Saturday, April 24, 2021

UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2 Results





UFC 261 took place April 24th from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. In women's action Rose Namajunas regained the strawweight title with a knockout of Weili Zhang in the first round. After an initial exchange of strikes, Namajunas put her down and out with a head kick in just over one minute to claim the title. Earlier Valentina Shevchenko retained her flyweight title dominating Jessica Andrade. Shevchenko made it clear from the beginning that she was going to look for the takedowns and got them with ease. In round two she began unloaded punches on the ground forcing the ref to stop it. Also Ariane Carnelossi scoring a second round stoppage of Liang Na in an incredible fight. Here are all your results and our Of The Night Awards.

1. Strawweight: Ariane Carnelossi (13-2) defeated Liang Na (15-5) via TKO at 1:28 of Round 2.

2. Flyweight: Jeff Molina (9-2) defeated Qileng Aori (18-7) via Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-27). We scored it 29-28 Molina.

3. Lightweight: Rodrigo Vargas (12-4) defeated Zhu Rong (17-4) via Unanimous Decision (30-26/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Vargas.

4. Bantamweight: Danaa Batgerel (9-2) defeated Kevin Natividad (9-3) via TKO at :50 of Round 1.

5. Featherweight: Pat Sabatini (14-3) defeated Tristan Connelly (14-7) via Unanimous Decision (30-27/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Sabatini.

6. Middleweight: Brendan Allen (16-4) defeated Karl Roberson (9-4) via Tapout (Heel Hook) at 4:55 of Round 1.

7. Welterweight: Dwight Grant (11-3) defeated Sefan Sekulic (12-4) via Split Decision (28-29/29-28/29-28). We scored it 29-28 Grant.

8. Welterweight: Randy Brown (13-4) defeated Alex Oliveira (22-10-1, 2NC) via Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:50 of Round 1.

9. Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith (35-16) defeated Jimmy Crute (12-2) via TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 1.

10. Middleweight: Uriah Hall (18-9) defeated Chris Weidman (15-6) via TKO (Injury) at :17 of Round 1.

11. Flyweight Title: Valentina Shevchenko (21-3) defeated Jessica Andrade (21-9) via TKO at 3:19 of Round 2.

12. Strawweight Title: Rose Namajunas (11-4) defeated Weili Zhang (21-2) via KO at 1:18 of Round 1.

13. Welterweight Title: Kamaru Usman (19-1) defeated Jorge Masvidal (35-15) via KO at 1:02 of Round 2.

Submission of the Night: Brendan Allen

Knockout of the Night: Kamaru Usman 

Fight of the Night: Ariane Carnelossi vs Liang Na

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