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UFC 296 Countdown previews a highly anticipated welterweight match on the main card as Shavkat Rakhmonov faces Stephen Thompson on Dec. 16, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Rakhmonov (17-0) is undefeated with five wins in the UFC and five finishes inside the octagon.  He’s ranked fifth in the 170-pound weight class coming off submission wins over Neil Magny and Geoff Neal.  

Thompson (17-6-1) is a promotional veteran coming off a TKO win over Kevin Holland a year ago.  Ranked sixth in the division, Thompson is 40-years old.  His record since 2018 has been 50-50.  He’s looking to put together a win streak against Rakhmonov, who is 11 years his younger.

UFC 296 is headlined by a welterweight title bout between champion Leon Edwards and Colby Covington.  

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Bantamweights Song Yadong and Chris Gutierrez headlined Saturday’s UFC Vegas 83 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.  

Yadong made the walk to the octagon coming off a TKO win over Ricky Simon in his last outing.  He had won four of his previous fight and was ranked seventh in the 135-pound weight class.  

Gutierrez entered the fight on Saturday ranked 15th in the division.  In his last fight, Gutierrez defeated Alateng Heili via unanimous decision in October and had been victorious in five of his last six outings.  Following his last fight, Gutierrez asked for a main card fight, he got a main event.  

The two took the center of the octagon.  Yadong inched forward and landed a leg kick.  Both men were being measured when Yadong sprang forward with a spinning-back fist.  They exchanged leg kicks two minutes into the round.  Gutierrez targeted the legs of Yadong.  Gutierrez threw a spinning-back fist as well.  Yadong connected with a hard leg kick but had difficulty getting inside on Gutierrez.  The opening round was close and difficult to score.  

Yadong delivered a leg kick to start the second frame.  Gutierrez connected with a front kick to the face of Yadong.  He landed a leg kick and got out of the way of the counter.  Yadong received an accidental poke to the eye and was given time to recover.  One the action resumed he landed a leg kick.  Midway through the round and Yadong changed levels and took Gutierrez down.  He maintained top control for the remainder of the round.  At one point, referee Herb Dean warned Gutierrez about putting his fingers in Yadong’s gloves.

The third round began with Yadong looking for a takedown.  He connected with a right hand and moved away.  Yadong accidentally poked Gutierrez in the eye and Gutierrez was given time to recover.  A couple of minutes later, he was ready to continue.  Yadong continued to target Gutierrez’ legs.  Yadong went to the body with a punch and backed away.  He continued to land leg kicks.  Yadong briefly cornered Gutierrez but didn’t inflict any damage.  Yadong caught a kick and took Gutierrez down in the final seconds of the round.

Heading into the championship rounds, it was anyone’s fight.  Yadong rushed forward and connected with a right hand.  Yadong connected with a right hand that knocked Gutierrez down.  He followed him to the canvas and worked inside Gutierrez’s full guard.  With nearly four minutes remaining, Yadong delivered short punches.  He landed to the body and head.  Gutierrez was unable to mount an offense off his back.  The round definitely went to Yadong.  

The final frame began with neither fighter having a big advantage.  Yadong may have been up but couldn’t have been comfortable with his lead.  

Yadong landed a leg kick and missed with a heavy right hand.  Gutierrez rolled for a leg but ended up with Yadong on top of him inside his guard.  Yadong peppered him with punches and elbows.  For more than four minutes Yadong maintained top position.  He continued to deliver punches and elbows as the clock ticked away.  Some of the elbows were vicious.  With seconds remaining, Yadong delivered punches and hammer fists before the bell sounded.  

The judges scored the fight for Yadong via unanimous decision.  The scorecards read  50–44, 50–45, and 50–45.

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After the UFC Fight Night 233 fights are over on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, hear what the big winners have to say during the post-fight press conference.

Saturday’s fight card is headlined by a bantamweight scrap between seventh ranked Song Yadong and fifteenth ranked Chris Gutiérrez.  In the co-main event, light heavyweights Anthony Smith took on the lower ranked Khalil Rountree Jr.

