UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev - Main card results and highlights

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UFC light heavyweights Magomed Ankalaev and Thiago Santos collided in a five-round contest in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev.

Coming into the fight, Ankalaev was riding a highly impressive seven-fight win streak that included wins over fighters like Volkan Oezdemir, Ion Cutelaba and Nikita Krylov.

Santos, on the other hand, broke his three-fight losing streak in his last fight. 'Marreta' defeated Johnny Walker in a five-round contest in October 2021 to return to winning ways.

The co-main event saw a bantamweight clash between Marlon Moraes and Song Yadong.

Prior to this fight, 'Magic' was on a three-fight skid in the UFC. Meanwhile, Yadong had won his last two fights in the promotion.

The entire card was stacked with exciting fights and they all lived up to the hype.

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev - Main card results

Light heavyweight - Magomed Ankalaev def. Thiago Santos via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

Bantamweight - Song Yadong def. Marlon Moraes via KO (2:06 of Round 1)

Featherweight - Sodiq Yusuff def. Alex Caceres via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Light Heavyweight - Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Karl Roberson via TKO (0:25 of Round 2)

Lightweight - Drew Dober def. Terrance McKinney via TKO (3:17 of Round 1)

Middleweight - Alex Periera def. Bruno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev - Main card highlights

The main event of UFC Fight Night 203 saw a light heavyweight clash between Magomed Ankalaev and Thiago Santos. The fight managed to last all five rounds and Ankalaev took home the victory via unanimous decision.

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Ambos peleadores usando el pateo para hacer daño #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/vepJrjY9Ut

El poder de @TMarretaMMA para terminar el round🤛 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/GmkD85KNVu

Aplicando la presión @TMarretaMMA 🔥 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/CK4EJKtPwb

Grande el derribo de @AnkalaevM en este cuarto round #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/oWTGnCzL0T

Intercambio de poder en las partes finales de la contienda👊 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/xPFIQtupeK

🔥 @AnkalaevM 🔥 vence a Thiago Santos por decisión unánime en una aguerrida pelea estelar #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/6zIyC9WA3w

The co-main event between Marlon Moraes and Song Yadong was a short-lived affair. In the opening minutes of the fight, Yadong landed a combo on 'Magic' that knocked him out. In his post-fight interview, 'The Kung Fu Monkey' called out Dominick Cruz for a fight.

Chefs kiss Song Yadong #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/sUnlmPQQFB

SONG YADONG JUST FLATLINED HIM!

🇨🇳 @SongYadongMMA SHUT THE LIGHTS OUT! #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/3etxfny2WV

No translator needed for this one - @SongYadongMMA wants @DominickCruz next 👀 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/B7bylpxket

Sodiq Yusuff and Alex Caceres fought for the entirety of their 15-minute fight. The contest ended with a unanimous decision victory for Yusuff, who called out Bryce Mitchell in his post-fight interview.

Intenso el comienzo de esta pelea🤛 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/5VIlb33MjE

Tratando de lastimar la pierna @Super_Sodiq en este segundo round #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/D3Yot5UE2R

Intercambios de poder en este tercer round #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/jwOUNrNoTO

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Back on track 🏎️

🇳🇬 @Super_Sodiq gets three hard rounds in to kick off his 2022 campaign. #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/zhkH5KDdQj

Khalil Rountree Jr. put his superior striking skills on display and finished Karl Roberson via TKO in the second round of the fight.

Poniendo a trabajar el pateo en este primer round #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/F5o92EsLrS

Khalil Rountree 😳😳😳 #UFCVegas50

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RUTHLESS. 😤

@KhalilRountree with a MEAN right hook to spell the beginning of the end! #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/IrZtXgCRDI

WOW🔥 @khalilrountree vence de manera descomunal a Karl Roberson❗ #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/0EFKhrjDJH

A lightweight banger between Terrance McKinney and Drew Dober also went down at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev. McKinney dropped Dober at the start of the round and started landing heavy shots on him.

However, Dober managed to recover and return fire, knocking out McKinney in the first round.

QUE COMIENZO por parte de @twrecks155 🔥 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/kPSbGfR0BF

WOW, DREW DOBER! #UFCVegas50

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Le dio la voltereta🔥@DrewDober derrota a Terrance McKinney por la vía del TKO💥 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/GXC39ra6X9

In his second appearance in the UFC octagon, Alex Pereira scored a unanimous decision victory over Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev.

Grandes los golpes de Pereira🔥 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/MOsDq0hWdT

La intensidad está a tope en esta batalla🚨 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/IGtqrbAAjK

Golpes descomunales de Alex Pereira quien busca terminarlo🔥 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/SAfi643euv

Alex Pereira derrota a su compatriota Bruno Silva por decisión unánime en una pelea de poder💪 #UFCVegas50 https://t.co/dbiaiRveif