UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises Results
Live Results, Winner Interviews And More From UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises, Live From The UFC APEX In Las Vegas By Thomas Gerbasi, on Twitter @TGerbasi • Jul. 17, 2021
UFC continues its run of events at UFC APEX with a pivotal bout in the stacked lightweight division as No. 9 ranked contender
Islam Makhachev
intends to prove that he is worthy of title contention when he takes on fellow rising star No. 14
Thiago Moises. In the co-main event, women’s bantamweight veteran and No. 12 ranked
Marion Reneau looks to spoil the return of former UFC champion
UFC Vegas 31 Highlights: Islam Makhachev Taps Thiago Moises
Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises was better than advertised.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (July 17, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 31 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
They had a feeling out process before exchanging and Makhachev got a takedown with a minute to go in the first round. Thiago had a cut under his left eye. The second round saw Makhachev let his hands go a bit more as he closed the distance. Moises got a takedown here, but Makhachev was quick to reverse it.
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This is the UFC Vegas 31 live blog for Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises, the lightweight main event for Saturday’s card at the UFC APEX.
The bout serves as the UFC’s second straight 155-pound headliner following this past Saturday’s UFC 264 event which was capped off by Dustin Poirier’s TKO win over Conor McGregor. Makhachev has been circled as a fighter who can now carry the torch from his protege and former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov as he enters the bout with seven straight wins, and victories in 19 of 20 as a pro. In his most recent outing, Makhachev submitted Drew Dober in the third round at UFC 259.
Islam Makhachev vs Thiago Moises full fight video preview for UFC Vegas 31 main event
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UFC continues its run of events at UFC APEX on Sat., July 17, 2021, with a pivotal bout in the stacked Lightweight division as No. 9-ranked contender
Islam Makhachev intends to prove that he is worthy of title contention, taking on fellow rising star No. 14-seeded
Thiago Moises. In UFC Vegas 31’s co-main event,
Marion Reneau looks to spoil the return of former UFC women’s Bantamweight champion,
Miesha Tate.
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