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Results As They Happen, Winner Interviews And More From UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez Results, Live From UBS Arena In Belmont Park, New York.

Yair Rodriguez(14-3, 1 NC, fighting out of Chicago, Ill.) aims to secure his first shot at UFC gold with another showstopping performance. Former featherweight title challengerBrian Ortega (15-2, 1 NC, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calif.) returns to the Octagon for the first time in almost a year. The Pennsylvania-born, German-based middleweight finally got in deep on a takedown and dragged his fellow Dana White’s Contender Series grad to the deck late in the second, quickly moving to dominant positions and landing big shots. The 29-year-old moves to 7-2 in the UFC and 20-3 overall with the victory. Since returning to the UFC through a win on Dana White’s Contender Series two summers ago, “The Hanyak” has now gone 6-0-1, forcing his way into the rankings in the light heavyweight division and establishing himself as a dark horse veteran to track in the 205-pound weight class. As the Hawaiian swarmed, connecting with a big right hook, Lungiambula covered up, prompting referee Dan Miragliotta to step in and wave off the festivities. She also kept things standing throughout, out-muscling Tate in the clinch and mixing in a couple takedowns of her own. Now 8-0 in the UFC in his home state, Burgos picks up a second straight win, upping his record to 15-3 overall, while Jourdain falls to 4-4-1 in the UFC and 13-5-1 overall with the loss. In the third, Jourdain came out chasing down Burgos, unloading a storm of offence that put the ranked fighter on his heels. From there, “Danger” unleashed a storm of elbows that split the Chinese athlete open before locking in a triangle choke and putting his opponent to sleep. In the second, “The Tibetan Eagle” found his range and took it to Schnell, freezing him in place with a series of left hands and short, framed-off elbows that had referee Jacob Montalvo taking a close look. Following a close first round, Li came out a little more aggressive and active in the second, pressuring Salikhov, landing short shots when he could while looking for opportunities to uncork his right hand.

The UFC formally announced the bout shortly after Yahoo Sports first broke the news.

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Not signed yet, but UFC in the process of booking Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot for a UFC Fight Night event on June 25 in Las Vegas.

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A new UFC lightweight champion will be crowned at the conclusion of Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev. UFC officially announced the pairing during the ...

"Do Bronx" entered fight week as champion but was stripped after a controversial weight miss. Oliveira had been campaigning for a fight against "The Notorious" Conor McGregor. Meanwhile, retired champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was adamant that is teammate Makhachev was next in line. Islam Makhachev. UFC officially announced the pairing during the main card of UFC Fight Night on July 16.

Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez was expected to be a Fight of the Night or Fight of the Year candidate, but things did not unravel as expected.

B2YB @ThorneHealth] pic.twitter.com/vt0l2EmWRR July 16, 2022 Salikhov landed a nice takedown and landed punches from the top. Muslim Salikhov -- Round 2: Salikhov caught a kick and landed a punch that dropped "The Leech" to his butt. Michelle Waterson in the co-main event. Ortega snatched a body lock for half the round but failed to secure a takedown. Waterson landed a nice right hand before the round ended. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of UFC Long Island on Saturday night below. [ 1/6 If you don't get the title fight or whatever happens, I want to get it and let's do it right. I have tons of respect -- if I said I didn't have respect for the champ before, it's because I didn't know better. It was shaping up to be a fun fight for as long as it lasted. Yair Rodriguez was expected to be a Fight of the Night or Fight of the Year candidate, but things did not unravel as expected.

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"We knew we were going to get in each other's ass, and I got there first," Jacoby said. "I think he got tired from beating on me, and I was able to capitalize," he said. Schnell pounced, landing several strikes and getting his man to the floor, where he landed a series of particularly brutal elbows that left his rival with a ghastly cut. But it wasn't enough to dissuade Jingliang, who was aggressive and active after a close first round. "I thought I had the first two rounds, but that body triangle killed my legs. He then immediately went to the ground in pain. B/R's combat sports team was in place as well to digest the daytime drama and put together a list of its winners and losers. And I know we would have." Ortega was unable to continue after suffering an apparent right shoulder injury during a non-submission tie-up on the mat. But it's part of the game." Clearly defeating the No. 2 fighter in the weight class would have elevated him into a title fight opportunity. "I think it was a very tight fight, and I already told him we can run it back any time," Rodriguez said.

