Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 50 TONIGHT (Sat., March 12, 2022) streaming LIVE on ESPN+, topped by the 205-pound showdown between former light heavyweight title challenger, Thiago Santos, and streaking Dagestani bruiser, Magomed Ankalaev. Before that five-round clash of styles gets underway, Brazilian bantamweight Marlon Moraes trades leather with “Kung Fu Monkey” Song Yadong in the UFC Vegas 50 co-main event. In addition, middleweight sensation Alex Pereira continues his march toward the 185-pound title opposite 185-pound phenom Bruno Silva this weekend in “Sin City.”
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues its run of shows inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., march 12, 2022, with a hard-hitting Light Heavyweight contenders’ bout that will see No. 5-ranked Thiago Santos battle No. 6-seeded Magomed Ankalaev. In UFC Vegas 50’s co-main event, No. 10-ranked Bantamweight contender, Marlon Moraes, aims to stop the momentum of Song Yadong (No. 14).
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Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Santos vs. Ankalaev.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 50 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action).
UFC VEGAS 50 QUICK RESULTS:
Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev
Marlon Moraes vs. Song Yadong
Alex Caceres vs. Sodiq Yusuff
Karl Roberson vs. Khalil Rountree
Drew Dober vs. Terrance McKinney
Alex Pereira vs. Bruno Silva
AJ Fletcher vs. Matthew Semelsberger
JJ Aldrich vs. Gillian Robertson
Javid Basharat vs. Trevin Jones
Damon Jackson vs. Kamuela Kirk — Jackson def. Kirk by submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:42 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS
Miranda Maverick vs. Sabina Mazo — Maverick def. Mazo by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:15 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS
Cody Brundage vs. Dalcha Lungiambula — Brundage def. Lungiambula by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:41 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS
Guido Cannetti vs. Kris Moutinho — Cannetti def. Moutinho by TKO (punches) at 2:07 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS
Azamat Murzakanov vs. Tafon Nchukwi — Murzakanov def. Nchukwi by KO (flying knee) at 0: 44 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS
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205 lbs.: Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev
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135 lbs.: Marlon Moraes vs. Song Yadong
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145 lbs.: Alex Caceres vs. Sodiq Yusuff
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205 lbs.: Karl Roberson vs. Khalil Rountree
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155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Terrance McKinney
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185 lbs.: Alex Pereira vs. Bruno Silva
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170 lbs.: AJ Fletcher vs. Matthew Semelsberger
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125 lbs.: JJ Aldrich vs. Gillian Robertson
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135 lbs.: Javid Basharat vs. Trevin Jones
Round 1: Low kick from Jones to start. He looks for a combo. Basharat low kick, avoids an overhand left. Jones looking for body shots as Basharat steadily advances. One minute in. Basharat backing away from most of Jones’ shots so far. Glancing spinning back kick, clean jab. Heavy three-piece lands for Jones. Basharat still focusing on the low kicks. Two minutes in. Body kick from Basharat blocked. Hard left by Jones in return. Low kick. Basharat to the body. Straight right. Two minutes to go.
Basharat feints low and lands an overhand right. Hard counter knee catches Jones coming in. Basharat follows with a knee to the head and starts teeing off with elbows. Clean uppercut. Two right crosses, spinning back kick. Jones fires a counter left, eats low-high right hands. One minute to go. Basharat tries a head kick. Both land to the body. Basharat lead right. They trade lefts. Another spinning back kick from Basharat. 10-9 Basharat.
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145 lbs.: Damon Jackson vs. Kamuela Kirk
Round 1: Jackson pressuring early, firing punches. 1-2-knee from Kirk. Head kick attempt. One minute in. Kirk body shot and low kick. Knee up top. Two minutes in. Kirk starting to advance. Knee to the body. Wheel kick falls well short. Jab connects. Low-high 1-2 from Jackson, who walks into a jab. Kirk tries a head kick. Two minutes to go.
Step-in body kick from Jackson, then a clean uppercut in combination that stings Kirk. Hard lead right from Kirk after they reset. Low kick. Knee to the body. Jackson hurts him with a counter right and follows with knees to the body. Continuing to push forward. He drags Kirk to the mat with a minute to go. Right to mount, dropping punches. Kirk trying to regain half guard. More shots from Jackson, briefly considers an arm triangle. 10-9 Jackson, borderline 10-8.
Round 2: Early takedown from Jackson into mount. Kirk steadily regains guard a minute in. Jackson passes to half guard. Short ground-and-pound. Two minutes in. Kirk tries to regain guard again, can’t do so. Two minutes to go.
