UFC 269 Results & Highlights: Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC 269 goes down tonight (Sat. December 5, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. 

It’s headlined …

UFC 269

UFC 269 goes down tonight (Sat. December 5, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. 

It’s headlined by a meeting between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier in a lightweight title bout. 

Poirier went on a six-fight winning streak including back-to-back wins over Conor McGregor – a KO win at UFC 257 and then a doctor stoppage win at UFC 264. Before that, he got a win over Max Holloway by a hard-fought unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 236 to earn a title shot. He lost by submission to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at the UFC 242 show from The Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In his previous outing, he got a decision win over Dan Hooker on June 27, 2020. 

Entering this fight, Oliveira had been on a hot streak that included nine consecutive victories. In his previous bout, he won the lightweight title when he beat Michael Chandler by TKO at UFC 262. Before that, he got 

a decision win over Tony Ferguson at the UFC 256 pay-per-view event. He previously choked out Kevin Lee at the UFC Brasilia event in March 2020, got wins over Jared Gordon by KO at the UFC Sao Paulo event from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a TKO win over Nik Lentz at the UFC Rochester event from the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York on ESPN+. 

The co-headliner will see Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena in a women’s bantamweight title bout.  Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio is in a welterweight fight, Kai Kara-France vs. Cody Garbrandt in a flyweight bout, and Raulian Paiva vs. Sean O’Malley in a bantamweight bout finishes out the main card. 

It’s certain to have a great night of fights. Check back later tonight for MMA News’ UFC 269 results below:

Raulian Paiva vs. Sean O’Malley

Kai Kara-France vs. Cody Garbrandt

Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena

Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier

Quick UFC 269 Results

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Women’s flyweight bout: Priscila Cachoeira vs. Gillian Robertson 
  • Bantamweight bout: Randy Costa vs. Tony Kelley 
  • Featherweight bout:  Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Minner 
  • Flyweight bout: Erin Blanchfield vs. Miranda Maverick 
  • Middleweight bout: Eryk Anders vs. Andre Muniz 

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Middleweight bout: Bruno Silva vs. Jordan Wright 
  • Heavyweight bout:  Augusto Sakai vs. Tai Tuivasa
  • Bantamweight bout: Dominick Cruz vs. Pedro Munhoz
  • Featherweight bout:  Josh Emmett vs. Dan Ige

MAIN CARD (PPV, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Bantamweight bout: Raulian Paiva vs. Sean O’Malley
  • Flyweight bout: Kai Kara-France vs. Cody Garbrandt
  • Welterweight bout: Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
  • Women’s bantamweight title bout: Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena
  • Lightweight title bout: Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier

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UFC Vegas 44 Results: Font vs. Aldo

UFC Vegas 44 RosterLowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 44: Font vs. Aldo results throughout the night (Sat. December 4. 2021) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event status at the UFC Apex facility is a high-stakes, potential bantamweight title-eliminator between the surging #4 ranked contender, Rob Font, and former undisputed featherweight champion, […]

UFC Vegas 44 Roster

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 44: Font vs. Aldo results throughout the night (Sat. December 4. 2021) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event status at the UFC Apex facility is a high-stakes, potential bantamweight title-eliminator between the surging #4 ranked contender, Rob Font, and former undisputed featherweight champion, the #5 rated, Jose Aldo.

In the midst of an impressive four-fight winning run, New England Cartel standout, Font most recently headlined UFC Vegas 25 back in May — handing former bantamweight kingpin, Cody Garbrandt a one-sided unanimous decision loss.

Prior to that win, Font bested the trio of Marlon Moraes, Ricky Simon, and current Bellator bantamweight best, Sergio Pettis.

For Aldo, the veteran Manaus striker is in the midst of a two-fight winning run — most recently co-headlining UFC 265 in August, defeating fellow Brazilian, Pedro Munhoz with a unanimous decision win.

The victory for the former featherweight kingpin followed a UFC Vegas 17 win against Marlon Vera in December of last year.

