Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as UFC on ESPN+ 1, also known as UFC Brooklyn, takes place in the Barclays Centre in...you guessed it, Brooklyn, NY.
The headliner comes in the flyweight division, with bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw dropping down in an attempt to win a second belt when he meets Henry Cejudo.
Today’s event iwill coincide with regular Fight Night times, but are being broadcasted in a new place. Live results and play-by-play will commence with the ESPN+ broadcast at 6pm ET/3pm PT for three fights. The event will flip to main ESPN for four more prelims starting at 8pm ET, and then back to ESPN+ for the full main card which goes down at 10pm ET. The full lineup and schedule follows.
Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup.
Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw
Round 1 - Dillashaw with a leg kick. Cejudo catches Dillashaw with a right and a head kick and he’s hurt! He’s down and Cejudo is just unloading on him! Dillashaw is trying to grab his waist but he’s down again. IT’S OVER! HENRY CEJUDO JUST TOOK OUT THE BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION!
Henry Cejudo defeated T.J. Dillashaw via KO (strikes), :32 of round 1
Round 1 - Crowder lands a left but Hardy clubs him wit ha right. Two rights. Big combination. Hardy has him hurt. They tie up against the fence. Hardy gets off of him. They trade punches. Crowder awkwardly looks for a takedown. Leg kick from Hardy. Jab. Strong knee up the middle but Crowder catches it and puts Hardy on his back. Crowder doesn’t do much and Hardy gets to a knee. But Crowder dumps him on his back again. He moves to side. Crucifix! Hardy uses the fence to attempt to escape. He gets up. Crowder has a front headlock. He drops for a guillotine. Hardy dumps him off and works from the top. Crowder trying to position for an armbar attempt. Hammerfists from Hardy. Hardy passes to side and Crowder sits up. He gets back up and Hardy cracks him with a right. 10-9 Hardy.
Round 2 - Front kick from Hardy. Superman punch lands. Crowder fires back. Hardy with a combination. Hardy lands a straight right. Slow pace. Another right lands. Crowder talking to him. He lands a counter left and presses forward! Hardy with an elbow. Crowder ducks under for a takedown but can’t get it. Hardy with a blatantly illegal knee and he jumps on Crowder with a punch. Totally illegal. Dan Mirgliotta says he will DQ Hardy if Crowder can’t continue. He looks and sounds disgusted. Yup, it’s a DQ.
Allen Crowder defeated Greg Hardy via DQ (illegal knee), 2:28 of round 2
Gregor Gillespie vs. Yancy Medeiros
Round 1 - Gillespie looking to grapple right away and he’s manhandling Medeiros against the cage. He can’t get Medeiros flat on his back, but he’s riding him with a body lock all over the place. Medeiros grabs a leg in a scramble and almost ends up on top. Gillespie recovers though. More flowing grappling. Medeiros is trying to get him off of him, with no success. Takedown. Back up. Rinse. Repeat. 10-9 Gillespie.
Round 2 - Left hook from Medeiros. Gillespie shoots. He gets Medeiros to his back and gets to grinding. He methodically moves to mount and opens up with punches. Medeiro gets up, but he’s still in Gillespie’s grasp. He gets him back down and rides his back. He flattens him out and opens up with punches. Medeiros turns over for more punches and the fight is stopped right before the horn.
Gregor Gillespie defeated Yancy Medeiros via TKO (strikes), 4:59 of round 2
Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz
Round 1 - Low leg kick from Benavidez. Ortiz with a counter combo. Benavidez sticking to the low kicks, until he clubs Ortiz with an overhand left. Ortiz with a hard shot and he’s looking for a single-leg takedown. Benavidez with a guillotine. He re-adjusts it, then gives it up. Now Benavidez is looking for a takedown. He doesn’t get it either and they separate. Front kick from Ortiz knocks Joe B. off balance. Benavidez misses with the home run shot. Benavidez gets a takedown. Ortiz rolls through in a great scramble. He’s looking to get the fight to the floor now. Benavidez reverses it and puts Ortiz on his butt. Back to the feet. Benavidez with a huge left that drops Ortiz! He recovers quickly though. Benavidez is working in his full guard. 10-9 Benavidez.
