This evening’s fight night takes place in Louisville, Kentucky in the KFC YUM! Centre. With Kentucky being the homeland of KFC having there own arena does not shock me. And so tonight’s fight night will se the collaboration of the UFC and KFC for a tasty batch of fights.
UFC Louisville Jared Cannonier vs. Nassourdine Imavov
The Main event will see UFC veteran and current middleweight contender Jared Cannonier against rising French star Nassourdine Imavov. Cannonier looks to maintain his position in the middleweight top 5 and continue his pursuit of UFC gold. Jared is getting up there in age at 40 years old and cannot afford to lose at this stage of his career and will likely be in the decline. Meanwhile, Nassourdine Imavov’s career has a very different trajectory being a young up and comer seeking to get himself into title contention. Imavov lacks any real names on his resume and a win over Cannoneir could be that signature win Imavov needs.
Reyes vs Jacoby
The co-main for this card is a light heavyweight affair between Dominick Reyes and Dustin Jacoby. For Reyes this is a do or die moment in his career with 4 straight losses 3 of which being KOs another loss could be the end of Reyes. After losing a highly contested decision against Jon Jones which many thought he won Reyes has been on a downward spiral. He’s been finished by the top of the division in Jiri and Jan and then lost to lower fighters in Ryan Spann. For Reyes a win is vital. Dustin Jacoby looks to enter the rankings and a win over Reyes might just do it.
UFC Louisville: Live Results and Highlights
Main card
Middleweight- Jared Cannonier vs Nassourdine Imavov
Result: Nassourdine Imavov TKO Round 4 3:26
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Light Heavyweight- Dominick Reyes vs Dustin Jacoby
Result: Dominick Reyes Round 1 KO 2:00
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Bantamweight- Paul Rosas Jr vs Ricky Turcios
Result: Paul Rosas Jr by Submission(rear-naked choke) round 2:22
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Middleweight- Brunno Ferreira vs Dustin Stoltzfus
Result: Brunno Ferreira round 1 TKO 4:51
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Middleweight- Julian Marquez vs Zachary Reese
Result: Zachary Reese Round 1 KO 4:40
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Welterweight- Miguel Baeza vs Punahele Soriano
Result: Punahele Soriano Unanimous Decision(30-27 Soriano, 30-25 Soriano, 30-25 Soriano)
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Prelims
Lightweight- Thiago Moises vs Ludovit Klein
Result: Ludovit Klein Unanimous Decision (30-27 Klein, 30-27 Klein, 30-27 Klein)
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Welterweight- Charles Radkte vs Carlos Prates
Result: Prates Round 1 KO 4:47
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Flyweight- Andrea Lee vs Montana De La Rosa
Result: Montana De La Rosa Split Decision(29-28 Lee, 29-28 Rosa, 29-28 Rosa)
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Bantamweight- Brad Katona vs Jesse Butler
Result: Brad Katona Unanimous Decision(30-27 Katona, 30-27 Katona, 30-27 Katona)
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Bantamweight- John Castaneda vs Daniel Marcos
Result: Marcos Unanimous Decision(30-27 Marcos, 30-27 Marcos, 30-27 Marcos)
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Strawweight- Eduarda Moura vs Denise Gomes
Result: Gomes by Split Decision (30-27 Gomes, 30-27 Gomes, 29-28 Moura)
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Bantamweight- Cody Stamaan vs Taylor Lapulis
Result: Taylor Lapilus by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Strawweight- Rayanne Dos Santos vs Puja Tomar
Result: Puja Tomar by Split Decision(30-27 Santos,30-27 Tomar, 29-28 Tomar)
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