UFC Fight Night 233 Post-Fight Press Conference 

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Following the UFC Fight Night 233 fights on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the fight promotion announced the fighters who earned a bonus.  Four winners banked an extra $ 50,000.

A ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus went to HyunSung Park TKO win over Shannon Ross on the preliminary fight card.  I the second round, Park delivered a front kick to the body of Ross that had an affect.  Two more punches to the body and that was enough for the finish, and a bonus.  

Tim Elliott banked a bonus for his submission win over Su Mudaerji in main card bantamweight action.  On short notice, Elliott locked on an arm-triangle choke in the first round that forced Mudaeji to tap out.  

Nasrat Haqparast earned his bonus by finishing Jamie Mullarkey in the first-round with punches.  He landed powerful punches and follow-up shots to stop Mullarkey inside two minutes.  

Co-main event winner Khalil Rountree Jr. took home a bonus for his stoppage of Anthony Smith early in the third round.  Rountree not only earned a bonus check, he’ll likely be ranked in the Top 10 of the light heavyweight division.  

UFC Fight Night 233 was the final ‘Fight Night’ event of the year.  The next one takes place on Jan. 16, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.  The fight card is headlined by a light heavyweight bout between third ranked Magomed Ankalaev and seventh ranked Johnny Walker.  

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A clash between light heavyweights Anthony Smith and Khalil Rountree Jr. served as the UFC Vegas 83 co-main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.  

Smith entered the bout with Rountree ranked eighth in the 205-pound division and coming off a split decision win over Ryan Spann in August.  Rountree had won his last four before stepping in the cage with Smith.  He was ranked below Smith at eleventh in the weight class.  

The two did not touch gloves with Smith wearing red trunks and Rountree dawning black spandex fight shorts.  Smith pressured Rountree and moved forward.  Rountree circled on the outside.  Rountree connected with a right hand and a kick to the body.  They clinched and exchanged knees to the legs along the cage.  They separated and Smith landed a right hand.  

A kick to the body kept Rountree on the outside.  Smith connected with a left and Rountree responded with a leg kick.  In the final minute of the round, Rountree landed a hard kick to the body.  He landed a counter combination that caused Smith to cover up and back away.  And that’s how the round ended.  

Rountree landed a hard kick to the body to start the second frame.  Smith immediately closed the distance and clinched.  They separated and Rountree connected with a right hand that wobbled Smith.  Smith continued to press forward anyway.  Rountree’s speed was giving Smith problems.  He landed a counter right hand.  Rountree landed a left hand, but Smith shook it off.  A head kick was a blocked by Smith but he continued to pressure Rountree.  The two stood toe-to-toe for most of the round.  

 Smith again pressured Rountree in the third.  A counter right hand off of a kick by Smith put Smith on the canvas.  The referee stepped in to prevent Smith from taking anymore damage.  The official time of the stoppage was 0: 55 of the Round 3.  The win will put Rountree in the Top 10 when the updated UFC Rankings come out.   

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Whether he’s scheduled to fight or has been out of action for years, Conor McGregor always finds a way into the headlines and has done so once again.

During the IBA Night of Champions card in Dubai, the previous two-division UFC champion stepped into the ring and shared an intense face-off with former bantamweight king Petr Yan.

Both men were welcomed into the ring by Umar Kremlev—the president of the International Boxing Association—who seemed thrilled to be accompanied by two of the biggest names in MMA today. Once the unusual face-off came to an end, the two stars embraced and later shared a picture with the IBA president.

Conor McGregor and Petr Yan faceoff in Dubai 😂 pic.twitter.com/Kn8e3g1iZy

— Full Combat (@fullcombatoff) December 9, 2023

Those in attendance seemingly loved the brief moment shared between Conor McGregor and Petr Yan. Other angles of the pair’s strange face-off have surfaced from those sitting at ringside.

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Petr Yan hasn’t stepped foot into the limelight since his one-sided defeat to Merab Dvalishvili earlier this year. ‘No Mercy’ is currently enduring a three-fight skid inside the octagon and is seemingly a target for Song Yadong who wants to run back their previously canceled affair.

