Welcome to F4WOnline.com's live coverage of UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2, emanating from the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
The Octagon returns to Miami for the first time since UFC 42 in April 2003 with a massive title fight rematch and the self-proclaimed "King of Miami" fighting in front of his hometown fans for the first time in 13 years.
UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira makes his first title defense against the man he defeated for the title, former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya, in the main event. Pereira scored a fifth-round knockout of Adesanya in their title fight at UFC 281 in November in a fight that Adesanya was on his way to winning on the scorecards. Including their kickboxing bouts, Pereira now holds three wins over Adesanya, who is looking for revenge and to reclaim his spot at the top of the 185-pound division.
In the co-main event, Gilbert Burns looks to keep himself in the welterweight title picture when he comes into enemy territory and fights the hometown star, Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal is looking to end a three-fight losing skid, though he's also teased retirement should he suffer another loss.
Also on the main card is an exciting bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Adrian Yanez, a welterweight tilt pitting Kevin Holland against Santiago Ponzinibbio, and a bantamweight bout between rising 18-year-old prospect Raul Rosas Jr. and Christian Rodriguez. A stacked preliminary card is capped off by a bantamweight battle pitting Kelvin Gastelum against Chris Curtis.
Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.
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*A heavyweight bout between Karl Williams and Chase Sherman has been scratched from the card due to medical issues for Sherman, announced by Jon Anik as the broadcast began.
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> Women's Strawweights- Jaqueline Amorim (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Sam Hughes (7-5, 2-4 UFC)
Amorim throwing kicks early and lands two right hands. Amorim landing more as she mixes punches and kicks. Amorim gets a takedown and is in the guard. Hughes looks for a triangle but Amorim passes guard and takes the back. They end up getting to their feet and Hughes lands an elbow. Amorim gets the back and they go to the mat and she has a choke locked in. Hughes is fighting it and is able to break free. Amorim still has the back and lands some punches. Amorim gets the choke locked back in as they're standing. It is locked in tight but Hughes fights it off again. They get to their feet. 10-8 Amorim.
They trade and Amorim pulls guard as they go to the mat. Hughes lands a couple of shots from the top. They end up back on their feet and Amorim is looking slow. Amorim tries for a takedown but Hughes defends. Amorim goes for another one but ends up pulling guard. Hughes is warned again about grabbing in the gloves. They get to their feet and Amorim is gassed. Amorim tries for a takedown as she pushes Hughes against the fence. They go to the mat and Hughes is attacking a leg but they get to their feet. Hughes gets a takedown. 10-9 Hughes, 19-18 Amorim.
Hughes lands a punch and a kick as Amorim pulls guard. They scramble up. Hughes lands a nice jab. Hughes lands a kick and Amorim tries to pull guard again. Hughes is inside the full guard. Both are throwing punches on the mat. Hughes with some elbows and big hammerfists. Hughes in control from the top as Amorim is trying to find an arm. Both landing punches on the mat. Hughes landing from the top. They get to their feet. Hughes lands a front kick. Amorim tries a takedown but Hughes defends and ends up on top and lands some punches. They get to their feet and Hughes with a combo late. 10-9 Hughes, 28-28 DRAW.
Official Result- Sam Hughes def. Jaqueline Amorim by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
> Featherweights- Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (38-10, 3-1 UFC) vs. Steve Garcia (13-5, 2-2 UFC)
They trade to start before Garcia lands a groin strike and we have a timeout. They get back to action and Nuerdanbieke lands a right hand. He drops Garcia with a right hand and starts landing from the top. Nuerdanbieke with an elbow. They end up getting to their feet and Nuerdanbieke has the back. Nuerdanbieke gets it down and is working in the guard and lands another big elbow. He lands another as he's in control from the top. They get to their feet. Garcia lands a big left hand and rocks Nuerdanbieke with some follow-up punches. Nuerdanbieke grabs the body and lands a head kick late that might have been illegal. 10-9 Nuerdanbieke.
Garcia landing to start the second and rocks Nuerdanbieke with a combo. They clinch against the fence. Garcia with an uppercut and drops Nuerdanbieke with a body kick and finishes it off. What a finish from Garcia!
Official Result- Steve Garcia def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke by knockout (strikes) at :36 of Round 2
> 160-pound Catchweights- Ignacio Bahamondes (13-4, 2-1 UFC) vs. Trey Ogden (16-5, 1-1 UFC)
They trade leg kicks early on. Bahamondes with a leg kick then a left hand. Bahamondes with another leg kick. Ogden lands a jab and leg kick. Bahamondes with some more leg kicks. Bahamondes with another leg kick then lands a left hand over the top. Bahamondes continues to land with more volume. Bahamondes with a body kick. 10-9 Bahamondes.
