On Saturday, Dec. 19, the UFC hostedĀ UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2Ā from the Amway Center inĀ Orlando, Fla.
In the night’s main event, lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos looked to make the first defense of his 155-pound title when he rematched Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. The Brazilian dos Anjos captured the belt with a dominant win over Anthony Pettis at UFC 185 in March. He entered the contest riding a four-fight winning streak. Cerrone, meanwhile, was out for revenge as he aimed to avenge a closely contested 2013 decision loss to the champion. Since that defeat, the 32-year-old had reeled off eight straight wins, including five finishes.
The 13-fight event kicked off Saturday with threeĀ preliminary card bouts streaming live on UFC Fight Pass at 3:30 p.m. ET. SixĀ additional preliminary card bouts aired live on Fox Sports 1 at 5 p.m. ET, with the four-fight main card taking place at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
Alistair Overeem def. Junior dos Santos by TKO (punches). Round 2, 4:43
Nate Diaz def. Michael Johnson by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Randa Markos by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Charles Oliveira def. Myles Jury by submission (guillotine choke). Round 1, 3:05
Nate Marquardt def. C.B. Dollaway by knockout (punch). Round 2, 0:28
Valentina Shevchenko def. Sarah Kaufman by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Tamdan McCrory def. Josh Samman by submission (triangle choke). Round 3, 4:10
Nik Lentz def. Danny Castillo by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Cole Miller vs. Jim Alers ruled a no-contest (accidental eye poke). Round 2, 1:44
Kamaru Usman def. Leon Edwards by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Vicente Luque def. Hayder Hassan by technical submission (anaconda choke). Round 1, 2:13
Francis Ngannou def. Luis Henrique by knockout (uppercut). Round 2, 2:53