UFC opens the 2017 season this Sunday in Phoenix. Photo: Disclosure
The year 2017 starts this Sunday (15th) for Ultimate. UFC Fight Night Phoenix opens the organization's season with the return of the legend B.J. Penn. The former lightweight and welterweight champion tries to take flight in the featherweight division against the Mexican idol Yair Rodriguez.
Brazil will also be represented in the fight program. On the preliminary card, black belt Augusto Tanquinho faces Frankie Saenz in the bantamweight division.
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UFC Phoenix results
DATE AND TIME: 15/01/2017, from 21pm (Brasília time)
PLACE: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, United States
STREAMING: Combat Channel
MAIN CARD
Feather weight: Yair Rodriguez derrotou B.J. Penn by technical knockout (punches) 24s into R2
Lightweight: Joe lauzon defeated Marcin Held via split decision (27x30, 29x28, 29-28)
Welterweight: Ben Saunders defeated Court mcgee in the unanimous decision of the judges (29×28, 29×28, 29×28)
Flyweight: Sergio Pettis defeated John Moraga via unanimous decision (29×28, 30×27, 29×28)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Bantamweight: Augusto Tanquinho defeated Frankie Saenz via split decision (29×28, 28×29, 29×28)
Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik submitted Viktor Pesta with a choke at 2m57s of R1;
Lightweight: Tony Martin defeated Alex White via unanimous decision (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)
Straw weight: Nina ansaroff submitted Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger with a rear naked choke at 3m39s of R3
Heavyweight: Walt Harris derrotou Chase sherman by knockout (punches) at 2m41s of R2
Lightweight: Joachim Christensen defeated Bojan Mihajlovic via TKO 2m5s into R3
Heavyweight: Cyril Asker defeated Dmitry Smolyakov via TKO at 2:41
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