Monday, April 25

UFC 197 Results: 5 Burning Questions Heading into Fight Night 87

UFC 197 is in the books. The results are as follows, per Bleacher Report's Craig Amos:

UFC 197 Main Card

  • Jon Jones def. Ovince Saint Preux, unanimous decision (50-44, 50-45, 50-45)
  • Demetrious Johnson def. Henry Cejudo, TKO (Round 1, 2:49)
  • Edson Barboza def. Anthony Pettis, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
  • Robert Whittaker def. Rafael Natal, unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Yair Rodriguez def. Andre Fili, knockout (Round 2, 2:15)

Prelims on Fox Sports 1

  • Sergio Pettis def. Chris Kelades, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Danny Roberts def. Dominique Steele, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Carla Esparza  def. Juliana Lima, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • James Vick def. Glaico Franca, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass 

  • Walt Harris def. Cody East, TKO (Round 1, 4:18)
  • Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Clint Hester, submission (Round 1, 4:35)
  • Kevin Lee def. Efrain Escudero, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Next up? UFC Fight Night 87.

The UFC is finally going to the Netherlands, and it picked the right man to headline the card: Alistair Overeem. He will face Andrei Arlovski in a fight that could vault him into a title shot opposite the winner of UFC 198's Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic. Past that is a pileup of exciting talent, including fan favorites Kyoji Horiguchi and Nikita Krylov alongside a number of ranked names.

There is plenty to talk about, but what topics are the hottest? Find out right here.

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