Welcome to our live coverage of the UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige main card.
The event takes place from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, airing live on ESPN and ESPN+. It is the second event from Yas Island following this past Saturday’s UFC 251 card.
In the headline bout, featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige square off in a five-round contest.
Kattar is 3-1 over his last four including a May knockout of Jeremy Stephens. Ige has reeled off six consecutive wins since a 2018 loss.
The main card also features Tim Elliott meeting Ryan Benoit, Jimmie Rivera battling Cody Stamann, Molly McCann squaring off with Talia Santos and Abdul Razak Alhassan facing Mounir Lazzez.
Check out quick results and our live blog of the main card.
UFC On ESPN: Kattar Vs. Ige Quick Results
Calvin Kattar def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Tim Elliott def. Ryan Benoit via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jimmie Rivera def. Cody Stamann via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Flyweight: Molly McCann vs. Talia Santos def. Molly McCann via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mounir Lazzez def. Abdul Razak Alhassan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Khamzat Chimaev def. John Philiips via submission (D’arce choke) at 1:12 of Round 2
Lerone Murphy def. Ricardo Ramos via TKO (strikes) at 4:18 of Round 1
Modestas Bukauskas def. Andreas Michailidis via TKO (strikes) at 5:00 of Round 1
Jared Gordon def. Chris Fishgold via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Liana Jojua def. Diana Belbita via submission (armbar) at 2:23 of Round 1
Jack Shore def. Aaron Phillips via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:29 of Round 2
UFC On ESPN MAIN CARD BLOG
Mounir Lazzez kicked off the main card with a win good enough to bring over UFC president Dana White after.
Lazzez bested Abdul Razak Alhassan, scoring a decision victory. Alhassan missed weight for the contest, giving Lazzez a little bit extra cheddar on the side.
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Using her distance advantage, Talia Santos was able to sweep all three rounds on all three scorecards and claim a decision over Molly McCann in a female flyweight contest.
Most might have expected Jimmie Rivera to walk through Cody Stamann, but the two had an entertaining and back-and-forth three-round battle.
In the end, it was Rivera declared the winner via decision.
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Rivera appeared to early score a finish early on, but Stamann showed his abilities by surviving.
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The decision train continued in the co-main event as Tim Elliott bested Ryan Benoit.
For Elliott, the win was his first since a 2017 victory over Mark De La Rosa, snapping a three-fight losing skid. He is now 16-11-1 overall in his career.
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After four decisions to begin the main card, it would come as no surprise that the main event went the distance.
Following five hard-fought rounds and 25 minutes, Calvin Kattar was declared the winner over Dan Ige.
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The 32-year-old Kattar followed up his May finish of Jeremy Stephens, improving to 22-4 overall and 6-2 with the UFC. He also holds wins over Ricardo Lamas and Shane Burgos.
For Ige, the loss snapped a six-fight win streak.
That is all for tonight as we will return this Saturday night with UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2, also known as UFC FIght Night 172 or UFC on ESPN+ 30.
