UFC on ESPN: Adesanya vs Brunson II
Arkansas, USA
Attendance: 16,547 (Gate: $3,309,400)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 95%

MAIN EVENT

(#1) Israel Adesanya (20-0) defeated (#3) Derek Brunson (21-8) via KO (Punch) at 0:17 of Round 3 to retain the UFC Middleweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#16) Urijah Faber (36-11) defeated (#7) Henry Cejudo (15-4) via Submission (Triangle) at 2:51 of Round 2

MAIN CARD

(#15) Mike Perry (15-6) defeated (#17) Neil Magny (21-9) via Unanimous Decision
(#22) Alex Perez (24-5) defeated (#23) Nathaniel Wood (17-4) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Alonzo Menifield (11-0) defeated Abdul-Kerim Edilov (17-5) via Submission (Kimura) at 1:41 of Round 1
Juan Adams (7-2) defeated Muhammed Usman (6-2) via Unanimous Decision
Eric Spicely (11-4) defeated Charles Byrd (10-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:57 of Round 2
Danny Roberts (18-6) defeated Callan Porter (19-9) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:08 of Round 2
Court McGee (20-9) defeated (#15) James Vick (13-6) via Unanimous Decision
Jalin Turner (9-5) defeated Michel Quinones (8-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:58 of Round 1
Joey Davis (9-0) defeated Philip Rowe (7-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 1:23 of Round 1
Anthony Hernandez (9-1-1NC) defeated Rodolfo Vieira (6-1) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:38 of Round 3
Bradley Scott (13-6) defeated Abu Azaitar (15-3-1-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:13 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Anthony Hernandez vs Rodolfo Vieira
Knockout of the Night: Israel Adesanya (vs Derek Brunson)
Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber (vs Henry Cejudo)


Notes:

- Abu Azaitar loses his first fight in the UFC, in his 6th octagon appearance, being upset by Bradley Scott.
- Rodolfo Vieira's loss to Anthony Hernandez was his first career loss, but even more shockingly, the 4 time BJJ World champion was submitted. This fight was one that Hernandez called for after his victory over Roman Kopylov at UFC 250, and it worked out well for the Californian.
- Joey Davis made a very impressive debut for the UFC, winning in less than 90 seconds and proving why hes so highly rated as a top prospect.
- Juan Adams made sure the debut of Kamaru Usman's brother, Muhammed was unsuccessful, with a Unanimous Decision victory.
- Alonzo Menifield remained perfect in his MMA career with his 11th straight victory, with 3 finishes in his 4 UFC victories so far.
- In a fight between two of the top rising prospects at Bantamweight, Alex Perez took the Unanimous Decision from Nathaniel Wood. Perez called out Brett Johns in his post-fight interview.
- Mike Perry defeated Neil Magny in a real grudge match, Perry asked for this fight after his win over David Zawada in his last fight, and the war of words has continued on social media since, with a very heated staredown at the weigh ins. Perry as always was vocal in his interview and called out Ismail Naurdiev as his next 'victim.'
- With both fighters needing a win off the back of losses, Urijah Faber prevailed against former UFC Bantamweight and Flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo, and did so with a second round Submission.
- With contenders being scarce in the Middleweight division, Israel Adesanya took a rematch against Derek Brunson as his next title defense. Brunson was on a 3 fight win streak, TKOing top contender, Jared Cannonier in his last fight. Adesanya moves to 20 fights in MMA, with 20 wins and his second straight title defense. His next challenger is up in the air at the moment.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Derek Brunson down to #8
Welterweight: Mike Perry up to #11, James Vick enters at #18, Neil Magny down to #19
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Urijah Faber up to #8, Henry Cejudo down to #16, Alex Perez up to #17