For the third straight week the Ultimate Fighting Championship has gone international. This week visiting our neighbors to the north as UFC Fight Night 158 takes place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British, Columbia.
UFC Fight Night 158 or UFC on ESPN+16, if you will. The 13-fight card is headlined by a top 5 lightweight match-up, former title challenger number 4 ranked Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone faces former WSOF champion, number 5 ranked Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje. Cerrone holds two amazing UFC records, the most wins in the octagon and most post-fight bonuses. Five fights into his UFC career Gaethje has been involved in five epic encounters, knocking out Michael Johnson, James Vick, & Edson Barboza; while getting stopped by Eddie Alvarez & Dustin Poirier.
In the co-main event former title challenger, number 9 ranked Lightweight contender Glover Teixeira faces former EFN champion, number 13 ranked contender Nikita Krylov. Teixeira has won tow in a row by submission, while Krylov comes off submitting Ovine St. Preux by rear naked choke.
ESPN+ Main Card
- Lightweight: Justin Gaethje (21-2) def. Donald Cerrone (36-13) by TKO (punches) 4:18 R1
- Light Heavyweight: Glover Teixeira (30-7) def. Nikita Krylov (26-7) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- Heavyweight: Todd Duffee (9-3) vs. Jeff Hughes (10-2) is No Contest (Hughes pokes Duffee in eye) 4:33 R1
- Welterweight: Tristan Connelly (14-6) def. Michel Pereira (23-10) by (29-28, 29-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Middleweight: Uriah Hall (15-9) def. Antonio Carlos Junior (10-4) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- Light Heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov (15-5) vs. Jimmy Crute (10-1) by submission (Peruvian Neck Tie) 3:38 R1
Prelims
- Heavyweight: Augusto Sakai (14-1-1) vs. Marcin Tybura (17-6) by KO (punches) 0:59 R1
- Bantamweight: Miles Johns (10-0) def. Cole Smith (7-1) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- Bantamweight: Hunter Azure (8-0) def. Brad Katona (8-2) by (30-27, 29-28 x2) unanimous decision
- Featherweight: Chas Skelly (18-4) def. Jordan Griffin (17-7) by (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
- Bantamweight: Louis Smolka (16-6) def. Ryan MacDonald (10-2) by TKO (punches) 4:43 R1
- Lightweight: Austin Hubbard (11-3) def. Kyle Prepolec (12-7) by (29-28 x2) unanimous decision
