UFC 263: Khabib vs McGregor II
St. Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 16,273 (Gate: $3,335,965)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 100%


MAIN EVENT

(#6) Khabib Nurmagomedov (30-1) defeated (#11) Conor McGregor (23-5-1NC) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:45 of Round 5

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#3) Alexander Volkov (34-7) defeated (#1) Francis Ngannou (17-4) via KO (Punch) at 2:08 of Round 2 to win the UFC Heavyweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#7) Zabit Magomedsharipov (20-2) defeated (#4) Jose Aldo (39-7-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 4:59 of Round 2
(#20) Islam Makhachev (19-3) defeated (#10) Paul Felder (17-7) via Submission (RNC) at 3:42 of Round 3
(#6) Petr Yan (17-3) defeated (#9) Henry Cejudo (16-5) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Alonzo Menifield (13-0) defeated Magomed Ankalaev (13-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:36 of Round 2
Anatoly Tokov (30-4) defeated Francis Carmont (26-13) via Unanimous Decision
Carlos Felipe (9-1) defeated Ali Isaev (9-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:02 of Round 2
Aiemann Zahabi (10-2) defeated Said Nurmagomedov (15-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:22 of Round 1
Omar Nurmagomedov (7-0) defeated Mauro Mastromarini (10-1) via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:46 of Round 2
Adam Yandiev (10-1) defeated Duke Didier (8-2) via Unanimous Decision
Magomed Magomedov (18-1) defeated Rasul Mirzaev (19-3) via Split Decision
Abukar Yandiev (12-1) defeated Roger Narvaez (8-3) via KO (Kick) at 0:35 of Round 3
Ivan Shtyrkov (19-2-1) defeated Alan Baudot (7-3) via KO (Punch) at 1:41 of Round 1
Valentin Moldavsky (11-2) defeated Cyril Asker (10-5) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor
Knockout of the Night: Zabit Magomedsharipov (vs Jose Aldo)
Submission of the Night: Carlos Felipe (vs Ali Isaev)


Notes:

- Russian Juggernaut, Ivan Shtyrkov called out Rafal Kijanczuk after destroying Frenchman, Alan Baudot in less than 2 minutes
- Highly rated Abukar Yandiev made a successful debut, KOing UFC veteran, Roger Narvaez early in the third round.
- Magomed Magomedov called out TJ Laramie after a close Split Decision win over Rasul Mirzaev.
- The youngest fighter on the card, 22 year old Mauro Mastromarini brought in a perfect 10-0 record to face the cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Omar, who was himself undefeated at 6-0. It was Omar, however, who kept his record perfect, with a second round guillotine.
- It wasn't such a good result for the Nurmagomedov family in the next fight, as Said Nurmagomedov was finished in just 22 seconds by the younger brother of Firas Zahabi, Aiemann. This win puts Aiemann on a 3 fight winning streak.
- After beating one Russian in Ali Isaev, Carlos Felipe called out another, the undefeated Dmitriy Sosnovskiy for his next fight.
- Anatoly Tokov bounced back from his UFC debut loss, to take a decision from French veteran, Francis Carmont. He then said he'd like to face Maiquel Falcao next.
- In a battle of Light Heavyweights who are knocking on the door of the rankings, Alonzo Menifield remained perfect in his career at 13-0, by finishing one of Russia's most highly touted prospects in Magomed Ankalaev. Many saw Ankalaev's first loss of his career to Paul Craig as a fluke loss, but this loss was far from that, with Menifield really impressing. Menifield moves to 6-0 in the UFC, with all but 1 by finish, and 3 in a row against Russian opponents.
- Petr Yan extended his winning streak to 3, with probably his biggest win to date, a Unanimous Decision over two weight champion, Henry Cejudo.
- Zabit was a +200 underdog with the bookies, but bounced back successfully from losing his title, by KOing former champion, Jose Aldo with 1 second left in the second round.
- Alexander Volkov absolutely shocked the world on home soil, by KOing Francis Ngannou, who hadn't lost for 2 and a half years and had been dominating the division. Volkov was given very little chance of winning, so the roof came off when the fight was called off and he was the new champion. He adds Ngannou to his impressive run of wins, after previously beating Alistair Overeem and Anthony Johnson in his last 2 fights.
- In a hard fought rematch that nearly lasted the distance, Khabib managed to submit his biggest rival 3:45 into the final round. There was a surprising show of respect after the fight, as Conor admitted he was beaten by the better man again, and announced a drop back down to the Featherweight division that he had previously dominated. Khabib was ecstatic with the win and said he wants his belt back, after he lost it in his surprising loss to Kevin Lee in his last fight.
- Conor McGregor still has 6 months left of his drugs ban, hence why the whole PPV was held in Russia.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov up to #1, Francis Ngannou down to #6
Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield enters at #15
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov up to #5, Islam Makhachev up to #11, Conor McGregor down to #16, Paul Felder down to #19
Featherweight: Jose Aldo down to #5
Bantamweight: Petr Yan up to #3, Henry Cejudo down to #12

