We present the results of the UFC Fight Night 216 tournament, which took place on the night of December 18 in Las Vegas. Headed the event fight in the middle weight category Jared Cannonier — Sean Strickland.
Preliminary card:
Flyweight: Sergei Morozov defeated Jornie Newson via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
Flyweight: Manel Cape defeated David Dvorak via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28);
Welterweight: Rinat Fakhretdinov defeated Brian Battle via unanimous decision (30–25, 30–25, 30–27)
Catchweight (up to 158.5 lbs): Rafa Garcia defeated Hayisaer Maheshat by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27);
Bantamweight: Said Nurmagomedov defeated Saydiokub Kakhramonov via submission, round 2;
Welterweight: Matthew Semelsberger defeated Jake Matthews via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Women's Minimumweight: Corey McKenna defeated Cheyenne Vlismas via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Main card:
Middleweight: Michal Oleksiychuk defeated Cody Brundage by knockout, 1 round;
Lightweight: Drew Dober defeated Bobby Green via KO, Round 2
Featherweight: Alex Caceres defeated Julian Erosa by TKO, 1 round
Flyweight: Amir Albazi defeated Alessandro Costa via KO, round 3
Lightweight: Arman Tsarukyan defeated Damir Ismagulov via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Middleweight: Jared Cannonier defeated Sean Strickland via split decision (49-46, 46-49, 49-46)
