UFC on ESPN 1: NGANNOU vs. VELASQUEZ 17 February 2019 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Tuscon, AZ MAIN CARD ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez James Vick vs. Paul Felder Cortney Casey vs. Cynthia Calvillo Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie PRELIMINARY CARD ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET Vicente Luque vs. Bryan Barberena Andre Fili vs. Myles Jury Jimmie Rivera vs. Aljamain Sterling Benito Lopez vs. Manny Bermudez Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Andrea Lee Scott Holtzman vs. Nik Lentz Renan Barão vs. Luke Sanders Jessica Penne vs. Jodie Esquibel Aleksandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire
Results Francis Ngannou def. Cain Velasquez via TKO (strikes/injury) - Round 1 Paul Felder def. James Vick via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Cynthia Calvillo def. Cortney Casey via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Kron Gracie def. Alex Caceres via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:06 Vicente Luque def. Bryan Barberena via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:54 Andre Fili def. Myles Jury via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Aljamain Sterling def. Jimmie Rivera via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Manny Bermudez def. Benito Lopez via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 3:09 Andrea Lee def. Ashlee Evans-Smith via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Nik Lentz def. Scott Holtzman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Luke Sanders def. Renan Barao via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:01 Emily Whitmire def. Aleksandra Albu via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:01
Yes Cain's body is shot; but lets not ignore that nasty short R uppercut that led to him crumbling in that awkward way. Ngannou has fucking nuclear bombs in his hand. Fun fact someone tweeted out this morning...Ngannou is 8-2 in his UFC career and has landed a total of 135 significant strikes. Max Holloway landed 134 significant strikes in the 4th round of his fight with Ortega. It really is scary to think what Ngannou could have been if he learned TDD and wrestling from an early age. He's worked his way back to at least a title eliminator. I think he's either got to get Stipe or Cormier at this point. I think he sleeps Stipe. Obviously, I would favor DC in a match but if he can land on DC, he cracks that chin.
