Anjos is cut under his right eye. 10-9 Edwards, 20-18 Edwards.

They checked the cut before the round and let Dos Anjos continue. Edwards with the jab. They trade punches. Dos Anjos back attacking the legs. Dos Anjos shoots for the takedown but Edwards defends against the fence. They break and Edwards lands a nice combination. Edwards with another hard elbow. He lands another one after they break a clinch. Edwards with a high kick that is blocked. Dos Anjos goes for a takedown against the fence but Edwards defending. Edwards now has the better position. Edwards with body punches against the fence. Edwards is looking really good here. They are broken up by the referee. Edwards with a nice uppercut. Dos Anjos gets the body lock against the fence. Edwards reverses. Edwards breaks with an elbow. 10-9 Edwards, 30-27 Edwards.

Edwards landing quick punches to start the fourth. He lands a left hand. They trade in close range. Dos Anjos with a body kick. They trade in close range. Edwards with a leg kick. They trade left hands. Dos Anjos with a right hook to the body. They clinch and Edwards with an elbow. Edwards with another hard elbow. Dos Anjos with two leg kicks. Dos Anjos lands a flying knee but Edwards grabs him as he lands it and slams him to the ground. They scramble to their feet after Edwards lands some shots from the top. They trade knees. 10-9 Edwards, 40-36 Edwards.

Dos Anjos might need a finish to win here but these decisions tonight have been questionable. Edwards with a nice combo to start the round. Dos Anjos with an uppercut. They clinch and Edwards has the body lock. They break. Dos Anjos with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Edwards dumps Dos Anjos to the ground for a second and grabs the back. Dos Anjos complaining about something. They break. Edwards with the jab. Dos Anjos with an uppercut to the body. Edwards with a stiff elbow. Edwards with a left hand. Dos Anjos with a body kick and Edwards grabs the leg and pushes him against the fence. They break. Dos Anjos tries a flying knee but Edwards catches him and takes him down right before the fight ends. 10-9 Edwards, 50-45 Edwards.

Official Result- Leon Edwards def. Rafael Dos Anjos by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

UFC 237 live results: Namajunas vs. Andrade, Anderson Silva in action

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade, emanating from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Octagon heads back to Brazil for the second time in 2019, this time for a pay-per-view event with a title fight on top and a card filled with past champions and both future and current members of the UFC Hall Of Fame.

In the main event, UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas heads into enemy territory to defend her title for the first time in 13 months when she takes on top contender Jessica Andrade. Namajunas is coming off back-to-back wins over former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, but has been out of action since April 2018. Meanwhile, Andrade gets her second crack at winning UFC gold, riding a three-fight win streak over Claudia Gadelha, Tecia Torres and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

In other main card action, former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva returns to Brazil looking to get back in the win column when he takes on rising contender Jared Cannonier. Also, former two-time UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo goes for three straight wins as he looks to derail the rise of Alexander Volkanovski, winner of 16 straight fights.

In preliminary card action, light heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira looks to get his second straight win when he battles Ryan Spann, and former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion and UFC Hall Of Famer BJ Penn looks to get his first win since 2010 when he takes on long-time UFC veteran and fan favorite Clay Guida.

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

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> Talita Bernardo (#15, 6-3, 1-2 UFC) vs. Viviane Araujo (6-1, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Araujo took this fight earlier this week and normally fights at 115 pounds. They trade kicks. Araujo with a right hand that backs Bernardo up. Araujo with a body kick. Araujo with a leg kick. Bernardo misses her punches and Araujo counters with a right. Bernardo with a left hook to the body. Araujo definitely quicker. They trade right hands. Araujo with a right hand. Bernardo tries a body kick but Araujo catches the leg and throws her to the mat but lets her up. Bernardo with a high kick followed by a right hand. Bernardo tries a takedown but it gets stuffed and Araujo ends up on top in the half-guard. Araujo switches to the back and lands some punches but time runs out. 10-9 Araujo.

Araujo starts with a leg kick. They trade punches and Bernardo lands the right hand. Bernardo with a leg kick but eats a counter right from Araujo. Araujo lands a hard right hand and just misses a second one. Araujo with a right hand but Bernardo lands a counter right hand as well. Araujo with a right hand. Bernardo with a leg kick and shoots for a takedown but Araujo defends. Bernardo working hard against the fence but gave up her back and Araujo escapes. Araujo now gets a takedown on Bernardo after Bernardo lands some punches. Araujo with some punches from the top before Bernardo pushes her off. They stand up. Bernardo lands some heavy punches at the end. 10-9 Araujo, 20-18 Araujo.

Bernardo lands a flurry of punches to start the third. Araujo then lands a hard right hand. They trade in the picket and Araujo then lands a massive right hand that knocks Bernardo out. One punch and Bernardo was done. Impressive finish and performance by Araujo.

Official Result- Viviane Araujo def. Talita Bernardo by knockout (punch) at :48 of Round 3

> Raoni Barcelos (13-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Huachin (10-3-1, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Both firing away right at the start. Barcelos with a leg kick. Huachin lands a left hand. They trade in very close range. Huachin with a left hand. Huachin looking for the knockout punch. Huachin with a left hand. They trade punches. Barcelos with a leg kick. They continue to trade punches. Huachin with a leg kick. Huachin lands another left hand. They trade again at the end. 10-9 Huachin.

They continue to trade punches and kicks to start the second. Huachin is landing the better punches. Barcelos drops Hauchin with a right hand and Barcelos scrambles to his guard and is landing from the top. Barcelos teeing off with big punches from the top. Huachin is moving around trying to escape but Barcelos has him pinned down. Barcelos gets the back and is landing punches but slides back to the top and has a no-arm guillotine in. Barcelos lets go and is back on top. Barcelos gets to the mount and is looking to set up a choke as he has hooks in. Barcelos still landing from the top now landing elbows and the fight is stopped. Big finish by Barcelos there.

Official Result- Raoni Barcelos def. Carlos Huachin by TKO (strikes) at 4:49 of Round 2

> Luana Carolina (5-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (8-2, 0-2 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Carolina with a huge knee to the body. Cachoeira lands a right hand. They clinch. Carolina with a couple of knees to the body then they break. They trade punches. Carolina with a leg kick. Carolina with a left hand and then a knee. Carolina lands a couple of elbows. They trade kicks. Cachoeira with a right hand and she chases Carolina around the Octagon. Carolina with some knees. Carolina with a head kick and Cachoeira with some right hands. Carolina cut under her eye. Cachoeira chasing her around and eating punches and kicks as she does so. They clinch and trade knees. 10-9 Carolina.

They trade kicks. Carolina lands another head kick but Cachoeira fires back with some right hands. Carolina with a combo and she resets. They trade and Carolina with a body kick and Cachoeira with a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Carolina drops Cachoeira with a head kick and goes for a finish but Cachoeira grabs her and takes her down. Carolina now looking for a submission as she has an arm and a reverse triangle. Carolina had the armbar but Cachoeira escapes. They scramble up and Carolina lands a knee to the face as they were getting up and it looked illegal. They get back to action and clinch and Carolina lands elbows and knees. Carolina with more head kicks and punches. Carolina grabs the neck and jumps to guard but Cachoeira defends. Carolina locks in a reverse triangle but Cachoeira escapes to her feet. They trade at the end. 10-8 Carolina, 20-17 Carolina.

Carolina landing kicks and punches as she circles around. Carolina with a spinning back fist. Cachoeira trying to catch her but she has slowed down. Cachoeira with a big right hand. Carolina with a knee to the body as she circles away to reset. Carolina still landing punches and Cachoeira has eaten some big shots. Cachoeira has zero striking defense as she is just eating punches. Carolina with another head kick followed by a knee. They trade and Cachoeira with a big left hand. 10-9 Carolina, 30-26 Carolina.

Official Result- Luana Carolina def. Priscila Cachoeira by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)

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> BJ Penn (16-13-2, 12-12-2 UFC) vs. Clay Guida (34-18, 14-12 UFC)
Lightweights

Penn landing left hands but Guida coming out aggressive. Penn with a combo. Penn with a left hook. Penn with the jab. Guida lands a left hand. Guida with a leg kick and then a head kick. Guida with a leg kick. They trade punches. They trade again. Penn hasn’t found himself in trouble yet. Guida with the left hook. Penn lands a right hand. They trade punches and Penn lands an uppercut. Penn with the jab at the end. 10-9 Penn.

Guida with a leg kick. Guida lands a left hand. Penn slowing down a little. Penn with a left hook. They trade low kicks. Penn with a right hand to the body. They trade and Guida with a leg kick. Penn with the jab and another jab. Guida with a head kick. Guida now shoots for a takedown against the fence. Penn defends but eats a combo from Guida against the cage. Guida with an elbow. Guida with body punches. They break and Penn lands the jab. Guida with a leg kick. Guida hurts Penn with a high kick and then lands punches in the clinch. Guida with a takedown late in the round and finishes on top. 10-9 Guida, 19-19.

Guida hurting Penn with punches and lands a big uppercut. Guida landing punches and they clinch against the fence. Guida with body punches and lands an elbow over the top. Guida dropping down and looking for a takedown. They break and Guida knocks Penn down with a right hand. Penn gets right back up and Guida back looking for the takedown. They break and Guida landing punches. Penn does land an uppercut. Penn is tired. Guida with big punches in dirty boxing range. They trade hard punches and Guida drops back down looking for the takedown. They break. Guida with a head kick. 10-9 Guida, 29-28 Guida.

Official Result- Clay Guida def. BJ Penn by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

> Warlley Alves (12-3, 6-3 UFC) vs. Sergio Moraes (14-4-1, 8-3-1 UFC)
Welterweights

Alves with a couple of leg kicks. Alves with a high kick. Alves with another leg kick. Moraes tries a kick but Alves grabs it but lets go. Alves circling around and lands another leg kick. Moraes lands an uppercut and a right hand. Alves back with another leg kick. Moraes with a right hand. Alves with more leg kicks. Alves with an eye poke and a brief timeout. Moraes with a low kick. Alves tries a flying knee but misses. 10-9 Alves.

They are trading kicks and Moraes’ leg is swollen. Alves with more leg kicks and then goes high with a head kick. Alves with more leg kicks. Alves with a combo and then back to a leg kick and Moraes finally partially checks the kick. Alves with a left hand but Moraes lands a harder counter left hook. Alves just misses a right hand but lands a body kick. Alves with a right hand. Alves with another leg kick. Alves with a body kick and a right hand to the body. 10-9 Alves, 20-18 Alves.

Moraes bringing pressure to start the third. Moraes lands a left hand but eats a counter combo from Alves. Alves with a left hand to the body and hurts Moraes. Alves with a combo. Alves with an uppercut. Alves with the jab and then a right hand against the fence. Alves with another right. Alves with another combo. Alves with a spin kick. Alves with a body kick. Moraes is tired. Alves then lands a flying knee and knocks him out with a vicious uppercut. What a finish by Alves as he looked really good tonight.

Official Result- Warlley Alves def. Sergio Moraes by knockout (punch) at 4:13 of Round 3

> Thiago Moises (11-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (17-6 1 NC, 0-3 UFC)
Lightweights

Moises landing kicks and Holobaugh is firing back with punches against the fence and looks for a single leg. Holobaugh lets go and they get back to the center. They trade punches and Holobaugh back looking for a takedown against the fence. Moises then scores on a takedown and is in the half-guard. Holobaugh looking for a kimura from the bottom but can’t find it. Moises with an elbow from the top and then another. Moises gets into the full guard of Holobaugh and lands some punches. Moises controls to end the round. 10-9 Moises.

