Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently put the finishing touches on its upcoming UFC on FOX 30: “Alvarez vs. Poirier 2” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place tonight (Sat., July 28, 2018) inside Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. UFC on FOX 30 will feature the highly-anticipated rematch between top-ranked lightweight contenders Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier, who battled to a “no contest” at UFC 211 in early 2017. In the Calgary co-main event, former 145-pound champion Jose Aldo tries to get back into the win column against featherweight smashing machine Jeremy Stephens. In addition, ex-strawweight titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk looks to end her two-fight skid by turning away Tecia Torres.
All that and so much more.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC on FOX 30 fight card below, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on FOX at 6 p.m. ET, before the FOX main card start time at 8 p.m. ET.
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Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC on FOX 30 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC ON FOX 30 QUICK RESULTS:
Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier
Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Tecia Torres
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Alexander Hernandez
Jordan Mein vs. Alex Morono
Austin Arnett vs. Hakeem Dawodu — Dawodu def. Arnett by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Kajan Johnson vs. Islam Makhachev — Makhachev def. Johnson by submission (armbar) at 4:43 of Round One
Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ion Cutelaba — Cutelaba def. Antigulov by TKO (elbows) at 4:25 of Round One
John Makdessi vs. Ross Pearson — Makdessi def. Pearson by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-28)
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Alexis Davis — Chookagian def. Davis by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Matheus Nicolau vs. Dustin Ortiz — Ortiz def. Nicolau by KO (head kick and punches) at 3:49 of Round One
Nina Ansaroff vs. Randa Markos — Ansaroff def. Markos by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Alvaro Herrera vs. Devin Powell — Powell def. Herrera by KO (body kicks)at 1:52 of Round One
UFC ON FOX 30 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
155 lbs.: Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier
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145 lbs: Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens
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115 lbs.: Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Tecia Torres
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155 lbs.: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Alexander Hernandez
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170 lbs.: Jordan Mein vs. Alex Morono
Round 1: Morono comes out hard, but gets clipped near the fence. They’re both slugging it out. Looping right lands for Morono. One minute in. Mein lands a body kick and Morono ties up on the fence. Mein hits a nice foot sweep into guard. He passes to half guard. Two minutes in. Morono regains guard. Overhook control for Morono. Ref stands them up with two minutes to go.
Mein marching forward, eats a right hand. Nice reactive takedown into half guard, quickly moves to side control. One minute to go. Morono regains half guard. 10-9 Mein.
Round 2: Mein catches a low kick, then takes Morono down once again. Half guard for Mein. One minute in. Mein looks to be trying to set up an arm triangle. Can’t get the pass he needs. Morono tries a sweep, settles for regaining guard. Two minutes in. Mein staying heavy, not doing all that much. Unsuccessful pass attempt. Two minutes to go.
Morono holding him close. Now Mein lets loose with a few elbows. One minute to go. A few more elbows. Morono doing nothing to stand. 10-9 Mein.
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145 lbs.: Austin Arnett vs. Hakeem Dawodu
Round 1: Low kicks from Dawodu to start. One minute in. Arnett tries a head kick, eats a leg kick. Another leg kick. Another leg kick and Arnett’s feeling it. Two minutes in. There’s the head kick-leg kick sequence again. To the inside this time. Arnett shoots, can’t keep hold of him. Two minutes to go.
Yet more leg kicks to the inside and outside. Arnett shoots in behind a right hand without success. One minute to go. Head kick from Dawodu. Another low kick connects. 10-9 Dawodu.
Round 2: Dawodu rips a body shot and low kick, eats right hands in return. Overhand right from Dawodu, another body shot. ANOTHER body shot. Dawodu threatens a takedown a minute in. Arnett with a dart right hand. Slick uppercut lands for Dawodu. Two minutes in. Low kick from Dawodu. Jab exchange. Leg kick, body shot. Straight right from Arnett. Two minutes to go.
Jab exchange again. Dawodu to the body. Right hand from Arnett, etas another left hook downstairs. Inside low kick. One minute to go. Combination upstairs. Uppercut. Another. Dawodu tries a head kick. Leg kick again. 10-9 Dawodu.
Round 3: Arnett tries a head kick, gets leg kicked. Leg kick again. Arnett shoots, stuffed. One minute in. Jab lands for him. Dawodu eats a right hand, stuffs another takedown and lands some short knees. More knees. Some right hands as well. They separate.Dawodu tries a spinning back kick. Leg kick again. Two minutes to go.
Dawodu rips the body. Head kick by Arnett. Dawodu with a combination and leg kick. Nasty body shot and leg kick. One minute to go. Dawodu opening up a bit more. Counter right, more leg kicks. He looks for elbows at the bell. 10-9 Dawodu.
