UFC Fight Night 221 (Vegas 71) took place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada last night. In the main event, Merab Dvalishvili picked up the victory against Petr Yan by unanimous decision. The co-main event ended with Alexander Volkov getting a TKO victory over Alexandr Romanov in the opening round.
Main Card
- Merab Dvalishvili defeated Petr Yan by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
- Alexander Volkov defeated Alexandr Romanov by TKO (strikes) in the first round (2:16)
- Nikita Krylov defeated Ryan Spann by submission (triangle choke) in the first round (3:38)
- Jonathan Martinez defeated Said Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Mario Bautista defeated Guido Cannetti by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round (3:18)
- Vitor Petrino defeated Anton Turkalj by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
9️⃣ straight wins for The Machine as he takes out #2 in the bantamweight division @MerabDvalishvil! #UFCLasVegas pic.twitter.com/FJqtcVK6fT
— UFC (@ufc) March 12, 2023
💢 @AlexDragoVolkov is still a threat! #UFCLasVegas live on @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/lm9lLrNXFC
— UFC (@ufc) March 12, 2023
That's 2̶6̶ 27 wins by finish for @AlexDragoVolkov! #UFCLasVegas pic.twitter.com/ERdkM5WktH
— UFC (@ufc) March 12, 2023
Preliminary Card
- Karl Williams defeated Lukasz Brzeski by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
- Davey Grant defeated Raphael Assunção by submission (reverse triangle choke) in the third round (4:43)
- Josh Fremd defeated Sedriques Dumas by submission (guillotine choke) in the second round (3:00)
- Victor Henry defeated Tony Gravely by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
- Ariane Lipski defeated JJ Aldrich by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Bruno Silva defeated Tyson Nam by technical submission (rear-naked choke) in the second round (1:23)
- Carlston Harris defeated Jared Gooden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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