UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2
Apr 13, 2019 
State Farm Arena
Atlanta, Georgia

UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 Results

Fight Card Ranking (strength of card on paper based on our exclusive Pound for Pound fighter rankings)

9,832 – below average

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Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway, Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum each earned $50,000 bonuses for their fights; no individual Performance of the Night awards.

Main Card (PPV – 10:00 pm Eastern)

Interim Lightweight Championship:
Max Holloway  (20-3,  #1 ranked lightweight) vs Dustin Poirier    (24-5, 1 NC, #6 ranked lightweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (49-46 x 3) AND NEW INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION

Interim Middleweight Championship:
Kelvin Gastelum    (15-3, 1 NC, #3 ranked middleweight) vs Israel Adesanya    (16-0, #4 ranked middleweight) ***WINNER VIA DECISION (48-46 x 3) AND NEW INTERIM MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION

***RICH FRANKLIN ANNOUNCED AS GOING INTO THE HALL OF FAME

Light Heavyweights:
Eryk Anders  (11-3,  #24 ranked light heavyweight) vs Khalil Rountree   (7-3, 1 NC, #25 ranked light heavyweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-26 x 3)

Welterweights:
Alan Jouban  (16-6, #34 ranked welterweight) vs Dwight Grant   (9-2, #63 ranked welterweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28 Grant 30-27 Jouban 29-28 Grant)

Light Heavyweights:
Ovince Saint Preux    (23-12, #5 ranked light heavyweight) vs Nikita Krylov    (24-6, #14 ranked light heavyweight) ***WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (REAR NAKED CHOKE) ROUND 2 (2:30)

Prelims (ESPN – 8:00 pm Eastern)

Lightweights:
Jalin Turner  (8-4, #48 ranked lightweight) vs Matt Frevola   (6-1-1, #67 ranked lightweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION

Flyweights:
Wilson Reis  (23-9, #10 ranked flyweight) vs Alexandre Pantoja   (20-3, #8 ranked flyweight) ***WINNER VIA TKO (PUNCH)- ROUND 1 (2:58)

Welterweights:
Max Griffin  (14-6, #62 ranked welterweight) ***WINNER VIA DECISION (28-28, 29-27 x 2) vs Zelim Imadaev  (8-0)

Bantamweights:
Boston Salmon    (6-1) vs Khalid Taha (12-2, #57 ranked bantamweight) ***WINNER VIA TKO (PUNCH) ROUND 1 (0:25)

Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass – 6:15 pm Eastern)

Welterweights:
Curtis Millender    (17-4, #36 ranked welterweight) vs Belal Muhammad   (14-3, #48 ranked welterweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-27 x 2, 30-26)

Bantamweights:
Montel Jackson (7-1, #35 ranked bantamweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)  vs Andre Soukhamthath  (13-6, #41 ranked bantamweight)

Women’s Flyweights:
Lauren Mueller  (10-2, #23 ranked women’s flyweight) vs Poliana Botelho   (7-2, #10 ranked women’s flyweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28 x 3)

Bantamweights:
Brandon Davis   (9-5, #55 ranked bantamweight) ***WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (REAR NAKED CHOKE)- ROUND 2 (1:12) vs Randy Costa  (4-0)

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