UFC Vegas 44 Results: Font vs. Aldo

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

Bantamweight: Rob Font vs. Jose Aldo

Lightweight: Brad Riddell vs. Rafael Fiziev

Light Heavyweight: Jimmy Crute vs. Jamahal Hill

Lightweight: Clay Guida vs. Leonardo Santos

Middleweight: Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis

Welterweight: Alex Morono vs. Mickey Gall

Preliminary Card: (ESPN/ESPN+ 7 p.m. ET)

Middleweight: Maki Pitolo vs. Dusko Todorovic

Flyweight: Manel Kape vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Welterweight: Bryan Barberena vs. Darian Weeks

Strawweight: Cheyanne Buys vs. Mallory Martin

Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield vs. William Knight

Lightweight: Claudio Puelles vs. Chris Gruetzemacher

Bantamweight: Louis Smolka vs. Vince Morales

UFC Vegas 44 Results & Highlights: José Aldo Decisions Rob Font

UFC Vegas 44 went down tonight (Sat. December 4, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. 

It was …

UFC Vegas 44 went down tonight (Sat. December 4, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. 

It was headlined by a meeting between Rob Font and José Aldo in a bantamweight bout. 

The co-headliner saw a bout between Brad Riddell and Rafael Fiziev. Clay Guida vs. Leonardo Santos in a lightweight fight, Jimmy Crute vs. Jamahal Hill in a light heavyweight bout, Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis in a middleweight showdown and Alex Morono vs. Mickey Gall in a middleweight bout finished out the main card. 

It was certain to have a great night of fights. Check out MMA News’ UFC Vegas 44 results below:

Alex Morono vs. Mickey Gall

They had a feeling out process early. Alex dropped him with a jab with less than two minutes to go and he jumped right into guard. Gall tried to go for a few different submissions while getting punched in the face. He survived the round. Gall came out firing in the second round. Alex was throwing a lot of looping shots that most of the time missed, but did land a few and kept that trend rolling. Gall continued to press forward in the third. The judges gave the win to Morono.

Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis

After striking for the majority of the first round, Allen went for a single leg and pulled guard for an ankle lock. He kept a hold of the ankle, but Curtis ended up moving to half guard to wrap up the round. In the second round, Curtis rocked him with a right hook then swarmed him with strikes and knees to the gut for the finish. 

Clay Guida vs. Leonardo Santos

Santos trapped him up against the fence and Guida shot in for a takedown, but Santos swarmed him on the ground then the feet with strikes. Guida was covering up before dropping again. Santos unloaded with knee strikes then backed up. Santos was exhausted after all of that and yet Guida is still standing. Santos landed 46 unanswered strikes. Guida took him down and landed some shots to end the first round. Guida took him down to start the second round and landed several knee strikes to the body. Guida got his back and locked in the rear-naked choke for the win. 

Jimmy Crute vs. Jamahal Hill

Hill caught him with a left hook that dropped Crute, who recovered. Moments later, Crute landed the same shot again and flattened him then landed one good shot on the ground for the knockout finish. 

Brad Riddell vs. Rafael Fiziev

It was a slow start. Fiziev was doing a nice job of counter striking. Brad landed a strong combo to end the first round. In the second round, they both landed hard left hooks. Brad had a cut under right eye and was bleeding from his left temple. Fiziev had him pressed up against the fence, but Brad was doing a nice job in that spot. They clinched briefly. In the third round, Riddell got the brief takedown, but let him back up. Fiziev finished it with a wheel kick and Riddell went down hard. 

Rob Font vs. José Aldo

Font got a takedown early in the first round, but Aldo got right back to his feet. Font had a lot of speed and backed up Aldo. Aldo landed a big strike that dropped Font to end the round. In the second round, Aldo cracked him with an uppercut. It almost woke up Font who fired back with a combo then started landing jobs. Aldo side stepped him and Font slipped, but got back to his feet. In the third round, Aldo defended a takedown and got on top. Font got back to his feet. Aldo went to the leg kicks and was dishing out punishment with them. To start off the fourth round, Aldo stunned him then dropped him with a knee strike and Font went to the ground. Aldo got on top and landed some strikes. To start off the fifth round, they did some clinch fighting. Aldo dropped him in the middle of the round and got his back, but there was a scramble. Aldo stayed on him. Aldo got the decision win. 

