{"id":737,"date":"2019-02-22T15:41:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/?p=737"},"modified":"2019-02-22T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:44:36","slug":"ufc-fight-night-velasquez-vs-ngannou-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/ufc-fight-night-velasquez-vs-ngannou-result\/ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fight Night Velasquez Vs Ngannou Result"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>UFC Fight Night Velasquez Vs Ngannou Over Before It Began<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The first UFC Fight Night on ESPN in the States took place this past weekend, and the organisation were keen to show their new broadcast hosts and new viewers, how exciting and diverse this sport can be. The headline fight between former champion Cain Velasquez and former title contender Francis Ngannou, was over almost before it began with Ngannou gaining a TKP by way of punches after only 26 seconds of the first round.\u00a0 Ngannou is keen to move forward and challenge once again for the title, whilst Velasquez may have to go back to the drawing board.\u00a0 The end of the fight has proved to be a disputed outcome from many commentators, with some suggesting ring rust, others that his knee blew out and others that it ended by kicks, but either way, the result remains the same.\u00a0 Cain Velasquez is undoubtedly a future Hall of Fame inductee but won\u2019t want his career to end in this manner, so could be back once again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The co-main event which featured the lightweight battle between Paul Felder and James Vick, has set the bar high already when it comes to best fight of the year.\u00a0 The action was full-throttle from the start, and with neither competitor backing down, the action was back and forth all the way to the end of the final round.\u00a0 Eventually, it was Paul Felder who gained the unanimous decision, but Vick will be an opponent that others in the division will now be wary of after such an impressive performance<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Remainder of fight card<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Cynthia Calvillo vs. Cortney Casey\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Strawweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Calvillo def. Casey by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 145 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Featherweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Gracie def. Caceres by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:06 of Round 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Bryan Barberena vs. Vicente Luque\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 170 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welterweigh<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Luque def. Barberena by TKO (knees and punches) at 4:54 of Round 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Andre Fili vs. Myles Jury\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 145 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Featherweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fili def. Jury by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Jimmie Rivera vs. Aljamain Sterling\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bantamweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sterling def. Rivera by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Manny Bermudez vs. Benito Lopez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bantamweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bermudez def. Lopez by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:09 of Round 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Andrea Lee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 125 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flyweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lee def. Evans-Smith by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Scott Holtzman vs. Nik Lentz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 155 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lightweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lentz def. Holtzman by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Jodie Esquibel vs. Jessica Penne\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Strawweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>(Fight removed from card due to ankle injury for Penne)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Renan Barao vs. Luke Sanders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bantamweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sanders def. Barao by KO (punches) at 1:01 of Round 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Alexandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 115 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Strawweight<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Whitmire def. Albu by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:01 of Round 1<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Fight Night Velasquez Vs Ngannou Over Before It Began &nbsp; The first UFC Fight Night on ESPN in the States took place this past weekend, and the organisation were keen to show their new broadcast hosts and new viewers, how exciting and diverse this sport can be. 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