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UFC 269 results, live stream play-by-play updates | Oliveira vs. Poirier
UFC 269 live stream results and play-by-play updates will start to trickle in RIGHT HERE at approximately 6 p.m. ET on Sat. night (Dec. 11, 2021) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier lightweight title fight tops the ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) main card, which also features a women’s bantamweight championship match between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena, as well as the flyweight debut of Cody Garbrandt, who looks to announce his 125-pound arrival at the expense of savvy veteran Kai Kara-France. Welterweight bangers Santiago Ponzinibbio and Geoff Neal, as well as 135-pound upstarts Sean O’Malley and Raulian Paiva, will also see action this weekend in “Sin City.”
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 269 fight card below, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Oliveira vs. Poirier.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 269 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC 269 QUICK RESULTS:
Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier
Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena — Pena def. Nunes by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:23 of Round Two
Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio — Neal def. Ponzinibbio by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Cody Garbrandt vs. Kai Kara-France — Kara-France def. Garbrandt by TKO (punches) at 3:21 of Round One
Sean O’Malley vs. Raulian Paiva — O’Malley def. Paiva by TKO (punches) at 4:42 of Round One
Josh Emmett vs. Dan Ige — Emmett def. Ige by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Dominick Cruz vs. Pedro Munhoz — Cruz def. Munhoz by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Augusto Sakai vs. Tai Tuivasa — Tuivasa def. Sakai by KO (punches) at 0:26 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS
Bruno Silva vs. Jordan Wright — Silva def. Wright by TKO (punches) at 1:28 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS
Eryk Anders vs. Andre Muniz — Muniz def. Anders by submission (armbar) at 3:13 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS
Erin Blanchfield vs. Miranda Maverick — Blanchfield def. Maverick by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Minner — Hall def. Minner by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-27)
Randy Costa vs. Tony Kelley — Kelley def. Costa by TKO (elbows) at 4:15 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS
Priscila Cachoeira vs. Gillian Robertson — Robertson def. Cachoeira by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:59 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS
UFC 269 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
155 lbs.: UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier
Round 1: Oliveira takes the center to start. Trading at close range. Right hook briefly drops Oliveira, who pops back to his feet and continues to push forward. Trading uppercuts inside. Right cross from Oliveira, absorbs some heavy shots. Nice body knee from the champ a minute in. Another one 20 seconds later. Poirier straight left, Oliveira uppercut. Oliveira puts him on the fence. Poirier counters the takedown with a whizzer, eats a knee, then separates two minutes in. Right hand and body kick from Oliveira. Solid lefts by Poirier. Oliveira slips and Poirier tries to open up on the fence. Another knee by Oliveira. Good Poirier right hook. Two minutes to go.
Slick uppercut lands for Oliveira. Straight left from Poirier, then a right hook that takes out Oliveira’s legs. Poirier follows into guard, then separates when Oliveira gets his wits back. Heavy straight lefts sting Oliveira. Poirier opening up on the fence. 3-2 by Oliveira with a minute to go, then a hook that stings Poirier. Two straight lefts from the challenger. 3-2. Lead left lands clean. Another. Oliveira tries a flying knee. Spinning back fist misses as well. 10-9 Poirier.
Round 2: Jab exchange. Straight right from Oliveira, knee, elbow. Good knee upstairs. Poirier using the whizzer well in the clinch. Oliveira looks for the back, slips off, looks for an omoplata. Poirier tries to roll out and Oliveira ends up on top in guard a minute in. Poirier just holding on. Hard elbows from Oliveira two minutes in. Digging his forearms and elbows into Poirier’s neck to set up elbows. Two minutes to go.
More elbows from the champ. One minute to go. Continuing to sneak in shots as Poirier tries to tie him up. He postures up for some bigger shots before the bell. 10-9 Oliveira.
Round 3: Sneaky elbow from Oliveira, who shoots in and jumps onto Poirier’s back. One hook in, now both. Looking for the standing RNC. It’s in deep and there’s the tap.
Final result: Oliveira def. Poirier by submission (rear naked choke)
135 lbs.: UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena
Round 1: Early low kick knocks Pena on her butt. Nunes lets her up. Pena checks the next one. Pena tries a flurry. Right hand exchange a minute in. Counter knocks Pena down again. Nunes follows her down this time. Pena turns it into a takedown attempt. Outside reap puts Nunes on top two minutes in. Quick pass to half guard. Now the back. Pena manages to slip out and regain half guard with two minutes to go.
Nunes holding onto the front headlock. One minute to go. Pena looking for a kimura, can’t get the sweep. Still looking for the kimura, but Nunes waits it out and pops her arm free in the waning seconds. 10-9 Nunes.
Round 2: Jab exchange. Pena answers a low kick with a 1-2. Good trades, neither landing super clean. There’s some nice combos from Pena and Nunes looks stung. Huge right hand from the champ and now it’s Pena on the retreat. Nunes swinging. Wild exchanges. Big left hook by Pena. Nunes cracks her with a jab in return. Two minutes in. Hard low kick by Nunes. Continuing to trade heat. Heavy rights land for Nunes. Pena giving back as good as she’s getting. Trading jabs. Two minutes to go.
Big combo from Pena forces Nunes back to the fence and a body lock takedown puts her on top. Nunes gives up her back trying to stand and Pena wraps up the RNC, forcing a quick tap. What an upset.
Final result: Pena def. Nunes by submission (rear naked choke)
170 lbs.: Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Round 1: Low kicks from Neal. One minute in. Head kick attempt. Ponzinibbio warned a second time for outstretched fingers. 1-1-2 falls short. Neal straight left two minutes in. Ponzinibbio comes back with a low kick, shrugs off a head kick. Ponzinibbio warned yet again for outstretched fingers. Combination lands for Neal, who avoids a long right cross. 1-2 lands with two minutes to go.
