Jordan Espinosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25) Rogerio Bontorin via first-round TKO (punch) Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) Drew Dober via third-round submission (triangle choke) Petr Yan (c) via disqualification (illegal knee) Megan Anderson via first-round submission (triangle choke) Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-45, 49-45) You will also find our complete coverage for UFC 259 with features, gambling advice and the latest news from Las Vegas. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of UFC 259 below.īelow you can find the complete fight card results from Saturday night's action. The trending topic of the night, however, was the manner in which Aljamain Sterling rose to the top of the bantamweight mountain in the third championship tilt of the evening.Ĭan't get enough boxing and MMA? Get the latest in the world of combat sports from two of the best in the business. In the co-main event, someone who currently resides in that simultaneous champ-champ club, Amanda Nunes, retained her featherweight title in a very Amanda Nunes fashion. In the main event, reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya dared to be great and moved up to light heavyweight to challenge 205-pound champion Jan Blachowicz, though the "Last Stylebender" ended up falling just short in joining the history books by becoming the fifth simultaneous double champion in UFC history. The card absolutely lived up to the billing and left fans wanting more with knockouts abound on the preliminary card and the trio of title fights all giving us something to talk about. That about sums up most people's feelings for UFC 259 on Saturday in Las Vegas as the promotion once again delivered high drama - and a bit of controversy - in its latest PPV offering.
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