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UFC 259 Results: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

UFCLowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 6th. March 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Closing the curtain on a massive championship tripleheader, Jan Blachowicz attempts the first defence of his light heavyweight crown as he welcomes incumbent middleweight best, Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya […]

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LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 6th. March 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Closing the curtain on a massive championship tripleheader, Jan Blachowicz attempts the first defence of his light heavyweight crown as he welcomes incumbent middleweight best, Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya — who himself is hoping to join an elite club in the UFC, as a two-weight world champion held simultaneously.

Taking co-main event status beneath Adesanya at UFC 253 last September, Blachowicz added the vacant UFC light heavyweight crown to prior KSW championship success — stopping two-time challenger, Dominick Reyes with a brutal second round knockout win. Headlining the event, Nigerian-Kiwi striking talent, Adesanya scored his second title knockback of the year with a second frame finish of Paulo Costa in a one-sided beating.

Returning to the Octagon for the first time since June of last year at UFC 250, two-weight world champion, Amanda Nunes looks to lodge her second featherweight title defence as she meets with former Invicta FC champion, Megan Anderson.

Returning to the division at the summer defence, Nunes dominated another former Invicta FC titleholder, Felicia Spencer, on her way to a dominant unaninmous decision victory. For Queensland native, Anderson, she enters the tie on a two-fight rise, stopping both Zarah Fairn dos Santos and Norma Dumont Viana via submission and knockout, respectively.

Receiving major plaudits and attention all throughout fight week and in the build up to the event, Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling kick off our championship triple threat with bantamweight spoils up for grabs.

Claiming the vacant title at UFC 251 on Fight Island in July last, Dudinka native, Yan bested former featherweight champion, Jose Aldo with a fifth round ground-and-pound stoppage — extending his promotional-perfect run to seven outings.

Earning his rank as number-one contender at 135-pounds, longtime top challenger, Sterling notched his fifth consecutive victory with an opening minute rear-naked choke win over Cory Sandhagen at the above mentioned UFC 250 event, becoming all the more impressive given Sandhagen’s recent wins over Marlon Moraes and Frankie Edgar.

UFC 259 Results: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

Main Card: (ESPN+ PPV 10 p.m. ET)

Light Heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz (c) vs. Israel Adesanya

Featherweight: Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Megan Anderson

Bantamweight: Petr Yan (c) vs. Aljamain Sterling

Lightweight: Islam Makhachev vs. Drew Dober

Light Heavyweight: Thiago Santos vs. Aleksandar Rakic

Preliminary Card: (ESPN+/ESPN 8 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney

Bantamweight: Song Yadong vs. Kyler Philips

Catchweight (127-pounds): Joseph Benavidez vs. Askar Askarov

Flyweight: Rogerio Bontorin vs. Kai Kara-France

Early Preliminary Card: (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass 5:15 p.m ET)

Flyweight: Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa

Light Heavyweight: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Carlos Ulberg

Welterweight: Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews

Strawweight: Livia Renata Souza vs. Amanda Lemos

Lightweight: Uros Medic vs. Aalon Cruz

Bantamweight: Mario Bautista vs. Trevin Jones

Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson – UFC 259 Staff Predictions

Amanda NunesIn the UFC 259 co-main event dual-weight champion Amanda Nunes will look to defend her featherweight strap against Megan Anderson. Who’ll win? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA staff think… Jordan Ellis: Amanda Nunes all day! I haven’t checked the odds but for my money if Megan Anderson wins tonight it will be the biggest upset […]

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In the UFC 259 co-main event dual-weight champion Amanda Nunes will look to defend her featherweight strap against Megan Anderson.

Who’ll win? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA staff think…

Jordan Ellis: Amanda Nunes all day! I haven’t checked the odds but for my money if Megan Anderson wins tonight it will be the biggest upset in UFC history. Nunes is the GWOAT. Anderson has looked good, not great during her UFC run. The Australian has lost to Felicia Spencer and Holly Holy recently and only beaten two relatively unknown fighters to earn a crack at the 145lb belt. I expect Nunes to dominate this fight, win however/whenever she wants and ultimately bring an end to the women’s featherweight division.