UFC Title Situation

Heavyweight:
Champion: Alexander Volkov
Next Challenger: Curtis Blaydes or winner of Derrick Lewis vs Alistair Overeem

Light Heavyweight:
Champion: LHW Tournament TBD
Challenger: LHW Tournament TBD

Middleweight:
Champion: Israel Adesanya
Challenger: Winner of Paulo Costa vs Derek Brunson, then winner of Rafael Carvalho vs Nick Diaz

Welterweight:
Champion: Kamaru Usman
Challenger: Robbie Lawler, then winner of Colby Covington vs Vicente Luque

Lightweight:
Champion: Kevin Lee
Challenger: Gregor Gillespie, then Tony Ferguson

Featherweight:
Champion: Max Holloway
Challenger: Mirsad Bektic, then winner of Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez

Bantamweight:
Champion: Joseph Benavidez
Challenger: Marlon Moraes, then Dominick Cruz

UFC on ESPN: UK: Groves vs Eubank Jr
Newcastle, England
Attendance: 4,349 (Gate: $891,545)
Critical Rating: 76%, Commercial Rating: 91%


MAIN EVENT

Chris Eubank Jr (1-0) defeated George Groves (0-1) via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

Junior Tafa (1-0) defeated Tyson Fury (0-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:19 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

Michael 'Venom' Page (19-2) defeated (#8) Jorge Masvidal (35-16) via Unanimous Decision
Thiago Silva (23-11-2NC) defeated John Phillips (23-11-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:09 of Round 2
(#22) Tom Breese (14-2) defeated Mike Shipman (16-4) via Submission (RNC) at 2:36 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Brett Johns (19-3) defeated Iuri Alcantara (36-12-1NC) via Submission (Leglock) at 3:15 of Round 1
Paddy Pimblett (16-2) defeated Teruto Ishihara (12-8-2) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:40 of Round 2
Eric Wisely (32-9-1) defeated Norman Parke (28-7-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Jared Gordon (17-4-1) defeated (#24) Chris Fishgold () via KO (Punch) at 4:35 of Round 2--
Davey Grant (12-4) defeated Chris Gutierrez (15-5-1) via Split Decision
Danny Roberts (19-7) defeated Khama Worthy (16-7) via Unanimous Decision
Adam Proctor (13-1) defeated Iuri Lapicus (14-2) via Submission (Leglock) at 2:04 of Round 2
Chris Lewis (5-1) defeated Chi Lewis-Parry (9-2-2-2NC) via KO (Punch) at 2:27 of Round 3
Mike Grundy (14-1) defeated Eduardo Garagorri (13-3) via Unanimous Decision
Aaron Chalmers (7-1) defeated Joe Cummins (6-2) via Submission (RNC) at 3:33 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Tom Breese vs Mike Shipman
Knockout of the Night: Chris Lewis (vs Chi Lewis-Parry)
Submission of the Night: Junior Tafa (vs Tyson Fury)


Notes:

- Geordie Shore star, Aaron Chalmers, missed weight and will move up to the Middleweight division in future.
- Former CWFC Welterweight champion, Adam Proctor called out Neiman Gracie after submitting Iuri Lapicus in his UFC debut.
- Davey Grant extended his winning streak to 3, by defeating Chris Gutierrez, the fighter who gave Vasily Lomachenko a submission loss in his MMA debut.
- After a disappointing stint on the Ultimate Fighter, outspoken Featherweight, Paddy Pimblett made a successful UFC debut, submitting crowd favourite, Teruto Ishihara in the second round.
- Thiago Silva missed weight but still dismantled overmatched Welshman, John Phillips en route to a TKO victory. Silva's next fight will be at Heavyweight.
- MVP was a underdog for his fight against Masvidal but got the upset with a surprising Unanimous Decision win.
- Top Aussie Kickboxing Heavyweight, Junior Tafa, made his MMA debut by shockingly showing a decent ground game, and submitting former Heavyweight Boxing champion, Tyson Fury, who now drops to 0-3 and says hes reconsidering his MMA future. Despite this, he did call out another English Heavyweight Boxer and former world champion, Anthony Joshua, to face him in the cage.
- Boxers making their MMA debuts were what headlined the fight card, with old rivals facing off as George Groves and Chris Eubank Jr switching over into a cage. The result was the opposite of the boxing ring result, as Eubank Jr prevailed here via Unanimous Decision.
- Eubank Jr called out Canelo Alvarez for his next fight.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Tom Breese up to #17
Welterweight: Jorge Masvidal down to #16, Chris Eubank Jr enters at #22, Michael Page enters at #25
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Brett Johns enters at #19