They trade kicks and Moises with a right hand. Moises lands a head kick and Holobaugh walks right through it and pushes Moises against the fence. Holobaugh with a knee to the body as they switch positions. Moises gets a takedown and into the guard of Holobaugh. Moises grabs the neck as Holobaugh works to his feet. They break to the center. Holobaugh pushes Moises up against the fence. Moises with an elbow after they break. Holobaugh with some punches and he gets Moises against the fence. Moises with a couple of elbows but Holobaugh fires back an uppercut. Holobaugh with body punches. Holobaugh with a flurry late. 10-9 Holobaugh, 19-19.

Holobaugh with a right hand. Moises just misses a front kick. Moises with a spin kick and both land punches. Moises with a leg kick that drops Holobaugh and Moises quickly gets into the half-guard. Moises trying to get the hook in but Holobaugh able to scramble to his feet and lands a punch. Moises then gets another takedown and is in the guard. Moises with an elbow. Moises then gets the back and has a choke locked in tight but Holobaugh somehow escapes as he chases the leg. Holobaugh finishes the takedown as he eats elbows from Moises. Moises gets to his feet and gets a big takedown. Moises finishes on top. 10-9 Moises, 29-28 Moises.

Official Result- Thiago Moises def. Kurt Holobaugh by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

BREAKING: UFC President Dana White has announced that Nate Diaz will face Anthony Pettis in the co-main event of UFC 241 on August 17 in Anaheim, California. The fight will be at 170 pounds.

> Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (23-8, 6-5 UFC) vs. Ryan Spann (15-5, 1-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

They are trading early. Spann gets a takedown and passes to side control but Spann gets into the mount and has an arm-triangle locked in tight. Nogueira defending well off his back. Spann lets go and lands an elbow and they scramble up. Nogueira lands a left hand. Spann then lands a straight right hand and drops Nogueira with a huge left hand and finishes it with one more punch on the ground. Great knockout win by Spann.

Official Result- Ryan Spann def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by knockout (punch) at 2:07 of Round 1

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> Irene Aldana (#11, 9-4, 2-2 UFC) vs. Bethe Correia (#13, 10-3-1, 4-3-1 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights* (Correia missed weight by 5 pounds)

Correia missed weight by a lot. They feel each other out early on. Correia misses a right hand but lands one. Both women being patient. Aldana lands a right hand. Correia lands a counter punch. Aldana lands the jab. Correia with a leg kick but misses a spinning back fist. Aldana with a combo. Correia with a left hand. Correia lands a right hand. Aldana with a combo. Aldana lands the jab. Correia with a left hook. Aldana with a right hand and then another as she tags Correia at the end. 10-9 Aldana.

Aldana lands a left hand. Aldana with a right hand to the body. Correia lands a right hand. Aldana with a combo. Correia with a right hand and a kick and then an overhand right. Correia with another right hand. They trade in close range. Aldana has been throwing the same combos and Correia has adjusted. They are throwing more now. Correia lands a combo after Aldana lands a left to the body. Correia lands a hard right hand. Correia with a right hand. Correia lands more and then Aldana lands at the end. 10-9 Correia, 19-19.

Aldana lands to start the third. Aldana lands a right hand. Aldana with another right hand that lands clean. They are both landing and Correia backs Aldana up with a right hand and then lands some more. Correia with a combo but Aldana blocks the right hand. Aldana with a right hand. Aldana lands a punch. Correia goes for a takedown but misses it and they go to the mat and Aldana gets the back and locks in an armbar and Correia taps! Great finish by Aldana in a very close fight to take the judges out of it.

Official Result- Irene Aldana def. Bethe Correia by submission (armbar) at 3:24 of Round 3

> Thiago Alves (23-13, 15-9 UFC) vs. Laureano Staropoli (8-1, 1-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Staropoli with a jump kick. Staropoli with another kick. Staropoli with a high kick then a leg kick. Alves with a leg kick but Staropoli with a counter high kick. Staropoli with a spin kick. Alves is cut open on the hairline. Staropoli lands a combo but Alves with a leg kick. Staropoli with a leg kick but misses a spin kick. Alves being really patient and not doing a whole lot. Staropoli misses a flying knee against the fence. Alves with a body kick and then a leg kick and lands a hard right hand at the end. 10-9 Staropoli.

They trade kicks. Staropoli now throwing different shots. Alves with a right hand and a leg kick. Alves with a body kick. Staropoli with a right hand and Alves stumbles down but gets up. Staropoli gets his back and takes the fight back to the mat. They get up and break away. Staropoli with a combo. Staropoli with a couple of body shots. He lands a right hand. Alves with a right. Alves with a body kick. 10-9 Staropoli, 20-18 Staropoli.

They both come out swinging and Alves takes Staropoli down. They get up and break. Staropoli with a body punch. He lands a combo but Alves counters with a leg kick. Staropoli now landing to the body and then throws a kick to the head. Staropoli with a combo. Alves with an inside leg kick and then lands an uppercut. Alves with a leg kick. Staropoli with a right hand. Alves with a body kick. Alves hurts Staropoli with a knee to the face and Staropoli is on the retreat. Alves with a leg kick. Alves with the left hook and then a leg kick. Alves turning it up at the end. Alves lands a knee. Alves with a huge punch at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Alves, 29-28 Staropoli.

Official Result- Laureano Staropoli def. Thiago Alves by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Jose Aldo (#1, 28-4, 10-3 UFC) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (#4, 19-1, 6-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Volkanovski with some low kicks to start. Volkanovski with more low kicks as neither man is doing much in the first two minutes. Volkanovski with more leg kicks. Aldo with some body punches. They trade leg kicks. Volkanovski with some more kicks. Aldo with the double jab. Aldo with a hard right hand. Aldo with a low kick. Volkanovski lands a right hand. They trade and clinch. Aldo with a jumping knee. Volkanovski with a body kick and with a left hand at the end. 10-9 Volkanovski.

They trade to start the second. Volkanovski with a leg kick. Aldo with a combo. Aldo with the jab and Volkanovski stumbles a little. Aldo with a knee to the body. Aldo with a looping left hand. Volkanovski with a left hand. Time out as Aldo got poked in the eye. Back to action and Aldo is landing more. They clinch as Volkanovski was eating some punches. Volkanovski with some knees against the fence. They remain clinched but break. Aldo with a left hand. They trade in close range. Aldo with a knee to the body. 10-9 Volkanovski, 20-18 Volkanovski.

They trade to start the final round. Volkanovski lands a right hand. Volkanovski clinches and pushes Aldo against the fence and gets away with grabbing the fence. They break. Volkanovski with a body kick. Volkanovski working and landing punches as Aldo is looking for a knockout shot. Volkanovski with a combo. They clinch against the fence again. Volkanovski staying busy landing knees to the legs of Aldo. They ride it out there. 10-9 Volkanovski, 30-27 Volkanovski.

Official Result- Alexander Volkanovski def. Jose Aldo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Jared Cannonier (#10, 11-4, 4-4 UFC) vs. Anderson Silva (#14, 34-9 1 NC, 17-5 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

Cannonier stalking Silva around the Octagon. Cannonier with some leg kicks. Silva with a hard body kick. Cannonier just misses a right hand. Cannonier with a leg kick. Silva with a leg kick and then a jumping switch kick. Cannonier lands a few right hands and they clinch. Silva with a slicing elbow. Cannonier lands a combo as they break. They trade kicks. Silva with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Cannonier lands a right hand and then ducks under a right hand from Silva. Silva with a left hand and then a high kick. Cannonier then lands a leg kick and Silva goes down in pain and Herb Dean quickly stops the fight. Silva is hurt bad and screaming out in pain and Cannonier gets the win. Biggest win of the career for Cannonier. Silva might have blown out his knee.

Official Result- Jared Cannonier def. Anderson Silva by TKO (kick) at 4:47 of Round 1

> Rose Namajunas (C, 8-3, 6-2 UFC) vs. Jessica Andrade (#1, 19-6, 10-4 UFC)
UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship

Namajunas with quick punches to start as she moves in and out. Namajunas with a right hand. She is light on her feet. Namajunas landing punches and Andrade is cut open. Andrade lands a punch that stuns her. Namajunas with a fast jab. She lands a combo. Namajunas is tagging Andrade. Andrade gets a slam but Namajunas has the arm looking for an armbar. Andrade slammed her right into the armbar but Andrade escapes and they break. Namajunas with a brief takedown. Namajunas back to the jab. Andrade with a couple of leg kicks. Namajunas with a combo. Namajunas drops Andrade with a knee and Namajunas gets into her guard. They get up and Namajunas had the neck but they break. Andrade lands a right hand. Namajunas lands a combo. They are both firing. 10-9 Namajunas.

Andrade with some leg kicks to start the second. They are both swinging. Andrade now landing punches but Namajunas lands a counter left. Namajunas is landing the jab and Andrade is trying to land a power right hand. Andrade with a leg kick and she’s opening up more. Namajunas lands a left hand. Andrade with a flurry out of range but lands a knee as they clinch. Andrade with a big slam that knocks Namajunas out cold! What a crazy finish. Andrade picked Namajunas up and dropped her right on her head and Namajunas went out. We have a new strawweight champion.

Official Result- Jessica Andrade def. Rose Namajunas by knockout (slam) at 2:58 of Round 2, Andrade wins the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship

UFC on ESPN+ 4 live results: Derrick Lewis vs. Junior Dos Santos

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 4: Lewis vs. Dos Santos, emanating from the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.

The Octagon visits the state of Kansas for the very first time with a main event featuring a former heavyweight champion and a former title challenger along with an exciting undercard.

Derrick Lewis looks to get back into the win column after coming up short in his first UFC title shot when he takes on former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos in the headline bout. Lewis lost by second-round submission when he challenged Daniel Cormier for the championship in November at UFC 230 and is eager to get back in title contention. Dos Santos comes into this fight having put himself back into the title picture off of two straight wins.

In the co-main event, it is an exciting welterweight bout between rising contenders Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, winner of six straight, and Curtis Millender, who has won nine straight. Also on the card is a heavyweight bout between Blagoy Ivanov and Ben Rothwell, who returns to action after being out for almost three years.

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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> Alex White (12-5, 3-5 UFC) vs. Dan Moret (13-4, 0-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Moret with some hard left hands to start off and goes for a takedown against the fence. Moret with some knees to the legs as he looks for a trip. White defending the takedown well. Moret still working for the takedown. They break for a second and Moret lands a combo and goes back for the takedown. White defending and has the neck and a standing guillotine but Moret pops out and they exchange before Moret goes back for the takedown and finally gets it. Moret looking to step over to mount as he remains on top. White with short punches from the bottom but Moret landing elbows and punches now. They scramble to their feet and now White going for a takedown but time runs out. 10-9 Moret.

White with an inside leg kick and Moret goes for underhooks and a takedown but White reverses against the fence. White with a knee. They battle for underhooks. They break. White with a right hook. They trade and Moret shoots but White grabs the neck again for a standing guillotine. Moret now grabs White’s neck as he goes for a takedown. Both men are tired. They break. White lands a combo. White with an uppercut. White is cut open. They clinch again as Moret goes for the takedown. They break and trade punches. White with a spin kick and lands some solid punches on Moret. White with a combo that rocks Moret. 10-9 White, 19-19.

