Michael Chiesa locks in a rear-naked choke on Tony Ferguson and wins via submission in round one. (0:29)
Umar Nurmagomedov continued his winning ways as he defeated Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision on Saturday night.
Nurmagomedov (18-0) is now on a six-fight winning streak in the UFC, and with the win over ESPN’s No. 3 ranked bantamweight in Sandhagen (17-5), “Young Eagle” will likely be next to challenge for the 135-pound title. Sean O’Malley will defend his bantamweight belt against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 in September.
Here’s everything that went down on the 13-fight card in Abu Dhabi, including results, top news, highlights and big moments on Saturday.
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Joel Álvarez doesn’t hold back with a multitude of stiff knee strikes to land a knockout victory over Elves Brener.
Men’s bantamweight: Umar Nurmagomedov def. Cory Sandhagen
Middleweight: Shara Magomedov def. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Men’s bantamweight: Deiveson Figueiredo def. Marlon Vera
Welterweight: Michael Chiesa def. Tony Ferguson
Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern def. Loopy Godínez
Lightweight: Joel Álvarez def. Elves Brener
Light heavyweight: Azamat Murzakanov def. Alonzo Menifield
Lightweight: Kauê Fernandes def. Mohammad Yahya
Heavyweight: Shamil Gaziev def. Don’Tale Mayes
Lightweight: Guram Kutateladze def. Jordan Vucenic
Strawweight: Sam Hughes def. Viktoriia Dudakova
Lightweight: Jai Herbert def. Rolando Bedoya
Middleweight: Sedriques Dumas def. Denis Tiuliulin
Azamat Murzakanov lands a series of devastating punches to secure a second-round knockout win over Alonzo Menifield.
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