Ogden throwing the jab early as they trade leg kicks. They trade combinations. Bahamondes with a body kick. Ogden looked for a takedown but Bahamondes defended. Bahamondes with a leg kick. Ogden landed a left hook as Bahamondes landed a jab. They continue to trade. Ogden lands to the body. Ogden with a left hand. They trade late and Bahamondes with a high kick. 10-9 Bahamondes, 20-18 Bahamondes.
Bahamondes with a left hand then a leg kick. They continue to trade with Bahamondes landing with more volume as he's mixing in his combinations. Ogden lands a jab but Bahamondes fires back with some kicks. Bahamondes continues to land hard leg kicks. Bahamondes with a left hand as Ogden is backing up. Ogden with a high kick. Bahamondes with a spin kick to the body. They trade late. 10-9 Bahamondes, 30-27 Bahamondes.
Official Result- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Trey Ogden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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> Women's Strawweights- #15 WFLY Cynthia Calvillo (9-5-1, 6-5-1 UFC) vs. Lupita Godinez (8-3, 3-3 UFC)
Calvillo with a high kick. Godinez with a combo ending with a right hand. Calvillo throwing a lot but barely landing anything. They trade low kicks. Godinez lands a right hand. Calvillo lands a left hand. Godinez with a nice right hand. Godinez lands another right hand. Calvillo with a high kick. She lands a side kick. Calvillo scores a takedown. She works from the top before standing late. 10-9 Godinez.
Godinez lands a combo early as both are looking for openings at a distance. Both land right hands. Godinez lands a right hand. Calvillo with a few leg kicks. Godinez lands a combo. Godinez lands a left hand then a front kick. Calvillo is being more active and landing with more volume in this round. They both land in close range as they trade kicks. Calvillo lands a nice left hand. Godinez with a left hook. They trade late. Close round. 10-9 Godinez, 20-18 Godinez.
Calvillo with an inside leg kick. Godinez with a left hand and body kick. Godinez with the double jab and a body kick. They trade and Godinez lands a high kick. Godinez with a couple of left hands and lands a right hand. Calvillo is landing the jab. Godinez with an overhand right. They trade leg kicks. Godinez with a combo. Calvillo is trying to find an opening for a takedown. Godinez with a front kick to the body. Both are trading in close range and Godinez with a high kick. They trade inside the pocket. Godinez with a body kick. They both land inside the pocket. They trade and Godinez grabs the back and kind of gets a takedown. They break and Calvillo with a high kick. Close fight. 10-9 Calvillo, 29-28 Godinez.
Official Result- Lupita Godinez def. Cynthia Calvillo by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
> Middleweights- Gerald Meerschaert (35-15, 10-7 UFC) vs. Joe Pyfer (10-2, 1-0 UFC)
Meerschaert with a body kick. Pyfer with a body kick. Pyfer just misses a right hand. Pyfer lands a big right hand and Meerschaert's head snapped back. Meerschaert with a body kick and Pyfer drops him with a big combo and is landing big shots from the top. Meerschaert is trying to cover up but Pyfer continues to land and it is stopped. Big finish from Pyfer.
Official Result- Joe Pyfer def. Gerald Meerschaert by TKO (punches) at 3:15 of Round 1
> Women's Strawweights- #10 Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-10, 6-6 UFC) vs. #15 Luana Pinheiro (10-1, 2-0 UFC)
Both missing leg kick attempts early. Waterson lands a leg kick. Pinheiro lands a right hand. Pinheiro with a combo. Waterson lands a big spinning elbow. Pinheiro with a leg kick. They trade punches. Pinheiro lands a solid combo. Waterson with a leg kick. Waterson lands a combo but Pinheiro lands a counter right hand. Waterson lands a body kick that drops Pinheiro to her butt but she gets right up. Pinheiro lands a big right hand late and then a late flurry. 10-9 Waterson-Gomez.
Waterson with some front kicks and rocks Pinheiro. Waterson continuing to land kicks and Pinheiro lands a right hand. Pinheiro with a big combination. Pinheiro pushes it against the fence. Waterson with a leg kick. Pinheiro tries for a takedown but Waterson defends by landing some punches. Waterson back landing leg kicks. They trade late as Pinheiro lands a big right hand. 10-9 Waterson-Gomez, 20-18 Waterson-Gomez.
Waterson gets a brief takedown and has the back against the fence. They're battling for underhooks against the fence. They separate and Waterson lands some front kicks. Pinheiro with a right hand. Pinheiro with a nice body kick. They continue to trade as Waterson is landing side kicks. Waterson looks for a takedown late as they go the distance. 10-9 Pinheiro, 29-28 Waterson-Gomez.
