Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the Fight Pass digital network for its upcoming UFC Fight Night 84 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this Saturday afternoon (Feb. 27, 2016) inside O2 Arena in London, England.
“Silva vs. Bisping” features the return of former middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva, as he collides with local hero and perennial division contender Michael “The Count” Bisping. In the UFC Fight Night 84 co-main event, ex-Strikeforce champ Gegard “Dreamcatcher” Mousasi throws hands with Brazilian stalwart Thales Leites.
All that and so much more.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 84 fight card below, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the remaining main card balance — also on Fight Pass — at 4 p.m. ET.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis after “Silva vs. Bisping.”
Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC Fight Night 84 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 84 LIVE RESULTS:
Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping
Gegard Mousasi vs. Thales Leites
Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura
Francisco Rivera vs. Brad Pickett
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Wilkinson
Davey Grant vs. Marlon Vera
Scott Askham vs. Chris Dempsey — Askham def. Dempsey by KO (punch and head kick) at 4:45 of Round One
Arnold Allen vs. Yaotzin Meza — Allen def. Meza by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Brad Scott — Jotko def. Scott by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Rustam Khabilov vs. Norman Parke — Khabilov def. Parke by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Jarjis Danho vs. Daniel Omielanczuk — Omielanczuk def. Danho by technical decision (29-29, 29-28 x2)
Teemu Packalen vs. Thibault Gouti — Packalen def. Gouti by submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:24 of Round One
Martin Svensson vs. David Teymur — Teymur def. Svensson by TKO (punches) at 1:26 of Round Two
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 84 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
185 lbs.: Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping
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185 lbs.: Gegard Mousasi vs. Thales Leites
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170 lbs.: Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura
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135 lbs.: Francisco Rivera vs. Brad Pickett
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145 lbs.: Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Wilkinson
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135 lbs.: Davey Grant vs. Marlon Vera
Round 1: Grant opens with kicks to the body and leg. Vera catches a body kick and presses him against the fence. Grant reverses position. One minute in. Solid right hand on the break. Vera gets tripped up while kicking, but continues doing so. Brutal counter combination from Grant, then a knee to the body. Vera ties up on the fence and drops for a flying scissor heel hook, only for the ref to demand an awkward pause due to Vera grabbing Grant’s gloves. Grant slips out and drops a hard right hand. Vera cracks him with upkicks, so Grant backs off and kicks att Vera’s legs. Two minutes to go.
Vera tries to snap up a leg, then shoots in and takes Grant’s back. Body triangle for Vera. Vera showing good back control, maintaining position. One minute to go. Grant spins into guard. Solid right hand by the Englishman. Good elbows follow, then punches until the bell. 10-9 Grant.
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185 lbs.: Scott Askham vs. Chris Dempsey
Round 1: Dempsey looking aggressive early, scores a quick takedown near the fence. Full guard. Askham briefly threatens an armbar, loses it. He tries another when Dempsey starts to throw, gives up half guard. One minute in. Now Askham looking for a heel hook, can’t get it but winds up on top in half guard. Dempsey sits out , then shoots again when Askham stands. Two minutes in. Dempsey continues to grind and drive. Dirty boxing from Dempsey, two minutes to go.
Beautiful hip toss by Askham, who looks for the back as Dempsey stands. Dempsey turns to face him and changes levels again. One minute to go. Dempsey lands a right hook on the break, then gets his mouthpiece back after several minutes. Straight left discombobulates Dempsey and Askham finishes him off with a brutal head kick.
Final result: Askham def. Dempsey by KO (punch and head kick)
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145 lbs.: Arnold Allen vs. Yaotzin Meza
Round 1: Quick exchanges in the center to start. Low kick from Meza. Straight left for Allen. One minute in. Meza lands a lead right, then another. Meza finding success with that straight right. Meza shoots, stuffed but takes Allen to the fence. Two minutes in. Solid knee by Meza. Allen defending well thus far, lands a knee and reverses position. Outside trip lands for Allen into half guard. Full guard now, two minutes to to go.
Meza controlling Allen’s posture. Allen stands over him and kicks at his legs. One minute to go. The ref waves Meza up. Low kick by Meza, left hook by Allen. 10-9 Allen.
Round 2: Meza looking to flurry early. Allen lands a left and ties up on the fence. Allen catches a high kick, then stands over Meza and kicks at his legs. Meza gets his back to the fence when Allen comes down. One minute in. Meza returns to his feet, only for Allen to trip him down again. Allen lets him up. Meza lands a counter right. Two minutes in. Body shot by Allen. Meza leg kick. Two minutes to go.