UFC 264: New Years 2021 Supercard
Michigan, USA
Attendance: 23,769 (Gate: $4,872,645)
Critical Rating: 67%, Commercial Rating: 100%


MAIN EVENT

(#2) Robbie Lawler (31-14-1NC) defeated (#1) Kamaru Usman (17-2-1) via KO (Punch) at 0:30 of Round 2 to win the UFC Welterweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#3) Gregor Gillespie (17-1) defeated (#1) Kevin Lee (22-6) via Unanimous Decision to win the UFC Lightweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#1) Max Holloway (25-5) defeated (#6) Mirsad Bektic (16-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:12 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Featherweight Title
Jon Jones (27-1-2NC) defeated (#11) Vitaly Minakov (24-2) via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 1:25 of Round 2
Gennady Golovkin (2-0) defeated Diego Sanchez (30-13) via KO (Punch) at 4:53 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#4) Edson Barboza (23-9) defeated (#10) Anthony Pettis (23-12) via TKO (Leg Kick) at 4:03 of Round 3
(#2) Paulo Costa (15-1) defeated (#3) Derek Brunson (22-9) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:47 of Round 1
(#6) Chris Weidman (15-6-1NC) defeated (#7) Jack Hermansson (20-7) via Unanimous Decision
(#16) Sodiq Yusuff (13-1) defeated (#9) Alexander Volkanovski (23-4) via Unanimous Decision
(#16) Johnny Walker (18-6) defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (24-11) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:03 of Round 1
Albert Tumenov (22-5) defeated (#11) Dong Hyun Kim (24-5-1-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 0:48 of Round 1
(#7) Anthony Johnson (25-7) defeated Ben Rothwell (37-14) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:04 of Round 1
(#15) Eddie Wineland (27-13-1) defeated (#13) John Moraga (20-9) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:08 of Round 3
(#12) Chan Sung Jung (17-6) defeated (#21) Josh Emmett (15-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:01 of Round 3
Ryan Hall (10-2) defeated Kron Gracie (5-3) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Chan Sung Jung vs Josh Emmett
Knockout of the Night: Robbie Lawler (vs Kamaru Usman)
Submission of the Night: Jon Jones (vs Vitaly Minakov)


Notes:

- Ryan Hall vs Kron Gracie was a battle of true BJJ masters, but it was Hall's MMA style BJJ which excelled, as he took a Unanimous Decision over the Brazillian.
- Anthony Johnson called out Stipe Miocic after his 2 minute demolition of Ben Rothwell.
- Albert Tumenov was a heavy underdog, at +490, but pulled out a shock win, KOing Dong Hyun Kim in 48 seconds.
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira retired after his loss to Johnny Walker, and endorsed his fellow Brazillian as the future of the division. Walker was very respectful and said he was honoured to face a legitimate Brazillian legend in his final fight.
- Sodiq Yusuff improves to 6-0, getting the biggest win of his career, taking a Unanimous Decision over former Featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski.
- Chris Weidman got his first win in 5, taking a Unanimous Decision over Jack Hermansson in his return to Middleweight. He called out Derek Brunson for his next fight.
- Paulo Costa earned a rematch with Israel Adesanya for the Middleweight title, after TKOing Derek Brunson in 47 seconds. He will look to avenge the only loss of his career.
- Edson Barboza called out Tony Ferguson after beating former champion, Anthony Pettis, who was forced to call off the fight due to the damage suffered from leg kicks thru the fight from Barboza.
- Gennady Golovkin turned the corner for Boxers entering the MMA world, taking a massive win over one of the most experienced UFC fighters in history, Diego Sanchez.
- Jon Jones win over Vitaly Minakov puts him one win off a title shot at Heavyweight. It was Jones himself who said he doesnt want to walk straight into a title shot, but instead earn it.
- Max Holloway made quick work of Mirsad Bektic to retain his title. He now awaits the winner of the Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez fight for his next challenger.
- Gregor Gillespie avenged the only loss of his career, and took the Lightweight title aswell, by beating Kevin Lee by Unanimous Decision. Tony Ferguson stepped into the cage post-fight for a staredown with the newly crowned champion.
- Robbie Lawler rolled back the years at 38, by KOing Kamaru Usman just 30 seconds into the second round. Usman dominated the first round with his wrestling but decided to stand with Lawler in the second, which proved to be a poor choice and cost him the title. The winner of Vicente Luque vs Colby Covington will be Lawler's first challenger for his second run as Welterweight champion.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson up to #4, Jon Jones enters at #8, Vitaly Minakov down to #16
Light Heavyweight: Johnny Walker up to #11
Middleweight: Chris Weidman up to #4, Derek Brunson down to #6, Jack Hermansson down to #8
Welterweight: Robbie Lawler up to #1, Kamaru Usman down to #5, Dong Hyun Kim down to #25
Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie up to #1, Edson Barboza up to #3, Kevin Lee down to #5, Anthony Pettis down to #14
Featherweight: Chan Sung Jung up to #6, Alexander Volkanovski down to #11, Mirsad Bektic down to #12, Sodiq Yusuff up to #13
Bantamweight: Eddie Wineland up to #7, John Moraga down to #25