While Yan and McGregor coming face to face was an odd occurrence, another crazy fact about the IBA Night of Champions event was that the Irishman sat just meters away from Islam Makhachev while enjoying some boxing at the show.

Related: Conor McGregor “Ireland, We are at War” after immigrant attacks

The two have been at odds for years, dating back to the heated feud between ‘The Notorious’ and Khabib Nurmagomedov over half a decade ago. Fight talks between the Dublin native and Makhachev have been discussed amongst the MMA community.

If the 35-year-old can find success in his imminent return to the octagon, he could set himself up for a title clash down the line. While he arguably spent his best years at 155 lbs, McGregor is yet to confirm whether his future remains at lightweight or instead now lies in the welterweight division.

Check out Conor McGregor and Islam Makhachev sitting opposite one another during a boxing event in Dubai below.

Conor Mcgregor and Islam Makhachev watching a boxing match on the opposite corners 👀 pic.twitter.com/3y2vTYh6hN

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) December 9, 2023

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UFC Fight Night 233 live results begin at begin at 7:30 ET (4:30 PT) on MMAWeekly.com.

The event is headlined by a bantamweight bout between seventh ranked Song Yadong and fifteenth ranked Chris Gutierrez.  

Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 82 live results section, then scroll to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics.

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• The preliminary fight card begins at 7:30 p.m. ET
• The main card begins at 10 p.m ET

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UFC Fight Night 233 Official Results

Main card

• Song Yadong vs. Chris Gutierrez
• Anthony Smith vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
• Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jamie Mullarkey
• Su Mudaerji vs. Tim Elliott
• Park Jun-yong vs. Andre Muniz

Preliminary card

• Kenan Song vs. Kevin Jousset
• Hyun Sung Park vs. Shannon Ross
• Steve Garcia vs. Melquizael Costa
• Luana Santos vs. Stephanie Egger
• Tatsuro Taira vs. Carlos Hernandez
• Rayanne dos Santos vs. Talita Alencar

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The athletes competing on the UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez fight card on Saturday at the UFC Apex, officially weighed in on Friday.  The first fighter stepped on the scale at Noon ET.    

The fight card is headlined by a bantamweight bout between seventh ranked Song Yadong and fifteenth ranked Chris Gutiérrez.  The fighters weighed in at the same venue that they fight in, the UFC Apex.

Song Yadong and Chris Gutierrez both tipped the scales at 136 pounds for their main event bout.

Luana Santos missed weight for her women’s bantamweight bout with Stephanie Egger by three pounds.      

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez Official Weigh-in Results

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

• Song Yadong (136) vs. Chris Gutierrez (136)
• Anthony Smith (205.5) vs. Khalil Rountree (204)
• Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (156)
• Tim Elliott (136) vs. Su Mudaerji (136)
• Andre Muniz (186) vs. Junyong Park (185.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

• Kevin Jousset (170.5) vs. Song Kenan (170.5)
• Sung Hyun Park (126) vs. Shannon Ross (126)
• Melquizael Costa (155.5) vs. Steve Garcia (155)
• Stephanie Egger (135) vs. Luana Santos (139)*
• Carlos Hernandez (125) vs. Tatsuro Taira (125.5)
• Talita Alencar (116) vs. Rayanne Amanda (115)

*Luana Santos missed weight by three pounds

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The UFC Fight Night 233 Official Weigh-In took place on Saturday morning at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.  Main event fighters, Chris Gutierrez and Song Yadong both weighed in at 136 pounds for their main event bout on Saturday.  

Watch the two officially weigh-in.

UFC Fight Night 233 Main Event Weigh-in Video

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Following Friday’s Official UFC Fight Night 233 weigh-in, the fighters faced off with their opponents.

Saturday’s fight card is headlined by a bantamweight bout between seventh ranked Song Yadong and fifteenth ranked Chris Gutiérrez.  The event takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.  

 UFC Fight Night 233 Face-Offs

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