UFC Rio Rancho Live Results
Following a huge Light Heavyweight Championship match between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes, two new contenders will look to emerge. Today, February 15, the UFC will host an event inside the Santa Ana Star Center in New Mexico. The main event will be Corey Anderson facing off against Jan Blachowicz.
Anderson (13-4) has won four fights in a row and is ranked fifth overall in the UFC’s light heavyweight rankings. His last fight was a TKO-win over Johnny Walker back at UFC 244. It was his fifth win via knockout. He previously beat Błachowicz at UFC 191 back in 2015 via unanimous decision.
Anderson believes a win against Błachowicz will get him closer to Jones, who he says he can easily beat. This is after seeing how Jon has faired against Thiago Santos and Reyes.
Ranked number six in the rankings, Błachowicz (25-8) is on a two-fight win streak and is 6-1 in his last seven fights. His last fight was a unanimous decision win over Ronaldo Souza back in November.
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Main Card (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Jan Błachowicz def. Corey Anderson via KO (3:08 into round one)
Diego Sanchez def. Michael Pereira via DQ (illegal knee, round three)
Montana De La Rosa def. Mara Romero Borella via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Brok Weaver def. Kazula Vargas via DQ (illegal knee, round one)
Ray Borg def. Rogerio Bontorin via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)
Lando Vannata def. Yancy Edeiros via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
Daniel Rodriguez def. Tim Means via guillotine choke (3:37 into round two)
John Dodson def. Nathaniel Wood via TKO (:16 into round three)
Scott Holtzman def. Jim Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Devin Clark def. Dequan Townsend via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Merab Dvalishvilli def. Casey Kenney via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 29-28)
Macy Chiasson def. Shanna Young via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Raulian Paiva def. Mark De La Rosa via TKO (4:42 into round two)
WHAT A RIGHT HAND! HUGE Win for @RaulianPaivaMMA!#UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/NvhiuG5kJ2
— UFC (@ufc) February 15, 2020
BUSY clinch work! #UFCRioRancho
📺Watch now:➡ LIVE on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/El2PbHVW5S— UFC (@ufc) February 15, 2020
💥Big takedown by @MerabDvalishvil!
Watch now LIVE on E+! #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/96RFIs89U6
— UFC (@ufc) February 15, 2020
BIG exchange in the 2nd! 🤜🤛
Watch LIVE now on ESPN+ #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/NeqQo00nme
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
Welcome to the UFC Daniel Rodriguez! #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/wuQhy86Cns
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
🌪Spin-kick lands for @GroovyLando pic.twitter.com/mJvEHqRiwH
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
💥@TazMexUFC continues to pour it on to close out the 3rd! #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/M22iDgcbzq
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
💥@MontanaMarie211 lands! #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/iFo0UyGSgN
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
🤣Did we expect anything else from @UfcPereira? #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/G7SDRpgzXt
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
Powerful takedown for @UfcPereira! #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/4A0lzyvuq4
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
.@DiegoSanchezUFC wins via DQ #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/Z3S6qwXfYX
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020
Huge win for @JanBlachowicz! #UFCRioRancho pic.twitter.com/XEVJOwJGTR
— UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2020