Aleksandar Rakic Outpoints Thiago Santos In Drab Fight – UFC 259 Results

Santos RakicKicking off the UFC 259 main card is a light heavyweight contest between Thiago Santos and Aleksandar Rakic. Round 1: A lot of feinting early on with Rakic commanding the center. Santos misses with a leg kick but lands an inside leg kick soon after. Santos lands a body shot. Rakic lands a big leg […]

Santos Rakic

Kicking off the UFC 259 main card is a light heavyweight contest between Thiago Santos and Aleksandar Rakic.

Round 1: A lot of feinting early on with Rakic commanding the center. Santos misses with a leg kick but lands an inside leg kick soon after. Santos lands a body shot. Rakic lands a big leg kick. Both fighters throw kicks at the same time. Santos partially blocks a huge head kick from Rakic. Santos lands a body kick soon after. Santos connects with a left while Rakic responds with a couple of leg kicks. Rakic lands a right while Santos connects with a body kick at the same time. Rakic continues to back Santos up. Santos misses a flying knee to end the first round.

Round 2: The round begins with Rakic backing Santos up against the cage. No fighter has yet to land a major strike as of yet as there continues to be plenty of feinting and blocked strikes. Santos blitzes forward but doesn’t land anything on Rakic who connects with an outside leg kick. They clinch up with Santos back up against the fence. They separate after not much action in the clinch. Both fighters continue to be very conservative. Rakic partially lands a flying knee as the round ends.

Round 3: Rakic starts to jab more. Santos lands a body kick. Santos goes for takedown soon after but Rakic defends and clinches him against the fence. They separate soon after as Santos lands a body kick. Santos connects with a leg kick. Santos connects with a hard body kick as he is having much more success this round. Rakic goes for a takedown but Santos is defending well while landing big elbows. They separate a bit after as this has largely been a very disappointing fight. Santos misses a spinning wheel kick as the fight ends.

Official result: Aleksandar Rakic defeats Thiago Santos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

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

Montana De La Rosa Draws Mayra Bueno Silva After War – UFC Vegas 20 Results

De La RosaNext up on the UFC Vegas 20 main card is a women’s flyweight encounter between Montana De La Rosa and Mayra Bueno Silva. Round 1: Silva opens with a leg kick but is on the receiving end of a right hook from De La Rosa. De La Rosa connects again with Silva now pressuring her. […]

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Next up on the UFC Vegas 20 main card is a women’s flyweight encounter between Montana De La Rosa and Mayra Bueno Silva.

Round 1: Silva opens with a leg kick but is on the receiving end of a right hook from De La Rosa. De La Rosa connects again with Silva now pressuring her. De La Rosa, however, goes for the takedown and lands it. Silva gets up but is clinched up against the fence. Silva is deducted a point after she holds the cage to prevent the takedown attempt. Silva apologizes and the fight resumes. Silva lands some knees in the clinch. De La Rosa lands two front kicks to the body. De La Rosa lands a right hand as she goes for another takedown. Silva continues to land knees and show danger with her striking. They separate before De La Rosa goes for another takedown attempt. The round ends.

Round 2: Silva lands a leg kick and seems to have landed with a huge head kick. De La Rosa is backed up against the fence and goes for the takedown. However, she fails to land it as Silva ends up on top. Silva lands a few big strikes but De La Rosa gets to her feet. The momentum is shifting now as Silva lands some devastating knees. De La Rosa continues to look for the takedown and gets it in the end. De La Rosa gets the mount. She lands a couple of strikes and momentarily looks for an arm triangle. De La Rosa ends the round strong.

Round 3: Silva clinches De La Rosa and goes for more knees. De La Rosa goes for the takedown again. Silva threatens with a submission but proceeds to land a big knee after. De La Rosa is bleeding now as she was likely busted up in the nose. De La Rosa is fighting through it as she continues to clinch Silva up against the fence. Silva lands another knee and connects with more big shots. They separate. Silva lands a body shot but is taken down soon after. De La Rosa ends the fight strong.

Official result: Montana De La Rosa draws Mayra Bueno Silva in a majority decision (28-27, 28-28, 28-28).

Pedro Munhoz Bests Jimmie Rivera In Back-And-Forth – UFC Vegas 20 Results

Munhoz RiveraNext up on the UFC Vegas 20 main card is a bantamweight contest between Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera. Round 1: Munhoz slips as he looks for a head kick early on. Both fighters exchange punches and leg kicks. Munhoz misses with a spinning wheel kick. Rivera lands a left hook. Munhoz lands a number […]

Munhoz Rivera

Next up on the UFC Vegas 20 main card is a bantamweight contest between Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera.

Round 1: Munhoz slips as he looks for a head kick early on. Both fighters exchange punches and leg kicks. Munhoz misses with a spinning wheel kick. Rivera lands a left hook. Munhoz lands a number of chopping leg kicks. Munhoz defends a lazy takedown attempt from Rivera. Munhoz partially lands a body kick soon after. Both fighters exchange huge strikes as they continue to swing. Rivera is hurt bad from the leg kicks as he gets dropped from a leg kick. Munhoz ends the round strong as Rivera is clearly in pain with his leg but does well to hide it.

Round 2: Rivera lands a right hook as Munhoz slips. Rivera goes on top but Munhoz threatens with a leg lock. They separate and return to striking. Rivera is letting his hands go but receives another big leg kick in return. Rivera connects with a leg kick but is partially dropped as Munhoz lands his own. Rivera goes for another takedown attempt but it’s easily defended by Munhoz. Munhoz lands another huge leg kick. Rivera is doing his best to put pressure on and land strikes but the fear of the leg kick is evident as he receives another to his lead leg. Rivera is slightly cut. Munhoz partially lands a front kick to the body. Both fighters ends the round swining.