Final result: Dawodu def. Arnett by unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Kajan Johnson vs. Islam Makhachev
Round 1: Slow start to the match. Makhachev moving forward as Johnson circles. Low kick from Johnson a minute in. Body kick by Makhachev. Side kick from Johnson. Glancing check hook by Makhachev. Johnson front kick. He uses underhooks to deny a takedown attempt. Two minutes to go.
Makhachev completes a double-leg on the fence. Going body-head, working his way towards mount. One minute to go. Makhachev isolates an arm and locks up an armbar, drawing the tap.
Final result: Makhachev def. Johnson by submission (armbar)
205 lbs.: Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ion Cutelaba
Round 1: Antigulov shoots right away and takes him down into guard. Cutelaba scooting towards the fence. He makes it up, dragged back down via single-leg. Cutelaba holding on to a wrist. One minute in. Right hands from Antigulov. Cutelaba kicks him off, has to avoid a back take on the way up. Two minutes in. Knee from Antigulov in the clinch. Knees from Cutelaba and an elbow, stung by a right hand. Cutelaba with more dangerous clinch shots. Antigulov goes back down for a single-leg, can’t get it. Two minutes to go.
Knees from Cutelaba piling up. BIG knees. Antigulov finally manages to take him down again. Cutelaba with a nice sweep to get space. Cutelaba battering him at close range. Uppercuts and Antigulov is reeling, but suddenly lands one in return. Cutelaba drilling him with knees and punches. Two more elbows and the ref steps in.
Final result: Cutelaba def. Antigulov by TKO (elbows)
155 lbs.: John Makdessi vs. Ross Pearson
Round 1: Pearson landing early low kicks. Left hook upstairs. Body shot. One minute in. Left hook by Makdessi. Again, leg kick of his own. Pearson flicking out his jab. Good left hook from Makdessi, stiff jab after taking a leg kick. Jabs from Pearson. Body kick and left hook land for Makdessi. Makdessi goes low-high. Jab exchange. Two minutes to go.
Low kick, punch upstairs by Makdessi. Both land left hooks. Pearson looks to counter a body kick. Left hook by Pearson. Makdessi cracks him with a right cross. One minute to go. Pearson uppercut inside. Both land leg kicks. Left hook by Pearson. 10-9 Makdessi.
Round 2: They open the round trading punches in the center. Left hands landing for Makdessi, tries a spinning back kick. Pearson digs in a nice body uppercut and some jabs. Another body shot. One minute in. More jabs, right cross. Makdessi with a snap kick downstairs. Pull-back right hand by Makdessi. Low kick and jab. Body kick from Pearson two minutes in. Makdessi flicks out more body kicks, lands a 1-3. Counter left hook off a Pearson body shot. Pearson lands a 1-2 and eats a combo in return. Makdessi with another good right cross inside. Pearson to the body. Two minutes to go.
Makdessi looks for a spinning back fist, lands a left hook. Pearson looks for a high kick. Makdessi with a good combination, stung by a left hook. Makdessi blasts him with a tight right straight. Counters land. One minute to go. Hard 1-2 from the Canadian. Another tight right by Makdessi. Pearson sending out jabs, lands a left hook in the center. Spinning back kick from Makdessi, body shot from Pearson as he eats a left hook. 10-9 Makdessi.
Round 3: They meet in the center once again, trading punches. Jabs and a left hook by Makdessi. Lead right from Pearson, left hook by Makdessi. One minute in. Makdessi lands some straight shots, then lands one to the nards. They get right back to exchanging once Pearson recovers. Good left hook by the Brit, who shoots in for a takedown. No dice. Two minutes in. Knee and jab by Makdessi. Good jabs, Pearson lands some good 1s and 2s. Both land right crosses. Makdessi clips him with a right, can’t faze him. Counter jab. Pearson with a nice uppercut inside, walking into jabs. Leg kick from the Brit. Makdessi continues to land jabs. Hard hook by Makdessi with two minutes to go.
1-2-3 from Makdessi. Nasty left hooks inside. BIG 1-2. Pearson’s absorbing some huge punches. Makdessi teeing off, blasting Pearson with punches. 1-2-3 lands clean. Pearson still throwing back.Pearson body kick caught, Makdessi doesn’t follow him down. One minute to go. Big right hands by Makdessi. Nice foot sweep by Pearson, who eats punches on the way up. Pearson leg kick. Jab exchange. Makdessi tries a wheel kick and counters a takedown. 10-9 Makdessi.
Final result: Makdessi def. Pearson by unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Alexis Davis
Round 1: Chookagian staying at range, firing her jab. Davis tries to close distance. One minute in. Front kick attempt from Chookagian. Davis to the body. 2-3 comes back at her and they trade punches in the center. Two minutes in. Body kick from Davis, right hand from Chookagian. Davis pressuring well. More low kicks. Two minutes to go.
