The mixed martial arts leader staged its latest UFC Fight Night event on Saturday, and MMA News has you covered with all the action.
Before all focus turns to a highly anticipated and significantly built-up Noche UFC pay-per-view at the Sphere next weekend, the promotion put on another card at a much more low-key Las Vegas venue in the Apex.
The headline spot fell in the welterweight division, where former title challenger Gilbert Burns attempted to defend his #6 spot on the ladder and keep his hopes of a late-career second opportunity at the gold alive at the expense of Sean Brady.
"Durinho" ultimately failed in that mission, with his Philadelphian opponent putting on a dominant display en route to a lopsided unanimous decision victory.
Before that, a former champion was in action as ex-strawweight queen Jéssica Andrade shared the cage with her surging fellow countrywoman Natália Silva. The latter put on another striking masterclass to earn the nod from all three judges, catapulting her into the title picture at 125 pounds.
With that said, see below for the full results, followed by all the highlights!
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady Results & Highlights
Main Card:
- Welterweight Main Event: Sean Brady def. Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
- Women's Flyweight Co-Main Event: Natália Silva def. Jéssica Andrade via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Featherweight: Steve Garcia def. Kyle Nelson via TKO (ground strikes): R1, 3:59
- Bantamweight: Cody Durden def. Matt Schnell via submission (ninja choke): R2, 0:29
- Lightweight: Yanal Ashmouz def. Trevor Peek via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Preliminary Card:
- Lightweight: Chris Padilla def. Rongzhu via TKO (doctor stoppage): R3, 4:14
- Featherweight: Isaac Dulgarian def. Brendon Marotte via submission (arm-triangle choke): R2, 4:19
- Flyweight: André Lima def. Felipe dos Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Featherweight: Gabriel Santos def. Yizha via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
- Women's Strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim def. Vanessa Demopoulos via submission (armbar): R1, 3:28
- Middleweight: Andre Petroski def. Dylan Budka via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Featherweight: Nathan Fletcher def. Zygimantas Ramaska via submission (arm-triangle choke): R2, 1:14