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With UFC St. Louis a wrap after an exciting night (Sat., May 11, 2024) of fights live on ESPN from inside Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, fight fans can now check out the post-fight press conference video above for all the best reaction and official bonus winners.

On a night that featured a main event clash between UFC knockout king Derrick Lewis and Brazilian contender Rodrigo Nascimento, a co-headliner pitting hometown favorite Joaquin Buckley against streaking finisher Nursulton Ruziboev, and a light heavyweight meeting between heavy hitters Alonzo Menifield and Carlos Ulberg, there will be a lot to discuss now that the action has concluded.

The post-fight presser is scheduled to go LIVE in the above video player around 10:00 p.m. ET. It will feature the biggest winners and losers from the card, as well as company CEO, Dana White.

For more UFC St. Louis results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.

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Joaquin Buckley put on a show for his hometown crowd with an exhilarating win over Nursulton Ruziboev in the UFC St. Louis co-main event.

Nothing exactly came easy but Buckley displayed powerful takedowns, vicious ground and pound and simply outworked Ruziboev round after round to earn the victory. When it was over, the judges scored the contest 30-27, 30-27 and 29-27 for Buckley, who scores his fourth straight victory since returning to the welterweight division.

“We just showed up and showed out!” Buckley shouted to the raucous crowd. “This is our moment, this is our win. I don’t know if I just made it look easy but we definitely had to work for that win.”

A jumping knee strike from Ruziboev was countered with a well-timed takedown as Buckley planted him on the canvas, which negated the significant height advantage from the Uzbekistan native. Ruzuboev worked his way back to the feet and immediately wobbled Buckley with a huge shot, which led to another massive takedown as the welterweights continued to hammer away at each other.

Ruziboev continued to set up his counters just waiting for Buckley to come after him so he could unleash his powerful right hand. That led to another takedown from Buckley but once again, he couldn’t keep Ruziboev locked underneath him.

Back on the feet, Ruziboev did a good job controlling the distance but he kept loading up with the same right hand, which negated any real danger for Buckley so long as he stayed away from that punch.

Buckley finally turned to tables on the feet after he uncorked a huge three-punch combination that sent Ruziboev down to the canvas. Buckley followed him to the ground where he tried to get the finish but Ruziboev was able to survive the barrage.

Another wild exchange saw Ruziboev fall down again but this time Buckley jumped into the mount where he began raining down some vicious shots. Buckley was hammering away with punches and elbows but a failed triangle attempt saw Ruziboev actually earn the reversal.

It was momentary success as another scramble led to Buckley regaining the dominant position and once again, he was unleashing hell with his punches in a last second attempt to end the fight. Ruziboev survived to the final horn but Buckley clearly did more than enough to get the win.

After admitting that he kind of blew his opportunity to call out a name following his previous victory, Buckley definitely had a name in mind this time around, although it’s tough to imagine he’ll get to call his shot for a future fight.

“Who do I want next?” Buckley said. “He’s got a fight already booked up, there’s only one name you should call out – that name is Conor McGregor. I want you. You fighting a lightweight midget. Come at me, bro.”

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Robelis Despaigne is not ready for prime time.

That much is clear after the gargantuan Olympic medalist lost a one-sided decision to Waldo Cortes-Acosta on Saturday night at UFC St. Louis. A 6-foot-7 taekwondo savant, Despaigne entered UFC St. Louis with plenty of hype upon his shoulders following an 18-second knockout of Josh Parisian in his octagon debut this past March. Despaigne’s regional MMA career also included three-second and four-second knockouts, so plenty of eyes were tuned in to see what the 35-year-old heavyweight could pull off next.

As it turns out, though, it was Cortes-Acosta who seized the moment, exploiting Despaigne’s lackluster ground game to win a dominant decision at UFC St. Louis.

Check out how the MMA world reacted to Cortes-Acosta vs. Despaigne below.

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Salt Papi is back in the win column, and had to overcome an opponent who fought outside of the rules multiple times throughout.

Papi faced MMA fighter Amadeusz Ferrari in the main event of Misfits Boxing 14 on Saturday in London. Ferrari began the fight aggressively, but Papi weathered the storm and began to outclass his opponent. After three rounds, Ferrari refused to get off the stool and the bout was waved off.

Papi landed big shots early, but Ferrari tried to turn it into a street fight as both were winging punches with full power. Papi eventually scored a knockdown with about 10 seconds left in the opening stanza, although Ferrari disputed it immediately.

Ferrari continued to make the fight dirty in Round 2, leading with his head during every exchange, leading to a point deduction. Ferrari just kept swinging for the fences, which continuously put a smile on Papi’s face. After Papi landed a beautiful counter check hook, the round ended with a takedown from Ferrari. In the third round, Papi teed off on Ferrari until the MMA veteran shot a double leg and got a takedown, then had another point deducted for leading with the head. That would ultimately be the final moment of the bout.

With the win, Papi bounced back from consecutive losses to Anthony Taylor and Slim.

In the co-main event, the Misfits Boxing women’s cruiserweight championship was on the line as Jully Poca defended against 6ar6ie6. The women delivered the runaway fight of the card with nothing but straight heat traded throughout — more specifically in the fifth and final round. Poca retained the title with a sweep of the scorecards in a fight that was certainly much closer than the scores would suggest.

Get full Misfits Boxing 14 results below.

Salt Papi def. Amadeusz Ferrari via TKO – Round 3, 3:00

Jully Poca def. 6ar6ie6 via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-46, 50-45)

King Kenny def. Adam Brooks via TKO – Round 2, 2:29

Mist def. Ryan Taylor via TKO – Round 1, 2:32 | Watch Finish

Argentinian King def. Pully Arif via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-46, 49-46)

Tempo Arts def. Ben Knights via TKO – Round 5, 2:20

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UFC

UFC St. Louis goes down on ESPN tonight with Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento in the main event. Checkout what will happen this evening right here!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is on the road this weekend (Sat., May 11, 2024) with UFC St. Louis mixed martial arts (MMA) event from inside Enterprise Center in Missouri. The event will be streamed LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+. UFC St. Louis promises Heavyweight action in the main event as division mainstay Derrick Lewis meets Rodrigo Nascimento. The co-main pits St. Louis native, Joaquin Buckley, against lanky Welterweight, Nursulton Ruziboev. There’s also a Light Heavyweight banger on deck with Alonzo Menifield taking on Carlos Ulberg. The “Prelims” include Chase Hooper meeting Viacheslav Borshchev, Tecia Pennington returning to face Tabitha Ricci and so much more.

UFC ST. LOUIS START TIME AND DATE

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC St. Louis fight card below, starting with the ESPN/ESPN+ “Prelims” undercard bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN/ESPN+ main card start time at 7 p.m. ET. Bet on all the UFC St. Louis action with our friends at DraftKings Sportsbook right here.

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

UFC ST. LOUIS QUICK RESULTS

265 lbs.: Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
170 lbs.: Joaquin Buckley vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
205 lbs.: Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg
155 lbs.: Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Rebecki
145 lbs.: Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson
265 lbs.: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Robelis Despaigne
155 lbs.: Chase Hooper vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
155 lbs.: Terrance McKinney vs. Esteban Ribovics
115 lbs.: Tabatha Ricci vs. Tecia Pennington
170 lbs.: Trey Waters vs. Billy Goff
125 lbs.: Jake Hadley vs. Charles Johnson
170 lbs.: Jared Gooden vs. Kevin Jousset
125 lbs.: JJ Aldrich vs. Veronica Hardy

UFC ST. LOUIS ‘LEWIS VS. NASCIMENTO’ PLAY-BY-PLAY

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