Neal doing a solid job keeping Ponzinibbio at a distance. Right hook connects. Ponzinibbio tries a head kick, lands a jab. Neal with a straight left against the fence. One minute to go. 2-3 from Ponzinibbio and a straight right behind it. Neal pops him with a straight left in return, then a low blow a bit later. Ponzinibbio comes back throwing. Head kick attempt. 10-9 Neal.
Round 2: Low kicks from Ponzinibbio this time. He fires a pair of 1-2s. One minute in. Trading potshots. Neal tries a head kick, lands a straight left. Ponzinibbio fires a double-leg two minutes in. It takes a bit, but he gets Neal to his seat. Neal pops right back up. Back to trading punches. Low kick and 1-2 from Ponzinibbio. Neal straight left. Two minutes to go.
Ponzinibbio 1-2 and low kick. Body shot. Firing more 1-2s. He’s outworking Neal this round. One minute to go. Ponzinibbio shoots, falls well short. 1-2 from Neal that Ponzinibbio claims was an eye poke. Check right hook sends Ponzinibbio to a knee for a moment. 10-9 Ponzinibbio.
Round 3: 2-3 lands for Ponzinibbio, Neal comes back with a combo of his own. Straight left from Neal. Right hook seems to knock Ponzinibbio off-balance for a moment. He comes back with a right cross. Low kicks from Ponzinibbio. Jabs upstairs. 2-3. Neal tries a combo and head kick. Straight left met by a Ponzinibbio left hook two minutes in. Ponzinibbio low kick. Again, Neal’s just not doing enough. Left hook from Ponzinibbio, 1-2 from Neal. Ponzinibbio 1-2. Two minutes to go.
Ponzinibbio continuing to send out 1-2s. Straight left comes back at him. Good low kick from the Argentinean, then a straight right. Two more big straight rights met by a straight left. One minute to go. Hard three-piece by Neal, his best sequence in a while. Slapping right hook soon after. 1-2. Heavy straight lefts land for him. 2-3 from Ponzinibbio in response. Ponzinibbio comes out throwing, lands a leg kick. Close round; it’ll come down to whether Neal stole it in the last minute. I’m giving it to Ponzinibbio on the early volume. 10-9 Ponzinibbio.
Final result: Neal def. Ponzinibbio by split decision
125 lbs.: Cody Garbrandt vs. Kai Kara-France
Round 1: Low kick from Garbrandt to start. Fancy sweep attempt. One minute in. Both men focusing on kicks. Garbrandt tries a counter two-piece. Kara-France head kick attempt. Two minutes in. Garbrandt counter right answers a low kick. Kara-France comes back with a counter right that floors Garbrandt. Garbrandt shoots, rebuffed, eats another right hand, hits a reactive shot. Kara-France scrambles back to his feet. Stiff jab with two minutes to go.
Kara-France stalking forward. Overhand rights and uppercuts punctuate another monster flurry from Kara-France and Garbrandt hits the ground unconscious. He wakes up on impact, but it’s too late.
Final result: Kara-France def. Garbrandt by TKO (punches)
135 lbs.: Sean O’Malley vs. Raulian Paiva
Round 1: Paiva catches a kick, can’t do anything with it. Oblique kick from O’Malley. One minute in. O’Malley body kick strays low. Jab lands for him when they resume. Paiva low kick. Continuing to steadily advance. O’Malley tries a front kick, eats a counter. Two minutes in. Very tentative fight so far. There’s a clean straight left from O’Malley. Another soon after. Paiva body kick. Two minutes to go.
Low kicks land for Paiva. Jab and 1-2 from O’Malley in return. Both whiff on combinations. One minute to go. Right cross by Paiva, tries to rush with a three-piece. Right cross by O’Malley, then an overhand that briefly sends Paiva to his knees. O’Malley pours it on, denies a level change, then pummels Paiva until he crumples.
Final result: O’Malley def. Paiva by TKO (punches)
145 lbs.: Josh Emmett vs. Dan Ige
Round 1: Ige looks for a leg kick to start. Emmett fires an overhand right that slips around Ige’s guard and puts him on his seat. Emmett follows him down, but Ige catches a knee on the way up and takes him down a minute in. Emmett nearly sweeps, but Ige bulls him back down and hunts for the back. Emmett continues to scramble and ends up on top in side control. Right hand on the way up. Two minutes in. Two-piece from Ige. Low kick. Both look for right crosses. Two minutes to go.
Ige lands a series of jabs. Still working behind it. One minute to go. Both staying at range. Emmett tries a counter 2-3. Rush attempt. They trade at close range. 10-9 Emmett.
Round 2: Early flurry from Ige. Nice body shot. Clubbing left hook around the guard. Low-high. Emmett digs a right downstairs. One minute in. Ige circling, Emmett stalking. Ige shoots, gets sprawled on, eats a left on the exit. Ige eats a shot on the guard and rocks Emmett with a left hook. He’s stalking, shoots, denied. Emmett with a left on the break two minutes in. Back to the jab goes Ige. Two minutes to go.
Clubbing right from Ige, body kick behind it. Counter hook and jab. Emmett lands a 1-2. One minute to go. Next 1-2 falls short. Ige with a counter right. Slick left uppercut. Emmett forces him back, tries a combo. Good exchange in the center, counter right by Ige. 10-9 Ige.
Round 3: Body shot from Ige as he avoids a combo. Emmett falls short with combos, connects with an overhand right. Ige jab snaps Emmett’s head back. Low kick. One minute in. Low kick and left hook. Emmett suddenly stings him with a two-piece, though he can’t follow up. Two minutes in. Ige going back to the jab. Solid overhand right. Emmett with a left hook and glancing overhand. Two minutes to go.
