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Main Card (ESPN)

Light Heavyweight

Jamahal Hill defeated Thiago Santos via TKO (Punches and Elbows) at 2:31 R4

Welterweight

Geoff Neal defeated Vicente Luque via KO (Punches) at 2:01 R3

TUF 30 Heavyweight Final

Mohammed Usman defeated Zac Pauga via KO (Punch) at 0:36 R2

TUF 30 Women's Flyweight Final

Juliana Miller defeated Brogan Walker via TKO (Punches and Elbows) at 3:58 R3

Heavyweight

Sergey Spivak defeated Augusto Sakai via TKO (Punches) at 3:42 R2

Lightweight

Terrence McKinney defeated Erick Gonzalez via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:17 R1


Preliminary Card (ESPN)

Middleweight

Michał Oleksiejczuk defeated Sam Alvey via TKO (Punches) at 1:56 R1

Welterweight

Bryan Battle defeated Takashi Sato via KO (Head Kick) at 0:44 R1

Women's Strawweight

Cory McKenna defeated Miranda Granger via Submission (Von Flue Choke) at 1:03 R2

Women's Bantamweight

Mayra Bueno Silva defeated Stephanie Egger via Submission (Armbar) at 1:17 R1​

 

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My fight picks....

Hill - W (7-3)
Luque - L (6-3)
Pauga - L (6-2)
Walker - W (6-1)
Spivak - W (5-1)
McKinney - W (4-1)
Oleksiejczuk - W (3-1)
Battle - W (2-1)
McKenna - W (1-1)
Egger - L (0-1)

 

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2022 Picks Record

249-139 (64.1%)

Updated through UFC Vegas 60.

 

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Dana White's Contender Series - S6 E3 - 08/09

Middleweight

Bo Nickal defeated Zachary Borrego via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:02 R1

Heavyweight

Jamal Pogues defeated Paulo Renato Jr. via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight

Erik Silva defeated Anvar Boynazarov via TKO (Punches and Elbows) at 1:32 R1

Flyweight

Clayton Carpenter defeated Edgar Cháirez via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Women's Strawweight

Karolina Wójcik defeated Sandra Lavado via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)


Contracts Awarded: 3

Clayton Carpenter
Erik Silva
Jamal Pogues​

 

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Main Card (ESPN)

Bantamweight

Marlon Vera defeated Dominick Cruz via KO (Head Kick and Punches) at 2:16 R4

Featherweight

Nate Landwehr defeated David Onama via Majority Decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)

Women's Strawweight

Yazmin Jauregui defeated Iasmin Lucindo via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Light Heavyweight

Azamat Murzakanov defeated Devin Clark via TKO (Punches) at 1:18 R3

Women's Bantamweight

Priscila Cachoeira defeated Ariane Lipski via TKO (Punches) at 1:05 R1

Middleweight

Gerald Meerschaert defeated Bruno Silva via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:39 R3


Preliminary Card (ESPN)

Women's Catchweight (120 lb.)

Angela Hill defeated Lupita Godinez via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Heavyweight

Martin Buday defeated Łukasz Brzeski via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Women's Flyweight

Nina Nunes defeated Cynthia Calvillo via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27

Lightweight

Gabriel Benítez defeated Charlie Ontiveros via TKO (Punches) at 3:35 R1

Flyweight

Tyson Nam defeated Ode Osbourne via KO (Punches) at 2:59 R1

Catchweight (180 lb.)

Josh Quinlan defeated Jason Witt via KO (Punch) at 2:09 R1

Bantamweight

Youssef Zalal fought Da'Mon Blackshear to a Majority Draw (28-29, 28-28, 28-28)​

 

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My fight picks...

