Ultimate Fighting Championship is ready for their second event of the year as they invade the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado for “UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena”. Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena are set to battle for women’s bantamweight supremacy in a fight that could decide the next challenger for Amanda Nunes’ championship.
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is set to return to the octagon in a welterweight contest with Jorge Masvidal in the co-main event of the evening. Stay tuned for full results:
Main Card on FOX at 8:00 PM ET
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Julianna Pena
Jorge Masvidal def. Donald Cerrone by way of TKO (Punches) 1:00 of Round 2
Francis Ngannou def. Andrei Arlovski by way of KO (Punch) 1:32 of Round 1
Jason Knight def. Alex Caceres by way of Submission (RNC) 4:21 of Round 2
Preliminary Card on FS1 at 5:00 PM ET
Sam Alvey def. Nate Marquardt by way of Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Rafael Assuncao def. Aljamain Sterling by way of Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Li Jingliang def. Bobby Nash by way of KO (Punches) 4:45 of Round 2
Jordan Johnson def. Luis Henrique da Silva by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Eric Spicely def. Alessio Di Chirico by submission (2:14 Rd 1)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Jeremy Kimball by TKO (2:27 Rd 1)
Preliminary Card on UFC Fight Pass 4:00 PM ET
Alexandre Pantoja def. Eric Shelton by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Jason Gonzalez def. JC Cottrell by submission (3:54 Rd 1)