White lands a punch as Moret shoots in for a takedown. Moret is warned for holding the fence as White reverses positions and gets a takedown. They pop up and Moret warned again for grabbing the fence. They break and trade. Moret works for a takedown again but eating body punches from White. White now working for a takedown and gets it. They get back up and battle for underhooks. Moret now dropping for a takedown but White defending it. White with some elbows. They break and start trading as the fight ends. Wild exchanges to end the fight. 10-9 White, 29-28 White.

Official Result- Alex White def. Dan Moret by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Alex Morono (15-5 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Zak Ottow (17-6, 4-3 UFC)
Welterweights

Morono with a right hand. They trade. Morono with a front kick. Ottow with a hard body kick. Morono just misses a swinging right hand. Ottow with a short front kick. They trade punches. Morono with a spin kick. Ottow gets a takedown but Morono reverses and takes the back and is landing punches and elbows trying to finish. Morono flattens him out and is landing and it is stopped. Solid showing by Morono.

Official Result- Alex Morono def. Zak Ottow by TKO (strikes) at 3:34 of Round 1

> Louis Smolka (15-5, 6-5 UFC) vs. Matt Schnell (#15 FLW, 12-4, 2-2 UFC)
Bantamweights

They trade kicks. Schnell lands a combo. Schnell landing more and rocks Smolka with a right hand. Smolka lands a left hook. Schnell with a combo but eats a hard left from Smolka. They clinch and Schnell gets a takedown. Schnell gets a guillotine locked in and Smolka is ok. Smolka pops out. Schnell now trying for a triangle choke and now an armbar but Smolka escaoes. Schnell now back to the triangle and he gets Smolka to tap! Solid win for Schnell as he hunted for the submission and found one that got the job done.

Official Result- Matt Schnell def. Louis Smolka by submission (triangle choke) at 3:18 of Round 1

> Maurice Greene (6-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Jeff Hughes (10-1, 0-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Hughes lands a left hand. Hughes with a right hand to the body. Greene lands a left but eats a leg kick from Hughes. Greene with a body kick. They trade punches. Greene with a hard right hand. Hughes with a leg kick. Greene with a body kick. They trade in close. Greene with some elbows as they clinch and then some hard knees and more elbows. They break to the center. Hughes with a combo and then works for a single leg against the fence. Greene defends with elbows. Hughes with a right hand. They trade at the end and Hughes lands a right. 10-9 Greene.

Hughes with a combo. They trade as they get to the center of the Octagon. Hughes with a combo. Hughes with a punch to the body off a kick from Greene. Hughes goes for a takedown against the fence. They break and Greene hurts Hughes with a punch and Hughes stumbles back. He recovers and lands a left on Greene. They trade against the fence and Hughes lands a combo. Greene with a body kick. Hughes lands a left hook. Hughes lands at the end. 10-9 Hughes, 19-19.

Crowd loud for the start of the third. Greene with a body kick. Hughes with a right hand. Greene with a body kick and they trade punches. Hughes with a short right hand. Hughes with the jab. They trade jabs. Greene with a body kick and Hughes counters with a right hand. They trade right hands. Hughes misses a spin kick. Hughes with a right hand and misses a spinning back fist. Hughes with the jab. Hughes lands a head kick. They both miss spin kicks at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Hughes, 29-28 Hughes.

Official Result- Maurice Greene def. Jeff Hughes by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Grant Dawson (12-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Julian Erosa (22-6, 1-2 UFC)
Featherweights

Erosa with a side kick. Dawson goes for a takedown and gets it. Erosa locks a triangle choke in and starts landing elbows. Dawson escapes and lands some punches from the top. They get to their feet. Dawson works for a takedown and gets it. They get back up. They trade and Erosa rocks Dawson but Dawson gets a takedown. Dawson in the guard. They get up. Dawson picks Erosa up and carries him around the cage and gets a slam. Dawson passes to side control. Dawson back to the guard and is winging punches. Dawson with some short body punches. 10-9 Dawson.

Dawson gets a takedown right away and lands some punches. Erosa lands an upkick. They get back up and Erosa lands an uppercut. They trade and Dawson goes for a takedown. They scramble and Dawson gets the back but they get up. Erosa lands a right hand. Erosa with a leg kick and trips up Dawson for a second. Erosa hurting Dawson with leg kicks. Dawson with a knee and lands a combo. They are trading and Dawson has Erosa hurt. Erosa with a spinning back fist and goes down from it He gets up and they trade against the fence. Dawson slips on his own spinning back fist. They trade and Erosa lands some punches. Dawson with a spinning back fist. 10-9 Dawson, 20-18 Dawson.

Both winging punches. Erosa lands a punch and Dawson takes him down. Dawson working in the guard and Erosa searching for a triangle. Dawson gets the back and is working for a choke. Dawson gets back in the guard and then gets the back again and trying to flatten Erosa out. He has the choke for a moment but Erosa escapes. Dawson with some ground and pound now. Dawson back in the guard and landing some more ground and pound at the end. 10-9 Dawson, 30-27 Dawson.

Official Result- Grant Dawson def. Julian Erosa by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)

> Marion Reneau (#6, 9-4-1, 5-3-1 UFC) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (#9, 11-4 1 NC, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

Kunitskaya with a leg kick. Reneau lands a right hand. Kunitskaya gets a brief takedown. She gets the fight back down. They get back to their feet. Kunitskaya with some knees as they clinch. Reneau with a short elbow but Kunitskaya continues to land knees. Kunitskaya with a calf kick after they break and then a body kick. Kunitskaya misses a spinning back fist. Kunitskaya with a leg kick. Kunitskaya lands the spinning back fist this time. Reneau lands a right hand and gets a takedown after catching the leg of Kunitskaya. Reneau gets on top at the end. 10-9 Kunitskaya.

Reneau lands a quick combo. They clinch and Kunitskaya with some knees. They break. Reneau lands some punches. Kunitskaya with a quick knee but eats a left hand from Reneau. Kunitskaya with some leg kicks. Reneau with a right hand to the body and Kunitskaya counters with a left. Reneau with some right hands. Kunitskaya missing her kicks. Reneau lands some quick punches. Reneau with a body combo. Reneau with a front kick. Reneau with a combo. They trade and Reneau getting the better of it 10-9 Reneau, 19-19.

They trade and Kunitskaya with a body kick. Kunitskaya lands a right hand. Reneau with a left hand. Kunitskaya with a leg kick. Reneau lands a combo. Kunitskaya with an inside leg kick. Reneau backs her up with some punches. They continue to trade quick punches and Reneau is controlling the Octagon more. Reneau with a left followed by a right. Kunitskaya with a body kick and Reneau lands a couple of right hands. Kunitskaya’s face is showing lots of damage. Reneau with a combo. Reneau with another. Kunitskaya has a broken nose. Close fight. 10-9 Reneau, 29-28 Reneau.

Official Result- Yana Kunitskaya def. Marion Reneau by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Anthony Rocco Martin (15-4, 7-4 UFC) vs. Sergio Moraes (14-3-1, 8-2-1 UFC)
Welterweights

Martin with some leg kicks. Moraes gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Martin reverses to the top position and in Moraes’ half-guard now. Not a lot going on. They are stood up due to lack of action on the ground and Martin right away with a leg kick. Martin with more leg kicks and Moraes lands up high with a kick. They trade leg kicks. Moraes misses a wild spin kick. 10-9 Moraes.

Martin with a leg kick. Martin lands a right hand. Martin with a short right hand. Moraes with a quick combo. They trade in close and Moraes gets a body lock but they break. Martin with a leg kick. Martin with a combo. Moraes with a jumping knee and lands in the cup of Martin. Martin with a body kick. Martin with a leg kick. Martin ducking under the Moraes punches but Moraes lands a leg kick. Moraes with a late brief takedown. 10-9 Martin, 19-19.

Moraes with a quick combo on Martin. They clinch against the fence with Martin having advantage. Martin with a right hand as they break. Moraes winging punches. Moraes missing a spin punch. Martin with a leg kick. Martin with the jab. Moraes just throwing into the air. Moraes with a right hand. Moraes goes for a takedown against the fence but Martin defends. Martin with a right hand. Martin with a combo. They trade shots and Moraes shoots for a takedown and gets it off a slam. Moraes in side control. He’s looking for a choke but time runs out. 10-9 Moraes, 29-28 Moraes.

Official Result- Anthony Rocco Martin def. Sergio Moraes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Tim Boetsch (21-12, 12-11 UFC) vs. Omari Akhmedov (17-4-1, 5-3-1 UFC)
Middleweights

Akhmedov with a right hand. Akhmedov with a body kick. They clinch and Akhmedov working for a takedown. They remain clinched against the fence. Boetsch with a knee and they break. Boetsch with a leg kick. Akhmedov with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Akhmedov shoots and Boetsch defends. 10-9 Akhmedov.

They trade leg kicks. Boetsch with a right hand. Boetsch with another as Akhmedov is missing on his attacks. Akhmedov with a high kick and then one to the body. Akhmedov with a front kick. Akhemdov with a right hand. He lands another. They trade punches. Akhmedov with a leg kick. They clinch and Boetsch lands a knee to the groin and we have a timeout. They get back to action and both trying for underhooks. 10-9 Akhmedov, 20-18 Akhmedov.

Akhemdov with a combo. Boetsch with some kicks. Akhemdov with a leg kick. Boetsch controlling the Octagon. They both land in close. Boetsch with a front kick and they exchange right hands. Akhmedov lands a left hook. Boetsch with a body kick followed by a right hand. Akhmedov is circling around. Boetsch’s nose has been busted up by the way. They trade in close. Boetsch with a body kick. Akhemdov with a combo. Boetsch is stalking him down. They clinch at the end. 10-9 Akhmedov, 30-27 Akhmedov.

Official Result- Omari Akhmedov def. Tim Boetsch by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Beneil Dariush (15-4-1, 9-4-1 UFC) vs. Drew Dober (20-8 1 NC, 6-4 1 NC UFC)
Lightweights

Dober with a left hand. Dober with a leg kick. Dariush with a leg kick. They trade in close before clinching. Dariush working for a body lock and takedown but they break. Dariush with a leg kick. Dober now with a leg kick. Dober rocks Dariush with a punch. Dariush clinches looking to recover. They break. Dariush with a head kick. Dober with a hard left hand. Dober landing but Dariush gets a clinch. Dober lands as they break the clinch. They trade leg kicks. Dariush with some knees in the clinch. Dober with some left hands after they break. 10-9 Dober.

Dober with a leg kick and Dariush goes down for a moment but gets up and clinches. Dariush gets a takedown. Dariush working to get to the mount as Dober is defending well on the bottom. Dariush gets to the mount. Dariush with some punches and looks to get the back but goes back into mount position. Dober gives up his back and escapes and now has the back of Dariush. Dariush scrambles and gets Dober back down and in the half-guard. Dariush then gets an armbar in and Dober taps! Wow. Dariush with the submission win.

Official Result- Beneil Dariush def. Drew Dober by submission (armbar) at 4:41 of Round 2

> Blagoy Ivanov (#15, 16-2 1 NC, 0-1 UFC) vs. Ben Rothwell (36-10, 6-4 UFC)
Heavyweights

Rothwell stalking Ivanov around the Octagon. Rothwell with a quick punch. Ivanov misses a looping left hand. Ivanov lands a left. Ivanov with the jab. Rothwell rocks Ivanov with a left hand. They each land. Rothwell with a leg kick. Rothwell with a leg kick. They trade against the fence. Ivanov with a late left hand. 10-9 Rothwell.