Vera - W (6-6)
Onama - L (5-6)
Jauregui - W (5-5)
Murzakanov - W (4-5)
Lipski - L (3-5)
Silva - L (3-4)
Godinez - L (3-3)
Buday - W (3-2)
Calvillo - L (2-2)
Benitez - W (2-1)
Osbourne - L (1-1)
Quinlan - W (1-0)

 

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Dana White's Contender Series - S6 E4 - 08/16

Lightweight

Esteban Ribovics defeated Thomas Paull via KO (Punches) at 1:30 R1

Middleweight

Claudio Ribeiro defeated Iván Valenzuela via KO (Punch) at 0:25 R1

Bantamweight

Jose Johnson defeated Jack Cartwright via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Women's Bantamweight

Hailey Cowan defeated Cláudia Leite via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Lightweight

Nazim Sadykhov defeated Ahmad Suhail Hassanzada via KO (Punch) at 1:59 R3


Contracts Awarded: 5

Sadykhov
Cowan
Johnson
Ribeiro
Ribovics​

 

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Dana White's Contender Series - S6 E5 - 08/23

Heavyweight

Michael Parkin defeated Eduardo Neves via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:57 R1

Welterweight

Darrius Flowers defeated Amiran Gogoladze via TKO (Shoulder Injury) at 1:13 R1

Flyweight

Jesus Aguilar defeated Erisson Ferreira via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:56 R3

Bantamweight

Cameron Saaiman defeated Josh Wang-Kim via KO (Punch) at 2:52 R3

Women's Strawweight

Denise Gomes defeated Rayanne Amanda via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)


Contracts Awarded: 5

Denise Gomes
Cameron Saaiman
Jose Aguilar
Darrius Flowers
Michael Parkin​

 

[Steel Valley FB]

I haven’t watched a fight since the early 90s…Gracie, Shamrock era, but about six months ago my son (12j started training at Immortal with Matt Brown and another fighter named Harrison. Can someone tell me about those two? Records, rankings, etc. I’m acquaintances with Matt, texting and talking about social/political stuff, but never asked him about his career as it would be awkward. Just curious how they’re doing/have done.

 

[Rolly67]

Brown is a throwback tough guy. He got his shot on the Ultimate Fighter and did pretty well on a very talented season. He had a very up and down UFC career after being on TUF, he would often alternate wins and losses a lot but always put on a show. He had a little run where he put together a handful of wins and was considered close to title contention but came up a little short. It seemed like his fights almost never went to a decision, either he would knock his guy out or go too hard and get caught in a submission. Either way, he prolonged his UFC career by going for it and being exciting. Dana loved those type of guys and rewarded him with a bunch of performance bonuses.

 

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Matt Brown is definitely a fighters fighter. Dude always comes to throw down. His biggest weakness has always seemed to be body shots. I don't know if I've seen any fighter get hurt with body shots more often. He has a career record of 23-19 (16-13 in the UFC).

I'm guessing the Harrison guy is their striking coach Harrison Watkins. Professional boxing record of 0-3 and an amateur MMA record of 1-2.

 

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Dana White's Contender Series - S6 E6 - 08/30

Welterweight

Yusaku Kinoshita defeated José Souza via TKO (Punches) at 0:43 R3

Middleweight

Sedriques Dumas defeated Matěj Peňáz via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:47 R1

Lightweight

Mateusz Rębecki defeated Rodrigo Lídio via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:05 R1

Women's Strawweight

Viktoriya Dudakova defeated Maria Silva via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight

Blake Bilder defeated Alex Morgan via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:15 R1


Contracts Awarded: 5

Blake Bilder
Viktoriya Dudakova
Mateusz Rebecki
Sedriques Dumas
Yusaku Kinoshita​

 

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Main Card (ESPN+)

Heavyweight

Ciryl Gane defeated Tai Tuivasa via KO (Punches) at 4:23 R3

Middleweight

Robert Whittaker defeated Marvin Vettori via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Middleweight

Nassourdine Imavov defeated Joaquin Buckley via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Middleweight

Roman Kopylov defeated Alessio Di Chirico via KO (Punches) at 1:09 R3

Featherweight

William Gomis defeated Jarno Errens via Majority Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)

Featherweight

Nathaniel Wood defeated Charles Jourdain via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)


Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

Middleweight

Abus Magomedov defeated Dustin Stoltzfus via KO (Front Kick and Punches) at 0:19 R1

Lightweight

Nasrat Haqparast defeated John Makdessi via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Lightweight

Farès Ziam defeated Michal Figlak via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Lightwieght

Benoît Saint-Denis defeated Gabriel Miranda via TKO (Punches) at 0:16 R2

Bantamweight

Cristian Quiñónez defeated Khalid Taha via TKO (Punches) at 3:15 R1

Women's Featherweight

Stephanie Egger defeated Ailin Perez via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:54 R2​

 

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My fight picks...

