UFC on ESPN: Brazil: Benavidez vs Moraes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 7,655 (Gate: $2,258,225)
Critical Rating: 79%, Commercial Rating: 98%


MAIN EVENT

(#1) Joseph Benavidez defeated (#2) Marlon Moraes via TKO (Strikes) at 2:07 of Round 3 to retain the UFC Bantamweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#15) Nick Diaz defeated (#8) Rafael Carvalho via Submission (Leglock) at 4:44 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#4) Renato Carneiro defeated (#10) Patricio Freire via KO (Punch) at 1:40 of Round 2
(#23) Douglas Lima defeated (#20) Stephen Thompson via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:34 of Round 2
(#12) Niko Price defeated (#18) Alex Oliveira via TKO (Body Kick) at 1:45 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#21) Ricky Simon defeated (#23) Raphael Assuncao via KO (Knee) at 3:06 of Round 2
(#19) Marcos Rogerio de Lima defeated (#22) Arjan Bhullar via Unanimous Decision
Ralek Gracie defeated Gokhan Saki via Submission (Americana) at 4:41 of Round 1
Augusto Sakai defeated Brett Martin via TKO (Strikes) at 1:28 of Round 3
Todd Duffee defeated Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO (Strikes) at 0:49 of Round 1
Karol Bedorf defeated Raphael Pessoa via Submission (North South Choke) at 4:22 of Round 1
Viktor Nemkov defeated Ronny Markes via Unanimous Decision
Antonio Braga Neto defeated Antonio Arroyo via Submission (Armbar) at 4:02 of Round 1
Belal Muhammad defeated Elias Silverio via Unanimous Decision
Michel Pereira defeated Nathan Coy via KO (Punch) at 1:27 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Joseph Benavidez vs Marlons Moraes
Knockout of the Night: Renato Carneiro (vs Patricio Freire)
Submission of the Night: Nick Diaz (vs Rafael Carvalho)


Notes:

- Michel Pereira called out Krystian Kaszubowski for his next fight, after dispatching Nathan Coy. Pereira is knocking on the rankings door at Welterweight with his current 4 fight win streak.
- Rodrigo Nascimento lost his undefeated record after his 49 second TKO loss to Todd Duffee, who now has a 3 fight win streak.
- Augusto Sakai says he'd like to give Greg Hardy a beating next, despite making hard work of Brett Martin in a fight he really should've been able to finish a lot quicker.
- In a classic striker vs grappler fight, it was world class kickboxer, Gokhan Saki vs world class BJJ black belt and member of the famed Gracie family, Ralek. It was grappling that prevailed, with Gracie submitting Saki in the first round in his UFC debut.
- Niko Price extended his win streak to 5, and will likely enter the top 10 rankings at Welterweight, after stopping Cowboy Oliveira in under 2 mins due to a body kick TKO.
- Douglas Lima made a successful debut in the UFC, taking out former UFC title contender, Stephen Thompson in the second round by submission.
- Another UFC debutant jumping over from Bellator, Patricio Freire, didnt have as good a debut, being KOd by fellow Brazillian, Renato Carneiro.
- Nick Diaz Submitted Rafael Carvalho late in the first round, to earn the next shot at Middleweight, facing off against the winner of Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa.
- Joseph Benavidez was successful in his first defense of the UFC Bantamweight Title, playing spoiler to Brazillian, Marlon Moraes, and next will face former champion, Dominick Cruz, who he went 0-2 against in WEC in 2009 and 2010, so will be interesting to see who's the better man a decade on.
- Antonio Arroyo and Nathan Coy released from the UFC.