Quick UFC Vegas 44 Results

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Bantamweight bout: Vince Morales def. Louis Smolka by knockout (punches) at 2:02 of Round 1
  • Lightweight bout: Claudio Puelles def. Chris Gruetzemacher by submission (kneebar) at 3:25 of Round 3
  • Light heavyweight bout: William Knight def. Alonzo Menifield by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Women’s strawweight bout: Cheyanne Vlismas def. Mallory Martin by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Welterweight bout: Bryan Barberena def. Darian Weeks by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Flyweight bout: Manel Kape def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov by TKO (punches) at 4:02 of Round 1
  • Middleweight bout: Dusko Todorovic def. Maki Pitolo by TKO (punches) at 4:34 of Round 1

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Welterweight bout: Alex Morono def. Mickey Gall by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Middleweight bout: Chris Curtis def. Brendan Allen by TKO (strikes) at 1:58 of Round 2
  • Light heavyweight bout: Clay Guida def. Leonardo Santos by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:21 of Round 2
  • Lightweight bout: Jamahal Hill def. Jimmy Crute by knockout (punch) at :48 of Round 1
  • Lightweight bout: Rafael Fiziev def. Brad Riddell by TKO (wheel kick) at 2:20 of Round 3
  • Bantamweight bout: José Aldo def. Rob Font by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

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UFC Vegas 43 Results: Vieira vs. Tate

UFC Vegas 43LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 43: Vieira vs. Tate results throughout the night (Sat. November 20. 2021) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event status at the UFC Apex facility; a high-stakes bantamweight bout between the #7 ranked division contender, Ketlen Vieira and the #8 rated former undisputed division […]

UFC Vegas 43

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 43: Vieira vs. Tate results throughout the night (Sat. November 20. 2021) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event status at the UFC Apex facility; a high-stakes bantamweight bout between the #7 ranked division contender, Ketlen Vieira and the #8 rated former undisputed division champion, Miesha Tate.

Making her eighth Octagon appearance, Vieira headlines for the first time in the promotion, hoping to return to the winner’s enclosure off the back of a unanimous decision defeat against one-time featherweight title challenger, Yana Kunitskaya.

11-2 as a professional, Amazonas native, Vieira’s sole other professional loss came in the form a massive first round knockout loss to boxing standout, Irene Aldana at UFC 245 in December 2019.

The 30-year-old Brazilian holds professional victories against the likes of Sijara Eubanks, Ashlee Evans-Smith, as well as former bantamweight title challengers, Sara McMann, and Cat Zingano.

Making her second Octagon walk of the year, former undisputed UFC and Strikeforce bantamweight best, Tate snapped a five year retirement back in July with a third round knockout win over the retiring, Marion Reneau.

Tonight’s outing against Vieira will come as Tate’s first main event slot since UFC 200, and the Washington native has taken notable professional wins against the likes of Hitomi Akano, Marloes Coenen, Julie Kedzie, Liz Carmouche, Sara McMann, Jessica Eye, and a bantamweight title clinching effort against Holly Holm.

UFC Vegas 43 Results: Vieira vs. Tate

Main Card: (ESPN+ 6 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Ketlen Vieira vs. Miesha Tate

Welterweight: Michael Chiesa vs. Sean Brady

Flyweight: Joanne Wood vs. Taila Santos

Bantamweight: Rani Yahya vs. Kyung Ho Kang

Bantamweight: Davey Grant vs. Adrian Yanez

Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 3 p.m. ET)

Featherweight: Tucker Lutz vs. Pat Sabatini

Lightweight: Rafa Garcia vs. Natan Levy

Strawweight: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Lupita Godinez

Flyweight: Cody Durden vs. Aoriqileng

Featherweight: Sean Soriano vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

Strawweight: Luana Pinheiro vs. Sam Hughes

UFC Vegas 43 Results: Ketlen Vieira vs. Miesha Tate

UFC Vegas 43 goes down tonight (Sat. November 20, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. 

It’s h…

UFC Fight Night Viera vs Tate

UFC Vegas 43 goes down tonight (Sat. November 20, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. 

It’s headlined by a meeting between Ketlen Vieira and Miesha Tate in a women’s bantamweight bout. 

Vieira had gone 3-2 in her last five previous fights. She beat Sara McMann and Cat Zingano before getting knocked out by Irene Aldana. She rebounded with a decision win over Sijara Eubanks by decision, but got outpointed by Yana Kunitskaya in February 2021. 