Gane - W (9-3)
Whittaker - W (8-3)
Buckley - L (7-3)
Kopylov - W (7-2)
Gomis - W (6-2)
Wood - W (5-2)
Magomedov - W (4-2)
Makdessi - L (3-2)
Figlak - L (3-1)
Saint-Denis - W (3-0)
Quinonez - W (2-0)
Egger - W (1-0)

 

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Dana White's Contender Series - S6 E7 - 09/06

Light Heavyweight

Vitor Petrino defeated Rodolfo Bellato via KO (Punches) at 3:36 R2

Welterweight

Gabriel Bonfim defeated Trey Waters via Submission (Von Flue Choke) at 4:13 R1

Heavyweight

Karl Williams defeated Jimmy Lawson via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight

Ismael Bonfim defeated Nariman Abbasov via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Women's Flyweight

Tereza Bledá defeated Nayara Maia via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)


Contracts Awarded: 4

Ismael Bonfim
Karl Williams
Gabriel Bonfim
Vitor Petrino​

 

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Dana White's Contender Series - S6 E8 - 09/13

Bantamweight

Farid Basharat defeated Allan Begosso via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

Middleweight

Ikram Aliskerov defeated Mário Sousa via Submission (Kimura) at 2:09 R1

Lightweight

Trevor Peek defeated Malik Lewis via TKO (Punches) at 2:37 R2

Women's Flyweight

Bruna Brasil defeated Marnic Mann via KO (Head Kick) at 4:33 R2

Bantamweight

Daniel Marcos defeated Brandon Lewis via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)


Contracts Awarded: 5

Daniel Marcos
Bruna Brasil
Trevor Peek
Ikram Aliskerov
Farid Basharat​

 

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Main Card (ESPN+)

Bantamweight

Cory Sandhagen defeated Song Yadong via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 5:00 R4

Middleweight

Gregory Rodrigues defeated Chidi Njokuani via TKO (Punches) at 1:27 R2

Featherweight

Andre Fili defeated Bill Algeo via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Middleweight

Joseph Pyfer defeated Alen Amedovski via TKO (Punches) at 3:55 R1

Heavyweight

Rodrigo Nascimento defeated Tanner Boser via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Middleweight

Anthony Hernandez defeated Marc-André Barriault via Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) at 1:53 R3


Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

Featherweight

Damon Jackson defeated Pat Sabatini via TKO (Punches) at 1:09 R1

Welterweight

Trevin Giles defeated Louis Cosce via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Women's Strawweight

Loma Lookboonmee defeated Denise Gomes via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Lightweight

Trey Ogden defeated Daniel Zellhuber via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Women's Flyweight

Gillian Robertson defeated Mariya Agapova via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:18 R2

Bantamweight

Javid Basharat defeated Tony Gravely via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweight

Nikolas Motta defeated Cameron VanCamp via TKO (Punches) at 3:49 R1​

 

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My fight picks...

