Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 80 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Oct. 7, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Vegas 80 will be headlined by the 155-pound showdown between lightweight bruisers Grant Dawson and Bobby Green. Before that five-round clash of styles gets underway, middleweight finishers Joe Pyfer and Abdul Razak Alhassan collide in the UFC Vegas 80 co-main event. Elsewhere on the card, welterweight standouts Joaquin Buckley and Alex Morono hook ‘em up at 170 pounds.
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Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Dawson vs. Green.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 80 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action).
UFC VEGAS 80 QUICK RESULTS:
Grant Dawson vs. Bobby Green
Joe Pyfer vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
Joaquin Buckley vs. Alex Morono
Drew Dober vs. Ricky Glenn
Ion Cutelaba vs. Philipe Lins
Bill Algeo vs. Alexander Hernandez
Diana Belbita vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Nate Maness vs. Mateus Mendonca
Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Kanako Murata — Demopoulos def. Murata by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Johnny Munoz vs. Aoriqileng — Aoriqileng def. Munoz by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
JJ Aldrich vs. Montana De La Rosa — Aldrich def. De La Rosa by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
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155 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Bobby Green
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170 lbs.: Joaquin Buckley vs. Alex Morono
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155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Ricky Glenn
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205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba vs. Philipe Lins
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145 lbs.: Bill Algeo vs. Alexander Hernandez
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115 lbs.: Diana Belbita vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
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115 lbs.: Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Kanako Murata
Round 1: Murata southpaw, Demopoulos orthodox. Low kick from Murata. Demopouls falls short with a right. Very tentative start. One minute in. Nice body kick from Murata. Demopoulos catches the next one and puts her on the fence, firing heavy knees downstairs. Murata changes levels, locks her hands, and trips Demopoulos to the mat two minutes in. On top in half guard. She elects to let Demopoulos up without much offense. Demopoulos follows her with a head kick and right hand. Two minutes to go.
Demopoulos body kick. Murata low kick soon after. Demopoulos pops her with a lead right. Murata comes back with a two-piece, but slips in the process. One minute to go. Demopoulos catches her with a 1-2 while Murata’s on one leg, sending her off-balance. She follows with a body kick, then jumps guard when Murata catches it. Looking for rubber guard, loses it, fires elbows inside. 10-9 Demopoulos.
Round 2: Demopoulos staying on the front foot. Right hand to the body, solid knee when Murata ties up, Murata answers with a trip into half guard. Demopoulos looking for deep half guard a minute in as Murata chips away. Back to full guard, left hand from Murata. She’s sporting a cut either on or right above her left eyelid. Two minutes in. Murata working from the top. Donkey Kong punch attempt. Two minutes to go.
Nice punch from Murata. Demopoulos fighting the wrists, but not finding much offense off her back. One minute to go. Murata tries another Donkey Kong smash. 10-9 Murata.
Round 3: Murata catches a kick and Demopoulos falls to her back, where Murata follows with a hard right hand. Demopoulos tries to elbow off her back a minute in. Both women hitting each other from guard. Demopoulos spins for an arm, nothing there. Hammerfist from Murata two minutes in. Chipping away from the top. Two minutes to go.
Demopoulos trying to play rubber guard, still nothing there. Murata stacks her, nic sweep from Demopoulos with a minute to go. Murata scrambles up into a body lock, lands a knee on the way up. Big slam before the bell. 10-9 Murata.
Final result: Demopoulos def. Murata by unanimous decision
135 lbs.: Johnny Munoz vs. Aoriqileng
Round 1: Aoriqileng walks into range and they spend the first minute awkwardly shuffling around while staring at each other. Hard right hand by Aoriqileng, Munoz waves it off. Ugly shot from Munoz denied. Aoriqileng low kick, but Munoz cracks him with an overhand right that sends him stumbling back. Munoz follows with a level change and finishes at the base of the fence. Aoriqileng gets to his feet, but Munoz trips him up and takes his back. Two minutes to go.
Full body triangle for Munoz. One minute to go. With about 20 seconds to go, Munoz spins for an armbar, but Aoriqileng gets free and drops a right hand in the final seconds. 10-9 Munoz.
Round 2: 1-2 from Aoriqileng to start. He tries to follow up with big shots against the fence, but Munoz closes his guard and clamps onto his head to keep him close. One minute in. Munoz trying to spin for an armbar. He works his legs into position, but can’t quite find it and Aoriqileng settles back in guard two minutes in. Aoriqileng stands over him and kicks at his legs, then comes back in with a right hand. Back to kicking at Munoz’s legs until the ref stands Munoz up with two minutes to go.