Meza catches a body kick and lands a jab. Meza shoots, stuffed, catches a finger in the eye. One minute to go after they resume. Counter right hook from Allen. Straight left connects. Another one before the bell. 10-9 Allen.
Round 3: Allen controlling the striking exchanges at this point. Meza shoots in and chains together some different attempts before taking Allen to the fence. One minute to go. The referee separates them. Low kick by Meza, then a reactive shot that goes nowhere. They separate. Two minutes in. Meza looks for a single-leg, Allen defending well. Meza switches to a double-leg and gets Allen to a knee. Two minutes to go.
Allen pops back up, then hits a sacrifice throw into guard. Meza gets to turtle position, then back to his feet, eating a head kick as he breaks Allen’s grip. Allen stuffs another shot and takes Meza to the fence. One minute to go. Another unsuccessful shot by Meza. Allen cracks him with an elbow. One more elbow on the break, then a right hook that knocks Meza cold at the bell. 10-8 Allen.
Final result: Allen def. Meza by unanimous decision
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185 lbs.: Krzysztof Jotko vs. Brad Scott
Round 1: Low kick from Jotko, counter jab by Scott. Left hook connects for Scott, who blocks a head kick. One minute in. Scott doing a solid job of pressuring in the early going. Body kick from Scott. Two minutes in. Jotko looking for the up-elbow. Straight left lands for the Pole. Body shot from Scott. Two minutes to go.
Scott continuing to pressure, lands a good teep. One minute in. Not one takedown attempt yet from Jotko. Solid right hands from Scott. Counter uppercut by Jotko. Scott comes back with body shots. 10-9 Scott.
Round 2: Scott continuing to pressure. Jotko lands a knee in the clinch as Scott presses him against the fence. Jotko denies a takedown with a whizzer. One minute in. Jotko insisting on trading hands with Scott despite being visibly awkward on the feet. Two minutes in. Looping left by Jotko, who grabs a bodylock and takes Scott to the fence. Knees to the thigh. Scott manages to fight off an outside trip. Two minutes to go.
Straight right by Scott. Body kick by the Pole. Scott goes downstairs, lands a left hook. One minute to go. Counter left lands for Jotko, then another and a 1-2. Jotko catches him with an up-elbow before the bell. 10-9 Jotko.
Round 3: The two fighter trade counters. Scott’s pressuring once more, eats a right hook. Straight left connects fo rthe Pole. One minute in. Combination lands. Jotko lands a knee inside. Cuffing right hook trips Scott up for a second. Jotko’s getting the better of the exchanges now. Two minutes in. Scott tries to rush. Body kicks from Jotko, leg kick from Scott. Two minutes to go.
Good straight left by the Pole. Another left hand connects. Scott’s not doing nearly as well off the back foot. Jotko catches a low kick and hits his first takedown of the night. Full guard, one minute to go. Scott scoots to the fence and manages tostand, though Jotko has the rear waistlock. Jotko hits a trip and takes side control. Scott regains guard quickly. Jotko spends the rest of the round dropping punches. 10-9 Jotko.
Final result: Jotko def. Scott by unanimous decision
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155 lbs.: Rustam Khabilov vs. Norman Parke
Round 1: Khabilov looking for the right hand early. One minute in. Neither man landing clean thus far. Khabilov playing the aggressor and hits a nice suplex. Parke working his way back to his feet with Khabilove attached. Two minutes in. Knee to the body by the Dagestani, then a left hand when he can’t get the trip. Uppercut by Khabilov. Parke looking for the overhand left. Two minutes to go.
Parke stuffs a shot, eats a left hand and they clash heads. One minute to go. Khabilov looks for a head kick, lands a straight right. Khabilov shoots and grabs the rear waistlock. One hook in for Khabilov. Parke manages to separate before the bell. 10-9 Khabilov.
Round 2: Parke now on the front foot. He shoots in, stuffed. Overhand left by the Irishman. One minute in. Parke to the body. Khabilov looking for the right uppercut, eats a straight left. Two minutes in. Khabilov has become totally tentative. Low kick by Parke, high kick after. Khabilov fires a right hand and tries to tie up, no dice. Two minutes to go.
