Tonight in Mexico City, Mexico, we have UFC Fight Night 159 going down at 5pm ET/2pm PT. Headlining the card will be a five round match up between top ten featherweights and lethal strikers in long-time UFC veteran Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens and The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America winner Yair ‘El Pantera’ Rodriguez. Will Stephens’ experience and/or power be enough to take the momentum from Rodriguez and end his own losing streak, or will Rodriguez’ footwork and taekwondo skills be too much? Tune in to find out! Live Results posted below:
Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens results in a no contest (eye poke) at :15 of round one
- Rodriguez is now 11-2 (1 NC), Stephens is now 28-16 (1 NC)
Carla Esparza def. Alexa Grasso via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Esparza improves to 15-6, Grasso falls to 11-3
Askar Askarov vs. Brandon Moreno resulted in a draw (28-28, 29-28, 27-30)
- Askarov is now 10-0-1, Moreno is now 15-5-1
Irene Aldana def. Vanessa Melo via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
- Aldana improves to 11-5, Melo falls to 10-6
Steven Peterson def. Martin Bravo via KO (spinning back fist) at 1:31 of round two
- Peterson improves to 18-9, Bravo falls to 11-3
Jose Alberto Quinonez def. Carlos Huachin via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Quinonez improves to 8-3, Huachin falls to 10-5-2
Kyle Nelson def. Polo Reyes via TKO (punches) at 1:36 of round one
- Nelson improves to 13-3, Reyes falls to 8-7
Angela Hill def. Ariane Carnelossi via TKO (cut) at 1:56 of round three
- Hill improves to 10-7, Carnelossi falls to 12-2
Sergio Pettis def. Tyson Nam via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Pettis improves to 18-5, Nam falls to 18-10-1
Paul Craig def. Vinicius Moreira via submissions (rear naked choke) at 3:19 of round one
- Craig improves to 12-4, Moreira falls to 9-4
Bethe Correia def. Sijara Eubanks via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Correia improves to 11-4-1, Eubanks falls to 4-4
Claudio Puelles def. Marcos Mariano via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
- Puelles improves to 9-2, Mariano falls to 6-6