Round 2 - Benavidez with a quick takedown, but Ortiz gets up fast. Benavidez with a counter left over the top. Body kick from Ortiz but it gets caught. Another quick takedown, quick get-up. Extended battle against the fence. Ortiz manages to get Benavidez down and takes his back, but Benavidez reverses the position. Joe now has his back. Now Ortiz reverses. Now they’re back up. Fun scrambling in this one. Benavidez with two solid shots and they’re grappling again. Ortiz slams Benavidez to the mat and looks for a choke! He couldn’t get it under the chin though. 10-9 Benavidez.
Round 3 - Benavidez with another quick takedown. He maintains position for a bit, but Ortiz reverses yet again. Now Benavidez reverses! Great stuff. Benavidez with back control now. He looks for a choke but can’t secure it. Body triangle. Ortiz is stuck. He manages to scoot out, but Benavidez stays on him. They’re back on the feet. Ortiz almost ends up on top, but Benavidez reverses. Benavidez stops Ortiz from getting his back. Some back punches from Benavidez. Ortiz opens up and lands a switch kick in the last few seconds back on the feet. 10-9 and 30-27 Benavidez. Outstanding fight.
Joseph Benavidez defeated Dustin Ortiz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Paige VanZant vs. Rachael Ostovich
Round 1 - VanZant with a head kick. Ostovich immediately goes for a takedown and gets it. She’s working from half. The ref stands them up rather quickly. Ostovich gets another takedown, and proceeds to do nothing with it again. She’s tepidly looking for a guillotine, but PVZ isn’t in any fanger. VanZant attacks with a leg lock. Ostovich defends, but PVZ tries again. Ostovich keeps turning away and they return to the feet. Ostovich with another immediate takedown to mount. She looks for an armbar. 10-9 Ostovich.
Round 2 - VanZant with a leg kick. Ostovich with a counter right. Superwoman punch from VanZant, but she’s countered on the way by. Ostovich with another takedown. PVZ dumps her off and takes her back. She’s landing big punches from the back! She rotates to mount, then back control though. She’s up high but landing punches. Ostovich could come out the ack, but VanZant secures an arm and gets the tap! It looks like Ostovich may have taken the weight of PVZ all on her arm and it might be injured. Yikes.
Paige VanZant defeated Rachael Ostovich via submission (armbar), 1:50 of round 2
Glover Teixeira vs. Karl Roberson
Round 1 - Front kick from Roberson. Teixeira changes levels and looks for a takedown. Roberson lights him up with elbows and Glover is down! Roberson looking for the finish but Glover is hanging on. Roberson goes to mount. Big punches. Teixeira rolls out and gets to his feet though. He can’t get Roberson down at first, but then he does. Now HE goes straight to mount! He looks to set up an arm-triangle but Roberson defends. Now he secures it again! Roberson taps! From the ashes!
Glover Teixeira defeated Karl Roberson via submission (arm-triangle choke), 3:21 of round 1
Donald Cerrone vs. Alexander Hernandez
Round 1 - Hermandez with a big right out of the gate. Another one! Cerrone chops at his leg and gets a takedown. Hernandez back up, then back don with authority. Up again quick though. Jab from Hernandez. They battle in the clinch against the cage. Knees from both men and they separate. Straight right from Cowboy. Another. They trade in close. Hernandez lands to the body. Cerrone with a ard shot. Uppercut from Hernandez. They’re getting at it. Counter from Hernandez and a knee. Hernandez cut underneath the eye. Head kick from Cerrone! He lands an elbow and a combo. Huge knee and a right from Cowboy!. Hernandez is wearing the crimson mask. Cerrone presses with a combo. Hernandez lands in close. Cerrone chases him down and lands a hard left and the knee again. Another knee! Head kick from Cerrone. Great start. 10-9 Cowboy.