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Check out which fighters won performance bonuses from UFC Long Island: Ortega vs. Rodriguez.

He still fell short, losing a majority decision to Burgos. Matt Schnell secured a ‘Comeback of the Year’ contender with a second-round triangle choke on Sumaderji. ‘Danger’ was in danger (ha) of being finished on multiple occasions before turning the tide on the ’Tibetan Eagle’ and putting him to sleep. The ‘Leech’ became the first fighter to finish the ‘King of Kung Fu’ with strikes. ‘Hurricane’ found success with his grappling, but ‘Air’ got the better of him in the striking near the end. To the surprise of no one, Shane Burgos and Charles Jourdain were involved in a barnburner. ‘Lucky’ was aggressive from start to finish and spoiled the divisional debut of ‘Cupcake,’ who hoped to secure a championship opportunity against reigning flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Murphy said she was interested in the winner of Jéssica Andrade vs. Dustin Stoltzfus had the clear edge over Dwight Grant in the grappling and used that to grind his way to a decision.

Who will walk out of Long Island with their hands raised? The Sporting News will be providing updates from Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez.

The prelims for UFC on ABC will be available on the ESPN+ streaming service. Once Burns could not get to his corner in a timely manner, Keith Peterson called the fight off. Herbert Burns could not continue, and was basically crawling to his corner in his fight against Bill Algeo. Tate, who has a busted nose, lands a huge right to the face of Murphy. Murphy drops Tate with a big takedown and punishes her by the cage. She then lands a huge elbow to the bad eye of Tate. Both start trading shots to the delight of the crowd. He lands a few combinations to the face of Sumudaerji. Schnell now takes him down and lands a few elbows to the face of Sumudaerji. The crowd is on their feet and Daniel Cormier is going crazy on commentary. Takedown attempt is blocked by Tate. Tate lands a huge elbow within the clinch, something she had success with the entire fight. He then takes the back of Sumudaerji. Sumudaerji lands a side slam to the floor. Schnell takes him down to the floor right away and starts to mount. In 2018, Ortega lost to Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title. After facing Jeremy Stephens in 2019, beating him via unanimous decision, Rodriguez wasn't seen for a while due to injury and contract disputes with the UFC. For Rodriguez it is a chance to become the next title contender in the division.

The pay-per-view event takes place Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Meanwhile, Mackhachev (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) also brings an incredible 11-fight winning streak into his first UFC title shot. Oliveira would go on to score a first-round submission win over Justin Gaethje the following night but was not eligible to walk away with the title. "Do Bronx" is currently ranked as the No. 1 contender in the division, though he is widely regarded as the uncrowned champion at 155 pounds after being stripped of the belt following an odd weight miss ahead of May's UFC 274 event.

See the top Twitter reactions to Lauren Murphy's win over a bloodied Miesha Tate at UFC on ABC 3.

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Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim break down the main event in Long Island and evaluate what's next in the featherweight division and more.

