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UFC's latest Fight Event was live from the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and the card was headlined by a potential #1 contender's Light Heavyweight showdown between Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz.
The co-main event of the evening promised to be a wild affair as hometown darling and UFC Hall of Famer Diego Sanchez took on the vibrant Michel Pereira.
The event ended up being stacked with controversies, however, as two fights on the main card ended in unfortunate DQs.
Here are the UFC results and highlights of UFC Fight Night 167:
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UFC Fight Night 167 Results - Prelims
Daniel Rodriguez def. Tim Means via submission (guillotine choke) (3:37, Round 2)
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John Dodson def. Nathaniel Wood via TKO (punches) (0:16, Round 3)
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 Dvalishvili 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 (punches) (4:42, Round 2)
UFC Fight Night 167 Results - Main Card
#1. Lando Vannata vs. Yancy Medeiros (Lightweight)
Round 1: Vannata was his usual self as he fought with his guard down, moved around a lot and kept Mederios guessing with the constant change of stance.
Medeiros found it really tough to get his hands on Vannata, who remained elusive all throughout the first round.
Vannata put together an extensive combo and landed a few kicks in the first round. Medeiros attempted to connect, missed and left himself exposed to the counter every single time.
Round 2: Vannata continued with his unorthodox movement as Medeiros tried to get into the pocket. Vannata landed a short left hook. He punched the body and followed it up with a snappy body kick.
Medeiros went for a couple of jabs but Vannata's swift head movement meant that none of them landed. Vannata's footwork was a thing to behold, however, Medeiros did land more and better shots than the first round.
Yancy landed more shots to the legs and body while Vannata connected to the head more in the round.
Round 3: Vannata put his foot on the gear and went in for the kill. He landed a spinning wheel kick to the head that popped the fans in attendance.
Vannata landed a few quick low leg kicks. Medeiros attempted to cut the distance and lunged in for a straight right. Vannata ducked out of the way and landed three strikes from the top.
Medeiros looked deseperate for a finish as he went for a wild uppercut. Vannata shot for the single leg with a minute left to go but a scramble ensued and Medeiros managed to stay on his feet.
Medeiros tagged Vannata with a clean right hook and he kept up the pressure until the end of the fight.
Result: Lando Vannata def. Yancy Medeiros via unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
#2 Rogerio Bontorin vs. Ray Borg (Flyweight)
Round 1: Both men tried to get their range in place in the opening minute of the fight. Bontorin got in a few outside leg kicks. They engaged in a clinch with Borg having his back against the cage.
Bontorin attempted a leg trip takedown but Borg kept his posture and tried to create some separation.
Surprisingly enough, it was Borg who managed to score a takedown a few moments later. Borg got into full guard and attempted some ground and pound from the top. Bontorin got his back against the cage and slowly got up to his feet.
Borg held onto his opponent's back, transitioned to the single leg and landed another takedown. Borg got back to the elbows and kept him on the ground until the end.
Round 2: Borg shot for the single leg right out of the gate. Bontorin defended it well but gave in to the relentless pressure.
Borg jumped onto Bontorin's back and tried to lock in the RNC. He couldn't get the underhooks, however, as Bontorin focussed on shaking Borg off his back while being on his feet.
Borg got in the body triangle and landed punches from the back. Borg kept the punches coming in, which softened Bontorin up for a potential rear naked choke. Borg was back on his feet but it didn't take him much time to take the fight to the mat again.
Borg was in side control this time. He passed to half guard and landed a few elbows from the top. He transitioned to full guard but Bontorin scrambled to get back on his feet. Ray got his back again with Bontorin on his feet, however, the round ended before he could get a tight RNC.
Round 3: Bontori looked desperate for a finish as the final round began. He clinched and found himself on his back on the mat yet again.
Borg landed his sixth takedown of the fight and kept hold of Bontorin's back. Rogerio got back up twice before getting dumped back down on two more occasions, stretching Borg's takedown count to a staggering eight. Borg continued to work for the RNC and all that Bontorin was doing was survive.
Borg was active as he landed punches from the back. Bontorin was getting rag-dolled at this point as he made it to the end of the round on his back. Pure domination from Borg.
Result: Ray Borg def. Rogerio Bontorin via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)
Borg outwrestled Bontorin to get his second consecutive win in the books.
#3 Brok Weaver vs. Rodrigo Vargas (Lightweight)
Round 1: Weaver began in southpaw while a rampaging Vargas came in the orthodox position. Vargas went for the body a few times but missed.
He caught Weaver's kick and followed him to land a few big punches. Vargas tagged him with a big kick as Weaver was cramped for space against the cage. Vargas landed a takedown with Vargas sitting patiently with his back against the cage.
Weaver got in the underhooks for the guillotine and squeezed hard for a tap but Vargas survived by releasing the pressure.
