Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back on FOX Sports 1 for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 81 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this Sunday night (Jan. 17, 2016) inside TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
“Dillashaw vs. Cruz” is headlined by the bantamweight championship showdown pitting reigning 135-pound titleholder TJ Dillashaw against former division kingpin Dominick Cruz. In the “Beantown” co-main event, Anthony Pettis begins his climb back to the top of the 155-pound mountain with a lightweight brawl opposite Eddie Alvarez.
All that and so much more.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 81 fight card below, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, and then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 10 p.m. ET, also on FOX Sports 1.
Many of our readers check-in before, during and after the televised fisticuffs to share their thoughts on all the exciting action. Therefore, feel free to leave a comment (or 81) before you split and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it always turns out to be a great discussion.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after “Dillashaw vs. Cruz.”
Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC Fight Night 81 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 81 QUICK RESULTS:
TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz
Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis
Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione
Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Patrick Cote vs. Ben Saunders
Mehdi Baghdad vs. Chris Wade
Tim Boetsch vs. Ed Herman
Maximo Blanco vs. Luke Sanders
Daron Cruickshank vs. Paul Felder
Ilir Latifi vs. Sean O’Connell
Kyle Bochniak vs. Charles Rosa
Rob Font vs. Joey Gomez
Francimar Barroso vs. Elvis Mutapcic
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 81 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
135 lbs.: TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz
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155 lbs.: Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis
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265 lbs.: Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione
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155 lbs.: Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo
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170 lbs.: Patrick Cote vs. Ben Saunders
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155 lbs.: Mehdi Baghdad vs. Chris Wade
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185 lbs.: Tim Boetsch vs. Ed Herman
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145 lbs.: Maximo Blanco vs. Luke Sanders
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155 lbs.: Daron Cruickshank vs. Paul Felder
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205 lbs.: Ilir Latifi vs. Sean O’Connell
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145 lbs.: Kyle Bochniak vs. Charles Rosa
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135 lbs.: Rob Font vs. Joey Gomez
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205 lbs.: Francimar Barroso vs. Elvis Mutapcic
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