Official Result- Luana Pinheiro def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
> Middleweights- #15 Kelvin Gastelum (17-8 1 NC, 11-8 1 NC UFC) vs. #14 Chris Curtis (30-9, 4-1 UFC)
They trade leg kicks. Gastelum with the jab. Gastelum with a combo. Gastelum with a leg kick. He lands another. Curtis lands a left hand as Gastelum lands a leg kick. Gastelum lands a hard jab. Gastelum with a left hand. Gastelum lands a jab then lands a combo attacking the body. Gastelum with the jab and Curtis lands a leg kick. Curtis lands a right hand to the body. Gastelum with a leg kick and follows with a solid combination. Gastelum with a left hand, then a leg kick, then a combination. Gastelum with a leg kick. He lands a combo. Gastelum with a combo. 10-9 Gastelum.
Gastelum with a leg kick but Curtis fires back with a flurry of punches, landing to the head and body. Gastelum with a left hand. Curtis lands a body shot and they go to the mat and Gastelum is on the back and landing punches. They get to their feet and Curtis tries to capitalize but they clinch against the fence. They trade combinations. Curtis lands some hard body shots. They trade inside the pocket and Curtis lands some hard body shots. Gastelum with a combo. Curtis lands a big uppercut and they trade wild late.
Curtis lands a knee to the body. Curtis with a double jab and lands another. Gastelum with a leg kick then lands the jab. Curtis lands a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Gastelum with a straight left hand. Curtis lands a left hand and an elbow. Gastelum with a left hand and then another. Curtis lands to the body. Gastelum with a left hand, then Curtis lands a right hand. They trade and Gastelum pushes it against the fence. Curtis with a right hand to the body then a knee to the body. Curtis with some body shots. Curtis with a big right hand and a short elbow. Curtis is finding a home to the body. Gastelum lands a combo. Curtis with more body shots. Gastelum with a left hand. Gastelum tries a takedown but they stay on the feet. They trade big shots late. Fantastic fight. 10-9 Curtis, 29-28 Gastelum.
Official Result- Kelvin Gastelum def. Chris Curtis by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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> Bantamweights*- Raul Rosas Jr. (7-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Christian Rodriguez (8-1, 1-1 UFC)
*Rodriguez missed weight by one pound
Rosas goes right for a takedown and they push it against the fence. Rosas trying hard for the takedown as he has the leg and he completes it. Rosas grabs the neck but Rodriguez spins over into side control. They get to their feet and Rosas is trying hard to get it back down. Rosas has the back. Rosas gets it down for a second. Rosas jumps onto the back of Rodriguez and is working for a choke. He has the body triangle and is working for a choke. Rosas is squeezing but Rodriguez is playing good defense. They go to the mat and Rosas still is looking for the choke. Rosas ends the round on the back. 10-9 Rosas Jr.
Rosas tries a takedown but Rodriguez ends up on top. They scramble up and Rosas is trying to get it down as he has the back against the fence. He's trying to get it down as they go the mat and Rodriguez is on top. They're scrambling around and Rodriguez remains on top in side control. Rodriguez has the back and he is looking for a choke. Rodriguez with some body shots. Rodriguez with a right hand. 10-9 Rodriguez, 19-19.
Rodriguez lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands another as Rosas was coming forward. Rosas shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez stuffs it. Rosas shoots again but Rodriguez sprawls away. Rosas tries again but Rodriguez sprawls and switches to the back. They stand and Rodriguez drags it down as he has the back mount. Rodriguez with some punches from the back. He lands more as Rosas is in a lot of trouble. Rodriguez landing a lot of punches from the back. Rodriguez continues to land from the back. Rodriguez lets it get back to the feet. Rosas lands a left hand and Rodriguez lands a counter. 10-9 Rodriguez, 29-28 Rodriguez.
Official Result- Christian Rodriguez def. Raul Rosas Jr by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
> Welterweights- Kevin Holland (23-9 1 NC, 10-6 1 NC UFC) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6, 11-5 UFC)
Holland with a side kick. Holland with a left hand. Holland lands another left hand but Ponzinibbio counters with a leg kick. Ponzinibbio lands a leg kick but slips on it. Holland with a couple of leg kicks. Holland lands a left hand. They trade leg kicks. Holland landing more leg kicks here. Holland with some more leg kicks. Holland with a knee and they trade punches. Ponzinibbio with a combo ending with a left hand. Holland with a body kick and lands a right hand that drops Ponzinibbio late. 10-9 Holland.