UFC on ESPN: Asia: Vera vs Barnett
Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 3,749 (Gate: $937,250)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 77%


MAIN EVENT

Josh Barnett defeated Brandon Vera via TKO (Strikes) at 3:28 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#11) Thiago 'Maretta' Santos defeated Vitor Belfort via KO (Knee) at 2:24 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

Rousimar Palhares defeated Yushin Okami via Submission (Leglock) at 2:53 of Round 3
(#6) Donald Cerrone defeated Takanori Gomi via Submission (Americana) at 1:23 of Round 1
(#21) John Lineker defeated Doo Ho Choi via KO (Punch) at 4:48 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#13) Kevin Aguilar defeated (#25) Bibiano Fernandes via KO (Punch) at 3:55 of Round 1
Fabio Maldonado defeated Aung La N Sang via TKO (Strikes) at 1:14 of Round 2
Demarte Pena defeated Danaa Batgerel via Submission (Triangle with Armbar) at 1:48 of Round 2
Tenshin Nasukawa defeated Jamie Alvarez via KO (Kick) at 0:50 of Round 1
(#23) Ben Nguyen defeated Tatsumitsu Wada via TKO (Strikes) at 4:18 of Round 1
Kai Asakura defeated Su Mudaerji via Submission (Triangle) at 3:13 of Round 2
Xie Bin defeated Don Madge via Unanimous Decision
Mikuru Asakura defeated Billy Quarantillo via KO (Punch) at 2:21 of Round 1
Takashi Sato defeated Shinsho Anzai via TKO (Strikes) at 1:15 of Round 2
Yoshihiro Akiyama defeated Abu Azaitar via Submission (RNC) at 4:59 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Abu Azaitar
Knockout of the Night: Thaigo 'Maretta' Santos (vs Vitor Belfort)
Submission of the Night: Rousimar Palhares (vs Yushin Okami)


Notes:

- Sexyama, aged 45, submitted Abu Azaitar, a man more than a decade younger, with just 1 second left in the fight. Sexyama moves to 2-0 in his latest UFC stint.
- China's Xie Bin called out Jared Gordon after defeating South Africa's Don Madge via Unanimous Decision
- 22 year old Japanese kickboxing phenom, Tenshin Nasukawa made his UFC debut with a perfect 5-0 record, with his last fight being a 1st round KO of UFC veteran Zach Makovsky. He bettered himself and moved to 6-0 with a 50 second KO victory over Jamie Alvarez.
- Demarte Pena became the first ever Angolan to step into the UFC cage, and it was successful, tapping out Mongolian, Danaa Batgerel in the second round.
- Prior to Bibiano Fernandes' loss to Kevin Aguilar in his UFC debut, he had only 1 loss, by split decision, in over a decade.
- Donald Cerrone quickly ended Takanori Gomi's recent winning run with a Americana just 83 seconds into the first round. This was only Cerrone's second win in his last 6 fights.
- Thiago 'Maretta' Santos got his second straight third round KO with a knee over a fellow Brazillian, this time over legendary Hall of Famer, Vitor Belfort.
- The card had a good number of fighters over 40 years old, but surprisingly not one retired after their fights.
- Danaa Batgerel released from the UFC.

UFC 265: Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi Finals
Colorado, USA
Attendance: 3,749 (Gate: $5,642,380)
Critical Rating: 74%, Commer,cial Rating: 100%


MAIN EVENT

(#1) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua defeated (#8) Alexander Gustafsson via TKO (Strikes) at 3:07 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#4) Brian Ortega defeated (#2) Yair Rodriguez via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#4) Dominick Reyes defeated (#9) Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza via KO (Punch) at 0:42 of Round 2
(#12) TJ Dillashaw defeated (#23) Demetrious Johnson via TKO (Strikes) at 2:29 of Round 2
(#5) Zabit Magomedsharipov defeated (#8) Frankie Edgar via TKO (Strikes) at 2:49 of Round 3

