Stay up to date with what’s happening this evening at UFC Vegas 64, which is going down from the oh-so-familiar APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The top of the billing will see a clash of top-10 strawweights when the #3 ranked, Marina Rodriguez, meets the #7 ranked, Amanda Lemos. Top-15 welterweights will grace the co-main event slot with the #13 rated, Neil Magny, throws down with the #14 rated, Daniel Rodriguez.
The main card is slated for 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT, and the preliminary bouts begin at 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT — all of which can be streamed on ESPN+.
Main card:
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Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Lemos: Strawweight
Neil Magny vs. Daniel Rodriguez: Welterweight
Josh Parisian vs. Chase Sherman: Heavyweight
Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Nate Maness: Flyweight
Grant Dawson vs. Mark Madsen: Lightweight
Prelims:
Darrick Minner vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke: Featherweight
Miranda Maverick vs. Shanna Young: (W) Flyweight
Mario Bautista vs. Benito Lopez: Bantamweight
Polyana Viana def. Jinh Yu Frey by TKO at :47 of round 1: Strawweight
This one didn’t last very long. Frey started to press forward to get things going, but she ran right into a tidal wave of punches in bunches. About six strikes landed clean as day right in a row as Frey was backing up, which caused a dazed Jinh Yu to drop down. Viana instantly pounced with two academic hammerfists that Frey had no clue were coming her way. Luckily the referee stepped in and stopped it before anymore unblocked blows were delivered. WOW!
Johnny Munoz Jr. def. Liudvik Sholinian by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28): Bantamweight
The bantamweights seemed content to stand and trade to get this one going. Sholinian took the center of the Octagon, but not was Munoz who got ahead early on the strike count. As Sholinian would move forward while doing a lot of missing, Munoz would intercept him with stiff counters that landed.
Munoz opened the second round by coming forward looking to land big punches. Sholinian went to his grappling, pressing Munoz against the cage in hopes of a takedown. The takedown defense of Munoz was stellar, and he was able to remain on his feet and get back to open space.
It was Munoz who was hunting for the takedown in the third round, and after eating a few elbows going for a double leg, he was able tout Sholinian on the ground. Sholinian did a great job of quickly working back to his feet, and then showed some real urgency knowing that he needs a finish to win. Munoz got on his bike to address the aggression of Sholinian, and then picked up a late takedown to solidify his win.
Jake Hadley def. Carlos Candelario by submission (Triangle) at 2:39 of round 2: Flyweight
The fighters got right to work here, exchanging jab-driven combos back and forth in the pocket. Candelario was pressuring forward early, but as the round went on, Hadley began to push back. It was pretty close round, but Hadley seemed to pull it out.
The second stanza witnessed Hadley push the pace right away, touching up Candelario with an assortment of punches to the head and body. Candelario changed levels and hit a takedown, but he landed right in a triangle. Hadley delivered several elbows before he finally made the proper adjustments to sink the choke and get the tap.
Tamires Vidal def. Ramona Pascual by TKO at 3:06 of round 1: (W) Bantamweight
The match opened up with clinch as Vidal pressed Pascual against the fence. Once they broke apart, Vidal started to let her strikes go from range, utilizing her kicks. On the inside, Vidal was going to her knees. Then, as Vidal closed the distance, she there a jumping switch knee to the body that dropped Pascual. Ramona tried to stand up, but was met with a barrage of punches that the referee took as the sign to stop the fight.
