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UFC 322 live results: Two title superfights from MSG

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

The UFC’s yearly trip to the World’s Most Famous Arena is upon us as Madison Square Garden in New York City hosts UFC 322.

The main event is a superfight for the UFC welterweight championship as current champion Jack Della Maddalena defends for the first time against former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.

Della Maddalena is coming off a win over Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 in which he became the man to beat at 170 pounds while also extending his win streak to 17 straight. Makhachev vacates the lightweight title in order to move up and is looking to improve on a 15-fight win streak after submitting Renato Moicano at UFC 311.

The co-main event is another superfight as UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defends against former UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili. Shevchenko is coming off a title defense over Manon Fiorot at UFC 315 while Weili vacates the 115-pound title following five straight wins.

The rest of the main card is stacked with ranked fighters as Sean Brady takes on Michael Morales in a welterweight bout; former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards battles Carlos Prates; and a lightweight fight between Beneil Dariush and Benoit Saint-Denis kicks off the main card.

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> Lightweights- Viacheslav Borshchev (8-6-1, 3-5-1 UFC) vs. Matheus Camilo (9-3, 0-1 UFC)

Camilo lands a left hook. Borshchev with a leg kick. They trade and Camilo gets a takedown, but Borshchev is able to force it to the feet. Camilo has body control against the fence, but Borshchev is able to cause a break. Camilo lands a jab that backs Borshchev up. Camilo lands a leg kick and they trade combos inside the pocket. Camilo scores a takedown. Camilo lands some body shots from inside the guard. Borshchev forces it to the feet. 10-9 Camilo.

They trade jabs and Camilo lands a leg kick. Borshchev lands a flurry as Camilo is circling around. Camilo lands a right hand and scores a takedown. Camilo gets the back but reverses to the top and is in the mount. Camilo is looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. They scramble to the feet and separate. Camilo scores a takedown but they quickly get to their feet. Borshchev lands a leg kick and a combo to the body. Borshchev lands more to the body and Camilo lands a left hand. Borshchev lands a left hand. 10-9 Camilo, 20-18 Camilo.

They trade jabs as Borshchev is pressing forward. They trade combinations in close range. Camilo lands a solid right hand. Camilo shoots for a takedown but Borshchev defends it. Borshchev with a combo and lands a body kick. Borshchev with front kicks. Borshchev lands a series of punches and a leg kick. Borshchev lands a left hand. Camilo rocks Borshchev with a right hand. Camilo with a heavy leg kick. Camilo scores a takedown. They roll and Borshchev ends up on top inside the guard of Camilo. Borshchev stands and lands leg kicks. Camilo gets up. Camilo lands a stiff right hand. Camilo with another right hand. Camilo with a brief late takedown. 10-9 Camilo, 30-27 Camilo.

Fight Result- Matheus Camilo def. Viacheslav Borshchev by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Middleweights- Baisangur Susurkaev (10-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Eric McConico (10-3-1, 1-1 UFC)

They immediately clinch against the fence and trade knees. They trade more knees with Susurkaev having control. McConico reverses and lands an elbow. They separate and McConico lands a short uppercut. Susurkaev lands a right hand. Susurkaev lands a leg kick as McConico lands a combo. McConico lands an elbow and a right hand as McConico forces Susurkaev against the fence. Susurkaev briefly gets a takedown and then scores another one. They keep going up and down as Susurkaev lands some knees to the thigh. McConico lands a left hand as they break. They trade late. 10-9 Susurkaev.

Susurkaev lands some big shots and a body kick early to start. Susurkaev lands a left hand. Susurkaev with a combo and a knee to the body. Susurkaev lands a right hand but McConico lands a groin strike and timeout is called. Susurkaev is able to continue. McConico with a short leg kick. Susurkaev lands a body kick and a right hand. They clinch as Susurkaev lands a knee to the body. McConico with some knees in the clinch. Susurkaev lands a body kick after a brief takedown. They clinch against the fence. They separate and Susurkaev is landing. McConico lands a big right hand. They tie up and hang onto each other. 10-9 Susurkaev, 20-18 Susurkaev.

Susurkaev lands a right hand as McConico lands a body kick. Susurkaev lands a pair of solid punches. Susurkaev lands a left hand and a front kick to the body. Susurkaev lands a groin strike and timeout is called. They get back going and they trade leg kicks. McConico with a jab. Susurkaev drops McConico with a massive right hand and it is all over! What a finish from Susurkaev!

Fight Result- Baisangur Susurkaev def. Eric McConico by knockout (punch) at 1:38 of Round 3

> Women’s Strawweights- #12 Angela Hill (18-15, 13-15 UFC) vs. Fatima Kline (8-1, 2-1 UFC)

Kline lands a combo as Hill lands a leg kick. They trade before clinching and Kline scores a takedown and gets inside the full guard. Kline lands from the top as Hill throws some upkicks. They scramble to the feet but Kline maintains control. Kline lands a knee. They separate. Hill lands a calf kick. Kline lands a right hand. Kline lands a combination and a body kick. Kline lands a front kick and an uppercut. Kline scores a takedown and lands some elbows from the top. Kline lands from the top and Hill lands an upkick, but Kline gets into side control and looks for a kimura. 10-9 Kline.

Kline lands a knee and a body kick. Kline lands a solid right hand and another one as she is pouring it on with the punches. Kline with a body kick. Kline looks for a takedown as she pushes it against the fence. Kline lands a left hook as they separate. Kline landing with more volume as she’s mixing punches and kicks. Hill with a leg kick. They trade in close range as Hill is pressing forward. Kline lands a combo and they clinch. Hill with a knee. They trade knees. 10-9 Kline, 20-18 Kline.

Hill lands a right hand. Both working the jab and Kline lands a right hand. Kline with a combination. Kline working the jab. They trade inside the pocket. Kline with a front kick followed by a quick combo. Kline lands a jab as Hill lands a leg kick. Kline with some more jabs and a right hand. They trade as Hill forces a clinch against the fence. Kline scores a takedown. Kline working from the top and stands up. Kline trying to land as Hill is throwing upkicks. They get to their feet. Kline gets a takedown and lands a big flurry from the back. Kline has the body triangle on and is landing tons of punches. Kline hurts Hill with a right hand on the way up at the end. 10-9 Kline, 30-27 Kline.

Fight Result- Fatima Kline def. Angela Hill by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Pat Sabatini (20-5, 7-2 UFC) vs. Chepe Mariscal (18-6 1 NC, 5-0 UFC)

Sabatini lands a solid combination. Sabatini grabs a leg as Mariscal throws a kick and he gets Mariscal down to the ground. They scramble and Sabatini has the back as they stand. Sabatini drags it down and uses the butterfly to take full back control. Sabatini working for a choke from the back as he lands some short punches. Mariscal is able to reverse to the top. Mariscal gets to his feet and Sabatini stands. They both land before clinching. Sabatini misses a spin attack but lands a knee to the body. Mariscal lands a late head kick. 10-9 Sabatini.

They trade and Sabatini looks for a takedown against the fence as he has the back. Sabatini gets it down and has the back, but they get right up, though Sabatini keeps back control. Sabatini drags it back down. Mariscal scrambles but Sabatini is staying on offense. They scramble as Sabatini stays on top and Mariscal is throwing punches from the bottom. Sabatini is cut open, from the head kick at the end of the first. Sabatini with an elbow from the top. He lands another. They scramble to their feet. Sabatini looks for a takedown, but Mariscal defends and lands a knee. They trade and Sabatini lands a left hand. Sabatini gets a takedown and lands from the top to end the round. 10-9 Sabatini, 20-18 Sabatini.

Sabatini goes right for a takedown but Mariscal is able to escape. Sabatini drops down and scores a takedown. Sabatini takes the back and is landing as he has the hooks locked on. Sabatini is working for a choke but Mariscal is defending the hands. Sabatini keeping back control as he is landing and Mariscal has not found a way to escape. Mariscal is trying to roll out and Sabatini lands as they stand. 10-9 Sabatini, 30-27 Sabatini.

Fight Result- Pat Sabatini def. Chepe Mariscal by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Kyle Daukaus (16-4 1 NC, 3-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (37-20, 12-12 UFC)

Daukaus hurts Meerschaert with a left hand and then drops him with some follow-up shots. Daukaus looks for a D’Arce choke and has it locked in and Meerschaert taps! Daukaus picks up the big win.

Fight Result- Kyle Daukaus def. Gerald Meerschaert by submission (D’Arce choke) at :50 of Round 1

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> Featherweights- Malcolm Wellmaker (10-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Ethyn Ewing (8-2, 0-0 UFC)

Ewing with a high kick. Ewing lands a right hand. Ewing with an inside leg kick. Wellmaker lands a hard body kick. Wellmaker lands a right hand that hurts Ewing. They clinch and Wellmaker lands a knee. Ewing lands a right hand. They break apart. Ewing with a right hand. Wellmaker with a jab and a body kick. Wellmaker with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Wellmaker lands an elbow as they clinch. Ewing gets a takedown but they get right up. Ewing has the body lock. Wellmaker lands some knees in the clinch. Ewing lands a combo as they break. Wellmaker lands a body kick. Ewing with a flurry in close range. Ewing lands a pair of knees late. 10-9 Ewing.

They trade body kicks and then trade high kicks. Ewing works the jab. Wellmaker lands a right hand. Ewing pressuring and landing. Wellmaker lands a right hand and a leg kick then a right hook and another right hand. Ewing lands a combination against the fence. Ewing lands a right hand. Wellmaker with a left hand. Ewing lands a combo with a high kick. Wellmaker lands two big right hands. Ewing lands a right hand. Wellmaker lands a knee to the body and a right hand and Ewing is backing up. Ewing is running away as he is hurt. Ewing with a flurry inside the pocket. They trade in close range. Wellmaker pressing forward and lands to the body. Ewing with a brief takedown and lands a knee and a right hand. 10-9 Ewing, 20-18 Ewing.

Wellmaker lands a combination. They trade inside the pocket and Wellmaker lands a body kick. Wellmaker with a spin kick. Ewing lands a right hand. Wellmaker with a pair of jabs. Ewing lands a combination as they clinch up. Ewing has the back. They get back in front of each other and Wellmaker lands a knee. Wellmaker lands an uppercut. Wellmaker with a body kick as Ewing lands a right hand. Ewing with a flurry of shots. Wellmaker tries for a takedown but Ewing defends and lands an elbow. They trade in close range. Ewing gets a takedown but they scramble up and he has the back. Ewing with short right hands and they trade at the end. 10-9 Ewing, 30-27 Ewing.

Fight Result- Ethyn Ewing def. Malcolm Wellmaker by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- #4 Erin Blanchfield (13-2, 7-1 UFC) vs. #8 Tracy Cortez (12-2, 6-1 UFC)

Both work the jab early on as Blanchfield lands an inside leg kick. Cortez with a combination. Blanchfield lands a right hand. Cortez with a jab and a right hand. Blanchfield counters with a leg kick. Blanchfield lands a right hand and Cortez lands a counter left hand. Blanchfield with a high kick and lands a combo as Cortez lands a knee. Blanchfield with a body kick and a combo. Blanchfield lands a jab. Cortez with a right hand and a knee as Blanchfield was coming in. Blanchfield with two right hands as Cortez lands a knee. They trade jabs and Blanchfield with a high kick. Cortez lands a left hand. They trade inside the pocket. Cortez works the jab. Cortez with a stiff jab as Blanchfield lands. Blanchfield lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Cortez.

They both rush to the center and land. Cortez with a left hook. Cortez scores a takedown. Blanchfield is able to reverse to the top and has body control as they stand. Blanchfield with short left hands. Blanchfield looks for the takedown but Cortez showing good defense as they separate. They trade combinations. Both landing at the same time. Cortez lands a body kick. Blanchfield with a hard body kick. Blanchfield scores a takedown and is inside the guard of Cortez. Blanchfield looking for an arm-triangle choke. Blanchfield gets the back and lands a flurry, though Cortez gets to her feet. Blanchfield still pressuring against the fence. Blanchfield gets another takedown and takes the back as they scramble up. Blanchfield has a choke locked in and Cortez taps! Blanchfield picks up the big win.

Fight Result- Erin Blanchfield def. Tracy Cortez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:44 of Round 2

> Middleweights- Roman Kopylov (14-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (17-6, 8-3 UFC)

Kopylov with a pair of leg kicks as Rodrigues lands a right hand. Rodrigues lands a jab. Rodrigues lands a right hand after Kopylov lands a leg kick. Rodrigues with a body kick. Rodrigues lands a combo. Rodrigues with a high kick. Rodrigues looks for a takedown but Kopylov defends. Rodrigues with some short punches as they separate. Kopylov lands a combination. Rodrigues lands a body kick. Rodrigues lands a solid right hand. Rodrigues lands a few punches mixed with a body kick. Rodrigues with an inside leg kick. Rodrigues with a knee to the body. Kopylov gets a big takedown but Rodrigues is able to push him off. Rodrigues with an upkick to the body. 10-9 Rodrigues.

Rodrigues lands and Kopylov scores a takedown. Rodrigues is attacking the leg but Kopylov is able to escape. Rodrigues shoots for a takedown as he pushes Kopylov against the fence. Rodrigues lands an uppercut and a combo after they’ve separated. Rodrigues with a right hand as Kopylov lands a jab. Kopylov grabs a Rodrigues kick and lands some right hands. Rodrigues lands a combo. Rodrigues lands to the body. They both land to the body. Rodrigues with some right hands and a knee to the body. Rodrigues with a jab and a body shot. Kopylov catches a Rodrigues kick and Rodrigues falls backwards and down but gets up and lands a right hand. They have a heavy exchange against the fence. Kopylov lands a head kick. 10-9 Rodrigues, 20-18 Rodrigues.

They both land in close range to start the third. Rodrigues with a right hand. He lands another. Kopylov tags Rodrigues with a left hand and Rodrigues was wobbly for a moment. Rodrigues lands a right hand. Rodrigues looked for a single leg but lets go. They trade as both are looking for openings. Kopylov lands a combo. They trade heavy punches. Kopylov lands a right hook. Kopylov lands a left hand. Rodrigues with a right hand. Rodrigues with a body kick and a right hand. Kopylov lands a high kick. Kopylov lands a combo and a high kick. 10-9 Kopylov, 29-28 Rodrigues.

Fight Result- Gregory Rodrigues def. Roman Kopylov by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Middleweights- Bo Nickal (7-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Rodolfo Vieira (11-3, 6-3 UFC)

Nickal lands a body kick and a leg kick. Nickal grabs the body and slams Vieira down and starts landing big shots as Vieira is covering up as he gets to his feet. Nickal with some knees against the fence. Nickal lands an elbow. Vieira reverses and lands a pair of knees. They break apart. Vieira shoots for a takedown but Nickal grabs the neck and gets on top as they roll to the mat. Nickal has control as they work to the feet. Nickal with a big elbow on the break. Vieira with a pair of leg kicks. Nickal lands a pair of left hands and a high kick, then another left hand. Nickal lands a left hand. 10-9 Nickal.

Vieira lands a right hand. Nickal lands a left hand and a body kick. Nickal lands a solid combination. Nickal with a jab and a right hand as Vieira lands a leg kick. Nickal with another left hand and a double jab. Vieira lands a right hand but eats a four-punch counter from Nickal. Nickal lands a stiff jab. Vieira lands a right hand. Vieira looks for a takedown as he pushes Nickal against the fence. They separate. Nickal stuns Vieira with a left hand. Vieira shoots for a takedown but Nickal sprawls and lands. 10-9 Nickal, 20-18 Nickal.

Nickal lands a kick as Vieira lands a right hand. Nickal lands a leg kick. Nickal looks for a takedown but is unable to grab Vieira. Vieira lands a right hand to the body. Nickal with a left hand and then lands a head kick and Vieira goes down and is out cold! What a finish by Nickal!

Fight Result- Bo Nickal def. Rodolfo Vieira by knockout (head kick) at 2:24 of Round 3

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> Lightweights*- #9 Beneil Dariush (23-6-1, 16-6-1 UFC) vs. #13 Benoit Saint-Denis (15-3 1 NC, 7-3 UFC)

*Dariush missed weight by 1.2 pounds

Dariush lands a leg kick but then Saint-Denis lands a right hand and Dariush goes down face first out cold! Brutal knockout from Saint-Denis.

Fight Result- Benoit Saint-Denis def. Beneil Dariush by knockout (punch) at :16 of Round 1

> Welterweights- #4 Leon Edwards (22-5 1 NC, 14-4 1 NC UFC) vs. #9 Carlos Prates (22-7, 5-1 UFC)

Edwards lands a leg kick. Prates lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Edwards lands a left hand. Prates with a leg kick. Edwards shoots for a takedown and has the body lock against the fence. Prates lands a knee. They are separated after no action. Prates lands a knee to the body and a left hand. Edwards lands a leg kick. Edwards scores a takedown and gets the back of Prates as they scramble. Prates stands with Edwards on his back. Edwards landing some punches. Edwards gets Prates back down. Prates grabs the fence. Edwards looks for a choke but time runs out on the round. 10-9 Edwards.

Prates lands a leg kick. He lands another as Edwards lands a left hand. Prates with another leg kick. They trade left hands and Prates lands another leg kick followed by a jab. Prates drops Edwards with a left hand and a follow-up shot ends it! What a knockout by Prates!

Fight Result- Carlos Prates def. Leon Edwards by knockout (punch) at 1:28 of Round 2

> Welterweights- #2 Sean Brady (18-1, 8-1 UFC) vs. #8 Michael Morales (18-0, 6-0 UFC)

They both throw kicks early. Brady with a leg kick as Morales works the jab. Morales lands a jab as Brady comes forward. Brady lands a leg kick. Morales hurts Brady with a combination. Morales landing as Brady is hurt. Brady may have recovered. Morales lands a right hand. Brady lands a left hook. Morales lands a right hand. Morales lands a right hand and Brady falls to the mat and Morales starts landing from the top and it is stopped! What a finish from Morales!

Fight Result- Michael Morales def. Sean Brady by TKO (punches) at 3:27 of Round 1

> UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship- C Valentina Shevchenko (25-4-1, 14-3-1 UFC) vs. #1 WSW Zhang Weili (26-3, 10-2 UFC)

Shevchenko with a short leg kick. Weili lands a right hand. Shevchenko lands a body kick. Weili lands a leg kick. Shevchenko with a left hand. Shevchenko lands a knee to the body and gets Weili down to the mat. They scramble up and Shevchenko lands a knee and Weili lands an elbow. Shevchenko lands a spinning back fist that hurts Weili as they clinch. Shevchenko gets a takedown into side control. They battle for position on the mat. Shevchenko ends the round on top. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko lands a combination. They both land before Shevchenko grabs the body lock and scores a takedown. Shevchenko gets into side control and gets the crucifix position and lands. Shevchenko dominating from the top as she gets back inside the guard of Weili. Shevchenko lands from the top. Shevchenko ends the round landing from the top. 10-9 Shevchenko, 20-18 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko with a pair of body kicks. Weili lands a right hand. Shevchenko lands a jab as Weili was throwing. Shevchenko with a spin kick to the body. Weili lands a body kick and they tie up. They trade knees along the fence. Weili lands an elbow as they separate. Shevchenko lands a knee as Weili was coming forward. Weili throws a kick but Shevchenko grabs the body and gets a takedown. Shevchenko controlling and landing from the top. 10-9 Shevchenko, 30-27 Shevchenko.

Weili lands a body kick as Shevchenko lands a right hand. Shevchenko lands a body kick and Weili is backing up. Shevchenko lands another body kick. She lands a high kick now. Shevchenko grabs the Thai clinch and lands a knee to the body and head before letting go. Shevchenko lands a body kick and stuns Weili with a right hand. They clinch and Shevchenko gets it back down to the mat. Shevchenko lands from the top. 10-9 Shevchenko, 40-36 Shevchenko.

They tie up against the fence right away and trade position. Shevchenko lands a knee and Weili lands a right hand as they separate. Shevchenko lands a body kick. They tie back up. Weili lands an elbow but Shevchenko scores a takedown. Shevchenko lands from the top. Shevchenko controls from the top for the rest of the round and lands though Weili throws from the bottom. 10-9 Shevchenko, 50-45 Shevchenko.

Fight Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Zhang Weili by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to retain the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> UFC Welterweight Championship- C Jack Della Maddalena (18-2, 8-0 UFC) vs. #1 LW Islam Makhachev (27-1, 16-1 UFC)

Makhachev lands a low kick. Maddalena fires some punches. Maddalena with a jab to the body as Makhachev lands some calf kicks. Makhachev scores a takedown. Makhachev lands from the top as he’s trying to pin an arm. They scramble to their feet but Makhachev has back control. Maddalena gets on his feet as Makhachev is still on the back. They go back to the mat and Maddalena lets Makhachev get into his half-guard. Makhachev is looking to attack the neck. Makhachev lands from the top as Maddalena throws upkicks. 10-9 Makhachev.

Makhachev with a calf kick. Makhachev with another leg kick. He lands a high kick. Maddalena lands a right hand as they clinch and Makhachev pushes it to the fence. Maddalena tries for a takedown but ends up on the bottom. Makhachev working from the half-guard and doing enough to keep Maddalena pinned on the bottom as Makhachev lands some shots. Makhachev has an arm-triangle kind of position but Maddalena gets out of it. Makhachev lands some elbows as they get up. 10-9 Makhachev, 20-18 Makhachev.

Makhachev lands a quick combo. Maddalena with a right hand. Makhachev lands a calf kick. Makhachev with another calf kick. Makhachev lands a combination. They clinch and Maddalena lands lots of punches as Makhachev lands a pair of knees and they break. Makhachev scores a takedown. Makhachev is in control but Maddaelna is trying to force separation. Makhachev lands some elbows. Maddalena scrambles up late. 10-9 Makhachev, 30-27 Makhachev.

Maddalena lands a pair of kicks. Makhachev lands a body kick. Makhachev with an inside leg kick. Makhachev with a body kick. Makhachev with a pair of right hands and a leg kick. Makhachev lands a combination and then gets a takedown. Makhachev is able to take the back and has the body triangle locked on. Maddalena is able to get Makhachev into his half-guard. Makhachev in total control from the top. They almost scramble up as Makhachev has control. 10-9 Makhachev, 40-36 Makhachev.

Maddalena tries to land but Makhachev ducks under and scores a takedown. Makhachev is looking for a kimura but Maddaelna gets it free. Makhachev working in the half-guard and landing from the top. Maddalena gets Makhachev inside of his guard. Makhachev attacks the neck. Maddalena is grimacing on the bottom. Makhachev looks for a D’Arce choke but Maddalena escapes. Makhachev gets back inside the guard of Maddalena. 10-9 Makhachev, 50-45 Makhachev.

Fight Result- Islam Makhachev def. Jack Della Maddalena by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to win the UFC Welterweight Championship

UFC 315 live results: Two title fights from Montreal

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

For the first time in ten years, the Octagon returns to Montreal for a big pay-per-view event with two title fights as UFC 315 takes place at the Bell Centre.

The main event sees UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad make his first title defense against challenger Jack Della Maddalena. Muhammad is coming off his title fight win over Leon Edwards in July 2024, but injuries have delayed his first defense. Della Maddalena gets the first shot coming off a 16-fight win streak which includes a 7-0 record with the UFC.

In the co-main event, UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko makes her first title defense of her second reign against Manon Fiorot. Shevchenko is coming off a title fight win over Alexa Grasso in September 2024 while Fiorot is riding a 12-fight win streak including seven straight wins to start her UFC career.

Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo and Aiemann Zahabi; a women’s flyweight bout between former champion Alexa Grasso and Natalia Silva; and a lightweight bout pitting Benoit Saint-Denis against the returning Kyle Prepolec.

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> Bantamweights- Brad Katona (14-4, 4-4 UFC) vs. Bekzat Almakhan (16-2, 0-1 UFC)

Almakhan lands a jab to the body and follows with a combination. Almakhan lands a right hand. Almakhan with an uppercut as Katona lands a right hand. Almakhan drops Katona with another uppercut and lands a hammerfist to finish it off. What a finish from Almakhan!