PRELIMS

(#8) Al Iaquinta defeated (#19) Beneil Dariush via TKO (Strikes) at 1:55 of Round 1
(#16) John Dodson defeated (#4) Cory Sandhagen via TKO (Strikes) at 0:38 of Round 1
(#13) Sergey Pavlovich defeated (#10) Jair Rozenstruik via Submission (Kimura) at 4:38 of Round 2
(#20) Krzysztof Jotko defeated (#21) Zak Cummings via KO (Punch) at 2:58 of Round 1
Kyle Snyder defeated Antonio Branjao via Unanimous Decision
Elias Theodorou defeated Tim Boetsch via KO (Punch) at 4:57 of Round 2
Jamal Ben Saddik defeated Jahfarr Wilnis via KO (Kick) at 0:26 of Round 3
Chase Sherman defeated Denis Smoldarev via Split Decision
Bryce Mitchell defeated Godofredo Castro via Unanimous Decision
Garry Tonon defeated Abel Trujillo via Submission (Kneebar) at 2:34 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Sergey Pavlovich vs Jair Rozenstruik
Knockout of the Night: Dominick Reyes (vs Ronaldo Souza)
Submission of the Night: Garry Tonon (vs Abel Trujillo)


Notes:

- Garry Tonon continued his run of stopping every opponent hes ever faced in MMA and moved to 8-0, this time Abel Trujillo, in his UFC debut. Trujillo retired after the loss.
- Bryce Mitchell was another fighter who kept his unbeaten record intact, moving to 14-0 with a unanimous decision over Brazillian, Godofredo Castro.
- World class kickboxers, Jamal Ben Saddik and Jahfarr Wilnis faced off in a MMA cage in Ben Saddik's second ever mma fight and Wilnis' first. The Moroccan/Belgian was the victor here, as Ben Saddik won by a headkick 26 seconds into the 3rd round.
- Tim Boetsch not only missed weight, but then was KOd by Elias Theodorou in a bad weekend for him.
- Legendary American wrestler, Kyle Snyder picked up his first MMA win, in his second fight, dominating Antonio Branjao for 3 rounds for a comfortable unanimous decision win.
- Krzysztof Jotko called out Ian Heinisch after KOing Zak Cummings less than 3 minutes into the first round.
- John Dodson made quick work out of top contender, Cory Sandhagen, beating the former title contender by TKO in just 38 seconds.
- Brian Ortega earned the next shot at Max Holloway's Featherweight title, a rematch from Holloway's first title run.
- Dominick Reyes and initial favorite, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua are set for the final of the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament, after dominant wins over Jacare Souza and Alexander Gustafsson.
- Zak Cummings released from the UFC.

The UFC will host 6 straight days of fight cards, spread across 6 different areas, as part of their International Fight Week, all free to air on ESPN.


UFC International Fight Week Schedule (Main Cards)


UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Canada
Monday Week 2 February 2021

Rory MacDonald vs Rafael dos Anjos
Josh Hill vs Deiveson Figueiredo
TJ Laramie vs Aaron Pico
Jeremy Kennedy vs Carlos Diego Ferreira
Sheldon Westcott vs Mickey Gall

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Poland
Tuesday Week 2 February 2021

Mateusz Gamrot vs Clay Guida
Marcin Tybura vs Jared Rosholt
Damian Janikowski vs Ed Gordon
Michal Materla vs Emiliano Sordi
Aslambek Saidov vs James Vick

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Brazil
Wednesday Week 2 February 2021

Charles Oliveira vs Andre Fili
Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos vs Carlos Condit
Davi Ramos vs Will Brooks
Gilbert Burns vs Neil Magny
Jussier da Silva vs Thomas Almeida

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Russia
Thursday Week 2 February 2021

Shamil Abdurakhimov vs Andrei Arlovski
Ali Bagautinov vs Alexandre Pantoja
Alexander Shlemenko vs Jason 'Mayhem' Miller
Nikita Krylov vs Abdul-Kerim Edilov
Andrey Koreshkov vs Alexey Kunchenko

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: UK
Friday Week 2 February 2021

Leon Edwards vs Michael 'Venom' Page
Arnold Allen vs Myles Jury
Bradley Scott vs Tom Watson
Dillian Whyte vs Adam Palasz
Nathaniel Wood vs Justin Scoggins

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Australia
Saturday Week 2 February 2021

Tai Tuivasa vs Maurice Greene
Jake Matthews vs Claudio Henrique da Silva
Shane Mitchell vs Darren Stewart
James Vandarakis vs Michael Trizano
Kai Kara-France vs Eric Shelton

Post your predictions below

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The UFC will host 6 straight days of fight cards, spread across 6 different areas, as part of their International Fight Week, all free to air on ESPN.


