UFC 259
March 6, 2021 UFC APEX Las Vegas, Nevada Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
No Fuel! ‘I Had Two Pancakes And Two Eggs’
Aljamain Sterling made history at UFC 259 in March 2021.
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Scouring the scoring: There should’ve been 10-8 scores at UFC Vegas 66
Judges should feel free to follow the scoring criteria and score 10-8 rounds
Main Card
- Jan Blachowicz def. Israel Adesanya Title Fight Jan Blachowicz def. Israel Adesanya via UD (49-46, 49-45 x2)
- Amanda Nunes def. Megan Anderson Title Fight Amanda Nunes def. Megan Anderson via sub (armbar) (R1, 2:03)
- Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan Title Fight Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan via disqualification (R4, 4:29)
- Islam Makhachev def. Drew Dober Islam Makhachev def. Drew Dober via sub (arm triangle) (R3, 1:37)
- Aleksandar Rakic def. Thiago Santos Aleksandar Rakic def. Thiago Santos via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Undercard
- Dominick Cruz def. Casey Kenney Dominick Cruz def. Casey Kenney via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Kyler Phillips def. Song Yadong Kyler Phillips def. Song Yadong via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
- Askar Askarov def. Joseph Benavidez Aksar Askarov def. Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 30-26)
- Amanda Lemos def. Livinha Souza Amanda Lemos def. Livia Renata Souza via first-round TKO (3:39)
- Sean Brady def. Jake Matthews Sean Brady def. Jake Matthews via submission (arm triangle ) (R3, 3:28)
- Tim Elliott def. Jordan Espinosa Tim Elliott def. Jordan Espinosa via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 30-25)
- Kai Kara-France def. Rogerio Bontorin Kai Kara-France def. Rogerio Bontorin via first-round TKO (4:55)
- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Carlos Ulberg Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Carlos Ulberg via second-round TKO (3:19)
- Uros Medic def. Aalon Cruz Uros Medic def. Aalon Cruz via first-round TKO (1:40)
- Trevin Jones def. Mario Bautista Trevin Jones def. Mario Bautista via second-round TKO (0:40)