Fight Result- Bekzat Almakhan def. Brad Katona by knockout (punch) at 1:04 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Daniel Santos (11-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. JeongYeong Lee (11-2, 2-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks before trading punches inside the pocket. Lee lands a pair of leg kicks as Santos lands a right hand. Santos lands a pair of body kicks. Lee lands a body kick. They trade in close range. Lee pushing the pace and lands a right hand and then drops Santos with a right hand. Santos quickly stands as Lee lands an elbow and Santos chases the takedown. Lee defends but Santos takes his back. Santos drags Lee down for a moment but they separate. Santos lands a right hand. Lee lands a jab and they trade inside the pocket. Santos lands a calf kick. They trade jabs. Lee lands a left to the body. They both land flurries in close range. Lee lands a left hook. Santos lands a right hand and Lee stumbles, but he lands a counter right hand. Lee lands a right hand. Santos lands and looks for a takedown, but Lee defends against the fence. They break. 10-9 Lee.

Lee lands an uppercut and Santos lands to the body. They trade inside the pocket. Santos misses a spin attack but is able to score a takedown. Santos has back control as they’re on the mat. Santos lands a knee to the body as they stand. They trade leg kicks. They trade and Santos gets another takedown. They get up and both connect as Lee lands a left hook. Santos lands a jumping knee. They trade leg kicks and Santos lands a pair of them. Santos scores another takedown. Santos landing from inside the guard of Lee. Lee pushes Santos off and Santos grabs the back as they stand. They break and trade. Lee clips Santos with a right hand. Santos with a spinning elbow. They both land inside the pocket. 10-9 Santos, 19-19.

They trade as both solidly land. Santos scores a takedown and looked for an arm-triangle choke but went to side control. Santos lands a pair of short elbows. They stand and Santos gets a brief takedown but they get to their feet. Lee lands a few punches. Santos lands a leg kick. Lee working the jab. Santos pushes Lee against the fence but they break. Santos lands a big right hand. They trade combos. Santos scores a takedown. They get up and Santos lands a knee before they break. Santos grabs a leg and Lee lands to defend and Santos lands a head kick as they separate. 10-9 Santos, 29-28 Santos.

Fight Result- Daniel Santos def. JeongYeong Lee by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights*- Marc-Andre Barriault (16-9 1 NC, 5-8 1 NC UFC) vs. Bruno Silva (23-12, 4-6 UFC)

*Silva missed weight by one pound

Silva lands a jab and Barriault lands some uppercuts. Barriault lands a body kick and Silva grabs the leg and lands some right hands. Barriault grabs the clinch and lands an elbow and some knees. Barriault with some big punches and lands an elbow and Silva goes down and is out cold! A vicious finish from Barriault to pick up the win!

Fight Result- Marc-Andre Barriault def. Bruno Silva by knockout (elbow) at 1:27 of Round 1

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> Light Heavyweights- Navajo Stirling (6-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ivan Erslan (14-4 1 NC, 0-1 UFC)

Stirling throwing kicks early. Erslan lands a combination. Erslan lands a right hand then a left hook. Stirling lands a spin kick. Erslan lands a right hand. Stirling with a leg and body kick. Stirling lands a pair of leg kicks. Erslan with a right hand. He lands another. Erslan with a right hand then a left hook. Stirling with a leg kick as Erslan lands a right hand. Erslan lands a right hand. Stirling with a pair of kicks. Erslan with a combo. 10-9 Erslan.

They trade and Stirling pushes it to the fence, but Erslan takes the back and lands some knees. They separate for a moment and Stirling gets a takedown. Stirling lands some punches as he has Erslan’s back. Erslan is able to reverse and he has the back of Stirling as they stand. Erslan with some soft knees. Stirling with some back punches and they break apart. Stirling with some body kicks. He lands a leg kick then a combo to the body. Stirling just misses a knee but lands a pair of kicks. Erslan lands a right hand. Erslan lands to the body. Stirling with a body kick. Stirling lands a left hand then a leg kick followed by a high kick. 10-9 Stirling, 19-19.

Stirling lands a jab as Erslan lands a right hand. Erslan with an uppercut and a right hand. Erslan landing slightly more. They trade jabs and Stirling lands an uppercut. Stirling lands a leg kick. They clinch for a moment and Stirling lands knees before they separate and trade. Stirling lands a big right hand that stuns Erslan. Erslan tries for a desperation takedown and Stirling lands some punches as he’s defending. Stirling still landing as they stand. They trade inside the pocket. Stirling lands a big elbow and lands a big flurry and Erslan falls face first to the mat but he’s alert. Stirling landing and Erslan gets to his feet and Stirling has the back. Stirling drags it down and lands. Stirling with lots of punches as the fight ends. 10-8 Stirling, 29-27 Stirling.

Fight Result- Navajo Stirling def. Ivan Erslan by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

> Light Heavyweights- Modestas Bukauskas (17-6, 5-4 UFC) vs. Ion Cutelaba (19-10-1 1 NC, 8-9-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Bukauskas lands a jab as Cutelaba lands a leg kick. Cutelaba lands a heavy leg kick. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Bukauskas lands another right hand. Cutelaba lands a right hand. Cutelaba lands some kicks. Bukauskas lands a switch kick. Cutelaba lands a right hand. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Bukauskas lands a calf kick. Cutelaba with a leg kick. Bukauskas lands a combination and then follows with another. Bukauskas lands a spin kick. Cutelaba with a spin kick. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Bukauskas with a spin kick. 10-9 Bukauskas.

They trade in close range and Bukauskas lands a right hand. Cutelaba throws a spinning elbow and trips to the mat as he throws it. They clinch against the fence. There isn’t much action happening and they are separated. Cutelaba tries a spin kick and slips to the mat again but gets up. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Cutelaba with a right hand. They trade punches. Bukauskas lands a right hand and they trade late. 10-9 Cutelaba, 19-19.

Cutelaba shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. He lands an elbow. They trade knees while tied up. They separate and trade. Cutelaba lands a leg kick. Cutelaba with a right hand. Bukauskas with a high kick. They trade before clinching up. They trade knees. Cutelaba tries to trip it down but Bukauskas keeps it standing. Cutelaba lands to the body. They separate and Bukauskas lands a right hand before they tie back up. Cutelaba with short punches. Bukauskas lands and they separate. Both land some solid punches. Close fight. 10-9 Bukauskas, 29-28 Bukauskas.

Fight Result- Modestas Bukauskas def. Ion Cutelaba by split decision (27-30, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- #7 Jessica Andrade (26-13, 17-11 UFC) vs. #9 Jasmine Jasudavicius (13-3, 7-2 UFC)

They trade and both land leg kicks. They trade and Jasudavicius scores a big takedown. Jasudavicius gets the back and lands. Jasudavicius grabs the neck and locks in a rear-naked choke and Andrade taps! Big win for Jasudavicius as she establishes herself as a sure-fire title contender.

Fight Result- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Jessica Andrade by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:40 of Round 1

> Welterweights- Mike Malott (11-2-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Charles Radtke (10-4, 3-1 UFC)

Malott with a front side kick to the quad of Radtke. Malott lands a left hand. Malott with more side kicks. Malott lands a right hand. Radtke lands a jab then a right hand. Malott lands a combination. Malott lands another combo then a spin kick. Malott lands a left hand. Radtke lands a couple of left hands and Malott lands a counter left hand. Malott with a body kick. Malott with a pair of jabs. Radtke partially lands and Malott lands a knee. 10-9 Malott.

Malott lands a left hand as Radtke rushes in. Malott drops Radtke with a combination and starts landing from the top and it is all over! What a finish from Malott!

Fight Result- Mike Malott def. Charles Radtke by knockout (punches) at :26 of Round 2

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> Lightweights- #13 Benoit Saint-Denis (13-3 1 NC, 5-3 UFC) vs. Kyle Prepolec (18-8, 0-2 UFC)

They trade leg kicks and Saint-Denis scores a takedown. Prepolec attacks an arm from the bottom. Saint-Denis has back control but not much action is taking place. Saint-Denis lands some right hands and then some side elbows. Saint-Denis looking for a rear-naked choke but lets go to land some punches. Prepolec stands and Saint-Denis keeps back control and takes it back down. Saint-Denis with more punches from the back. Saint-Denis has the body triangle locked in. Saint-Denis lets go and starts landing lots of punches. He jumps back on the back as Prepolec is on his feet. Saint-Denis looks for the choke but doesn’t have it in. 10-9 Saint-Denis.

Prepolec lands a left hand and they trade. Both land left hands. Prepolec lands and Saint-Denis lands a flurry and a knee and timeout is called for an eye poke by Prepolec. They get back going and both connect with left hands. Saint-Denis grabs the clinch and lands some knees and vicious elbows. They separate and Saint-Denis lands some left hands. Saint-Denis with another knee and lands some elbows in the clinch and then lands some knees. Saint-Denis with more nasty elbows. Saint-Denis grabs the back and drags it down. Saint-Denis locks in an arm-triangle choke and gets Prepolec to tap!

Fight Result- Benoit Saint-Denis def. Kyle Prepolec by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:35 of Round 2

> Women’s Flyweights- #1 Alexa Grasso (16-4-1, 8-4-1 UFC) vs. #5 Natalia Silva (18-5-1, 6-0 UFC)

Silva lands two leg kicks. Grasso with a leg kick and Silva lands a combination. They trade leg kicks and Silva lands a combination. Silva with a leg kick. Grasso lands a double jab. Silva with a leg kick then a high kick. Grasso looks for a takedown but Silva is landing to defend. They both land as they separate from the clinch. Silva with a side kick to the face. Grasso with a double jab. Silva lands a leg kick. Silva with another leg kick. Grasso with a leg kick. Grasso lands a jab. 10-9 Silva.

Grasso with a leg kick. Silva with a head kick. Grasso with a left hook. Silva lands a side kick. They trade. Silva with a leg kick and a left hand. Grasso rushes in and Silva lands a left hook after a high kick. Silva lands a jab. Silva lands a combination as Grasso rushes in. Silva with a head kick that grazes. Grasso lands some big punches late and Silva returns fire as the round ends. 10-9 Silva, 20-18 Silva.

Silva lands a combo and they trade leg kicks. Grasso lands a right hand and shoots for a takedown but Silva defends against the fence. They separate and Silva circles around and lands a hard left hand. Grasso lands the double jab and then a combination. Silva with a combination and a front kick then she lands a side kick. Silva with a combination. Silva lands a head kick that Grasso eats. Grasso continues to press forward and has a cut under her eye from the kick. Silva with a leg kick then a spin kick. Silva lands a leg kick. 10-9 Silva, 30-27 Silva.

Fight Result- Natalia Silva def. Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- #11 BW Jose Aldo (32-9, 14-8 UFC) vs. #15 BW Aiemann Zahabi (12-2, 6-2 UFC)

Aldo lands a jab. Aldo lands a body kick. Aldo with a knee and follows with a left hook. Aldo lands a combination and Zahabi is backing away as Aldo rushes in and lands. Aldo lands a right hand and a body kick. Zahabi lands a combination. Aldo lands a right hand. Aldo with a front kick. Aldo lands a combo to the body. Zahabi lands a leg kick. Aldo lands a leg kick. Aldo with the teet kick and lands a right hand. Zahabi lands a left hand. Aldo rips to the body and lands a left hook. Aldo with a leg kick and a jab and a right hand. Zahabi with a left hook. Aldo lands to the body and Zahabi lands a counter right hand. Aldo lands a left hook. 10-9 Aldo.

Zahabi lands a knee to the body. Aldo lands a jab. Aldo with a left hook. Zahabi lands a leg kick. They trade in close range. Aldo lands a combo. Zahabi with a left hand. Aldo works some left hands. Aldo with a right hand to the body. Zahabi with a pair of jabs. They trade in close range and timeout is called for a groin strike. They get back going. Zahabi lands a leg kick as Aldo lands some jabs. Zahabi lands a kick to Aldo’s groin and timeout is called. They get back going and trade leg kicks. Zahabi lands a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Aldo, 20-18 Aldo.

Zahabi lands a right hand. Zahabi with a jab. They trade in close range. Aldo with a left hand. Aldo working the jab. Zahabi lands a combination. Zahabi lands a knee to the body. Aldo drops Zahabi with a right hand and then lands a big head kick as Zahabi stands and he goes back down. Zahabi stands and Aldo is landing as Zahabi is running away. Zahabi recovers and he lands a right hand and a double jab. Zahabi landing some knees now as Aldo is gassed out. Aldo tries a takedown but Zahabi pushes him off and gets on top and lands. Zahabi lands to the body but Aldo gets control of the guard. Zahabi lands from the top. Zahabi lands some big elbows. Both are exhausted, but Aldo is way more. Zahabi with two more elbows and Aldo is cut open. Zahabi landing more elbows. Close fight. 10-9 Zahabi, 29-28 Aldo.

Fight Result- Aiemann Zahabi def. Jose Aldo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship- C Valentina Shevchenko (24-4-1, 13-3-1 UFC) vs. #2 Manon Fiorot (12-1, 7-0 UFC)

Fiorot lands a leg kick. Shevchenko lands a left hand. Shevchenko lands a right hand. Fiorot with a high kick. They trade leg kicks. Shevchenko with a right hook. Shevchenko lands a right hand. Shevchenko misses a spin kick and Fiorot lands a right hand. Shevchenko lands a right hand. Fiorot with a high kick. Shevchenko lands a right hook that stuns Fiorot. Fiorot is bleeding badly from her nose. Fiorot throws a kick and Shevchenko catches it and scores a takedown. Shevchenko lands from the half-guard. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko lands a right hand. Fiorot shoots for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. They separate. Shevchenko with a high kick. Fiorot missing the side kick and Shevchenko lands a right hand. Fiorot lands a right hand and they tie up. Shevchenko gets a brief trip to the mat but Fiorot reverses to the feet. Shevchenko with a pair of right hands. Shevchenko grabs the body and looks for a takedown but Fiorot defends. Fiorot looks for a takedown against the fence. Fiorot has the back and lands some knees. Fiorot lands an elbow on the break. Fiorot gets a takedown. Fiorot lands to the body. Fiorot stands and lands an illegal knee that the referee doesn’t call. 10-9 Fiorot, 19-19.

Fiorot with a high kick and Shevchenko lands an inside leg kick. Fiorot with another high kick as Shevchenko lands a leg kick. They tie up and Fiorot lands a knee and elbow on the break. Shevchenko looked for a takedown but lands a right hand. They clinch and Fiorot lands a series of knees then pushes Shevchenko away. They both land and separate. Shevchenko lands a spinning back fist and Fiorot shoots for a takedown. Fiorot has the back and looks to drag it down. Shevchenko lands as they break. Close round. 10-9 Fiorot, 29-28 Fiorot.

They trade kicks. Shevchenko lands a right hook. Shevchenko lands a high spin kick. Fiorot lands a high kick. They clinch but not much happens. Fiorot is pressing forward. Shevchenko lands a spin kick to the body. They tie up and Fiorot lands some knees. They break apart. Shevchenko scores a takedown. Fiorot is able to quickly get up and lands a knee in the clinch. They separate. Fiorot with a side kick. Shevchenko drops Fiorot with a right hand and lands to end the round. 10-9 Shevchenko, 38-38.

They tie up and Fiorot lands a knee. They both land as they separate. Shevchenko lands a left hand. They tie up for a brief moment but quickly break. Shevchenko lands a spinning back fist. Fiorot pushes it against the fence and lands a knee. They both battle for advantage before separating. Fiorot lands a right hand. Fiorot gets the clinch and lands a knee. Fiorot has the back and lands some knees. They break apart. Shevchenko with a leg kick. Shevchenko lands a spin attack. Fiorot with a knee and elbow. 10-9 Fiorot, 48-47 Fiorot.

Fight Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Manon Fiorot by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) to retain the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> UFC Welterweight Championship- C Belal Muhammad (24-3 1 NC, 15-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #5 Jack Della Maddalena (17-2, 7-0 UFC)

Maddalena lands a right hand and Muhammad lands a body kick. Maddalena with a jab, a leg kick and a right hand. Muhammad lands a jab. Maddalena with a leg kick. Muhammad lands a jab. Muhammad lands a right hand. Muhammad with a left hand. Maddalena lands a head kick then a left hand. Maddalena with a right hand and a body kick. Maddalena with a leg kick. Maddalena lands a leg kick then a high kick. Maddalena connects with a left hand. Muhammad shoots for a takedown but Maddalena defends. Muhammad lands a body kick. Muhammad lands a right hand. Maddalena lands an uppercut and Muhammad lands an elbow. 10-9 Maddalena.

Maddalena lands two body kicks. Muhammad lands a right hand. Maddalena with another body kick. Muhammad lands a jab. Muhammad with a partially landed head kick. Maddalena lands a left hand. Maddalena with some teet kicks. Maddalena lands a right hand. He lands a big right hand. They trade body kicks. They trade right hands. Muhammad hunts for a takedown but Maddalena sniffs it out. They trade in close range. Muhammad looks for the takedown again but Maddalena defends. They trade in close range. Maddalena with a spin kick. 10-9 Maddalena, 20-18 Maddalena.

Maddalena lands a jab. Muhammad lands a combo. Maddalena lands to the body and ends it with a right hand. Maddalena lands a left hand and a body kick. They trade jabs. Muhammad lands a jab. He lands a right hand. Maddalena lands a right hand. Maddalena lands a pair of jabs and Muhammad lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Maddalena lands a left hand. Muhammad lands an elbow and some right hands against the fence as he has clinch control. Maddalena goes for a takedown as Muhammad lands some elbows. Close round. 10-9 Maddalena, 30-27 Maddalena.

They trade and Muhammad lands a jab and a right hand. Muhammad is pressing forward more now and lands. Maddalena lands a quick flurry. They trade jabs. Muhammad lands a combo. Maddalena lands a counter right hand as Muhammad was coming forward. Muhammad with an uppercut and he goes for a takedown but Maddalena defends. Maddalena lands some big punches. Muhammad presses Maddalena against the fence. Muhammad takes Maddalena’s back. Muhammad lands a knee. Muhammad lands more and they separate. Muhammad lands a high kick and a jab. They tie up against the fence. Muhammad has the back and lands a couple of head kicks. They break apart. Muhammad lands a right hand. 10-9 Muhammad, 39-37 Maddalena.

Maddalena lands to the body. Muhammad lands a right hand and a body kick. Maddalena lands two left hands. Maddalena lands a knee that cuts Muhammad open. Muhammad lands a right hand that briefly wobbles Maddalena. They trade and Muhammad is able to score a takedown. Muhammad lands from the top. Maddalena is able to explode to his feet. Maddalena lands a heavy left hand that makes Muhammad stumble a little. Maddalena teeing off with big punches. Muhammad is able to force a clinch. Maddalena lands to the body. Muhammad gets a takedown and is able to get on top. They stand but Muhammad still has control. They separate and Maddalena lands a right hand and a few big punches. Maddalena with some hard right hands. Maddalena with an uppercut. 10-9 Maddalena, 49-46 Maddalena.

Fight Result- Jack Della Maddalena def. Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) to win the UFC Welterweight Championship

Two new champions crowned at UFC 306

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Two new champions were crowned at UFC 306.

Merab Dvalishvili prevailed over bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley in the main event of Saturday’s show at The Sphere in Las Vegas. O’Malley didn’t have much of an answer to most of Dvalishvili’s offense. Although he made a comeback towards the end of the fifth round, it wasn’t enough, and the judges awarded the bout to Dvalishvili on scores of 49-46, 48-47, and 48-47.

O’Malley had held the title for 393 days, defeating Aljamain Sterling back at UFC 292.

In the co-main event, Valentia Shevchenko defeated Alexa Grasso to regain the UFC women’s flyweight title in a unanimous 50-45 decision. Shevchenko mostly dominated by taking down Grosso, with most of the match taking place on the ground. 

This was the third time the two had fought. Grasso defeated Schevchenko back in March of 2023 to win the title. In a rematch last September, their match went to a split draw. Grosso faced no other title challengers before Saturday’s fight.

UFC 306 live results: Noche UFC at The Sphere

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

It’s a historic night in both UFC and sports history with UFC 306: the first-ever sporting event from The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The event is also known as Riyadh Season Noche UFC.

One of the UFC’s biggest stars competes in the main event as bantamweight Champion Sean O’Malley defends against top contender Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley is making his second title defense after coming off a successful title defense over Marlon Vera in March. Dvalishvili finally gets his long-awaited title shot on the heels of ten straight wins.

In the co-main event, the trilogy will conclude as women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso defends against former champion Valentina Shevchenko. Grasso became the champion in a stunning upset when she submitted Shevchenko in March 2023. Grasso remained the champion following a draw in their rematch at the first-ever Noche UFC last September. The two square off for a third time following a stint as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter.

The main card features an exciting featherweight bout pitting former title challenger Brian Ortega vs. rising prospect Diego Lopes. Plus, lightweights Daniel Zellhuber and Esteban Ribovics square off, and a flyweight bout between Ronaldo Rodriguez and Ode Osbourne kicks off the main card. 19-year-old prospect Raul Rosas Jr. will be in the opening bout of the night, taking on Aoriqileng.

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> Bantamweights- Raul Rosas Jr. (9-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Aoriqileng (25-11 1 NC, 3-3 1 NC UFC)

Rosas mixing kicks early. Aoriqileng lands a right hand after Rosas lands a body kick. They trade right hands. Aoriqileng lands a nice right hand. Rosas lands a kick and then scores a takedown. Rosas with some body shots from inside the guard of Aoriqileng. Rosas moves to half-guard and is trying to pass to side control. He gets to side control then moves to full mount before Aoriqileng gives up his back. Rosas looking for a choke. Rosas with punches from the back. Rosas landing from the back and gets on top and lands to end the round. 10-9 Rosas Jr.

Aoriqileng lands a right hand. Rosas with a leg kick. Rosas looks for a takedown but Aoriqileng defends. Rosas with another inside leg kick as both are being patient. Rosas lands a combination. Aoriqileng lands a right hand. He lands another right hand. They trade in close range as both land some big shots. Aoriqileng with a right hand to the body. Aoriqileng with a body kick. 10-9 Aoriqileng, 19-19.

They trade punches and kicks. Rosas scores a takedown. Aoriqileng is able to crab walk to the fence as Rosas has the body lock. They stand with Rosas still having body control and scores another takedown. Rosas is in side control and lands some right hands. Aoriqileng gives up his back and Rosas lands some knees. Rosas ends up back on top inside the guard. Rosas with some big body punches from the top. He continues to land while in full control on the top. 10-9 Rosas Jr., 29-28 Rosas Jr.

Official Result- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Aoriqileng by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Edgar Chairez (11-5 1 NC, 1-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Joshua Van (10-2, 3-1 UFC)

Both land leg kicks early on. Chairez with a body kick. Van lands a jab. Chairez with a pair of leg kicks. Chairez with a calf kick as Van lands a jab. Chairez with a leg kick then a jab. Chairez lands a right hand and then another. Chairez with a heavy leg kick. Van lands a combination but Chairez counters with a knee and goes back to leg kicks. Chairez with a jab. Van lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Chairez with a jab. They trade left hooks. Chairez with a pair of jabs and a leg kick. Chairez lands a right hand and Van briefly goes down. Van lands a combo. Chairez with a spin kick. 10-9 Chairez.

Chairez with a jumping knee. Chairez working the jab. They trade leg kicks. Van with a leg kick followed by a combination. Both land the jab. Chairez with a jab. Van with a leg kick and Van lands a combo to the body. Van with a flurry and hurts Chairez with a right hand. Van with a big flurry mixing to the head and body as Chairez is on the retreat. Van with a big right hand. Van with some big punches and knees to the body. Van lands some big punches then Chairez hurts Van with a spinning back fist and lands some more. Van gets a takedown after all of that madness. Van lands from the top and they get to their feet. Van with a flurry of punches. Van lands some more to the body. Chairez lands a right hand and then another big right hand. Van gets a takedown but Chairez has a guillotine choke locked in. Van gets out. Van landing from the top. 10-9 Van, 19-19.

Chairez working the jab and leg kick to start the third. Chairez working the jab as they trade right hands. Van with a right hand. They trade the jab. Van trips Chairez to the mat and gets on top. They stand and Van tries to drop down and attack a leg. They get to their feet and Chairez has the back along the fence. Van picks Chairez up and drops him down to the mat and works from the top. Chairez looking for a triangle choke. Van with some punches from the top as he mixes to the head and body. Van lands from the top as the fight goes the distance. 10-9 Van, 29-28 Van.

