Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart Ends In No Contest After Illegal Knee – UFC Vegas 21 Results

Stewart AndersKicking off the UFC Vegas 21 main card is a middleweight contest between Eryk Anders and Darren Stewart. Round 1: A lot of feinting early on. Stewart lands a leg kick. Stewart lands another while Anders looks to land a counter punch. After a flurry, it appears Stewart has hurt Anders. Anders clearly shows signs […]

Stewart Anders

Kicking off the UFC Vegas 21 main card is a middleweight contest between Eryk Anders and Darren Stewart.

Round 1: A lot of feinting early on. Stewart lands a leg kick. Stewart lands another while Anders looks to land a counter punch. After a flurry, it appears Stewart has hurt Anders. Anders clearly shows signs he’s hurt and goes for a takedown. Stewart is defending so far against the fence as he lands two knees. Anders separates and lands some big strikes. He gets the takedown soon after but Stewart gets to his feet. However, Anders unleashes a flurry and proceeds to drop Stewart. He looks to be getting the finish but Stewart does well to just about survive. Anders trips him and proceeds to knee him on the ground which is an illegal strike. The second week in a row! The doctor waves it off after deeming Stewart unable to continue.

Official result: Eryk Anders and Darren Stewart ends in a no contest (R1, 4:37).

UFC Vegas 21 Results: Edwards vs. Muhammad

UFCLowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 21: Edwards vs. Muhammad results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 13th. March 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event honours in the promotion’s return to a ‘Fight Night’ schedule, the #3 ranked welterweight contender, Leon Edwards features for the first time since UFC Fight Night […]

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LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 21: Edwards vs. Muhammad results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 13th. March 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event honours in the promotion’s return to a ‘Fight Night’ schedule, the #3 ranked welterweight contender, Leon Edwards features for the first time since UFC Fight Night San Antonio all the way back in July of 2019 — clashing with short-notice headliner, Belal Muhammad.

Forced to find a reworked opponent, Edwards was originally booked to match with uber-prospect, Khamzat Chimaev after two prior failed outings, with the Chechen-born finisher unable to obtain medical clearance to prepare for and compete on tonight’s card.

Winning eight on the trot, the Birmingham native has managed to score notable victories over the likes of former lightweight titleholder, Rafael dos Anjos, Gunnar Nelson, Donald Cerrone, Bryan Barberena, and common-foe, Vicente Luque.

For Chicago native, Muhammad, he makes a short-notice return, matching with Edwards off the back of a unanimous decision shutout victory over Dhiego Lima just last month at UFC 258. The Palestine born contender, who currently sits at #13 in the official welterweight stack — himself taking eight wins in his last nine Octagon outings.

In tonight’s co-main event, tricky grappler, Misha Cirkunov returns as he draws former LFA light heavyweight best, Ryan Spann. Cirkunov enters the matchup off the back of impressive Peruvian neck tie submission win over rising contender, Jimmy Crute, While Spann saw his eight fight winning spree halted by the charismatic, Johnny Walker in September at UFC Vegas 11.

UFC Vegas 21: Edwards vs. Muhammad Results

Main Card: (ESPN+ 8 pm E.T.)

Welterweight: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad

Light Heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov vs. Ryan Spann

Featherweight: Dan Ige vs. Gavin Tucker

Bantamweight: Jonathan Martinez vs. Davey Grant

Flyweight: Matheus Nicolau vs. Manel Kape

Middleweight: Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart

Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 5 pm E.T.)

Strawweight: Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder

Featherweight: Charles Jourdain vs. Marcelo Rojo

Bantamweight: Rani Yahya vs. Ray Rodriguez

Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Rafa Garcia

Flyweight: JJ Aldrich def. Cortney Casey via split decision (29-28 x2, and 28-29)

Strawweight: Jinh Yu Frey def. Gloria de Paula via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Welterweight: Matthew Semelsberger def. Jason Witt via first round (0:16) KO (punch)

Jan Blachowicz Upsets Israel Adesanya – UFC 259 Results

Jan BlachowiczIT’S TIME! The UFC 259 main event is finally upon us. Jan Blachowicz defends his light-heavyweight strap against 185lb king Israel Adesanya. Round 1: Israel Adesanya lands a low leg kick early. Jan Blachowicz returns. The light-heavyweight champ follows up with a jab to the body. Adesanya is starting to let his hands and feet […]

Jan Blachowicz

IT’S TIME! The UFC 259 main event is finally upon us. Jan Blachowicz defends his light-heavyweight strap against 185lb king Israel Adesanya.