Quarter Final Fights Results:

AJ McKee (Team McGregor) defeated Andre Harrison (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision
Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) defeated Jason Knight (Team McGregor) via Unanimous Decision
Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson) defeated Daniel Straus (Team McGregor) via Submission
Sergio Giglio (Team McGregor) defeated Tyler Diamond (Team McGregor) via Submission

Semi Final Fights Results:

Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) defeated AJ McKee (Team McGregor) via TKO
Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson) defeated Sergio Giglio (Team McGregor) via Submission

Final:

Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) vs Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson)

Damn Strauss and knight let me down.

I would have picked Mckee and Diamond

UFC on ESPN: Portugal: Overeem vs Lewis
Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 6,250 (Gate: $1,281,250)
Critical Rating: 70%, Commercial Rating: 93%


MAIN EVENT

(#9) Alistair Overeem (47-20-1NC) defeated (#5) Derrick Lewis (23-9-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:58 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#20) Marcin Held (29-7) defeated (#7) Marc Diakiese (18-4) via Submission (Leglock) at 4:31 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#9) Jan Blachowicz (26-9-1) defeated (#15) Linton Vassell (22-9-1NC) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:50 of Round 1
(#11) Darren Till (20-5-1) defeated (#14) David Branch (22-8) via KO (Kick) at 3:27 of Round 1
Ciryl Gane (9-0) defeated (#25) Walt Harris (13-11-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 0:41 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Jack Marshman (26-9) defeated James Krause (28-8) via KO (Punch) at 4:29 of Round 1
Darrion Caldwell (17-3) defeated Jack Shore (13-1) via Unanimous Decision
(#25) Scott Askham (21-5) defeated (#20) Cezar Ferreira (13-10) via KO (Kick) at 0:44 of Round 3
Manel Kape (17-4) defeated Elnar Ibragimov (16-5) via Unanimous Decision
Ben Sosoli (10-2-2NC) defeated Domingos Barros (7-3) via Unanimous Decision
Zoumana Cisse (12-2) defeated Juan Espino (10-3) via Unanimous Decision
Christos Giagos (18-9) defeated (#17) Mairbek Taisumov (28-8) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:52 of Round 1
Andre Fialho (14-3) defeated Jason Jackson (12-6) via Submission (Kneebar) at 3:40 of Round 1
Brendan Loughnane (21-4) defeated Julio Arce (17-5) via Split Decision
(#20) Aleksandar Rakic (14-4) defeated (#6) Michal Oleksiejczuk (17-4) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Manel Kape vs Elnar Ibragimov
Knockout of the Night: Darren Till (vs David Branch)
Submission of the Night: Marcin Held (vs Marc Diakiese)


Notes:

