UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs Cortez aka UFC Denver airs live from Ball Arena in Denver, CO on Saturday, July 13.
The main event is a five-round bout at women’s flyweight between former two-time 115-pound champion Rose Namajunas (13-6) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Tracy Cortez (11-1) of Phoenix, Arizona. The co-main event is a welterweight battle between Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-7) of Argentina and Muslim Salikhov (19-5).
Also on the card a lightweight matchup between Drew Dober (27-13) of Omaha, NE and Jean Silva (13-2) of Brazil. As well, Gabriel Bonfim (15-1) of Brazil faces Ange Loosa (10-3) of Congo at welterweight.
Plus, Christian Rodriguez (11-1) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Julian Erosa (29-12) of Yakima, WA clash at featherweight. In addition, Cody Brundage (10-6) of Chapin, SC goes up against Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6) of Ghana at middleweight. The full lineup can be found below.
UFC Denver: Namajunas vs Cortez results
Get UFC Denver: Namajunas vs Cortez full fight card results below.
Main card
- Rose Namajunas def. Tracy Cortez by unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | Post-fight interview
- Muslim Salikhov def. Santiago Ponzinibbio by split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
- Jean Silva def. Drew Dober by TKO (doctor stoppage, R3 at 1:28)
- Gabriel Bonfim def. Ange Loosa by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
- Julian Erosa def. Christian Rodriguez by submission (guillotine choke, R1 at 4:49)
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage – No Contest (illegal elbows, R1 at 0:37)
Preliminary card
- Charles Johnson def. Joshua Van by KO (punches, R3 at 0:20) | Watch finish
- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Fatima Kline by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Montel Jackson def. Da’Mon Blackshear by KO (punch, R1 at 0:18) | Watch finish
- Luana Santos def. Mariya Agapova by submission (rear-naked choke, R1 at 3:27)
- Andre Petroski def. Josh Fremd by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Evan Elder def. Darrius Flowers by submission (arm-triangle choke, R2 at 1:46)