Francis Ngannou spoiled Cain Velasquez’s return to the Octagon on Sunday night at UFC Fight Night at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou def. Cain Velasquez via KO (punches) in Round 1 at 0:26
Lightweight: Paul Felder def. James Vick via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Women’s Strawweight: Cynthia Calvillo def. Cortney Casey via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Featherweight: Kron Gracie def. Alex Caceres via Submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 1 at 2:06
Welterweight: Vicente Luque def. Bryan Barberena via TKO (knees and punches) in Round 3 at 4:54
Featherweight: Andre Fili def. Myles Jury via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight: Aljamain Sterling def. Jimmie Rivera via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
140 lbs Catchweight: Manny Bermudez def. Benito Lopez via Submission (guillotine choke) in Round 1 at 3:09
Women’s Flyweight: Andrea Lee def. Ashlee Evans-Smith via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight: Nik Lentz def. Scott Holtzman via Unanimou Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Early Preliminary Card
138 lbs Catchweight: Luke Sanders def. Renan Barão via KO (punches) in Round 2 at 1:01
Women’s Strawweight: Emily Whitmire def. Aleksandra Albu via Submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 1 at 1:01
