UFC Nashville in Tweets
The UFC went to Nashville on Saturday with what promised to be an explosive night. In the main event of the evening, Stephen Thompson squared off against former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. ‘Showtime’ lived up to his name and produced a stunning ‘Superman’ punch which KO’d ‘Wonderboy’ instantly. The 170lbs division now has a fresh face and contender. In the co-main event, Curtis Blaydes faced Justin Willis. Blaydes dominated the fight for the entire 15 minutes with Willis not being able to offer anything. Curtis has now cemented himself back into title contention.
Next up was a lightweight bout between John Makdessi and Jesus Pinedo. In a fight which didn’t see much action, Makdessi fought out a unanimous decision victory. A potential number one contender fight at flyweight was next up as Jussier Formiga went up against Deiveson Figueiredo. In a closely fought matchup, Jussier managed to out-point the undefeated Figueiredo and put himself in a fantastic position for a title shot. Luis Pena was looking to make a statement in his Featherweight debut against Steven Peterson. Despite Pena missing weight on Friday, he fought his way to a decision victory against a very tough opponent. Opening the main card was the highly touted 20 year old Maycee Barber as she went up against JJ Aldrich. Barber continued to live up to the hype, and delivered a brutal performance and she finished Aldrich in the second round.
Check out fellow pro’s reaction on a fantastic night in Nashville
Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis
Wowwwwww👀👀👀#UFCNashville
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) March 24, 2019
Wow Congrats @Showtimepettis and keep your head up my man @WonderboyMMA that was entertaining 👏🏾👏🏾 #UFCNashiville
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) March 24, 2019
Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis
Damn, I don’t get it. All that pre-fight shit talk and no answer for the wrestling. You had to know what type of fight style and pace Blaydes was looking to bring, right? Am I wrong for thinking this? #UFCNashville
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) March 24, 2019
John Makdessi vs Jesus Pinedo
My man!!! @JohnMakdessi great fight!
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) March 24, 2019
Jussier Formiga vs Deiveson Figueiredo
Formiga looked sharp , great ground control and did enough to get respect from figuerero on the feet
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) March 24, 2019
Luis Pena vs Steven Pearson
Can someone tell me what Petersons chin is made out of? #ufcnashvile
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) March 24, 2019
Maycee Barber vs JJ Aldrich
Great win for Barber. Still a lot of growing to do but good to see her deal with some adversity and comw through. #UFCNashville
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) March 24, 2019
Check out the full main card results below
Anthony Pettis def Stephen Thompson via KO (punches) Round 2- 4:55
Curtis Blaydes def Justin Willis via decision (unanimous, 30-27, 30-26, 30-25)
John Makdessi def Jesus Pinedo via decision (unanimous, 30-27×3&29-28)
Jussier Formiga def Deiveson Figueiredo via decision (unanimous, 30-27, 29-28×2)
Luis Pena def Steven Peterson via decision (unanimous, 30-27×3)
Maycee Barber def JJ Aldrich via TKO (knee and punches) Round 2- 3:01
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