Ige circling, blocking a large chunk of what’s coming his way. Tentative stretch. Ige shoots, denied. One minute to go. Jab exchange. Ige fakes Emmett out with a level change. Head kick just misses. 1-3 by Ige, clean uppercut behind it. Emmett with a late left hook. 10-9 Ige.
Final result: Emmett def. Ige by unanimous decision
135 lbs.: Dominick Cruz vs. Pedro Munhoz
Round 1: Cruz mobile as always. Low kick from Munhoz. Cruz tries his own. He ducks a high kick and comes back with a 1-2, then another behind it. One minute in. Solid two-piece answered by a Munhoz body kick. Cruz tries a single-leg, can’t get it. Long right lands for him, 1-2 behind it. Two minutes in. Another long right by Cruz, who ducks right into a jab that drops him. Cruz scrambles up, eats another left and hits the deck again. Scrambling for his life. Cruz somehow survives, waits things out a bit on the ground, then gets back to the feet. 1-1-2 from Munhoz, 1-2 from Cruz with two minutes to go.
Low kick by Munhoz. Cruz comes back with a clean combo. Munhoz tries a spinning back kick. Knee tap by Cruz, knee on the way up. One minute to go. Jab from Munhoz. He whiffs on a left hook. Long left hook lands for Cruz. Body kick from Munhoz. Cruz with a clubbing combination to end the round. 10-9 Munhoz.
Round 2: Early combo lands for Cruz. 1-2. Munhoz pops him with a right. One minute in. Cruz catches a body kick, can’t use it. Cruz prods with lefts, lands a 1-2 after checking a leg kick. Next low kick lands for Munhoz, who eats a 1-2 and falls short with his own. Two minutes in. Munhoz shoots, denied. Jab exchange. Cruz with a switching straight left. Munhoz having issues landing the low kicks. Swatting left by Cruz. Two minutes to go.
Solid left uppercut by Cruz as he flurries that opens a cut. Clean combo upstairs. Lengthy flurry. There’s a low kick by Munhoz. Cruz left hook as part of a four-piece. One minute to go. Cruz left hook after catching a kick. 1-2-3. Vicious flurry. Munhoz comes back with a 1-2. 1-2-low kick by Cruz. Another long cross. Four-piece flurry. Munhoz low kick. 10-9 Cruz.
Round 3: Solid exchanges to start the round. 1-2-3 from Cruz a minute in. Low kick by Munhoz. Long two-piece from Cruz. Munhoz catches him with a right hand on the exit, which Cruz tries to answer with combinations. Long right lands for Cruz. Calf kick connects. Two minutes in. Counter knee by Cruz, who shoots and gets rebuffed. Low kick exchange. Brutal 1-2 lands for Cruz. Another clean right cross. Munhoz tries a spinning back kick and eats a left hook. Two minutes to go.
More clean flurries from Cruz. Low kick, abandoned shot. Jabs from Munhoz. One minute to go. Cruz catches a kick, can’t really use it. Low kick exchange. Late flurry by Cruz. One more right hand for good measure. 10-9 Cruz.
Final result: Cruz def. Munhoz by unanimous decision
265 lbs.: Augusto Sakai vs. Tai Tuivasa
Round 1: Low kick lands for Sakai. One minute in. Left hook lands for Tuivasa as he eats another low kick. Tuivasa fires a combo and ties up against the fence. Two minutes in. Knees from Sakai, body punches from Tuivasa. Sakai reverses, lands more knees. They separate with two minutes to go.
Tuivasa follows up a switch overhand left with some clubbing rights against the fence. Sakai trying to land knees. He reverses with a minute to go, fires good knees. One minute to go. Elbow and left hook by Tuivasa get Sakai’s attention. Heavy shots on the break. Tuivasa shoots, denied. More knees from Sakai inside. 10-9 Tuivasa, I think.
Round 2: Early check hook from Tuivasa rattles Sakai once again. Sakai stumbles back to the fence, where Tuivasa unloads with punches until a right hand turns the lights out.
Final result: Tuivasa def. Sakai by KO (punches)
185 lbs.: Bruno Silva vs. Jordan Wright
Round 1: Silva slowly advancing, plenty of kicks from Wright in return. Counter left from Silva, eats a flurry in return. Wright charges in and they trade inside before he puts Silva on the fence. Heavy knees to the body a minute in. Silva responds with a pair of monstrous punches on the break that take Wright’s legs out, then goes in for the kill. Wright tries to roll for his life, but the onslaught is too much for the ref.
Final result: Silva def. Wright by TKO (punches)
185 lbs.: Eryk Anders vs. Andre Muniz
Round 1: Anders tries a combination, eats a low kick. The busier of the two to start. Well-timed shot by Muniz put shim on top a minute in. Side control now. Anders scrambles up, Muniz still attached and trying to put in a hook. Two minutes in. Muniz holding on to the rear waist lock. Now he drags Anders down and puts in both hooks. Muniz looking to transition to an armbar. He’s got it and there’s the tap.
Final result: Muniz def. Anders by submission (armbar)
125 lbs.: Erin Blanchfield vs. Miranda Maverick
Round 1: Blanchfield answering kicks with punches to start. Side kick from Maverick, lead left. Maverick rushes and Blanchfield wraps up a clinch before taking her down to her knees. Solid control from Blanchfield, pulls her back down as she tries to stand. Back up, back down into guard. Two minutes in. Half guard, back to full with two minutes to go.
Maverick works her way back to her feet, Blanchfield still attached. Nice trip puts Blanchfield back on top. Looking to pass. One minute to go. Maverick gets to her knees and stands in the waning seconds. 10-9 Blanchfield.
Round 2: Good early strikes from Blanchfield, who answers a clinch by throwing Blanchfield to the mat and setting up in guard. Looking for a Japanese necktie as Maverick tries to work her way up a minute in. Loses it, good elbows before they separate. Blanchfield fires a double-leg and takes her right back down. She passes right to the crucifix and starts dropping elbows. Two minutes in. Maverick making an effort to get out, survives an americana and gets her arm free. Two minutes to go.