Official Result- Joshua Van def. Edgar Chairez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Yazmin Jauregui (11-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ketlen Souza (14-4, 1-1 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Jauregui lands a combination ending with a body kick then lands a nice right hand. Souza with a front kick to the body then a left hand. Timeout is called for a groin strike. They get back to action and Jauregui lands. Jauregui with a pair of leg kicks. Jauregui with a combo as Souza lands a leg kick. Jauregui with a jumping knee and they trade elbows. Another groin strike happens and another timeout. Souza then drops Jauregui with a right hand and jumps on back and locks on a rear-naked choke. It is in deep and Jauregui goes out cold! What a finish from Souza!

Official Result- Ketlen Souza def. Yazmin Jauregui by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:02 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Manuel Torres (15-2, 3-0 UFC) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (15-5, 4-2 UFC)

Torres with a heavy leg kick. Torres lands a body kick then slips to the mat, but gets right up. Torres lands a stiff left hand. He backs it up with a combination and lands some kicks. Bahamondes with a body kick. They clinch and Torres lands a knee. They separate. They trade inside the pocket. Bahamondes lands a head kick as Torres was trying to tie up. Bahamondes with a heavy body kick. Bahamondes drops Torres with a right hand and starts landing from the top as Torres is covering up. Torres grabs Bahamondes and has him inside his guard. They get to their feet and separate. Torres lands a combo. Bahamondes drops Torres again with a right hand and finishes it off with some follow-up shots from the top. What a finish from Bahamondes!

Official Result- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Manuel Torres by TKO (punches) at 4:02 of Round 1

> Women’s Bantamweights- #5 Irene Aldana (15-7, 8-5 UFC) vs. #8 Norma Dumont (11-2, 7-2 UFC)

Dumont with a leg kick. She lands another as Aldana presses forward. Dumont with another leg kick. Aldana with a leg kick. Dumont lands a jab. Dumont with a heavy leg kick. She lands another. Aldana with a right hand. Dumont lands a right hand. Aldana with a right hand. Dumont lands a combo. Aldana with a left hook. Dumont lands a right hand. They trade late. 10-9 Dumont.

Aldana lands a right hand. Dumont with a combo. Dumont with an inside leg kick and she is still landing more punches. They trade leg kicks. Aldana with a left hand. They trade in close range. Aldana lands a jab. Dumont comes forward with a flurry. Dumont with a jab and Aldana lands a leg kick. They continue to trade with Dumont landing with far more volume. Aldana lands a nice left hand but Dumont returns fire. Aldana lands a right hand and Dumont counters and cuts Aldana open late in the round. 10-9 Dumont, 20-18 Dumont.

Aldana is bleeding all over the place and comes out firing and lands a knee. Dumont with a front kick to the body. Aldana with a left hook. Dumont working the jab. Dumont lands a combination. Aldana lands a right hand as Dumont lands a jab. Aldana lands an elbow and Dumont is cut open and may have a facial injury. Aldana starting to land more. Aldana lands a right hand. Aldana is pressing forward but eats a jab from Dumont. Dumont with a left hook. Aldana is an eight on the Muta Scale. They trade left hooks. They continue to trade. Dumont with a jab and a right hand. They clinch near the end. 10-9 Dumont, 30-27 Dumont.

Official Result- Norma Dumont def. Irene Aldana by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Flyweights- Ronaldo Rodriguez (16-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (12-7, 4-5 UFC)

Osbourne lands a left hand and then another and then a body kick. He lands another body kick. Osbourne drops Rodriguez with a right hand and starts landing. Rodriguez looked out and now Osbourne locks in a triangle choke. It looks tight. Osbourne with elbows from the bottom. Rodriguez is trying to escape and is somehow able to. Osbourne with elbows from his back. Rodriguez with a pair of elbows from the top. Osbourne with some hammerfists from the bottom. They’re both landing on the mat. Rodriguez has been able to recover. 10-9 Osbourne.

They trade and Osbourne goes for a guillotine choke but Rodriguez is able to escape and gets the back of Osbourne. Rodriguez with some big punches from the back. Rodriguez is now on top with the body triangle mount and lands some big punches and elbows. They scramble but Rodriguez ends up in full mount. Rodriguez gets the back and lands some elbows and looks for a choke. Rodriguez still working from the back as he is dominating. Osbourne is able to reverse to the top and he lands some punches from the top. 10-9 Rodriguez, 19-19.

They trade. Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Osbourne sprawls out. Osbourne lands a pair of punches then some leg kicks. Osbourne lands a big shot to the body. Rodriguez lands a left hook. Osbourne lands a pair of jabs as Rodriguez misses some spin kicks. Osbourne shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez defends. They trade left hands. Osbourne gets a takedown. Rodriguez is attacking the kimura from the bottom. They work to the feet. Osbourne with a jab. They scramble to the mat and Rodriguez ends up on top. Rodriguez with some big punches from the top to end it. Close fight. 10-9 Rodriguez, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Ronaldo Rodriguez def. Ode Osbourne by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)

> Lightweights- Daniel Zellhuber (15-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Esteban Ribovics (13-1, 2-1 UFC)

Zellhuber with a body kick. Ribovics lands a leg kick. Zellhuber lands a combo. Zellhuber with a jab. Ribovics with a leg kick. Zellhuber lands a body kick then they trade leg kicks. Zellhuber with a combination. Zellhuber with a high kick. Ribovics lands to the body. Zellhuber lands a body kick. Zellhuber with a combo to the body. Ribovics lands a nice flurry. They trade in close range. Zellhuber lands a big combination ending with a body punch. Close round. 10-9 Ribovics.

Zellhuber landing to start the second. Zellhuber lands a right hand. Ribovics lands a jab and then a right hand. Zellhuber with a body kick. Ribovics lands a flurry. They trade inside the pocket. Zellhuber with a front kick up the middle. Zellhuber lands a nice jab. Ribovics with a leg kick. Zellhuber with a combination. Ribovics lands a right hand. Both are landing pretty evenly. Ribovics with a combination. Zellhuber lands a right hand. They trade. Ribovics with some low leg kicks and Zellhuber lands a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Close round. 10-9 Zellhuber, 19-19.

Zellhuber with a head kick as they’re both throwing to start the third. Zellhuber with a knee after they exchange. Zellhuber lands an elbow. Zellhuber lands a big right hand. Ribovics with a solid combo. Zellhuber rocks Ribovics with some elbows. Ribovics tries for a takedown but Zellhuber defends and they trade as they break. Timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and Zellhuber with a right hand. Ribovics rocks Zellhuber with a right hand. Ribovics throwing big punches against the fence as Zellhuber is in trouble. Big shots continue from Ribovics. Zellhuber is circling away. Ribovics landing and Zellhuber is moving around. Ribovics landing to the head and body. They trade big punches. Zellhuber lands a big right hand. They are both swinging for the fences. Zellhuber with a knee and lands a big right hand. Zellhuber with more big punches. They both land big punches. Ribovics with a big combination and lands a big right hand. They have a wild last ten seconds with both landing. Incredible fight. 10-9 Ribovics, 29-28 Ribovics.

Official Result- Esteban Ribovics def. Daniel Zellhuber by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Featherweights- #3 Brian Ortega (16-3 1 NC, 8-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #13 Diego Lopes (25-6, 4-1 UFC)

Lopes connects early and hurts Ortega. Lopes chases him around and lands and they go to the mat. Lopes with big ground strikes. Lopes lands a left hand. Lopes continues to control from the top. Lopes gets up and lets Ortega up. Ortega with a jab. They trade leg kicks. Ortega with a jab. Lopes with a right hand. Lopes with a combo. Ortega lands a body kick. 10-9 Lopes.

They trade to start the second. Lopes with a leg kick. Ortega with some calf kicks. Lopes lands a right hand. Lopes lands some leg kicks. Lopes with a head kick. Lopes lands a leg kick and Ortega slips to the mat as the leg kicks are affecting him. Ortega gets up. Lopes with another hard leg kick. Ortega lands a right hand. Ortega with a jab. 10-9 Lopes, 20-18 Lopes.

Lopes with a left hand and a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Both land in close range and Ortega lands a jab. Ortega with another jab and follows it with a combination. Ortega working the jab. Lopes lands a right hand. Ortega looks for a takedown but Lopes defends. They trade in close range. Lopes lands a solid left hook. Lopes with a leg kick then a right hand. Lopes with a flurry and lands a left hand and Ortega goes to the mat. Lopes lands from the top as Ortega stands and they trade big shots late. 10-9 Lopes, 30-27 Lopes.

Official Result- Diego Lopes def. Brian Ortega by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

> UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship- C Alexa Grasso (16-3-1, 8-3-1 UFC) vs. #1 Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1, 12-3-1 UFC)

Grasso advances forwards and throws. Shevchenko lands a left hand. Shevchenko lands a solid right hand after they exchange. They trade jabs. Shevchenko lands and scores a takedown. Shevchenko lands from the top. Grasso looks for a triangle choke then grabs the arm for an armbar attempt. Shevchenko gets out and remains inside Grasso’s guard. Shevchenko staying on top as Grasso looks for a choke, but Shevchenko gets her neck free. Shevchenko lands from the top and gets the mount and then the back late. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko lands as both are feeling each other out. Shevchenko gets a takedown. Both landing soft body punches as Shevchenko is staying on top. Grasso is trying to escape from the bottom and looks for an arm. Shevchenko escapes and gets into side control. Grasso escapes and they get to their feet but Shevchenko gets it right back down. Shevchenko gets to side control but Grasso has a triangle choke and arm attempt. Shevchenko gets out. Shevchenko lands from the top. 10-9 Shevchenko, 20-18 Shevchenko.

Grasso with a leg kick. Shevchenko with a jab. Shevchenko with a leg kick. They trade and Shevchenko lands a knee. Shevchenko tries a takedown but Grasso defends though Shevchenko lands a body kick. They trade. Shevchenko gets a takedown. Shevchenko working from the top and now inside the half-guard. Shevchenko gets to full mount but Grasso gets her back inside of her guard. Shevchenko remains on top and lands before taking the back late. 10-9 Shevchenko, 30-27 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko gets it to the mat early. She works from the top. Grasso looks for a guillotine choke. Shevchenko landing to the body as she defends. Grasso rolls and gets it to the mounted guillotine as Shevchenko still lands to the body. Shevchenko pops out and is inside the guard of Grasso. Shevchenko gets to the half-guard. Shevchenko looks for an arm-triangle choke. She is too high and loses it. Shevchenko gets to side control. Shevchenko gets to the crucifix position late and lands. 10-9 Shevchenko, 40-36 Shevchenko.

Both looking for openings on the feet but neither really landing in the first minute. Shevchenko shoots for a takedown but Grasso defends. Grasso lands and grabs the body of Shevchenko. Grasso gets it down into the mount but they scramble right up. Shevchenko gets it to the mat but they stand and separate. Shevchenko lands a combo and gets a takedown, but they stand and clinch against the fence. Shevchenko controlling and they break apart. Shevchenko gets it down late and in side control before taking the back at the end. 10-9 Shevchenko, 50-45 Shevchenko.

Official Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to win the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> UFC Bantamweight Championship- C Sean O’Malley (18-1 1 NC, 10-1 1 NC UFC) vs. #1 Merab Dvalishvili (17-4, 10-2 UFC)

Dvalishvili with a high kick. O’Malley with a left hand to the body. O’Malley with a left hand. Dvalishvili with a body kick. O’Malley lands a jab. Dvalishvili with a leg kick. O’Malley lands a jab then to the body then another jab. Dvalishvili gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Dvalishvili lands some punches. Dvalishvili with some knees. They get to their feet and separate. Dvalishvili lands a right hand and gets a takedown. He looks for a guillotine choke. They get to their feet. 10-9 Dvalishvili.

Neither have landed in the first 90 seconds here in the second round. They trade jabs. Dvalishvili gets a takedown. Dvalishvili working inside the guard and landing. O’Malley looking for a triangle choke from the bottom and grabs inside the glove of Dvalishvili and Herb Dean stops it to take away the position. Dvalishvili continues to land from the top. Dvalishvili with some knees to the body. He lands some knees to the thighs. Dvalishvili grabs the neck and looks for a choke. 10-9 Dvalishvili, 20-18 Dvalishvili.

O’Malley with a body kick. He lands a right hand to the body. Dvalishvili looks for a takedown and pushes it to the fence and lands a knee. Dvalishvili grabs the neck. Dvalishvili with a bunch of knees as he’s controlling O’Malley. They break apart. O’Malley with a body kick. Dvalishvili with some leg kicks. O’Malley lands a left hand. O’Malley lands a right hand. O’Malley with a left hand and lands a knee. 10-9 Dvalishvili, 30-27 Dvalishvili.

O’Malley lands a right hand. O’Malley with a quick jab and lands an overhand right. Dvalishvili gets the takedown. O’Malley landed an elbow that cut Dvalishvili open. Dvalishvili landing short punches. Dvalishvili in total control from the top. Dvalishvili with some punches from the back as they stand. Dvalishvili with some knees to the legs and thighs. Dvalishvili landing and has neck control. Dvalishvili with big shots from the top late and lands as they stand. 10-9 Dvalishvili, 40-36 Dvalishvili.

Nothing happens for the first 90 seconds before Dvalishvili gets a takedown into mount. They get to the fence and Dvalishvili lands knees to the legs and thighs. They get to their feet and Dvalishvili with some right hands before they separate. O’Malley lands a right hand. O’Malley hurts Dvalishvili with a body kick. He lands again. Dvalishvili shoots and eats an uppercut from O’Malley. Dvalishvili shoots for a takedown but O’Malley defends. O’Malley with a knee then a front kick to the body. O’Malley lands to the body. Dvalishvili gets a takedown late. 10-9 O’Malley, 49-46 Dvalishvili.

Official Result- Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O’Malley by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to win the UFC Bantamweight Championship

Noche UFC live results: Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2

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It’s Mexican Independence Day and the UFC will celebrate with a special event featuring many of their Hispanic fighters with Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the main event, it’s a rematch for the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship as newly-crowned champion Alexa Grasso defends against the woman she beat for the title, Valentina Shevchenko.

Grasso scored a massive upset over Shevchenko when the two fought at March’s UFC 285, winning by fourth round submission. Shevchenko was winning the fight on the scorecards until the finish and will look to regain the title she held for over four years.

In the co-main event, it’s an exciting battle of surging welterweight contenders as Kevin Holland takes on Jack Della Maddalena. Also on the main card is 18-year-old bantamweight prospect Raul Rosas Jr., looking to rebound from his first career loss, against Terrence Mitchell, plus a lightweight clash between Daniel Zellhuber and Christos Giagos, and a featherweight matchup pitting Fernando Padilla against Kyle Nelson.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Josefine Knutsson (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Marnic Mann (6-1, 0-0 UFC)

Knutsson landing early as she’s pressuring forward. Knutsson drags it down and lands a big knee to the body as Mann is scrambling. Mann is trying to grab the legs for a takedown. They get to their feet and separate. Knutsson lands a combo. Knutsson lands a knee and a pair of kicks to the body. Knutsson gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Knutsson is landing from the top. Knutsson is looking to set up a choke but Mann playing defense on the bottom. Knutsson gets the full mount and is landing. 10-9 Knutsson.

Knutsson lands a pair of body kicks and Mann pushes it against the fence. They separate and Knutsson lands including a big knee to the body. Knutsson lands a combo with a body kick and is teeing off on Mann before she pushes it against the fence. They separate and Knutsson continues to land including two big right hands. Knutsson lands a body kick then a flurry. Knutsson lands a big elbow. Knutsson gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Knutsson lands from the top. Knutsson with some big punches from the top to end the round. 10-8 Knutsson, 20-17 Knutsson.

Knutsson lands a spinning elbow. She’s landing some big punches and has Man backing up. Knutsson lands a big combination. She’s landing big punches against the fence before getting a takedown. Knutsson dominating from the top and landing as she’s keeping Mann pinned to the mat. Knutsson with some big punches and elbows from the top. She’s landing to the body and ends the fight with the back. 10-9 Knutsson, 30-26 Knutsson.

Official Result- Josefine Knutsson def. Marnic Mann by unanimous decision (30-24, 30-25, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Alex Reyes (13-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Charlie Campbell (7-2, 0-0 UFC)

Reyes lands a leg kick then a right hand. Campbell lands a body kick. Reyes lands a body kick. Campbell lands a leg kick. Campbell lands a flurry that connects and hurts Reyes and Reyes starts circling back. Campbell drops Reyes briefly with a right hand and is landing some more big shots. Reyes is trying to get away and Campbell keeps landing. Campbell lands a leg kick and they separate some. Campbell lands some more big punches. Campbell lands a leg kick. Campbell tries a spin attack as Reyes lands a right hand. Campbell lands a pair of right hands. They trade jabs. Campbell drops Reyes again and it is over! Big finish from Campbell to get the win.

Official Result- Charlie Campbell def. Alex Reyes by TKO (punches) at 3:38 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #14 Tracy Cortez (10-1, 4-0 UFC) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (9-2, 3-1 UFC)

Cortez lands a leg kick as Jasudavicius lands a right hand. Cortez lands some more leg kicks and Jasudavicius lands another right hand. Cortez lands a combo ending with a hard right hand. They trade kicks. Cortez lands a combo. Jasudavicius lands some punches. Cortez lands another combo. Cortez lands a body kick and follows it with a jab. Cortez lands a big combo and Jasudavicius stumbles a tad. Jasudavicius lands a jab then a right hand. Cortez lands a big right hand. Jasudavicius tries a takedown but Cortez defends and lands a knee to the body. Cortez lands a combo. 10-9 Cortez.

Cortez lands a big combination. Cortez lands a leg kick. Cortez lands another combo before they briefly clinch and trade knees. Cortez lands a right hand then a knee. Cortez lands a big left hook. Cortez lands a hard left. Cortez lands a combo and then Jasudavicius is able to score a takedown. They get to their feet moments later after nothing happens. Jasudavicius is trying to get it back down. Jasudavicius gets it back down. Jasudavicius has the back but Cortez is trying to get to the feet, which they do. They trade knees. They separate. They trade and Cortez lands late. Close round. 10-9 Cortez, 20-18 Cortez.

Cortez landing early. Jasudavicius shoots for a takedown but was too far away and Cortez defends. They’re tied up against the fence and Jasudavicius has the body lock. They separate. Cortez lands a right hand. She lands a leg kick then lands some big punches that hurt Jasudavicius. They trade front body kicks. Jasudavicius pushes it against the fence and lands some knees. They separate. They trade nice punches. Cortez lands a right hand. Cortez lands a leg kick as Jasudavicius lands a right hand. Cortez lands a nice right hand then another. Jasudavicius lands a big knee to the body that looked to hurt Cortez. Cortez lands a combo. They trade and Cortez lands a big right hand. Jasudavicius tries a takedown but Cortez defends. Cortez lands a right hand. Cortez connects. Very good fight. 10-9 Cortez, 30-27 Cortez.

Official Result- Tracy Cortez def. Jasmine Jasudavicius by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Edgar Chairez (10-5, 0-1 UFC) vs. Daniel Lacerda (11-5, 0-4 UFC)

Chairez lands a pair of leg kicks. Lacerda lands a hard leg kick. Chairez lands a pair in return. It’s all trading leg kicks early. Chairez lands a right hand. Chairez lands a body kick then they trade punches. Lacerda lands a body kick. Lacerda gets a takedown. Lacerda working from the top but Chairez is able to get to his feet. Chairez has a tight standing guillotine choke locked in. Lacerda is fighting it but it’s still locked in. Chris Tognoni checks the arm and stops it and Lacerda immediately starts protesting. This looks like a bad stoppage, though the replay shows the arm dropped. It might end up being a no contest.

Official Result- Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda ends in a no contest at 3:47 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Roman Kopylov (11-2, 3-2 UFC) vs. Josh Fremd (11-4, 2-2 UFC)

Fremd lands a body kick then Kopylov lands a leg kick. Fremd lands a body kick. Fremd lands a jab. Fremd lands a body kick. Kopylov lands a left hand. We have a brief timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and trade punches. Fremd lands a body kick then Kopylov counters with a harder body kick. Kopylov lands a pair of combinations. They trade leg kicks. Fremd shoots for a takedown but Kopylov defends against the fence. They break and Fremd lands a combo. Fremd tries a takedown but Kopylov defends and lands as he’s defending before they break. Kopylov with a body kick. Kopylov lands a spinning back fist followed by an uppercut. 10-9 Kopylov.

Kopylov lands a big right hand and Fremd is hurt a little. Fremd lands a jab and is bleeding from his mouth. Fremd shoots for a takedown but misses badly. Kopylov landing. Fremd goes for a takedown against the fence but Kopylov defends and they break. Kopylov lands an elbow on the break then a head kick after they separate. Kopylov pressing forward and landing. We have another groin strike timeout, the second by Fremd. Fremd lands a leg kick as they get back to work. Kopylov lands a flurry. Fremd lands a jab. Kopylov lands to the body. Kopylov lands a lead uppercut. Kopylov lands a hard body kick. He lands a head kick. Kopylov lands a big body punch that puts Fremd down and it is all over. What a finish and showing from Kopylov!

Official Result- Roman Kopylov def. Josh Fremd by TKO (punch) at 4:44 of Round 2

> Women’s Strawweights- Loopy Godinez (10-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. Elise Reed (7-3, 3-3 UFC)

Godinez lands a right hand and they tie up against the fence. Godinez has the back and the body lock. Godinez gets the takedown and has body control on the mat. Godinez lands from the top before they stand. Godinez lands a left hook that drops Reed and she rushes to get on top and has the back. Godinez lands and is looking for a choke. She has an arm under but Reed is defending. She has the body triangle and switches to an armbar but Reed still defending. Reed is trying to push off with the legs. Reed somehow escapes. Godinez still has it locked in and Reed survives to the end of the round. 10-8 Godinez.

Reed lands a body kick and they tie up. Reed gets a throw takedown but Godinez ends up back on top. Godinez lands from the top and they stand but Godinez gets Reed right back down. They get back up and Godinez lands a pair of big punches and gets a huge slam takedown. They stand but Godinez has the neck and has it down but lets go. Godinez is landing from the top and has the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. Reed taps and Godinez picks up the win! What a showing from Godinez!

Official Result- Loopy Godinez def. Elise Reed by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:38 of Round 2

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> Featherweights- Fernando Padilla (15-4, 1-0 UFC) vs. Kyle Nelson (14-5-1, 2-4-1 UFC)

Nelson lands a jab. Nelson lands a leg kick. Padilla lands to the body. Padilla lands a combo and a leg kick. Nelson lands a jab. Nelson lands a right hand. Padilla lands a right hand. Nelson lands a leg kick. They trade punches and Padilla lands a leg kick. Nelson lands a body kick but Padilla is still the one pressing forward. Padilla landing slightly more in the round. Padilla lands an uppercut and Nelson swings back. 10-9 Padilla.

Nelson lands a body kick then a leg kick. Padilla lands a leg kick then another. Nelson connects with a nice right hand and then landed a head kick. They trade big shots in close range and Nelson lands another head kick. Nelson lands a hard right hand. Padilla lands to the body. Padilla lands a leg kick. Padilla lands a body kick and Nelson counters with a right hand. Nelson lands a body kick. They trade as Padilla is pressuring. Padilla lands a nice right hand. Nelson lands a leg kick. Padilla lands an inside leg kick. Nelson tries a kick but Padilla catches it and pushes it to the fence, but they quickly get away. 10-9 Nelson, 19-19.

They’re trading early in the third and Nelson is landing harder. Padilla lands a nice uppercut. We have a timeout for a groin strike on Nelson. They get back to action and Nelson lands a body kick. Padilla lands a right hand as Nelson lands a body kick. Padilla lands a quick combo. Nelson lands a left hand. Padilla lands a right hand. They’re both evenly landing but it is Padilla who is pressuring. Padilla lands a body kick. Padilla lands a front kick to the body. Nelson tries a takedown but Padilla defends. They trade in close range to end it. Close fight. 10-9 Nelson, 29-28 Nelson.