Song - L (8-5)
Njokuani - L (8-4)
Fili - W (8-3)
Pyfer - W (7-3)
Boser - L (6-3)
Hernandez - W (6-2)
Sabatini - L (5-2)
Giles - W (5-1)
Lookboonmee - W (4-1)
Zellhuber - L (3-1)
Robertson - W (3-0)
Basharat - W (2-0)
Motta - W (1-0)

 

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Dana White's Contender Series - S6 E9 - 09/20

Middleweight

Brunno Ferreira defeated Leon Aliu via TKO (Punches) at 1:35 R1

Bantamweight

Raul Rosas Jr. defeated Mando Gutierrez via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Heavyweight

Austen Lane defeated Richard Jacobi via TKO (Punches) at 4:34 R1

Lightweight

Nurullo Aliev defeated Josh Wick via TKO (Punches) at 4:36 R1

Flyweight

Jafel Filho defeated Roybert Echeverria via TKO (Punches) at 1:31 R3


Contracts Awarded: 5

Jafel Filho
Nurullo Aliev
Austen Lane
Raul Rosas Jr.
Brunno Ferreira​

 

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Dana White's Contender Series - S6 Finale - 09/27

Middleweight

Bo Nickal defeated Donovan Beard via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 0:52 R1

Lightweight

Sam Patterson defeated Venicius Cenci via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:18 R2

Featherweight

Jack Jenkins defeated Freddy Emiliano Linares via TKO (Punches) at 4:30 R3

Flyweight

Rafael Ramos Estevam defeated João Elias via TKO (Punches) at 2:25 R2

Bantamweight

Mateus Mendonça defeated Ashiek Ajim via KO (Punches) at 0:48 R1


Contracts Awarded: 5

Mateus Mendonça
Rafael Ramos Estevam
Jack Jenkins
Sam Patterson
Bo Nickal​

 

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Main Card (ESPN+)

Women's Strawweight

Yan Xiaonan defeated Mackenzie Dern via Majority Decision (48-47, 48-47, 47-47)

Welterweight

Randy Brown defeated Francisco Trinaldo via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bantamweight

Raoni Barcelos defeated Trevin Jones via Unanimous Decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight

Sodiq Yusuff defeated Don Shainis via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:30 R1

Lightweight

Mike Davis defeated Viacheslav Borshchev via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-26)


Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

Catchweight (140 lb.)

Daniel Santos defeated John Castaneda via KO (Punches and Knee) at 4:28 R2

Heavyweight

Ilir Latifi defeated Aleksei Oleinik via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight

Joaquim Silva defeated Jesse Ronson via TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) at 3:02 R2

Middleweight

Brendan Allen defeated Krzysztof Jotko via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:17 R1

Women's Catchweight (140 lb.)

Chelsea Chandler defeated Julija Stoliarenko via TKO (Punches) at 4:15 R1

Bantamweight

Guido Cannetti defeated Randy Costa via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:04 R1​

 

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Good to be back after a week off. Here's my picks...

Xiaonan - W (8-3)
Brown - W (7-3)
Barcelos - W (6-3)
Yusuff - W (5-3)
Davis - W (4-3)
Castaneda - L (3-3)
Latifi - W (3-2)
Ronson - L (2-2)
Allen - W (2-1)
Chandler - W (1-1)
Costa - L (0-1)

 

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2022 Picks Record

275-158 (63.5%)

Updated through UFC Vegas 63.

 

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Main Card (ESPN+)

Women's Flyweight

Alexa Grasso defeated Viviane Araújo via Unanimous Decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

Bantamweight

Jonathan Martinez defeated Cub Swanson via TKO (Leg Kick) at 4:19 R2

Middleweight

Duško Todorović defeated Jordan Wright via TKO (Punches and Elbows) at 3:12 R2

Bantamweight

Raphael Assunção defeated Victor Henry via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Light Heavyweight

Alonzo Menifield defeated Misha Cirkunov via KO (Punches) at 1:28 R1


Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

Bantamweight

Mana Martinez defeated Brandon Davis via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Middleweight

Jacob Malkoun defeated Nick Maximov via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight

Joanderson Brito defeated Lucas Alexander via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:02 R1

Women's Strawweight

Piera Rodríguez defeated Sam Hughes via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Catchweight (129 lb.)