Round 2 - They clash heads as Hernandez charges in. He’s looking for a takedown but Cerrone fights him off. Leg kick from Cerrone. Body shot from Hernandez. Body kick from Hernandez. Cowboy with a huge combo. Cerrone with a hard inside leg kick. Hernandez goes back to body work. Cowboy with a right. Hernandez touches him with a left. Uppercut from Hernandez. Two hard knees inside from Cerrone. Hard elbow in close from Cerone, and a knee. They separate with 2:10 to go. Inside leg kick from the veteran. He’s working the jab now. Cerrone with another slick combination. Huge head kick from Cerrone drops Hernandez! Huge shots on the ground! COWBOY CERRONE IS ALIVE AND WELL!
Donald Cerrone defeated Alexander Hernandez via TKO (head kick and punches), 3:43 of round 2
Joanne Calderwood vs. Ariane Lipski
Round 1 - Huge combination by Lipski right away! Jojo clinches up. They trade some knees. They separate after about a minute. Calderwood shoots and gets Lipski down against the fence. Jojo takes her back and looks for a choke. She gives up on that but drops a few elbows. Calderwood is just crushing her in half guard. She pops out for an arm-triangle but can’t get it. She takes the back with both hooks instead. She’s lookin for an armbar but she can’t extend it before the end of the round. 10-8 Calderwood.
Round 2 - Lipski off to a fast start on the feet again. They trade rights. Body kick from Lipski, front kick for Calderwood. Lipski with a solid left. Jojo scores with a right. They trade jabs. Jojo ducks under for a takedown but gets stood up by Lipski. They both score with right hooks. Calderwood using the front kick well to keep Lipski off balance and set up her right hook. They trade in the pocket again. Counter left from Calderwood. Step-in straight right from Jojo and she covers up to avoid the counter. Lipski resets and cracks Calderwood. Jojo clinches. She steps back and lands a nice combination. 10-9 Calderwood.
Round 3 - Lipski starts to work the body. Hard right hook lands for Calderwood. Head kick is blocked. Spinning back elbow from Jojo! Smooth! They clinch and Calderwood lands a hard knee. Lipski with a head-and-arm throw and she’s working from side control. Jojo gets back to full guard. Calderwood looking for an armbar from underneath. She rolls over and is still trying to extend it. She extends it but Lipski defends. Lipski is back in Calderwood’s full guard. 10-9 and 30-26 Calderwood.
Joanne Calderwood defeated Ariane Lipski via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
Alonzo Menifield vs. Vinicius Morieira
Round 1 - Menifield caught a kick and drops Moreira with some huge shots! He backs off and lets him up. 1-2 from Menifield. Low kicks from both men. Monster right hook from Menifield off a Moreira kick. Castro just takes it. Jump knee from Moreira. They clinch. Moreira with a blatant cage grab. Extended battle. Menifield finally turns him around. They separate with 1:20 to go. Menifield drops him with a huge right off a Moreira spin! He unloads with punches as Moreira tries to get up, and the fight is waved off. Wow.
Alonzo Menifield defeated Vinicius Moreira via TKO (strikes), round 1
Mario Bautista vs. Cory Sandhagen
Round 1 - Sandhagen sticks a jab and kicks the legs. Body kick from Bautista. Bautista catches a body kick and lands a right. Head kick blocked by Sandhagen. Outside leg kick from Bautista. Sandhagen with a flying knee knockdown! Mouthpiece got knocked out! Sandhagen controlling him against the cage and landing punches. Bautista gets back up. Sandhagen whizzers his way out of a takedown. They battle against the cage. Bautista slams Sandhagen on his head but Sandhagen secured a inverted triangle while he was going down! That was crazy! Bautista squirms away and now Sandhagen attacks and ar. He gets the tap! That was slick!
Cory Sandhagen defeated Mario Bautista via submission (armbar), 3:31 of round 1
Dennis Bermudez vs. Te Edwards
Round 1 - Bermudez looking to wrestle right away, as expected. Edwards presses right after he gets out of the grasp of Bermudez. Edwards with an uppercut and a right that drops Bermudez! He’s right back up though. Edwards still pressing with sneaky punches. He stuffs a takedown attempt. Bermudez still has a leg though, and he pushes Edwards across the cage. He lands a knee up the middle. Another shot, but Edwards escapes. Bermudez with a straight right and a left hook. Bermudez swinging away but missing. Bermudez finally gets Edwards to his back with a minute to go. He lands a couple of elbows. Edwards is stuck and eating shots. 10-9 Edwards.