Official Result- Kyle Nelson def. Fernando Padilla by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 

> Lightweights- Daniel Zellhuber (13-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Christos Giagos (20-10, 6-6 UFC)

Giagos being more active early getting into range and landing and making Zellhuber miss. Giagos rocks Zellhuber with some punches and chases him around but Zellhuber able to recover. Zellhuber lands a leg kick. Giagos lands to the body but Zellhuber is able to land a left hand. Giagos lands a right hand. Giagos lands a body kick. He lands a right hand. Zellhuber lands a leg kick. Giagos connects with a nice right hand. They trade hard punches. Giagos lands a leg kick. 10-9 Giagos.

Giagos with a right hand. Zellhuber scores with a leg kick and they trade inside the pocket. Zellhuber lands a combo. Zellhuber with some kicks as he feints the jab. Zellhuber lands a quick series of punches. Giagos returns fire. Giagos tries a takedown but Zellhuber defends. Zellhuber pressing forward and landing kicks. Zellhuber with the jab. Zellhuber lands some front body kicks. Zellhuber hurts Giagos with a right hand. Giagos tries a takedown but Zellhuber sprawls and grabs the neck. Zellhuber then locks in an anaconda choke and it’s in tight and Giagos taps! What a finish from Zellhuber.

Official Result- Daniel Zellhuber def. Christos Giagos by submission (anaconda choke) at 3:26 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Raul Rosas Jr. (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Terrence Mitchell (15-3, 0-1 UFC)

Rosas landing early on and Mitchell lands a right hand. Rosas lands a left hand. Rosas connects and they tie up but separate. Rosas drops Mitchell with a left hand and is on top pouring it on. He gets the mount and is landing big punches. Mitchell gives up his back and Rosas continues to land and it is all over! What a showing from Rosas Jr.!

Official Result- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Terrence Mitchell by TKO (punches) at :54 of Round 1

> Welterweights- #13 Kevin Holland (25-9 1 NC, 12-6 1 NC UFC) vs. #14 Jack Della Maddalena (15-2, 5-0 UFC)

Holland landing some kicks early and Maddalena lands a combo. Maddalena now landing leg kicks as Holland lands a jab. Maddalena lands to the body. Maddalena with a flurry of punches to the head and body against the fence. Holland lands a combination. Holland lands a right hand. Maddalena lands to the body as they’re clinched and both land elbows. Holland lands a counter right hand. Holland lands a right hand. They trade in close range. 10-9 Maddalena.

They trade jabs to start the second. They’re trading in close range. Holland lands some leg kicks and Maddalena lands a right hand. They trade punches. Both land right hands as Maddalena was rushing forward. Holland lands two right hands. Holland scores with a combination. High kick lands from Holland. Maddalena lands a series of punches and leg kicks. Maddalena lands a jab. Holland shoots for the takedown but Maddalena defends and lands on the break. They trade shots to the head. Maddalena throws a kick and Holland grabs the leg and lands. 10-9 Maddalena, 20-18 Maddalena.

Maddalena lands a big right hand then follows it up with a combination. Maddalena lands a body kick. Holland lands a combo. Holland lands an elbow. Maddalena lands a pair of right hands. Maddalena lands a combo and Holland grabs him and lands an elbow before he lets go. Maddalena lands a leg kick as Holland lands a right hand. Holland lands a combo ending with a body kick. Maddalena lands a body kick. Maddalena lands a left hook. They trade punches and Holland lands a leg kick. Maddalena lands an elbow. Close round and close fight. 10-9 Holland, 29-28 Maddalena.

Official Result- Jack Della Maddalena def. Kevin Holland by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship- C Alexa Grasso (16-3, 8-3 UFC) vs. #1 Valentina Shevchenko (23-4, 12-3 UFC)

Shevchenko lands a body kick. She lands a left hand. She lands another. Grasso lands a combo. They trade left hands. Shevchenko lands a left hand. Shevchenko scores a combo. They both land in a brief clinch. Shevchenko tries a shot but Grasso defends and lands a knee but eats a left hand from Shevchenko on the break. Shevchenko gets a takedown and has the back. Shevchenko lands and they get to their feet with Shevchenko pressing Grasso against the fence and she lands. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Grasso landing a combination early. They tie up for a brief moment before breaking. They’re trading and Grasso drops Shevchenko with a right hand but Shevchenko pops up and they tie up against the fence. Grasso landing left hands and some big knees followed by some elbows and some hard shots in the clinch. Shevchenko lands an elbow and they separate. Shevchenko gets a takedown and is in the guard but Grasso has the neck grabbed playing defense. Shevchenko pops her head out. Both landing on the mat. Grasso lands an upkick as Shevchenko stands. Grasso throwing kicks to try and keep and Shevchenko at a distance. Shevchenko gets back on top and Grasso throwing from the bottom. Shevchenko lands from the top. 10-9 Grasso, 19-19.

Shevchenko lands an inside leg kick. She lands a left hand. Shevchenko scores with a left hand. Shevchenko scores with a hard jab. Shevchenko gets a takedown. They scramble and Shevchenko has a guillotine choke locked in from the mount. It is in tight. Grasso looks like she’s gotten out but is still stuck in position. Shevchenko lets go and has the back. She has the body triangle locked in and is landing punches as Grasso is landing backward punches. Shevchenko still in control as Grasso is trying to escape the body triangle. Grasso ends up on top at the end of the round. 10-9 Shevchenko, 29-28 Shevchenko.

Grasso with a body kick and just misses a right hand. Grasso lands an inside leg kick. Shevchenko lands a jab. She lands again but Grasso lands a leg kick. Shevchenko really working the jab. Shevchenko shoots for a takedown but Grasso defends and lands some knees to the head. They’re tied up against the fence and Grasso lands some knees. Grasso gets a takedown and looked for an arm but Shevchenko ends up inside Grasso’s guard. They get to their feet and Shevchenko lands an elbow as they break. Shevchenko lands a left hand. They trade and Shevchenko gets another takedown and has the back as they get up. Grasso drops down for a heel hook but time runs out. 10-9 Shevchenko, 39-37 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko lands the jab. Grasso lands a jab. They both land in a brief clinch. They trade leg kicks. Grasso lands a leg kick as Shevchenko lands some punches. Shevchenko lands a body kick. Grasso hasn’t done much this round. Shevchenko lands a combo. They trade inside the pocket. Grasso gets a takedown and has the back. Grasso landing hammerfists. Grasso pouring it down from the top as she has the body mount. Grasso looking for the choke. She lets go and goes back to landing punches. Grasso ends the fight on the back. Close fight. 10-9 Grasso, 48-47 Shevchenko.

Official Result- Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko ends in a split draw (48-47, 47-48, 47-47), Grasso retains the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

UFC 285 live results: Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane, emanating from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Octagon is back in the T-Mobile Arena with a massive card, featuring two title fights and the long-awaited return of arguably the greatest fighter in UFC history.

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones returns to action after a three-year absence as he looks to add another title to his storied history when he takes on Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship. The title became vacant following Francis Ngannou’s exit from the UFC after he was unable to come to terms on a new contract. Jones hasn’t fought since UFC 247 in February 2020, while Gane, a former interim heavyweight champion, is coming off a win over Tai Tuivasa in September.

In the co-main event, it is a second title fight as long-time UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko makes her eighth title defense against challenger Alexa Grasso. Shevchenko is coming off her closest battle to date, as she retained the title in a split decision over Taila Santos in June, her ninth straight win. Grasso comes into her title challenge riding a four-fight win streak, which have all come since moving up to the flyweight division.

The rest of the main card is filled with exciting match-ups. Welterweights Geoff Neal and Shavkat Rakhmonov square off in a battle of potential title challengers, Mateusz Gamrot takes a short-notice opportunity against Jalin Turner in a lightweight fight, and highly-touted prospect Bo Nickal makes his UFC debut against Jamie Pickett in a middleweight bout.

The prelims are loaded with a lot of notable names. Among those on the prelim card include former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt, Derek Brunson, Viviane Araujo, Jessica Penne, Amanda Ribas, and rising prospects Dricus Du Plessis, Ian Garry and Cameron Saaiman.

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> Lightweights- Esteban Ribovics (11-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Loik Radzhabov (16-4-1, 0-0 UFC)

Radzhabov rocks Ribovics with a right hand right away and scores a takedown. They get to their feet and Radzhabov is on the neck but they break. Ribovics lands a left hand. Radzhabov lands another hard right hand. Radzhabov scores another takedown. Ribovics looks for an arm. They break to their feet. Ribovics with a leg kick. They trade jabs. Radzhabov scores another takedown against the fence. Radzhabov looking for the back but now gets to the half-guard. Radzhabov takes the back and they stand. Ribovics still looking for the arm for a kimura but Radzhabov takes him back down. They scramble up. They trade late. 10-9 Radzhabov.

Ribovics lands a solid combo to start the second then Radzhabov gets a brief takedown. They’re clinched against the fence but Radzhabov gets it back down and is in the half-guard. Radzhabov is looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. They scramble to their feet. Ribovics lands a left hook. They trade punches and Radzhabov lands a right hand. Radzhabov lands an uppercut. Radzhabov gets it back down. They get up and Radzhabov briefly gets it down but they separate. Ribovics with a left hand. Ribovics hurts Radzhabov to the body and drops Radzhabov with a right hand. Radzhabov trying for the leg as he gets to the feet. They break and Ribovics lands late. 10-9 Ribovics, 19-19.

Ribovics starts with a combo. Radzhabov rocks Ribovics with a right hand. He lands a left hook then a knee to the body. Radzhabov rocks Ribovics with a right hand again. Radzhabov lands a few punches. Ribovics with a leg kick. Radzhabov gets a takedown. Ribovics looking for a kimura and is looking to take the back. Ribovics has the body triangle and moves to the mount. Radzhabov is able to hip escape to the feet and takes Ribovics right back down. They stand and Radzhabov with another takedown and he’s in side control. They stand. They scramble to the mat for a moment before separating on the feet. Both guys land and Ribovics lands a hard left hook and Radzhabov gets a takedown. They stand and break. They trade punches. They clinch at the end. Good fight. 10-9 Radzhabov, 29-28 Radzhabov.

Official Result- Loik Radzhabov def. Esteban Ribovics by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Da’Mon Blackshear (12-4-1, 0-0-1 UFC) vs. Farid Basharat (9-0, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Basharat lands to the body and Blackshear counters with a combo. Basharat with a leg kick. Blackshear looking for the takedown as he has a single leg. Basharat lands a combo against the fence. They trade kicks. They’re trading punches inside the pocket. Basharat looks for the takedown and gets it. Basharat looking for a set-up for an arm-triangle choke. Basharat in side control. They get to their feet and break. Blackshear with a leg kick. Blackshear with a jump kick late. 10-9 Basharat.

Blackshear with a leg kick and they start trading jabs. They both land kicks. Blackshear gets a brief takedown but they get up and clinch against the fence. Basharat with a leg kick and Blackshear lands a right hand. Blackshear with a body kick. Blackshear gets it down as he has the back and he has a leg trapped. Blackshear with some elbows from the top. They get to their feet. Basharat gets a takedown. Basharat gets in the guard of Blackshear. Basharat landing from the top. 10-9 Basharat, 20-18 Basharat.

Blackshear landing to start the third as he’s mixing his punches and kicks. They clinch and Blackshear with a knee. Basharat gets a takedown and is in the half-guard against the fence. Basharat landing left hands from the top. They scramble to their feet. Basharat with a combo. Blackshear lands a nice left. Basharat lands some jabs. Blackshear with an inside leg kick and shoots for a takedown but Basharat defends. Basharat ends up on top and is landing. Blackshear locks in a triangle choke late and looked for the armbar but time runs out. 10-9 Basharat, 30-27 Basharat.

Official Result- Farid Basharat def. Da’Mon Blackshear by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Jessica Penne (14-6, 3-4 UFC) vs. Tabatha Ricci (7-1, 2-1 UFC)

Ricci gets an immediate takedown. Ricci stands and lands some low kicks. Penne tries to get up and Ricci grabs the neck as they stand. Ricci with a combo. Ricci with a front kick. Ricci gets a takedown. Penne goes for a leg but Ricci stands to escape and lands some low kicks as Penne is on her back. Ricci sprawls as Penne goes for a takedown and they clinch against the fence. Ricci gets it back down. Ricci landing punches and elbows from the top. Ricci stands and lands some more kicks and lands a high kick as Penne stands. 10-9 Ricci.

Ricci lands a combo. Ricci landing punches and kicks. Penne has a cut opened by her left eye. Ricci gets a big throw takedown. Ricci landing leg kicks on her feet while Penne is on her back. Ricci then goes back to the mat and quickly transitions to grabbing the arm. Ricci locks in an armbar and gets Penne to tap. Great showing from Ricci.

Official Result- Tabatha Ricci def. Jessica Penne by submission (armbar) at 2:14 of Round 2

> Bantamweights*- Mana Martinez (10-3, 2-1 UFC) vs. Cameron Saaiman (7-0, 1-0 UFC)

*Martinez missed weight by one pound

Martinez lands a quick combo. Saaiman landing some kicks. Saaiman lands a right hand. Martinez with a combo. Saaiman with a few kicks. Saaiman with a leg kick. Saaiman lands a left hand. They’re trading and we have a timeout for a groin kick by Saaiman. Saaiman with some hard body kicks as they return to action. We have another groin strike by Saaiman. Saaiman gets a point taken away. They get back to work. Martinez with a combo and Saaiman lands a left hand. Saaiman with another hard left hand and some leg kicks. Martinez lands a left hand. They trade punches and Saaiman lands some body kicks and a left hand. 9-9 round with the point deduction.

Saaiman with a hard body kick. They trade leg kicks. Saaiman with more hard body kicks. Saaiman with some hard punches and kicks and Martinez fires back a combination. They trade punches and Saaiman drops Martinez with a jab. Saaiman gets on top and is in the full guard and lands some punches and elbows. Saaiman with some elbows from the top. He gets up and lands some kicks. 10-9 Saaiman, 19-18 Saaiman.

Saaiman with a body kick and follows with some left hands. He lands a leg kick. They trade kicks. They trade punches. They trade inside the pocket and Saaiman with a body kick. We have another timeout, this time for an eye poke by Saaiman. They get back to action. Saaiman lands a left hand and Martinez with a right hand. They trade kicks. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez lands and Saaiman scores a takedown. Saaiman with some right hands from the top. Saaiman with some big elbows from the top. Saaiman with punches from the top and continues to land. They get to their feet and trade late. 10-9 Saaiman, 29-27 Saaiman.

Official Result- Cameron Saaiman def. Mana Martinez by majority decision (29-26, 28-27, 28-28)

> Welterweights- Ian Garry (10-0, 3-0 UFC) vs. Song Kenan (16-6, 4-2 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. They trade leg kicks again and then Garry lands a combo. They go back to trading kicks. Garry with a hard leg kick then a body kick. Garry with more leg kicks and he starts working the jab. Garry with some front kicks. Kenan lands a leg kick. Kenan drops Garry with a big left hand and then grabs the back as they stand and he’s landing punches. They break and Garry with a leg kick. 10-9 Kenan.

Garry landing some kicks to start the second. Kenan with a side kick to the body. We have a timeout for a groin strike but they get right back to action. Garry lands a right hand. They trade body kicks. Kenan with a left hand. Garry with a snap jab and Kenan lands a body kick. Garry with a flurry of shots and lands a leg kick. Kenan barely misses a spin kick. Garry with a high kick. Garry with a left hand and then a right. Garry continues to land with more volume. 10-9 Garry, 19-19.

Garry with a good combination to start the third. Garry with some front kicks to the legs of Kenan. Kenan clips Garry with a left hand. They trade leg kicks. Garry continuing to land kicks. Garry pressuring and landing with more volume. Garry with a combo to the body. Garry landing the jab. Garry lands to the body but Kenan landed a left hook. Garry with a front kick to the body. Garry landing the jab and lands a big right hand and a knee to the body that hurt Kenan. Garry with a big combination and e drops Kenan and keeps landing and gets the late finish. Great stoppage by Garry.

Official Result- Ian Garry def. Song Kenan by TKO (strikes) at 4:22 of Round 3

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> Middleweights- Julian Marquez (9-3, 3-2 UFC) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (14-6 1 NC, 3-5 1 NC UFC)

They trade jabs and Marquez with a leg kick. Barriault lands a right hand. Marquez lands the jab. Barriault with a combo. Barriault lands a jab. Marquez lands a left hand. Marquez lands inside the pocket. Marquez with a combo and Barriault lands an uppercut. Marquez lands a pair of right hands. Marquez with a flurry and he tagged Barriault. Barriault lands a stiff jab. Marquez with a combo. Barriault with a body kick. Marquez with a combo. Barriault lands a right hand. Marquez lands a combo with a big right hand. 10-9 Marquez.

Barriault with a body kick. Marquez lands a combination. They trade inside the pocket as Barriault pressures Marquez to the fence. Barriault landing and Marquez has a cut opened under his eye. Marquez tries a takedown but Barriault defends and lands an elbow. They clinch and both land elbows before breaking. Marquez lands a left hand. Barriault lands a flurry and Marquez landed as he was coming in. Barriault landing against the fence and he’s landing lots of shots. Marquez loses his mouth piece. Marquez with a knee. Marquez is covered in blood. Barriault with lots of elbows against the fence. Barriault lands a knee. Uppercuts from Barriault and he lands a lot of left hands. It is stopped and Barriault gets the big finish. What a crazy round.

Official Result- Marc-Andre Barriault def. Julian Marquez by TKO (strikes) at 4:12 of Round 2

> Women’s Flyweights- #8 Viviane Araujo (11-4, 5-3 UFC) vs. #9 WSW Amanda Ribas (11-3, 5-2 UFC)

They trade right hands. Araujo lands a left hand. Ribas tries a takedown but Araujo grabbed the neck and locked in a guillotine choke. Ribas popped her head out and is now in the guard of Araujo and landing punches. Both looking for some sweeps on the mat. Both landing punches on the mat. They get to their feet and separate. They trade punches. Ribas with a spin kick and follows with a right hand. Araujo lands a nice right hand. They trade right hands. Araujo lands a right hand. 10-9 Ribas.

Ribas rocks Araujo to start the second and Araujo fell to the mat and Ribas takes advantage and lands more and gets on top. Ribas with shots from the top. Ribas is in the half-guard landing to the body as she’s pressuring. Ribas trying to improve position and trying to pass while landing from the top. Ribas in full control from the top and staying busy. Ribas with punches from the top. Araujo gives up her back and Ribas is trying to get the hooks in. She does as Araujo is trying to get out of bad position. 10-9 Ribas, 20-18 Ribas.

They’re trading jabs to start the third. Ribas with a nice combo. Both landing but Ribas landing with more volume here. Ribas lands a right hand. Ribas lands another right hand. They trade punches and Ribas lands a leg kick. Ribas with a spin kick to the body. Ribas with a head kick. Ribas being constantly busy while Araujo is looking for openings. Araujo lands a right hand. Ribas with a takedown. Araujo is looking to attack an armbar from the bottom. She might almost have it. Ribas with some knees to the legs. Ribas gets out and starts landing right hands from the top. Ribas with lots of activity from the top to end the fight. 10-9 Ribas, 30-27 Ribas.

Official Result- Amanda Ribas def. Viviane Araujo by unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)

> Middleweights- #5 Derek Brunson (23-8, 14-6 UFC) vs. #10 Dricus Du Plessis (18-2, 4-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Du Plessis with some high kicks but Brunson grabs the leg and gets Du Plessis down. Brunson in side control. Brunson pressuring from the top as he goes to the half-guard. They stand and Brunson has the neck and he pulled guard but Du Plessis popped his head out and is now working from the top. Du Plessis stands and lands a big right hand as he goes back into the guard. Brunson looking for the leg and now both are looking for a leg lock. Brunson escapes and has the back. They stand and separate. Brunson with several big shots. Brunson lands a left hand and Du Plessis is in trouble. They go to the mat and Brunson gets the back. Brunson looking for a choke but has it over the chin. He lets go. Brunson back in half-guard and they get to their feet. 10-9 Brunson.

Brunson landing kicks to the body. Brunson with a body kick. Du Plessis rocks Brunson with a left hand. Du Plessis starting to land more. Du Plessis lands a solid combo. Du Plessis lands a hard right hand. Brunson trying hard for a takedown but Du Plessis is defending. Du Plessis with a right hand. Du Plessis with a combo. Du Plessis with a right hook to the body. Du Plessis rocks Brunson then Brunson rocks Du Plessis. Du Plessis tries a takedown and gets Brunson down for a moment. Du Plessis with a big right hand. Du Plessis lands a big left hand. Both men are very tired. Du Plessis lands a big right hand. Du Plessis with some big punches and Brunson falls down. Du Plessis gets on top and is landing punches. He stopped before landing and Brunson’s corner threw in the towel right before the horn sounded. What a comeback and finish from Du Plessis.

Official Result- Dricus Du Plessis def. Derek Brunson by TKO (corner stoppage) at 4:59 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Cody Garbrandt (12-5, 7-5 UFC) vs. Trevin Jones (13-9 1 NC, 1-3 1 NC UFC)

Garbrandt with a body kick. Garbrandt with a leg kick. Garbrandt with another hard body kick. He lands another body kick. Garbrandt lands a right hand. Garbrandt with a right hand to the body. He lands a right hand. Garbrandt with another right hand to the body. They trade kicks. Garbrandt with a body kick. Garbrandt with a right hand. Jones lands a left hand. Garbrandt with a body kick. 10-9 Garbrandt.

Garbrandt lands a body kick and then gets a big takedown. They get to their feet and separate. Jones with a leg kick. Jones with a body kick. Garbrandt gets another big takedown. Garbrandt able to get the back of Jones and lands some right hands. Garbrandt trying to find a choke but it isn’t close. They break. Jones looks for a takedown against the fence. They remain in that position at the end. 10-9 Garbrandt, 20-18 Garbrandt.

Not much happening in the first minute of this round. Jones lands a leg kick. Jones with a body kick. Garbrandt just shuffling his feet but not playing offense. Garbrandt lands a body kick. Garbrandt with a right hand. Jones lands a left hand and then hurts Garbrandt with a right hand. They clinch but break. Jones lands a left hand. They clinch. Jones gets a takedown. Jones ends the fight on top landing. 10-9 Jones, 29-28 Garbrandt.

Official Result- Cody Garbrandt def. Trevin Jones by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Middleweights- Bo Nickal (3-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jamie Pickett (13-8, 2-4 UFC)

Nickal slips on a kick but is able to grab Pickett and push him against the fence. Nickal lands a couple of knees the grabs the neck as they go down. Nickal takes the back ad is looking for a choke. Pickett gets out of that but Nickal now looking for an arm-triangle choke. Nickal had it in tight but is easing on the pressure. Nickal now tightening the choke. Pickett ends up tapping. What a thrashing by Nickal.

Official Result- Bo Nickal def. Jamie Pickett by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:54 of Round 1

> Lightweights- #7 Mateusz Gamrot (21-2 1 NC, 4-2 UFC) vs. #10 Jalin Turner (13-5, 6-2 UFC)

They trade kicks. Gamrot lands a left hand and Turner returns fire. Gamrot with a leg kick. Gamrot with a leg kick. Gamrot scores a takedown. Turner is trying to work his way to the fence. They get to the fence and to their feet. Turner lands a knee then a body kick as they break. Turner drops Gamrot with a punch and they go to the mat and Gamrot gets in the half-guard of Turner and lands from the top. Gamrot lands right hands as they get to their feet against the fence. 10-9 Turner.

Gamrot lands a right hand to the body. Turner with a body kick. Gamrot with a leg kick. Turner with a high kick. Gamrot lands a right hand and then another leg kick. Gamrot lands a left hand then circles away. Gamrot tries a takedown but Turner lands a punch. Gamrot lands a right hand then Turner rocks Gamrot with a right hand. Gamrot shoots for a takedown but Turner defends. Turner with a body kick and is now chasing Gamrot around the cage. Gamrot gets a takedown. He’s working in the half-guard of Turner. Gamrot gets the crucifix position for a moment and lands before Turner regains the half-guard. Gamrot has the crucifix position and is landing punches. 10-9 Gamrot, 19-19.

