It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, March 4th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC 196. Headlining the card are Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.
Brandon Thatch (11-3) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (21-6-1) in a welterweight bout closes the preliminary card on Fox Sports 1.
Erick Silva (18-6, 1NC) vs. Nordine Taleb (10-3) is next in a welterweight bout.
Vitor Miranda (11-4) vs. Marcelo Guimaraes (9-1-1) is next in a middleweight bout.
Darren Elkins (19-5) vs. Chas Skelly (15-1) in a featherweight opens the Fox Sports 1 preliminary bouts.
Diego Sanchez (25-8) vs. Jim Miller (25-7, 1NC) in a lightweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.
Justin Salas (12-6) and Jason Saggo (10-2) met in a lightweight bout at UFC 196. This one did not last long. Salas scored an early round takedown, but Saggo stayed patient and worked off his back to top control. Late in the round, Saggo transitioned to back mount and worked him over with shots to finish the fight.
Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims for UFC 196 was Julian Erosa (15-2) vs. Teruto Ishihara (7-2-2) in a featherweight bout. The first round was entertaining with both men exchanging as well as taking the fight to the ground. In the second round, Ishihara caught him with a left-hand 30-seconds into the round and finished him on the ground.
Here are the prelims results:
Preliminary Card: (FS1 – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Welterweight bout: Brandon Thatch (11-3) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (21-6-1)
Welterweight bout: Erick Silva (18-6, 1NC) vs. Nordine Taleb (10-3)
Middleweight bout: Vitor Miranda (11-4) vs. Marcelo Guimaraes (9-1-1)
Featherweight bout: Darren Elkins (19-5) vs. Chas Skelly (15-1)
Preliminary Card: (UFC Fight Pass – 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m PT)
Lightweight bout: Diego Sanchez (25-8) vs. Jim Miller (25-7, 1NC)
Jason Saggo def. Justin Salas via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:31
Teruto Ishihara def. Julian Erosa via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:34
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