The Octagon returns to Missouri for tonight’s UFC St. Louis occasion, a twelve-bout struggle card headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento.
Lewis (27-12 MMA) will enter the competition seeking to rebound, this after struggling a unanimous resolution setback to Jailton Almeida in his most earlier effort this previous November. ‘The Black Beast‘ has gone 1-4 over his previous 5 Octagon appearances, along with his lone win in that stretch coming by way of TKO in opposition to Marcos Rogerio de Lima.
In the meantime, Rodrigo Nascimento (11-1 MMA) at the moment boasts a three-fight win streak, his newest being a choice win over Don’Story Mayes in November of final yr. ‘Yogi Bear’ has gone 4-1 inside the Octagon since becoming a member of the UFC ranks in Might of 2020.
UFC St. Louis is co-headlined by a welterweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Nursulton Ruziboev.
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Buckley (18-6 MMA) will enter the bout sporting a three-fight profitable streak, his most up-to-date being a TKO victory over Vicente Luque six weeks in the past in Atlantic Metropolis. ‘New Mansa’ has gone 6-2 over his previous eight Octagon appearances total.
In the meantime, Nursulton Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA) at the moment boasts a ten-fight profitable streak, along with his two most up-to-date victories coming inside the Octagon. ‘Black’ is coming off back-to-back first-round stoppage wins coming into tonight’s struggle with Buckley.
Kicking off the UFC St. Louis most important card lineup will likely be a heavyweight bout that includes surging contender Robelis Despaigne taking over Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
Despaigne (5-0 MMA) final fought and defeated Josh Parisian (15-8 MMA) by TKO this previous March at UFC 299. The Cuban slugger has gained his final 4 fights in a complete mixed time of 37 seconds.
In the meantime, Waldo Cortes-Acosta (11-1 MMA) has gained his final two bouts inside the Octagon, defeating Lukasz Brzeski (9-4 MMA) and Andrei Arlovski (34-23 MMA) respectively.
Get all of tonight’s dwell outcomes and highlights beneath (refresh for updates):
UFC St. Louis Essential Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Derrick Lewis (264) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (265) – Lewis def. Nascimento by way of TKO at 0:49 of Spherical 3
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Joaquin Buckley (170) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (170.25) – Buckley def. Ruziboev by unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-26, 29-27)
Alonzo Menifield (205.5) vs. Carlos Ulberg (205) – Ulberg def. Menifield by way of TKO at 0:12 of Spherical 1
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Diego Ferreira (155) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (155.25) – Ferreira def. Rebecki by way of TKO at 4:51 of Spherical 3
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Alex Caceres (145) vs. Sean Woodson (145) – Woodson def. Caceres by unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28 x2)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (262) vs. Robelis Despaigne (262.5) – Cortes-Acosta def. Despaigne by unanimous resolution (30-27 x2, 30-26)
UFC St. Louis Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Viacheslav Borshchev (155) vs. Chase Hooper (155) – Hooper def. Borshchev by way of submission (d’arce choke) at 3:00 of Spherical 2
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Terrance McKinney (155.25) vs. Esteban Ribovics (155) – Ribovics def. McKinney by way of KO (head kick) at 0:37 of Spherical 1
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Tecia Pennington (115) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115) – Ricci def. Pennington by cut up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Billy Goff (170.25) vs. Trey Waters (170) – Waters def. Goff by unanimous resolution (30-27 x2, 29-28)
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Jake Hadley (125) vs. Charles Johnson (125.5) – Johnson def. Hadley by unanimous resolution (29-28 x3)
JJ Aldrich (125.25) vs. Veronica Hardy (126) – Hardy def. Aldrich by unanimous resolution (29-28 x3)
Who’re you predicting will emerge victorious in tonight’s UFC St. Louis most important occasion between Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento?