UFC 232– Results
Main Event 1 Jon Jones v Alexander Gustafsson
After a tumultuous week, UFC 232 took place this weekend, albeit in a new location to the originally planned Las Vegas. Due to an abnormal doping result, from a test given to Jones on 9th December, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), informed the Nevada State Athletic Commission, who decided due to the timescales involved they were unable to licence Jones to fight. This led to the UFC deciding to relocate the entire event to Los Angeles on just six days’ notice, as California were willing to licence Jones to fight. It is worth noting that Nevada has not said they will not licence Jones to fight in the future, but that they were simply unable to sanction it on this occasion. So, to the fight – whilst many had hoped for a similar fight to their original meeting, which was a close contest with many arguing that it was Gustaffson that should have been victorious on that occasion, this proved to be a more one-sided affair. Jones took the fight to Gustaffson from early in round one, and in the post-fight press conference, Gustafsson said his ability to move was taken away very early on. Gustaffson continued to fight and landed some good strikes into round two. Round three started with strikes on both sides, and quickly ended with a TKO victory for Jones at 2.02 minutes of the round. It will be interesting to see who is next for Jones – a proposed trilogy fight with Daniel Cormier is likely to be top of most people’s wish-list.
Main Event 2 Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino v Amanda Nunes
The co-main event saw Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino, the current Featherweight champion face her stiffest competition to date in Amanda Nunes. It was widely expected to be a competitive challenge, but the reality was different. When the bell rang and the fighters stepped into the centre of the Octagon, both women were swinging from the outset, with Nunes landing punches and leg kicks, followed by heavy right hands from Cyborg. Quickly Cyborg was stunned by a right hand, she continued to fight back, but Nunes was relentless in her approach and the fight was stopped at just 0:51 of the very first round. At the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White said he considered that Nunes was the greatest of all time, and there are few that would argue with that, as this result now sees her as a two-division champion. The only immediate problems you can see for her is the lack of significant contenders, so we may at some point in the not too distant future see a rematch.
The rest of the results were as follows:
Carlos Condit Vs Michael Chiesa 170 lbs Welterweight
Chiesa def. Condit by submission (kimura) at 0:56 of Round Two
Ilir Latifi Vs Corey Anderson 205 lbs Light heavyweight
Anderson def. Latifi by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Chad Mendes Vs Alexander Volkanovski 145 lbs Featherweight
Volkanovski def. Mendes by TKO (punches) at 4:14 of Round Two
Andre Arlovski Vs Walt Harris 245 lbs Cruiserweight
Harris def. Arlovski by split decision (27-30, 29-28 x2)
Cat Zingano Vs Megan Anderson 145 lbs Featherweight
Anderson def. Zingano by TKO (head kick) at 1:01 of Round One
Douglas Silva de Andrade Vs Petr Yan 135 lbs Bantamweight
Yan def. Andrade by TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of Round Two
BJ Penn Vs Ryan Hall 155 lbs Lightweight
Hall def. Penn by submission (heel hook) at 2:46 of Round One
Nathaniel Wood Vs Andre Ewell 135 lbs Bantamweight
Wood def. Ewell by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:12 of Round Three
Uriah Hall Vs Bevon Lewis 185 lbs Middleweight
Hall def. Lewis by KO (punch) at 1:32 of Round Three
Curtis Millender Vs Siyar Bahadurzada 170 lbs Welterweight
Millender def. Bahadurzada by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Brian Kelleher Vs Montel Jackson 135 lbs Bantamweight
Jackson def. Kelleher by submission (d’arce choke) at 1:40 of Round One