Kirk regains guard. Jackson holding onto an arm triangle grip. Both throwing short shots. One minute to go. Kirk spins for an armbar, no dice. Jackson uses the opportunity to wrap up the arm triangle again, pass into half guard, and force the tap.
Final result: Jackson def. Kirk by submission (arm triangle choke)
125 lbs.: Miranda Maverick vs. Sabina Mazo
Round 1: Low kick from Maverick to start. 1-2 downstairs. Mazo low kick. Maverick hops in with a straight left. Low kicks. Counter jab by Mazo a minute in. Maverick shoots, completes it into guard. Short punches from her. Mazo turns for an armbar two minutes in. Maverick manages to stack, then turn to avoid it. She stands, grabs a front headlock as Mazo gets to her feet. Nice outer reap puts Maverick back on top in side control. Two minutes to go.
Short punches land for her as Mazo stands again. Maverick still attached, muscles her back down into half guard. Short elbows. Mazo regains guard. One minute to go. Heavy pressure from Maverick, landing ground-and-pound. 10-9 Maverick.
Round 2: Solid left from Maverick. Long-range shot rebuffed. She runs in with a low kick. Sharp counter right by Mazo. Maverick comes back with an overhand left, shoots, denied. One minute in. Maverick body kick. Body shot. Mazo tries a head kick, lands to the body, eats a body kick in return. Uppercut-cross by Maverick. She times a kick and takes her down, quickly wrapping up the RNC and transitioning to the back to secure the lock. There’s the tap.
Final result: Maverick def. Mazo by submission (rear naked choke)
185 lbs.: Cody Brundage vs. Dalcha Lungiambula
Round 1: Low kick and counter right from Brundage, then a knee on the break. He ducks another looping right for a shot. Lungiambula appears to consider a guillotine, then lands a hard right hand while sprawling. Brundage continuing to drive, Lungiambula still punching. Two minutes in. Short punches landing. Brutal uppercuts as Brundage stands. Continuing to tee off. Brundage tries a spinning back fist with two minutes to go.
Lungiambula wades back in and Brundage tries to change levels. Knees from Lungiambula, knees, uppercuts. Not enough for the finish yet but he’s doing damage. He changes levels, but Brundage jumps on a guillotine that forces a tap.
Final result: Brundage def. Lungiambula by submission (guillotine choke)
135 lbs.: Guido Cannetti vs. Kris Moutinho
Round 1: Trading heavy shots right away. Cannetti low kick, Moutinho counter left. Another heavy low kick from Cannetti as Moutinho advances. Cannetti falls short with haymakers, lands more leg kicks. One minute in. Moutinho’s getting him to the fence but not landing clean. There’s a good left through the guard. Cannetti lands a body kick, then a left hand as Moutinho holds it. Spinning back fist. Moutinho leg kick, then a monstrous straight left from Cannetti comes back at him. Cannetti bombing away with left hands and knees to the body as Moutinho wobbles back. The punishment continues to pile up until the ref intervenes.
Final result: Cannetti def. Moutinho by TKO (punches)
205 lbs.: Azamat Murzakanov vs. Tafon Nchukwi
Round 1: The first fight began sooner than I anticipated, so we’ll start with two minutes to go in the first round.
Nchukwi tossing out kicks. Murzakanov circling. One minute to go. Murzakanov tries a knee tap, eats a body kick and knee inside. Short uppercut by Nchukwi just misses. Murzakanov to the body. Nchukwi tries a head kick, gets reversed on the fence. Over-unders. 10-9 Nchukwi.
Round 2: Nchukwi opens with a body kick. Leg kick connects, avoids a counter. Murzakanov catches a kick, can’t use it. Catches a low kick, can’t take the back as Nchukwi pops back up. One minute in. Nchukwi low kick and jab. Body kick connects. Simultaneous kicks. Two minutes in. Murzakanov barely throwing, eats heavy knees inside. Nchukwi low kicks. I don’t think Murzkanov has landed a punch this round. Good entry, denied, takes Nchukwi to the fence. Two minutes to go.
Murzakanov lands a knee on the exit. Nchukwi wades in with punches. Jab from Murzakanov, tired-looking 2-1. Solid 1-2 with a minute to go. Nchukwi body shot, looks for a head kick behind it. Heavy body kick. Low kick connects. Murzakanov seems exhausted, but lands a 1-2. 10-9 Nchukwi.
Round 3: Early head kick and right hand from Nchukwi. Suddenly, Murzakanov staggers him with a murderous counter left. Nchukwi staggers back, then leans directly into a brutal flying knee. Wow.
Final result: Murzakanov def. Nchukwi by KO (flying knee)
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