Another UFC Saturday is upon us. On the eve of Mother’s Day inside the United States, the famous Octagon sets up shop in St. Louis at the Enterprise Center for this week’s edition of UFC Fight Night.
Live coverage of this afternoon/this evening’s event begins at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT on ESPN+ and ESPN proper with the prelims, followed at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT with the main card. The final version of UFC St. Louis features a full slate of 12 fights from MMA‘s top promotion.
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Main Event
At the top of the bill tonight is a heavyweight fixture in your main event of the evening. No. 12 contender Derrick Lewis (27-12, 1 NC MMA, 18-10 UFC) meets No. 15 contender Rodrigo Nascimento (11-1, 1 NC MMA, 4-1, 1 NC UFC). The lone all-ranked fight on the evening is an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round.
Co-Main Event
Immediately before that, it’ll be a welterweight contest matching No. 11 contender Joaquin Buckley (18-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) with Nursulton Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a three-round affair.
Rest of the Card
Also tonight, you’ll see a light heavyweight fight between No. 11 contender Alonzo Menifield (15-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) and Carlos Ulberg (9-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), a lightweight bout matching Diego Ferreira (18-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) with Mateusz Rebecki (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), a featherweight contest versing No. 15 contender Alex Caceres (21-14 MMA, 16-12 UFC) and Sean Woodson (11-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC), and a heavyweight fight between Waldo Cortes-Acosta (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Robelis Despaigne (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) to begin the main card.
UFC St. Louis Results:
Main Card: (7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, ESPN and ESPN+)
Main Event: Derrick Lewis def. Rodrigo Nascimento by TKO (Punches) at 0:49 into Round 3.
Co-Main Event: Joaquin Buckley def. Nursulton Ruziboev by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-27.)
Carlos Ulberg def. Alonzo Menifield by KO (Punch) at 0:12 into Round 1.
Diego Ferreira def. Mateusz Rebecki by TKO (Punches) at 4:51 into Round 3.
Sean Woodson def. Alex Caceres by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27.)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Robelis Despaigne by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26.)
Prelims: (4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT, ESPN and ESPN+)
Featured Prelim: Chase Hooper def. Viacheslav Borschev by Submission (D’arce Choke) at 3:00 into Round 2.
Co-Featured Prelim: Esteban Ribovics def. Terrance McKinney by KO (Head Kick) at 0:37 into Round 1.
Tabitha Ricci def. Tecia Pennington by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28.)
Trey Waters def. Billy Ray Goff by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28.)
Charles Johnson def. Jake Hadley by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)
Veronica Hardy def. JJ Aldrich by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)