The problem is that in Tate's debut at 125 pounds, the UFC gave her Lauren Murphy, herself a former bantamweight and arguably the physically strongest fighter in the division, save for champion Valentina Shevchenko. The only issue is that this loss might position Tate as a gatekeeper, meaning her next opponent might be an up-and-coming fighter, like a Maycee Barber, Tracy Cortez or Amanda Ribas. An exciting matchup would be Tate and Natalia Silva, who looked fantastic in her UFC debut last month. He slowly worked his way out of the submission try, and after fending off an armbar and a leg attack, he got the fight back to standing. Ortega is one of the most resilient fighters in the UFC, and the contest was a total tossup before it ended abruptly. Rodriguez is Mexican and Ortega is a first-generation Mexican American. Long Island made no sense for that bout, when it very well could have happened somewhere in Southern California or the Southwest in front of thousands of avid fans. Matt Schnell was staggered several times but finished early in the second round of his flyweight fight with Sumudaerji. Had the referee jumped in at any of these moments, with Schnell on sea legs, few fans would have complained. Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 280 in October. It seems realistic that there could be an interim featherweight title fight between Rodriguez and Emmett before the end of the year, with Volkanovski fighting the winner early in 2023 to unify the belts. When Algeo opted to back off and let Burns stand, it took the sagging Brazilian a while to climb to his feet. He wasted no time putting Algeo in massive trouble, taking the fight to the canvas early in Round 1 and sinking in a triangle choke. So, while Rodriguez was not attacking the shoulder with a submission or a strike specifically, the shoulder was damaged during an actual offensive move by Rodriguez and a defensive move by Ortega. However, Rodriguez was attempting an armbar from the bottom position and Ortega injured his shoulder while trying to defend said submission attempt. Rodriguez was likely to get a title shot against Alexander Volkanovski with a win.

One moment, Brian Ortega was bringing the fight into his world. The next moment, Yair Rodriguez was celebrating.

Both men expressed interest in a rematch after the unusual finish. The injury interrupted what had been a fast start on the feet followed by several minutes of more labored clinch work. “And I think in the moment he was trying to get the arm out from there, I saw him doing a face and was like, OK, something happened.”

Yair Rodriguez was landing clean, hard punches and had just connected on a front kick. Brian Ortega had just taken Rodriguez down, where he wanted the fight ...

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Although just over four minutes of fight time had elapsed when Ortega's arm popped out of the socket, he felt he was shining inside the octagon. It's impossible ...

“The second I’m physically healthy to do it, I want to get back in. “He said he’s willing to run it back – I definitely want to get it back,” Rodriguez said. I pray to God that I don’t have to get surgery. I was sticking to the game plan because I do get emotional. … The world saw I was about to show what I do best, which is grapple and take control. It’s impossible to say what would’ve happened without the injury, but Ortega thinks he was on his way to the win.

There were a number of high-profile fighters featured on the ABC card this evening, including Miesha Tate, Shane Burgos and Michelle Waterson. Brian Ortega and ...

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It's fair to both Rodriguez and Emmett, each of whom has an argument that he deserves to fight for the featherweight crown next.

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Shoulder injury brings unfortunate end to UFC on ABC 3 headliner in the opening round.

"I already told him that we can run it back anytime. "He was doing a great job keeping me on the cage," Rodriguez said after the fight. Rodriguez (14-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) was hoping to earn a shot at reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski with a victory, but with the unexpected result, it's unclear if that will materialize. "I tried to clear the leg, and then my arm just popped out." Once on the floor, Rodriguez worked with an open guard and tried to tie up his opponent's right arm. Unfazed, Ortega walked through the shots to deliver big punches of his own and then moved to the clinch, driving the action to the cage.

The UFC handed out seven post-fight bonuses after Saturday's card with all but one stoppage winner getting an extra check.

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On the UFC on ABC 3 main card, Yair Rodriguez defeated Brian Ortega due to an injury TKO, and Amanda Lemos stopped Michelle Waterson-Gomez by submission.

Murphy blasted a takedown, and scored a couple of punches before Tate scrambled up to her feet. Neither fighter was willing to concede the takedown, so the match resumed on the feet. With about a minute to go, Michelle realized a takedown in the center of the cage, but was only able to land one punch before getting swept as the round ended. Back in open space, there was a lot of measuring and moving around going on, coupled with a lot of missing going on. Tate started to pump her jab to back off the aggression, and Murphy then shot in for a takedown. It was starting to look bad for Burgos, but he managed to clinch up on the back to stop the onslaught. Michelle honorably admitted to tapping out and the match was over. It was a mother right hand that dropped Muslim, and some ground and pound sealed the deal. The UFC’s #9 rated 125-pounder, Matt Schnell, rallied through allllll the adversity to put the #12 rated, Sumudaerji, to sleep with a triangle in the second round. The referee was on the wrong side to see the tap, but good sportsmanship prevailed as Lemos unlocked the hold, and Waterson-Gomez admitted defeat. The opening act was a bit pedestrian, but Li hurt Salikhov with a massive right in the second, and refused to let him off the hook. The finish came as Waterson-Gomez shot in for a single leg and Lemos defended it, and then jumped right onto a guillotine.

