UFC Vegas 61 Results, Yan edges out Dern
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is back home in the friendly confines of the Apex for UFC Vegas 61. The 13-fight card is headlined by a top ten women’s strawweight match-up.
The main event will see decorated BJJ black belt number five ranked Mackenzie Dern squaring off with high volume striker number six ranked Xiaonan Yan. Dern has won five of her last six fights coming off the biggest win of her career a decision over Tecia Torres. Yan is 6-2 in the UFC wins over former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz & BJJ Black Belt Claudia Gadelha.
UFC Vegas 61 Main Card On ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):
- Women’s Strawweight: Xiaonan Yan (16-3) def. Mackenzie Dern (13-2) by (47-47, 48-47 x2) majority decision
- Welterweight: Randy Brown (16-4) def. Francisco Trinaldo (28-9) by (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
- Bantamweight: Raoni Barcelos (17-3) def. Trevin Jones (13-9) by (30-25, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Featherweight: Sodiq Yusuff (13-2) def. Don Shainis (12-4) by submission (guillotine choke) 0:30 R1
- Lightweight: Mike Davis (10-2) def. Viacheslav Borshchev (6-3) by (29-28, 30-26 x2) unanimous decision
UFC Vegas 61 ‘Prelims’ Card On ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET):
- Bantamweight: Daniel Santos (10-2) def. John Castaneda (19-6) by KO (knee) 4:28 R2
- Heavyweight: Ilir Latifi (16-8) def. Aleksei Oleinik (60-17-1) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
- Lightweight: Joaquim Silva (12-3) def. Jesse Ronson (21-12) by TKO (jump knee & ground strikes) 3:02 R2
- Middleweight: Brendan Allen (20-5) def. Krzysztof Jotko (24-6) by submission (rear naked choke) 4:17 R1
- 140-catchweight: Chelsea Chandler (5-1) def. Julija Stoliarenko (10-7-1) by TKO (ground strikes) 4:15 R1
- Bantamweight: Guido Cannetti (10-6) def. Randy Costa (6-4) by submission (rear naked choke) 1:04 R1
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