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UFC on ESPN: Brazil: Barboza vs Poirier
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 4,322 (Gate: $1,274,990)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 74%


MAIN EVENT

(#8) Edson Barboza (22-9) defeated (#5) Dustin Poirier (26-8-1NC) via Submission (Guillotine) at 0:46 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#19) Anderson Silva (35-11-1NC) defeated (#12) Thiago 'Marreta' Santos (21-10) via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:13 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

(#3) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (29-11-1) defeated (#13) Johnny Walker (17-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:26 of Round 3
(#4) Marlon Moraes (25-6-1) defeated Demetrious Johnson (29-4-1) via KO (Punch) at 3:49 of Round 2
Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza (28-8-1NC) defeated (#5) Glover Teixeira (30-8-1) via Submission (Kneebar) at 3:23 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Thiago Silva (22-11-2NC) defeated Tito Ortiz (20-14-1) via Unanimous Decision
(#17) Dong Hyun Kim (24-4-1-1NC) defeated (#12) Gilbert Burns (18-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:27 of Round 3
(#20) Eddie Wineland (26-13-1) defeated (#6) Alexandre Pantoja (22-5) via Unanimous Decision
Claudio Henrique da Silva (15-2) defeated Alberto Mina (13-2) via Split Decision
Rony Mariano Bezerra (17-9-1NC) defeated Thiago Tavares (23-11-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:43 of Round 1
Junior Albini (15-7) defeated Tanner Boser (17-8-1) via KO (Punch) at 4:59 of Round 2
Bruno Santos (19-3-1) defeated Dricus Du Plessis (13-4) via Submission (RNC) at 2:41 of Round 3
Matheus Nicolau (14-2-1) defeated Raulian Paiva (18-4) via Unanimous Decision
Arman Tsarukyan (16-2) defeated Alex da Silva (21-3) via Unanimous Decision
Raoni Barcelos (17-1) defeated Gavin Tucker (12-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:26 of Round 3.


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Marlon Moraes vs Demetrious Johnson
Knockout of the Night: Junior Albini (vs Tanner Boser)
Submission of the Night: Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza (vs Glover Teixeira)


Notes:

- Young Russian, Arman Tsarukyan extends his winning streak to 3 with a decision victory over Alex da Silva, which comes off the back of wins over Jon Tuck and Olivier Aubin-Mercier. He called out UFC veteran Jim Miller for his next fight, which would be a massive step up, but a fight that would really establish him as a top prospect.
- Matheus Nicolau made his return after over 2 years away from the Octagon. He bounced back from his KO loss to Dustin Ortiz, his first loss in the UFC, with a decision win over Raulian Paiva, which now puts him at 4-1 in the company.
- Bruno Santos returned to the UFC with a submission victory over debuting South African, Dricus Du Plessis. His win now makes him unbeaten in his last 4 fights, and altho not hugely active in recent times, he's yet to lose since a 2014 loss to Elias Theodorou. He said a fight against Deron Winn would be a fight he'd be interested in next.
- Junior Albini was released after his last fight, a loss to Tai Tuivasa, which left him on a 5 fight losing streak, but he stepped up on a weeks notice to face Tanner Boser, and knocked out the Canadian with one second left of the second round.
- Claudio Henrique da Silva bounced back from his first UFC loss with a tight Split Decision over fellow Brazillian, Alberto Mina. He moves to 6-1 in the UFC.
- Eddie Wineland extended his win streak to 3, and called out Ray Borg for a contender fight.
- Thiago Silva was a +440 underdog against former Light Heavyweight Champion, Tito Ortiz, but managed to take a decision over Ortiz who followed up the loss with his retirement from MMA. Thiago Silva asked for a fight with Jacare Souza next, who fights in the next fight on the show.
- Jacare will not be facing Thiago Silva though, as he advanced in the Light Heavyweight Tournament with a Kneebar submission win over Glover Teixeira. He'll face Ryan Spann in the Quarter Finals.
- Marlon Moraes handed Demetrious Johnson a unwelcome return to the UFC cage with a second round knockout. This earned Moraes his 3rd straight win, after wins over TJ Dillashaw and Jose Aldo. A title shot is likely next for Moraes at Bantamweight.
- Shogun Rua is the next fighter to move into the Quarter Finals of the Light Heavyweught Tournament, TKOing Johnny Walker and moving to 5 fights without defeat. The former champion is alot of experts favourite to win the whole tournament.
- Unfortunately his opponent in the next round, Anderson Silva retired after his victory over Thiago 'Marreta' Santos, which leaves Shogun without a set opponent. After the event, both Corey Anderson and Volkan Oezdemir threw their hat into the ring to replace Silva.
- Edson Barboza made quick work of Dustin Poirier in the main event, finishing him in just 46 seconds. He called out Donald Cerrone for a future fight.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Shogun Rua up to #1, Glover Teixeira down to #13, Johnny Walker down to #14, Marreta Santos down to #15, Jacare Souza enters at #21
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Dong Hyun Kim up to #17, Gilbert Burns down to #21
Lightweight: Edson Barboza up to #4, Dustin Poirier down to #11
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Alexandre Pantoja enters at #14, Eddie Wineland up to #15, Demetrious Johnson enters at #22