UFC on FOX 30 live results, play-by-play, discussion
Live, blow-by-blow updates for Saturday’s UFC event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which is headlined by a lightweight rematch between Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier.
Join us today (Saturday, July 28th) on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring and play-by-play as UFC on FOX 30 takes place at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The headliner is a great one, as former Bellator and UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez rematches Dustin Poirier, this time in a five-round scrap. They fought to a no-contest at UFC 211 last year, so this year they hope to settle the score, with the winner being dubbed “violenceweight champion.”
Also on the card is an intriguing featherweight co-main event between legendary former WEC and UFC champion Jose Aldo and rising heavy-handed contender Jeremy Stephens. Ex-strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk returns to action against top-10 ranked Tecia Torres, while lightweight prospects Alexander Hernandez and Olivier Aubin-Mercier begin the main broadcast.
Today’s event is a FOX card, so that means earlier start times. Fight Pass gets the action going with five bouts, starting at 4 PM ET/1 PM PT. The fights continues the rest of the afternoon-evening on FOX, with four prelims at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT, and the four main card fights at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT.
Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup.
The full lineup and schedule follows:
Main Card (8 PM ET, FOX)
Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier
Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Tecia Torres
Alexander Hernandez vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Preliminary Card (6 PM ET, FOX)
Jordan Mein vs. Alex Morono
Kajan Johnson vs. Islam Makhachev
Austin Arnett vs. Hakeem Dawodu
Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ion Cutelaba
Preliminary Card (4 PM ET, Fight Pass)
John Makdessi vs. Ross Pearson
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Alexis Davis
Matheus Nicolau vs. Dustin Ortiz
Round 1 - Nicolau drops Ortiz with a leg kick, but he springs back up. Three-punch combination stuns Ortiz. Jab by Nicolau is countered by an outside leg kick by Ortiz. Body kick by Nicolau, about chest-high. Ortiz lands a jab, then Nicolau jabs to the midsection. Head kick drops Nicolau! Ortiz finishes the fight with punches on the ground.
Official result: Dustin Ortiz def. Matheus Nicolau by KO (head kick and punches) at 3:49 of round 1
Nina Ansaroff vs. Randa Markos
Round 1 - Hard leg kick to start things off for Ansaroff. Markos looking for the single leg takedown. Ansaroff defends up against the fence, Markos tries to run the pipe but can’t get her down. Randa finishes the takedown with a trip this time. Markos with some left hands to the face as she transitions to the back. Ansasroff is preventing Markos from getting that second hook in. Markos now in Ansaroff’s guard and getting off some nice ground-and-pound. Ansaraoff appeared to threaten with a triangle choke but now it’s just a closed guard. Good right hand by Markos and then a left, as she continues to beat up Ansaroff on the ground. Andaroff tries to push Markos off with the legs and does just that, and they’re back to their feet. Two more leg kicks by Ansaroff as round 1 approaches its end. 10-9 Markos.
Round 2 - Markos continues to have problems defending Ansaroff’s leg kicks. Ansaraoff easily shuts down Markos’ takedown attempt. More leg kicks by Ansaroff going unchecked. Markos off-target on a right hand, then she takes a body kick. Ansaroff mixes up her strikes well and forces Markos to lift her lead leg after landing another kick. It’s purely a striking matchup in this round and Ansaroff lands another body kick, then Markos fires off three straight counter right hands to back Ansaroff off. They trade jabs with a minute left in the round. Markos closes the distance, puts Ansaroff against the fence, but can do hardly anything about it. Good 1-2 by Markos, but this round is clearly Ansaroff’s. 19-19.
Round 3 - Leg kick connects but then the head kick by Ansaroff is blocked. Markos pushing forward, getting Ansaroff to the fence but can’t get the head-and-arm throw. She does land a head shot on the exit. Leg kick by Ansaroff for the umpteenth time. Short right hand and a hard jab by Ansaroff. Back to the fence they go and Markos is looking for the takedown, but Ansaroff has an underhook. Good jab by Markos, as Ansaroff is bleeding out of her nose. Markos searching for the takedown again. She switches to a double leg and lifts, but doesn’t have the hands locked. Ansaroff defending with less than two minutes to go. Markos tries for the single and Ansaroff fends it off, forcing Markos to strike again. Outside leg kick connects for Ansaroff. Markos trying the head-and-arm throw and it backfires, as Ansaroff is on top and she lands a strong elbow. Ansaroff spends the rest of the fight throwing ground-and-pound. 29-28 Ansaroff.
Official result: Nina Ansaroff def. Randa Markos by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Devin Powell vs. Alvaro Herrera
Round 1 - Body kick by Powell but Herrera cracks him with a left. Herrera stuffs a weak shot from Powell. Nasty left hook to the body by Herrera. Powell closes the distance but Herrera has the Thai clinch. Powell grabs a single and tries to get the fight to the ground, but Herrera wants none of that. Two body shots and then another body shot drops Powell. Great start by Herrera as he lets him back up. Herrera ripping the body again. Powell hurts Herrera with a body kick! Another body kick puts Herrera down! What a comeback and Powell wins! That was crazy!
Official result: Alvaro Herrera def. Devin Powell by TKO (body kicks) at 1:52 of round 1