They got back up on their feet and Weaver looked for a Kimura. He abandoned it before getting kneed hard in the face while he was down.
The referee pulled Vargas away as the knee on a downed opponent was illegal according to the rules. That was the most unfortunate of endings you'd ever see!
Result: Brok Weaver def. Rodrigo Vargas via DQ (Illegal knee) (4:02, Round 1)
Weaver got a win on his UFC debut but it wasn't the victory that he would be too proud about. Vargas would be even more annoyed with himself to give the fight away due to an illegal move. The UFC may run this one back again.
#4 Montana De La Rosa vs. Mara Romero Borella (Women's Flyweight)
Round 1: Borella caught an incoming kick and got De La Rosa to the mat.
They didn't stay down for long and the fight got back to the centre. A wild scramble ended with Borella getting De La Rosa's back at an awkward angle. De La Rosa fired off elbows from the back.
De La Rosa got Borella's back and worked towards setting up the RNC. Borella carried around De La Rosa's weight before getting some relief as the round ended.
Round 2: Borella landed a right over the top. De La Rosa looked for an opening and let a few through Borella's guard.
Montana got hold of Borella's back and attempted to get the underhooks. Borella tried to control De La Rosa's wrist as she looked to get out of the potential submission.
Montana kept Borella locked down in the body triangle but she wasn't having it easy when it came to the rear-naked choke. Borella's hand fighting was top-notch as she avoided the RNC. De La Rosa gave up the choke and passed to full guard, before turning her attention to the back. She landed strikes from the back with 20 seconds on the clock.
Round 3: Both women didn't engage in the first minute with Borella then getting better of the striking exchanges.
However, De La Rosa dropped Borella with a big right over the top. She jumped in for the finish and settled in full guard with two minutes left to go.
She pinned Borella down to the mat and got the job done until the final hooter.
Result: Montana De La Rosa def. Mara Romero Borella via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Despite having Borella having her moments in the first round, De La Rosa's wrestling supiotity was the big difference at the end of the day.
#5 Diego Sanchez vs. Michel Pereira (Welterweight)
Round 1: The fight finally got underway after the electric reception that Sanchez got. Diego came in and attempted a somersault kick. Yes, he actually did that!
This was one the craziest first rounds you'd ever see. Pereira was going for flying knees and Showtime kicks while Diego was looking for a killer blow himself. Michel was pressing forward as Sanchez tried to keep the distance.
Sanchez moved forward in the final minute of the round but he didn't connect. That was a strange yet entertaining round, to say the least.
Round 2: Michel landed a body kick to begin the second round. Sanchez went for the front kick but Pereira saw it coming and landed a right on the counter. Sanchez came in for a two-piece combo, but Michel countered with the high knee.
Pereira went for the capoeira kick. He landed a front kick to the body followed by a right. Diego clinched for a few seconds before breaking it up. Sanchez connected with a solid body kick. Pereira landed a clean straight right that pushed Sanchez back.
Sanchez landed a clean combo himself in response. Michel landed an innovative superman punch and a follow-up combination across the Octagon. Sanchez went for a kick but got caught by Michel, who suplexed him to the mat as the round came to an end.
Round 3: Sanchez's corner told him to go and he attempted to do that by going after Pereira.
Pereira landed a takedown and then tried a frontflip kick. This was not a fight but an exhibition of the acorbatic insanity.
Michel cracked Sanchez with a few knees an one of them opened up a gash on his head. One of them landed while Sanchez was down on his knees and the referee called some time to let the doctor check on Diego.
Sanchez had the option to not continue the fight, which would give him the win via DQ. The veteran chose not to continue, of course!
Result: Diego Sanchez def. Michel Pereira (DQ, illegal knee on a downed opponent) (3:09, Round 3)
Sanchez was clrealy losing the fight but he capatilzed on Pereira's error to take the win. Was it the right decision? Well, that's open for dicussion. A win's a win and Nightmare would take it.
#6 Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz (Light Heavyweight)
Round 1: No touch of gloves as they got the fight rolling. They attempted straight punches to get their range in place.
Anderson tried to clinch for a takedown attempt, however, Jan moved away. Blachowicz landed a clean jab as he started to get his striking going. He landed a short left hook.
Anderson's punches kept bouncing off Jan's guard. Jan cracked Anderson with a few solid jabs.
Anderson ducked for a possible overhand right but got caught by Blachowicz's right hook.
Corey's knees buckled and Jan applied the finishing touch with a hammer fist before the referee stopped the fight. Jan dipped and unleashed that unstoppable Polish power. Just like that!
Result: Jan Blachowicz def. Corey Anderson via KO (3:08, Round 1)
Jan needed to make a big statement and he did that, alright! Jon Jones had was at cage side and had a close look at his next possible challenger.
Jones vs. Blachowicz or Jones vs. Reyes II? What's your pick folks?