Gamrot lands a combo as Turner landed a leg kick. Gamrot scores the takedown. They get to their feet and Gamrot gets it down briefly before they stand and are clinched against the fence. Gamrot holding on and they are separated by Mark Smith. That wasn’t a good separation. Turner with a high kick. Turner lands a combo and Gamrot gets a brief takedown but Turner sprawls to his feet. Turner with a body kick. Gamrot grabs a single leg looking for the takedown. Turner lands a jumping knee but Gamrot holds position. Gamrot gets it down and is in full mount and lands as the fight ends. Close fight. 10-9 Gamrot, 29-28 Gamrot.

Official Result- Mateusz Gamrot def. Jalin Turner by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

> Welterweights*- #7 Geoff Neal (15-4, 7-2 UFC) vs. #10 Shavkat Rakhmonov (16-0, 4-0 UFC)

*Neal missed weight by four pounds

Rakhmonov with a head kick but Neal blocks it and they clinch. Rakhmonov lands a knee as they separate. Neal lands a right hand. They trade and Neal lands a left hand. Rakhmonov lands a combo. They trade inside the pocket and Rakhmonov landed better. They break and both are landing punches. Rakhmonov with a nice right hand. Neal lands a left hand. They trade body kicks. Rakhmonov with a right to the body. Neal with a nice right hand. Rakhmonov with a head kick and then lands a knee to the body. They clinch and Rakhmonov with some knees. Rakhmonov lands a right hand. Rakhmonov with more right hands and a knee to the body. Neal lands a left hand. 10-9 Rakhmonov.

They clinch early and Rakhmonov lands a little bit. Neal lands a combo. Rakhmonov with a right hand. Rakhmonov landing the jab. Neal lands a combo inside the pocket and rocks Rakhmonov with a left hand. Rakhmonov with a couple of uppercuts. Neal lands a combo. Rakhmonov with a combo. Rakhmonov with a body kick. Neal lands a right hand and follows it with a combo. They trade inside the pocket. Rakhmonov gets the edge every time they clinch. Rakhmonov lands a right hand. Neal lands late. 10-9 Rakhmonov, 20-18 Rakhmonov.

Rakhmonov with a high kick then another and a knee to the body. Rakhmonov misses a wheel kick and they trade in close. Neal rocks Rakhmonov with a combo. Rakhmonov is hurt and he tries for a takedown but Neal breaks away and lands a left hand. Rakhmonov lands a jab. Rakhmonov goes for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. Neal lands an uppercut. Rakhmonov with a knee. He lands another as they separate. Rakhmonov rocks Neal with a right hand. Rakhmonov lands a knee that hurts Neal as well. Rakhmonov pouring it on with shots against the fence. Rakhmonov with more knees. Rakhmonov looking for the back and has a standing rear-naked choke locked in and Neal goes out! What a fight and what a finish by Rakhmonov.

Official Result- Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Geoff Neal by submission (standing rear-naked choke) at 4:17 of Round 3

> UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship- C Valentina Shevchenko (23-3, 12-2 UFC) vs. #6 Alexa Grasso (15-3, 7-3 UFC)

Shevchenko with a leg kick. Grasso with a leg kick. Shevchenko lands a left hand. Shevchenko with a spinning back fist followed by a body kick. Shevchenko with an inside leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Grasso lands a left hand. They trade combos. Shevchenko lands a jab. Grasso rocks Shevchenko with a combo. Shevchenko with a high kick. Shevchenko lands an elbow. Shevchenko lands a left hand and then a body kick. Grasso gets a brief takedown late and they stand and clinch against the fence with Grasso landing knees. Close round. 10-9 Grasso.

Shevchenko gets a takedown. Grasso being active from the bottom as Shevchenko is trying to get inside her guard. She gets inside and starts landing from the top. Shevchenko slides into side control and is looking to set up the crucifix position. She has it now and Grasso is trying to escape. Grasso did get her arm out. Grasso scrambles out and they stand and both land as they break. They trade leg kicks. Grasso misses some big swings. Grasso with a combination. Shevchenko gets the takedown. Shevchenko lands to the body. Grasso landing to the body from the bottom. 10-9 Shevchenko, 19-19.

Grasso with some short leg kicks. Shevchenko lands a jab. They both land solid shots in an exchange. Grasso lands a solid combo. Shevchenko ducks under a Grasso right hand and scores the takedown. Both working on the ground as Shevchenko is keeping control from the top and landing with more volume. Shevchenko with a few right hands from the top and they are stood up by Jason Herzog. That is met with boos from the crowd. Shevchenko gets another takedown and Grasso landed an illegal kick. Shevchenko gets the back and is landing left hands. Grasso with a late guillotine attempt. 10-9 Shevchenko, 29-28 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko shoots for a takedown after a patient opening to the round, but Grasso defends. Shevchenko lands a combo. Grasso tries to come in and Shevchenko grabs her and lands a body kick. Shevchenko tries a takedown but Grasso snuffs it out. Grasso tries a takedown and pushes it against the fence. They break. Shevchenko with the jab. She lands another. Shevchenko with a combo. Shevchenko tried a spin kick and Grasso jumped on the back and dragged it down and has a choke locked in. Shevchenko is defending. Shevchenko taps! Oh my god! Grasso has pulled the upset to become the new champion.

Official Result- Alexa Grasso def. Valentina Shevchenko by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:34 of Round 4 to win the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> UFC Heavyweight Championship- Jon Jones (26-1 1 NC, 20-1 1 NC UFC) vs. #1 Ciryl Gane (11-1, 8-1 UFC)

We have an immediate groin strike on a kick by Gane. They get started and Jones with a left hand and then a right hand. Jones pressing forward as he lands a leg kick. Jones gets the back and scores a takedown. Jones has the back as Gane is trying to stand and keeps it down. Jones attacking the neck. Jones gets the guillotine choke locked in and Gane taps! Jones made that look easy as he becomes the new heavyweight champion in his return.

Official Result- Jon Jones def. Ciryl Gane by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:04 of Round 1 to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship

UFC 275 live results: Two title fights, Weili vs. Joanna 2

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka, emanating from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

The Octagon returns to Singapore for first time since 2019, bringing a marquee pay-per-view event there for the first time ever, highlighted by two title fights and a rematch of one of the greatest fights in UFC history.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Glover Teixeira makes his first title defense against the top contender, Jiri Prochazka, in the main event. Teixeira became an unlikely 42-year-old champion when he submitted Jan Blachowicz in the second round at UFC 267 in October. It culminated a long journey for Teixeira. Prochazka gets a title shot in just his third UFC fight, but is coming off one of the best knockouts of 2021 with his knockout of Dominick Reyes in May 2021.

In the co-main event, UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko looks to continue her reign of dominance as she welcomes her next challenger, Taila Santos. Shevchenko hasn’t fought since September, when she won seventh title fight over Lauren Murphy. Santos has put together an impressive four-fight win streak, which includes a win over Joanne Wood in her last fight in November.

Also on the main card is a rematch of the 2020 Fight Of The Year as Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk square off in a strawweight fight. Joining them on the main card is a pair of welterweight bouts, one pitting Andre Fialho against Jake Matthews, and the other between Jack Della Maddalena and Ramazan Emeev.

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

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> Women’s Featherweights- Ramona Pascual (6-3, 0-1 UFC) vs. Joselyne Edwards (10-4, 1-2 UFC)

They both throw leg kicks early. Edwards with a body kick. They trade in close range and Edwards lands some good shots. Edwards continuing to land with more volume as Pascual shoots for a takedown against the fence. Edwards lands a right hand as they break. Pascual lands a body kick but eats a counter right hand from Edwards. Edwards with a leg kick. Edwards with some side kicks. Edwards with some body kicks. They clinch against the fence and Edwards tries a takedown. Pascual lands some knees as they break and Edwards was hurt but she goes back for the takedown. They break and Pascual lands a big head kick. 10-9 Pascual.

Pascual with a high body kick and she shoots for a takedown as they tie up against the fence. They break. Edwards with a leg kick and Pascual lands a nice combination. They continue to trade and Pascual is landing slightly more. Pascual with a leg kick. Edwards with more leg kicks. Edwards keeps landing leg kicks and is mixing them to the body. Edwards with a push kick and Pascual gets a late takedown but doesn’t do anything with it. Close round. 10-9 Edwards, 19-19.

Edwards landing body and leg kicks to start the third. Pascual tries for a takedown against the fence. Edwards escapes and lands a combo as they separate. Edwards with a body kick. Edwards lands an uppercut as Pascual shoots in for a takedown. Edwards lands a flurry as they separate. They trade leg kicks. Edwards continues to land leg kicks as Pascual rushes in. Edwards with a combination. Edwards keeps landing kicks and lands a right hand. Pascual tries a takedown but Edwards defends. Edwards with a nice body kick. Pascual is tired and tries a takedown but Edwards slips away. They trade late. 10-9 Edwards, 29-28 Edwards.

Official Result- Joselyne Edwards def. Ramona Pascual by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Liang Na (19-5, 0-1 UFC) vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez (10-4, 0-2 UFC)

Na throwing punches early and lands some. Na shoots for a takedown but Juarez defends and they break. Na slips on a head kick and eats a left hand from Juarez on the way up. Juarez lands a big right hand that rocks Na and then unloads with a flurry that knocks Na out cold. What a finish by Juarez!

Official Result- Silvana Gomez Juarez def. Liang Na by knockout (punches) at 1:22 of Round 1

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> Bantamweights- Kyung Ho Kang (17-9 1 NC, 6-3 1 NC UFC) vs. Danaa Batgerel (12-3, 3-2 UFC)

They’re trading leg kicks early on. Kang with a leg kick. Kang with the jab. Kang with a leg kick and Batgerel checks it. Kang with a jab. Kang with a body kick. Batgerel lands a nice combo. Batgerel with a right hand and then lands a nice uppercut. Batgerel with a right hand. Kang lands the jab. Batgerel with a leg kick. He lands a right hand. Batgerel lands a flurry and Kang was hurt. Batgerel with a flurry against the fence. Batgerel with a late flurry again and lands a knee. 10-9 Batgerel.

They trade leg kicks to start the second. Kang snapped the head of Batgerel back with a punch but missed a flying knee. Batgerel with a front kick. They trade kicks and Batgerel looked hurt after Kang landed his. Kang shoots for a takedown but Batgerel defends and lands a left hand. Kang lands a nice jab. Batgerel with a leg kick. Batgerel with a nice combo. They trade in close and Kang slipped to the mat and Batgerel landed a clear illegal knee but the referee never called it. Kang lands a spinning back fist. Kang with the jab. Batgerel lands a jab. Kang with a right hand. 10-9 Kang, 19-19.

Kang lands a right hand. Kang with a leg kick. Kang lands a nice right hand. Batgerel with a leg kick. Kang with a right hand. Kang with a right hand. Kang with a nasty leg kick. Kang with a left hook and follows it with a jab. Batgerel with a leg kick. Kang lands a right hand. Kang landing more as the fight is drawing near the end. They both land solid right hands. Kang with a right hand. Kang with a stiff jab. Kang with a solid combo. Batgerel tries a takedown but Kang defends and lands as they stand. Batgerel lands a left that stuns Kang late. 10-9 Kang, 29-28 Kang.

Official Result- Kyung Ho Kang def. Danaa Batgerel by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- Brendan Allen (18-5, 6-2 UFC) vs. Jacob Malkoun (6-1, 2-1 UFC)

Allen lands a couple of leg kicks early on. Allen connects with a right hand but Malkoun lands a nice counter. Malkoun lands a solid jab. Allen with a leg kick. Malkoun lands a right hand. Allen lands a leg kick and Malkoun grabs the leg and scores a takedown against the fence but they start to scramble. Malkoun has the back as they stand. Malkoun drags it back down but Allen is in a good position. They get up but Malkoun still has the back. Malkoun is trying hard for the takedown. Allen gets a big judo throw takedown and right into mount. They scramble up but Allen has the neck as they go back down and Allen lets go. Malkoun is in the half-guard and moves to the back. They get to their feet. Fun opening round. 10-9 Allen.

They’re trading to start the second and Malkoun lands a jab. Malkoun gets the single leg and goes for the takedown and is able to get it even though Allen tried to grab the fence. Malkoun working from the half-guard and lands some right hands. They get to their feet but Malkoun still has the single leg and gets Allen back down. Malkoun with some punches from the top. They both land on the mat and Allen gives up his back and Malkoun tried for a choke but Allen escaped and gets into the half-guard. Allen moves to side control. Allen with a nice elbow from the top. 10-9 Malkoun, 19-19.

Malkoun tries for a takedown and they scramble down for a moment but they get right up. Malkoun landing the jab. Allen lands a right hand and Malkoun gets a takedown but they get up. Malkoun grabs the back standing and gets it back down. Allen lands an elbow from the bottom. Allen sweeps to the top and is in the guard of Malkoun. Allen landing from the top and Malkoun tries for a triangle and Allen ends the fight on top. Close fight. 10-9 Allen, 29-28 Allen.

Official Result- Brendan Allen def. Jacob Malkoun by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Hayisaer Maheshate (8-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Steve Garcia (12-4, 1-1 UFC)

Maheshate is making his UFC debut. They’re trading early and Maheshate rocks Garcia and they tie up against the fence as Garcia is trying to recover. They break and Garcia starts rushing forward and throwing and Maheshate lands a short right hand and Garcia goes down out cold and face plants. What a finish by Maheshate!

Official Result- Hayisaer Maheshate def. Steve Garcia by knockout (punch) at 1:14 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Seungwoo Choi (10-4, 3-3 UFC) vs. Josh Culibao (9-1-1, 1-1-1 UFC)

They’re feeling each other out early and pawing at each other and Choi lands a punch. Culibao lands a left hand. They trade in close range and Culibao lands a nice right hand following a jab. Choi with a leg kick. Culibao with a head kick and Choi lands a big left hook. They brawl inside the pocket. They trade in close range and Culibao rocks Choi and Choi was having trouble on the feet. Culibao drops Choi with a flurry and is landing big shots but they stand and break and Choi starts landing a flurry. They separate as Culibao retreats and they end up clinching. What a crazy sequence. They survive a wild first five minutes. 10-9 Culibao.

Choi with a leg kick. Choi lands a right hook as Culibao rushed in. Choi with a right hand. Culibao lands a left hand. Choi with a body kick. Culibao drops Choi with a right hand but Choi gets right up and they clinch and Culibao with a knee and they break. Choi with a high kick. Culibao with a right hand. They keep trading and both are landing some solid shots. Choi with a leg kick. They trade punches. Culibao with a body kick. Choi lands a right hand. Another round of madness. 10-9 Culibao, 20-18 Culibao.

Choi with a body kick. Choi with a body kick and lands a head kick. Culibao lands a jab in return. Culibao lands a nice combo. They clinch against the fence and Culibao was landing some knees. The pace and craziness from the first two rounds has slowed here. Choi gets a takedown and is able to get the back. Choi is looking for the rear-naked choke but Culibao is defending. Choi lets go and still has the back and Culibao is shaking his head no like he’s not in trouble. Choi lands some shots from the back and they scramble up and trade at the end. Really fun fight. 10-9 Choi, 29-28 Culibao.

Official Result- Josh Culibao def. Seungwoo Choi by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Welterweights- Jack Della Maddalena (11-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ramazan Emeev (20-5, 5-2 UFC)

Emeev’s left side of his body is all red. Emeev with a right hand. Maddalena lands a right hand. Emeev with a right hand. Maddalena is throwing more and lands a right hook to the rib cage. Emeev shoots for the single leg and they scramble to the mat and Emeev has the back. They scramble and Emeev looks for a D’Arce choke and is in a weird position but is able to roll to a better position but Maddalena somehow rolls out. Maddalena lands a big combo with a left hand to the body and Emeev falls to the mat and Maddalena lands a right hand and it is all over. Great finish by Maddalena!

Official Result- Jack Della Maddalena def. Ramazan Emeev by TKO (punches) at 2:32 of Round 1

> Welterweights- Andre Fialho (16-4 1 NC, 2-1 UFC) vs. Jake Matthews (17-5, 10-5 UFC)

Matthews with a leg kick. He lands another. Matthews with a hard leg kick. Fialho with a hard leg kick. Matthews lands a right hook and then a leg kick. Matthews with a head kick and Fialho shakes it off. Matthews with a leg kick. Matthews with a left hand. Matthews with a right hand. Fialho hasn’t done much in the round. Matthews with a left hand. They trade in close range and Matthews lands a nice right hand. Fialho with a leg kick. They trade kicks. Fialho with a leg kick. They trade in close range and Matthews lands some huge punches including a left hook. Fialho lands a right hand and Matthews slips to the mat at the end. 10-9 Matthews.

Matthews lands a big right hand and Fialho backs up. Matthews rocks him again with a right hand and then lands another. Fialho has his back against the fence. Matthews lands a quick combo. Matthews with a right hand. Fialho with a right hand. Matthews with a big right hand. Matthews rocks Fialho with a big left hand. Matthews then lands a flurry against the fence and drops Fialho and Fialho is out and it is all over. What a performance from Matthews!

Official Result- Jake Matthews def. Andre Fialho by knockout (punches) at 2:24 of Round 2

> Women’s Strawweights- #2 Zhang Weili (21-3, 5-2 UFC) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-4, 10-4 UFC)

Weili with a leg kick. Jedrzejczyk with a leg kick. They trade in close range and it looked like barely landed. Jedrzejczyk with a leg kick and Weili gets tripped up. Weili with a body kick. Jedrzejczyk with a leg kick. Weili gets a takedown and lands some hammerfists and lands more as Jedrzejczyk gets to her feet. Weili has the back standing. Weili gets it back down and is landing right hands as Weili has side mount. They get to their feet and Jedrzejczyk goes for the takedown but Weili reverses. Weili with a big right hand from the top. Weili gets the mount and lands some elbows. Jedrzejczyk trying to escape from the bottom. Weili with more big elbows from the top. They get to their feet. Jedrzejczyk lands a right hand. Weili lands a right hand. Jedrzejczyk with a flurry late but Weili gets a late takedown and they scramble up. 10-9 Weili.

They trade leg kicks to start the second. They trade in close range. They continue to both land close and Jedrzejczyk lands with slightly more volume. Weili then lands a nice combo that hurts Jedrzejczyk. Weili then lands a spinning back fist that knocks Jedrzejczyk out cold as she falls face first to the mat. What a brutal finish by Weili!

Official Result- Zhang Weili def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk by knockout (spinning back fist) at 2:28 of Round 2

*After the fight, Joanna Jedrzejczyk took off her gloves, left them inside the Octagon and announced her retirement.

> UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship- C Valentina Shevchenko (22-3, 11-2 UFC) vs. #4 Taila Santos (19-1, 4-1 UFC)

Shevchenko with some quick leg kicks. Shevchenko lands a left hand. Santos with a leg kick. Santos throws a flurry but Shevchenko ducks under and gets the body lock against the fence. Shevchenko has it pressed against the fence but not a lot of action is happening. Shevchenko tries a throw but she slips and Santos grabs the back and is trying to find a choke. She’s still working for it but Shevchenko is fighting it off. Shevchenko lands some left hands. Shevchenko with some back punches at the end. 10-9 Santos.

Shevchenko with a leg kick. Shevchenko with a left hand. They clinch against the fence and Santos is able to get a trip takedown. Santos is in the guard but they aren’t doing much though Shevchenko was doing a lot of offense on the back and they are stood up by Jason Herzog. Shevchenko tries a judo throw and Santos ends up on top and is in the guard of Shevchenko at the end of the second. 10-9 Shevchenko, 19-19.

Shevchenko is landing leg kicks to start the third. She just misses a spin kick. Shevchenko gets the fight to the mat but Santos is able to get right back up. Santos lands some leg kicks but Shevchenko is landing with more volume. Shevchenko with a left hand. She lands a leg kick. Santos gets a takedown and has the back. Santos is going for the choke again. Shevchenko is escaping it. Shevchenko is landing back punches. Santos still going for the choke as she’s getting hit by Shevchenko. 10-9 Santos, 29-28 Santos.

They trade to start the fourth. Santos has a swelling eye from a clash of heads. Shevchenko with a big kick and then we have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and Shevchenko with a leg kick. Shevchenko with a left hand. Shevchenko with a body kick. They trade in close range. Shevchenko with a body kick and a couple of left hands. Shevchenko with a big combo ending with a head kick. Santos with a leg kick. Shevchenko with a combination. Santos with a leg kick. Shevchenko with a body kick. Santos gets a late takedown but is unable to do much with it. 10-9 Shevchenko, 38-38.

Shevchenko with a body kick. Shevchenko lands a left hand. Shevchenko with a body kick. Shevchenko with a nice combination and Santos goes for a takedown and gets it and has the back. Santos lands some right hands. They get to their feet and Shevchenko with a big combination. Santos with a leg kick. Shevchenko gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Shevchenko working from the top as she has Santos pinned down and lands some open hand strikes then some body punches. Shevchenko gets into side control for a moment but moves back to the half-guard. Shevchenko ends the fight on top. 10-9 Shevchenko, 48-47 Shevchenko.

Official Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Taila Santos by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) to retain the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> UFC Light Heavyweight Championship- C Glover Teixeira (33-7, 16-5 UFC) vs. #2 Jiri Prochazka (28-3-1, 2-0 UFC)

Teixeira throws a high kick but Prochazka blocks it, then Teixeira lands a heavy body kick. Teixeira lands to the body. Teixeira gets the single leg and works hard for it but gets the takedown. Teixeira in the guard of Prochazka and both land on the ground. Teixeira lands a few elbows from the top. Teixeira trying to get the back as Prochazka is trying to scramble up. They’re back on the mat and Teixeira in side control. They get to their feet. Prochazka with a body kick. Teixeira with a right hand. They scramble to the mat and Teixeira has the mount and is landing punches. Teixeira with more punches and elbows and gets the back as Prochazka gets to his feet. Prochazka escapes. Prochazka with some big right hands as he gets on top at the end. Prochazka with big shots at the end. 10-9 Teixeira.

Prochazka looking to explode with something as they’re feeling each other out. Prochazka tagging Teixeira on the feet. Teixeira with a body kick. Teixeira barely lands a right hand. Prochazka with a right hand. Prochazka with a flying knee. Prochazka with a combo and Teixeira drops for a takedown. Teixeira on his back and Prochazka lands some hammerfists. They get to their feet. Prochazka with an uppercut and another right hand. Prochazka teeing off on Teixeira standing. Teixeira tries a takedown but Prochazka defends. Prochazka with a flurry and then Teixeira lands a left hook and Prochazka slips to the mat. Teixeira gets the back and has the mount and now in the half-guard as he lands some punches. Teixeira gets the mount and lands some big shots at the end and Prochazka is cut open badly. What a finish to the round for Teixeira. 10-9 Teixeira, 20-18 Teixeira.

Prochazka lands early and clips Teixeira and Teixeira was wobbly and went for a takedown but missed. Prochazka with a left hand. Prochazka lands some big shots and Teixeira tries a takedown but Prochazka gets out and Teixeira is ordered up. Prochazka with a combo and lands a knee but Teixeira is able to isolate the leg and get the takedown. They get to their feet and both men are bleeding. Prochazka with some elbows and left hands. Prochazka with a left hand to the body and a left hook and Teixeira tries a takedown. Prochazka lands a big flurry and is mixing to the body. Prochazka with a big knee to the body. Prochazka gets on top on the ground and is landing big shots. Prochazka goes for an arm-triangle choke but Teixeira is able to use it to get inside the closed guard of Prochazka. Teixeira with a big elbow. 10-9 Prochazka, 29-28 Teixeira.

Teixeira lands a head kick. Prochazka with a flurry of punches. Prochazka with a hard left hand. Teixeira lands a combo and tries for a takedown against the fence and gets it. Teixeira is in side control. Teixeira gets the mount and lands and is now looking for an arm-triangle choke. Prochazka with a left hand to the body on the bottom. They scramble and Prochazka sweeps to the top and starts landing big punches. Prochazka with a big elbow from the top. Teixeira is able to reverse and takes the back. Prochazka now gets on top inside the guard of Teixeira. Prochazka with a big right hand from the top. 10-9 Teixeira, 39-37 Teixeira.