- Brendan Loughnane was a +670 underdog but overcame the odds to beat Julio Arce by razor thin Split Decision.
- Christos Giagos was another big underdog who prevailed, this time at +460 with bookies.
- Upsets seemed to be the theme of the evening, as Australian, Ben Sosoli beat hometown fighter, Domingos Barros, to extend his win streak to 3 after previous wins over Justin Ledet and Rico Verhoeven. Sosoli said he'd love to fight in Australia next, hopefully against Justin Wren, who was the name he mentioned when asked about his next opponent.
- Former RIZIN Bantamweight champion and hometown fighter, Manel Kape took a convincing Unanimous Decision over Elnar Ibragimov on his UFC debut, pushing his win streak to 5.
- Cezar Ferreira's KO loss to Scott Askham put him on a 4 fight losing streak, and his UFC future in doubt.
- Undefeated Welshman, Jack Shore, lost that record in his decision loss to former Bellator Bantamweight champion, Darrion Caldwell
- Another Welshman, Jack Marshman pulled off an upset, beating streaking American, James Krause, who hadn't lost a fight since 2015 and has won his last 7. This was Marshman's third straight win after his loss to Edmen Shahbazyan.
- Ciryl Gane moved to a perfect 9-0 after KOing Walt Harris early into the second round. Gane's 6th UFC win, with 5 finishes should get him into the rankings at Heavyweight.
- Jan Blachowicz gave Linton Vassell a unwelcome UFC debut, submitting him in the first round. Blachowicz says he'd like to face Dominick Reyes in the near future.
- Marcin Held was a massive underdog at +700, but submitted Marc Diakiese and ending the Englishman's 6 fight win streak, which in turn put Held on a 6 fight win streak.
- Alistair Overeem put himself in contention for the next shot at the Heavyweight title for Alexander Volkov's first title defense. It will depend on the outcome of the upcoming Curtis Blaydes vs Junior dos Santos fight, if Blaydes wins, the title shot is his, but if JDS wins, Overeem gets the next shot.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis down to #6
Light Heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz up to #8
Middleweight: Darren Till up to #8, David Branch down to #16, Cezar Ferreira down to #22
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Mark Diakiese down to #11, Marcin Held up to #18
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: N/A

TUF 30 Finale: Covington vs Luque
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 6,682 (Gate: $2,168,309)
Critical Rating: 66%, Commercial Rating: 76%


MAIN EVENT

(#4) Vicente Luque defeated (#3) Colby Covington via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

Yusuf Raisov defeated Khamzat Dalgiev via TKO (Strikes) at 4:06 of Round 3 to win The Ultimate Fighter 30

MAIN CARD

(#6) Junior dos Santos defeated (#2) Curtis Blaydes via TKO (Strikes) at 1:34 of Round 1
(#7) Ryan Bader defeated (#21) Vinny Magalhaes via KO (Knee) at 0:59 of Round 1
Sergio Giglio defeated (#20) AJ McKee via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

(#7) Alexander Hernandez defeated (#15) Jim Miller via Unanimous Decision
(#23) Ricardo Ramos defeated (#25) Lance Palmer via Unanimous Decision
Sean Strickland defeated Matt Brown via Submission (RNC) at 4:29 of Round 1
Daniel Straus defeated Jason Knight via KO (Punch) at 1:03 of Round 2
Erik Koch defeated Lyman Good via Submission (Kimura) at 3:07 of Round 1
Peter Queally defeated Mike Ricci via Unanimous Decision
Juan Adams defeated Jarjis Danho via KO (Punch) at 3:32 of Round 2
Luke Barnatt defeated Marcin Prachnio via Submission (RNC) at 4:17 of Round 1
Tyler Diamond defeated Andre Harrison via Submission (Guillotine) at 0:35 of Round 2
Tyson Pedro defeated Khadis Ibragimov via Submission (Armbar) at 1:07 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Yusuf Raisov vs Khamzat Dalgiev
Knockout of the Night: Ryan Bader (vs Vinny Magalhaes)
Submission of the Night: Tyler Diamond (vs Andre Harrison)


Notes:

- Daniel Straus KOd double-tough Jason Knight then called out Michael Tobin.
- Former WSOF Featherweight champion, Lance Palmer had an unsuccessful UFC debut, losing to Ricardo Ramos by Unanimous Decision. Ramos said he'd like to face off against fellow Brazillian, John Lineker next.
- Alexander Hernandez has become known to be quite outspoken, and a callout of Khabib Nurmagomedov after his decision win over Jim Miller would back up that point.
- In a fight between losing TUF semi-finalists, Sergio Giglio entered as a +620 underdog but walked away with a Unanimous Decision over AJ McKee. Giglio was 12-0 going against McKee, who was 18-0. Giglio called out another TUF contestant in Will Scope for who he'd like to fight next, some beef thats carried over from their time in the house.
- In a rematch of the TUF 8 final, Ryan Bader again beat Vinny Magalhaes, and again by 1st round KO, but this time by a well-timed knee to the jaw.
- Junior dos Santos TKOd Curtis Blaydes to cost him the next title shot and hand it to Alistair Overeem. The win also puts dos Santos one win away from fighting the winner of Volkov vs Overeem.
- Former ACB Featherweight champion, Yusuf Raisov was the surprise victor of the 30th season of TUF, TKOing fellow Russian, Khamzat Dalgiev late into the fight in the final.
- Vicente Luque earned the next shot at the Welterweight title after a decisive win over Colby Covington. This puts Luque on a 4 fight win streak after previous wins over Geoff Neal, Matt Brown and Neil Magny. He is 10-1 in his last 11 fights.