After going on a five-fight winning streak with wins over the likes of Jessica Eye and Holly Holm, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion lost the title to Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 by submission then lost to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 in November 2016. She retired and came back in July 2021 when she beat Marion Reneau by TKO. 

The co-headliner will see a bout between Michael Chiesa and Sean Brady. Davey Grant vs. Adrian Yanee, Joanne Calderwood vs. Taila Santos and Rani Yahya vs. Kang Kyung-ho finishes out the main card. 

It’s certain to have a great night of fights. Check back later tonight for MMA News’ UFC Vegas 43 results below:

Davey Grant vs. Adrian Yanez

Joanne Calderwood vs. Taila Santos

Rani Yahya vs. Kang Kyung-ho

Michael Chiesa vs. Sean Brady

Ketlen Vieira vs. Miesha Tate

Quick UFC Vegas 43 Results

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

  • Women’s strawweight bout: Sam Hughes vs. Luana Pinheiro
  • Featherweight bout:  Shayilan Nuerdanbieke vs. Sean Soriano
  • Flyweight bout: Cody Durden vs. Aori Qileng
  • Lightweight bout: Terrance McKinney vs. Fares Ziam
  • Women’s strawweight bout: Loopy Godinez vs. Loma Lookboonmee 
  • Lightweight bout: Rafa Garcia vs. Natan Levy 
  • Featherweight bout:  Tucker Lutz vs. Pat Sabatini 

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Bantamweight bout: Davey Grant vs. Adrian Yanez
  • Women’s flyweight bout: Joanne Calderwood vs. Taila Santos
  • Bantamweight bout: Rani Yahya vs. Kang Kyung-ho
  • Welterweight bout: Michael Chiesa vs. Sean Brady
  • Women’s bantamweight bout: Ketlen Vieira vs. Miesha Tate

Continue Reading UFC Vegas 43 Results: Ketlen Vieira vs. Miesha Tate at MMA News.

UFC Vegas 42 Results: Holloway vs. Rodriguez

UFC Vegas 42LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 42: Holloway vs. Rodriguez results throughout the night (Sat. November 13. 2021) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event honors in ‘Sin City’ — a high-stakes potential featherweight title-eliminator between former division best, the #1 ranked, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway, and the streaking #3 rated […]

UFC Vegas 42

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 42: Holloway vs. Rodriguez results throughout the night (Sat. November 13. 2021) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event honors in ‘Sin City’ — a high-stakes potential featherweight title-eliminator between former division best, the #1 ranked, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway, and the streaking #3 rated challenger, Yair ‘El Pantera’ Rodriguez.

Returning for the second time this year, former undisputed featherweight kingpin, Holloway looks to solidify his status as the #1 contender once again — following masterful Octagon return in January.

Headlining UFC on ABC 1 on ‘Fight Island’, the Hawaiian scored an impressive unanimous decision victory over Calvin Kattar — setting multiple striking records en route to his damaging, one-sided judging win.

For Chihuahua native, Rodriguez, the dynamic striker makes his first Octagon outing since an October 2019 rematch victory over two-time opponent, common-foe, Jeremy Stephens in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Boston.

The victory came as Rodriguez’s sixth in the UFC, following prior successes against the likes of Andre Fili, Dan Hooker, Alex Caceres, B.J. Penn, and Chan Sung Jung.

UFC Vegas 42 Results: Holloway vs. Rodriguez

UFC Vegas 42 Main Card: (ESPN + 4 p.m. ET)

Featherweight: Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez

Heavyweight: Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Rothwell

Featherweight: Leah Letson vs. Felicia Spencer

Welterweight: Miguel Baeza vs. Khaos Williams

Bantamweight: Julio Arce vs. Song Yadong

UFC Vegas 42 Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 1 p.m. ET)

Catchweight (157.5lbs): Thiago Moises vs. Joel Alvarez

Flyweight: Cynthia Calvillo vs. Andrea Lee

Featherweight: Sean Woodson vs. Collin Anglin

Catchweight (128.5lbs): Cortney Casey vs. Liana Jojua

Lightweight: Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Alves

Light Heavyweight: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Da Un Jung