It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, June 18th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC Fight Night 89. Headlining the card are Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.
Jason Saggo (11-2) vs. Leandro Silva (19-2-1 1NC) in a lightweight bout closes the UFC Fight Night 89 preliminary card on Fox Sports 1.
Misha Cirkunov (11-2) vs. Ion Cutelaba (11-1) is next in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 89.
Tamdan McCrory (14-3) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (17-1) is next in a middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night 89.
Chris Beal (10-2) vs. Joe Soto (15-5) opens the Fox Sports 1 preliminary bouts in a bantamweight bout at UFC Fight Night 89.
Elias Theodorou (11-1) vs. Sam Alvey (25-7 1NC) in a middleweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.
Randa Markos (5-3) vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (6-2) is next in a women’s strawweight bout at UFC Fight Night 89.
Colby Covington (8-1) vs. Jonathan Meunier (7-0) is next in a welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night 89.
Opening the UFC Fight Night 89 Fight Pass prelims was Ali Bagautinov (13-4) vs. Geane Herrera (9-1) in a flyweight bout. In round 1, Bagautinov found his range early and tagged him a few times. Herrera was still pressing forward. Bagautinov landed a big left hook midway through the round. Bagautinov landed a wheel kick and scored a takedown. In round 2, Herrera started to find himself and did some impressive stuff on the ground but Bagautinov was still dominant. In round 3, Bagautinov worked over him strikes in the early. Bagautinov took him down but almost got caught in a submission. Bagautinov got out of it and ended up on top. Herrera got up and stunned Bagautinov. Bagautinov went for a takedown and got it to end the round. Bagautinov scored the decision victory.
Here are the results:
Preliminary Card: (FS2 – 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT)
Lightweight bout: Jason Saggo (11-2) vs. Leandro Silva (19-2-1 1NC)
Light Heavyweight bout: Misha Cirkunov (11-2) vs. Ion Cutelaba (11-1)
Middleweight bout: Tamdan McCrory (14-3) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (17-1)
Bantamweight bout: Chris Beal (10-2) vs. Joe Soto (15-5)
Preliminary Card: (UFC Fight Pass – 6:45 p.m. ET/3:45 p.m. PT)
Middleweight bout: Elias Theodorou (11-1) vs. Sam Alvey (25-7 1NC)
Women’s Strawweight bout: Randa Markos (5-3) vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (6-2)
Welterweight bout: Colby Covington (8-1) vs. Jonathan Meunier (7-0)
Ali Bagautinov def. Geane Herrera via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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