The final UFC event of 2022 took place Saturday night, as Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland battled at UFC Vegas 66.
Over 25 minutes and five rounds of middleweight action, it was Cannonier who earned the split decision. The event aired live on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Arman Tsarukyan wasn’t able to put Damir Ismagulov away, but he did more than enough for the decision win. The lightweight swept the scorecards and all three rounds.
Amir Albazi, Alex Caceres, Drew Dober and Michal Oleksiejczuk each earned finishes on the main card.
On the prelims, Cory McKenna, Matthew Semelsberger, Said Nurmagomedov, Rafa Garcia, Rinat Fakhretdinov, Manel Kape and Sergey Morozov were all winners in prelim bouts.
UFC Vegas 66 Results
Jared Cannonier def. Sean Strickland via split decision
Arman Tsarukyan def. Damir Ismagulov via unanimous decision
Amir Albazi def. Alessandro Costa via KO (strike) at 2:13 of Round 3
Alex Caceres def. Julian Erosa via TKO (strikes) at 3:04 of Round 1
Drew Dober def. Bobby Green via KO (strike) at 2:45 of Round 2
Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Cody Brundage via KO (strike) at 3:16 of Round 1
Cory McKenna def. Cheyanne Vlismas via unanimous decision
Matthew Semelsberger def. Jake Matthews via unanimous decision
Said Nurmagomedov def. Saidyokub Kakhramonov via submission (ninja choke) at 3:50 of Round 2
Rafa Garcia def. Hayisaer Maheshate via unanimous decision
Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Bryan Battle via unanimous decision
Manel Kape def. David Dvorak via unanimous decision
Sergey Morozov def. Journey Newson via unanimous decision