UFC International Fight Week Schedule (Main Card Results)


UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Canada
Monday Week 2 February 2021
Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 7,770 (Gate: $1,942,500)
Critical Rating: 73%, Commercial Rating: 84%

(#19) Rory MacDonald defeated (#6) Rafael dos Anjos via TKO (Strikes) at 1:03 of Round 5
(#18) Deiveson Figueiredo defeated Josh Hill via KO (Knee) at 1:33 of Round 2
Aaron Pico defeated TJ Laramie via TKO (Strikes) at 3:17 of Round 1
Jeremy Kennedy defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira via KO (Kick) at 0:31 of Round 1
Sheldon Westcott defeated Mickey Gall via Submission (RNC) at 4:59 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Poland
Tueday Week 2 February 2021
Krakow, Poland
Attendance: 4,261 (Gate: $937,420)
Critical Rating: 68%, Commercial Rating: 62%

(#19) Mateusz Gamrot defeated (#24) Clay Guida via Submission (Leglock) at 2:42 of Round 5
(#15) Marcin Tybura defeated Jared Rosholt via Submission (Armbar) at 3:38 of Round 1
Damian Janikowski defeated Ed Gordon via Submission (Guillotine) at 0:38 of Round 3
Michal Materla defeated Emiliano Sordi via Unanimous Decision
James Vick defeatedAslambek Saidov via Unanimous Decision

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Brazil
Wednesday Week 2 February 2021
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Attendance: 4,537 (Gate: $1,338,415)
Critical Rating: 80%, Commercial Rating: 69%

Charles Oliveira defeated (#20) Andre Fili via Submission (Von Flue Choke) at 2:24 of Round 1
Carlos Condit defeated Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos via TKO (Strikes) at 1:29 of Round 1
(#22) Davi Ramos defeated Will Brooks via Submission (Armbar) at 2:17 of Round 3
(#20) Gilbert Burns defeated (#22) Neil Magny via Submission (RNC) at 3:39 of Round 3
Thomas Almeida defeated Jussier da Silva via KO (Punch) at 1:54 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Russia
Thursday Week 2 February 2021
Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 2,931 (Gate: $600,855)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 62%

(#12) Shamil Abdurakhimov defeated (#20) Andrei Arlovski via KO (Punch) at 0:34 of Round 1
(#16) Alexandre Pantoja defeated (#9) Ali Bagautinov via TKO (Strikes) at 3:37 of Round 1
Alexander Shlemenko defeated Jason 'Mayhem' Miller via Unanimous Decision
Abdul-Kerim Edilov defeated Nikita Krylov via Submission (RNC) at 4:04 of Round 2
Alexey Kunchenko defeatedAndrey Koreshkov via TKO (Strikes) at 3:17 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: UK
Friday Week 2 February 2021
Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 2,133 (Gate: $597,240)
Critical Rating: 78%, Commercial Rating: 63%

(#23) Michael 'Venom' Page defeated (#9) Leon Edwards via TKO (Strikes) at 4:16 of Round 2
(#9) Arnold Allen defeated (#24) Myles Jury at Submission (Kimura) at 4:47 of Round 1
Bradley Scott defeated Tom Watson via TKO (Strikes) at 3:35 of Round 1
Adam Palasz defeated Dillian Whyte via TKO (Strikes) at 1:58 of Round 1
Nathaniel Wood defeated Justin Scoggins via TKO (Strikes) at 4:27 of Round 1

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Australia
Friday Week 2 February 2021
Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 1,762 (Gate: $387,640)
Critical Rating: 69%, Commercial Rating: 64%

