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Mairon Santos is the featherweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 32.

Santos faced Kaan Ofli in the first of two season championship bouts during the main card of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 96 event at the UFC APEX. After a solid first round for Santos, he put an exclamation point on the performance with a nasty counter left hand that put Ofli out upon landing. The fight was stopped seconds later and Santos officially became a UFC fighter.

Check out video of the stunning finish below.

Santos earned his spot in the finals with a pair of decision wins over Edwin Cooper Jr. and Guillermo Torres. The 24-year-old improved his pro record to 14-1, with his lone loss coming two-and-a-half years ago to current UFC 145-pounder Dan Argueta in LFA.

Ofli saw his eight-fight win streak come to an end. The Australian fighter earned his place in the TUF 32 final with a decision win over Nathan Fletcher and a first-round submission of Roedie Roets.

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The Sphere in Las Vegas hosts UFC 306 on Sept 14, and the fight promotion has promised the one-off event will be a must-see production.  The UFC 306 fight card is headlined by a bantamweight title bout between champion Sean O’Malley and top contender Merab Dvalishvili.  

Earlier this week, on Tuesday, Dvalishvili revealed on social media that he suffered a cut above his left eye during training that required stitches.  The cut reveal angered UFC CEO Dana White who called Dvalishvili’s decision to disclose his cut ‘next-level stupid.’  

O’Malley reacted to Dvalishvili’s cut on Friday evening and doesn’t think it’s that big of a deal.  

“I don’t think it’s that big of a deal,” O’Malley told The Schmo.  “I think people are making a more big deal about it.  I said, ‘You better not pull out,’ more so just to poke at him, but that thing’s going to heal.”

O’Malley is confident that Dvalishvili will make the walk to the octagon inside the Sphere on Sept. 14.  In fact, he has no doubt about it.  

“That dude would show up with a broken arm,” O’Malley said.  “I’m not worried about him pulling out.  It’s more of a commission kind of thing.”

O’Malley won the 135-pound championship by defeating Dvalishvili’s teammate, Aljamain Sterling, at UFC 292 last August.  He successfully defended the belt at UFC 299 in March, avenging a previous loss to Marlon Vera in one-sided fashion.  Dvalishvili is riding a 10-fight winning streak and hasn’t lost since 2018.  

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UFC Vegas 96 comes to us LIVE on ESPN+/ESPN tonight (Sat., Aug. 24, 2024) with Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho in the main event. Watch what happens here!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (August, 24, 2024) with UFC Vegas 96. The mixed martial arts (MMA) event was streamed LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+. The main event has former Middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier facing the rising, and undefeated in UFC, Caio Borralho. The co-main sees Strawweight mainstay Angela Hill facing off with ‘Baby Shark’ Tabatha Ricci. The main card also featues Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert and Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny.

The “Prelims” card is headlined by Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall. The undercard also has Zach Reese vs. Jose Medina, Viacheslav Borschev vs. James Llontop and Cong Wang vs. Victoria Leonardo.

This event also has the finale bouts for the current season of The Ultimate Fighter. Ryan Loder takes on Robert Valentin to conclude the Middleweight bracket and Kaan Ofli will fight Mairon Santos in the finale of the Featherweight bracket. Those fights take place on the main card.

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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 96 card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which begin at 7 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card (also on ESPN/ESPN+) at 10 p.m. ET.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Cannonier vs. Borralho” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 96 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, look to the top of the stream for the newest update).

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UFC VEGAS 96 QUICK RESULTS

185 lbs.: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci
185 lbs.: Ryan Loder vs. Robert Valentin
145 lbs.: Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos
170 lbs.: Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny
185 lbs.: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert
145 lbs.: Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall
185 lbs.: Jose Medina vs. Zach Reese — Reese def. Medina via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
155 lbs.: Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop — Borschev def. Llontop via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
135 lbs.: Josiane Nunes vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti — Cavalcanti def. Nunes via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
145 lbs.: Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher — Fight cancelled due to medical issue on the part of Fletcher (details HERE)
125 lbs.: Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo — Wang def. Leonardo via KO (punch), round 1 (1:02) — HIGHLIGHTS!

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To check out the latest and greatest UFC Vegas 96 news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here.

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Florida State kicker Ryan Fitzgerald understood his assignment playing in Dublin, Ireland.

After launching a massive 59-yard field goal through the uprights on Saturday, Fitzgerald celebrated with the billionaire strut first demonstrated by disgraced former WWE owner Vince McMahon but then infamously co-opted by Irish superstar Conor McGregor.

Fitzgerald hit the booming kick and turned to celebrate with his teammates, who were equally excited after he tied the game 14-14 at the end of the first half.

The 59-yard field goal was the longest of Fitzgerald’s career and the second-longest in Florida State history.

Unfortunately, Fitzgerald’s heroics came in a losing effort, as unranked Georgia Tech knocked off Florida State in the opening college football game of the season.

Prior to the loss, Florida State was ranked No. 10 but that number will definitely change after Georgia Tech pulled off the upset with a final score of 24-21.

Still, Fitzgerald put on a show to remember in front of the Dublin faithful watching at Aviva Stadium.

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