Fan favourite and former title contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was back in action again this past weekend, against the highly regarded Justin Gaethje. The lightweight contest was over in the first round, with a TKO going in favour of Gaethje, who seems to be improving with each outing. Cerrone says he has no intention of retiring and is already looking forward to his next fight. Gaethje is looking towards a title contest and says he is willing to fight anywhere and anytime.
Donald Cerrone has no intention of retiring despite this defeat Editorial credit: Dawid S Swierczek / Shutterstock.com
The co-main event featured a light heavyweight battle between Brazilian Glover Teixeira and Nikita Krylov. This proved to be a good back and forth battle, but it was Teixeira who came away with the unanimous decision victory. Notable mention on the undercard must go to the battle between Michel Pereira and Tristan Connelly. Connelly took the fight on 6 days notice, against the highly entertaining Brazilian, but his athletic exploits took their toll, and Connelly dug in to grind out the decision win – and pocketed the whole of the fight of the night bonus, due to the fact that Pereira missed weight.
Rest of Fight Card – Results
Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes 260 lbs Heavyweight
No Contest (eye poke) at 4:03 of Round 1
Michel Pereira vs. Tristan Connelly 170 lbs Welterweight
Connelly def. Pereira by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27 x2)
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Uriah Hall 185 lbs Middleweight
Hall def. Carlos Junior by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Misha Cirkunov vs. Jim Crute 205 lbs Light Heavyweight
Cirkunov def. Crute by submission (Peruvian necktie) at 3:38 of Round 1
Augusto Sakai vs. Marcin Tybura 265 lbs Heavyweight
Sakai def. Tybura by KO (punches) at 0:59 of Round 1
Miles Johns vs. Cole Smith 135 lbs Bantamweight
Johns def. Smith by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Hunter Azure vs. Brad Katona 135 lbs Bantamweight
Azure def. Katona by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Jordan Griffin vs. Chas Skelly 145 lbs Featherweight
Skelly def. Griffin by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Ryan MacDonald vs. Louis Smolka 135 lbs Bantamweight
Smolka def. MacDonald by TKO (punches) at 4:43 of Round 1
Austin Hubbard vs. Kyle Prepolec 170 lbs Welterweight
Hubbard def. Prepolec by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