Ivanov with a left hand. Rothwell with a leg kick. Both men landing short punches but not doing much else. Rothwell lands a left hand. Rothwell with an inside leg kick and Ivanov with a left hand to the body. Rothwell landed a short left hand. They trade hard punches and Rothwell has Ivanov in trouble. Both landing big punches now. Rothwell is bleeding from his nose. Rothwell with a couple of leg kicks. Rothwell with a combo now. They trade leg kicks. 10-9 Rothwell, 20-18 Rothwell.

They trade punches. Ivanov with a looping left hand. Rothwell with a high kick. Eye poke from Rothwell but Ivanov quickly back to action. Rothwell with an inside leg kick. Rothwell with a combo. They continue to trade but Rothwell just stalking Ivanov down. Ivanov misses the left but lands one. Rothwell lands a right. Rothwell with a combo. They trade punches. Ivanov now landing some good punches but eats a head kick from Rothwell. They keep trading at the end. 10-9 Rothwell, 30-27 Rothwell.

Official Result- Blagoy Ivanov def. Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Tim Means (28-10-1 1 NC, 10-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Niko Price (12-2 1 NC, 4-2 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

They come out trading. Price with a hard combo and lands a knee and punches and knees and Means is rocked. Means gets a takedown. Means moves to side control. Price trying to use the fence to get out. Means now landing hammerfists and elbows. They get to their feet and Means lands a knee on the way up. That knee was illegal and not called. Price with a leg kick. Price with a high kick. Means with a left hand. Price with a leg kick and eats a combo from Means. Means with a hard left hand. They trade and Means with a hard left. Price drops Means with a nasty right hand and then ends it up a couple of follow up punches. That was a vicious knockout.

Official Result- Niko Price def. Tim Means by knockout (punches) at 4:50 of Round 1

> Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (#14, 20-5, 6-1 UFC) vs. Curtis Millender (17-3, 3-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Zaleski with a right hand and then some kicks and gets a strong takedown. Zaleski with some body punches as he tries to pass guard. Zaleski gets the back and is working for a choke. Millender defending it. Zaleski moves back to top and gets the mount. Millender gives up his back and Zaleski has the choke locked in and Millender taps! Dominant showing by Zaleski as he continues his climb up the rankings.

Official Result- Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Curtis Millender by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:35 of Round 1

> Derrick Lewis (#3, 21-6 1 NC, 12-4 UFC) vs. Junior Dos Santos (#8, 20-5, 14-4 UFC)
Heavyweights

Lewis with a leg kick. Dos Santos with one. Lewis with a body kick and lands a short right hand as Dos Santos rushed in. Lewis got poked in the eye. Lewis with a body kick. Dos Santos misses a spin kick and ands a leg kick but eats a hard right hand from Lewis. Lewis just misses a jumping switch kick. Dos Santos rocks Lewis with a right and rushes in and gets rocked by Lewis. They reset. Dos Santos with a right to the body. Dos Santos with a right hand. Dos Santos with a leg kick. Lewis with a head kick. Dos Santos with a spin kcik to the body and Lewis is staggered. Dos Santos then drops Lewis with body punches and has Lewis in trouble. Lewis is really hurt from the body kick. They trade kicks. Amazing round. 10-9 Dos Santos.

Lewis with a head kick. Lewis with a leg kick. Lewis drops Dos Santos for a moment and tries to pounce but Dos Santos escapes. Lewis with a switch kick. Dos Santos hurt Lewis with a right hand and pounces and Lewis falls to the mat and Dos Santos pounces on some more and finishes Lewis off. Big win for Dos Santos as he had Lewis was hurt from the body kick still.

Official Result- Junior Dos Santos def. Derrick Lewis by TKO (punches) at 1:58 of Round 2

UFC 234 live results: Anderson Silva vs. Israel Adesanya

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva, which is emanating from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.

The UFC heads back to Melbourne for their first pay-per-view event of 2019, and the first of the ESPN era with prelims airing on ESPN, with an event that has been marred by chaos on fight day.

This event was supposed to be headlined by UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker defending against Kelvin Gastelum in the main event. However, Whittaker has been forced out of the fight on the day of the event due to a hernia and emergency surgery, causing a huge shift in the fight card.

Gastelum has been pulled from the event, and now a middleweight bout between Israel Adesanya and former UFC Middleweight Champion and one of the greatest of all-time, Anderson Silva, has been put into the main event slot. Due to the late change, it will remain as a three-round fight.

Also on the main card is a bantamweight battle between Rani Yahya, winner of three straight, and Ricky Simon, who has won seven straight, and a light heavyweight battle between undefeated Jimmy Crute and fan favorite Sam Alvey, who fights on a numbered UFC event for the first time in his 17th UFC bout. The prelims will air on ESPN headlined by an exciting lightweight battle between Devonte Smith and Dong Hyun Ma.

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

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> Wuliji Buren (11-6, 0-2 UFC) vs. Jonathan Martinez (9-2, 0-1 UFC)
Bantamweights

Martinez right away with some kicks. They trade kicks. Martinez throwing high kicks. Buren with a combo ending with a kick and he shoots for a takedown and finishes it after an inside trip. Buren looking for a guillotine from the half-guard but Martinez defends as he gets to his feet but Buren still has the neck. Martinez defending from the side mount as he escapes and takes the back of Buren. Martinez throws some elbows from the back control. They scramble to their feet and Martinez lands some knees and a big left hand. Martinez lands a knee as they break. They trade kicks and Martinez slips to the mat. Buren goes into his guard. Martinez with an elbow from the bottom. Buren with a hammerfists and more punches at the end. Close round. 10-9 Martinez.

Martinez right away with a leg kick. Buren with a step-in knee and follows with a kick to the body. Martinez comes back with a body kick. Martinez with a leg kick. Buren lands a left hand. Martinez landing some kicks. Buren shot for a takedown, Martinez grabbed the neck to defend, but Buren completed the takedown and is working in the half-guard. Martinez reveresed to the top but Buren swept from the bottom and got back to the top. They are working to stay on the mat. Martinez gives up his back but they scramble to their feet. Martinez grabs the back of Buren. Martinez looking for a choke against the fence. Martinez with a hard knee to the back and then another. Buren defended well at the end. 10-9 Martinez, 20-18 Martinez.

They trade and Buren grabs the body and gets a trip takedown straight into mount. Buren grabbed the arm and had an armbar locked in deep but Martinez able to scramble out and gets the back of Buren and is landing big punches. Martinez got both hooks in against the fence. Martinez gets the mount for a moment but Buren gives his back up. Martinez looking to get his arm under the chin but Buren gives up mount and then his back again. Martinez with some big punches from the back. Buren able to scramble to the guard of Martinez. Martinez looked for a kimura for a second. Buren with a right hand but Martinez pushes him off. Buren goes back down and grabs the neck and works for an anacond choke. He loses it and they scramble. Martinez has the neck and goes to the guard of Buren and lands some punches. Should be a win for Martinez here. 10-9 Martinez, 30-27 Martinez.

Official Result- Jonathan Martinez def. Wuliji Buren by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Callan Potter (17-7, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jalin Turner (7-4, 0-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Potter with a leg kick and goes right for a takedown but pulls guard. Turner escapes back to his feet. Turner lands some right hands and then drops him after a left hook and a body kick and then finishes him off with some punches on top. Impressive win by Turner as he showed some quick hands there. It went less than a minute.

Official Result- Jalin Turner def. Callan Potter by knockout (strikes) at :53 of Round 1

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> Teruto Ishihara (10-6-2, 3-4-1 UFC) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (14-8 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC)
Bantamweights

They trade kick attempts to start. Kang lands a right hand. They trade kicks. Ishihara lands a right hand and follows with a left. Kang hurts Ishihara with a right and rushes in and Ishihara rocks Kang with a right hand. Kang recovers. Kang lands a right and follows with a knee. Kang with another right hand. Kang lands a knee that drops Ishihara to one knee. He gets up and Kang lands more big right hands. Kang with big uppercuts in the clinch. They are just throwing back-and-forth. Kang is landing bigger. They are swinging. Kang gets a takedown and takes the back. He’s too high on the back. Kang has hooks in and has the choke but Ishihara grabs the fence. Kang gets the choke in deeper and Ishihara goes out cold! Wow. What a great one-round fight as Kang gets the win.

Official Result- Kyung Ho Kang def. Teruto Ishihara by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:59 of Round 1

> Kai Kara-France (18-7 1 NC, 1-0 UFC) vs. Raulian Paiva (18-1, 0-0 UFC)
Flyweights

They trade leg kicks. Kara-France rocked Paiva with an overhand right. Paiva went to his knees for a second. Kara-France with another right hand. Paiva shoots for a takedown against the fence after eating some right hands. Kara-France defends and they get back to the center. Kara-France lands an uppercut followed by a left hook. Paiva with a high kick. They trade punches. Paiva with a leg kick. Paiva lands a right hand and goes for a takedown but Kara-France scrambles away. Paiva lands a combo. Paiva with a high kick. 10-9 Kara-France.

Kara-France goes for a takedown but Paiva defends and ends up on top. Paiva passes to side control. Paiva with some punches from the top. Kara-France scrambles to his feet and lands a right hand on the break and then he lands another. They break to the center and both are landing. Kara-France has slowed his boxing. Paiva lands and then lands a knee to the body. Kara-France tries another takedown but Paiva defends and is on top and lands. Paiva stands and lands punches on a downed Kara-France who was throwing upkicks. Kara-France lands a hard right hand after he stands. Paiva lands an uppercut. Paiva with a right hand. Kara-France lands the jab but Paiva is landing leg kicks. They trade in close range. They both land right hands. Kara-France with a right hand. Paiva lands a right hand and tries a late guillotine but time ran out. 10-9 Paiva, 19-19.

Kara-France with some short leg kicks. They trade punches in close range. Paiva landing some combos. Kara-France lands a right hand. Paiva with a combo. They trade. Kara-France with a leg kick and Paiva lands a big kick right to the cup and we have a timeout. We get back to action and both men are throwing hard punches in the pocket. Paiva lands a right hand. Paiva is landing combos and hurts Kara-France for a moment. Paiva grabs the neck and it allows Kara-France to get a takedown. They get back to their feet. Kara-France lands a right hand. Kara-France lands another. They are trading in the pocket. Kara-France lands a left hook. Paiva counters with a combo. Kara-France is landing harder while Paiva is landing with more volume. Kara-France gets a late takedown. Close fight. 10-9 Kara-France, 29-28 Kara-France.

Official Result- Kai Kara-France def. Raulian Paiva by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Shane Young (11-4, 1-1 UFC) vs. Austin Arnett (16-5, 1-2 UFC)
Featherweights

Young looking to land the jab early. Young landing the combos in close range. Arnett is eating them well. Arnett lands a left hand in close range. Young with a leg kick. Arnett with a left hand. Young lands a short right hand. Young with a leg kick as he looks to get inside the reach of Arnett, who lands two left hands. Arnett constantly switching stances. Arnett lands the jab. Arnett is just landing with more volume. Young can’t get inside the reach. Arnett with a body kick. Young with a body kick in return. Young lands a big combo late that hurts Arnett. 10-9 Young.

