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UFC Fight Night 164: Blłachowicz vs. Jacaré — Nov 16, 2019, São Paulo Brazil. ESPN+ 22. End of 12-WEEK UFC MARATHON! Blachowicz SD of Jacaré (disappointing fight; Jacaré LHW debut 0/5 takedowns). Shogun/Craig CONTROVERSIAL DRAW (Shogun first of final two bouts). Oliveira R1 KO PoN (86 seconds!). Krause PoN, Ramos PoN, Brown triangle PoN. No FotN. Renan Barao career decline.

UFC Fight Night 163: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar — Nov 9, 2019, Moscow Russia. 3rd UFC in Russia; 2nd in Moscow! ESPN+ 21. 11,305 fans. Zabit dominated Kattar UD FotN (200+ unpredictable strikes; 14-fight win streak; main event only 3 rounds after JDS leg infection withdrawal!). Volkov dominated Hardy 30-27x3. Ankalaev devastating FRONT KICK TKO PoN (unbeaten run continues!). Roberts KO of Imadaev PoN. Abubakar Nurmagomedov UFC debut loss.

UFC Fight Night 162: Maia vs. Askren — Oct 26, 2019, Singapore. ESPN+ 20. Maia RNC of Askren R3 FotN (ASKREN’S FIRST CAREER SUBMISSION! ‘Bad decision’ to engage on ground; Askren 2nd consecutive UFC loss). Gane HEEL HOOK PoN (2nd UFC win; future HW champion!). Dariush RNC PoN. FIZIEV’S FIRST UFC WIN! LOMA LOOKBOONMEE = FIRST THAI FIGHTER IN UFC HISTORY debut!

UFC Fight Night 161: Joanna vs. Waterson — Oct 12, 2019, Tampa Florida. ESPN+ 19. Joanna 50-45 DOMINANT return (226 total strikes; 17-month absence; return to win column!). Swanson UPSET of undefeated Kron Gracie FotN (bloody war; Swanson snapped 4-fight losing streak!). Price RARE UPKICK KO of Vick PoN! Vera 5th consecutive stoppage PoN. Ribas debut upset of Dern. Figueiredo guillotine (future FLW champion!).

UFC Fight Night 160: Hermansson vs. Cannonier — Sept 28, 2019, Copenhagen Denmark. FIRST UFC IN DENMARK (25th country)! 12,767 fans; $1.6M gate. Cannonier R2 TKO of Hermansson PoN (27-sec GnP finish; #1 MW contender!). OSP 4TH CAREER VON FLUE CHOKE PoN (most in UFC history!). Phillips 14-SECOND KO PoN. Shore debut PoN. Mark Madsen TKO in HOME COUNTRY (Danish Olympic Silver Medalist!). Burns def. Nelson. Chikadze debut. No FotN.

UFC Fight Night 159: Rodriguez vs. Stephens — Sept 21, 2019, Mexico City. ESPN+ 17. Rodriguez vs. Stephens NO CONTEST at 0:15 (accidental eye poke; Stephens couldn’t recover). MEXICO CITY CROWD RIOTS — bottles and ice thrown into cage! Moreno vs. Askarov SPLIT DRAW (Askarov debut; future FLW champion paths!). Peterson spinning back fist PoN. Craig RNC PoN. Esparza/Grasso FotN (home crowd Grasso).

UFC Fight Night 158: Cowboy vs. Gaethje — Sept 14, 2019, Vancouver Canada. ESPN+ 16. 15,114 fans; $1.33M gate. Gaethje 3RD consecutive R1 KO of Cerrone PoN (leg kick domination!). Connelly $100k FotN ALONE (Pereira missed weight; local replacement HUGE UPSET!). Cirkunov RARE Peruvian necktie PoN (Crute first pro loss!). Teixeira 3rd consecutive win. Todd Duffee returned after 7+ years then NC. Sakai 59-sec prelim KO.

UFC Fight Night 157: Andrade vs. Zhang — August 31, 2019, Shenzhen China. FIRST UFC IN SHENZHEN! ZHANG WEILI BECAME FIRST CHINESE UFC CHAMPION — 42-second TKO of Andrade PoN (fastest Women’s SBW title finish in UFC history!). Li Jingliang PoN TKO of Zaleski. Alateng Heili/Batgerel FotN (Chinese vs. Mongolian BW!). Kara-France UD win. 10,302 fans witnessed history.

UFC Fight Night 156: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 — August 10, 2019, Montevideo Uruguay. FIRST UFC IN URUGUAY (24th country)! Shevchenko 50-45 title defense (2nd defense). Luque/Perry FotN. Oezdemir PoN KO of Latifi (3rd time fight happened!). Ciryl Gane UFC DEBUT (future HW champion!). Rodolfo Vieira BJJ world champion debut sub. Gilbert Burns WW debut (future WW challenger!). Marina Rodriguez debut upset of Torres!

UFC Fight Night 157: Andrade vs. Zhang — Aug 31, 2019, Shenzhen China. FIRST UFC IN SHENZHEN! ZHANG WEILI FIRST CHINESE UFC CHAMPION — 42-second TKO of Andrade PoN! 20-fight win streak; 2nd-fastest SBW stoppage in UFC history! ‘Remember me!’ Li Jingliang 3rd UFC PoN (Beijing + Shanghai + Shenzhen!). Alateng Heili/Batgerel FotN. Jamahal Hill UFC debut (future LHW champion!). 10,302 fans.

UFC Fight Night 156: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 — Aug 10, 2019, Montevideo Uruguay. FIRST UFC IN URUGUAY (24th country)! Shevchenko 50-45x3 dominant win (AVENGED first career loss from 2010). Luque/Perry BLOODY FotN (171 combined strikes; Perry broken nose; Luque 6th consecutive win!). Oezdemir KO of Latifi PoN (ended 3-fight streak!). GANE UFC DEBUT arm-triangle (future HW champion!). VIEIRA UFC DEBUT (4x BJJ World Champion). Macedo armbar PoN.

UFC Fight Night 155: de Randamie vs. Ladd — July 13, 2019, Sacramento CA. ESPN+ 13. GDR 16-second TKO of Ladd PoN (CONTROVERSIAL Herb Dean stoppage; Ladd’s HORRIFIC weight cut; CSAC suspended BW licence; gained 18% weight!). FABER RETURNED after 2.5 years — 46-second KO PoN (Sacramento hometown hero!). Emmett R1 TKO of Bektic PoN. THREE CONSECUTIVE R1 KOs! John Allan win overturned to NC (tamoxifen). 10,306 fans.