UFC on ESPN+ 6: THOMPSON vs. PETTIS 23 March 2019 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, TN MAIN CARD ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET Stephen Thompson vs. Anthony Pettis Curtis Blaydes vs. Justin Willis Jesus Pinedo vs. John Makdessi Jussier Formiga vs. Deiveson Figueiredo Luis Pena vs. Steven Peterson Maycee Barber vs. JJ Aldrich PRELIMINARY CARD ESPN2, 6 p.m. ET Bryce Mitchell vs. Bobby Moffett Frankie Saenz vs. Marlon Vera Alexis Davis vs. Jennifer Maia Angela Hill vs. Randa Markos Ryan MacDonald vs. Chris Gutierrez Eric Shelton vs. Jordan Espinosa
Pettis seems like the perfect bounce back fight for Wonderboy. Pettis' aggression should play well into Thompson's striking.
Results Anthony Pettis def. Stephen Thompson via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 4:55 Curtis Blaydes def. Justin Willis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25) John Makdessi def. Jesus Pinedo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Jussier Formiga def. Deiveson Figueiredo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Luis Pena def. Steven Peterson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Maycee Barber def. J.J. Aldrich via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:01 Bryce Mitchell def. Bobby Moffett via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Marlon Vera def. Frankie Saenz via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:25 Jennifer Maia def. Alexis Davis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Randa Markos def. Angela Hill via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:24 Chris Gutierrez def. Ryan MacDonald via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Jordan Espinosa def. Eric Shelton via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Thompson's lack of a killer instinct lost him this fight. Dude was cruising. Should have been a win for the good guy.