UFC Columbus Results – Blaydes vs. Daukaus
After a triumphant return to London last week, the UFC returns on the road again, returning to Columbus, Ohio for the first time since 2009. MyMMANews.com will have your UFC Columbus results below.
In the main event, the No. 4 ranked heavyweight Curtis Blaydes takes on No. 9 ranked Chris Daukaus. In the co-main event, No. 7 ranked Joanne Wood faces No. 9 Alexa Grasso.
No. 1 contender
In what should probably be the main event, the No. 2 ranked flyweight Askar Askarov takes on No. 6 ranked Kai Kara-France. The winner of this fight is most likely next for the winner of the quadrilogy between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno. Askarov finally returns to action after dealing with injuries; he hasn’t fought since UFC 259 last March. Known as the boogie man of the flyweight division, Askarov is undefeated and fought to a draw with the former champ Moreno. Kara-France is coming off two first-round knockouts, his last being Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269. It seems to be the classic striker vs. grappler matchup, and it will be a good one.
The March 26 fight card takes place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and has a 4pm ET start time on ESPN+.
UFC Columbus results below:
Main Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Curtis Blaydes def. Chris Daukaus via TKO (punches) at :17 of round two
- Blaydes improves to 16-3 (1 NC), Daukaus falls to 12-5
Alexa Grasso def. JoJo Calderwood via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:57 of round one
- Grasso improves to 14-3, Calderwood falls to 15-8
Bryan Barberena def. Matt Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Barberena improves to 17-8, Brown falls to 23-19
Kai Kara-France def. Askar Askarov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Kara-France improves to 24-9 (1 NC), Askarov falls to 14-1-1
Ilir Latifi vs. Aleksei Oleinik (cancelled)
Neil Magny def. Max Griffin via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Magny improves to 26-8, Griffin falls to 18-9
Marc Diakiese def. Viacheslav Borshchev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Diakiese improves to 15-5, Borshchev falls to 6-2
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)
Sara McMann vs. Karol Rosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- McMann improves to 13-6, Rosa falls to 15-4
Chris Gutierrez vs. Danaa Batgerel via TKO (spinning back fist & punches) at 2:34 of round two
- Gutierrez improves to 18-4-2, Batgerel falls to 10-3
Aliaskhab Khizriev def. Denis Tiuliulin via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:58 of round two
Manon Fiorot def. Jennifer Maia via unanimous decision
- Fiorot improves to 9-1, Maia falls to 19-9-1
Matheus Nicolau vs. David Dvorak via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Nicolau improves to 18-2-1, Dvorak falls to 20-4
Luis Saldana def. Bruno Souza via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Saldana improves to 16-7, Souza falls to 10-3