Prediction: Amanda Nunes

Alex Lough: Anderson has been a pretty popular pick to pull off the upset, but I just don’t see anyway it happens. I get that she has the physical tools to cause Nunes problems, but I’ve yet to see anything that shows me she can utilize them effectively enough to get the win here. She has size and range, but so did Cyborg, and Anderson wasn’t even able to keep Holly Holm at bay. She has slick submissions, but her grappling wasn’t good enough to get passed Felicia Spencer. Wins over Zarah dos Santos and Norma Dumont aren’t enough to convince me she offers much of a challenge for the title. Amanda Nunes is the GOAT of women’s combat sports. It’s about time people start putting some respect on her name. Nunes by KO.

Prediction: Amanda Nunes

Ross Markey: We’ve never seen a champion across arguably the entire UFC as dominant, and comfortable as two-weight world champion, Amanda Nunes. And frankly, I don’t see her reign as pacesetter in either bantamweight or featherweight ranks coming to an end — unless she decides to call it a career. Anderson has championship pedigree of her own with backing coming from Invicta FC featherweight spoils, however, unless James Krause and the crew at Glory MMA & Fitness in Kansas City have turned around her defensive grappling, Nunes has a certain advantage there, and a distinct route to victory. And Still.

Prediction: Amanda Nunes

Ty Rosson: Do you believe in miracles? I do, but just not in this fight. Anderson is without a doubt the biggest fighter that Nunes has fought but I still think it won’t be enough to dethrone the double champ. I’m taking Nunes via second round TKO

Prediction: Amanda Nunes

Amanda Nunes Content If UFC Nixes The Women’s Featherweight Division

Amanda Nunes is content with the idea of the UFC eliminating the women’s featherweight division, as long as the belt stays with her indefinitely. At UFC 259, “The Lioness” will defend her featherweight title against the long and dange…

Amanda Nunes is content with the idea of the UFC eliminating the women’s featherweight division, as long as the belt stays with her indefinitely. At UFC 259, “The Lioness” will defend her featherweight title against the long and dangerous, Megan Anderson. Despite criticisms of the featherweight division being shallow, Anderson will look to make history […]

Megan Anderson: Amanda Nunes A Great Hammer But Not A Good Nail

Megan Anderson plans to switch the roles on Amanda Nunes and remind the champion of what it’s like to be on the defensive end. Amanda Nunes is at her best when she is imposing her will on her opponents by constantly pressing forward, landing heavy shot…

Megan Anderson plans to switch the roles on Amanda Nunes and remind the champion of what it’s like to be on the defensive end. Amanda Nunes is at her best when she is imposing her will on her opponents by constantly pressing forward, landing heavy shots, or using her elite grappling skills. When it is […]

Could Nunes vs. Anderson Be the Last UFC Featherweight Title Fight?

There is a women’s featherweight championship bout on the docket for UFC 259. The dual champion Amanda Nunes is set to defend her featherweight title for the second time. This time, Nunes takes on Megan Anderson in the co-main event. With this being he…

There is a women’s featherweight championship bout on the docket for UFC 259. The dual champion Amanda Nunes is set to defend her featherweight title for the second time. This time, Nunes takes on Megan Anderson in the co-main event. With this being her second defense of the 145-pound title since winning it from Cris […]

Holly Holm Gives Her Pick For Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson At UFC 259

Holly Holm will be paying close attention to Amanda Nunes’ featherweight title defense against Megan Anderson. In the co-main event of the stacked pay-per-view card, Nunes is looking to defend her featherweight title for the second time when she …

Holly Holm will be paying close attention to Amanda Nunes’ featherweight title defense against Megan Anderson. In the co-main event of the stacked pay-per-view card, Nunes is looking to defend her featherweight title for the second time when she battles Anderson. Although Nunes has been dominant, Anderson does pose some problems with her size and […]