(#21) Maurice Greene defeated (#12) Tai Tuivasa via TKO (Strikes) at 2:58 of Round 2
Jake Matthews defeated Claudio Henrique da Silva via Unanimous Decision
Shane Mitchell drew with Darren Stewart via Split Draw
Michael Trizano defeated James Vandarakis via Submission (Armbar) at 3:40 of Round 1
Eric Shelton defeated Kai Kara-France via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:06 of Round 1



Notes:

All the above fight cards had 10 prelims, and here are a few notes from the cards:

- Hakeem Dawodu called out Aaron Pico after a 2nd round TKO over Martin Buschkamp
- Chris Gruetzemacher asked for a fight with Ottman Azaitar next after an underdog victory over John Makdessi. Gruetzemacher came in as a +540 underdog.
- Husband of Paige Vanzant, Austin Vanderford lost a close split decision to Canadian favorite and former hockey player, Steve Bosse, in his UFC debut.
- In another close split decision, hometown fighter, Kyle Nelson defied the odds (+360 underdog) to take a split decision over highly touted, Dan Ige.
- After an unbeaten run in Bellator, with 3 wins, after his UFC release, Galore Bofando KOd Canadian, Jonathan Meunier in just 27 seconds to mark his return to the octagon. He called out Mickey Gall after the win.
- Coming off the back of 3 straight losses, Brad Katona got a much needed win to put off getting released for a bit longer.
- Sheldon Westcott pulled off a minor upset, submitting Mickey Gall with 1 second left of the second round. This extends the Canadian fighters win streak to 3.
- After a couple of bad results in the prior two fights for Canadian fighters, Rory MacDonald managed to end the night on a high, by TKOing Rafael dos Anjos in the 5th round.
- Mitch Gagnon released from the UFC.

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- Krystian Kaszubowski got a solid win over Joaquin Buckley in both mens UFC debuts, and called out Irishman, Kiefer Crosbie for his next fight.
- After taking a split decision over Vitaly Bigdash, Rafal Kijanczuk re-iterated his interest in the Ivan Shrytkov fight, hoping to be cleared to fight on the upcoming Polish card.
- Oskar Piechota knocked out Wellington Turman in the first round, then called out Punahele Soriano for a rematch for his next fight.
- Roman Szymanski picked up a big win in his UFC debut, submitting former Bellator Lightweight champion, Brent Primus, who is a known submission specialist.
- James Vick convincingly beat Polish favorite, Aslambek Saidov, and called out Daichi Abe for his next fight.
- Another big favorite in Poland, Michal Materla also picked up another big win in his UFC debut, beating former PFL tournament winner, Emiliano Sordi by Unanimous Decision. Materla said he'd like to fight Bruno Santos next.
- Mateusz Gamrot bounced back from his first career loss, by submitting Clay Guida in the 5th round. Marc Diakiese was the answer when he was asked who he'd like to fight next.

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- Johnny Eblen extended his undefeated record to 8-0 with a tight split decision over Brazillian, Marcelo Guimaraes in his UFC debut.
- Alex Perez called out Darrion Caldwell for his next fight after a comfortable first round submission over Douglas Silva de Andrade.
- Eryk Anders said that a fight with Devin Clark would be a great fight next.
- Thomas Almeida was a +590 underdog, but KOd Jussier da Silva in the second round.
- Gilbert Burns called out Welshman, Jack Marshman for his next fight after a late submission win over Neil Magny.

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- Artem Frolov came into his UFC debut off the back of a 3-0 run and made quick work out of Jordan Johnson. In his post-fight interview he said he'd seen Johnny Eblen fight on the last card and would like to fight him next.
- It was 8-0 vs 5-0, as Magomed Yunusilau took on Cris Williams, with the Russian keeping his undefeated record intact via Unanimous Decision. He then called out Hakeem Dawodu for his next fight.
- Gadzhimurad Antigulov released from the UFC.