Counter left by Parke. Khabilov lands one as well. Parke shoots in, looking for a single-leg. Khabilov denies it. One minute to go. Khabilov shoots and dumps Parke onto his back. Short punches by Khabilov until the bell. 10-9 Parke.
Round 3: Parke kicking to start the round. Short right hand lands for Khabilov, who’s still looking for that bolo uppercut. Parke shoots and takes Khabilov down on the fence. One minute in. Parke takes the back and puts in both hooks. Khabilov defending the choke well. Two minutes to go. Khabilov manages to spin and grab the rear waistlock, then take Parke to the floor. Short elbows by the Dagestani. Half guard now. Two minutes to go.
Khabilov dropping solid punches while Parke tries deep half guard, Back to full guard. Short punches by Khabilov, who looks for the back when Parke scrambles out. Khabilov staying glued to him, hits another suplex. Khabilov takes his back at the bell. 10-9 Khabilov.
Final result: Khabilov def. Parke by unanimous decision
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265 lbs.: Jarjis Danho vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
Round 1: Low kick from Omielanczuk to start. Counter right by Danho. Another counter right from Danho after taking a body kick. Omielanczuk lands a pair of hooks and they both connect on the fence. Danho pressing him against the cage. One minute in. They trade knees to the body. Omielanczuk clobbers him with an overhand left and head kick. Knee to the body connects, but Danho seems recovered. Omielanczuk tries a knee tap without success. Two minutes in. Danho again presses him against the fence. Knees by Omielanczuk. Danho leaning on him as they trade inside. Nice shots by Danho. Two minutes to go.
More knees by the Pole. Referee separates them. Omielanczuk shoots in, reversed on the fence. Dirty boxing by the Man Mountain. Referee separates them in the waning seconds. 10-9 Omielanczuk.
Round 2: Omielanczuk shows a high kick to start. Good low kicks. Oblique kick connects. Danho seems winded as he tries to throw back. Good low kick exchange. One minute in. Overhand left by the Pole and a lunging right hook. Two minutes in. Body kick, low kicks. Straight right by Danho. Omielanczuk body kick. Danho’s hesitant to engage. Two minutes to go.
Now they exchange punches on the fence. Another hard low kick from Omielanczuk. Straight right from Danho and the big man falls as they exchange. Danho works his way up, then uses the hand-on-the-mat trick to draw an illegal knee and pause the fight. One minute to go. Omielanczuk going to work with low kicks and Danho turns his back as he retreats. Solid shots by Omielanczuk. 10-9 Omielanczuk.
Round 3: Right hand from Danho, leg kicks from Omielanczuk. Danho catches a kick, drops it. More leg kicks by the Pole, which Danho seems disinclined to check. One minute in. Punch exchange. Danho catches a low blow as they exchange.
Danho quits. Technical decision time. 10-9 Omielanczuk.
Final result: Omielanczuk def. Danho by technical decision
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155 lbs.: Teemu Packalen vs. Thibault Gouti
Round 1: Packalén looks for a high kick to start, then crushes Gouti with an uppercut. The Frenchman goes down and, in trying to recover, gives up his back. Packalén immediately locks up the rear-naked choke and draws the tap.
Final result: Packalen def. Gouti by submission (rear-naked choke)
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155 lbs.: Martin Svensson vs. David Teymur
Round 1: Teymur immediately advances, tossing out low kicks. Overhand left hits guard. Hard body kick by Teymur. Svensson shoots from too far out and gets stuffed. Another leg kick by Teymur, who catches a body kick. One minute in. Svensson looks very tentative thus far. More low kicks from Teymur. Straight left connects, Svensson comes back with an overhand. Right hook by Teymur. Two minutes in. Svensson shoots again, stuffed. He’s looking awful so far. Two minutes to go.
Teymur gets off-balance and Svensson wraps up the rear waistlock. Teymur slips out and goes back to work with strikes. Teymur catches another kick and Svensson tries to pull guard. One minute to go. More potshots and a heavy uppercut by Teymur. Spinning back kick attempt. He hits a takedown now and Svensson wraps up his guard. 10-9 Teymur.
Round 2: Low kick from Svensson; everything he does just looks cautious and weak. Body kick from Teymur, who lands a counter left when Svensson tries to clinch. Another terrible shot by Svensson. MASSIVE counter uppercut by Teymur and Svensson collapses. A few more punches and this one is over.
Final result: Teymur def. Svensson by TKO (punches)
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