UFC Vegas 54: Blachowicz vs Rakic | 6th Round Post-Fight Show

Bloody Elbow fight expert, Zane Simon is here, joined by his co-hort, Eddie Mercado. We recorded for you on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, with a breakdown of the UFC Vegas 54: ‘Blachowicz vs. Rakic’ 11-bout Fight Night event. The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.

The UFC put on a LHW showcase this weekend at their UFC Vegas 54 event. The first featured a battle between Jan Blachowicz & Aleksandar Rakić.

The Former UFC LHW Champion, Jan, ranked at the top of the division with a record of 28-9, took on combatant, Aleksandar ‘Rocket’ Rakić, who was currently ranked third in the division and holding a 14-2 record.

The co-main event tonight was an entertaining brawl between LHWs Ryan ‘Superman’ Spann & Ion ‘The Hulk’ Cutelaba. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance LHW champ, Spann, walked away with a POTN Bonus.

There were nine other bouts on the card, which included some exciting finishes. The most noteworthy, outside of the main event, occurred when the number one flyweight contender, Katlyn Chookagian & her worthy opponent, Amanda Ribas put on their FOTN performance.

The 'DWCS' alum, Manuel Torres, also walked away with a bonus tonight for his impressive Right Hook KO victory over Frank Camacho in the first round; establishing himself as a worthy Lightweight prospect in his UFC debut performance.

For all the results, reactions and much more detail on the main card, and plenty of tidbits about the prelims, be sure to hit play on the show to hear what our fight experts, Zane and Eddie, have to say!

Overall, this now 11-bout card saw 3 1st Rd finishes, 4 KO/TKO’s, 2 subs, & 5 decisions, 1 split. Rounding things out, our PERFORMANCE BONUSES were awarded to: Chookagian vs. Ribas, Ryan Spann & Manuel Torres.

Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 54 fight card with full results & updated fight records —

MAIN CARD | SAT. MAY 14
11. Jan Blachowicz (29-9) DEF. Aleksandar Rakic (14-3) — via TKO (injury) at 1:11 of round three

10. Ryan Spann (20-7) DEF. Ion Cutelaba (16-7) —via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:22 of the first round

9. Davey Grant (12-6) DEF. Louis Smolka (17-9) — via KO at :49 of round three

8. Katlyn Chookagian (18-4) DEF. Amanda Ribas (11-3) — via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

7. Manuel Torres (13-2) DEF. Frank Camacho (22-10) — via TKO (strikes) at 3:27 of round one

6. Allan Nascimento (19-6) DEF. Jake Hadley (8-1) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMS
5. Viviane Araujo (11-3) DEF. Andrea Lee (13-6) — via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)

4. Michael Johnson (20-17) DEF. Alan Patrick (15-4) — via KO at 3:22 of round two

3. Virna Jandiroba (18-3) DEF. Angela Hill (13-12) — via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

2. Tatsuro Taira (11-0) DEF. Carlos Candelario (8-2) — via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

1. Andre Petroski (8-1) DEF. Nick Maximov (8-1) — via submission (anaconda choke) at 1:16 of the first round

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