UFC 189: McGregor vs. Mendes
July 11, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Main Card
- Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes Title Fight Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes via TKO (punches) at 4:57 of Round 2
- Robbie Lawler def. Rory MacDonald Title Fight Robbie Lawler def. Rory MacDonald via TKO (punches) at 1:00 of Round 5
- Jeremy Stephens def. Dennis Bermudez Jeremy Stephens def. Dennis Bermudez via TKO (jumping knee, punches) at :32 of Round 3
- Gunnar Nelson def. Brandon Thatch Gunnar Nelson def. Brandon Thatch via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:54 of Round 1
- Thomas Almeida def. Brad Pickett Thomas Almeida def. Brad Pickett via KO (flying knee) at :29 of Round 2
Undercard
- Matt Brown def. Tim Means Matt Brown def. Tim Means via submission (guillotine) at 4:44 of Round 1
- Alex Garcia def. Mike Swick Alex Garcia def. Mike Swick via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- John Howard def. Cathal Pendred John Howard def. Cathal Pendred via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Cody Garbrandt def. Henry Briones Cody Garbrandt def. Henry Briones via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Louis Smolka def. Neil Seery Louis Smolka def. Neil Seery via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Cody Pfister def. Yosdenis Cedeno Cody Pfister def. Yosdenis Cedeno via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)