Trading jabs. Another leg kick by Davis. Another one, Chookagian answers with a right cross and they trade. Teep by Chookagian. 1-2 from Davis. One minute to go. More leg kicks. Davis clips her with a right hand inside. 10-9 Davis.
Round 2: Davis continues to pursue, both landing punches. They trade low kicks. Chookagian jabs, Davis low kick. One minute in. Another leg kick by Davis. Another as she takes a left hand. Uppercut by Chookagian, side kick after eating a body shot. Two minutes in. Chookagian counters a leg kick with a 3-2. Davis continuing to land low kicks. Two minutes to go.
Chookagian trying to counter these kicks. She tries some high kicks, lands an inside low kick. Good straight rights from Davis. 2-3 by Chookagian with a minute to go. Chookagian counters a low kick with a straight right, eats another kick. Side kick from Chookagian, more low kicks come back. 10-9 Davis.
Round 3: Chookagian lands a hard left hook as Davis steps in. Sneaky little side kick to the face. Davis comes back with a 1-2-3. One minute in. Davis lands a leg kick, catches akick and looks for a takedown without success. Two minutes in. Swatting hook by Chookagian after eating a low kick. Davis with a body shot. Side kick from Chookagian, who catches a low kick and lands a counter with two minutes to go.
Chookagian checks a leg kick, lands a 1-2, eats a straight right. Good counters this round. One minute to go. Davis lands a leg kick, eats a left hook. Combination by Chookagian. Davis shoots and lands knees to the thigh, tripping her to the mat and avoiding an armbar. 10-9 Chookagian. This smells like a split decision.
Final result: Chookagian def. Davis by unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Matheus Nicolau vs. Dustin Ortiz
Round 1: Low kick from Nicolau to start. Another one trips Ortiz up. One minute in. Another leg kick by Nicolau. Two right hands sting Ortiz. Two minutes in. Low kick from Ortiz. Left hooks land for him. Body kick from Nicolau. Two minutes to go.
They exchange in the center. Suddenly, a head kick drops Nicolau and Ortiz crushes the prone Brazilian with punches until he goes out.
Final result: Ortiz def. Nicolau by KO (head kick and punches)
115 lbs.: Nina Ansaroff vs. Randa Markos
Round 1: Ansaroff opens with low kicks. Markos catches the third one and takes her to the fence. One minute in. She runs the pipe, can’t get her down, and Ansaroff briefly threatens a guillotine before getting taken down. Left hands from Markos, one hook in. Two minutes in. Ansaroff fighting the hands. Two minutes to go.
Ansaroff bumps her hips and gets back to guard. Body-body-head goes Markos. Ansaroff threatens a triangle. Solid ground-and-pound by Markos. One minute to go. Ansaroff tries to kick her away and manages a technical standup. Ansaroff goes back to the leg kick. Counter right from her as Markos steps in. 10-9 Markos.
Round 2: Ansaroff lands another pair of hard calf kicks. Another. One minute in. Markos shoot in, Ansaroff limp-legs out. More low kicks, wheel kick attempt. Markos starting to switch stance. Right hand by Markos two minutes in. She steps in with a left hand, eats a body kick. Switch head kick from Ansaroff and another leg kick before stuffing a takedown. Two minutes to go.
Ansaroff starting to jab. Straight right and body kick. Markos chases after her with multiple right hands, but can’t tie up. One minute to go. Trading jabs. 2-3 from Ansaroff. Markos shoots and takes her to the fence. Markos with a few good punches in the center. 10-9 Ansaroff.
Round 3: Ansaroff continuing to flick out kicks. Feints in the center, calf kick. One minute in. Markos shoots, lands a right, continues to chase Ansaroff until she can tie up. Ansaroff exits with a left hand. Back to the kicks. Good punching combinations, but Markos ties up again. Two minutes in. Ansaroff separates. Markos counters a calf kick with nice jabs. Markos shoots once again. Two minutes to go.
Markos locks her hands, looking for a double-leg. Ansaroff manages to limp-leg out of an aggressive shot. Markos tries another long shot, avoids a head kick on the way up. Markos ties up on the fence, tries a head-and-arm throw, winds up on the bottom in half guard. Elbows from Ansaroff. Some punches to end the round. 10-9 Ansaroff.
Final result: Ansaroff def. Markos by unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Alvaro Herrera vs. Devin Powell
Round 1: 1-2 dings Powell, who tries to shoot. Nice body shot from Herrera, leg kick comes back at him. Powell wades back into the clinch, changes levels, tries to fall back for a leglock. One minute in. Herrera lands a few more body shots and Powell falls, trying to wave him to follow. Again Herrera goes to the body, but suddenly gets crumpled by a pair of body kicks. Well that was a sudden change of fortune.
Final result: Powell def. Herrera by KO (body kicks)