UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Velasquez
Feb 17, 2018
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UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Velasquez Fight Card
Fight Card Ranking (strength of card on paper based on our exclusive Pound for Pound fighter rankings)
8,386 – stacked card
UFC on FOX/ESPN card’s range between 8,400-6,400 points, with an average UFC on FOX card ranking 7,500
(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)
(fighter ranking based on our exclusive Performance Based Ranking system – click fighter’s rank to check out the list)
Main Card (ESPN – 9:00 pm Eastern)
Heavyweights (five rounds):
Francis Ngannou (12-3, #5 ranked heavyweight) ***WINNER VIA KO (STRIKES)- ROUND 1 (0:26) vs Cain Velasquez (14-2, #3 ranked heavyweight)
Lightweights:
Paul Felder (15-4, #14 ranked lightweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) vs. James Vick (13-2, #6 ranked lightweight) vs
Women’s Strawweights:
Cynthia Calvillo (7-1, #4 ranked women’s strawweight) ***WINNER VIA DECISION (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) vs. Cortney Casey (8-6, #17 ranked women’s strawweight)
Featherweights:
Kron Gracie (4-0) ***WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (CHOKE)- ROUND 1 (2:05) vs. Alex Caceres (14-11, 1 NC, #25 ranked featherweight)
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Welterweights:
Vicente Luque (14-16-1, #13 ranked welterweight) ***WINNER VIA TKO (STRIKES)- ROUND 3 (4:54) vs Bryan Barberena (14-5, #25 ranked welterweight)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT
Featherweights:
Andre Fili (18-6, #22 ranked featherweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28 x3) vs Myles Jury (17-3, #17 ranked featherweight)
Prelims (ESPN – 7:00 pm Eastern)
Bantamweights:
Aljamain Sterling (16-3, #6 ranked bantamweight) ***WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27 x3) vs. Jimmie Rivera (22-2, #5 ranked bantamweight)
Bantamweights:
Manny Bermudez (13-0, #27 ranked bantamweight)*WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (D’ARCE CHOKE)- ROUND 1 (3:09) vs. Benito Lopez (9-0, #52 ranked bantamweight)
Women’s Flyweights:
Andrea Lee (9-2, #25 ranked women’s flyweight)***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27×2) vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (6-3, #12 ranked women’s flyweight) vs
Lightweights:
Nik Lentz (29-9-2, 1 NC, #20 ranked lightweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28×3) vs. Scott Holtzman (12-2, #28 ranked lightweight)
Early Prelims (ESPN+ – 5:30 pm Eastern)
Bantamweights:
Luke Sanders (12-3, #45 ranked bantamweight) ***WINNER BY TKO (STRIKES)- ROUND TWO (1:01) vs. Renan Barao (34-7, 1 NC, #22 ranked bantamweight)
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Women’s Strawweights:
Emily Whitmire (3-2, #27 ranked women’s strawweight) ***WINNER BY SUBMISSION (REAR NAKED CHOKE)- ROUND 1 (1:01) vs. Aleksandra Albu (3-0, #14 ranked women’s strawweight) vs
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