Round 1: Israel Adesanya lands a low leg kick early. Jan Blachowicz returns. The light-heavyweight champ follows up with a jab to the body. Adesanya is starting to let his hands and feet fly. Blachowicz flys forward with a powerful two-punch combo that just misses. Blachowicz is intent on countering his opponent who is picking his spots and is aware of that fact. Lot’s of point fighting through the opening four minutes. Neither man has really taken control of this fight yet. Blachowicz lands back-to-back jabs. Adesanya lands and is able to avoid the counters. Blachowicz stalks ‘Stylebender’ but is unable to get off any more offence before the horn sounds to end round one.

Round 2: Blachowicz lands a kick to the body at the start of round two. Both men threaten with strikes but nothing seems to land. Adesanya lands a nice body kick of his own before trying another upstairs. Both men land big shots. Round two is starting to heat up. Blachowicz hits the body with a jab. Adesanya is really utilizing his kick in this fight. ‘Stylebender’ tries a high kick but slips. Blachowicz is unable to jump on the mistake. The champ clinches up and forces the fight to the mat. Adesanya is able to quickly pop back up. An eye poke brings a brief break in the action. We are back underway and both men seem content to exchange kicks from range. Adesanya lands to the body and then to the head. Both men exchange jabs. Adesanya lands a low blow. Another brief break in the action before we get back to it. Adesanya lands. Blachowicz rushes in and lands himself. Adesanya is hammering home leg kicks. Adesanya lands a nice jab just before the horn sounds to end round two.

Round 3: Blachowicz is getting after it in round three. He’s rushing forward and landing shots. The champ gets another takedown. As Adesanya stands up he eats a knee. ‘Stylebender’ fires back and may have hurt his opponent. He’s really starting to let his hands go now. Blachowicz clinches up and pushes this fight to the fence. Not a lot happens on the fence before Adesanya is able to escape. Blachowicz is lining up a high kick but Adesanya sees it coming. ‘Stylebender’ shows off his impressive jab which has looked great through three rounds. Blachowicz lands a clean jab of his own. He follows it up with a hard shot. One minute to go in this round. The 205lb champ clinches up again and forces this fight to the fence. Again, he’s not able to make use of the position and Adesanya is able to escape. Both fighters stare each other down after the horn sounds to end the third frame.

Round 4: Blachowicz shoots in at the start of round four. He pushes to the fence again but is actually trying to get the takedown this time. Blachowicz lands a big right hand on the break. And another soon after. Blachowicz lands a nice jab too. He’s looking great here. Adesanya lands a powerful leg kick. Blachowicz returns with a body kick. Adesanya is getting after it now. He’s letting his hands fly. Blachowicz shoots in and secures a takedown. He’s got Adesanya in the middle of the Octagon and is dropping short shots from top position. Blachowicz is in half guard and is intent on maintaining control. He is dropping the odd shot but is more interesting in holding down the scrambling Adesanya. Blachowicz moves into side control. He’s getting a little more active with his strikes from this position. Adesanya is able to force him back to half guard. Blachowicz continues to throw and lands a couple of nice elbows at the end of round four.

Round 5: Adesanya throwing kicks low and high early in round five. Blachowicz is trying to catch him with a counter. The 205lb champ leaps forward with a flurry of punches that miss but he follows up with a jab. Adesanya stings him with a nice shot. Blachowicz lands his own jab. Adesanya lands a jumping back kick. Blachowicz hit him with a straight shot. He’s blowing now but manages to secure a takedown midway through round five. Blachowicz is in the guard of Adesanya throwing shots. ‘Stylebender’ is scrambling but sacrifices half guard in the process. Into the final minute and Blachowicz continues to reign down strikes from half guard. Adesanya doesn’t look like he will be getting up. This fight is super close this could be the difference here. Blachowicz moves to mount and is dropping bombs at the end of round five.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Jan Blachowicz def. Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision

Amanda Nunes Quickly Taps Megan Anderson – UFC 259 Results

Amanda NunesIn the UFC 259 co-main event Amanda Nunes looks to defend her featherweight title against Megan Anderson. Round 1: Megan Anderson is pushing forward early. Amanda Nunes lands the first shot of the fight – a low-leg kick. The double champ shoots in but is shook off. Nunes lands a huge punch, Anderson eats it. […]

Amanda Nunes

In the UFC 259 co-main event Amanda Nunes looks to defend her featherweight title against Megan Anderson.

Round 1: Megan Anderson is pushing forward early. Amanda Nunes lands the first shot of the fight – a low-leg kick. The double champ shoots in but is shook off. Nunes lands a huge punch, Anderson eats it. ‘The Lioness’ lands another big punch. Anderson is wobbly now. Nunes is swarming her opponent on the floor. Lot’s of ground strikes. Nunes begins attacking for a submission. She locks up a triangle choke and begins cranking on the arm too. Anderson is forced to tap.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Amanda Nunes def. Megan Anderson via submission in round one.

