Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and play-by-play as UFC 237 goes down in Rio. The main event will see Rose Namajunas attempting to defend her women’s strawweight title for the second time when she meets rugged Brazilian challenger Jessica Andrade. The main card will also feature Brazilian stars like Anderson Silva, who meets Jared Cannonier; and Jose Aldo, who faces off with Alexander Volkanovski. The featured prelim comes in the light heavyweight division, with veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira meeting Ryan Spann. This post will cover the preliminary card. The show kicks off on Fight Pass at approximately 6:30pm ET with three fights. The card then moves to ESPN at 8pm ET for four more bouts, then onto the main PPV card. Remember that you can only order UFC PPVs now through ESPN+, so you have to sign up for that service beforehand if you haven’t already. The full lineup and schedule follows. The main card will be covered in a separate post. Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Spann Round 1 - Spann with an inside leg kick. They trade in close. Nogueira basically pulls guard. Spann goes straight to mount and has an arm triangle. Nog defends and Spann gives it up. They get back up. Spann with a hard right. Spann has a takedown attempt stuffed and he eats a left. Spann with a huge left uppercut and Nog goes down. One more hammerfist and it’s over. Ryan Spann defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via KO (strikes), 2:07 of round 1 Thiago Moises vs. Kurt Holobaugh Round 1 - They’re getting at it immediately. Moises was touching him up from range, so Holobaugh closes the distance. Holobaugh looks for a takedown. Moises fought it off. Hoobaugh with a combo but Moises covers up. Moises with a nice right. Holobaugh goes to the body. Moises with an elbow on a clinch break. Moises chains some wrestling together and gets a takedown. Moises working well from half. Holobaugh regains full guard. Elbow from Moises. 10-9 Moises. Round 2 - Moises with a hard right. Another. Holobaugh fires back. Holobaugh clinches. They jockey for position. Moises with a beautiful double-leg takedown. Holobaugh fights his way back to his feet halfway through the round. Holobaugh wants some grappling of his own but he’s not being very successful so far. Body work from Holobaugh. Moises with an elbow. The crowd isn’t digging it. Knees from Holobaugh. Moises shoots but Holobaugh defends. They exchanges combinations. Low kick from Moises. Body work from Holobaugh again. They brawl to the horn. 10-9 Moises. Round 3 - Hard shot from Moises. He lands behind the ear. The next shot put Holobaugh down! Moises is trying to pass his guarnd but isn’t getting much of anywhere. Holobaugh rolls over, gets up, and almost powers Moises to the mat. Moises gets another takedown halfway through the round. Holobaugh back up again. Moises steps over and sinks a choke but he doesn’t have body control. Holobaugh escapes. Elbows from Moises but Holobaugh is holding onto his body. Moises reverses, scoops Holobaugh up, and slams him. Elbows and punches from Moises. He’s closeing hard. 10-9 and 30-27 Moises. Thiago Moises defeated Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) Warlley Alves vs. Sergio Moraes Round 1 - Alves with a few low kicks. Moraes isn’t liking them, but he checked one finally. Alves with a left. Uppercut. Another hard leg kick. Moraes with his patented winging right hook. He charges in with some punches. Alves with a combo and another kick. Moraes misses with the right hook but got eye poked. Quick restart. Jump knee misses but a long right follow-up lands for Alves. 10-9 Alves. Round 2 - Alves with an immediate leg kick. Alves lands a looping right hook. Mores with his own. Alves scores up the middle. Oblique kick from Alves. Another leg kick. Alves lands to the body. Another chopping leg kick. Moraes checks a kick again. Not enough, apparently. Guess what? Another leg kick. Body kick now. Body punch. Short uppercut from Moraes. 