Ponzinibbio with some kicks early in the second. Ponzinibbio lands a right hand. Ponzinibbio with a leg kick. Holland with a leg kick. He lands another. They both land in close range and Ponzinibbio lands a big leg kick. Ponzinibbio lands a right hand. Ponzinibbio with a left hand followed by a leg kick. Holland with a leg kick but Ponzinibbio checks it. Ponzinibbio lands a good combo but then Holland hurts Ponzinibbio with a right hand and they clinch. Holland lands a right hand. 10-9 Holland, 20-18 Holland.
Ponzinibbio lands a couple of leg kicks. Ponzinibbio with a left hook. Ponzinibbio with a leg kick. Holland with some jabs. Ponzinibbio with a leg kick. They trade wild punches. Ponzinibbio with some leg kicks. They trade kicks. Holland then drops Ponzinibbio with a big right hand followed by a left hand that put Ponzinibbio to the mat face first and it is stopped. What a finish by Holland!
Official Result- Kevin Holland def. Santiago Ponzinibbio by knockout (punch) at 3:16 of Round 3
> Bantamweights- #6 Rob Font (19-6, 9-5 UFC) vs. #12 Adrian Yanez (16-3, 5-0 UFC)
Font lands a right hand. Yanez lands a right hand. Font lands the jab. They trade right hands. Yanez lands a nice right hand. He lands another. Font lands the jab. Yanez lands a big right hand inside the pocket. Yanez with the jab. Yanez lands a leg kick. Font with a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Font with a big combination. Font landing lots of hard shots as Yanez is retreating. Font with another combo and he drops Yanez with a right hand. Font landing from the top and it is stopped. What a finish from Font!
Official Result- Rob Font def. Adrian Yanez by TKO (punches) at 2:57 of Round 1
> Welterweights- #5 Gilbert Burns (21-5, 14-5 UFC) vs. #11 Jorge Masvidal (35-16, 12-9 UFC)
Masvidal with a leg kick. Burns with a body kick then a leg kick. Masvidal with more leg kicks. Burns lands a right hand. Burns lands a body kick. Masvidal with a quick combo ending with a leg kick. Burns lands some kicks. Burns lands a right hand then a body kick. Burns with an overhand right. Masvidal lands a right hand then a leg kick. Burns lands a right hand. Burns with the calf kick. Masvidal lands a jab and Burns gets a late takedown and lands some hammerfists from the top to end the round. 10-9 Burns.
Burns lands a right hand and Masvidal was hurt against the fence. Burns goes for a takedown and gets it and is in the guard of Masvidal. Burns controlling from the top and landing while he's staying active. Burns lands a few left hands but not much is happening. They get to their feet. Burns still has the back. Burns gets another big takedown. They get to their feet and Masvidal lands a couple of knees. They break. Masvidal with a body kick. Burns lands a right hand. Masvidal landed a right hand as well. 10-9 Burns, 20-18 Burns.
Burns just misses a high kick. Masvidal with a leg kick. Burns lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Burns lands a couple of jabs. Masvidal with some leg kicks. He lands another. Masvidal with a spin kick and he lands a few more kicks. Burns lands a left hand. Burns lands a right hand. Burns with a jab then lands a big right hand. Masvidal lands a right hand. Burns with some big punches. Burns with more big shots. Burns with a couple of left hands then a cracking right hand. Masvidal lands a combo. Burns shoots for the takedown as he pushes it against the fence. Burns gets the takedown and is in side control and lands some elbows. Burns has the back at the end. 10-9 Burns, 30-27 Burns.
Official Result- Gilbert Burns def. Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
> UFC Middleweight Championship- C Alex Pereira (7-1, 4-0 UFC) vs. #1 Israel Adesanya (23-2, 12-2 UFC)
Both landing kicks early on. Adesanya with a leg kick. They trade calf kicks. It's been all trading leg kicks for the first two minutes here. Adesanya lands a right hand. Adesanya lands a body kick. Pereira with a leg kick and Adesanya lands a body kick. Adesanya with a leg kick. He lands a body kick. Adesanya lands a left hand. Pereira with some more leg kicks late. 10-9 Adesanya.
Adesanya with a high kick. He lands a leg kick then goes high. Pereira lands a high kick. They trade punches and Pereira landed hard. Pereira with a left hook. Adesanya lands a jab then a right hand. Pereira landed some punches as well. Adesanya with a left hand. Pereira lands the jab. Adesanya with a right hand. Adesanya with an inside leg kick. Adesanya lands a left hand. Adesanya with a combo to the body. They trade inside the pocket. Pereira with a leg kick. Adesanya lands a big right hand that hurts Pereira and then another right hand followed by a hammerfist knocks Pereira out cold! Wow, what a finish by Adesanya to win the title back!
Official Result- Israel Adesanya def. Alex Pereira by knockout (punches) at 4:21 of Round 2 to win the UFC Middleweight Championship
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