North-south now for Blanchfield. Looking for a kimura setup but struggling to break Maverick’s grip. One minute to go. Potential armbar transition, there it is. Maverick using her legs on Blanchfield’s head to keep her from extending. 10-9 Blanchfield.
Round 3: Maverick tries a head kick and spinning back fist. Definitely fighting like she’s behind. Solid left hand. Another, body kick behind it. Combinations, another left a minute in. Maverick looking for her own takedown. Blanchfield with a nice elbow on the break, then catches a kick for another takedown. Side control two minutes in. Lovely move to Maverick’s back. Hunting the RNC. Maverick regains half guard with two minutes to go.
Side control, attacking the far arm. Short right hands. One minute to go. Full mount, then the back again. Short punches. There’s arguments for 10-8s throughout, but considering the damage, 10-9 Blanchfield.
Final result: Blanchfield def. Maverick by unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Minner
Round 1: Hall sending out his usual kicks. Minner staying mobile and feinting. Low kick a minute in. Hall rolls for a leg as Minner rushes in. Minner pulls his leg out, tries to take the back, and has to fight off a rolling kneebar. Hunting his own takedown now two minutes in. Hall tries to invert and Minner bails back to the feet. Right hand from Minner. Minner rushes, avoids a roll, hits a takedown into guard before bailint. Two minutes to go.
Another scramble and Hall’s in heel hook position. Transitions to top half guard. One minute to go. Short right hands from Hall. Minner holding onto half guard. 10-9 Minner on damage?
Round 2: Hall steps in with a body kick. Minner with a wild-looking two-piece and a whiffed uppercut. Minner rushes again and Hall rolls. Minner on top in full guard. Minner holding on, playing it safe. Hall switches from a triangle to an armbar, but Minner slams his way out. Two minutes in. Short elbows from Minner. Two minutes to go.
Hall locks up a reverse triangle and lands some solid elbows. More elbows. One minute to go. Looking for a sweep. Bicep slicer-looking position. Hammerfists and punches from Hall. 10-9 Hall.
Round 3: Hall fires a wheel kick, then rolls into another triangle attempt. Minner gets his arm free, but Hall goes for a kneebar. Minner all but kicks him in the face to get out, then goes for his own leglock. Hall on top in half guard, then side control. Full mount. Hall staying heavy. Short punches. Two minutes to go.
Hall trying to set up an arm triangle, can’t do so. Now he’s in position. One minute to go. Short punches from Hall, not locking his hands. Minner attempts to bridge and can’t. More body punches from Hall. He postures up for a couple shots, then locks the choke up in the waning seconds before running out of time. 10-9 Hall.
Final result:
135 lbs.: Randy Costa vs. Tony Kelley
Round 1: Kelley pressuring early. Low kick lands. Lots of volume. Wheel kick falls short. Costa whiffs on an uppercut, eats a knee to the body before taking Kelley to the fence. One minute in. Trading body blows. They separate after trading knees. Two minutes in. Kelley puts him on the fence. Costa catches a knee and reverses. Reversed in turn. Reverses again, reversed again. Knees from Kelley with two minutes to go.
They separate. Kelley continuing to pressure and send out kicks. Costa ties up. Kelley reverses. One minute to go. Jockeying for position. Solid punches from Kelley. 10-9 Kelley.
Round 2: More high-volume kicks for Kelley. Solid clinch elbow. Jockeying for position on the fence. One minute in. They separate. Left hook from Costa, double jab. More kicks from Kelley. Check hook lands for Costa two minutes in. Clean jab, takes Kelley to the fence. They separate. Head kick attempt and flurry from Costa, Kelley lands a clinch elbow. Two minutes to go.
Kelley looking for knees from the Thai clinch, reverses a level change into top position. Dropping elbows form half guard. Shots piling up for Kelley. One minute to go. Costa curls up and basically lets Kelley tee off until the ref intervenes.
Final result: Kelley def. Costa by TKO (elbows)
125 lbs.: Priscila Cachoeira vs. Gillian Robertson
Round 1: Robertson tries to shoot from too far out, denied. Potshots from Cachoeira. Robertson hauls her to the fence, gets reversed. They separate. Solid rights from Cachoeira, who backs away from a low single. Counter right to answer a leg kick. Body shot. Two minutes in. Robertson ducks in with a right hand, then hits a double-leg into guard. Standing pass to half guard. Short elbow. She isolates an arm and passes to side control, then hunts the back with two minutes to go.
Back to side control, where Robertson lands solid elbows. Full mount. More elbows, setting up an armbar. More short elbows. Hammerfists and punches with a minute to go. Robertson turning it up and pounding away. Awkward armbar attempt allows Cachoeira to stand, but Robertson locks up a vicious palm-to-palm no-hooks RNC in transition. Just one second away form the final buzzer. Cachoeira taps.
Final result: Robertson def Cachoeira by submission (rear naked choke)
UFC 269 Results: Oliveira vs. Poirier
MMA Fighting has UFC 269 results for the Oliveira vs. Poirier event, live blogs for all the main card fights, and live UFC 269 Twitter updates.
In the main event, UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira defends his title against MMA Fighting’s No. 1-ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier. The two veterans have combined for 54 octagon appearances between them, the most ever for a UFC championship fight.
The co-headlining bout sees two-division champion Amanda Nunes return to 135 pounds to defend her bantamweight belt against TUF 18 winner Julianna Pena.
Check out the UFC 269 results below.
