UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz

[The Last Outlaw]

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ALL FIGHTS BROADCAST ON ESPN and ESPN+

PRELIMINARY FIGHTS
UFC BANTAMWEIGHTS
Da'Mon "Da Monster" Blackshear (12-4-1) vs. Youssef "The Moroccan Devil" Zalal was ruled a Majority Draw (29-28 Blackshear, 28-28 Draw, 28-28 Draw)
^{Referee: Herb Dean}

UFC MIDDLEWEIGHTS
CATCHWEIGHT: 180 lbs.
Josh "The Renegade" Quinlan (6-0-0, 1 NC) def. Jason "The Vanilla Gorilla" Witt (19-9-0) via KO (Punch) at 2:09 of Round 1
^{Referee: Frank Trigg}

UFC FLYWEIGHTS
Tyson Nam (21-12-1) def. Ode "The Jamaican Sensation" Osbourne (11-5-0, 1 NC) via KO (Punches) at 2:59 of Round 1
^{Referee: Jason Herzog}

UFC LIGHTWEIGHTS
Gabriel "Moggly" Benitez (23-10-0) def. Charlie "The American Bad Boy" Ontiveros (11-9-0) via TKO (Punches) at 3:35 of Round 1
^{Referee: Mike Beltran}

UFC WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHTS
Nina "The Strina" Nunes (11-7-0) def. Cynthia Calvillo (9-5-1) via Split Decision (29-28 Calvillo, 29-28 Nunes, 30-27 Nunes). Nunes announced her retirement after the victory.
^{Referee: Herb Dean}

UFC HEAVYWEIGHTS
Martin "Badys" Buday (11-1-0) def. Lukasz Brzeski (8-2-1, 1 NC) via Split Decision (29-28 Buday, 29-28 Brzeski, 29-28 Buday)
^{Referee: Frank Trigg}

UFC WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHTS
CATCHWEIGHT: 120 lbs.
Angela "Overkill" Hill (14-12-0) def. Lupita "Loopy" Godinez (8-3-0) via Unanimous Decision (29-28 on all Scorecards)
^{Referee: Jason Herzog}

MAIN CARD FIGHTS
UFC MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Gerald "GM3" Meerschaert (35-15-0) def. Bruno "Blindado" Silva (22-8-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:39 of Round 3
^{Referee: Mike Beltran}

UFC WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHTS
Priscila "Zombie Girl" Cachoeira (12-4-0) def. Ariane "Queen of Violence" Lipski (14-8-0) via TKO (Punches) at 1:05 of Round 1
^{Referee: Herb Dean}

UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Azmat "The Professional" Murzakanov (12-0-0) def. Devin "Brown Bear" Clark (13-7-0) via TKO (Punches) at 1:18 of Round 3
^{Referee: Frank Trigg}

UFC WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHTS
Yazmin Jauregui (9-0-0) def. Yasmin Lucindo (13-5-0) via Unanimous Decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
^{Referee: Jason Herzog}

CO-MAIN EVENT
UFC FEATHERWEIGHTS
Nate "The Train" Landwehr (16-4-0) def. David "Silent Assassin" Onama (10-2-0) via Majority Decision (28-28 Draw, 29-27 Onama, 29-27 Onama)
^{Referee: Mike Beltran}

MAIN EVENT
UFC BANTAMWEIGHTS
Marlon "Chito" Vera (20-7-1) def. Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz (24-4-0) via KO (Head Kick) at 2:17 of Round 4
^{Referee: Herb Dean}

BONUS AWARDS
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.

• Fight of the Night: Nate Landwehr vs. David Onama
  
• Performance of the Night: Marlon Vera and Tyson Nam

[Kyng]

Sounds like there were some quite close matches here! Especially the one that was ruled a majority draw .

Congrats to all the winners - and I hope Nina Nunes enjoys her retirement! (I was going to say "I guess that means there's no Peña vs. Nunes 3", but I now see that that's a different Nunes who isn't even in the same weight division )

[The Last Outlaw]

Sounds like there were some quite close matches here! Especially the one that was ruled a majority draw .

Congrats to all the winners - and I hope Nina Nunes enjoys her retirement! (I was going to say "I guess that means there's no Peña vs. Nunes 3", but I now see that that's a different Nunes who isn't even in the same weight division )

No, Nina is married to Amanda "The Lioness".   Now that I look back, it is rare for an MMA fighter to call an end to his/her career on the back of getting a win.  They usually do so when they take an "L".

[Kyng]

Sounds like there were some quite close matches here! Especially the one that was ruled a majority draw .

Congrats to all the winners - and I hope Nina Nunes enjoys her retirement! (I was going to say "I guess that means there's no Peña vs. Nunes 3", but I now see that that's a different Nunes who isn't even in the same weight division )

No, Nina is married to Amanda "The Lioness".   Now that I look back, it is rare for an MMA fighter to call an end to his/her career on the back of getting a win.  They usually do so when they take an "L".

Ah, thanks for clarifying that . I didn't realise the two of them were married!

Though, I kinda hope this isn't a sign that Amanda isn't going to retire soon (at least, not before getting the end of her best-of-three in )