Reviews
Legacy Fighting Alliance 173: Fernando vs. Bekoev
An LFA event’s at the Pearl Theater of Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev on Dec 15 on UFC Fight Pass:
Middleweight Azamat Bekoev (ic) def. Lucas Fernando (c) Decision (unanimo) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00
Women’s Strawweight Natalia Kuziutina def. Giovanna Canuto Decision (una) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Lightweight Mitch Ramirez def. Aireon Tavarres TKO (punches) 1 2:19
Welterweight Alfonso Leyva def. Sarek Shields KO (flying knee) 2 2:51
Flyweight Jordan Harris def. Aupuni Pagaoa TKO (body kicks and punches) 1 3:23
Middleweight Trent Miller def. Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:03
Bantamweight Eduardo Penha def. Ronny Hauser Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:20
Lightweight Ilay Barzilay def. Tyler Jones Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Shane Shapiro def. Jaylen Patrick Jones Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 2:17
Catchweight (140 lb) Shadland Walters def. Patrick Cornett Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 4:36
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
The UFC hosted an event at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on December 16, 2023 on PPV:
Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) def. Colby Covington Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Flyweight Alexandre Pantoja (c) def. Brandon Royval Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) 5 5:00
Welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Stephen Thompson Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:56
Lightweight Paddy Pimblett def. Tony Ferguson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Josh Emmett def. Bryce Mitchell KO (punch) 1 1:57
Light Heavyweight Alonzo Menifield def. Dustin Jacoby Decision (unanimou) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women’s Bantamweight Irene Aldana def. Karol Rosa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Cody Garbrandt def. Brian Kelleher KO (punch) 1 3:42
Women’s Flyweight Ariane Lipski def. Casey O’Neill Submission (armbar) 2 1:18
Flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov def. Cody Durden Submission (face crank) 2 4:25
Featherweight Andre Fili def. Lucas Almeida TKO (punches) 1 3:32
Heavyweight Shamil Gaziev def. Martin Buday TKO (punches) 2 0:56
Previews
Absolute Championship Akhmat 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov
ABA hosts an event in Moscow, Russia on Sunday, December 24, 2023 to be broadcast on Facebook:
Welterweight Championship 77 kg Russia Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov (c) vs. Russia Albert Tumenov
Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final 70 kg Russia Ali Bagov vs. Kazakhstan Artem Reznikov
Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi-Final 93 kg Russia Mikhail Mokhnatkin vs. Tajikistan Faridun Odilov
Middleweight 84 kg Russia Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov vs. Russia Artem Frolov
Lightweight 70 kg Russia Alexey Shurkevich vs. Russia Alexey Makhno
Bantamweight 61 kg Russia Rustam Kerimov vs. Brazil Charles Henrique
Featherweight 66 kg Russia Gleb Khabibulin vs. Brazil Marcos Rodrigues
Flyrweight 57 kg Tajikistan Osimkhon Rakhmonov vs. Russia Astemir Nagoev
Bantamrweight 61 kg Kyrgyzstan Alimardan Abdykaarov vs. Brazil Anderson dos Santos
Flyrweight 57 kg Tajikistan Anis Ekubov vs. Kyrgyzstan Ryskulbek Ibraimov
Middleweight 84 kg Belarus Vladislav Yankovsky vs. Russia Stanislav Vlasenko
Flyrweight 57 kg Russia Abdul-Karim Badakhshi vs. Russia Anatoliy Kondratyev
Featherweight 66 kg Georgia (country) Levan Makashvili vs. Russia Islam Meshev
Lightweight 70 kg Belarus Viktor Makarenko vs. Ecuador Javier Basurto