UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland

When Was UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland?

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland took place on Saturday, December 17th, 2022, at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States.

Who won the main event at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland?

Jared Cannonier beat Sean Strickland by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Jared Cannonier.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

What were the results at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland?

At UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland in the co-main event, Arman Tsarukyan was victorious over Damir Ismagulov by decision in their Lightweight contest.

On the main card, Amir Albazi beat Alessandro Costa by knockout in a Flyweight bout, Alex Caceres defeated Julian Erosa with a KO at Featherweight, Drew Dober was victorious over Bobby Green by knockout in their Lightweight contest, and Cody Brundage lost to Michal Oleksiejczuk with a KO in a Middleweight fight.

On the prelim card, Cheyanne Buys lost to Cory McKenna on points in a Women’s Strawweight bout, Jake Matthews was overcome by Matt Semelsberger by decision at Welterweight, Said Nurmagomedov was victorious over Saidyokub Kakhramonov with a submission in their Bantamweight contest, and Maheshate lost to Rafa Garcia by decision in a Lightweight fight.

Rounding off the prelim portion of the card, Bryan Battle was overcome by Rinat Fakhretdinov on points in a Welterweight bout, David Dvorak was defeated by Manel Kape by decision at Flyweight, and Sergey Morozov beat Journey Newson on points in their Bantamweight contest.

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Results.

These are the fight results from the main card of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland:

Main Event

• Jared Cannonier def. Sean Strickland, Split Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) (Middleweight - 5 Rounds)

Co Main Event

• Arman Tsarukyan def. Damir Ismagulov, Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)

Main Card

• Amir Albazi def. Alessandro Costa, KO, Round 3 (Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Alex Caceres def. Julian Erosa, KO, Round 1 (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Drew Dober def. Bobby Green, KO, Round 2 (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Cody Brundage, KO, Round 1 (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Cory McKenna def. Cheyanne Buys, Unanimous Decision (Women’s Strawweight - 3 Rounds)
• Matt Semelsberger def. Jake Matthews, Unanimous Decision (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Said Nurmagomedov def. Saidyokub Kakhramonov, Sub, Round 2 (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Rafa Garcia def. Maheshate, Unanimous Decision (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Bryan Battle, Unanimous Decision (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Manel Kape def. David Dvorak, Unanimous Decision (Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Sergey Morozov def. Journey Newson, Unanimous Decision (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)

Who broadcasted UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland?

In the US, the ESPN+ show was expected to begin at 4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST. In the UK, the BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card was expected to start at 10:00 PM (GMT).