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UFC 297 kicked off with quite a scrap.

On Saturday evening in Toronto, Jimmy Flick faced Malcolm Gordon in the first fight of the evening for UFC 297, and the two flyweights delivered a back-and-forth battle that saw Flick score a comeback submission win in the second round.

Right out of the gate, Gordon stormed across the cage and the two men traded big shots before Gordon got a bodylock and slammed Flick to the mat. From there, Gordon worked Flick over on top with heavy ground-and-pound, while Flick attacked with submissions off his back, nearly locking in a triangle choke at one point. Gordon evaded and spent most of the rest of the round punishing Flick before attempting to dive on a guillotine choke near the end of the round, allowing Flick to reverse him and then attack a Von Flue choke as the round ended.

The frenetic pace continued to start the second round as Gordon again charged across the cage at Flick but this time Gordon got a little too aggressive, allowing Flick to slide past him and jump on the back. As Gordon turned in, Flick locked up an arm-triangle choke and after some positioning, Gordon was forced to tap at 1:17 of the second round.

The win is Flick’s first since returning to the UFC last year after a brief retirement from the sport and comes with some extra money as he takes home 20 percent of Gordon’s purse after Gordon missed weight on Friday.

Following the fight, Gordon took off his gloves, the traditional expression of retirement, but did not give an interview to clarify if he was leaving the sport for good.

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Gillian Robertson got back into the win column with an impressive performance against Polyana Viana at UFC 297 on Saturday night.

Stepping inside the Octagon in her home country of Canada, ‘The Savage’ scored a highlight-reel-worthy finish after coming up short against Tabatha Ricci in June. Robertson entered the bout determined to get back into the win column in emphatic fashion. She did exactly that with a pummeling of Viana.

Working her opponent down to the canvas, Robertson easily moved into mount and began blasting ‘Dama de Ferro’ with a series of strikes and elbows that left Viana with no other option, but to cover up and wait for the referee to step in and save her from the onslaught.

Official Result: Gillian Robertson def. Polyana Viana via TKO (ground and pound) at 3:12 of Round 2.

Robertson has now won three of her last four bouts while Viana is staring down the barrel of back-to-back losses inside the Octagon.

Check out Highlights From Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana at uFC 297:

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Luis Pineda was quite the mystery opponent in the Misfits Boxing 12 main event.

After being introduced as a surprise headliner right before the bout, Pineda sent Ed Matthews through the ring with his second-round knockout to win the Misfits Boxing 12 clash Saturday evening at First Direct Arena in Leeds, England.

Pineda wasn’t revealed to Matthews or the audience until after Swarmz, BDave, and Ginty were introduced as possible opponents for Matthews in the main event. After the three options argued in the ring, Pineda’s intro music was played and he made his way to the ring.

During the fight, Pineda and Matthews both scored knockdowns in the first round. Matthews was head hunting again in the second round, but Pineda cornered Matthews with a flurry and knocked him through the ropes to secure the win.

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The UFC 297 live results from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada will begin at 6:30 ET on MMAWeekly.  

The fight card is headlined by a middleweight title bout between champion Sean Strickland and second-ranked Dricus Du Plessis.

The vacant women’s bantamweight title is on the line in the co-main event. Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva clash for the vacant strap.

Start Time:

• Early Preliminary card begins at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Preliminary fight card begins at 8 p.m. ET
• Main Card begins at 10 p.m. ET

 NOTE: Click on the images with the yellow name plates at the bottom of the Fight Analytics window and drag until you see the fight you are interested in. Quick results are located below the Fight Analytics window. Stats are updated in real time.

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UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Official Results

Main Card

• Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis
• Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
• Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott
• Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Chris Curtis
• Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev

Preliminary Card

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

• Garrett Armfield vs. Brad Katona
• Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson
• Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras
• Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)

• Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson
• Priscila Cachoeira vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
• Jimmy Flick vs. Malcolm Gordon

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Tristan Hamm didn’t allow Not Logan Paul to get on track at Misfits Boxing 12 on Saturday afternoon.

Hamm overwhelmed Not Logan Paul, who is known as Rodney Petersen, in the opening seconds to secure a first-round knockout at the event at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England.

After the opening bell, Hamm almost knocked out Not Logan Paul on his feet, knocking out his mouthpiece and causing a minor delay for it to be put back in. Once the mouthpiece was secured, Hamm put Not Logan Paul out to secure the victory.

It was Hamm’s pro debut at Misfits Boxing 12, while Not Logan Paul fell to 0-1 in his first pro bout after an 0-6 amateur career.

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