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- Fabian Edwards remained undefeated, extending his record to 11-0 with a KO 24 seconds into round 2.
- Luan Chagas TKOd Welshman, Lewis Long in less than 2 minutes, then called out Dhiego Lima for his next fight.
- Daniel Crawford was a +380 underdog against former TUF Latin America winner, Martin Bravo, rebounding from a loss in his UFC debut.
- Dillian Whyte's MMA debut was another dud, as he was comfortably beaten via TKO in less than 2 minutes by Poland's Adam Palasz.
- Bradley Scott extended his win streak to 5 with a dominant win over fellow Englishman, Tom Watson. This was his 4th stoppage in those 5 fights.
- Leon Edwards has now lost 3 in a row, after losing to heated rival, MVP via TKO.
- MVP now has a 2 fight win streak after his last win over Jorge Masvidal.
- Vinc Pichel released from the UFC.

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- 23 year old Australian, Trent Girdham started the night with a big upset, coming in as a +480 underdog, but stopping Louis Smolka early into the second round in his UFC debut.
- Shane Young missed weight, but managed to beat Enrique Barzola by Unanimous Decision. He'll move up to Lightweight for future fights.
- Maurice Greene upset the Australian crowd by TKOing crowd favourite, Tai Tuivasa. Greene was a +400 underdog but extends his win streak to 4 after previous wins over Justin Lewis, Chi Lewis-Parry and Greg Hardy. Greene has been a revelation, with only one loss in the UFC, to Sergey Pavlovich, and 6 wins.
- Chance Rencountre released from the UFC.

UFC 266: Adesanya vs Costa II
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 14,919 (Gate: $4,841,216)
Critical Rating: 74%, Commer,cial Rating: 98%


MAIN EVENT

(#1) Israel Adesanya defeated (#2) Paulo 'Borrachinha' Costa via TKO (Strikes) at 2:18 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#4) Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson defeated (#3) Stipe Miocic via TKO (Strikes) at 4:31 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#7) Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez defeated (#23) Chris Eubank Jr via KO (Punch) at 0:58 of Round 1
(#14) Sodiq Yusuff defeated (#3) Renato Carneiro via Unanimous Decision
(#8) Darren Till defeated (#5) Chris Weidman via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Lorenz Larkin defeated (#25) Nate Diaz via Unanimous Decision
(#2) Petr Yan defeated (#11) Ray Borg via TKO (Strikes) at 2:53 of Round 1
(#21) Yadong Song defeated (#22) Brett Johns via KO (Punch) at 1:47 of Round 1
Gray Maynard defeated Joseph Duffy via KO (Punch) at 1:32 of Round 3
Neiman Gracie defeated Adam Proctor via Split Decision
Mohammed Usman defeated Mika Faavale via Split Decision
Jordan Griffin defeated Gabriel Benitez via KO (Punch) at 2:10 of Round 2
Khalil Rountree defeated Jake Collier via TKO (Strikes) at 1:18 of Round 2
Charles Jourdain defeated Jack Becker via TKO (Strikes) at 2:57 of Round 1
Viktor Pesta defeated Greg Hardy via Submission (Kimura) at 4:38 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Sodiq Yusuff vs Renato Carneiro
Knockout of the Night: Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (vs Chris Eubank Jr)
Submission of the Night: Viktor Pesta (vs Greg Hardy)


Notes:

