UFC Fight Night Jared Cannonier vs. Marvin Vettori Results & Video Highlights From Las Vegas
By MMA News
UFC Fight Night took place tonight from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights!
The main event saw top-five middleweights Marvin Vettori (#3) and Jared Cannonier (#4) collide. While in the co-main event, lightweights Arman Tsarukyan and Joaquim Silva did battle.
Catch all the UFC Fight Night results and highlights below!
UFC Fight Night Results: Main Card
Middleweight: Jared Cannonier def. Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (49-45×2, 48-46)
Lightweight: Arman Tsarukyan def. Joaquim Silva via TKO: R3, 3.25
Middleweight: Armen Petrosyan def. Christian Leroy Duncan via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28×2)
Featherweight: Pat Sabatini def. Lucas Almeida via submission: R2, 1.48
Lightweight: Manuel Torres def. Nikolas Motta via KO: R1, 1.50
Welterweight: Nicolas Dalby def. Muslim Salikhov via unanimous decision (30-27×2, 29-28)
Preliminary Card
Flyweight: Alessandro Costa def. Jimmy Flick via TKO: R2, 1.03
Bantamweight: Kang Kyung-Ho def. Cristian Quiñónez via submission: R1, 2.25
Flyweight: Carlos Hernandez def. Denys Bondar via unanimous technical decision (30-27×2, 29-28): R3: 4.59 – an accidental clash of heads stops the fight
Flyweight: Tereza Bledá def. Gabriella Fernandes via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
Bantamweight: Dan Argueta vs. Ronnie Lawrence ends in no contest after a wrongful stoppage by the referee: R1, 2.20
Light Heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas def. Zac Pauga via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28×2)
Preliminary Card Highlights
Kang Kyung-Ho def. Cristian Quiñónez
In this bantamweight bout, Kang Kyung-Ho earned an impressive first-round win with a rear-naked choke of Cristian Quiñónez.
Alessandro Costa def. Jimmy Flick
In this flyweight matchup, Alessandro Costa got the win with a TKO of Jimmy Flick.
Main Card Highlights
Nicolas Dalby def. Muslim Salikhov
In this welterweight bout, Nicolas Dalby earned a unanimous decision victory over Muslim Salikhov.
Round one saw Salikhov land some heavy shots on Dalby, but the Dane landed a huge head kick late on that wobbled Salikhov. In round two, Dalby took Salikhov’s back and later landed a crunching head kick. Round three saw Dalby outland Salikhov and mount the Russian late on.
Manuel Torres def. Nikolas Motta
Manuel Torres pulled off a brutal elbow KO of Nikolas Motta in the first round of their lightweight bout.
Pat Sabatini def. Lucas Almeida
In this featherweight bout, Pat Sabatini got the win over Lucas Almeida with an arm triangle submission.
In round one, Sabatini got the takedown and dominated from on top for much of the round, landing savage elbows. Then in round two, Sabatini got the takedown and sunk in an arm triangle to force the tap.
Armen Petrosyan def. Christian Leroy Duncan
In this middleweight bout, Armen Petrosyan earned a unanimous decision victory against Christian Leroy Duncan.
In round one, Petrosyan landed the more effective strikes while Duncan kept the Armenian guessing with some highly unorthodox moves. Round two saw Petrosyan land more volume of strikes with more accuracy, and get a takedown late on. In round three, Duncan rocked Petrosyan, but the Armenian responded with a takedown.
Arman Tsarukyan def. Joaquim Silva
In the co-main event, Arman Tsarukyan earned an impressive TKO victory against Joaquim Silva in their lightweight bout.
Round one saw Tsarukyan get an early takedown and take Silva’s back. In round two, Silva rocked Tsarukyan with a huge right, but the Armenian responded with a takedown. And in round three, Tsarukyan landed a huge takedown before mounting Silva and putting him away with brutal ground strikes.
Jared Cannonier def. Marvin Vettori
In the main event, Jared Cannonier earned a dominant unanimous decision victory against Marvin Vettori, breaking the record for the most significant strikes landed in a middleweight bout.
Round one saw a high output of strikes from both fighters, with Vettori wobbling Cannonier multiple times. In round two, Cannonier unloaded on Vettori, with the Italian somehow staying upright. Round three saw Cannonier continue landing punishing strikes, with Vettori managing a takedown late on.
In round four, Cannonier continued to stalk Vettori and land at will. And in the final round, Cannonier maintained the high output on Vettori to round out a very dominant win.
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