Prochazka with a left hand and then Teixeira lands a big combo that hurts Prochazka and goes for a guillotine choke but Prochazka slips out and is now in the full guard of Teixeira. They get to their feet. Prochazka lands the jab. Teixeira lands a big right hand. Teixeira with a left hook. He lands a combo and goes for the takedown. They break. Teixeira with the jab. He lands a big right hand and Prochazka shakes it off. Prochazka lands a left hand as Teixeira goes for the takedown, which he gets. Teixeira gets the full mount and lands some left hands. Prochazka slips out and now has the back of Teixeira and lands some punches. Teixeira rolls and Prochazka passes to side control. Prochazka goes for a rear-naked choke late and Teixeira tapped! What a finish out of nowhere! Jiri Prochazka is the new light heavyweight champion.

Official Result- Jiri Prochazka def. Glover Teixeira by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:32 of Round 5 to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

UFC 255 live results: Two flyweight title fights

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20Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Two title fights headline the UFC’s November pay-per-view event as the Octagon remains in its home base in Las Vegas as the flyweights take center stage.

UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo makes his first title defense of the 125-pound title when he welcomes the challenge of Alex Perez in the main event. Figueiredo defeated Joseph Benavidez to become the champion in July, and he was scheduled to defend against Cody Garbrandt, but he had to pull out due to injury. In steps Perez, winner of three straight fights and the first alumnus of the Contender Series to get a UFC title shot.

In the co-main event, UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko looks to continue her reign of dominance when she defends against Jennifer Maia. Shevchenko is coming off a successful title defense over Katlyn Chookagian in February, while Maia gets a title shot on the heels of a submission win over Joanne Calderwood in August.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout with potential fireworks as Mike Perry battles Tim Means, a women’s flyweight bout between Katlyn Chookagian and Cynthia Calvillo, and the opener sees Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Paul Craig square off in a rematch after they fought to a draw in their first fight one year ago.

Among the fights on the preliminary card is a potential flyweight title eliminator bout between Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval, and viral knockout sensation Joaquin Buckley looks to go viral again when he takes on Jordan Wright in a middleweight bout.

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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> Louis Cosce (7-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Sasha Palatnikov (5-2, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Both men are making their UFC debut. Cosce was trying to get the fight down right away but Palatnikov defended. They were trading and Palatnikov got a takedown but Cosce had the neck and they stood. Cosce grabbed a foot off a kick and Palatnikov tried to roll out and Cosce got the back and was landing a lot of punches and Palatnikov was in trouble but the separated. Cosce kept landing lots of punches standing and dropped Palatnikov and Cosce got on top and was landing punches. Palatnikov was able to get to his feet and both were swinging. Cosce landing some big punches and they clinched and Palatnikov landed a huge elbow. Palatnikov got a takedown but they stood and Palatnikov was landing some hard punches. They broke and both are tired. Cosce lands a combo. They clinch and Palatnikov lands some strikes and then lands a spinning back fist and a combo on Cosce. Cosce tries a takedown but Palatnikov defends and lands from the top as the round ends. What a wild round. 10-9 Palatnikov.

Cosce tries a takedown but Palatnikov defends and lands some punches as they stand. Palatnikov with a combo. They trade left hooks. They trade in the pocket as Cosce is keeping his hands low. Cosce lands a jab and then Palatnikov lands a spinning back elbow. They trade and Cosce hits Palatnikov low with a punch and we have a timeout. They get back to action and both are landing and Palatnikov lands a nice combo. They are broken up after Palatnikov grabs the fence and moved to the center and they start trading in close range. Both men land some combos. Cosce lands a big right hand as they clinch. Palatnikov pushes him against the fence. They have a late exchange. 10-9 Palatnikov, 20-18 Palatnikov.

They clinch right away and go against the fence and Palatnikov keeps grabbing the fence. He’s done it several times during the fight. He then gets a second warning from the referee and they are put in the center. Cosce goes for a takedown but Palatnikov sprawls and lands a kick as they stand. Palatnikov lands a left hand. They clinch against the fence and Palatnikov lands a knee to the body and some body punches. They break and Palatnikov with a body kick and Cosce with a high kick. They clinch and Cosce lands a knee that hits the cup and we have another timeout. They get back to action and Palatnikov stuns Cosce with a right hand. Cosce tries a desperation takedown but Palatnikov defends and starts landing a barrage of punches on the ground until the fight is stopped. What a fun fight as Palatnikov gets the finish in the third.

Official Result- Sasha Palatnikov def. Louis Cosce by TKO (punches) at 2:27 of Round 3

> Kyle Daukaus (9-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (13-1, 0-0 UFC)
Middleweights

Stoltzfus tries a front kick right away. They trade leg kicks. Daukaus lands a left hand and they clinch against the fence. Daukaus lands a knee. Daukaus tries a takedown but Stoltzfus maintains his balance and they remain tied up against the fence. Daukaus lands some slaps to the ear. Daukaus gets a takedown. Both men landing punches on the ground. Daukaus was landing lots of punches from the top and Stoltzfus was rolling for an armbar but Daukaus escaped and had the back. Stoltzfus goes for the leg and Daukaus is landing hammerfists. Stoltzfus ends up on top as the round ends. 10-9 Daukaus.

They trade to start the second and Daukaus is pushing Stoltzfus against the fence. Daukaus lands a combo and then lands a kick to the groin and we have a brief timeout. They get back to action and Daukaus lands a left hand. They tie up and Stoltzfus pushes Daukaus against the fence. Daukaus reverses and now has better position. They break and Daukaus lands a combo before they tie up again. Daukaus with some body punches. They break and Stoltzfus lands a right hand and Daukaus tries a takedown but they get right back into the clinch. Daukaus with some body punches and Stoltzfus lands an elbow. They break and Daukaus landed an elbow. They trade punches at the end. 10-9 Daukaus, 20-18 Daukaus.

They are trading to start the third and Stoltzfus landed a combo but Daukaus landed a series of left hands that landed right on the chin of Stoltzfus. They clinch against the fence again and Daukaus with some body punches. Stoltzfus tries a takedown but pushes Daukaus against the fence. Daukaus reverses and starts landing left hands and Stoltzfus tries to grab a leg for a leg lock but Daukaus gets on top and lands some punches before separating and letting Stoltzfus stand. They trade and Stoltzfus lands a kick but misses a big punch. They clinch again. Daukaus with some left hands. Daukaus gets Stoltzfus to the mat and lands more left hands. They stand as Daukaus has back control. Daukaus lets go and lands a combo against the fence and is landing lots of punches. Stoltzfus tries a takedown but Daukaus looks to set up a D’Arce choke. Stoltzfus gets out and Daukaus lands some punches as the fight ends. 10-9 Daukaus, 30-27 Daukaus.

Official Result- Kyle Daukaus def. Dustin Stoltzfus by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

> Alan Jouban (16-7, 7-5 UFC) vs. Jared Gooden (17-4, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

Gooden was landing punches early and coming forward more. Jouban lands a left hand and a high kick. Jouban with a body kick and then a leg kick. Jouban lands a combo and ends with a hard body kick. Gooden lands a right hand that stuns Jouban. Jouban with a high kick and then a body kick. Jouban lands some left hands. Gooden has landed more volume but Jouban has landed better. Jouban with a hard body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Gooden lands a knee and then a combo. Jouban with a body kick and they trade at the end. Close round. 10-9 Gooden.

Gooden comes right away with landing punches and then Jouban pushes him back. Jouban with a left hand and then a body kick. Gooden with a body kick. They clinch and Jouban lands as they break. Gooden with a combo. Jouban circles away. Jouban with a body kick. Jouban lands a left hand that rocks Gooden. Jouban now teeing off as he lands a body kick and a combo. Gooden circles away and Jouban lands two more left hands. Jouban lands a combo. Jouban with a combo. Jouban with more punches as Gooden is pressed against the fence. Jouban with a knee to the body. Jouban hurts Gooden with a right hand. Gooden lands a right hand. Jouban with a big body kick and lands a right hand. Jouban with a combo. Gooden gets the back standing and they are hand fighting at the end of the second. 10-9 Jouban, 19-19.

They were trading to start the third and both landed some good punches. Both landing some good punches and then we have a groin strike on Jouban. They get back to action and both men are landing and Gooden tries a flying knee. Gooden is pressing forward but Jouban is landing punches. Jouban tries to land a knee and slips to the mat and Gooden tries to take advantage but they stand and break. Jouban with a leg kick. They trade in close range. Jouban lands a series of punches and Gooden showing no head movement. They trade in close range and Gooden gets a takedown but Jouban has the neck and is looking for a guillotine. Gooden is staying composed as both are tired. Jouban had it in deep and Gooden looked like he was about to tap as time expired. Real fun fight. 10-9 Jouban, 29-28 Jouban.

Official Result- Alan Jouban def. Jared Gooden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Daniel Rodriguez (13-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. Nicolas Dalby (18-3-1 2 NC, 2-3-1 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights

Dalby lands a leg kick. Rodriguez with a leg kick and Dalby lands another. Dalby lands a right hand and Rodriguez trips back. Dalby with an inside leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Dalby switching stances throughout the first and it has been throwing Rodriguez off. Rodriguez with a hard leg kick. Dalby with a body kick and then a leg kick. Rodriguez lands some punches as Dalby is against the fence. Dalby with a right hand. Rodriguez with a body kick and then another. Rodriguez lands some left hands at the end. 10-9 Rodriguez.

They trade to start the second. Rodriguez with a body kick as he pushes Dalby against the fence. Rodriguez goes for a takedown but Dalby defending. They break and now Dalby is looking for a takedown against the fence. They break and Rodriguez lands a jab. Dalby with a high kick and Rodriguez counters with a combo. Rodriguez with a leg kick and then a right hook. They trade leg kicks. Dalby with a hard leg kick. They trade body kicks. Dalby with a leg kick and Rodriguez counters with a left hand. Dalby tries a takedown but Rodriguez defends against the fence and lands some body punches. 10-9 Rodriguez, 20-18 Rodriguez.

They trade to start the third and both landing punches. Dalby with a body kick. Dalby with some leg kicks. They are trading and they clinch and Dalby is pressing Rodriguez against the fence but they break. Dalby lands a leg kick and some punches. They trade and Dalby lands a high kick. Rodriguez isn’t doing much in the third. Dalby is pressing forward and lands a combo. Rodriguez stuns Dalby with a left hand and shoots for a takedown but Dalby defends. Rodriguez with a high kick late. Close fight. 10-9 Dalby, 29-28 Rodriguez.

Official Result- Nicolas Dalby def. Daniel Rodriguez by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Antonina Shevchenko (#15, 8-2, 2-2 UFC) vs. Ariane Lipski (13-5, 2-2 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Shevchenko with a leg kick. Lipski lands some punches right to the head of Shevchenko and then a body kick. They clinch against the fence. Lipski with a knee to the body. Lipski tries a takedown but they remain tied up against the fence. Shevchenko gets a headlock takedown. Lipski takes the back and then Shevchenko rolls to the top and is in the half-guard. Shevchenko lands some punches from the back. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Lipski with a leg kick. Lipski lands a right hand that snaps the head Shevchenko back. They scramble to the mat and Shevchenko ends up on top. Shevchenko lands some left hands from the top. Shevchenko remains on top in side control and lands as she keeps Lipski pinned to the mat. Shevchenko with some more left hands. Shevchenko takes the back but has no hooks in. Shevchenko lands more left hands as Lipski is trying to roll out. Shevchenko gets back into side control. Shevchenko gets the three-quarter mount and starts landing a lot of punches as she’s trying to finish. Shevchenko gets the back and keeps landing and the fight is stopped. Big win for Shevchenko in this one.

Official Result- Antonina Shevchenko def. Ariane Lipski by TKO (punches) at 4:33 of Round 2

> Joaquin Buckley (11-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jordan Wright (11-0 1 NC, 1-0 UFC)
Middleweights

They trade early and Buckley pushes Wright against the fence and is landing body punches in the clinch. They break. Buckley lands a combo. They trade right hands and Buckley lands a hard left hand. Buckley with a head kick. They clinch against the fence. They break and are trading. Wright with a head kick. Wright with a knee to the body and then a body kick. Buckley with a combo and then lands to the body. Buckley then drops Wright with a right hand and is trying to finish but Wright survives the round. 10-9 Buckley.

Buckley lands a left hand that stuns Wright. Buckley then lands a hard left hand that drops Wright and this fight is stopped. What a finish by Buckley.

Official Result- Joaquin Buckley def. Jordan Wright by knockout (punches) at :18 of Round 2

> Brandon Moreno (#1, 17-5-1, 5-2-1 UFC) vs. Brandon Royval (#6, 12-4, 2-0 UFC)
Flyweights

They are both throwing wild strikes to start the fight. Royval with a body kick. Royval with a leg kick. Royval with a body kick. Moreno gets a takedown and is in the half-guard. Moreno with a right hand from the top. Royval hip escapes to his feet. Moreno with a left hand. Royval with a leg kick. They trade. Royval tries a spinning elbow and Moreno grabs his back and they scramble to the mat and Moreno retains back control. Moreno is trying for a rear-naked choke and has it around the chin. Moreno has Royval twisted up. Royval gets out for a moment. Royval with an elbow. They scramble and Moreno gets into the full guard of Royval. Royval trying for a leg lock and lands some punches. Moreno now starts landing a lot of hammerfists and Royval is in trouble and this fight is stopped and Royval is holding his arm and is in tons of pain. Royval’s shoulder popped out of socket and they popped it back in after the fight. Moreno gets the big win.

Official Result- Brandon Moreno def. Brandon Royval by TKO (punches/injury) at 4:59 of Round 1

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> Mauricio Rua (#14, 27-11-1, 11-9-1 UFC) vs. Paul Craig (#15, 13-4-1, 5-4-1 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Craig lands some early leg kicks. Craig with a high kick and Rua lands a left hook. Rua with a right hand. Craig gets a double-leg takedown. Craig lands some hammerfists as he has a deep underhook. They get to their feet and Craig lands some knees as he has the front headlock. Craig was working to set up a choke but they scramble up. Craig gets another takedown against the fence. They stand and Craig tries a takedown but Rua reverses and ends up in the half-guard of Craig. Rua with some left hands from the top and ends the round on top. 10-9 Craig.

Rua lands some punches to start the second and Craig attacks with a body kick. Rua with a right hand and Craig lands some front kicks. Rua looks to land but Craig tries a takedown against the fence. Craig gets a takedown and gets the back of Rua and has the hooks in. Rua gets out and they stand and clinch against the fence. They go back to the mat and Craig gets the back and flattens him out and starts landing a lot of punches and Rua taps and the fight is stopped. Big win for Craig.

Official Result- Paul Craig def. Mauricio Rua by TKO (strikes) at 3:36 of Round 2

> Katlyn Chookagian (#2, 14-4, 7-4 UFC) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (#4, 9-1-1, 6-1-1 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Calvillo landing more early on and lands some leg kicks. Calvillo with a left hook. Chookagian with a body kick and Calvillo grabs the leg and gets a brief takedown but they get up. Chookagian with a jab. Calvillo with a leg kick. Chookagian with a left hook. Chookagian with a left hand. Calvillo tries a takedown but Chookagian sprawls away and lands a knee as they break. Chookagian with some leg kicks. Calvillo with a right hand. They trade punches. Chookagian with a front kick to the body of Calvillo. Calvillo with a combo ending with a left hand. Chookagian with some kicks. Calvillo with a left hand. They trade late. 10-9 Chookagian.

Calvillo with a body kick and then a side kick to the body. Chookagian with a combo ending with a body kick. Chookagian with a left hand. Calvillo is landing with more volume as most of Chookagian’s attacks are missing. Calvillo with a right hand. Chookagian throwing a lot but it is mostly hitting the air. Calvillo lands a combo. They trade late. 10-9 Chookagian, 20-18 Chookagian.

Calvillo coming forward and is throwing but Chookagian lands a kick. Chookagian with the jab. Calvillo with a leg kick. They trade kicks and Calvillo lands a body kick. Calvillo with a left hand. Neither landing a lot. Calvillo with a combo. Calvillo with a body kick. Calvillo with a leg kick. Chookagian with a high kick. Calvillo with a combo. Chookagian with a right hand. Calvillo with a combo. Calvillo with a left hand. They trade in close range. Calvillo with a late combo. 10-9 Calvillo, 29-28 Chookagian.

Official Result- Katlyn Chookagian def. Cynthia Calvillo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Mike Perry (14-6, 7-6 UFC) vs. Tim Means (30-12-1 1 NC, 12-9 1 NC UFC)
Welterweights* (Perry missed weight by 4.5 pounds)

Perry with a leg kick. Means with a left hand. Perry gets a takedown off a body lock against the fence. Means gives up his back. Perry is working for a choke and almost has one locked in. Means escapes and spins into the guard and they stand. Means with a knee. Perry with the jab. Perry with a right hand to the body. Perry with a right hand. Means with a combo and he is landing the right hand. Means with a leg kick. Means lands the jabs late. 10-9 Perry.

Means landing the jab to start the second. Means with a left hand after Perry lands a leg kick. They trade punches. Means with a leg kick. Means with a body kick. Means with an uppercut. They were trading and Perry hurt Means with a combo. Means then starts landing the jab. Means with a high kick. Means with a knee as Perry lands a left hand. Means with a combo and then an elbow. Perry with a left hand. Means lands a triple jab. 10-9 Means, 19-19.

Means with a leg kick and then Perry gets a body lock. Perry working for a takedown but Means shakes him off. Perry looks gassed. Means landing in close range. They are trading in close range and both are landing hard punches but Means is landing better. Means pushes Perry against the fence. They break and Means lands a combo and Perry is bleeding from his face. Perry with a combo. Means lands an elbow and then another followed by a left hand. Means with a leg kick. Means lands a left hand. Means with a body kick. Means with a left hand. They trade big punches late. 10-9 Means, 29-28 Means.

Official Result- Tim Means def. Mike Perry by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Valentina Shevchenko (C, 19-3, 8-2 UFC) vs. Jennifer Maia (#3, 18-6-1, 3-2 UFC)
UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

Shevchenko lands a left early. Shevchenko gets a takedown and is in the guard of Maia. Shevchenko with some body punches. Shevchenko with an elbow from the top. Shevchenko with more body shots and head shots as well as she remains in Maia’s full guard. Shevchenko in control from the top but not a lot of action going on. Shevchenko shutting down Maia’s chances to use her jiu-jitsu attacks. 10-9 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko with a spin kick. Shevchenko gets another takedown but they work their way to the feet and Maia pushes Shevchenko against the fence in a clinch. Maia has Shevchenko pinned against the fence but not doing much and Shevchenko landing body shots. Shevchenko with a knee. Maia lands some knees. Maia gets a takedown. Maia lands a right hand from the top. Shevchenko tries to roll out from the bottom but Maia retains top and is in Shevchenko’s full guard. Shevchenko tries for a triangle choke but doesn’t have it. Maia ends the round on top. 10-9 Maia, 19-19.

Shevchenko lands two left hands and Maia lands a right hand. Maia lands a right hand and they clinch and Maia presses Shevchenko against the fence. They break and Shevchenko lands a couple of left hands and a head kick. Shevchenko lands a big left hand and then gets a big takedown into side control. Shevchenko works from the top but Maia able to get up from the half-guard and pushes Shevchenko against the fence. They end the round there. 10-9 Shevchenko, 29-28 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko lands a left hand. Shevchenko with a leg kick. Shevchenko with a Superwoman punch. Shevchenko with a combo and Maia lands a counter right. Shevchenko with another combo and then circles away. Maia lands a right hand. Shevchenko with a power takedown. Shevchenko working in the half-guard of Maia and landing punches from the top. Shevchenko with some shoulder strikes from the top. Herb Dean keeps warning them to work. Shevchenko trying to set up an arm-triangle but she won’t have enough time. 10-9 Shevchenko, 39-37 Shevchenko.

Shevchenko with a hard jab to start the fifth. Maia initiates a clinch against the fence. Shevchenko with a knee. Shevchenko revereses and lands an elbow as they break. Shevchenko with a hard body kick. Maia lands a right hand. Shevchenko with a flurry and they clinch against the fence. Maia tries a takedown but Shevchenko defends. They break. Shevchenko with a left hand. Shevchenko lands another left hand. Shevchenko just misses a head kick but lands a left hand and Maia initiates a clinch against the fence. They break and Shevchenko with an elbow. Shevchenko with a body kick. Maia with a front kick. Maia with a left hook. Shevchenko with a right hand and then a left hand. Shevchenko with a combo. Shevchenko with a spinning back fist and then a combo. The champion should retain here. 10-9 Shevchenko, 49-46 Shevchenko.

Official Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) to retain the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> Deiveson Figueiredo (C, 19-1, 8-1 UFC) vs. Alex Perez (#4, 24-5, 6-1 UFC)
UFC Flyweight Championship

Figueiredo with a hard body kick. Figueiredo with another body kick. Perez lands a right hand. They trade punches. Figueiredo with another hard body kick. Perez tries a takedown and has a single leg. Figueiredo being warned about grabbing the fence. Figueiredo drops for a leg lock and then Perez gets on top and Figueiredo locks on a guillotine choke and has it locked in tight and Perez taps. What a performance from the champion as he makes quick work to retain the title.

Official Result- Deiveson Figueiredo def. Alex Perez by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:57 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Flyweight Championship

UFC planning women’s flyweight title fight for June 6 PPV

Posted on by Josh Nason

Valentina Shevchenko will look for the fourth defense of her women’s flyweight title at June 6th’s yet-to-be-announced UFC 251.

Her challenger will be Joanne Calderwood (14-4), who is coming off a win over Andrea Lee last September and has won three of her last four. 

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was the first to report the news, adding the fight has been agreed to by both sides but isn’t officially signed. It’s expected to be in Australia, but that is also unofficial.

Shevchenko (19-3) has ripped through the flyweight division and has won five straight overall. She has finishes in three of those fights with two decisions (Liz Carmouche, Joanna Jędrzejczyk). She is coming off a third round TKO win over Kaitlyn Chookagian at February’s UFC 247 which led to questions about who she could face next given the lack of a contender queue. 

If the show is indeed in Australia, it should be expected that men’s featherweight champion and native son Alexander Volkanovski will be in the main event, either in a rematch against longtime champion Max Holloway or the surging “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.

UFC 238 live results: Two title fights, Ferguson vs. Cerrone

Posted on by Ryan Frederick

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes, emanating from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

The Octagon heads back to the Windy City with a stacked fight card featuring two title fights, a lightweight fight that is eagerly anticipated which could produce one of the best fights of the year, and nine total fights pitting ranked fighters against each other.

In the main event, the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship is up for grabs as UFC Flyweight Champion Henry Cejudo looks to become a two-division champion when he takes on Marlon Moraes. Cejudo beat TJ Dillashaw in a flyweight title fight in January, and was expected to challenge Dillashaw for the 135-pound title until Dillashaw was stripped of the title due to a failed drug test. In steps Moraes to challenge for the championship, and he comes in riding a four-fight win streak in which he has finished his last three fights in the first round.

In the co-main event, the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship is on the line as champion Valentina Shevchenko defends against challenger Jessica Eye. Shevchenko defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the title in December and makes her first title defense against Eye, who has won three straight fights since dropping back down to 125 pounds last year.

Also on the main card, in the most-anticipated fight of the night, Tony Ferguson looks to extend his 11-fight win streak when he takes on Donald Cerrone, fresh off a win over Al Iaquinta a little over a month ago. The winner of this fight would likely be next in line to challenge for the UFC Lightweight Championship. Other fights on the main card include a bantamweight bout between Jimmie Rivera and Petr Yan, and a heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and Blagoy Ivanov.

The preliminary card is also stacked with ranked fighters, capped off with a potential title eliminator bout in the women’s strawweight division as Tatiana Suarez puts her undefeated record up against Nina Ansaroff. Also, bantamweights Aljamain Sterling and Pedro Munhoz look to show their next in line at 135 pounds when they square off, and former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz looks to get back in the win column against Alexa Grasso in women’s strawweight action.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6:15 PM eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Katlyn Chookagian (#2, 11-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Joanne Calderwood (#6, 13-3, 5-3 UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Calderwood starting off with leg kicks. Chookagian goes high with a kick. They trade kicks. Calderwood with a right hand followed by a body kick. Calderwood just misses a big overhand right. Calderwood with more leg kicks. Chookagian lands a right hand followed by a body kick. Calderwood lands a grazing head kick. Chookagian with a hard left hand and follows with a leg kick. They trade kicks. They trade in close range. Calderwood with a body kick. They trade leg kicks. They keep trading kicks. Calderwood with a right hand. They each land in a late flurry. 10-9 Calderwood.