Main Card
Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier
Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena
Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Cody Garbrandt vs. Kai Kara-France
Sean O’Malley vs. Raulian Paiva
Preliminary Card (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Josh Emmett vs. Dan Ige
Dominick Cruz vs. Pedro Munhoz
Augusto Sakai vs. Tai Tuivasa
Bruno Silva vs. Jordan Wright
Early Prelims (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)
Eryk Anders vs. Andre Muniz
Erin Blanchfield vs. Miranda Maverick
Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Minner
Randy Costa vs. Tony Kelley
Priscila Cachoeira vs. Gillian Robertson
Michael Chandler recounts ‘pain, crying’ after UFC title loss, makes pick for Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier
All eyes will be on the UFC lightweight division on Dec. 11 when Charles Oliviera looks to make the first defense of his 155-pound title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269.
By then, more than a year will have passed since Khabib Nurmagomedov retired in the cage at UFC 254 and threw the doors to the top of the division wide open. Oliveira filled that vacant spot with his dramatic come-from-behind victory over Michael Chandler in May, but after testing the Brazilian’s skills inside the octagon, Chandler couldn’t help but predict Oliveira’s reign to be short-lived when asked to pick a winner for UFC 269’s main event.
“I think Dustin Poirier,” Chandler said recently on The MMA Hour. “I think they’re both complete fighters. I think Oliveira has shown over his last couple of fights, especially the fight against me, his hands have come along. He is basic and he hits hard. He hits harder than we think. His grappling is obviously always been on-point, but I just think Dustin Poirier is a little bit better in every area. I think Dustin Poirier’s cardio [is better]. I think Dustin Poirier’s ability to get him hurt and finish the fight, like I wasn’t able to do, is second to none. I think Dustin Poirier wins that fight by a third or fourth-round stoppage.”
Chandler, 35, will have his own problems to deal with first. The former Bellator champion is slated to meet Justin Gaethje in a battle of top contenders on Nov. 6 at UFC 268. A win will likely push Chandler back into the title conversation prior to Oliveira vs. Poirier.
It’s an important crossroads for Chandler’s career — and one his opponent knows all too well. Gaethje, too, is coming off a failed UFC title challenge in his most recent fight.
Chandler’s setback may have been more painful though. He snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against Oliveira just 19 seconds into the second round at UFC 262 after nearly finishing Oliveira in the closing moments of Round 1. After being seconds away from achieving his dream of winning a UFC world title, Chandler admitted that the road back to UFC 268 hasn’t been an easy one, even if he’s ready to make the climb all over again.
“Man, pain. Crying. Falling short. Embarrassment. Less than,” Chandler said. “That small voice inside my head that has always told me that I’m a small guy from a small town who was taught to do small things, because that’s what I was raised up into. That’s the people that I was around. I came from a community where not a lot of people believed that they could go outside those county lines and go accomplish crazy, audacious, big things. And that little guy from that little town is still in here — I’ve just gotten really good at duct-taping him to the basement of my mind and putting a roll of duct tape around his mouth.
“But man, he creeps back up. He creeps back up often. And he definitely crept back up right after May 15th, on May 15th. I stayed up until 4 in the morning that night. My wife was sleeping next to me and I was laying in my hotel room and I was up until 4 or 5 in the morning, didn’t even barely sleep, I was just tossing and turning and just, it was hard. But this is why we do what we do. This is why the fans love this sport. … There’s a reason why the ‘Rocky’ franchise is one of the most successful movies franchises of all-time. It wasn’t because Rocky always won. It’s because Rocky always came back with complete disregard to previous setbacks and future opposition.
“So it was ups and downs for months at a time, but man, I made peace with it and it was an awesome opportunity that I got. And now I have an even bigger opportunity to come back from that loss. The setback is just a springboard for the comeback.”
Conor McGregor targets Dustin Poirier and family in deleted tweets
Conor McGregor said the feud between himself and Dustin Poirier wasn’t over.
McGregor was seething in anger immediately after the conclusion of UFC 264‘s main event trilogy bout with Poirier, which ended after the first round due to McGregor’s broken tibia.
Before, during, and after Poirier gave his post-fight remarks to Joe Rogan in the cage, McGregor verbally attacked Poirier while being tended to by medical personnel.
Late Monday night, the former two-division UFC champion went on a Tweet-and-delete spree, targeting Poirier and his wife Jolie in a series of Tweets that were quickly deleted. MMA Junkie captured screenshots of the cryptic messages.
One tweet consisted of three pictures with no caption. It included a screenshot of Mateusz Gamrot’s Instagram photo of Poirier holding his ankle, a picture of Poirier and his daughter Parker smiling, and a closely cropped version of Poirier from the previous photo.
I’m a dangerous man.
Gonezo
I’m a nasty dude I promise you.
Your wife is your husband.
Hey you guys! I don’t want to associate any negativity with my foundation so I’d like to take this chance to apologize for dustin’s wife trying to message me privately on Instagram.
McGregor underwent successful surgery on Sunday to repair his injured limb. From the hospital, McGregor sent a video message with a different tone, although he still expressed frustration with the outcome of the trilogy.
Once healthy and ready to return to the cage, all parties including UFC president Dana White, seem to be on board with scheduling a fourth fight between McGregor and Poirier.
However, White was not thrilled with McGregor’s trash talk that involved Poirier’s family.
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Conor McGregor speaks after freak leg injury in loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264
This will be the third contest between McGregor and Poirier.
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The main event fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 concluded in shocking fashion, with McGregor suffering what appeared to be a freak broken leg after rolling over his ankle in the dying seconds of the first round.
It was a round McGregor conclusively lost, after being outstruck on the feet and wrestled to the ground after an unsuccessful submission attempt.
“This is not over,” said McGregor, in a post fight interview with Joe Rogan. ‘If I have to take this outside with him, it’s on outside. I don’t give a bollocks.”
Dana White stated that McGregor would be going into surgery tomorrow on Sunday to deal with the leg injury. He said that a title fight with current UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira was most likely next for Poirier, but believes that a fourth fight between McGregor and Poirier will happen at some point in the future, when McGregor has recovered from the surgery.