- Charles Jourdain continues to prove hes one of the top Canadian prospects, extending his UFC win streak to 3 with a 1st round TKO of Australian, Jack Becker.
- Khalil Rountree called out Ivan Shtyrkov for his next fight after TKOing Jake Collier early into the second round.
- Jordan Griffin knocked out Mexican, Gabriel Benitez and stated Troy Worthern would be a great opponent next.
- Yadong Song was the slight underdog against Brett Johns but KOd the Welshman inside 2 minutes for his biggest career win.
- Petr Yan TKOd Ray Borg within 3 minutes to earn himself the next Bantamweight title shot against the winner of Benavidez vs Cruz.
- Nate Diaz suffers his 4th loss in a row and his career has gone the opposite direction to his brother, who has earned a shot at the Middleweight title.
- Darren Till was a slight underdog at +220, but defeated former champion, Chris Weidman and declared he finally feels home in the Middleweight division
- Sodiq Yusuff moves to 7-0 in the UFC with another impressive win, beating Renato Carneiro via Unanimous Decision, this will give him the next shot against the winner of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega.
- It took Canelo Alvarez less than a minute to shut up Chris Eubank Jr, and earn himself his first MMA victory.
- Anthony Johnson TKOd former champion, Stipe Miocic to earn himself a shot at the Heavyweight title against the winner of Volkov vs Overeem.
- Israel Adesanya continues his incredible run at Middleweight with a TKO just 2:18 into the first round, to again defeat Paulo Costa. Nick Diaz stepped into the cage after the fight to staredown the Middleweight Kingpin.
- Jake Collier released from the UFC.

UFC on ESPN: Jones vs dos Santos
Utah, USA
Attendance: 8,250 (Gate: $1,691,250)
Critical Rating: 69%, Commercial Rating: 96%


MAIN EVENT

(#7) Jon Jones defeated (#4) Junior dos Santos via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#20) Phil Davis defeated (#3) Anthony Smith via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#5) Kevin Lee defeated (#14) Dustin Poirier via KO (Punch) at 0:54 of Round 3
(#15) Alonzo Menifield defeated (#9) Johnny Walker via KO (Punch) at 3:43 of Round 2
(#7) Niko Price defeated (#11) Jingliang Li via Submission (RNC) at 4:01 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Joey Davis defeated Ross Houston via TKO (Strikes) at 4:20 of Round 1
Darko Stosic defeated (#25) Paul Craig via TKO (Strikes) at 3:40 of Round 2
Karl Amoussou defeated Court McGee via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:22 of Round 2
(#21) Stefan Struve defeated (#15) Blagoy Ivanov via TKO (Strikes) at 2:44 of Round 1
Rick Glenn defeated Rustam Khabilov via Unanimous Decision
Austin Hubbard defeated Scott Holtzman via TKO (Strikes) at 2:03 of Round 1
Khalid Taha defeated (#22) Calvin Kattar via KO (Punch) at 3:55 of Round 1
Timo Feucht defeated Kennedy Nzechukwu via Split Decision
Rashid Yusupov defeated Saparbek Safarov via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 1:13 of Round 1
Tyrell Fortune defeated Alexander Romanov via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Kevin Lee vs Dustin Poirier
Knockout of the Night: Alonzo Menifield (vs Johnny Walker)
Submission of the Night: Karl Amoussou (vs Court McGee)


Notes:

- Austin Hubbard was a +550 underdog, but finished Scott Holtzman in 123 seconds to record his first win in 3 fights.
- Another upset came in the next fight, as highly rated Russain, Rustam Khabilov was surprisingly beaten by late replacement, Rick Glenn.
- Karl Amoussou made his UFC debut with a submission over Court McGee in a fantastic fight. He called out Takeshi Sato for his next fight.
- It was 10-0 vs 10-0 with both fighters at 2-0 in the UFC, as Joey Davis took on Ross Houston. It was the American who was the victor, with a first round TKO.
- With both fighters coming into the fight on 5 fight winning streaks and looking to put their names in title contention, Niko Price managed to get the better of Jingliang Li, by submission which wouldve likely earned a no.1 contender fight next. Unfortunely, Price tested positive for drugs after the fight and the fight result was turned into a no contest.
- Alonzo Menifield kept his unbeaten record intact, moving to 14-0 with his biggest win to date, KOing Johnny Walker and moving to 7-0 in the UFC with all but one coming via stoppage.
- Kevin Lee bounced back from losing his title by knocking out top contender, Dustin Poirier, who is now on a 4 fight losing streak.
- Phil Davis made a successful return to the UFC, taking a Unanimous Decision over former title challenger, Anthony Smith. This was Davis' 4th win out of his last 5, with the other result being a no contest against Ralek Gracie.
- Jon Jones continued his streak at Heavyweight, moving to 2-0 in the stacked division. With Volkov vs Overeem up next for the belt, and Anthony Johnson after that, Jones will likely face another top contender to determine the next in line after Rumble. Altho Jones says he'd like to face Rumble soon whether it be for the title or not.