Chookagian with a leg kick. Her lead leg is bright red. Chookagian with a high kick followed by a right hand. Calderwood takes Chookagian down following a right hand. Chookagian looks for an arm but scrambles up and Calderwood lands an elbow on the way up. Calderwood has the clinch advantage. They break. Calderwood attacking the lead leg again. Chookagian with a nice combo but Calderwood fires back with a body kick. Chookagian with an overhand right. Chookagian lands a combo. Calderwood tries to shoot but Chookagian defends. Chookagian tries a front kick but Calderwood catches it and dumps her to the mat. Calderwood goes into her guard. Both working on the mat but Calderwood maintains top position as the round ends. 10-9 Calderwood, 20-18 Calderwood.

Chookagian with a leg kick and they both land punches. Calderwood with a leg kick. Calderwood lands a right hand. They trade strikes. Calderwood with some leg kicks. Chookagian lands an overhand right. Chookagian lands a combo. Calderwood gets another takedown off a kick attempt from Chookagian. Calderwood with a right hand standing and they get to their feet. Chookagian with a kick. They trade leg kicks and Chookagian lands a left hook. Chookagian with a combo and a leg kick. Calderwood with an inside leg kick. They trade leg kicks. They begin to taunt each other. They trade late. Close fight. 10-9 Chookagian, 29-28 Calderwood.

Official Result- Katlyn Chookagian def. Joanne Calderwood by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Eddie Wineland (23-13-1, 5-7 UFC) vs. Grigory Popov (14-2, 0-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Wineland coming out firing. Popov with a front kick to the jaw. They trade kicks. Crowd chants for Wineland. Wineland lands a right hand and then another. Wineland with a combo. Wineland with a hard left hand. Popov with a leg kick. Wineland lands a right hand. They trade punches. Wineland lands a right hand. Wineland stuns Popov with a right hand. Popov lands a knee. Wineland looking for a big punch. Wineland with two right hands followed by a body kick. 10-9 Wineland.

They trade right hands. Popov lands a right that causes Wineland to drop to a knee. Wineland lands a right hand. Wineland tries a takedown but Popov defends though he stumbles a bit. Wineland lands a combo. Popov just misses a head kick. Wineland with a leg kick. They trade punches. Popov with a body kick but eats a right hand counter from Wineland. Popov with a leg kick. Wineland gets a brief takedown but they roll right up. Wineland with a body kick. Wineland lands some right hands that drop Popov and he’s going for the finish on the mat. They get up but Popov still hurt. Wineland lands another big right hand. Wineland lands a right hand that drops Popov again and finishes him off as the referee stops it. Big win for Wineland in front of the home crowd.

Official Result- Eddie Wineland def. Grigory Popov by knockout (punches) at 4:47 of Round 2

> Bevon Lewis (6-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Darren Stewart (9-4 1 NC, 2-4 1 NC UFC)
Middleweights

Stewart with a hard leg kick. He trips Lewis up with another leg kick. Lewis gets up and they clinch. They remain tied up as both look for wrist control. Stewart lands a knee. Lewis with a knee to the body but Stewart lands body punches. They break and Stewart lands a right hand and they clinch. Lewis with a knee. Stewart lands a combo as they break. He rushes in and Lewis tries a takedown but they clinch. They break. They trade kicks. Stewart with a leg kick that trips Lewis up. Lewis lands a punch that may have been thrown after the horn. 10-9 Stewart.

Stewart with a leg kick. Stewart with another leg kick and just barely lands a spinning back fist. Stewart with another leg kick. They trade punches and Lewis ducks under and gets the back but Stewart reverses and they break. They each land a punch. They trade punches and Stewart gets the better of the exchange and is controlling the Octagon. Stewart with a right hand. The crowd beginning to boo the relative lack of action. They trade late. 10-9 Stewart, 20-18 Stewart.

Neither man landing to start the third. They clinch and trade positions. They break. Stewart with a leg kick. Stewart with another. The crowd is booing this one. Lewis tries a takedown and gets the back of Stewart. Lewis with some knees. Stewart is able to reverse position. They remain tied up. They continue to battle in the clinch. Both landing short knees. Boring fight. 10-9 Lewis, 29-28 Stewart.

Official Result- Darren Stewart def. Bevon Lewis by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Yan Xioanan (10-1 1 NC, 3-0 UFC) vs. Angela Hill (9-6, 4-6 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

They trade leg kicks early. Xiaonan with a leg kick but Hill lands a punch. They each land punches and Hill lands a knee to the body. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Hill with a Superwoman punch and then gets a takedown and is in the guard. They scramble to their feet. They trade punches and Hill tries a takedown but loses position and gets Xiaonan in her guard. Hill looking for a triangle and may have it locked in but Xiaonan defends. Hill had it locked in but time runs out. 10-9 Hill.

Xiaonan hurts Hill with a body kick and Hill goes to her butt but gets up. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan with a body kick. They trade punches. They trade again and Xiaonan lands a harder shot. They trade again in close range. Hill tries a takedown but it is defended by Xiaonan. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Hill with a body kick. Xiaonan with a combo. Hill lands a right hand. Xiaonan gets a takedown but Hill scrambles right up into the clinch. Hill with a knee and misses a spinning elbow. 10-9 Xiaonan, 19-19.

They both look to land punches. Hill tries a kick but is blocked as Xionan lands a combo. Hill lands a right hand. They continue to trade. Xiaonan with a side kick. They trade and clinch and Hill lands a right hand on the break. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan with a right hand. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Hill with a leg kick and follows with a right hand. Hill with a right hand and lands a knee to the body. They trade and Hill with a body kick. Hill with a right hand. Hill lands a late right. 10-9 Hill, 29-28 Hill.

Official Result- Yan Xiaonan def. Angela Hill by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Ricardo Lamas (#10, 19-7, 10-5 UFC) vs. Calvin Kattar (#15, 19-3, 3-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Lamas with a leg kick. Lamas with another leg kick. Lamas keeps attacking the leg as Kattar is looking for an opening. Lamas tries to shoot but Kattar too far away. Kattar with a combo to the body. Lamas with a body kick. Kattar with a high body kick. Kattar stuns Lamas with a left hand. Kattar lands an uppercut. Lamas with a high kick that is blocked. They trade. Lamas with a body kick. Kattar drops Lamas with a right hand and then swarms on him on the mat and then finishes him off on the ground with more punches. Huge finish by Kattar!

Official Result- Calvin Kattar def. Ricardo Lamas by knockout (punches) at 4:06 of Round 1

> Karolina Kowalkiewicz (#10, 12-4, 5-4 UFC) vs. Alexa Grasso (#13, 10-2, 2-2 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Grasso coming out firing first and lands a right hand. They both land punches. Grasso lands a right hand. They trade in close range and Kowalkiewicz with a knee. Grasso with a right hand. They trade punches and Grasso circles away. They kick at the same time. Kowalkiewicz with a body kick. Grasso lands a right hand and then the jab and then a hard right. Grasso definitely the faster fighter. Grasso with the jab and a leg kick. Grasso with a combo and lands a head kick. They trade body kicks. They tie up and Grasso lands to the body. They each land punches at the end. 10-9 Grasso.

Grasso starts off the round with two body kicks. They both trade and Kowalkiewicz lands a body kick. Grasso with a high kick. Grasso with a body kick. She is still much quicker than Kowalkiewicz. Grasso with a right hand. Grasso with a combo. They continue to trade but Grasso is just much quicker. They clinch and Kowalkiewicz has the advantage. Grasso with a knee to the body. Grasso starting to slow down a little. They both land punches. They both land again against the fence. Grasso with a combo. Kowalkiewicz lands a combo at the end. 10-9 Grasso, 20-18 Grasso.

Grasso with a head kick early on in the third. Grasso with a body kick. They trade in close range. Grasso with some knees in the clinch and Kowalkiewicz is able to escape. Grasso with a leg kick. Kowalkiewicz has been unable to find many openings. Grasso with a spin kick. Grasso with a combo. Grasso with a body kick. They clinch and Grasso with more knees to the body. Kowalkiewicz still coming forward. Grasso with the jab and follows it with a combo and leg kick. Grasso with a quick combo. Grasso stuns Kowalkiewicz with a left hand. Grasso with another combo. They trade punches in close. Grasso throwing all kinds of strikes. Both ladies swinging hard at the end. Grasso with a standing guillotine as the fight ends. Fun fight, great performance from Grasso. 10-9 Grasso, 30-27 Grasso.

Official Result- Alexa Grasso def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Aljamain Sterling (#3, 17-3, 9-3 UFC) vs. Pedro Munhoz (#4, 18-3 1 NC, 8-3 1 NC)
Bantamweights

Sterling firing kicks right away but Munhoz lands a left. Sterling still throwing kicks. Sterling with a left hand followed by a body kick. Sterling landing punches. Sterling with a body kick. Both land punches. Sterling with a left to the body but Munhoz fires back some kicks. Sterling with some kicks and lands a right hand after a taunt. Munhoz lands a punch. Munhoz lands a body kick. Sterling with a body kick followed by a short right hand. Sterling lands two right hands. Sterling fakes a takedown attempt and just misses landing a knee. Munhoz with a body kick. Lots of output going on here. Sterling still landing punches but eats a hard body kick from Munhoz. 10-9 Sterling.

Munhoz tries a kick but Sterling grabs the leg but eventually lets go. Munhoz chasing Sterling around now and lands some kicks. Sterling with some kicks now. Sterling tries a unique takedown but Munhoz slips away. Sterling lands a left hand. Sterling with a right hand. Sterling lands some strikes. Still lots of output from both men. Sterling with a right hand followed by a body kick. Munhoz lands a high kick but eats a counter right from Sterling. Sterling lands a few more punches as Munhoz is a little stunned. Sterling landing lots to the head of Munhoz. They each land a right hand. Munhoz with a leg kick that trips Sterling up and he drops down for a guillotine but Sterling rolls out. Sterling with a spin kick to the body. Sterling with two right hands and then a left. Sterling landing more punches to Munhoz’ head and cracks him with a left hand. 10-9 Sterling, 20-18 Sterling.

Both throwing hard shots. Munhoz backing Sterling up against the fence. They trade leg kicks. Sterling with a left hand that trips Munhoz up. Sterling witha  combo. They trade body kicks. Sterling landing big punches to the head of Munhoz. They trade punches and short body kicks. Munhoz just misses a head kick. Sterling with the double jab. Sterling landing with more volume. Sterling with a high body kick. Sterling with a combo and Munhoz lands a couple of punches. Munhoz with a high kick. They trade leg kicks. Sterling lands a couple of punches. They continue to trade strikes. Sterling land leg kicks. Sterling witha  right hand. They trade at the end. Real good fight. 10-9 Sterling, 30-27 Sterling.

Official Result- Aljamain Sterling def. Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Tatiana Suarez (#2, 7-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. Nina Ansaroff (#3, 10-5, 4-2 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Suarez with a leg kick. Suarez going for the takedown but Ansaroff defending against the fence. Suarez gets her down though. Suarez gets in her guard. Suarez now grabs the neck to retain position but they get to their feet. Suarez gets another takedown against the fence. Suarez just dominant from the top but not doing much to get herself into better position. Suarez stands to improve but Ansaroff is throwing upkicks. Suarez gets back in her guard. Suarez has the neck late. 10-9 Suarez.

They trade dual leg kicks. Suarez lands a left hand. Suarez shoots from a mile away and Ansaroff defends but Suarez still has the legs looking for the takedown. Suarez completes it but Ansaroff scrambles out from the bottom. Suarez now has control of the back. Suarez gets her back down. Suarez working in the guard of Ansaroff now. Suarez with a hammerfist. Suarez still in complete control from the top as she stands. Ansaroff tries to stand but Suarez grabs her against the fence. Suarez trying a takedown but Ansaroff defending. Suarez lands a knee below the belt and we have a timeout. Ansaroff with a body kick. Suarez with a side kick. 10-9 Suarez, 20-18 Suarez.

Ansaroff with a body kick and Suarez drops down for a takedown but it is defended. Ansaroff lands a right hand. Suarez with a high kick. Suarez with some leg kicks. Suarez with a left hand. Suarez with a body kick and then goes for a takedown but Ansaroff defends. Suarez with a high kick. Suarez goes for a takedown and has the body lock against the fence but Ansaroff scrambles away. Ansaroff with a spin kick that lands. Suarez with a body kick. Ansaroff with a head kick but Suarez still pushing forward. Suarez with a leg kick. Ansaroff with a body kick followed by a right hand. Ansaroff lands late punches. 10-9 Ansaroff, 29-28 Suarez.

Official Result- Tatiana Suarez def. Nina Ansaroff by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Tai Tuivasa (#11, 8-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Blagoy Ivanov (#13, 17-2 1 NC, 1-1 UFC)
Heavyweights

Ivanov with a right hand. Tuivasa with a leg kick. They trade punches. Tuivasa with a right hand. They clinch against the fence. They break and Ivanov hurts Tuivasa with a punch and they go to the mat for a moment but get up and clinch. Tuivasa with a hard elbow as they reverse position. Ivanov grabs the neck and switches. They break. Tuivasa with a left hand as they break. Tuivasa with a right hand. Tuivasa with a leg kick but eats a right hand from Ivanov. Tuivasa lands a combo. Ivanov with a short right hand. Ivanov lands a left hand and another at the end. 10-9 Ivanov.

Tuivasa with a leg kick. He lands another. Ivanov lands a left hand. They clinch for a second and Tuivasa lands an uppercut on the rbeak. Tuivasa stuns Ivanov with a right hand. Tuivasa now with an elbow against the fence as they clinch. They each land as they break. Ivanov with the jab. Tuivasa lands a right hand. Tuivasa lands a couple of jabs. Ivanov lands a combo. Tuivasa misses a right hand but lands a leg kick. Tuivasa with a right hand followed by a leg kick. They both land close punches. Ivanov with a short right hand. Ivanov with a combo. Tuivasa with a leg kick. They clinch and Ivanov has the eck as the round ends. 10-9 Tuivasa, 19-19.

Tuivasa with a short left hand. They trade in close. They trade leg kicks. Tuivasa with some more leg kicks. Tuivasa with a hard right hand. Ivanov now gets Tuivasa down for a second but they get up and Ivanov has clinch position. They both are hugging each other against the fence. Tuivasa reverses. Ivanov grabs the neck and lands some knees. They break and Tuivasa with a leg kick. Ivanov lands a left hand. Tuivasa with a right hand. They both land a hard punch. Tuivasa with a leg kick. They trade punches. Tuivasa with a leg kick but Ivanov counters with a combo. Ivanov with a left hand. Tuivasa with another leg kick. They trade at the end. 10-9 Ivanov, 29-28 Ivanov.

Official Result- Blagoy Ivanov def. Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Jimmie Rivera (#7, 22-3, 6-2 UFC) vs. Petr Yan (#9, 12-1, 4-0 UFC)
Bantamweights

Yan with a heavy leg kick. Yan lands a right hand. Rivera with a leg kick. Yan misses a right hand and Rivera ties up with him but they break and Yan just misses a punch. Yan misses a right and Rivera lands a counter punch. They clinch and Rivera lands a knee as they break. They trade in the clinch. Yan with the jab. Yan just misses an uppercut. Rivera with a leg kick. Yan lands a right hand. Rivera with a leg kick. Yan goes for a takedown but Rivera defends. Yan then drops Rivera with a left hand and tries to finish but runs out of time. 10-9 Yan.

Both landing to start the second and Rivera lands a nice left hand. Yan with a right hand. Rivera with a hard leg kick that hurts Yan a little. Yan with a left hand to the body. Yan with a hard body kick. Yan with another hard body kick. They trade punches. Yan misses a right hand. They trade inside the pocket. Yan with a head kick that cracks Rivera but Rivera grabs the leg and pulls Yan against the fence. Rivera tries a takedown but they break. They trade punches. Yan drops Rivera again at the end of the round but runs out of time going for the finish. 10-9 Yan, 20-18 Yan.

Yan backs Rivera up with a punch and Rivera drops to his butt but gets up. Yan with a head kick and Rivera searching for a takedown but Yan defends it with ease. Rivera with a body kick. Rivera with a high kick. Yan with a couple of body kicks. Yan with a body kick. Rivera lands a right hand. Yan with a head kick. They each land punches inside the pocket. Rivera lands a right hand but Yan counters with a left hook. RIvera with a combo. Rivera pokes Yan in the eye and with have a timeout. Back to action and Rivera looking to turn up the pressure. They clinch and Yan with short knees. Rivera lands a hard left hook. Yan tries a late takedown and sort of gets it. 10-9 Rivera, 29-28 Yan.

Official Result- Petr Yan def. Jimmie Rivera by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Tony Ferguson (#2, 24-3, 14-1 UFC) vs. Donald Cerrone (#4, 35-11 1 NC, 23-8 UFC)
Lightweights

Cerrone with a leg kick. He then goes high. Ferguson with a high kick. Cerrone with a left hand. They trade punches. Loud chants for both men. Ferguson with a left hand then a leg kick. They trade punches. Ferguson lands a combo. Cerrone lands a combo. Both men landing punches. Ferguson with a leg kick and Cerrone fires back a leg kick. Cerrone lands a left hand and Ferguson fires back with one. Cerrone with a head kick. They continue to trade. Cerrone with a left hand. They continue to trade punches. Ferguson is cut somewhere as there is blood on his face. Cerrone with a left hand to the body. Ferguson moving around nicely and it’s frustrating Cerrone. Cerrone lands a left hand and a body kick. They exchange wild punches at the end. Close round. 10-9 Cerrone.

The crowd is big time into this. Cerrone with a body kick. Ferguson stuns him with a jab. Ferguson with a body kick. Ferguson with another body kick and then a sharp left hook. Ferguson with a running leg kick. Cerrone lands a right hand. Ferguson with the jab and a head kick. They are throwing punches in the center. Both men land nice punches. Ferguson misses a spinning back fist. Cerrone with a head kick. Ferguson comes back with a running leg kick and lands a spinning elbow. Cerrone bleeding from the nose. Ferguson with a spinning back fist as Cerrone rushes in. Cerrone gets the back and takes Ferguson down but they scramble up. Ferguson with a body kick. Cerrone with a leg kick. Cerrone with a head kick. Ferguson with a right hand. They continue to trade and Ferguson with a short elbow. Cerrone with some kicks late. Ferguson landed a right hand after the horn and the crowd loudly boos. This is fantastic. 10-9 Ferguson, 19-19.

The fight is stopped in between rounds. Cerrone’s eye swelled up between rounds and the doctors waved it off. Cerrone wanted to go on. The crowd is not happy. Ferguson is going to be the winner.

Official Result- Tony Ferguson def. Donald Cerrone by TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2

> Valentina Shevchenko (C, 16-3, 5-2 UFC) vs. Jessica Eye (#1, 14-6 1 NC, 4-5 1 NC UFC)
UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

Eye firing right away. Shevchenko with a body kick. They trade kicks. Shevchenko ducks under a punch and gets a takedown. Shevchenko not doing much from the top. Shevchenko moves to side control and looking for the mount but not doing much of anything else. Eye with body punches from the bottom. The crowd is booing the lack of action. Not much going on. Shevchenko lands a couple of punches. Eye looking to sweep and now has Shevchenko in her full guard. They scramble up. Shevchenko has the clinch and gets a trip takedown. Shevchenko in side control but again not doing much. Eye with backwards knees to the body. Shevchenko gets the crucifix position but Eye reverses to the top to end the round. 10-9 Shevchenko.

They trade kicks. Shevchenko with a hard leg kick. Shevchenko then knocks Eye out cold with a head kick. Brutal finish.

Official Result- Valentina Shevchenko def. Jessica Eye by knockout (head kick) at :26 of Round 2, retains UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

> Henry Cejudo (FLW C, 14-2, 8-2 UFC) vs. Marlon Moraes (#1, 22-5-1, 4-1 UFC)
UFC Bantamweight Championship

Moraes goes for a head kick but Cejudo checks it. Moraes with a leg kick. Moraes with a leg kick and they trade punches. Moraes with a hard leg kick. Moraes with a leg kick and Cejudo grabs it trying to take him down but Moraes escapes. Cejudo with a high kick and Moraes fires back a combo. Moraes with a leg kick. Moraes with a leg kick and then another. They trade in close range. Moraes with a leg kick. Moraes with another leg kick. 10-9 Moraes.

Moraes misses a high kick. Moraes with another inside leg kick. They trade punches and Moraes stumbles a little. Moraes with a head kick as Cejudo throws a right hand. Moraes just misses a spinning head kick. Moraes with a punishing leg kick. Cejudo with a leg kick. Moraes trips Cejudo up with another leg kick. They trade punches and Cejudo lands an uppercut. They are both firing punches. Cejudo lands some right hands and Moraes with an uppercut. They trade again. Cejudo turning it on right now. Cejudo with some knees in the clinch that hurt Moraes. He lands another big one followed by a right hand. Moraes tries a takedown but Cejudo easily blocks it. Cejudo with another knee. They trade late. Big end to the round for Cejudo. 10-9 Cejudo, 19-19.

They are throwing and Cejudo clinches up with Moraes. They continue to trade and Cejudo lands a knee. Timeout after Cejudo pokes Moraes in the eye. Cejudo tries a takedown but Moraes quickly gets up. They are both landing big punches. Cejudo lands a knee. Moraes with a right hand and they clinch. Cejudo grabs the neck and they go to the mat and Cejudo is looking for an anaconda choke. Moraes gets out but eats a knee to the body from Cejudo. Cejudo now on top and is landing punches and Moraes grabs him down into the half-guard. Cejudo with some big shots from the top. Cejudo with elbows from the top and is trying to finish and he does! Cejudo with the big win and he becomes the two-division champion. Wow, what a performance.

Official Result- Henry Cejudo def. Marlon Moraes by TKO (strikes) at 4:51 of Round 3, wins UFC Bantamweight Championship

UFC 231 live results: Holloway vs. Ortega, Shevchenko vs. Jedrzejczyk

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega, emanating from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Octagon heads back to Toronto for the first time in two years with two title fights that are among the best match-ups of the year.

UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway walks to the Octagon for the first time in a year to make his second title defense as he takes on the undefeated challenger Brian Ortega. Holloway has amassed an impressive 12-fight win streak and is coming off back-to-back wins over future Hall Of Famer Jose Aldo, while Ortega has won all 15 of his professional fights, and is also coming off a win over a future Hall Of Famer, Frankie Edgar.

In the co-main event, the vacant UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship is up for grabs as Valentina Shevchenko finally gets her shot at that belt as she takes on former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Shevchenko was scheduled to fight for this title in September before former champion Nicco Montano was forced out of their fight on weigh-in day and subsequently stripped of the title. Jedrzejczyk is moving up to 125 pounds for the first time in the UFC as she looks to become the first woman to win UFC gold in two weight classes.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Gunnar Nelson, and a light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Eryk Anders. There are plenty of prelim fights with intrigue, including Claudia Gadelha and Nina Ansaroff in a women’s strawweight bout, a potential title eliminator in the women’s flyweight division between Katlyn Chookagian and Jessica Eye, and a middleweight bout pitting Elias Theodorou against Eryk Anders.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6:15 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIMS | 6:15 PM ET/3:15 PM PT

> Devin Clark (9-2, 3-2 UFC) vs. Aleksander Rakic (10-1, 2-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Clark lands a right hand into a takedown right away. They clinch against the fence and Clark has the body lock. Rakic reverses and they break. Rakic landed a right hand to the body on the break and then a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Rakic with a high kick. Clark then drops Rakic with a right hand. Rakic gets up but is eating knees from Clark. Clark landed a lot of knees but may have tired himself out. Some of those knees were illegal. Rakic reverses position. Rakic now lands a few knees. They break. They trade kicks. Rakic now lands some big punches on Clark and he finishes him off. Big win for Rakic as those were heavy punches he was landing.

