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Beneil Dariush Batters Scott Holtzman – UFC Vegas 6 Results

Dariush HoltzmanKicking off the UFC Vegas 6 main card is a catchweight bout between Beneil Dariush and Scott Holtzman. Round 1: Dariush lands a huge body kick after the pair swing early on. The fight is stopped after an accidental eyepoke on Dariush. The fight resumes. Dariush lands a jab and Holtzman returns with a leg […]

Dariush Holtzman

Kicking off the UFC Vegas 6 main card is a catchweight bout between Beneil Dariush and Scott Holtzman.

Round 1: Dariush lands a huge body kick after the pair swing early on. The fight is stopped after an accidental eyepoke on Dariush. The fight resumes. Dariush lands a jab and Holtzman returns with a leg kick. The fight is stopped again as Dariush receives another eyepoke. The fight resumes again as Dariush looks for the takedown but Holtzman defends well early on. Dariush isn’t giving up on it but Holtzman continues to remain on his feet. Holtzman escapes but receives a huge knee. Dariush is looking for the finish as he lands another knee. Dariush continues the onslaught as Holtzman looks for the takedown now. Dariush stuffs it and now has Holtzman’s back. Holtzman reverses and has Dariush up against the fence. They return to striking. Dariush lands a body kick and follows it up with a straight left. Dariush continues to land huge strikes but Holtzman displays a great chin. However, Dariush lands a spinning backfist that drops Holtzman as the fight is called off.

Official result: Beneil Dariush defeats Scott Holtzman via knockout (R1, 4:38).

UFC Vegas 6 weigh-in results: Derrick Lewis, Chris Weidman Make Weight

LewisHeadliners Derrick Lewis and Alexey Oleinik both make weight today. With Lewis weighing in at the 265-pound limit, and his opponent Oleinik tipping the scales at a slim 227 pounds. Lewis and Oleinik will be going to war, in an old school striker vs grappler style match up, except both of these guys can do […]

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Headliners Derrick Lewis and Alexey Oleinik both make weight today. With Lewis weighing in at the 265-pound limit, and his opponent Oleinik tipping the scales at a slim 227 pounds. Lewis and Oleinik will be going to war, in an old school striker vs grappler style match up, except both of these guys can do everything.

In the co-main event, we see Chris Weidman make the 186-pound limit after moving back down from light heavyweight, seemingly on the chopping block losing 5 of his last 6 fights by brutal stoppage. His opponent Akhmedov weighing in at 185.75, the former welterweight has looked resurgent at middleweight, he’s looking to earn his biggest win to date against the former champion.

2 fighters missed weight today.

Beneil Dariush weighed in at 158 against his opponent Scott Holtzman. He was fined 20% of his purse and the bout has been changed to a 158 pound catch weight.

Laureano Staropoli and Tim Means both missed weight, with Staropoli weighing in at 174.5, and Means hitting the scales at 172.5 pounds. Although Means was able to make the 171 pound limit with his second go. Staropoli was fined 20% of his purse and this bout will go on as a 174.5 pound catch weight.

See the full UFC Vegas 6 weigh-in results below:

Main card (ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET)

Derrick Lewis (265) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (227)

Chris Weidman (186) vs. Omari Akhmedov (185.75)

Darren Stewart (186) vs. Maki Pitolo (186)

Yana Kunitskaya (135.5) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (136)

Beneil Dariush (158)* vs. Scott Holtzman (156)

Prelims (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)

Tim Means (171)** vs. Laureano Staropoli (174.5)***

Kevin Holland (183.5) vs. Joaquin Buckley (185)

Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Alex Munoz (156)

Andrew Sanchez (185.5) vs. Wellington Turman (185.5)

Gavin Tucker (146) vs. Justin Jaynes (146)

Youssef Zalal (146) vs. Peter Barrett (145.5)

Irwin Rivera (136) vs. Ali AlQaisi (136)

*Dariush will forfeit 20 percent of his purse and his bout with Holtzman will proceed at a 158-pound catchweight

**Means missed weight on his first attempt, coming in at 172.5 pounds, but was allowed extra time to cut weight. He successfully made weight at 171 pounds on his second attempt

***Staropoli will forfeit 20 percent of his purse and his bout with Means will proceed at a 174.5-pound catchweight

UFC Vegas 6’s Aleksei Oleinik Unsure When He’ll Retire

Aleksei Oleinik isn’t sure when he’ll retire after his heavyweight clash with Derrick Lewis. Oleinik is set to take on Lewis on Aug. 8. The bout will serve as the main event of UFC Vegas 6 inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’…

Aleksei Oleinik isn’t sure when he’ll retire after his heavyweight clash with Derrick Lewis. Oleinik is set to take on Lewis on Aug. 8. The bout will serve as the main event of UFC Vegas 6 inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s a pivotal bout for Oleinik, who is the 10th-ranked UFC […]

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Chris Weidman Plans To Fight Omari Akhmedov With Sense Of Urgency

Chris Weidman knows he’s in a rough spot. Weidman is scheduled to take on Omari Akhmedov on Aug. 8. The “All American” has gone from being a former UFC middleweight champion to not even being in the top 15 rankings. From 13-0 to 14-5,…

Chris Weidman knows he’s in a rough spot. Weidman is scheduled to take on Omari Akhmedov on Aug. 8. The “All American” has gone from being a former UFC middleweight champion to not even being in the top 15 rankings. From 13-0 to 14-5, Weidman knows a win this weekend is crucial. Chris Weidman Understands […]

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