Audie Attar, McGregor’s long time manager recently said McGregor underwent a successful three hour surgery, repairing fractures of the tibia and fibula.
“Both doctors are confident that with time he will make a full recovery,” he said in a statement. “We anticipate his return to the Octagon.”
McGregor himself posted a video message on social media soon afterwards.
“Feeling tremendous,” said McGregor. “Six weeks on crutches and we build back!”
Find our blow by blow account of each fight below.
Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor
The stakes are high for Conor McGregor in this trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier.
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It’s here. The big one. The stakes for this fight seem incredibly high for McGregor, but they always do. Every single fight.
As I mentioned above, it’s almost impossible to call this fight. I’m picking McGregor because he appeared to be winning the last fight until he wasn’t. But honestly, it could go the exact same way as the last fight.
Got the butterflies for this one. Let’s go.
Round 1
Man this is intense. McGregor looks amped, the opposite of relaxed, which is when he does his best work. Let’s see how this plays out.
McGregor coming out leg kick heavy. The fight is being fought at a furious pace. Poirier somehow clips McGregor and takes it to the ground after McGregor attempts a guillotine choke. After a barrage of ground and pound the fight goes back to the feet and after an exchange McGregor rolls his ankle
And it looks as though he’s broken his ankle? The doctor calls it. The fight is over.
Wow. What a strange ending.
McGregor is furious. He’s screaming “Doctor’s stoppage”.
Regardless of the result, McGregor was losing this fight comprehensively. It was called a doctor’s stoppage in the end. Afterwards, Joe Rogan conducted an interview with McGregor as he was getting his leg attended to. He claimed this was “not over”. But realistically, it’s hard to tell when McGregor will be back — if he’ll be back. Poirier made reference to karma playing a part here, given how low McGregor stooped in the lead up.
There was a real poisonous atmosphere to this whole scene. Reminded me a lot of the Khabib vs. McGregor fight. Left a bad taste in my mouth.
Dustin Poirier wins via doctor’s stoppage
Gilbert Burns vs. Stephen Thompson
I’m really looking forward to this one. Stephen Thompson is maybe the best technical striker the UFC has even seen, Gilbert Burns is a jiu-jitsu specialist with hammers for hands. The winner of this fight will almost certainly get a title shot at some point in the future.
I’m picking Thompson here. He’s one of the most difficult, unique fighters on the roster and he’s outclassed almost everyone he’s faced in the Octagon.
Can’t wait.
Round 1
Can’t blog anymore did a drinking game where I take a shot every time Joe Rogan says “karate style” and I’m dead.
Burns appears to be trying to take this to the ground, which is smart, but Thompson has great takedown defence. A lot of the early part of this round is taking place on the fence. Not really great for either fighter.
And of course the crowd is booing.
But wow — surprise — Burns got it to the ground. This could steal him the round and make Thompson a little more hesitant to through his world class kicks.
Wonderboy eventually gets back to his feet, but a strong round for Burns here.
CNET scores it 10-9 for Burns
Round 2
A frantic 2nd round fought on a hair trigger. Really tough one to score. Thompson appeared to control the fight on the feet, but Burns snagged a takedown in the last thirty seconds, which could have stolen him the round. Hard to say. I think Thompson, but who knows.
CNET scores it 10-9 for Thompson
Round 3
Good start for Thompson, with a stinging straight over the top.
Whoa… Thompson clips him with a SWEET wheel kick that almost knocks Burns off his feet. Unreal. Thought we might get a finish, but Burns appears to recover. Now he’s got Thompson to the mat. Can Thompson get back to his feet? He’s running out of time here and Burns has got side control now. This looks bad for Thompson.
CNET scores it 10-9 for Burns and 29-28 for Burns overall.
Official decision: Gilbert Burns defeats Stephen Thompson by decision (29-28 on all three scorecards)
Tai Tuivasa vs. Greg Hardy
Oh man, nothing like a heavyweight slobberknocker. Tai Tuivasa, is famous for his victory shoeys (a shoey is when you drink beer out of a stranger’s shoe, after the stranger has spat in it — yes, I know, gross). Greg Hardy is notorious as an ex-NFL player with a tarnished history. Many are divided on whether he should be fighting in the UFC at all.
This fight should be absolute chaos. Tuivasa is explosive and loose and fun to watch, I’m picking him to get it done tonight.
Round 1
Holy shit, Tai Tuivasa comes out to the Spice Girls. This is the best entrance I’ve ever seen in my life. Please win Tai. I’m begging you.
Wow. What a wild minute of fighting. Tuivasa comes out chopping the legs. Hardy hits back with a thunderous shot and PROPERLY wobbles Tuivasa, but as Hardy comes in to finish he gets utterly melted by a counter left hook. Unbelievable scenes. Tuivasa climbs up to the cage and goes straight for the shoey babyyyyyyy! Amazing. What a fight as long as it lasted.
Tai Tuivasa wins va KO in the first round
Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Aldana came out victorious.
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This is a big fight for the women’s bantamweight division, between two of its top contenders. Interestingly, Aldana is coming off a bad weight miss, hitting the scale at 139.5 pounds, when she needed to hit 136. Will that affect this fight? Historically fighters who miss weight have an advantage, but sometimes that weight cut struggle can have a massive impact on stamina. Let’s see what happens. I’m picking Kunitskaya.
Round 1
Kunitskaya is throwing heat from the outset, landing big leg kicks. She’s moving aggressively and really looks up for this. But once Aldana settled in she began landing big punches, including one to the body that appeared to really affect Kunitskaya.
And then all of a sudden Aldana absolutely cracks Kunitskaya coming in with a heavy counter check hook that lays Kunitskaya out. She tries to defend with upkicks, but eventually Aldana gets on top and lands bomb after bomb on Kunitskaya, who struggles to defend. This one is over.
