The Ultimate Fighting Championship is at Madison Square Garden in New York for UFC 244. The headliner has Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal battling Nate Diaz for the BMF title.UFChistory
The bout is to see who is the Baddest Mother Fucker in the game. Masvidal comes in on the strength of back to back knock out victories, giving him 15 for his career. Slinging leather to put Darren Till to sleep, while his flying knee knock out of Ben Askren, is the fastest in UFC history; five seconds. Diaz comes in off a unanimous decision win over Anthony Pettis. Giving the Stockton native wins in three of his last four fights. The younger brother of former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz, Nate has finishes in 16 of his 20 wins, 11 by submission. Masvidal is the number three ranked welterweight while Diaz is the number seven contender.
The co-main event is a middleweight clash between number four ranked contender Kelvin Gastelum and number ten ranked welterweight Darren Till. In the featured fight position number nine ranked welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson faces number 14 ranked Vicente “The Silent Assassin” Luque.
ESPN+ PPV Main Card
- Main Event – BMF Title – 170: Jorge Masvidal (35-13) def. Nate Diaz (20-12) by TKO (doctor stoppage cut over right eye) 5:00 R3
- Co-Main Event – 185: Darren Till (18-2-1) def. Kelvin Gastelum (16-5) by (30-27, 27-30, 29-28) split decision
- 170: Stephen Thompson (15-4-1) def. Vicente Luque (17-7-1) by (29-27, 30-26 x2) unanimous decision
- 265: Derrick Lewis (22-7) def. Blagoy Ivanov (18-3) by (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- 155: Kevin Lee (18-5) def. Gregor Gillespie (13-1) by KO (head kick) 2:47 R1
ESPN2 Prelims
- 205: Corey Anderson (13-4) def. Johnny Walker (17-4) by TKO (punches) 2:07 R1
- 145: Shane Burgos (13-1) def. Makwan Amirkhani (15-4) by TKO (punches) 4:42 R2
- 185: Edmen Shahbazyan (11-0) def. Brad Tavares (17-6) by KO (punches) 2:27 R1
- 265: Jairzinho Rozenstruik (9-0) def. Andrei Arlovski (28-19) by KO (punch) 0:29 R1
Fight Pass Prelims
- 125: Katlyn Chookagian (13-2) def. Jennifer Maia (17-6-1) (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
- 170: Lyman Good (21-5) def. Chance Rencountre (14-4) by TKO (punches) 2:03 R3
- 145: Hakeem Dawodu (11-1-1) def. Julio Arece (16-4) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
