UFC Vegas 54 Results, Blachowicz outlasts Rakic
UFC Vegas 54 takes place from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas Nevada. The 11-fight card is headline by number one contender is about in the Light-Heavyweight division.
Former champion, number one contender Jan Blachowicz face rising contender number three ranked Aleksandar Rakic. In 2017 Blachowicz looked to be on his way out of the promotion. In one of the biggest career turnarounds we’ve ever seen in 2020 the fighter who coined the term Polish power capture the UFC championship. Rakic has been A highly touted prospect his entire UFC run but has had to mature from a finisher to figuring out how to win fights against the elites of the sport.
UFC Vegas 54 Main Event On ESPN2/ESPN+(10 p.m. ET):
- Light-Heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz (29-9) def. Aleksandar Rakic (14-3) TKO (knee injury) 1:11 R3
- Light-Heavyweight: Ryan Spann (20-7) def. Ion Cutelaba (16-7-1) by submission (guillotine choke) 2:22 R1
- Bantamweight: Davey Grant (12-6) def. Louis Smolka (17-9) by KO (ground strike) 0:49 R3
- Flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian (18-4) def. Amanda Ribas (11-3) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- Lightweight: Manuel Torres (13-2) def. Frank Camacho (22-10) by TKO (punches) 3:27 R1
- FLyweight: Allan Nascimento (19-6) def. Jake Hadley (8-1) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
UFC Vegas 54 Prelims Card On ESPN2/ESPN+ (7:30 p.m. ET):
- Flyweight: Viviane Araujo (11-3) def. Andrea Lee (13-6) by (29-28, 29-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Lightweight: Michael Johnson (20-17) def. Alan Patrick (15-4) by KO 3:22 R2 KO
- Strawweight: Virna Jandiroba (18-3) def. Angela Hill (13-12) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
- Flyweight: Tatsuro Taira (11-0) def. Carlos Candelario (8-2) by (30-26, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Middleweight: Andre Petroski (8-1) def. Nick Maximov (8-1) by technical submission (Anaconda choke) R1 1:16
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