With Worldwide Combat Week within the books, the UFC returns to the Apex Heart with an thrilling light-weight foremost occasion as MMASucka gives UFC Vegas 58 outcomes all night. In the primary occasion can be a combat between two Rafaels as Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev.
UFC Vegas 58 Outcomes – Essential Occasion
For Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev, that is the third time they’ve been scheduled to face one another. The primary time they had been alleged to combat was in the primary occasion of UFC Vegas 48. Sadly, Fiziev was compelled out of the combat because of visa points and the pairing could be rescheduled for UFC 272. However it could be scrapped a second time with Fiziev getting COVID previous to UFC 272, forcing him out of the combat as soon as once more. Now, the 2 are on weight and able to step into the octagon to lastly face off towards each other.
Coming into this combat, dos Anjos has solely made three appearances for the reason that starting of 2020. Of these three appearances, he has gained two out of the three. In 2020, he went 1-1, shedding his first combat that 12 months to Michael Chiesa by unanimous choice at UFC Fight Night 166. That combat added to a different current lack of his, placing dos Anjos on a two combat win streak. He snapped that streak with a win later that 12 months in a foremost occasion towards Paul Felder at UFC Fight Night 182 the place he gained by break up choice. Following his win over Felder, the UFC hoped to arrange a protracted awaited matchup between him and Islam Makhachev, however RDA could be compelled out of the combat. It took him a few 12 months and a half to step again into the octagon when he confronted Renato Moicano at UFC 272, defeating him by unanimous choice.
Fiziev can be coming into this combat with 5 straight wins behind him. He has not misplaced since he made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 149. In that combat, he was completed within the first spherical by TKO towards Magomed Mustafaev. Since then, Fiziev has gained his final 5 straight beginning with a unanimous choice win over Alex White at UFC Fight Night 162. Following that win was one other UD victory over Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night 172. His first end within the UFC got here in his third win when he knocked Renato Moicano out at UFC 256 within the first spherical. After that, Fiziev picked up one other unanimous choice win, this time over Bobby Inexperienced at UFC 265. In his most up-to-date combat, Fiziev completed Brad Riddell by knockout at UFC Vegas 44.
UFC Vegas 58 Outcomes – Co-Essential Occasion
In Saturday night time’s co-main occasion, middleweights face off as Caio Borralho and Armen Petrosyan. Each fighters are coming off of their debuts within the UFC the place they had been every profitable. Additionally, they each earned their UFC contracts after profitable outings on Dana White‘s Contender Collection.
In Borralho’s DWCS outing, he picked up a TKO end within the first spherical of his bout towards Jesse Murray. In his UFC debut, Borralho gained by technical unanimous choice after an unintended unlawful knee from Borralho made his opponent, Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, unable to proceed.
As for Petrosyan, he secured his contract on the Contender Collection with a primary spherical head kick knockout over Kaloyan Kolev. In his UFC debut, Petrosyan picked up a break up choice win over Gregory Rodrigues throughout their assembly at UFC Vegas 49.
UFC Vegas 58 – Essential Card
Kicking off the primary card for UFC Vegas 58, Michael Johnson will tackle Jamie Mullarkey in a light-weight combat. Johnson is coming into the combat coming off a current second spherical knockout win over Alan Patrick at UFC Vegas 54 that snapped a current 4 combat shedding streak of his.
As for Mullarkey, he not too long ago had a two combat win streak snapped by the hands of Jalin Turner at UFC 272, shedding to him by TKO within the second spherical.
The second combat on the primary card was set to characteristic a ladies’s flyweight matchup between Cynthia Calvillo and Nina Nunes. Sadly, Nunes caught a abdomen virus after weigh ins, forcing her to step out of her combat with Calvillo. It seems to be just like the UFC is making an attempt to reschedule Calvillo and Nunes for August’s UFC on ESPN 41 in San Diego, California.
Because of this, the unique featured prelim between bantamweights Aiemann Zahabi and Ricky Turcios will take the second slot on the primary card. Zahabi has not fought since February 2021 the place he picked up a knockout win within the first spherical over Drako Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 185. That win snapped a two combat shedding streak for Zahabi, placing his UFC file at 2-2 going into his bout with Turcios.
Final summer season, at UFC Vegas 35, Ricky Turcios turned the winner of season 29 of The Final Fighter. So as to take action, he defeated Brady Hiestand by break up choice to turn into the bantamweight winner of that season. Now, he makes his official debut towards Zahabi at UFC Vegas 58.
Combat quantity three on the primary card will characteristic a heavyweight combat between Jared Vanderaa and Chase Sherman. Vanderaa is coming into the combat on a 3 combat shedding streak. These losses embrace a second spherical TKO loss to Alexander Romanov at UFC Vegas 39, adopted by a break up choice loss to Andrei Arlovski at UFC 271, lastly adopted up by a submission loss to Alexey Oleinik at UFC 273.
Very like his opponent, Sherman has additionally misplaced consecutive fights coming into this one as Sherman has misplaced 4 straight. Two of these losses got here by unanimous choice towards Andrei Arlovski and Parker Porter. The opposite two had been submission losses to Jake Collier and Alexander Romanov.
Lastly, earlier than the co-main occasion, there can be a matchup within the bantamweight division between Douglas Silva de Andrade and Mentioned Nurmagomedov. De Andrade enters the combat on a two combat win streak coming off of a primary spherical knockout win over Gaetano Pirrello at UFC Vegas 38 adopted by a submission win over Sergey Morozov at UFC 271.
Nurmagomedov will even be coming into the combat on a two combat win streak. Equally to his opponent de Andrade, Nurmagomedov can also be coming off of a primary spherical knockout win over Mark Streigl at UFC Fight Night 180 adopted by a primary spherical submission win over Cody Stamann in his most up-to-date combat at UFC 270.
Observe together with MMASucka as we offer you UFC Vegas 58 Outcomes all through the cardboard.
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MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+ – 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST)
Rafael Fiziev def. Rafael dos Anjos through Knockout (Punches) at 0:18 of Spherical 5
Caio Borralho def. Armen Petrosyan through Unanimous Determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Mentioned Nurmagomedov def. Douglas Silva de Andrade through Unanimous Determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Chase Sherman def. Jared Vanderaa through Knockout (Punches) at 3:10 of Spherical Three
Aiemann Zahabi def. Ricky Turcios through Unanimous Determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jamie Mullarkey def. Michael Johnson through Break up Determination (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+ – 6 p.m. EST/3 p.m. PST)
Cody Brundage def. Tresean Gore through Knockout (Punches) at 3:50 of Spherical One
Antonina Shevchenko def. Cortney Casey through Break up Determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
David Onama def. Garrett Armfield through Submission (Arm Triangle) at 3:13 of Spherical Two
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Karl Roberson through TKO (Strikes) at 2:19 of Spherical Three
Saidyokub Kakhramonov def. Ronnie Lawrence through Unanimous Determination (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
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