Young with a body kick. Young with a leg kick. He is still trying to get in the reach of Arnett. Young with a body kick. Arnett with the jab. Arnett lands a left hand but he isn’t following up on them. Arnett lands another left. Young is eating them well. Young with a left but Arnett counters with a right. Young with a right hand. Young with a body kick. Arnett with the double jab. Arnett with a right hand and Young fires back with some punches. Young with a body kick. Young with a right hand. Young landing some big punches late here. Arnett retreating around the Octagon. Young with a combo and tries a takedown attempt but lets go. Arnett lands a left on the break. Young fires back with a right hand. They trade late. Flurry to end the round. 10-9 Young, 20-18 Young.

They are trading to start the third. Arnett trying the double jab but Young firing back. Arnett lands a right hand as he grabs the leg of Young. Young with a combo and lands a right hand. Young with a leg kick. They are trading in close range. Young with a combo as Arnett was backing up. Young with another combo. Arnett with the double jab. They are trading. Arnett with a high kick. Young is landing with more volume and lands an uppercut. Young coming on strong late. Arnett lands a right hand. Young with a leg kick. Arnett with a hook and then an elbow. They throw down late and Young drops Arnett right at the end. Wild finish. 10-9 Young, 30-27 Young.

Official Result- Shane Young def. Austin Arnett by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Devonte Smith (9-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Dong Hyun Ma (16-8-3, 3-2 UFC)
Lightweights

Smith landing early. Smith with some leg kicks. Ma is unable to get anything going on his feet in the first two minutes. Smith back with some more calf kicks. Ma starting to throw now but not landing. Smith with a right hand. Smith now landing some combos and hurts Ma. Smith drops Ma with a right hand. More big right hands on the ground from Smith and Herb Dean stops the fight. Wow. Violent finish from Smith. He has tons of potential at 155 pounds.

Official Result- Devonte Smith def. Dong Hyun Ma by TKO (punches) at 3:53 of Round 1

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> Jimmy Crute (9-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Sam Alvey (33-11 1 NC, 10-6 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Crute with a leg kick. They trade punches. Crute with a high kick but blocked by Alvey. Crute just misses a high kick but lands a leg kick. Crute with a body kick. Alvey lands a left hand. Crute then drops Alvey with a right hand. Crute tried to walk off but the fight wasn’t stopped. Alvey recovered and got to his feet but Alvey hurt him again and Alvey was on the mat and Crute lands a lot of punches and the fight was stopped. Alvey is very upset at Marc Goddard about the stoppage and complaining a lot but Alvey wasn’t defending himself well and the stoppage was good.

Official Result- Jimmy Crute def. Sam Alvey by TKO (punches) at 2:49 of Round 1

> Montana De La Rosa (#14, 9-4, 2-0 UFC) vs. Nadia Kassem (5-0, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

De La Rosa landing right away as they get to the fence. De La Rosa gets Kassem to the mat and goes into her guard. De La Rosa with some punches from the top. Kassem remains on the bottom and looking to throw her legs up. De La Rosa works in the guard. De La Rosa continues to land punches from the top. De La Rosa still landing. Kassem keeping her in her half-guard but not attacking. De La Rosa looking for an armbar and then kimura late but time runs out. 10-8 De La Rosa.

De La Rosa with a combo as she backs Kassem up against the fence and then scores a takedown. De La Rosa gets to side control and lands some punches and elbows. Kassem has no answer for having her back on the mat. De La Rosa gets to the mount and has a triangle locked in and lands elbows. De La Roa transitions to the armbar but Kassem trying to roll out. It is in deep but Kassem not tapping. Kassem gets out of it but still in the triangle. De La Rosa with a mounted triangle and landing elbows. She goes for the armbar again and Kassem taps! Big finish by De La Rosa.

Official Result- Montana De La Rosa def. Nadia Kassem by submission (armbar) at 2:37 of Round 2

> Rani Yahya (#15, 26-9 1 NC, 11-3 1 NC UFC) vs. Ricky Simon (14-1, 2-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Yahya with a high kick and Simon counters with a left hand. They trade and Simon lands a big uppercut. Simon coming forward. Yahya with a combo. Yahya with the jab but eats a counter right from Simon. Yahya shoots Simon stands clear. Yahya with a body kick and hurts Simon with a right but Simon drops Yahya with a right hand. Simon goes to the mat for a moment but they get back to the feet. Yahya gets dropped again by Simon but gets up. Yahya lands a right hand but is still hurt. Simon showing great fight IQ by not going to the ground with Yahya. Simon gets a takedown off a timed-right hand from Yahya. Yahya wants Simon on the ground but Simon having none of it. Simon with a head kick. 10-9 Simon.

Yahya with a leg kick. Yahya with a front kick and then lands a right hand. Simon lands a right hand. They continue to trade and Simon has a cut over his right eye. Yahya shot for a takedown but Simon defends. Simon gets a brief takedown and Yahya gets up. They trade right hands. Yahya hurts Simon with a right hand. Simon sprinting around the Octagon. Yahya chasing him down. Yahya lands two more right hands and then a left hook. Simon drops Yahya with a shoulder bump. Yahya gets back up. Simon with a takedown and he goes to the mat with Yahya. Yahya landed an illegal kick but didn’t get called by the ref. 10-9 Simon, 20-18 Simon.

Yahya with a high kick and is able to pull guard. Yahya tries for a triangle but Simon escapes to his feet. Yahya gets up. Yahya with a high kick. Yahya stuns Simon with a punch. The strikes are close. Yahya with a high kick and Simon counters with a right. Yahya tries hard for a takedown but Simon sprawls away. Both men are cut open and it was a headbutt that cut Yahya open. Yahya shoots again but can’t complete it. Yahya with a high kick but Simon counters with punches and Yahya is eating a lot of damage. Simon with the jab. Simon gets a takedown and in the guard of Yahya. Simon rides it out on top. 10-9 Simon, 30-27 Simon.

Official Result- Ricky Simon def. Rani Yahya by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)

> Lando Vannata (9-3-2, 1-3-2 UFC) vs. Marcos Mariano (6-4, 0-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Mariano with a high kick. Vannata misses a right hand. Mariano with another high kick and then they trade leg kicks. Vannata gets a body lock and scores an easy takedown. Vannata in the half-guard. Vannata with some elbows from the top. Vannata gets inside the closed guard of Mariano. Vannata with more punches from the top. Mariano doesn’t have an answer from the bottom. Vannata with more and more punches and elbows from the top. Vannata clearly the superior fighter. Vannata with more ground strikes as he postures up. Vannata grabs the arm for a kimura and he gets Mariano to submit with seconds left in the round. Easy work for Vannata.

Official Result- Lando Vannata def. Marcos Mariano by submission (kimura) at 4:55 of Round 1

> Israel Adesanya (#6, 15-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. Anderson Silva (#15, 34-8 1 NC, 17-4 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

Both looking for openings inside the first minute. Neither seem to want to take a huge risk. Adesanya lands a leg kick. Silva counters with his own. Adesanya tries a hook kick but Silva grabbed the leg. Adesanya tries a kick but misses and Silva chases him. Adesanya hurts Silva with a right hand. Adesanya lands an elbow and a knee. Silva holding his hands low. Adesanya with an inside leg kick. Silva chases Adesanya around. They trade body kicks. Silva lands a right hand. Adesanya lands a right hand. Adesanya with a leg kick. Adesanya lands a left but just barely misses a head kick. Silva misses a spin kick. Adesanya lands a left hand. Adesanya with a taunt at the end. 10-9 Adesanya.

Silva just misses a hook kick but the heel did land. Silva with a right hook. Adesanya with a leg kick. Silva with a body kick. Adesanya with a body kick. Adesanya with a combo and Silva eats it. Adesanya misses a head kick and Silva lands a counter right hand. Silva lands a combo and they clinch and Silva lands on the break. Adesanya with a leg kick. Adesanya with a low kick. Silva lands the jab and then another. They clinch and Silva with a body punch. Adesanya with a leg kick. Silva with a leg kick and then lands a left hand. Silva chases Adesanya around the cage and lands an uppercut and body kick. 10-9 Adesanya, 20-18 Adesanya.

Adesanya with a leg kick and it hurt Silva. Adesanya tries a kick and Silva grabs it and Adesanya goes down for a moment and Silva misses a huge flying knee. Silva has his back against the fence. Silva telling Adesanya to come after him. Silva with a side kick. Silva’s right eye is closing from what may have been an eye poke. Adesanya with a leg kick and then another. Silva with a leg kick. Adesanya lands a left hand. Silva with a body kick. They trade left hands. Adesanya with a high kick followed by a right hand. Silva lands a right hand. They both miss spinning attacks. Really wish this was five rounds. Fun fight. 10-9 Adesanya, 30-27 Adesanya.

Official Result- Israel Adesanya def. Anderson Silva by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC Fight Night 142 live results: Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 142: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa, eminating from the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia.

The Octagon heads to Adelaide for the second time with a pair of heavyweight bouts at the top of the card and action throughout.

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos looks to make it two straight wins when he takes on undefeated rising prospect Tai Tuivasa in the main event. Dos Santos is coming off a decision win over Blagoy Ivanov in July, while Tuivasa gets the headline spot in just his fourth Octagon appearance, as he goes for his ninth straight win.

In the co-main event, it is more heavyweight action as Mark Hunt, in what could be his swan song with the UFC, goes up against Justin Willis, winner of seven straight fights. Also on the main card is former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua as he takes on Tyson Pedro, and a welterweight bout between Jake Matthews and Tony Martin also highlights 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.

UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS | 7 PM ET/4 PM PT

> Alex Gorgees (7-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Damir Ismagulov (16-2, 0-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Ismagulov with a leg kick. They trade punches. Ismagulov landing the right hand. He lands a huge right hand as he covers the distance. Ismagulov shoots for a takedown and gets it against the fence. Ismagulov landing from the top but Gorgees grabs the underhook and gets to his feet though he eats a knee on the way up. Ismagulov takes him down right away but lets him up. Ismagulov goes for another takedown but Gorgees defends and lands some elbows. They break and Ismagulov lands a body kick. Ismagulov lands a right hand late. 10-9 Ismagulov.

Ismagulov lands a right hand to start the second and then mixes to the body. Ismagulov lands a body kick and then scores an easy takedown. Ismagulov blocking any attempts from Gorgees to scramble out as he works from the half-guard and lands some punches. Ismagulov rides the round out on top landing as Gorgees can’t get up from the bottom. 10-9 Ismagulov, 20-18 Ismagulov.

Ismagulov landing punches to start the third round. Gorgees needs a finish. Ismagulov gets a takedown near the fence and is in the full guard of Gorgees but stands up and lets Gorgees up. Ismagulov goes for another takedown but eats elbows and lets go of the attempt. Ismagulov then scores another takedown and is working from the half-guard. Ismagulov lands a lot from the top before they stand up. Ismagulov lands a right hand and shoots for a late takedown. 10-9 Ismagulov, 30-27 Ismagulov.

Official Result- Damir Ismagulov def. Alex Gorgees by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)

> Mizuto Hirota (18-9-2, 1-4-1 UFC) vs. Christos Giagos (15-7, 1-3 UFC)
Lightweights

They feel each other out early. Giagos lands a knee in close range. Giagos with a body kick and lands a right hand and then stumbles Hirota with a right hand. Giagos lands a flurry against the fence. They are both throwing. Giagos gets a takedown against the fence. Ground and pound from Giagos. Hirota tries to explode out from the bottom and does. They trade punches and Giagos gets another takedown. Hirota has the neck and looks for a guillotine but Giagos pops his head out. Giagos pushes the fight to the fence as he lands some punches. Giagos gets to his feet but Hirota grabs a leg and pulls him down but they get up. 10-9 Giagos.

