For the first time ever the UFC is in Santiago, Chile, presenting UFC Fight Night 129. The main event meeting between top 10 ranked Welterweights, number 5 Demian Maia & number 7 Kamaru Usman.
Maia a former Middleweight & Welterweight title challenger, who’s one of the top Brzailian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in MMA, looks to rebound from decision loss to Tyron Woodley & Colby Covington. Usman is a perfect 7-0 inside the octagon, with his lone finish being a knock out of Sergio Moraes, from this past September. The Nigerian Nightmare is a former division 2 wrestling champion and is a top athlete.
The co-main event is a women’s strawweight contest between number 9 ranked Alexa Grasso & number 12 ranked , TUF 23 winner Tatiana Saurez.
Kamaru Usman def. Demian Maia by (50-45, 49-46 x2) unanimous decision
Tatiana Suarez def. Alexa Grasso by submission (rear naked choke) 2:44 R1
Dominick Reyes def. Jared Cannonier by TKO (punches) 2:55 R1
Guido Cannetti def Diego Rivas (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
Andrea Lee def. Veronica Macedo by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
Vicente Luque def. Chad Laprise by KO (punches) 4:16 R1
Michel Prazeres def. Zak Cummings by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
Alexandre Pantoja def Brandon Moreno by (30-26 x2, 29-27) unanimous decision
Poliana Botelho def. Syuri Kondo by TKO KO (body kick and punches) 0:33 R1
Gabriel Benitez def. Humberto Bandenay by KO (slam) 0:39 R1
Enrique Barzola def. Brandon Davis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26 x2)
Frankie Saenz def. Henry Briones by (30-27 x2, 30-26) unanimous decision
Claudio Puelles def. Felipe Silva by submission (kneebar) 2:23 R3