Tatsuro Taira defeated C.J. Vergara via Submission (Armbar) at 4:19 R2

Welterweight

Pete Rodriguez defeated Mike Jackson via KO (Punches and Knee) at 1:33 R1​

 

[Rolly67]

Interested to see what Swanson can do at bantamweight or if the drop will be too much for him. Always hate to see veterans hang on a little too long but if he is committed and gets down to 135 the right way, I would enjoy seeing him continue his resurgence as he is usually entertaining.
Another WEC vet on the card, Raphael Assuncao has had a lot of bad luck. He had a stretch where he went 11-1 in the bantamweight division and only got 1 title contender fight out of it. He had wins over Dillashaw, Aljamain, Marlon Moraes and Rob Font but it seemed like something always was happening to him or his opponent to keep him just out of reach of being a truly top guy. Medical issues, injuries to his opponents, ankle surgery, opponents with minor medical issues, COVID, etc seemed to always pop up at the wrong time and now he has lost several in a row and is ancient in the MMA world so we'll see if this is one of the last times we see him.

 

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My fight picks...

Grasso - W (7-4)
Swanson - L (6-4)
Wright - L (6-3)
Menifield - W (6-2)
Henry - L (5-2)
Martinez - W (5-1)
Malkoun - W (4-1)
Brito - W (3-1)
Hughes - L (2-1)
Taira - W (2-0)
Rodriguez - W (1-0)

 

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Main Card (ESPN+)

Featherweight

Arnold Allen defeated Calvin Kattar via TKO (Knee Injury) at 0:08 R2

Welterweight

Max Griffin defeated Tim Means via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Heavyweight

Waldo Cortes-Acosta defeated Jared Vanderaa via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Middleweight

Tresean Gore defeated Josh Fremd via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:49 R2

Light Heavyweight

Khalil Rountree Jr. defeated Dustin Jacoby via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)


Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

Middleweight

Roman Dolidze defeated Phil Hawes via KO (Punches) at 4:09 R1

Heavyweight

Marcos Rogério de Lima defeated Andrei Arlovski via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:50 R1

Middleweight

Jun Yong Park defeated Joseph Holmes via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:04 R2

Featherweight

Steve Garcia defeated Chase Hooper via TKO (Punches) at 1:32 R1

Flyweight

Cody Durden defeated Carlos Mota via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Catchweight (139.5 lb)

Christian Rodriguez defeated Joshua Weems via Submission (Anaconda Choke) at 4:07 R1​

 

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My fight picks...

Allen - W (4-7)
Means - L (3-7)
Cortes-Acosta - W (3-6)
Fremd - L (2-6)
Rountree - W (2-5)
Hawes - L (1-5)
Arlovski - L (1-4)
Park - W (1-3)
Hooper - L (0-3)
Mota - L (0-2)
Weems - L (0-1)

Rough card. Wouldn't be surprised if it's my worst of the year. A few pick'ems and traps.

 

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Update: My prediction of my predictions is more accurate than the picks themselves.

 

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Main Card (ESPN+)

Women's Strawweight

Amanda Lemos defeated Marina Rodriguez via TKO (Punches) at 0:54 R2

Welterweight

Neil Magny defeated Daniel Rodriguez via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 3:33 R3

Featherweight

Sha Yilan defeated Darrick Minner via TKO (Elbows) at 1:07 R1

Flyweight

Tagir Ulanbekov defeated Nate Maness via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:11 R1

Catchweight (157.5 lb)

Grant Dawson defeated Mark Madsen via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:04 R3


Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

Women's Flyweight

Miranda Maverick defeated Shanna Young via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

Catchweight (138.5 lb)

Mario Bautista defeated Benito Lopez via Submission (Reverse Triangle Armbar) at 4:54 R1

Women's Strawweight

Polyana Viana defeated Jinh Yu Frey via KO (Punches) at 0:47 R1

Bantamweight

Johnny Muñoz Jr. defeated Liudvik Sholinian via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Catchweight (128.5 lb)

Jake Hadley defeated Carlos Candelario via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:39 R1

Women's Catchweight (137 lb)

Tamires Vidal defeated Ramona Pascual via TKO (Flying Knee to the Body) at 3:06 R1​