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About This TSC News Video: The Sports Courier’s Fred Richani recaps the dominant UFC 235 co-main event performance of the “Nigerian Nightmare” Kamaru Usman defeating Tyron Woodley to win the UFC welterweight championship by unanimous decision! Is Colby Convington next for Usman?

UFC 235 results and event facts
  • Date: March 2, 2019
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena
  • City: Paradise, Nevada
  • Attendance: 14,790
  • Total gate: $4,035,156.50

Main Card

  1. Jon Jones (c) def. Anthony Smith via Decision (unanimous) (48–44, 48–44, 48–44) (Round 5, 5:00; Light Heavyweight; for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones was deducted two points in round 4 due to an illegal knee)
  2. Kamaru Usman def. Tyron Woodley (c) via Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45) (Round 5, 5:00; Welterweight; for the UFC Welterweight Championship)
  3. Ben Askren def. Robbie Lawler via Technical Submission (bulldog choke) (Round 1, 3:20; Welterweight)
  4. Zhang Weili def. Tecia Torres via Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) (Round 3, 5:00; Women’s Strawweight)
  5. Pedro Munhoz def. Cody Garbrandt via KO (punches) (Round 1, 4:51; Bantamweight)

Preliminary Card (ESPN)

  1. Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Jeremy Stephens via Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Featherweight)
  2. Johnny Walker def. Misha Cirkunov via TKO (flying knee and punches) (Round 1, 0:36; Light Heavyweight)
  3. Cody Stamann def. Alejandro Pérez via Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) (Round 3, 5:00; Bantamweight)
  4. Diego Sanchez def. Mickey Gall via TKO (punches) (Round 2, 4:13; Welterweight)

Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

  1. Edmen Shahbazyan def. Charles Byrd via TKO (elbows and punches) (Round 1, 0:38; Middleweight)
  2. Macy Chiasson def. Gina Mazany via TKO (punches) (Round 1, 1:49; Women’s Bantamweight)
  3. Hannah Cifers def. Polyana Viana via Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Women’s Strawweight)

Title change: Kamaru Usman won the UFC Welterweight Championship (title history).

(c) = champion going into the match.

Source: Wikipedia.org (adapted, CC BY-SA 4.0)


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