UFC 269: Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier full card results and video highlights
UFC 269 was the last pay-per-view event of 2021. The stacked card was headlined by a lightweight title bout between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier.
Oliveira went into the bout riding a magnificent nine-fight winning streak that saw him beat the likes of Tony Ferguson and Michael Chandler. Meanwhile, Poirier got his second lightweight title shot after back-to-back stoppage victories over Conor McGregor.
The co-main event at UFC 269 featured a women's bantamweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena. Nunes was coming off a featherweight title defense against Megan Anderson. Meanwhile, Pena got a shot at the title after a dominant submission win over Sara McCann.
The UFC 269 main card featured a welterweight clash between ranked contenders Geoff Neal and Santiago Ponzinibbio. Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt also made his flyweight debut against Kai Kara-France. The main card kicked off with a bantamweight battle between Sean O'Malley and Raulian Paiva.
UFC 269 main card results
Charles Oliveira def. Dustin Poirier via submission (1:02 of Round 3)
Julianna Pena def. Amanda Nunes via submission (3:26 of Round 2)
Geoff Neal def. Santiago Ponzinibbio via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Kai Kara-France def. Cody Garbrandt via TKO (3:21 of Round 1)
Sean O’Malley def. Raulian Paiva via TKO (4:42 of Round 1)
UFC 269 prelims results
Josh Emmett def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Dominick Cruz def. Pedro Munhoz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Tai Tuivasa def. Augusto Sakai via KO (punches) - (0:26 of Round 2)
Bruno Silva def. Jordan Wright via TKO (strikes) - (1:28 of Round 1)
UFC 269 early prelims results
Andre Muniz def. Eryk Anders via submission (3:13 of Round 1)
Erin Blanchfield def. Miranda Maverick via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ryan Hall def. Darrick Minner via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
Tony Kelley def. Randy Costa via TKO (4:15 of Round 2)
Gillian Robertson def. Priscila Cachoeira via submission (4:59 of Round 1)
UFC 269 main-card highlights
Charles Oliveira was looking to defend his title for the first time against Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 269. Oliveira dominated Poirier on the ground in the second round after taking some significant damage in the first. 'Do Bronx' sunk in a rear-naked choke to eventually earn the victory at 01:02 of the third round.
Amanda Nunes, in pursuit of her sixth bantamweight title defense, took on Julianna Pena in the co-main event at UFC 269. Nunes entered the fight as a -900 betting favorite.
However, Pena refused to back down and chose to stand and trade against one of the greatest fighters of all time. Nunes looked exhausted going into the second round as she loaded up on her punches seeking a finish. In one of the greatest upsets in UFC history, Julianna Pena submitted Amanda Nunes with a rear-naked choke in the second round.
Geoff Neal and Santiago Ponzinibbio locked horns in a welterweight bout at UFC 269. The fighters chose to stand and trade for the majority of the fight, which went back-and-forth. Neal managed to reel in a split decision win after three closely contested rounds.
Cody Garbrandt made his flyweight debut against No.6-ranked Kai Kara-France at UFC 269. The Kiwi took his time to feel Garbrandt out before dropping him with a flush right hand. While Garbrandt recovered momentarily, another combo from Kara France forced the referee to step in at 03:21 of the opening round.
Sean O'Malley took on Raulian Paiva in a bantamweight bout to kick off the main card at UFC 269. The showing was impressive from 'Suga' as he delivered yet another highlight reel knockout in the very first round.
UFC 269 prelims highlights
Josh Emmett returned to the octagon after a one-year hiatus to face Dan Ige in the UFC 269 prelims. Emmett picked up a clear decision victory in what looked to be a closely contested bout.
Dominick Cruz took on No.8-ranked Pedro Munhoz in the UFC 269 prelims. The former bantamweight champion miraculously survived an early knockdown from Munhoz and went on to land some damage of his own towards the end of round 1. 'The Dominator' dictated the exchanges throughout the rest of the fight to earn a unanimous decision victory.
The UFC 269 prelims saw a heavyweight clash between Augusto Sakai and Tai Tuivasa. Both fighters started slow, feeling each other out in the first round. 'Bam Bam' hurt Sakai with a left hook in the opening seconds of round 2 and followed it up with a ferocious barrage of punches to earn a TKO victory.
Bruno Silva squared off against Jordan Wright in a middleweight battle at the UFC 269 prelims. Silva made quick work of Wright, delivering a highlight reel knockout at 01:28 of the opening round.
UFC 269 early prelims highlights
Surging middleweights Andre Muniz and Eryk Anders clashed at the UFC 269 prelims. Muniz delivered an impressive performance, submitting Anders via armbar in round 1.
Erin Blanchfield took on Miranda Maverick in a women's flyweight clash at the UFC 269 early prelims. Blanchfield repeatedly took Maverick to the ground over the course of three rounds to earn a dominant unanimous decision victory.
Ryan Hall faced Darrick Minner in a featherweight bout in the early prelims of UFC 269. Hall dominated Minner on the ground to reel in a decision victory.
The UFC 269 early prelims saw a bantamweight battle between Randy Costa and Tony Kelley. Kelley came out as the early aggressor and put Costa on the backfoot from the opening round. Kelley went on to dominate Costa and finished him with vicious ground-and-pound strikes in the second round.
A women's flyweight battle between Gillian Robertson and Priscila Cachoeira started off the action at UFC 269. Robertson delivered a slick submission win over Cachoeira just before the bell went off in the opening round.