Irene Aldana wins via TKO in the first round
Sean O’Malley vs. Kris Moutinho
Sean O’Malley won in a landslide victory.
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If you’re new to “Suga” Sean O’Malley, brace yourself. He is one of the rising stars in the UFC and one of the most entertaining fighters on the roster. There’s a reason he’s opening this card.
Unfortunately, his original opponent, Louis Smolka, was removed from this fight thanks to a staph infection. The replacement fighter, Kris Moutinho, represents something of a mismatch. He’s a last minute replacement and not a strong one either. It would be a wild upset if O’Malley lost this fight, but stranger things have happened in the UFC.
Round 1
Moutinho absolutely marching forward trying to catch O’Malley with legs kicks. But O’Malley seems to be landing at will, probing front kicks, precision jabs, straights. Just incredible land percentage. At one point O’Malley had him hurt and was… pretending to play basketball? Incredible.
But Moutinho’s ability to absorb damage and walk forward does appear to be causing O’Malley some issues. That said, O’Malley absolutely sparked him in the last second of the round. One more minute and he’d have been out.
Incredibly, O’Malley broke the bantamweight record for most strikes landed in a round
CNET scores it 10-8 for O’Malley
Round 2
O’Malley can’t miss and Moutinho has one of the craziest chins I’ve seen in a fight. He is still walking forward is crazy. O’Malley’s shots seem to have lost their sting. This guy is fighting like it’s his last day on earth. It’s wild that’s he’s still here to take these shots.
O’Malley is landing at a 84% accuracy rate. Anderson Silva levels here. But Moutinho is STILL HERE.
CNET scores it 10-9 for O’Malley
Round 3
Another crazy round where Moutinho just marched through shots and O’Malley just landing at will with precise, clean hard shots. Again, I’ve never seen anything like this.
Eventually, Herb Dean waves it off. O’Malley had a few exchanges where he was really teeing off with every strike you can imagine — knees, punches, kicks.
To be honest, I would have liked to see that continue. Regardless, a wild fight. O’Malley landed huge shots at an incredible rate and Moutinho just took it all.
Sean O’Malley wins via TKO in the third round
Jake Paul mocks Conor McGregor and offers Dustin Poirier $100,000 chain after Irishman beaten at UFC 264
Jake Paul couldn’t resist mocking Conor McGregor after his defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.
The YouTuber turned professional boxer was among the 20,000 capacity crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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He watched as the fight came to an early end by doctor’s stoppage after McGregor broke his leg towards the end of the first round.
Paul has regularly called out MMA superstar McGregor and even had a $100,000 diamond chain made of the Irishman’s last knockout defeat to Poirier, which he wore to UFC 264.
Paul, 24, posted a video in the immediate aftermath of McGregor’s latest defeat to Poirier in their trilogy fight in which he stroked the necklace said: ‘Goodnight, buddy’.
He also said he was making a new offer to McGregor of $23 to fight him, having claimed to have previously offered him $50m for a boxing match.
Paul also offered McGregor’s victor, Poirier, his $100,000 chain.
Floyd Mayweather also delighted in McGregor’s defeat.
The boxing legend – who recently fought Jake Paul’s younger bother Logan in an exhibition fight – revealed he had won $85,000 from betting on Poirier to win.
Manny Pacquiao was far more graceful and congratulated Poirier on his victory and offered his sympathy to McGregor.
It remains to be seen what the future holds for the Irishman, yet Poirier’s stock continues to rise and his star power is only growing after dethroning the biggest star in the sport for the second time in succession.
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Conor McGregor Breaks Leg, Loses Trilogy Fight Vs. Dustin Poirier
9:25 PM PT — Conor McGregor just broke his leg at the end of round 2 … and Dustin Poirier was declared the winner via doctors stoppage.
The celebs are flocking to T-Mobile Arena to check out Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier’s big trilogy fight … and Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker simply couldn’t wait for the main event to provide a TON of action!!!
As we previously reported, all the biggest names in Hollywood are hitting up UFC 264 — with President Donald Trump, Justin Bieber, Megan Fox, MGK, Kourt and Travis, Kevin Durant and more showing up for the bout.
KK and TB decided to put on a show as everyone got into fight mode — straight-up making out as the camera panned to their area.
It’s a star-studded night in Sin City 🤩#UFC264 pic.twitter.com/ur6YGjYqxf
— UFC (@ufc) July 11, 2021
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Cleveland Browns superstars Baker Mayfield, Austin Hooper and David Njoku have also shown face … with the QB sitting right next to UFC legend Chuck Liddell — but yeah, they did NOT follow in Kourt’s footsteps.
#45 has yet to make his big arrival, but it’s only a matter of time — there are only a few fights left on the main card (BTW — the whole night has been nothing but fireworks).
And of course, controversially — Addison Rae is sitting feet away from the Octagon … making her big debut as a “journalist.”
UFC 264 predictions — Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 3: Fight card, odds, prelims, expert picks
On Saturday night, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will settle a rivalry that dates back to 2014 when they battle at UFC 264. The third fight between the pair of lightweights headlines the action from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The combatants first met in 2014 on McGregor’s rise to superstardom when the Irishman scored a first-round TKO of Poirier, who was also a rising contender in the featherweight division at the time. Then, the two met seven years later in January in the lightweight division with Poirier evening the score with a second-round TKO of his own. Now they look to put the final touches on this rivalry in arguably the biggest PPV event of the year.
There’s a lot more action set for the card, including a big welterweight co-main event between former welterweight title contenders Stephen Thompson and Gilbert Burns, as well as the return of controversial former NFL star Greg Hardy, who takes on Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight clash.
There was a bit of controversy on the scales for one of the undercard fights on Friday. Women’s bantamweight Irene Aldana missed the mark by 3.5 pounds for her scheduled bout with Yana Kunitskaya set for the main card. It’s the second straight time that a Kunitskaya opponent has missed this badly, but the first miss by Aldana in her career. The fight will still go forward with Aldana forfeiting 30% of her purse to Kunitskaya.