Official Result- Aleksander Rakic def. Devin Clark by TKO (punches) at 4:05 of Round 1

> Carlos Diego Ferreira (13-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Kyle Nelson (12-1, 0-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Ferreira with a heavy leg kick but Nelson counters with a left. They exchange in close range. Nelson with a left hook. Ferreira with a leg kick. Nelson with a body punch. Ferreira shoots but it is stuffed and Nelson lands some punches. Ferreira shoots again but it is stuffed. Nelson lands some punches and Ferreira takes some time to get to his feet. Ferreira with a couple of body kicks. Nelson lands a straight right hand. They throw big punches in close range and Ferreira gets a takedown. Ferreira working for an arm but Nelson defending. Ferreira lands some punches on top and gets mount late and is landing big punches as Nelson gives up his back. Ferreira with big punches but Nelson survives the round. 10-9 Ferreira.

Ferreira lands some punches to start the second round and gets a takedown. Ferreira with some short elbows. Ferreira gets the mount and is landing punches as Nelson is covering up. Ferreira mixing some elbows in and Nelson is in big trouble. This is finally stopped as Ferreira gets the win after surviving some early trouble.

Official Result- Diego Ferreira def. Kyle Nelson by TKO (strikes) at 1:23 of Round 2

> Chad Laprise (13-3, 6-3 UFC) vs. Dhiego Lima (12-7, 1-5 UFC)
Welterweights

Laprise landing some leg kicks early. They trade some punches as Laprise has Lima’s back to the fence. Lima drops Laprise with a left hook and the referee quickly steps in and stops the fight. Wow. The fans aren’t happy but that was a hard punch and Laprise went right down. Big win for Lima.

Official Result- Dhiego Lima def. Chad Laprise by knockout (punch) at 1:37 of Round 1

> Brad Katona (7-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Matthew Lopez (10-3, 2-3 UFC)
Bantamweights

Lopez lands some punches early. Katona with a head kick. They trade and Lopez lands a nice right hand. Katona goes for a takedown but Lopez defends. Katona with a body kick. Lopez with a high kick. Lopez lands a left hand. Katona with a straight right hand followed with a left hook. Lopez counters with a left hand and then an overhand right. Katona lands a right. Lopez lands a combo. They trade punches and Lopez is getting the better of it. Lopez gets a takedown and into the guard. Katona lands a couple elbows from the bottom. 10-9 Lopez.

Lopez lands a left hand and gets a takedown. Katona gets to his feet and lands some short lefts in the clinch before breaking. Katona lands a right hand. Katona with a short uppercut. Lopez with a body kick. Katona with another short uppercut. Lopez with a leg kick. Katona lands a left hand. Lopez gets a takedown and into side control. Katona able to get to his feet. They trade punches. Katona lands a right hand. They trade lefts to end the round. 10-9 Katona, 19-19.

Lopez with a high kick. Katona with a leg kick and a short uppercut. Katona with a short leg kick and they exchange punches in close range. Lopez lands a right hand. Katona with a right hand to the body. Katona lands a right hand. They exchange in close. Lopez looks to shoot but Katona snuffs it out. Katona with a body kick. Katona grabs a single leg but doesn’t get the takedown. He grabs the back and Lopez tries to roll out. Katona had a choke locked in but time ran out. That might have gotten him the fight. 10-9 Katona, 29-28 Katona.

Official Result- Brad Katona def. Matthew Lopez by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28. 29-28)

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> Elias Theodorou (#14, 15-2, 7-2 UFC) vs. Eryk Anders (11-2, 3-2 UFC)
Middleweights

Theodorou throwing some kicks and Anders presses him against the fence but they break away. Theodorou with some leg kicks. Theodorou lands a right hand but eats a left from Anders. Anders lands a left as Theodorou comes inside but they break. Theodorou with a body kick. They clinch and Theodorou has the back and lands some knees. They break. Theodorou lands some inside punches and a body kick. Anders has been unable to do much. Theodorou with a leg kick. Anders lands a left hand late. 10-9 Theodorou.

Anders comes out strong and lands a knee in a brief clinch. They clinch and Anders lands a good punch. Theodorou works to the body as Anders is looking for a takedown. They break. Anders lands a left hand and a kick. Anders lands two left hands. Anders with the jab. Anders with a left hand. Anders lands some good punches and rocks Theodorou. Anders with a flurry. Anders with some more left hands. Anders with some big punches and Theodorou is hurt as he stumbles but gets to his feet and circles away. Anders drops him with a left hand and then hits another left. 10-9 Anders, 19-19.

They circle around the first minute of the third with neither able to find an opening to land. Eye poke from Anders and we have a timeout. Back to action and Theodorou lands some kicks. Theodorou with a body kick. Anders with a left hand. Anders with some short punches in a clinch. Theodorou with a leg kick. They trade punches. Anders lands a combo. Theodorou with a body kick. They trade close. Anders lands a left hand late. Close fight. 10-9 Anders, 29-28 Anders.

Official Result- Elias Theodorou def. Eryk Anders by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Katlyn Chookagian (#3, 11-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Jessica Eye (#9, 13-6 1 NC, 3-5 1 NC UFC)
Women’s Flyweights

Ryan lost internet connection at the Scotiabank Centre so Paul Fontaine here taking over for the time being. 

All three rounds were similar and very close. Eye was moving forward for almost the entire fight. Strike counts were very close with a slight advantage to Eye in each of the first two rounds and Chookagian had a slightly larger advantage in the third. There was one takedown, also in the 3rd, by Chookagian. I scored it 29-28 Eye. 

Official result – Jessa Eye (14-6) by split decision (29-28 x 2; 28-29)

Eye requested a title shot in her post-fight interview. She’s won 3 straight since moving to the division and just beat the #3 fighter so probably earned it. 

> Olivier Aubin-Mercier (11-3, 7-3 UFC) vs. Gilbert Burns (14-3, 6-3 UFC)
Lightweights

Aubin-Mercier was pushing the pace early. Burns got a takedown but didn’t do any damage and Aubin-Mercier got to his feet without taking a single shot. Burns knocked him down and was all over him with punches and elbows and it was close to being stopped. Aubin-Mercier gave up his back and Burns had a couple submission attempts and did some ground and pound but Aubin-Mercier survived the round. 10-8 Burns

Much closer 2nd round. Strike count with 90 seconds left was 12-10 Burns and Aubin-Mercier may have been slightly more active after that point. But Burns scored a late takedown and obtained side control and that may have stolen a close round but he could’ve already have been winning the round. 10-9 Burns, 20-17 overall

Burns got a takedown 2 minutes in. He did a lot of damage on the ground but Aubin-Mercier managed to get to his feet. Burns took his back standing and dragged him to the canvas. Burns quickly locked on a body lock and was landing a lot of punches while setting up a choke. Aubin-Mercier managed to avoid the choke and somehow escaped to his feet with 20 seconds left. Both guys were landing bombs as the fight ended. 10-9 Burns, 30-26 overall

Offiicial result – Gilbert Burns (15-3) by unanimous decision (30-27 x 2; 29-28)

> Claudia Gadelha (#3, 16-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. Nina Ansaroff (#11, 9-5, 3-2 UFC)
Women’s Strawweights

Gadelha came out strong, throwing all kind of punches and Ansaroff was reeling early. Gadelha got a takedown and was landing punches and elbows on the ground while trying to advance position. Gedelha was on her back for a couple minutes but eventually escaped. Ansaroff was doing better on her feet late, landing a nice head kick and really good punch combo. She also defended a couple of takedown attempts. 10-9 Gadelha 

Round 3 was mostly Gadelha advancing and eating punches and leg kicks from distance by Ansaroff. Significant strikes count for the fight was 94-38 for Ansaroff. Gadelha defended several takedown atttempts in the 3rd round as well. Gadelha was landing more in the last minute but her face was all bloodied up by the end of the fight. 10-9 Ansaroff, 29-28 overall

Official result – Nina Ansaroff (10-5) by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

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> Jimi Manuwa (#7, 17-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. Thiago Santos (#15 MW, 19-6, 11-5 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Crazy first round. Seconds in, Santos dropped Manuwa twice with punches but Manuwa recovered and clinched up. The rest of the round was basically clinch work separated by wild flurries where one or both guys would land and also get hurt. They took turns going to the cage clinch. Santos was also throwing wild kicks, sometimes connecting, sometimes missing badly. He missed a jumping spin kick late in the round and ended up on his back. Manuwa took the back and was working for a sub at the end of the round. 10-9 Santos

This didn’t go long. Santos rocked Manuwa early. Manuwa fought back with punches of his own. Santos backed up Manuwa to the cage and landed an uppercut that almost took Manuwa’s head off and then landed a clean left hook that dropped him instantly. 

Official result – Thiago Santos (20-6) by KO (punch) at 41 seconds of round 2

> Hakeem Dawodu (8-1-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Kyle Bochniak (8-3, 2-3 UFC)
Featherweights

Dawodu was more active on the feet, throwing punches in spurts. Bochniak was mostly throwing a single strike at a time, mixing in leg kicks and punches. Dawodu caused some swelling under Bochniak’s left eye with a nice combo and then Bochniak almost immediately secured a takedown. Dawodu was up right away but Bochniak controlled his back the rest of the round. 10-9 Dawodu

Very boring 2nd round. Bochniak got a takedown but Dawodu was up immediately. Dawodu was probably throwing 4 times as much as Bochniak and even though he was landing at only 31%, he was landing more as well. Bochniak was acting like he may have hurt his left hand as he wasn’t using it much. Bochniak’s corner told him he was down two rounds and I agree. 20-18 Dawodu 

Very similar to the 2nd round. Bochniak got a takedown in the middle of the round and did manage to hold Dawodu down for about 30 seconds but did no damage. On the feet, Dawodu was constantly moving forward and landing punches and kicks. He had some particulary nice combos in the last minute and landed a hard body kick late in the round. He had 34 body strikes in total. 10-9 Dawodu, 30-27 overall

Official result – Hakeem Dawodu (9-1-1) by split decision (30-27 x 2; 28-29)

> Alex Oliveira (#13, 20-4-1 2 NC, 9-3 1 NC UFC) vs. Gunnar Nelson (#14, 16-3-1, 7-3 UFC)
Welterweights

As Jon Anik put it, a little bit of everything in round 1. Oliveira was landing solidly on the feet early. Nelson managed to get a takedown and quickly took the back. He had a solid body lock on but Oliveira was throwing punches behind his head. Nelson never really got close to a submission. Eventually Oliveira reversed and ended up on top, landing hard shots. He postured up and was landing hammer fists to the head and body. Nelson eventually captured a leg and they were in 50/50 for awhile. Oliveira did manage to escape before the round ended. 10-9 Oliveira

Oliveira was landing more on the feet early and the significant strike count was 28-1 for Oliveira. Then Nelson got a takedown and fairly quickly gained mount. Nelson was just lying there in mount and not doing anything and, twice, the ref warned him to work. Then Nelson just started landing elbows and opened a nasty cut on Oliviera’s face and it started bleeding like a faucet. The ref moved in to look at it but Oliveira was tapping, likely from the blood loss. Nelson did have a choke on at the end, which was the official result. 

Official result – Gunnar Nelson (17-3-1) by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:17 of Round 2 

> Valentina Shevchenko (#1, 15-3, 4-2 UFC) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (#1 WSW, 15-2, 9-2 UFC)
UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

Joanna throwing a lot of punches early but missing most of them. Shevchenko got a takedown and moved right into side control. Shevchenko landed elbows and punches to the face but Joanna eventually got to her feet. Shevchenko controlled her in a clinch for most of the rest of the round. 10-9 Shevchenko

Shevchenko controlled Joanna almost the whole round, taking her down a few times and doing damage on the ground when they were there. On the feet, Shevchenko was generally controlling the clinch and dominating her. 10-9 Shevchenko, 20-18

Joanna was much more aggressive in round 3 and managed to stay on her feet the entire round, blocking several takedown attempts. Shevchenko didn’t land a lot but when she did, she landed hard. Joanna likely won the round due to her volume but she took more damage as she was bleeding from her nose as well as a cut on the bridge of her nose. 10-9 Joanna, 29-28 Shevchenko overall

Joanna came out strong in round 4 as well but Shevchenko was able to get a power takedown and move right into side control. Joanna quickly worked her into half guard and didn’t take a lot of damage. Joanna eventually worked to her feet and they spent a long time in the clinch with both landing shots that did damage. After separating, Joanna seemed to be coming on stronger at the end of the round. 10-9 Shevchenko, 39-37 overall

Shevchenko took it to a cage clinch early but did nothing from the clinch. Joanna was landing light punches to the body and head. Ref eventually broke it up. Joanna was more aggressive on the feet. Total strikes landed in the round were exactly 96 each but Shevchenko had the takedowns. Shevchenko did land some nice combos in the last minute but Joanna was very active as well. 10-9 Joanna, 48-47 Shevchenko overall

Offiicial result – Valentina Shevchenko (16-3) by unanimous decision (49-46 x 3)

> Max Holloway (C, 19-3, 15-3 UFC) vs. Brian Ortega (#1, 14-0 1 NC, 6-0 1 NC UFC)
UFC Featherweight Championship

Holloway set a furious pace early, landing punches from all sorts of angles. Ortega was landing hard and did open a cut under Holloway’s left eye, but not often. Ortega got a takedown in the middle of the round but did no damage and Holloway was up quickly. Holloway was taunting him any time he landed anything and Ortega seemed to be slowing down at the end of the round. Crowd was really loud with chants for Holloway throughout. 10-9 Holloway

Holloway came out strong and actually picked up the pace from the first round. Early on, Holloway opened up cuts on the face of Ortega and somewhere must have broken his nose because it was bleeding heavily and he was having trouble breathing. But as he should’ve been getting more tired, Ortega actually picked up his output. He was still getting beaten, as signfiicant strike count at one point was 94-31, but he was getting his shots in. Holloway was landing hard jabs throughout, which was his best weapon. 10-9 Holloway, 20-18

Ortega came out firing and hurt Holloway with a punch combo. He followed up with another and Holloway was on wobbly legs. Ortega briefly took him down but Holloway managed to get up quickly. Holloway looked confused for a little while and was eating more shots. Significant strike count midway through the round was 15-12 for Ortega. Holloway was cut several times on his face but started coming on in the last minute but Ortega was giving it back just as well. Duelling chants for both guys throughout the round. 10-9 Ortega, 29-28 Holloway overall

Holloway told Joe Rogan on his way out for the 4th that he was going to finish him in this round and came out like he was going to do it. Holloway was relentless, with a constant barrage of punches elbows and kicks throughout the round. Ortega stayed on his feet almost the entire time, except for when he’d go to the ground voluntarily but he never stopped taking shots. His face was a bloody mess by the end of the round and he had swelling under his left eye at the end of the round. The doctor’s looked it and stopped the fight. I had it scored 10-8 Holloway but it didn’t matter as the fight was stopped. 

Official result – Max Holloway (20-3) by doctor’s stoppage due to injury (eye) at 5:00 of Round 4

Holloway landed 296 total strikes in the fight and over 100 in the fourth round. He threw almost 500. Holloway said that he’d probably see Ortega in a higher weight class, maybe at heavyweight since they both like to eat. As he always does, he asked Dana White to book a show in Hawaii so they could escape the cold weather. 

He asked for a fight at lightweight and said he’d even fight Daniel Cormier. That was his 13th win in a row and he’s easily the best featherweight of all time and fast becoming one of the all-time greats in any weight class. And he’s only 27 years old. 

Vacant UFC women’s flyweight title fight signed for Toronto’s UFC 231

Posted on by Josh Nason

Nearly a year after the title was officially created, the UFC will have their second-ever women’s flyweight title fight.

On Thursday night, the promotion announced that the vacant title will be decided between former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and former women’s bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 231 in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, December 8th.

It’s unknown whether the fight will be the main event or co-main event as the previously canceled featherweight title fight between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega has been rumored to be the headliner.

Shevchenko was scheduled to face then-champion Nicco Montano earlier this month at UFC 228, but Montano fell ill during her weight cut and couldn’t compete. Plagued by injuries and other setbacks, Montano was stripped of the title she won by defeating Roxanne Modaferri in the TUF finals to crown the first-ever champion in December 2017 without ever actually defending it.

The 31-year-old Jedrzejczyk has yet to compete at flyweight in the UFC having spent nearly all of her Octagon tenure as either strawweight champion or competing for the title. She last fought at 115 pounds for another organization in 2014, and is coming off a July decision win over Tecia Torres.

The 30-year-old Shevchenko made her promotional debut at flyweight with a dominant performance over Priscilla Cachoeira in February. That followed a close split decision loss to bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes in September 2017, her only UFC title fight to date. Before the Cachoeira fight, her last flyweight tilt was in 2006 for another promotion. She did make weight for the canceled Montano fight.

The two have fought in the past, albeit in muay thai fights nearly a decade ago.

Daily Update: Jericho talks All In, Cody, Montano & Shevchenko

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F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: All In celebrates past, present, and future

Amid all of the speculation about what the show means for the industry and what’s next for those who put it together, All In was a celebration of the past, present, and future of professional wrestling. Taken as a whole, All In was a show-of-the-year candidate. It was important that the card delivered, but nothing could have taken away from the accomplishment of it even happening. 

WON NEWSLETTER: September 10, 2018 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: All In reviewed, HBK to return, more

The story of All In is the focus of this week’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Take the most detailed look at the business and ramifications of what is one of the most unique major events in pro wrestling history.

Examine the business of the show, the realities of the popularity level, the lessons of the show, the behind the scenes story of the NWA title promotion, wrestling vs. sports entertainment, the timing issues, the last famous show with a similar timing issue, the controversy regarding the Joey Ryan angle, and the story behind Chris Jericho being there.

Look at the Shawn Michaels-Undertaker segment, where things stand today about going forward, famous retirement stips and the angle on Raw leading to everything, as well as more on the show in Australia coming up next month.

Find out about Daniel Bryan’s WWE status, update Dave Bautista and his thoughts on wrestling again, notes on a taped December Raw show, Kevin Owens quitting, Evolution PPV business notes, Toni Storm update, new WWE signee proposes to girlfriend on stage right before coming to Orlando, NXT major star to Evolve, and Big Cass talks what got him fired.

Read notes on NOAH’s big show at Sumo Hall featuring Hideo Itami’s return to the promotion against Naomichi Marufuji.

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FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE

WWE

  • WWE announced in a press release today that they have partnered with WizKids in a new multi-year licensing partnership. WizKids specializes in pre-painted miniatures and board games.
  • Baron Corbin received a “severance package” from TGI Fridays following a Finn Balor joke from a few weeks ago.
  • Jimmy Uso and Naomi will be on MTV’s Ridiculousness Sunday night at 9:30 p.m. CST.
  • AJ Styles talked to Amarillo Globe-News ahead of a SmackDown house show in the area on Saturday night.
  • Ashley Rayne joins Austin Creed for UpUpDownDown’s Superstar Savepoint.
  • Drew McIntyre talked to Alabama.com ahead of a Raw live event in Birmingham tonight, talking about what has changed since returning to WWE.
  • Seth Rollins spoke to New Orleans.com about his 2018 so far and the future of the Shield.
  • Manny Faberino (Mansoor from the Greatest Royal Rumble) made his NXT debut last night, losing to Luke Menzies.
  • A collection on The Undertaker and Triple H’s rivalry and one on Curt Hawkins will be added to the WWE Network this month.
  • Teams talk about the upcoming second season of Mixed Match Challenge.

Pro Wrestling

  • Chris Jericho discussed his All In appearance on today’s episode of his podcast. He said Cody Rhodes called him months ago when the show was announced, and Jericho said he wasn’t wanting to work non-WWE shows in the United States at that time. Jericho said his mindset has changed and he’s enjoying being part of this “revolution” of wrestling that’s going on. Jericho said he’d consider it, but the idea had to be right. Cody pitched him on being under the Burnard the Business Bear costume and attacking Kota Ibushi, but Jericho said he wasn’t really interested. Cody called him again, they kicked around ideas, and Jericho came up with attacking Kenny Omega and keeping their angle alive from the Tokyo Dome and having it be a late promotional opportunity for his cruise. They were able to work the logistics out with Jericho’s Fozzy concert in Kansas and get it pushed to later in the night. Pentagon Jr.’s extra costume was silver instead of gold, so they had to find a Home Depot and get gold spray paint at the last minute.
  • Cody has announced today on Twitter that he is writing a children’s book similar to the Young Bucks’ book as part of the Elite Team Series. It will be released next spring.
  • Destiny Wrestling, a Toronto-based promotion, will have their first iPPV on FITE TV on November 25. Titled Fearless, it will be hosted by Alicia Atout, Scott D’Amore and the former Santino Marella.
  • Joey Ryan talks to Chris Van Vliet about the All In entrance and why he isn’t interested in signing with the WWE.
  • Jonathan and Justin Gajewski, who are being described as “emerging filmmakers”, have obtained the story rights to Rocky Johnson’s life story.
  • JTG has launched his own beard care line.
  • Rolling Stone ran a short video on Beyond Wrestling’s Championship Melt food truck.

UFC/MMA

  • Steve Hanna, Nicco Montaño’s training partner, released a statement to MMA Fighting saying that Montaño was taken to the hospital this morning due to kidney issues. “She will be fine in a few days,” Hanna said. “The UFC medical team was called in to evaluate her this morning during the process of her weight cut. They determined that she had to cease cutting weight and be transported to and treated at the local hospital for issues regarding her kidney infection.”
  • Valentina Shevchenko released a statement on Twitter after her flyweight title bout against Montaño was canceled, saying she is not surprised about the situation. “She was speaking about Fighting spirit and character….What kind of fighting spirit is is she talking about?” the statement reads. “I don’t believe in a version about health issues, she was looking totally fine in open work out and media day. Her actions are totally unprofessional!”
  • Episode four of Embedded for UFC 228 has been uploaded.
  • Erick Silva, who is fresh off a UFC run, has signed an exclusive, multi-fight deal with Bellator.
  • Former UFC star Melvin Guillard is wanted by Denver police after video has emerged apparently showing him knocking out someone in a bar. He also allegedly punched a woman who tried to attack him in retaliation.
  • Alex Garcia will take on Court McGee in a welterweight bout on October 27 in Moncton, Canada.
  • Jordan Rinaldi will face Jason Knight in a featherweight bout at UFC 230 on November 3.
  • Tai Tuivasa talks to The Sydney Morning Herald about his main event fight against Junior Dos Santos in Adelaide, Australia on December 2.
  • Michael Chandler talks to FloCombat about re-signing with Bellator in a multi-fight deal.

Daily Professional Wrestling History: Undertaker & Big Show win WWF Tag Team titles

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Dana White: Nicco Montano is stripped of UFC flyweight title

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UFC president Dana White told TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter Friday that UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano will be stripped of the title and that top contender Valentina Shevchenko will be competing for the vacant strap.

On the FS1 weigh-in show later, White told Megan Olivi that Shevchenko will compete for the title by the end of the year. 

The 30-year-old Montano was hospitalized earlier Friday morning due to kidney issues related to her weight cut and her UFC 228 co-main event fight with Shevchenko was cancelled. Her management team said that the UFC medical team was called in and said she needed to see further medical attention for her kidneys.

She hasn’t defended the inaugural title she won in December 2017 at the TUF finale. 

Dana White announces that the UFC women’s flyweight title is now vacant.

Full interview coming soon to https://t.co/jS2cd3PWgEpic.twitter.com/1n6oz7gF22

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) September 7, 2018

Montano’s manager told MMA Junkie they have heard nothing from the UFC about the title being stripped from his fighter.

UFC 228 co-main event canceled; Darren Till makes weight

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First reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the co-main event between women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano and Valentina Shevchenko at Saturday’s UFC 228 was canceled due to Montano’s hospitalization Friday morning.

No reason has been given for Montano’s condition. Shevchenko made weight Friday morning in Dallas, but ESPN’s Ariel Helwani said that she will not fight another opponent on Saturday.

From the UFC: “As a precautionary measure, UFC flyweight Nicco Montano was transported to a medical facility Friday morning due to health concerns.”

Montano has yet to defend the inaugural title she won after defeating Roxanne Modaferri on a TUF finale show in December 2017. Helwani pointed out this is the second time Shevchenko has had a title fight fall through at the last minute as her UFC 213 clash against bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes was canceled due to Nunes’ sinusitis. 

On a positive note, welterweight title challenger Darren Till successfully made weight Friday morning in Dallas as did champion Tyron Woodley. There were doubts about Till due to him missing weight for his last fight against Stephen Thompson.