Giagos gets a takedown early in the second round. He is landing punches from the top. Giagos trying to advance position as he lands but Hirota defending his guard well. Giagos with big punches from the top. They get to their feet and trade and then Giagos gets Hirota back on his back. Hirota has no answer from the bottom. Giagos with more punches from the top. Giagos continues to land in the guard. They scramble and Giagos grabs the neck. They get up and Giagos lands a knee. Giagos is tired. They trade late. 10-9 Giagos, 20-18 Giagos.

They trade and Giagos shoots for a takedown against the fence. They scramble and Hirota reverses and is on top in side control. Giagos reverses position and ends up in the guard towards the center of the Octagon. They scramble to their feet. Giagos immediately gets another takedown. They scramble up and Hirota grabs the front headlock. They get up and break and clinch against the fence. Giagos working for a takedown as he is tired and Hirota lands a knee. They break. Hirota lands a right hand. Giagos grabs the back. Giagos tries a takedown but Hirota reverses and gets on top and lands punches from the mount as the fight ends. 10-9 Hirota, 29-28 Giagos.

Official Result- Christos Giagos def. Mizuto Hirota by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-28)

FOX SPORTS 1 PRELIMS | 8 PM ET/5 PM PT

> Elias Garcia (5-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Kai Kara-France (17-7 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)
Flyweights

Garcia goes right for a single leg and gets the takedown. Kara-France scrambling as Garcia attacks the leg. Kara-France gets in the guard of Garcia. Kara-France landing punches and elbows from the top. They get to their feet. Kara-France lands a combo and a body kick. Kara-France lands two nice left hooks. Garcia drops Kara-France with a punch but he gets up and they trade in close range. Kara-France lands a combo on Garcia as they go to the mat with Kara-France in the guard. Kara-France stands and lands some big punches from the top. Garcia gives up his back. Kara-France has the hooks in. Kara-France with some big punches at the end. 10-9 Kara-France.

They come out trading. Garcia just misses a head kick. Garcia lands a nice left hand. Kara-France rocks Garcia with a counter left hook. Kara-France with a big combo. Garcia gets thrown to the mat and tries to take Kara-France down but he goes in the guard. Garcia looking for a triangle. It is in tight. Kara-France trying to slam his way out. Garcia gets an arm and almost has an armbar in but Kara-France escapes to side control. Garcia gives up his back and Kara-France starts landing punches and a knee. That was a crazy scramble. Kara-France with elbows from the top. More big punches from the top by Kara-France. Kara-France with a big flurry of punches as he is looking for a finish. Kara-France with more big punches as he has the back. Garcia eating a lot of punches. Big final two minutes for Kara-France. 10-8 Kara-France, 20-17 Kara-France.

Kara-France with a big leg kick. Garcia shoots for a single leg and gets a weak takedown. Garcia has Kara-France on his back but he reverses and they get to their feet. Kara-France with a leg kick. They are trading and Kara-France lands a right hand and then drops Garcia with a huge right hand. Garcia grabbing the leg. They get to their feet. Kara-France lands another big right hand. Garcia shoots for a takedown but Kara-France slips away and starts landing big punches as Garcia gives up his back. They get to their feet. Garcia grabs the leg as they scramble back to the mat. Kara-France landing punches. Kara-France with a big flurry as the fight ends. Fun fight. 10-9 Kara-France, 30-26 Kara-France.

Official Result- Kai Kara-France def. Elias Garcia by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)

> Keita Nakamura (33-9-2 1 NC, 4-6 UFC) vs. Salim Touahri (10-2, 0-1 UFC)
Welterweights

Nakamura lands a right hand. Touahri with a right hand to the body and then a hard leg kick. They trade in close range. Not much going on so far. Nakamura with a leg kick. Touahri with a big right hand to the body. Nakamura with a left hand. Nakamura shoots for a takedown but it is stuffed. Nakamura with a jab. Tough round to score as neither did much. 10-9 Touahri.

They trade. Nakamura hurts Touahri with a punch. They clinch against the fence and both land knees to the body. Elbow on the break by Nakamura. Nakamura with a leg kick but eats a couple punches from Nakamura. They trade and Touahri lands a combo. Nakamura with a leg kick and he’s controlling the center of the Octagon. Touahri lands a right hand. Nakamura stalks him at the end. 10-9 Nakamura, 19-19.

Nakamura with a couple of body kicks. They trade punches. Nakamura lands a left hand and a leg kick followed by a right hook. Nakamura looking to land as Touahri circles away. Nakamura lands a right jab. They clinch and Nakamura lands a couple of elbows on the break. They continue to trade but not a lot of volume. Nakamura controlling the Octagon. Nakamura with a head kick. Nakamura lands a jab. Touahri misses a right hand. Not an exciting fight to say the least. 10-9 Nakamura, 29-28 Nakamura.

Official Result- Keita Nakamura def. Salim Touahri by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

> Wilson Reis (#8, 22-9, 6-5 UFC) vs. Ben Nguyen (#10, 18-7, 4-2 UFC)
Flyweights

Nguyen with a high kick. Nguyen tries a kick but Reis grabs the leg and pushes up against the fence. Reis gets a takedown against the fence but Nguyen fighting to get to his feet. They get to their feet but Reis has the body locked. They break. Reis with a high kick. Reis with a right hook. They trade punches. Reis with a leg kick. Nguyen with a leg kick. Nguyen lands a combo. Reis gets a takedown against the fence. Reis grabs the back as they get to their feet. They grapple against the fence and Reis gets a single-leg takedown at the end. 10-9 Reis.

Reis gets a takedown and has the back of Nguyen against the fence. They get to their feet. They are clinched against the fence but break. Reis with a head kick. They clinch for a moment again but break. Reis with a leg kick but eats a combo from Nguyen. Reis with a head kick and then a combo. Nguyen lands a right hand and Reis lands a left. Reis goes for a takedown but Nguyen attempts a kimura and they break. Nguyen lands a knee. Reis with a combo as he goes for a takedown. Reis gets a takedown against the fence. Nguyen gets to his feet. They trade late. 10-9 Reis, 20-18 Reis.

They trade in a flurry to start the third. They trade in close range. Reis is landing more punches. Reis tries a takedown but Nguyen slips away. Nguyen lands a right hand. Reis shoots for a takedown against the fence but Nguyen defending well. Reis finally gets it after a reset. Nguyen bleeding from his mouth. They get to their feet and Reis going right back for the takedown. They break. Both trying to land but nothing connecting. Reis gets a brief takedown. Nguyen with a high body kick. 10-9 Reis, 30-27 Reis.

Official Result- Wilson Reis def. Ben Nguyen by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Yushin Okami (35-11, 14-6 UFC) vs. Alexey Kunchenko (19-0, 1-0 UFC)
Welterweights

They feel each other out early. Kunchenko with a leg kick followed by a right hand. Kunchenko with a leg kick. Okami shoots for a long takedown but it is defended. Kunchenko with a right hand. They trade punches. Kunchenko with an inside leg kick. Okami lands a right hand. They clinch for a moment but are quickly broken up. Kunchenko with a body kick followed up by a combo. 10-9 Kunchenko.

Kunchenko starts the round with a leg kick. Okami goes for a takedown but it is stuffed and he eats a knee as they break. Okami goes for another takedown but Kunchenko sprawls. They stand and break. Kunchenko lands a right hand. They clinch for a moment as Kunchenko defends a takedown attempt from Okami. Okami constantly going for takedowns but he can’t score on any of them. Okami shoots again and ends up on his back. Kunchenko staying on his feet. Kunchenko with a body kick. Okami with a step-in knee. Okami goes for a takedown again but it is defended. Kunchenko has stuffed all of Okami’s takedown attempts. Kunchenko drops Okami at the end with a left hand. 10-9 Kunchenko, 20-18 Kunchenko.

Kunchenko with a high kick and then follows with a leg kick and a right hand that hurts Okami. Okami shoots again but it is stuffed. They are clinched against the fence. Okami trying hard to get the takedown but can’t get it. Kunchenko lands an elbow on the break and follows with a body kick. He lands another body kick and then another, and then another. Okami goes for a takedown again, and stuffed again. Kunchenko takes the back and lands some punches. Kunchenko stuffs another takedown and lands a big kick. Okami dives in again but didn’t get a takedown the entire fight. Really bad fight. 10-9 Kunchenko, 30-27 Kunchenko.

Official Result- Alexey Kunchenko def. Yushin Okami by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

FOX SPORTS 1 MAIN CARD | 10 PM ET/7 PM PT

> Jim Crute (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Paul Craig (10-2, 2-2 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Craig with a spinning wheel kick. Craig with a body kick. Craig shoots for a takedown and gets it. Crute trying to explode out from the bottom but Craig remains in the half-guard. Crute able to reverse to the top and in half-guard. Crute with a body punch and they get to their feet. Crute scrambles for a takedown and Craig looking for a triangle. Crute escapes and moves to the mount. Crute looking for an arm-triangle and has it locked in, trying to squeeze. It is in deep now but Crute lets go as Craig isn’t tapping. Crute with a hard right hand as he stands. They get to their feet and Craig with a back kick right to the chin of Crute. They scramble to the mat and Crute has side control. Crute with some punches from the top at the end. 10-9 Crute.

Craig with a high kick. Craig gets a takedown. Craig maintaining top position as he grinds and lands punches from the top. Crute trying to reverse. They get to their feet and trade and Craig gets another takedown. Crute trying to use the fence to get to his feet but Craig maintaining top control. Craig with body punches from the top. Crute scrambles out from the bottom and they get to their feet. Craigh misses a spin kick and almost gets a takedown but Crute reverses into the half-guard. Craig reverses the position as Crute attempts an armbar at the end. 10-9 Craig, 19-19.

They trade and Crute gets a takedown and is in the half-guard landing punches. Crute moves to the mount. Craig trying to roll out and Crute looking to set up an arm-triangle. Craig trying to defend and the fence is in the way and helping. Crute has it locked in. Craig in deep trouble. Craig defending it well. Crute back to mount and lets go of the choke and lands a couple of punches. Crute with punches from the top. Craig is stuck on the bottom. Crute now lands some elbows. Big flurry of punches from Crute on top. Crute grabs an arm looking for a kimura and has it locked in and Craig taps! Big win late in the fight by Crute.

Official Result- Jimmy Crute def. Paul Craig by submission (kimura) at 4:51 of Round 3

> Suman Mokhtarian (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (7-1, 0-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Mokhtarian with a body kick. Yusuff throwing big punches early on. They clinch and Yusuff lands some knees to the body and legs. They trade knees. They break and Yusuff lands some big punches. They trade hard punches and Yusuff is teeing off on Mokhtarian. Yusuff with some big punches to the body and head against the fence and the referee stops the fight. Those were some big and brutal punches from Yusuff. Mokhtarian was complaining about the stoppage but he was eating lots of punches.