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With so much happening on Saturday night, let’s take a closer look at the full fight card with the latest odds from William Hill Sportsbook before we get to our staff predictions and picks for the PPV portion of the festivities.
UFC 264 fight card, odds
- Dustin Poirier -125 vs. Conor McGregor +105, lightweight
- Stephen Thompson -160 vs. Gilbert Burns +135, welterweight
- Tai Tuivasa -150 vs. Greg Hardy +125, heavyweight
- Irene Aldana -120 vs. Yana Kunitskaya +100, women’s bantamweight
- Sean O’Malley -900 vs. Kris Moutinho +600, bantamweight
- Max Griffin -200 vs. Carlos Condit +170, welterweight
- Michel Pereira -180 vs. Niko Price +155, welterweight
- Dricus Du Plessis -120 vs. Trevin Giles +100, middleweight
- Ilia Topuria -230 vs. Ryan Hall +190, featherweight
- Jennifer Maia -195 vs. Jessica Eye +165, women’s flyweight
- Brad Tavares -170 vs. Omari Akhmedov +145, middleweight
- Zhalgas Zhumaglov -310 vs. Jerome Rivera +250, flyweight
- Alen Amedovski -130 vs. Hu Yaozong +110, middleweight
With such a massive main event on tap, the crew at CBS Sports went ahead with predictions and picks for the main card. Here are your pick makers: Brent Brookhouse (Combat sports writer), Brian Campbell (Combat sports writer, co-host of “Morning Kombat”), Matthew Coca (producer), Jack Crosby (editor), Michael Mormile (producer) and Brandon Wise (senior editor).
UFC 264 picks, predictions
| McGregor vs. Poirier | Poirier | Poirier | Poirier | Poirier | Poirier |
| Thompson vs. Burns | Burns | Thompson | Thompson | Burns | Thompson |
| Tuivasa vs. Hardy | Tuivasa | Tuivasa | Tuivasa | Tuivasa | Tuivasa |
| Aldana vs. Kunitskaya | Kunitskaya | Kunitskaya | Aldana | Kunitskaya | Kunitskaya |
| O’Malley vs. Moutinho | O’Malley | O’Malley | O’Malley | O’Malley | O’Malley |
| Records to date (2021) | 23-11 | 22-12 | 23-11 | 20-13 | 17-17 |
Campbell on why Poirier will win: The harsh reality for McGregor entering their trilogy is that Poirier has evolved to the level in which he might be better than the “Notorious” one in every category short of one-punch power. Whatever strategy McGregor brings to the table, Poirier showed in the rematch that he was able to one-up him with a mid-fight adjustment. Although McGregor had moments in their rematch while walking his opponent down with punches, Poirier also showed the ease in which he can take McGregor down should he need to go in that direction. As always, Poirier will need to weather the early storm of the opening round when McGregor is perennially dangerous. But Poirier is too well-rounded and battle tested to allow McGregor’s one-note style to be enough at this elite level.
Brookhouse on why Poirier will win: McGregor is always one shot away from winning a fight and that’s no different against Poirier. Beyond that ability to catch Poirier with a big shot, McGregor doesn’t seem to have a lot of paths to victory here. Poirier is a more complete mixed martial artist and has been grinding and evolving while McGregor has toyed with boxing, retirement and crime. It’s a lot to ask for McGregor to have completely overhauled his style in six months of training — minus time off because of the January knockout loss — meaning his stance is still going to be wide open for leg kicks. McGregor also isn’t up to Poirier’s level in cardio and everyone knows his liabilities on the ground, which is clear with his new stance that he “only counts knockouts” on his record and his statement that Poirier would be a “dusty b—” if he goes for a takedown. There’s just too many ways for Poirier to win and too few for McGregor that the pick feels obvious.
Campbell on why Burns will win: Both fighters have been to the welterweight title level and come up short, and each one is looking for one more shot at re-entering the overall title picture. Because of that, it’s hard not to imagine Thompson and Burns both coming in carrying the pressure of hoping to make a statement. It’s that potential that could be dangerous for the 38-year-old Thompson given just how explosive Burns has become during his late-career resurgence into a well-rounded fighter. Burns came up short against champion Kamaru Usman in February but landed some big strikes early on. Catching “Wonderboy” won’t be easy and will take some patience, but Burns has the cardio to push an aggressive pace and create enough chaos to open up a finishing strike.
Brookhouse on why Thompson will win: Burns has become a dangerous welterweight and came very close to taking the 170-pound title off Kamaru Usman. Thompson creates a different kind of puzzle, however, with timing and angles that are almost entirely unique in the division. In a three-round fight, Burns may end up taking a round to figure out how to deal with those stylistic quirks, which already puts him in a desperate situation. Thompson should be able to avoid taking a killshot from Burns and just outpoint the Brazilian to score a decision win and creep a little bit closer to one final title shot.
Brookhouse on why Tuivasa will win: When figuring out why Tuivasa will win, you can start with Hardy’s cardio issues, which have been a recurring issue in his career. Tuivasa is a good fighter, and Hardy isn’t on the level of the men who have beat him. With a steady diet of leg kicks and some pace pushing, Tuivasa should be in position to finish off an exhausted Hardy. It’s worth remembering that Tuivasa went a hard three rounds with Andrei Arlovski, so we’ve seen that he has the ability to go the full 15 without fading. Hardy has repeatedly had trouble going a hard five.
CBS Sports will be with you all week long with live coverage from Las Vegas for both Morning Kombat and CBS Sports HQ. Keep it locked to this page for constant updates on the fight card, news from the press conferences and availabilities as well as highlights from the weigh-ins. We will also have you covered on fight night with our live blog for round-by-round updates throughout the night.
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