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After opening the year with a split-decision victory over Jack Hermansson in February, Strickland was knocked out by Alex Pereira in July and edged by Jared ...

ET, for the launch of the UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov main card for all the live updates, results and highlights. The card will take place live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Sean Strickland is back in the win column and Nassourdine Imavov is back to the drawing board. Strickland boxed and brawled his way to victory in a ...

Gastelum exited the event due to a mouth injury and Strickland stepped in on four days' notice. Strickland, less than one month after losing to Jared Cannonier in the final UFC fight of 2022, headlined the first card of 2023. Imavov showed a lot of determination in his first main event, fighting fatigue and landing nice elbows and knees on Strickland in Round 5. The pace slowed in the third, despite a similar output of strikes, as both fighters tried to recover from the stamina dump in Rounds 1 and 2. Strickland won on all three scorecards with a pair of 49-46s and a 48-47. Strickland boxed and brawled his way to victory in a short-notice performance against Imavov at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Sean Strickland stepped up on short notice and won a unanimous decision over Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Fight Night 217.

The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday's card, including one to a man whose nickname predicts the bonus amount.

The UFC went heavy on history and light on current events this weekend. The MMA conglomerate returned to live action with an 11-bout card from the Apex in ...

"It was a little bit messy but I knew that was going to be the case. "Every time in training, I see the best version of myself, but then I come out and see the fans, and I want to entertain," he said. The 27-year-old was a winner on Dana White's Contender Series in 2021 and arrived to Saturday's bout having won two more in the UFC. He landed with three more unanswered shots before the final one drove a Ribeiro to the floor and prompted an intervention from referee Mark Smith. But he followed through with a short left hook that connected flush on Barcelos' chin and dropped him semiconscious to his back as Nurmagomedov swooped in for one last right-hand chop. "It was a close fight with Jared, but I won," he said. "Honestly, I wanted to come out and do a little bit more, so I am relieved," she said. "That is a statement." "I feel like I'm well-rounded," she said. "I've got a five-fight win streak, you guys cannot deny me," she said. "It's all about getting in the moment. The appearance made Strickland just the second fighter in company history to headline two straight live shows.

Even after mixing in more wrestling, Abdul Razak Alhassan finished his opponent in a typical violent fashion at UFC Fight Night 217.

Ribeiro tried to continue his attacks to the legs, but this time, Alhassan connected with some big punches. Another clinch initiated by Alhassan slowed the action, but he was able to sneak in some powerful short strikes before the horn. The bout took place at the UFC Apex and aired on ESPN+.

Sean Strickland's 2023 began a lot better than his 2022 ended. Advertisement. Stepping in for Kelvin Gastelum on less than a week's notice, ...

[Mateusz Rebecki](/fighter/Mateusz-Rebecki-146417)in a three-round verdict over [Nick Fiore](/fighter/Nick-Fiore-230223)at lightweight. [Jimmy Flick](/fighter/Jimmy-Flick-60460)’s last Octagon appearance, a first-round flying triangle choke submission victory over [Cody Durden](/fighter/Cody-Durden-222325)at UFC Fght Night 183 on Dec. Flick returned from a short-lived retirement on Saturday but fell to [Charles Johnson](/fighter/Charles-Johnson-254715)via first-round TKO in the evening’s opening bout. Ige added to his total with a second-round KO of [Damon Jackson](/fighter/Damon-Jackson-113767)in the UFC Fight Night 217 co-main event. [Abdul Razak Alhassan](/fighter/Abdul-Razak-Alhassan-151701). Strickland rebounds from back-to-back defeats to [Jared Cannonier](/fighter/Jared-Cannonier-78628)and [Alex Pereira](/fighter/Alex-Pereira-224511)while proving himself to be the ultimate company man in the process.

UFC Vegas 67” featured a bunch of divisional contenders looking either to reverse their fortunes, or secure title shots in 2023.

[Charles Johnson](/fighter/Charles-Johnson-254715)en route to a first-round TKO loss. [Sijara Eubanks](/fighter/Sijara-Eubanks-193533)’ completely unsurprising blown weight cut and subsequently scrapped curtain-jerker against [Priscila Cachoeira](/fighter/Priscila-Cachoeira-227399), Flick earns the dubious honor of losing the first UFC bout of 2023. Only a pair of ill-timed losses, the last of which was compounded by missing weight, had kept Vieira away from a shot at [Amanda Nunes](/fighter/Amanda-Nunes-31496), but a win over Pennington would have put three wins and two years between Vieira and that most recent setback. [Claudio Ribeiro](/fighter/Claudio-Ribeiro-249103), who came in fresh off the Contender Series on a six-fight winning streak. The difference came when the scores were read, and Vieira came out on the wrong end of a split decision. That the UFC matched “50K” against Jackson, who came in at 5-1 since rejoining the promotion in 2020, spoke volumes: Jackson had earned his chance to prove himself against an opponent with name value, and Ige was in the position of steppingstone.

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage ...

With the UFC's all-time submission wins leader Charles Oliveira in his corner, Allan Nascimento got a slick finish at UFC Fight Night 217.

UFC Fight Night 217 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum.

[UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2171/04/ufc-raises-promotional-guidelines-payouts-projects-1-million-increase-in-annual-distribution-to-fighters), which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2177 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2171 and later). Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000. def. The entire card streamed on ESPN+. [UFC Fight Night 217](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-fight-night-217). [Nick Aguirre](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/nick-aguirre): $4,000 [Charles Johnson](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/charles-johnson): $4,000 [Carlos Hernandez](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/carlos-hernandez): $4,000 [Dan Argueta](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/dan-argueta): $4,000 [Jimmy Flick](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/jimmy-flick): $4,000