Official Result- Sodiq Yusuff def. Suman Mokhtarian by TKO (punches) at 2:14 of Round 1

> Jake Matthews (13-3, 7-3 UFC) vs. Tony Martin (14-4, 6-4 UFC)
Welterweights

They are in a feeling out process. Martin looking to land the jab. Matthews rushes in with a combo. Matthews lands a right hand. Martin lands a clean right hand. Martin with a strong leg kick. Matthews fires back with a hard leg kick. Matthews with a straight right hand to the body. Martin with a low kick. Matthews lands a lead left hand and follows it with a combo and then unloads a right hand. They are throwing down and Matthews drops Martin with a right hand and then grabs the neck for a guillotine. Martin scrambles out. Matthews still has the neck but Martin gets out. Matthews reverses to the top position and lands some body punches. Martin goes for a kimura but runs out of time. 10-9 Matthews.

They don’t do much in the first minute of the second round as Matthews looks to be landing a big punch and Martin wants to avoid it. Matthews closes the distance with a right hand. Matthews lands an overhand right and follows it with a flying knee. Martin with a high kick. Martin with the jab. Martin with a couple of leg kicks. Matthews lands a right hand as he slips from Martin’s attack. Martin with a leg kick. Matthews with a left hand. Matthews with an inside knee and they both land a punch on the break. 10-9 Matthews, 20-18 Matthews.

They trade early. Martin with a leg kick. Matthews goes for a takedown but it is defended and Martin jumps on his back. Martin looking for a D’arce choke and Matthews goes out! Wow. Martin chokes Matthews out cold. That came out of nowhere as Martin picks up a huge win.

Official Result- Anthony Rocco Martin def. Jake Matthews by submission (anaconda choke) at 1:19 of Round 3

> Mark Hunt (#10, 13-13-1 1 NC, 8-7-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Justin Willis (#15, 7-1, 3-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Willis with a high kick. Hunt with a big leg kick. Willis with a leg kick. Hunt with a leg kick. Hunt with a body kick and Willis counters with a left hand. Hunt with more big leg and body kicks. Hunt with a leg kick and Willis misses on his punches. Willis with a left hand. Hunt with a right hand to the body. Hunt lands a right hand. Willis with a body kick. Hunt with another body kick. Willis with the jab. Hunt lands a right hand. 10-9 Hunt.

Willis with a leg kick. Hunt ducks under a power left from Willis. Hunt looking to land a big right hand. Willis with a leg kick. Willis with the jab and follows it with a straight left hand. Hunt just pacing around but not doing much. Hunt just misses a right hand. Willis with the jab. Willis with some short leg kicks. Hunt slips out from under the jab of Willis. Hunt still not doing much. Willis lands a left hand. Willis with a snapping jab. 10-9 Willis, 19-19.

Both looking to land a big punch. Hunt has really slowed down and is flat on his feet. Willis with the jab and follows it with a head kick. Hunt has a high kick blocked. Willis lands a punch that knocks Hunt off-balance. Willis with the jab. Willis with an uppercut. Willis with another uppercut. Hunt just misses a big right hand. Willis with a knee. Willis with a right hand. Willis with some short punches. Hunt just walking around but not doing much. Hunt with a body kick. Willis lands a left hand. 10-9 Willis, 29-28 Willis.

Official Result- Justin Willis def. Mark Hunt by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Mauricio Rua (#13, 25-11, 9-9 UFC) vs. Tyson Pedro (#14, 7-2, 3-2 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Pedro lands a right hand the drops Shogun for a moment. He gets up and they clinch against the fence before breaking. Pedro with a high kick and a right hand. Rua counters with a right hand. They trade punches. Rua with a leg kick. Rua lands a right hand. Pedro with a front kick followed by a right. Pedro then rocks Rua with a big knee. Pedro has Rua against the fence and is landing lots of punches. Pedro clinches which may have been a mistake. Pedro breaks and lands a body kick. Pedro with a body kick and then an uppercut. Pedro with a knee to the body. They clinch. Rua’s face is a mess. Rua tries a takedown but they pop right up. Rua with a takedown but Pedro has the arm. Rua finishes the round in side control. 10-9 Pedro.

Both mens’ faces are busted up. Rua stumbles Pedro with an overhand right. They clinch and Rua has the body lock. Rua has the back. Rua gets the takedown and Pedro tried to grab the fence on the way down. Pedro looking for a kimura. Pedro tries a kimura sweep but Rua blocks it and gains side control. Rua with some elbows and punches as he keeps top control. Pedro able to get to his feet but Rua still has his back. Rua with some knees. Rua gets the fight back to the mat and is landing punches from the back. Rua now in side control. Big round for Shogun. 10-9 Rua, 19-19.

Rua drops Pedro with a right hand and is landing big punches from the top. Pedro has an ankle injury. More punches from Rua and the referee stops the fight. Wow. Shogun Rua gets the comeback win in a fight where he was almost finished. It was actually the injury that had more to do with Pedro going down. Big win for Shogun.

Official Result- Mauricio Rua def. Tyson Pedro by TKO (punches) at :43 of Round 3

> Junior Dos Santos (#7, 19-5, 13-4 UFC) vs. Tai Tuivasa (#11, 8-0, 3-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

Tuivasa with a leg kick. Dos Santos lands a right hand. Tuivasa chasing after Dos Santos. Tuivasa with a leg kick. Dos Santos with a high kick. Tuivasa lands a short right hand and they clinch. They break. Dos Santos with a spin kick to the body. Dos Santos with the jab. Dos Santos lands a right hand. Tuivasa lands an elbow. Dos Santos just misses a wheel kick. Tuivasa slips on a knee attempt. Dos Santos with a leg kick. Dos Santos with an uppercut. Tuivasa hurts Dos Santos with a leg kick. They clinch and Tuivasa with some body punches and an uppercut on the break. Tuivasa with a right hand at the end. 10-9 Tuivasa.

Tuivasa lands a right hand and they clinch for a moment. Tuivasa with a left hand and then an overhand right. Dos Santos against the fence but slips away. Dos Santos with a leg kick. Tuivasa with a body punch as they clinch. Dos Santos lands a right hand and Tuivasa counters with one. Dos Santos then drops Tuivasa with a right hand and lands some punches as he gains side control. Dos Santos with some short elbows. Dos Santos gets the mount and is landing big punches. Hammerfists from Dos Santos and this fight is stopped! Wow. Junior Dos Santos stops Tai Tuivasa big time in the second round. Tuivasa wasn’t happy with the stoppage but it was justified.

Official Result- Junior Dos Santos def. Tai Tuivasa by TKO (punches) at 2:30 of Round 2

UFC Fight Night 141 live results: Curtis Blaydes vs. Francis Ngannou 2

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC Fight Night 141: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2, emanating from the Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.

The Octagon heads to Beijing for the very first time with a pair of heavyweight bouts at the top of the card including a rematch in the main event featuring a former title challenger looking to derail an opponent looking for a title shot.

The main event sees Curtis Blaydes putting his six-fight unbeaten streak on the line, as well as his hopes for a title shot, as he looks to avenge a prior loss to Francis Ngannou, who is looking to end a two-fight losing skid.

Blaydes and Ngannou squared off previously in April 2016, a fight won by Ngannou via TKO in the second round. Ngannou has gone on to fight for the UFC Heavyweight Championship, which he came up short in claiming, while Blaydes has yet to suffer defeat since that loss, going unbeaten in six fights including four straight wins, which has put him as close as one fight away from a title shot.

In the co-main event, former title challenger Alistair Overeem looks to get back into the win column after two straight losses when he takes on Sergey Pavlovich, who makes his UFC debut sporting a perfect 12-0 record. This entire event will stream on UFC Fight Pass.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 3:15 a.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS | 3:15 AM ET/12:15 AM PT

> Su Mudaerji (10-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Louis Smolka (14-5, 5-5 UFC)
Bantamweights

Smolka goes right for a takedown but Mudaerji defends it against the fence. Mudaerji lands an elbow as Smolka goes back for the takedown and gets the single leg. Smolka working in the guard of Mudaerji and works for a leg. Smolka remains in the full guard and lands some punches. Smolka remains working from the top as he tries to transition to side control. Smolka gets the back and works for the choke but moves to mount for a brief moment. Smolka landing punches from the back again and looking for a choke again. Smolka flattens him out. Elbows and punches from Smolka as Mudaerji covers up. Smolka tries to finish but time runs out. 10-8 Smolka.

Mudaerji lands a flying knee and Smolka counters with a left and gets a takedown. Mudaerji lands some elbows from the bottom. Smolka passes to side control and then into mount and lands some big punches. Mudaerji gives up his back and is able to roll back to defending his guard. Mudaerji looks for a triangle choke but Smolka sweeps and is now on the bottom. Smolka looking for an armbar. He gets it locked in and Mudaerji immediately taps! Smolka gets the submission win in his UFC return.

Official Result- Louis Smolka def. Su Mudaerji by submission (armbar) at 2:07 of Round 2

> Kevin Holland (13-4, 0-1 UFC) vs. John Phillips (21-7 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)
Middleweights

Holland with some side kicks and then they trade punches. Holland with a hook kick. They trade punches in close range. Phillips lands a left hand. Holland with a leg kick and Phillips chops him down with a body kick but Holland gets up. Holland with a front kick followed by a right hand. Holland has Phillips in trouble as he lands punches and kicks against the fence. Phillips stuck against the fence. Holland still landing punches and kicks but Phillips gets away from the fence. Holland with some knees in the clinch. Holland with a body kick. Phillps lands a left hand. Holland with a leg kick. Holland with a jumping knee that drops Phillips late. 10-9 Holland.

Holland with some side kicks to the legs. Phillips drops Holland for a brief moment with a left hand. Phillips now landing punches against the fence. Holland defending as he slips away. Phillips lands more punches. Holland with an elbow over the top. They continue to trade. Phillips lands a left hand. Holland lands a combo. Phillips with a leg kick. Phillips lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Holland lands a knee in the clinch followed by an elbow on the break. Holland with a front kick to the body. He lands two more. Holland with a combo and body kick at the end. 10-9 Phillips, 19-19.

Holland gets a takedown off a left hand from Phillips. Holland landing punches from the top and has the back. They get to their feet. Holland gets another takedown. Holland landing more punches. Holland with a big elbow as he has full back control. They get to their feet for a moment but Holland takes it back down and is in side control before moving to mount. Phillips able to get to the guard but Holland scrambles out and gets Phillips back down. Holland then grabs the back of Phillips and locks in the rear-naked choke and gets Phillips to tap out. Holland looked good here in getting the win.

Official Result- Kevin Holland def. John Phillips by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:05 of Round 3

> Yan Xioanan (9-1 1 NC, 2-0 UFC) vs. Syuri Kondo (6-1, 1-1 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Xiaonan with some kicks and punches to start the fight. Xiaonan with some kicks but Kondo counters with a combo. They trade in close range. They trade kicks. Xiaonan with a combo. Xiaonan with a kick but Kondo counters with a left. They trade punches. Kondo with a front kick. Xiaonan with a right hand. Xiaonan just misses a spinning back fist. Xiaonan with a combo and Kondo with a leg kick. Xiaonan with a spinning back elbow. They trade late. 10-9 Xiaonan.

They trade to start the second round. Xiaonan landing with more volume but Kondo is firing back. They trade and Kondo lands a knee in the clinch. Xiaonan misses a spinning back fist. They continue to trade punch for punch and kick for kick. Xiaonan lands a nice overhand right. Neither able to find a good opening as they end with trading punches. 10-9 Xiaonan, 20-18 Xiaonan.