Aoriqileng low kick. Munoz tries an ugly swing. Munoz’s body language is not promising. Well-timed level change gets him the body lock. Solid defense from Aoriqileng. One minute to go. Aoriqileng reverses, lands a good elbow. Munoz tries to jump on a guillotine, doesn’t look like there’s anything there. Aoriqileng waits it out. 10-9 Aoriqileng.
Round 3: Aoriqileng on the front foot, throwing two-pieces. Munoz tries an overhand right and avoids a flying knee that draws a smile. 3-2 from Aoriqileng. Munoz catches a kick and shoots, Aoriqileng defends with double underhooks a minute in and separates. 1-2 from Munoz. Aoriqileng fires a combo, follows with a body shot. Left hand catches Munoz leaning and drops him to his seat. Munoz follows with another ugly shot and gets sprawled on two minutes in. He flails at Aoriqileng and falls back to guard, where Aoriqileng follows. Two minutes to go.
Right hand by Aoriqileng. Munoz spins for a leg, looking for a calf slicer. One minute to go. Aoriqileng swatting at Munoz, Munoz complaining about shots to the back of the head. Successful takedown from Munoz when Aoriqileng escapes. Aoriqileng gets back to his feet. 10-9 Aoriqileng.
Final result: Aoriqileng def. Munoz by unanimous decision
125 lbs.: JJ Aldrich vs. Montana De La Rosa
Round 1: Aldrich slowly advancing as De La Rosa circles. They trade inside, De La Rosa with the better of it. Hard right hands from both a minute in. Aldrich 1-2 falls short. Same for De La Rosa soon after. Heavy counter right from De La Rosa to answer a leg kick. Two minutes in. Right hand from De La Rosa behind a head kick. Counter left by Aldrich. Aldrich grabs a body lock and takes her to the fence. Sneaky knee upstairs. Elbow on the exit with two minutes to go.
Aldrich straight left, then a harder one on the counter. De La Rosa whiffs a head kick and eats a thudding jab. Low kick lands for her. One minute to go. 1-2 from Aldrich after avoiding a head kick. Another good jab, De La Rosa blitzes in response. They trade in the center, head kick from Aldrich met with punches. Both land well in the final seconds. 10-9 Aldrich.
Round 2: They trade body kicks to start. De La Rosa doing a good job of following her kicks with straight rights. Lots of feinting on both sides. De La Rosa tries an awkward jumping front kick a minute in. They trade, nice hook by De La Rosa in combination. Glancing 1-2 from Aldrich. De La Rosa low kick, eats a right hand as they exchange and tries to fire back. Two minutes in. De La Rosa slips a 1-2. Jabs from Aldrich. Long stretch of inactivity from both women. Right hook from Aldrich, can’t find the clinch. Two minutes to go.
Lead right lands for De La Rosa, 1-2 lands for Aldrich moments later. Right hook by Aldrich, who walks into a cross and comes back with another right hook when they trade. One minute to go. Aldrich 1-2. De La Rosa low kick met by a counter. Solid rush from her in the center. Aldrich lands a body kick and they trade in the clinch. 10-9 Aldrich.
Round 3: De La Rosa active in the first minute, Aldrich keeping her distance. Nice straight right from De La Rosa a minute in, straight left comes right back at her. She shoots, denied, eats a right, roughs it up in the clinch. Elbow just misses on the break. Aldrich jab and right hook when De La Rosa tries to chase. Big 1-2 from Aldrich, her best shot in a while. De La Rosa’s nose is giving her trouble two minutes in. Aldrich jab, De La Rosa low kick. De La Rosa combo falls short, Aldrich straight left does not. De La Rosa’s busier but it’s Aldrich landing the meaningful shots. Two minutes to go.
Aldrich 1-2, combo from De La Rosa in return. Aldrich tries to spin. Jabs from Aldrich after eating a straight right. Left cross connects. Another through the guard, De La Rosa tries an elbow in return. One minute to go. Nice body kick from Aldrich, then a clean 1-2. De La Rosa trying to push the pace, lands a couple body shots. Another nasty straight left by Aldrich. Hard elbow on the break. De La Rosa going for it but gets picked off relentlessly until the bell. 10-9 Aldrich.
Final result: Aldrich def. De La Rosa by unanimous decision
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