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Event

UFC 259 Błachowicz vs Adesanya

Date
Sun 7th March 2021 (UTC)
Sat 6th March 2021 (Local)

Timestamp
2021-03-07T03:00:00

Time

03:00:00 UTC (22:00:00 Local)

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League
UFC

Season
2021

Round
8

Status

Location
UFC APEX

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Description

Three titles up for grabs at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Amanda Nunes (20-4), the lioness, the strongest UFC fighter right now, returns to the octagon to defend the featherweight belt from the onslaught of Megan Anderson (11-4). Not only that: Israel Adesanya (20-0) tries to become the fifth "champ-champ" of the UFC against Jan Blachowicz (27-8) for the light heavyweight title, while Petr Yan (7-0) defends the weight title bantamweight against Aljamain Sterling (19-3).

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Result List


01	Jan Błachowicz	WIN
01	Israel Adesanya	LOSS

02	Amanda Nunes	WIN
02	Megan Anderson	LOSS

03	Aljamain Sterling	WIN
03	Petr Yan	LOSS

04	Islam Makhachev	WIN
04	Drew Dober	LOSS

06	Dominick Cruz	WIN
06	Casey Kenney	LOSS

07	Kyler Phillips	WIN
07	Song Yadong	LOSS

08	Askar Askarov	WIN
08	Joseph Benavidez	LOSS

09	Kai Kara-France	WIN
09	Rogerio Bontorin	LOSS

10	Tim Elliott	WIN
10	Jordan Espinosa	LOSS

11	Kennedy Nzechukwu	WIN
11	Carlos Ulberg	LOSS

13	Amanda Lemos	WIN
13	Livinha Souza	LOSS

14	Uros Medic	WIN
14	Aalon Cruz	LOSS

Result Description
Main Card
Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz (c) def. Israel Adesanya Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–45, 49–45) 5 5:00
Women’s Featherweight Amanda Nunes (c) def. Megan Anderson Submission (triangle armbar) 1 2:03
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan (c) DQ (illegal knee) 4 4:29
Lightweight Islam Makhachev def. Drew Dober Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 1:37
Light Heavyweight Aleksandar Rakić def. Thiago Santos Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00

Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz def. Casey Kenney Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Kyler Phillips def. Song Yadong Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (127 lb) Askar Askarov def. Joseph Benavidez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Flyweight Kai Kara-France def. Rogério Bontorin KO (punches) 1 4:55

Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight Tim Elliott def. Jordan Espinosa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–25) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Carlos Ulberg KO (punches) 2 3:19
Welterweight Sean Brady def. Jake Matthews Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 3:28
Women’s Strawweight Amanda Lemos def. Lívia Renata Souza TKO (punches) 1 3:39
Lightweight Uroš Medić def. Aalon Cruz TKO (punches) 1 1:40
Bantamweight Trevin Jones def. Mario Bautista TKO (punches) 2 0:47

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