They trade punches and kicks to start the third. Xiaonan landing with more volume but Kondo continuing to move forward. Kondo lands a right hand as they clinch for a moment. Xiaonan with a spinning back fist. They continue to trade. Kondo with a front kick. Xiaonan with a combo. Xiaonan with an overhand right and a body kick. Xiaonan with a big right hand. She misses some spinning back fists as the fight ends. 10-9 Xiaonan, 30-27 Xiaonan.

Official Result- Yan Xiaonan def. Syuri Kondo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Liu Pingyuan (14-4, 1-0 UFC) vs. Martin Day (9-2, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Pingyuan with some punches as he comes forward and grabs a leg and lands more punches. Day defending against the fence. Day gets away. They trade and Pingyuan lands better. Day with a kick but Pingyuan grabs the leg and pushes him against the fence. They battle in the clinch and Pingyuan has a guillotine locked in. It looks tight but they’re against the fence so that is helping Day defend. Day escapes and is in the guard. They get to their feet. Day with some kicks. They trade punches. Day with a front kick to the body. They trade body kicks at the exact same time. Pingyuan dives for a single leg but Day defends and lands some punches. 10-9 Pingyuan.

Day with some kicks. Pingyuan with a body kick. Day with a front kick to the body. They trade punches. Pingyuan with a right hand as he goes in for a takedown. They scramble and Day ends up on top. Pingyuan looking for a leg. Day with some hammerfists as they get to their feet. Pingyuan lands a left hook and an uppercut. They trade body kicks. Day with a high kick. Day with a switch knee. They continue to trade and Day lands a combo to the body. Pingyuan is backed against the fence and eats a body kick from Day. Day drops Pingyuan with a straight right hand late. 10-9 Day, 19-19.

They trade kicks. Day with a jumping switch kick followed by a right hand and a counter left hook. Pingyuan with a body kick but Day grabs the leg and throws him down for a moment. Pingyuan drops Day with a right hand and then grabs the neck looking for a guillotine as Day tries to roll out. They scramble on the mat as Pingyuan still has the neck but Day pops out and is looking for a D’arce choke himself. Pingyuan escapes and takes the back of Day. Pingyuan still has the back and is looking for a choke but time is going to run out. Interesting round to score. 10-9 Pingyuan, 29-28 Pingyuan.

Official Result- Liu Pingyuan def. Martin Day by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Weili Zhang (17-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Jessica Aguilar (20-6, 1-2 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

They trade early. Aguilar grabs the body and they trade knees in the clinch. Both looking for trip takedowns. Zhang able to get the body lock takedown and is in side control. Zhang with some big short elbows. Aguilar is cut open as she is unable to defend on the bottom. They transition and Aguilar in the guard. Zhang looking for a triangle and is landing big elbows from the position. Aguilar has her hands locked together. Zhang moves to an armbar and gets Aguilar to tap out! What a performance from Zhang as she was completely dominant.

Official Result- Weili Zhang def. Jessica Aguilar by submission (armbar) at 3:41 of Round 1

> Hu Yaozong (3-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Rashad Coulter (8-4, 0-3 UFC)
Light Heavyweights* (Coulter missed weight by 2 pounds)

Coulter with some kicks early before they clinch. Yaozong with the underhooks against the fence. Coulter with a knee. He lands another and then another. Yaozong lands a right hand on the break. They trade punches and Yaozong with a body punch followed by a leg kick. Coulter lands a left hook. Coulter drops Yaozong with a right hand. Yaozong able to get to his feet but eats another big right hand followed by two more from Coulter. Yaozong turns the tables and pushes Coulter against the fence by landing some punches to the body. Coulter lands a knee as they remain tied up as the round ends. 10-9 Coulter.

Yaozong with a couple of leg kicks. Yaozong lands a right hand as he comes in to clinch. Yaozong with some foot stomps. Yaozong with a knee but just seems to be hanging out in the clinch. Coulter with a hard elbow against the fence. They trade as they break. Coulter with a short right hand. Coulter with a snapping jab. Yaozong with some leg kicks. Coulter lands a right hand. They trade and Yaozong lands a hard right hand as he comes forward. Yaozong with a switch knee followed by a right hand. 10-9 Yaozong, 19-19.

Yaozong lands some punches before clinching against the fence. Yaozong with an overhand right. Coulter with some short uppercuts and they break. Coulter taking some deep breaths. Coulter with a snapping jab. They clinch against the fence and Yaozong lands some body punches as they break. They continue to trade though the pace and power has stalled. Yaozong with some leg kicks. Yaozong with a left hook to the body followed by some right hands. Coulter with a right hand. Coulter lands a right hand. They trade kicks at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Yaozong, 29-28 Yaozong.

Official Result- Rashad Coulter def. Hu Yaozong by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Wu Yanan (8-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Lauren Mueller (5-0, 1-0 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Mueller pushing forward with leg kicks. Yanan with a counter left hook. They both come forward feinting punches. Mueller with a right hand. Yanan shoots for a takedown but easily stuffed. They clinch against the fence. They trade as they break the clinch. Mueller lands a right hand. Mueller drops Yanan with a left hand and gets in the guard. Yanan looking for an armbar and has it and Mueller taps! That came quick as the armbar didn’t even look all the way locked in.

Official Result- Yu Wanan def. Lauren Mueller by submission (armbar) at 4:00 of Round 1

> Song Kenan (14-4, 2-0 UFC) vs. Alex Morono (14-5 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

Kenan with a front kick. Morono with an overhand right. Morono lands a right hand as he controls the Octagon. They trade in close range. They trade again before clinching. They break and both are throwing wild punches and neither is really landing. Kenan with a spin kick to the body. Morono lands a clean right hand. Morono with a front kick to the body followed by a leg kick. Morono with a leg kick. Kenan with a big body kick. They swing wildly late. 10-9 Morono.

Morono with a spinning back fist. Kenan missed his own spinning back fist. Kenan with a body kick. Morono with a leg kick. They trade in close range and Kenan with a left hook. Both throwing wild punches and neither lands. Morono with a spin kick to the body. Kenan with a body kick. Morono with a combo. Kenan with a leg kick. Morono just misses a spinning back fist. Kenan’s face is really marked up. Kenan lands a right hand but eats a body kick from Morono. Two close rounds. 10-9 Morono, 20-18 Morono.

Morono lands a right hand. They trade punches. Morono sets up a takedown attempt by landing a combo. Morono goes for it but Kenan grabs the fence to block it and gets a big warning. Morono with an elbow. Kenan with an uppercut. Morono with a front kick to the face. They continue to trade. Morono with a right hand but Kenan with a counter left hook. Morono with a right hand. They trade spinning back fists and then we have a big eye poke by Kenan on Morono. Morono might not be able to continue. He is able to. Morono with a leg kick. Morono with a combo ending with a leg kick. They wing punches at the end. 10-9 Morono, 30-27 Morono.

Official Result- Alex Morono def. Song Kenan by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Li Jingliang (15-5, 7-3 UFC) vs. David Zawada (16-4, 0-1 UFC)
Welterweights

They feel each other out early with neither landing. Zawada then drops Jingliang with a right hand. Zawada gets on top but Jingliang scrambles out to his feet. Jingliang scores a takedown and is in the half-guard against the fence. Jingliang with some punches from the top. Zawada trying to use the fence to get to his feet and does and they break. Zawada lands a clean right hand. They are throwing against the fence and Jingliang has his hands low. Zawada shoots but Jingliang defends the attempt. Zawada with a combo and then a knee followed by another. They clinch for a moment. Jingliang with wild punches that miss. Zawada goes for a single leg but it is defended as the round ends. 10-9 Zawada.

Jingliang tries a takedown but it is defended though he lands a left hook. Jingliang with a kick. Jingliang with another leg kick. They both throw punches. Zawada with a left hook to the body. Jingliang with a low kick and then another. Jingliang with a leg kick and Zawada counters with a right hand. They swing wildly. Zawada with a knee as they get in close. Zawada with an uppercut but eats a counter right hand from Jingliang. Jinglaing with a leg kick. Jingliang with a left hook. Jingliang with a late flurry and even landed some punches after the horn signaled the end. 10-9 Jingliang, 19-19.

They trade and both are swinging wildly. Jingliang with some leg kicks. Zawada looks for a takedown but Jingliang moves away as he sees it coming. Jingliang with more hard leg kicks. Zawada with an uppercut. Zawada gets a single leg against the fence. Jingliang with an elbow. Zawada lands a right hand as they break. Jingliang then hurts Zawada with a liver kick and Zawada goes to the mat and Jingliang lands a couple more punches before it is stopped. Big late finish by Jingliang as the crowd goes crazy.

Official Result- Li Jingliang def. David Zawada by TKO (body kick, punches) at 4:07 of Round 3

> Song Yadong (12-4 1 NC, 2-0 UFC) vs. Vince Morales (8-2, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Yadong with a body kick. Yadong with a leg kick. Morales circling away and just misses a right hand. Morales lands a right hand. Yadong with a spin kick to the body. Yadong with a jumping knee. Yadong with a body kick. Morales eating everything well. Yadong with a combo and a spin kick to the body. Morales missing on his punches. Yadong with a late flurry and a huge spinning back kick to the body. 10-9 Yadong.

They trade and Morales lands a counter left. Yadong with a leg kick. Both men looking for openings. Yadong with a short right hand. Morales with some dirty boxing in a brief clinch. Morales with a body kick. Both men looking for a big power punch. Yadong with some leg kicks. They are point fighting at this moment. Yadong controlling the Octagon. Morales throws but eats a counter right hand from Yadong. Close round. 10-9 Yadong, 20-18 Yadong.

They trade to start the third round. Morales rushes in and gets taken down by Yadong. Yadong working from the half-guard. Yadong goes to the full guard and lands some punches as he moves back to half-guard. Yadong tries to step over into mount but Morales finds an opening to scramble to his feet. They clinch against the fence. Yadong gets the fight back to the ground and in the guard. They are scrambling and Morales looking for a kneebar. Yadong with a right hand from the top. They get to their feet. Morales just misses a right hand. They trade combos. Morales with some late punches. 10-9 Yadong, 30-27 Yadong.

Official Result- Song Yadong def. Vince Morales by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Alistair Overeem (#6, 43-17 1 NC, 8-6 UFC) vs. Sergey Pavlovich (12-0, 0-0 UFC)
Heavyweights

They are clinched early. Overeem with some knees. Pavlovich lands some knees as well. Battle for underhooks going on here. They break. Overeem with a front kick as he’s moving around well. Overeem with a right hand and he gets a takedown. Overeem with a punch from the top. Overeem gets in the guard. Overeem with some right hands from the top. Big right hands from Overeem and Pavlovich is in trouble and Overeem finishes him off. Big finish by Overeem and he looked good in this one.

Official Result- Alistair Overeem def. Sergey Pavlovich by TKO (punches) at 4:21 of Round 1

> Curtis Blaydes (#3, 10-1 1 NC, 5-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Francis Ngannou (#4, 11-3, 6-2 UFC)
Heavyweights

Ngannou with a leg kick. Ngannou with a big right hand drops Blaydes. Ngannou with big punches and Blaydes is in trouble and Ngannou finishes him off. Went less than a minute. Blaydes was protesting the stoppage but he wasn’t defending himself well and was going to be done rather soon at the rate it was going.

Official Result- Francis Ngannou def. Curtis Blaydes by TKO (punches) at :45 of Round 1