*** BRADY BESTS BURNS, MOCKS MACHADO GARRY – HIGHLIGHTS ***
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (Sat., Sept, 7, 2024) with UFC Vegas 97. The mixed martial arts (MMA) event was streamed LIVE on ESPN+. The main event featured Welterweights Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady. Our co-main event was Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva in the women’s Flyweight division. The main card also saw Steve Garcia taking on Kyle Nelson and Matt Schnell facing late replacement, Cody Durden (full details here).
The “Prelims” card were supposed to feature Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann. However, an illness to Saint Preux has nixed that fight (full details here). Our replacement featured “Prelims” showdown was Road to UFC alum Rongzhu versus Chris Padilla. UFC Vegas 97’s “Prelims” also included Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte and Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos.
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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 97 card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which begin at 4 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card (also on ESPN+) at 7 p.m. ET.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Burns vs. Brady” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 97 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, look to the top of the stream for the newest update).
UFC VEGAS 97 QUICK RESULTS
170 lbs.: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady — Brady def. Burns via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) — HIGHLIGHTS
125 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva — Silva def. Andrade via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
145 lbs.: Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson — Garcia def. Nelson via TKO (ground and pound), round 1 (3:59) — HIGHLIGHTS
135 lbs.: Matt Schnell vs. Cody Durden — Durden def. Schnell via submission (anaconda choke), round 2 (0:29) — HIGHLIGHTS
155 lbs.: Trevor Peek vs. Yanal Ashmouz — Ashmouz def. Peek via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Rongzhu vs. Chris Padilla — Padilla def. Rongzhu via TKO (eye injury due to elbow strike), round 2 (4:14)
125 lbs.: Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte — Dulgarian def. Marotte via submission (arm triangle), round 2 (4:19) — HIGHLIGHTS
125 lbs.: Felipe dos Santos vs. Andre Lima — Lima def. Dos Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
145 lbs.: Yizha vs. Gabriel Santos — Santos def. Yizha via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
115 lbs.: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos — Amorim def. Demopoulos via submission (arm bar), round 1 (3:28) — HIGHLIGHTS!
185 lbs.: Andre Petroski vs. Denis Budka — Petroski def. Budka via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
145 lbs.: Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher — Fletcher def. Ramaska via submission (arm triangle), round 2 (1:13) — HIGHLIGHTS!
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