UFC 234 Results

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Last night, UFC 234 went down from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. In the main event of the evening, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was expected to defend his title against Kelvin Gastelum. However, a hernia issue forced him off the card this afternoon. Also, in the co-main event, former 185-pound king Anderson “The Spider” Silva returned to action. He faced rising middleweight contender Israel Adesanya, who edged out “The Spider” on the score cards.

Main Card:

• Middleweight: Israel Adesanya def. Anderson Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Lightweight: Lando Vannata def. Marcos Rosa Mariano via R1 submission (kimura, 4:55)
• Bantamweight: Ricky Simon def. Rani Yahya via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)
• Women’s flyweight: Montana De La Rosa def. Nadia Kassem via R2 submission (armbar, 2:37)
• Light heavyweight: Jim Crute def. Sam Alvey via R1 TKO (punches, 2:49)

Preliminary Card:

• Lightweight: Devonte Smith def. Dong Hyun Ma via R1 TKO (punches, 3:53)
• Featherweight: Shane Young def. Austin Arnett via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Flyweight: Kai Kara-France def. Raulian Paiva via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Bantamweight: Kyung Ho Kang def. Teruto Ishihara via R1 submission (rear-naked choke, 3:59)

UFC Fight Pass Exclusive Prelims:

• Lightweight: Jalin Turner def. Wuliji Buren via R1 KO (punches, 0:53)
• Bantamweight: Jonathan Martinez def.Wuliji Buren via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)