The UFC handed out seven post-fight bonuses after Saturday's card with all but one stoppage winner getting an extra check.

Amanda Lemos (12-2-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was the biggest favorite on the card, so perhaps her win over Michelle Waterson (18-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC) in their strawweight fight wasn’t a big surprise. But Schnell was in zombie mode and walked through them. Li Jingliang (19-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) was in a dogfight with Muslim Salikhov (18-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) that looked like either fight could steal the momentum. Soriano landed a big counter left that put Lungiambula on the mat, and within three punches the fight was over. Bill Algeo (16-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) put it on Herbert Burns (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) enough in the first round that Burns was done before the second. Simon took his back, then got his neck, and soon after Shore was tapping his unbeaten record away.

Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) suffered a dislocated shoulder in the first round of his featherweight headliner with Yair Rodriguez (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) on Saturday ...

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Is this the best lightweight title fight the UFC could have made? Will Charles Oliveira reclaim his UFC lightweight title against Islam Makhachev? Troy Taormina ...

We all know Oliveira as a submission machine, but what makes him so dominant of late is his improvement in striking. On the mat, he's shown dominant wrestling, and he's already faced and stifled decorated grapplers such as Arman Tsarukyan and Nik Lentz. How bettable Makhachev is will depend on prices closer to fight time, but from a first look by the numbers, he's already a justifiable favorite. In his previous three bouts, Oliveira has been dropped in the first round but rallied to get a KO or submission finish to win. Still, it would be definitive evidence that his Dagestani countryman, training partner and biggest fan, former champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, has been correct all along in insisting that Makhachev is the future of the 155-pound division. Oliveira got where he is -- tied with Israel Adesanya for No. 3 in the ESPN pound-for-pound Top 10 -- by finishing Chandler, Poirier and Gaethje in succession. A victory over the other would be a magnificent accomplishment for either man. I have Volkanovski as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world right now, and I have Oliveira at No. 4. Marc Raimondi: Take note of a few sequences in Oliveira's fight with Gaethje at UFC 274 in May. Gaethje landed shots and Oliveira dropped to the canvas. It would be dangerous, but it is his bread and butter. Oliveira has recently rounded into a dangerous Muay Thai striker with power in his hands and underrated kicks and knees. Was Oliveira hurt, or was he trying to bait Gaethje into going down to the ground with him, to Oliveira's domain? Oliveira has cleared out the other top names in the division -- Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler. Makhachev was the obvious next contender.

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Burgos’ total deficit in significant strikes is the third largest in UFC history for a fighter winning by decision. Algeo also held a 28-to-10 advantage in significant strikes, which included a 24-to-6 edge on the ground. Algeo battered his foe with ground-and-pound until Burns was unable to return to his feet following a standup at the 1:50 mark of Round 2. 73: Combined significant strikes landed by Schnell (34) and Mudaerji (39) during a wild second stanza that ranks among the top contenders for “Round of the Year” in 2022. 6:25: Total control time for Burgos, including 5:26 in the first two rounds. By comparison, Penne landed 63. 102: Significant strikes landed by Murphy. By comparison, Tate landed 85. Trey Ogdenat UFC on ESPN 34. That included an 84-to-26 edge in significant strikes in Round 3, but it wasn’t enough to offset Burgos’ grappling in a majority decision loss. Simon submitted the previously undefeated Regardless of how it went down Rodriguez is back in the win column for the first time since Oct. 18, 2019 and remains a serious contender at 145 pounds. By comparison, Ortega landed 26 total strikes.