Aljamain Sterling Becomes Champion After Petr Yan Lands Illegal Knee – UFC 259 Results

Yan SterlingNext up on the UFC 259 main card is a bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling. Round 1: Sterling opens with a body kick but misses a leg kick soon after. Sterling lands another body kick as he looks to put the pressure on early. Sterling continues to use a kick-heavy game. […]

Yan Sterling

Next up on the UFC 259 main card is a bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling.

Round 1: Sterling opens with a body kick but misses a leg kick soon after. Sterling lands another body kick as he looks to put the pressure on early. Sterling continues to use a kick-heavy game. Sterling connects with a knee but Yan eats it. Sterling connects with a leg kick. Yan lands his own body kick. Yan catches a leg and trips Sterling but doesn’t enter his guard. Sterling gets up and it’s back to the feet. Sterling goes for a takedown and gets it with ease. Yan gets up and takes Sterling’s back and has him up against the fence. Sterling gets knocked down with a big right but gets to his feet soon after. Yan drops him again with a big right leg kick. Sterling gets up and looks to get Yan down. He threatens with a submission but Yan gets to his feet and lands a body kick. Yan takes Sterling’s back and takes him down. Sterling gets to his feet and lands some strikes to end the round.

Round 2: Sterling lands a body kick. Sterling slips and stays on the ground. Yan connects with some leg kicks. The referee stands Sterling up. Sterling puts the pressure and looks for a takedown. Yan defends it and has Sterling in a front head lock. Sterling continues to look for a takedown but Yan escapes. Sterling again looks for a takedown but Yan’s defense is holding up. They separate and return to striking. Sterling misses a spinning elbow. He misses a spinning backfist soon after with Yan taking him down and getting his back. The round ends with Yan landing some knees to the legs of Sterling.

Round 3: Sterling lands a body kick. Yan connects with a leg kick soon after. Sterling starts to employ jabs. Yan responds with a body shot and connects with a left soon after. He defends a takedown and lands a knee on Sterling. Yan is the aggressor now. Yan slips and his body kick lands. Yan is putting the pressure on but Sterling is still in it though he is considerably slower. Sterling looks for the takedown but Yan defends well throughout like he’s done for much of the fight. Sterling is now very tired as Yan is virtually ragdolling him. Sterling lands a couple of leg kicks to good effect though. The round ends with Yan taking Sterling down.

Round 4: Yan is putting the pressure on now but Sterling is still in it. Sterling is continuing to put volume but Yan is blocking and checking everything. Yan connects with a body kick. Sterling goes for another takedown but Yan defends with ease. Sterling misses a telegraphed spinning back kick. Yan lands a body kick and gets a straight left to land as well. Yan lands some more lefts and follows with a knee. Yan connects with a one two. Sterling eats it and attempts some head kicks. Sterling goes for a takedown but Yan has him down on the ground. Yan lands a knee while he’s downed which is illegal as the fight is momentarily stopped. The fight is called off.

Official result: Aljamain Sterling defeats Petr Yan via disqualification (R4, 4:29).

Islam Makhachev Taps Drew Dober After Dominant Performance – UFC 259 Results

Makhachev DoberNext up on the UFC 259 main card is a lightweight tilt between Islam Makhachev and Drew Dober. Round 1: Dober opens with a couple of leg kicks. Makhachev grabs a single and gets Dober down just over a minute in. Makhachev is in the half guard as he lands some strikes from the tops. […]

Makhachev Dober

Next up on the UFC 259 main card is a lightweight tilt between Islam Makhachev and Drew Dober.

Round 1: Dober opens with a couple of leg kicks. Makhachev grabs a single and gets Dober down just over a minute in. Makhachev is in the half guard as he lands some strikes from the tops. Makhachev gets into full mount but Dober gets him back to half guard. passes to side control. Dober scrambles but can’t escape as Makhachev takes his back. Makhachev quickly transitions to an armbar but Dober survives until the end of the round.

Round 2: Makhachev takes Dober down right away to start the second round. Dober posts up but can’t escape as Makhachev continues to put pressure and keep him down. Dober is stuck at full guard as Makhachev continues to control him and land strikes from the top. Utter domination from the Dagestan native who might have got a 10-8 round though there wasn’t much damage.

Round 3: A repeat of the first two as Makhachev gets Dober down again though the latter may have pulled guard this time. Makhachev starts to get aggressive with the ground and pound as Dober looks to land strikes from the bottom. Dober threatens with a kimura but loses it. Makhachev submits him with shoulder pressure soon after!

Official result: Islam Makhachev defeats Drew Dober via submission (R3, ).