UFC Fight Night 217 play-by-play and live results

Round 1 – Alright, here we go with the first fight of 2023. Both fighters very cautious here in the first minute. Flick shoots for a takedown, but gets reversed and ends on bottom. He’s back up. Johnson pressuring him now. Good front kick by Johnson. Another one to the body. A right hook from Johnson seems to stun Flick. Yep, he’s a bit hurt – a few follow-up shots from Johnson confirm that. Two minutes left. Flick presses Johnson against the cage. And he gets the takedown and transitions to the back of Johnson. Flick loses it and ends on bottom. One minute left. Decent ground-and-pound by Johnson. Flick is cut. Big shots by Johnson. Oh, those elbows are nasty. And it’s over! Johnson overwhelms Flick to get the stoppage win.

Result: Charles Johnson def. Jimmy Flick via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:33
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Records: Charles Johnson (13-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Jimmy Flick (16-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Kerry Hatley

Round 1 – Argueta pressures Aguirre right off the bat! And there’s the takedown from Argueta. Argueta looking to land ground-and-pound, but Aguirre very agile and hard to hit from bottom. Aguirre nearly reverses the position, but Argueta ends on top in the scramble. Another scramble and this time Aguirre gets the back. Aguirre locks the body triangle. Two minutes left. And Aguirre loses the back and ends on bottom. Argueta this time around landing shots from the top. Argueta the much stronger fighter here. Argueta ends on top as the round comes to an end.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Argueta.

Round 2 – Same story here. Argueta pressures Aguirre and looks to muscle him around. Good leg kick by Argueta. Another one. Now Argueta presses Aguirre against the cage. Argueta having a much tougher time in this round in terms of scoring a takedown. Good takedown defense by Aguirre. He slips out and fight resumes on the feet. Once again, Argueta presses Aguirre against the cage. He gets the takedown. Two minutes left. Argueta moves to the back. He sinks in a rear-naked choke. It looks tight. Aguirre gets out! Argueta loses the submission, but gets mount. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Argueta.

Round 3 – Final round! Both guys exchanging evenly here. Good right hook by Aguirre. Argueta with a nice jab. Argueta now presses and takes down Aguirre against the cage. He’s using the Khabib-pin to control Aguirre. He moves to mount. Aguirre scrambles and pulls guard. Two minutes left. Complete control by Argueta here. Aguirre trying everything to get back to his feet but unable to do so. Thirty seconds left. And Argueta out-grapples Aguirre until the final bell. Dominant showing.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Argueta. Overall 30-27, Argueta.

Result: Dan Argueta def. Nick Aguirre via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Records: Daniel Argueta (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Nick Aguirre (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Mark Smith
Judging: Derek Cleary, Ran McCarthy, Adalaide Byrd 30-27.

Round 1 – Both fighters testing each other’s timing here. Not much going in the first minute. And Nascimento connects with a combo on Hernadez and takes his back while standing. They fall on the ground now. Nascimento keeping tight control. Three minutes left. Nascimento looking to get the rear-naked choke, but Hernandez so far defending well. Hernandez gets up while Nascimento is on his back. And Nascimento sinks in the rear-naked choke! Oh, it’s tight. And there’s the tap! Solid win by Nascimento.

Result: Allan Nascimento def. Carlos Hernandez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:16
Recap: Allan Nascimento gets standing choke in front of coach Charles Oliveira
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Records: Allan Nascimento (20-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Carlos Hernandez (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Jason Herzog

Round 1 – Rebecki come out firing on all cylinders. He’s pressuring Fiore and looking to land big shots. Rebecki getting a bit too wild and Fiore landing a few counters. Nice body kicks by Rebecki. Fiore cuts Rebecki on his bone cheek. Rebeckis shots are adding up and Fiore looks a bit battered. Super high-paced fight. Two minutes left. And Rebecki scores a takedown. Fun fight so far. Big shots from top by Rebecki. Man, he’s got heavy hands. And the bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Rebecki.

Round 2 – Rebecki is back at it again. He immediately pressures Fiore and looks to land big shots. Fiore is trying to fire back, but he’s being out powered. Rebecki closes the distance and punishes Fiore against the cage. Fore is tough as hell. Fiore cuts a corner and the fight resumes in the middle of the octagon. Oh! And Fiore takes down Rebecki. He controls him for a few seconds and Rebecki gets back up. Now Rebecki is the one that gets the fight to the ground. Two minutes left. Rebecki working from guard. He’s keeping busy, but not a ton of damage. One minute left. Rebecki maintains control until the end of the round.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Rebecki.

Round 3 – It’s been the Rebecki show for now. Again, Rebecki comes out with all the pressure. He takes down Fiore and begins to work ground-and-pound from the guard. Rebecki just in complete control here. He’s unable to advance position, but he’s winning. Rebecki is controlling the action and is landing shots from top. Rebecki keeps control all the way through.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Rebecki. Overall 30-27.

Result: Mateusz Rebecki def. Nick Fiore via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
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Records: Mateusz Rebecki (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Nick Fiore (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Kerry Hatley
Judging: Tony Weeks 30-26, Sal D’Amato, Junichiro Kamijo 30-27.

Round 1 – Man, Ribeiro with nasty leg kicks to start this fight off. And again, and again, and again. Alhassan can’t take too many of these. Alhassan closes the distance and pins Ribeiro against the cage. Four minutes left. Alhassan landing some shots from clinch. Ribeiro breaks free. Another nasty kick by Ribeiro. Alhassan switches stances. Big right-hand snaps Alhassan’s head back. Alhassan shoots again and pins Ribeiro against the cage. Two minutes left. They go back and forth on who controls the position against the cage. Not much going on. Alhassan mainly just holding Ribeiro here. Alhassan controls until the bell.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Ribeiro.

Round 2 – Oh! Alhassan hurts Ribeiro with a straight right. Now a right hook. Ribeiro drops and the fight is over! Ridiculous power by Alhassan. Wow.

Result: Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Claudio Ribeiro via KO (punches) at 0:28 of Round 2
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Records: Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Claudio Ribeiro (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Mark Smith

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Records: Javid Basharat (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Mateus Mendonca (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Records: Raoni Barcelos (17-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Umar Nurmagomedov (15-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
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Records: Raquel Pennington (14-9 MMA, 11-5 UFC), Ketlen Vieira (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
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Records: Roman Kopylov (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Punahele Soriano (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Records: Dan Ige (15-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC), Damon Jackson (22-4-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Records: Nassourdine Imavov (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Sean Strickland (25-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
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