Following a successful three-day stretch of events in Las Vegas last weekend, the doors to the world famous Octagon once again open inside the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida this evening as UFC presents UFC On FOX 17.
Headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between title-holder Rafael dos Anjos and challenger Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, UFC On FOX 17 also features a long-awaited heavyweight bout between top contenders Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem, as well as an intriguing lightweight contender bout between Nate Diaz and Michael Johnson.
Below are UFC On FOX 17 results:
UFC On FOX 17 Preliminary Fights (UFC Fight Pass)
– Francis Ngannou def. Luiz Henrique via KO (punches) at 2:53 of round 2
– Vicente Luque def. Hayder Hassan via submission (anaconda choke) at 2:13 of round 1
– Kamaru Usman def. Leon Edwards via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
UFC On FOX 17 Preliminary Fights (FOX Sports 1)
– Cole Miller and Jim Alers fight to a no contest (Miller poked in the eye at 1:44 of round 2)
– Nik Lentz def. Danny Castillo via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
– Tamdan McCrory def. Josh Samman via submission (triangle choke) at 4:10 of round 3
– Valentina Shevchenko def. Sarah Kaufman via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
– Nate Marquardt def. C.B. Dollaway via KO (punch) at 0:28 of round 2
– Charles Oliveira def. Myles Jury via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:05 of round 1
UFC On FOX 17 Main Card Fights (FOX)
– Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Randa Markos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
– Nate Diaz def. Michael Johnson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)*
– Alistair Overeem def. Junior dos Santos via KO (punch) at 4:43 of round 2
– Rafael dos Anjos def. Donald Cerrone via TKO (punches) at 1:06 of round 1 to retain the UFC Lightweight Title
* – Diaz and Johnson continued to fight well after the bell sounded at the end of the third round