10-9 Alves. Round 3 - Moraes’ leg is jacked up. He’s trying to pressure early. They both land big punches. Alves with a low kick. Body shot. Jump knee and a right from Alves. Chopping kick to the other leg. Nice right hook from Alves, and an uppercut. Alves walking him down with punches. Moraess just standing there now. Yet another leg kick. Big combo. Moraes looks like he’s done. Brutal leg kick! Jab from Alves. Spinning back kick. Leg kick. Straight right from Alves. Jump knee and huge uppercut and Moraes is down. It’s over. Mercifully. DC said it right after I typed it. Warlley Alves defeated Sergio Moraes via KO (strikes), 4:13 of round 3 B.J. Penn vs. Clay Guida Round 1 - Guida jabs to the body and lands an uppercut. Penn with a left hook. They trade shots. Penn with another left hook. Penn lands again and Guide acknowledges it. Guida with his own left hook and ah ead kick. Penn with a right. Another leg kick from Guida. Penn avoiding a lot of what Guida is throwing. Guida does score with a left hook though. Penn with a step-in left hook. Jab. Guida with a slipping left hook. Penn with a short right. Uppercut from The Prodigy. Penn with a right. 10-9 Penn. Round 2 - Penn firing the jab early. Guida with his own in return. Penn misses with a lead left hook. Low kick from Guida. He scores with a left. Penn sticks a straight right. A lead left hook scores for BJ. Guida chewing up the front leg. Penn with a jab. Penn with a shovel hook. The crowd is a bit restless. Penn back to the jab. Head kick from Guida is partially blocked. Guida in on a takedown attempt. Guida backs out, lands three punches, and goes back to the takedown attempt. Guida with a left in the clinch. Body work. Penn spins out and lands a right. Leg kick from Guida. Penn goes body-head. Guida with another head kick that may have hurt Penn. Guida throws Penn to the ground. 10-9 Guida. Round 3 - Guida with an immediate left. He lands a right and Penn is backing off. Uppercut from Guida. Short right. Low kick. Penn really backing up. Guida clinches. Left from Guida, and some body work Elbow over the top. Penn just trying to tie him up. Shoulder check from Guida. The crowd is restless at the age work. A right hook knocks BJ down, but he’s up right away. Looked more off balance than a legit knockdown. Back in the clinch. Penn looking at the clock. Two minutes to go. Guida with a right. Penn with a right of his own. Guida goes back to the takedown attempt, despite his corner screaming at him to get back to range. Guida steps back and lands a combo and a knee. Penn with a combo. Guida walks through it. Penn with an uppercut and two rights. Penn still there, landing shots. Guida with a right hook. Penn with a counter left. Head kick from Guida blocked. 10-9 and 29-28 Guida. Clay Guida defeated B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27) Luana Carolina vs. Priscila Cachoeira Round 1 - Cachoeira with a big right to start. Another lands. Carolina clinches and wants to stay inside. Cachoeira ain’t havin’ it. They trade big shots in the pocket. Carolina circling. Carolina with a big knee from the Thai clinch. Body kick. They trade low kicks. Big right from Cachoeira and Carolina literally runs away. They brawl in the center. Cachoeira opens a cut under Carolina’s eye, and clinches. Not for long. Nice combo from Carolina. Head kick. Cachoeira trips her with a leg kick but it doesn’t go to the ground. Counter left from Carolina. Cachoeira ducks and lands a right hook. Kind of sloppy. 10-9 Cachoeira. Round 2 - Cachoeira gets caught with a right.<doc-sep>Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is ready to stage its next pay-per-view (PPV) offering as UFC 237 goes down TONIGHT (Sat., May 11, 2019) from inside Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, featuring a women’s Strawweight title fight as division champion Rose Namajunas defends her belt against Brazilian ace Jessica Andrade. In the co-main event, Anderson Silva looks to get back in the win column when he faces off against Jared Cannonier. *** Remember, you must now have a subscription to ESPN+ to order all UFC PPV events, so use THIS LINK to sign up for your seven-day free trial! *** UFC Fight Night 152 CHEAT SHEET What UFC event is on today? UFC Fight Night 152: “dos Anjos vs Lee” Who is fighting tonight at UFC Fight Night 152? Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kevin Lee Welterweight fight is the main event. What time does UFC Fight Night 152 start? Today (Sat., May 18, 2019), beginning at 5 p.m. ET. Where will UFC Fight Night 152 take place? Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. How can I watch UFC Fight Night 152? ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, are scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the ESPN+ main card start time at 10 p.m. ET. Where can I get UFC Fight Night 152 updates and results? Get full UFC Fight Night 152 play-by-play update and live coverage here! What’s Hot: Rose Namajunas did the unthinkable and took down Joanna Jedrzejczyk, the former women’s Strawweight champion who seemed to be destined to go on a record-setting title defense streak similar to that of Demetrious Johnson’s. But not only did “Thug Rose” dethrone her and stop her momentum at five-straight defenses, handing her the first-ever loss in her pro mixed martial arts (MMA) career by knocking her out in the very first round, she defeated her again five months later in a five-round war. In turn, she erased any and all doubt as to who the best female strawweight in the world truly was. Now, Rose will look for her second straight title defense against the hard-hitting Jessica Andrade. “Bate Estaca,” interestingly enough, came up short in her first-ever bid to win the strap a few years ago against the aforementioned Joanna. But we can throw MMA math out the window because styles make fights, and Jessica’s style can pose some problems for Rose. Indeed, as we’ve seen in her last few outings, Andrade likes to start off strong, aggressive and always wants to be first to the punch. That strategy worked out well for her in her previous fight against Karolina Kowalkiewicz, as she channeled her inner-Wanderlei Silva and unleashed a barrage of vicious strikes on the Polish-born fighter to score a vicious first-round knockout win (see it again here). And that’s what Namajunas has to watch out for, as not only is Jessica aggressive, but she hits like a truck. In this case, I’d say Rose’s best bet is to take the fight to the ground because if Andrade clips her and smells blood, it could be the end of Namajunas’ title reign. And let’s not forget Jessica will have the hometown energy behind her. What’s Not: Let me start off by saying right off the bat that I do think Cannonier is a talented fighter who has a bright future in the sport, possessing the skills to pay the bills. Also, I’m happy for him that he gets a huge opportunity against one of the greatest fighters to ever step into the cage in Anderson Silva. But, I have to admit this booking caught me off guard. “The Spider” is definitely on the last leg of his combat tour at age 44, so I would have expected UFC matchmakers to give him “fun” or “legendary” fights moving forward. No, I didn’t expect him to get another young, fast-rising star like Israel Adesanya, but give him another long-time veteran who perhaps isn’t in the title picture. A rematch against Nick Diaz would’ve been nice, or maybe even a trilogy fight against Chris Weidman. Again, it’s nothing against Cannonier, but I would I’ve preferred to see Silva use up the final fights of his current UFC deal taking care of old grudges. Just not this. Original Card Vs. Actual Card: Jessica Rose-Clark was all set to face Talita Bernardo at this event before an injury forced her to the sidelines. In Clark’s place, newcomer Viviane Araujo got the call up. Said Nurmagomedov was gunning for win number three inside the Octagon, but an injury forced him out of his fight against Raoni Barcelos and he was ultimately replaced by newcomer Carlos Huachin. Injuries: Aside from the aforementioned injuries above, a fight between Carlos Diego Ferreira and Francisco Trinaldo, which was set to go down on the main card, was canceled just one day from fight night after Diego had to bow out because of kidney stones. On a side note, Bethe Correia came in five pounds heavy for her Bantamweight showdown against Irene Aldana. The fight will still go on, though Correia will now be a little lighter in the pockets as Aldana is now entitled to a percentage her opponent’s fight purse. So much for Bethe’s great comeback. New Blood: Luana Carolina — a “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders Series” (DWTNCS) alum — will put her five-fight win streak on the line when she faces Priscilla Cachoeiea, who hasn’t had the best of runs so far inside the Octagon, losing her previous two including a one-sided beatdown courtesy of Valentina Shevchenko. Carlos Huachin will look to pump some new blood into the 135-pound division when he faces Raoni Baracelos, who’s undefeated (2-0) so far inside the eight-sided cage. Both of these men have well-rounded skill sets and are eager to make names for themselves in a division that’s getting more and more crowded by the minute. Also, Viviane Araujo, who has won three in a row, will look to make a splash in her first-ever UFC fight when she takes on Talita Bernardo, who is 1-2 in her UFC career. To get a more detailed look and breakdown of all of the “New Blood” click here. How The ‘Prelims’ Look: We have some very interesting fights taking place on the undercard, starting with the headlining bout between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ryan