Round 3: Rivera is aggressive early on but is eventually backed up against the fence again. Munhoz lands a front kick to the body. Rivera partially blocks a head kick. The fight is momentarily stopped after an accidental groin kick. Rivera is going for it now. Munhoz looks to put the pressure but kicks Rivera in the groin again. No warning as it was an accident again. Rivera goes for a takedown but is leg kicked in the process and struggles to get up. His left leg is completely dead now. Munhoz lands a body kick. Rivera lands a big right with just a minute to go. He lands a huge left soon after. He follows it with a body shot. Munhoz misses a head kick. It’s all out war in the last 30 seconds. The fight comes to an end.

Official result: Pedro Munhoz defeats Jimmie Rivera via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

Alex Caceres Tops Kevin Croom – UFC Vegas 20 Results

Caceres CroomKicking off the UFC Vegas 20 main card is a featherweight bout between Alex Caceres and Kevin Croom. Round 1: Both fighters open up with some kicks. Croom partially eats a body kick. He clinches Caceres up but Caceres has the underhooks and reverses him against the fence. Croom reverses soon after before Caceres separates. […]

Caceres Croom

Kicking off the UFC Vegas 20 main card is a featherweight bout between Alex Caceres and Kevin Croom.

Round 1: Both fighters open up with some kicks. Croom partially eats a body kick. He clinches Caceres up but Caceres has the underhooks and reverses him against the fence. Croom reverses soon after before Caceres separates. Croom doesn’t take long to clinch him again and is looking for the takedown. Croom nearly lands it but Caceres is doing well to defend it. Caceres lands a knee but slips. Croom pulls him down but Caceres ends up on top as he lands two big hammerfists. Croom gets up and goes for another takedown but Caceres continues to defend. Caceres is pulled down but gets right back up as the round ends.

Round 2: Croom rushes for another takedown but Caceres defends again and they return to striking. Caceres lands a big shot as Croom looks for another takedown. Croom isn’t stopping as he continues to look to get the fight to the ground. Caceres is finally on his back with Croom in his guard. Croom looks to advance but Caceres is looking for the triangle and it looks really close. Caceres lets it go soon after. They get to their feet but Croom has his back. He fails to get him down as the round ends.

Round 3: Croom gets wobbled by a number of strikes by Caceres. He is much slower and sloppier as he continues to look for the takedown. Caceres defends and now has Croom’s back. Croom rolls to the ground and Caceres is on top. He looks to take Croom’s back on the ground now and has the hooks in. Cacares looks for the rear naked choke but Croom is doing well to defend so far. Caceres lands some strikes and ends the fight strongly.

Official result: Alex Caceres defeats Kevin Croom via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27).

UFC Vegas 20 Results: Rozenstruik vs. Gane

UFCLowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 20: Rozenstruik vs. Gane results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 27th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pushing forward with a second consecutive headliner, the UFC field a pivotal division clash between kickboxing ace, the heavy-hitting talent, Jairzinho ‘Bigi Boy’ Rozenstruik and dynamic French uber-prospect, Ciryl […]

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LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 20: Rozenstruik vs. Gane results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 27th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pushing forward with a second consecutive headliner, the UFC field a pivotal division clash between kickboxing ace, the heavy-hitting talent, Jairzinho ‘Bigi Boy’ Rozenstruik and dynamic French uber-prospect, Ciryl ‘Bon Gamin’ Gane in a mouth-watering matchup.

Both coming off statement knockout victories over former undisputed heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos — Rozenstruik rebounded from a May knockout defeat to incoming title challenger, Francis Ngannou to stop the Brazilian at UFC 250 in June — with second round strikes.

Improving his undefeated professional record to 7-0, Fernand Lopez product and MMA Factory mainstay, Gane stuck a massive elbow to stop dos Santos also in the second round — moving to 4-0 under the UFC’s banner.

In an important light heavyweight matchup, former Fight Nights Global titleholder, Nikita Krylov makes his Octgon return as he draws the highly-touted, Magomed Ankalaev in an important clash for the light heavyweight landscape.

Ukrainian finisher, Krylov has notched a whopping fifteen submission wins, as well as a further ten knockout stoppages — most recently taking his first career decision victory in a UFC Fight Night Brasilia judging win over Johnny Walker last March.

Removing any doubt surrounding his first knockout win over Ion Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night Norfolk last February, Ankalaev moved to 2-0 against the Romanian via a late first frame stoppage at UFC 254 last October on ‘Fight Island’ — moving to 14-1 as a professional and extending his promotional-streak to five-fights.

UFC Vegas 20 Results: Rozenstruik vs. Gane

Main Card: (ESPN+ 8 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight: Jarizinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane

Light Heavyweight: Nikita Krylov vs. Magomed Ankalaev

Flyweight: Montana De La Rosa vs. Mayra Beuno Silva

Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera

Featherweigth: Alex Caceres vs. Kevin Croom

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

Lightweight: Alexander Hernandez vs. Thiago Moises

Bantamweight: Alexis Davis vs. Sabina Mazo

Bantamweight: Vince Cachero vs. Ronnie Lawrence

Catchweight (210.5-pounds): Dustin Jacoby vs. Maxim Grishin