Round 2 - Edwards looks for a standing guillotine but he gets taken down. Bermudez attacks an arm from side control. He steps over the head. Edwards isn’t really doing anything to defend, which is odd. He’s just laying there. Bermudez gives it up and Edwards rolls to his knees. Bermudez looks for a front choke, but mostly just for leverage. Edwards is up. They trade elbows. Low leg kick from Bermudez. Bermudez bites on a couple of feints from Edwards. Edwards with an overhand right. Bermudez back inside and he drags Edwards down lightning fast. He’s working from half with a minute to go. Punches are getting through. Dominant 10-9 for Bermudez.
Round 3 - Bermudez with outside leg kicks. Edwards with a right. Bermudez with more kicks and his own right. He shoots and single and deposits Edwards on the mat. Edwards rolls to his knees. Bermudez looks to secure a guillotine and moves to mount. Now he rolls to his back. Edwards is surviving. He’s now back in half guard. He slides to mount with 2:15 to go. Big punches. Slides up to a high mount. Edwards rolls and Bermudez looks for an armbar. Edwards steps over and out, but Bermudez stays on his leg. They return to the feet, and Edwards looks tired. Bermudez shoots again and Edwards ends up on his back. Bermudez attacks an arm again. Edwards spins out and lands some punches to the horn. 10-9 and 29-28 Bermudez.
Dennis Bermudez defeated Te Edwards via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Round 1 - Neal steps in with a jab. A lot of feinting so far. Neither men are throwing. Muhammad finally wades in with a combo. Neal with a couple of leg kicks. Muhammad back inside with a couple of lefts. They battle in the clinch briefly. Neal with a knee to the body and an inside leg kick. Outside leg kick now. Muhammad shoots from the outside. Neal inititally fights it off but goes down. He’s up again quick though. Neal pressing with the jab again. Muhammad fires back. Muhammad’s nose is bleeding. Head kick from Neal is blocked. He lands a nice follow-up combo though. Muhammad with a jump knee and a takedown attempt. 10-9 Neal.
Round 2 - Neal pushing right away and lands a couple of combos. He’s really pressuring now. Muhammad tries to counter but just eats more shots. Muhammad gets to it first and lands a big shot. Muhammad with a solid takedown attempt but Neal rolled through and got back up immediately. Body kick from Muhammad. Neal still coming forward ut throwing a little less now. He does land a nice counter though. Muhammad starting to work the body effectively. Nice overhand right. Another right lands. Front kick to the body. Neal with a left. Neal stuffs another shot from Muhammad. Neal with a 1-2 combo. Muhammad continues to rip the body. Neal lands a left behind the ear just before the horn. 10-9 Muhammad.
Round 3 - Leg kick from Muhammad. Neal scores with two straight lefts. Muhammad shoots but Neal fights him off yet agan. Head kick from Muhammad, and a left. He goes to the body again. Neal with three hard lefts after stopping a takedown and Muhammad hits the floor! Neal swarms on the floor, but Muhammad gets up. Neal with two more lead lefts. Body kick from Muhammad. Another left from Neal. Head kick and a left from Neal. Muhammad fires back with a right, and a left hook. Head kick from Neal drops Muhammad again! Muhammad right back up though. Tough guy. Neal with two big shots but Muhammad counters. Muhammad drops his hands and they smile. Great round. Neal backs off and resets. Muhammad slips on a flying knee. Head kick from Neal again. Muhammad with a right and another knee. Muhammad presses right to the horn. 10-9 and 29-28 Neal.
Geoff Neal defeated Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Chance Rencountre vs. Kyle Stewart
Round 1 - Rencountre with a left. Stewart lands a cup check pretty early. Rencountre takes an extended break. He lands a left on the restart, and gets at takedown. It doesn’t last long though, and they battle in the clinch against the cage. Rencountre grapevines a leg and looks to return the fight to the floor. Stewart fights him off. Rencountre keeps up the pressure, gets to Stewart’s back, and drags him to the ground. As Stewart tries to get up, Rencountre secures a choke and it’s over just like that.
Chance Rencountre defeated Kyle Stewart via submission (rear naked choke), 2:25 of round 1