Spann. Having competed for nearly 20 years as a professional, “Lil Nog” is still chugging along and looks to score his first two-fight win streak since 2013. While he won’t be getting into the championship mix anytime soon, Nogueira wants to keep fighting and shows no sings of slowing down. In his way is up-and-coming contender Ryan Spann, winner of five straight. Spann made the most of his Octagon debut in Sept. 2018 by outlasting Luis Henrique Barbosa de Oliveira. Since becoming the first and only man to defeat Colby Covington in 2015, Warlley Alves has been unable to gain much traction, losing three of five since. Indeed, Alves kind of fell by the wayside and hasn’t even come close to enjoying the success “Chaos” has enjoyed to date. He will look to get back on track when he faces fellow welterweight Sergio Moraes. Like Alves, Moraes has a few good wins on his resume such as Neil Magny and Tim Means, but he has been unable to string enough good consecutive wins to get over the hump. This should be a good match up between two hungry welterweights. And of course, former UFC Welterweight and Lightweight champion B.J. Penn will face Clay Guida in a fight that simply doesn’t make sense. I mean, it’s buried on the “Prelims” undercard. Five years ago, this fight would’ve probably meant something, but at this point it simply looks like a squash match. And that’s tough for me to say since I’ve always been a Penn fan, but he should’ve stopped fighting a long time ago. I mean, it’s not like Guida is at the top of his game anymore, either, but he is still younger (though not by much), stronger and faster than “Prodigy.”<doc-sep>UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas will face number one ranked contender Jessica Andrade in the main event of UFC 237 on Saturday. This marks the first time a women’s strawweight contest has headlined a UFC pay-per-view event. UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Andrade Date: Saturday, May 11th Location: Jeunesse Arena , Rio de Janeiro Jeunesse Arena Main Card: 10:00 p.m. ET 10:00 p.m. ET Live Stream: ESPN+ (seven-day free trial) Jessica Andrade has gone 6-1 since dropping to the strawweight division, where her power and strong ground game have had a chance to shine. Can the number-one contender dethrone Rose and become champion in-front of an audience of her fellow countrymen & women? Andrade comes into this fight looking for a win. She is the heaviest puncher in the division. Coming off of a first-round knockout of Karolina Kozakiewicz in September of last year. She looks to use her ground and pound to take Namajunas down. We recommend interesting sports viewing and streaming opportunities. If you sign up to a service by clicking one of the links, we may earn a referral fee.<doc-sep>
UFC returns to Brazil on Saturday evening for the UFC 237 pay-per-view event in Rio de Janeiro. Highlighting the card on Saturday night is a feature fight that will see the women's strawweight championship defended as Rose Namajunas puts her title up for grabs against challenger and Brazilian native Jessica Andrade. It will be Namajunas' first bout in over a year when she outlasted former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk for a decision win in their rematch. Andrade is on a three-fight winning streak and a destructive knockout win over Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Andrade isn't the only Brazilian star that will be gracing the card in Rio de Janeiro -- not even close. In the co-main event, legendary former middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be returning to the Octagon to take on Jared Cannonier, and former featherweight champion Jose Aldo looks to continue his rise back to the top as he battles up-and-coming UFC featherweight star Alexander Volkanovski. Can't get enough UFC? Subscribe to our podcast -- State of Combat with Brian Campbell -- where we break down everything you need to know in the Octagon, including previews of UFC 237 and Bellator 221. Below is all the information you need to catch the UFC 237 event on Saturday night. How to watch UFC 237 prelims Date: Saturday, May 11 | Location: Jeunesse Arena -- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Time: 8 p.m. ET Stream: Watch ESPN | Channel: ESPN How to watch UFC 237 main card Date: Saturday, May 11 | Location: Jeunesse Arena -- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Time: 10 p.m. ET Stream: ESPN+ | Price: $59.99 Now, here's a look at the UFC 237 main fight card and betting odds. UFC 237 main card, odds