UFC on ESPN: UK: Fury vs Joshua
Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 5,025 (Gate: $1,105,500)
Critical Rating: 71%, Commercial Rating: 98%


MAIN EVENT

(#10) Anthony Joshua defeated Tyson Fury via KO (Punch) at 3:10 of Round 2

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#22) Andre Fili defeated Conor McGregor via KO (Punch) at 4:57 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

(#16) Michael 'Venom' Page defeated (#12) Gilbert Burns via KO (Punch) at 0:56 of Round 1
(#21) Ricardo Ramos defeated (#9) Arnold Allen via TKO (Strikes) at 1:41 of Round 3
(#15) Marc Diakiese defeated (#21) Paul Felder via TKO (Strikes) at 0:43 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#20) Tom Breese defeated (#11) Uriah Hall via Submission (Kimura) at 2:04 of Round 2
Dhiego Lima defeated Danny Roberts via Unanimous Decision
Steven Ray defeated Christos Giagos via Unanimous Decision
Roger Narvaez defeated Aaron Chalmers via Unanimous Decision
Chase Hooper defeated Mike Grundy via TKO (Strikes) at 4:52 of Round 1
(#20) Linton Vassell defeated Artur Astakhov via Unanimous Decision
Brad Katona defeated Davey Grant via KO (Punch)n at 3:44 of Round 1
Montel Jackson defeated Michael Wooten via Unanimous Decision
(#23) Alexey Kunchenko defeated (#20) Jack Marshman via TKO (Strikes) at 0:26 of Round 1
Mike Shipman defeated Eric Spicely via KO (Punch) at 3:00 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Andre Fili vs Conor McGregor
Knockout of the Night: Anthony Joshua (vs Tyson Fury)
Submission of the Night: Tom Breese (vs Uriah Hall)


Notes:

- Alexey Kunchenko came into his fight against Jack Marshman as a +460 underdog but KOd the #20 ranked Welshman in 26 seconds. This ends Marshman's 3 fight win streak and puts Kunchenko on a 3 fight winning streak, all by stoppage, with his last being a big win over Andrey Koreshkov.
- Undefeated 21 year old, Chase Hooper pulled off a stunning victory, as a +670 underdog, to end Mike Grundy's 3 fight UFC win streak, all via TKO. This win comes off the back of wins over Daniel Teymur and Kron Gracie.
- After beating one Englishman in Aaron Chalmers, Roger Narvaez called out another in Fabian Edwards, a training partner of Chalmers and younger brother of former title challenger, Leon Edwards.
- Dhiego Lima extends his win streak to 7 after his win over Danny Roberts and will surely now enter the rankings at Welterweight.
- Uriah Hall continues to struggle to put together any kind of winning run, losing to Tom Breese after beating Jared Cannonier in his last fight.
- Marc Diakiese called out James Vick after his first round win over Paul Felder.
- Ricardo Ramos moves to 5 wins in a row after stopping Arnold Allen in the first round. This was Ramos' third win in a row over ranked opponents, but this one over a former title challenger was his biggest. He again called out John Lineker for his next fight.
- Andre Fili was a late replacement to face Conor McGregor, aswell as a +600 underdog, and he more than took his moment, KOing his overconfident opponent, who was 3 seconds from winning a unanimous decision comfortably. Easily the biggest win of Fili's career, and even sweeter against an enemy of Alpha Male. Fili came into the fight off 2 losses to make this victory even more incredible.
- Tyson Fury took on old Boxing nemesis, Anthony Joshua, in Joshua's MMA debut in the main event, and again it was a loss for the Gypsy fighter, being knocked out in the second round.
- It was announced prior to the fight card that Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza had announced his retirement on twitter.