The Octagon returns to the Mile High Metropolis for tonight’s UFC Denver tournament, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez.
Namajunas (12-6 MMA) used to be to beginning with put slated to collide with Maycee Barber in tonight’s tournament headliner, however ‘The Future’ used to be forced to withdraw from the competition and used to be replaced by Cortez.
‘Thug Rose’ final competed attend in March of this one year, the put she earned a unanimous resolution victory over Amanda Ribas. The score snapped a two-fight losing skid for the everyday strawweight queen, as Namajunas had previously suffered setbacks to Manon Fiorot and Carla Esparza respectively.
In the period in-between, Tracy Cortez (11-1 MMA) enters tonight’s UFC Denver important tournament carrying an eleven-fight profitable scuttle, her latest being a unanimous resolution victory over Jasmine Jasudavicius in September of final one year. The 30-one year-archaic has gained all five of her Octagon appearances by draw of resolution.
Tonight’s UFC Denver tournament is co-headlined by a welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Muslim Salikhov.
Ponzinibbio (29-7 MMA) can be returning to motion for the important time since struggling a knockout loss to Kevin Holland at UFC 287 in April of final one year. The ‘Argentine Dagger’ has long past 2-3 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.
In the period in-between, Muslim Salikhov (19-5 MMA) can be having a survey to snap a two-fight losing skid when he takes to the cage this evening. The 40-one year-archaic Russian is coming off losses to Randy Brown and Nicolas Dalby respectively.
Also featured on tonight’s UFC Denver important card is a highly anticipated gentle-weight bout between Drew Dober and Jean Silva.
Dober (27-13 MMA) will enter the competition having a survey to rebound, this after shedding a unanimous resolution loss to Renato Moicano in his latest effort this past February. The 35-one year-archaic has long past 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.
In the period in-between, Jean Silva (13-2 MMA) currently boasts a ten-fight profitable scuttle, his latest being a knockout victory over Charles Jourdain at UFC 303. The Brazilian has earned stoppage wins in twelve of his thirteen career victories.
Pick up all of tonight’s are living outcomes and highlights beneath (refresh for updates):
UFC Denver Foremost Card (10pm EST on ESPN+)
125 lbs.: Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez – Namajunas def. Cortez by unanimous resolution (49-46 x2, 48-47)
170 lbs.: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov – Salikhov def. Ponzinibbio by split resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva – Silva def. Dober by strategy of TKO (cut) at 1: 28 of Spherical 3
170 lbs.: Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa – Bonfim def. Loosa by unanimous resolution (30-27 x2, 29-28)
145 lbs.: Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez – Erosa def. Rodriguez by strategy of submission (guillotine choke) at 4: 49 of Spherical 1
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185 lbs: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage – Ruled a no-contest attributable to unintended elbows to the attend of the pinnacle
UFC Denver Preliminary Card (7pm EST on ESPN+)
125 lbs.: Joshua Van vs. Charles Johnson – Johnson def. Van by strategy of KO (punches) at 0: 20 of Spherical 3
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125 lbs.: Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Fatima Kline – Jasudavicius def. Kline by unanimous resolution (30-27 x3)
135 lbs.: Montel Jackson vs. Da’Mon Blackshear – Jackson def. Blackshear by strategy of KO (punch) at 0: 18 of Spherical 1
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125 lbs.: Luana Santos vs. Mariya Agapova – Santos def. Agapova by strategy of submission (rear-bare choke) – at 3: 27 of Spherical 1
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185 lbs.: Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski – Petroski def. Fremd by unanimous resolution (30-27 x3)
170 lbs.: Evan Elder vs. Darius Flora – Elder def. Flora by strategy of submission (arm-triangle choke) at 1: 46 of Spherical 2
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