Lion Fight 65 results – Taylor McClatchie vs. Angela Whitley
Lion Fight 65 goes down tonight (Friday, April 9) airing exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports. The five-bout Lion Fight on UFC Fight Pass event will stream live beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT from Topeka, Kansas, USA.
The main event will crown the inaugural Lion Fight Women’s North American Lightweight champion in a battle between Puerto Rico’s Angela “Riptide” Whitley and Canada’s Taylor “Tay-Tay” McClatchie. Whitley and McClatchie both weighed in at 131.6 lbs. / 59.7 kg.
In the co-main event, Lion Fight will see its first-ever North American Super Welterweight champion as fan favorite Jake “Lee” Peacock meets Kaleb Hunter. Peacock, who competes with only one fully developed arm, weighed in at 149.8 lbs. / 67.9 kg, and Hunter made the limit at 150.0 lbs. / 68.0 kg on his second attempt. Hunter was 152.2 lbs. / 69.0 kg on his first attempt and forfeited 10% of his purse.
Lion Fight 65 Main Card Results
Main Event – Women’s North American Lightweight Title (132 lbs. / 59.9 kg)
Taylor McClatchie defeated Angela Whitley via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Co-Main Event – North American Super Welterweight Title (150 lbs. / 68.0 kg)
Jake Peacock defeated Kaleb Hunter via KO – Round 5
Heavyweight (235 + 1 lbs. / 107.1 kg)
Daniel Gallemore defeated Doug Holland via TKO – Round 4, 2:00
Middleweight (154 + 1 lbs. / 70.3 kg)
Jefferson Silva vs. Ian Greer ruled a no-contest (Greer sustained elbow injury)
Cruiserweight (180 + 1 lbs. / 82.1 kg)
Adrian Weathersby defeated Shahriar Zolfaghari via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
