Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 78 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Aug. 12, 2023) streaming LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+. UFC Vegas 78 will be headlined by the 170-pound showdown between Top 10 welterweight contender Vicente Luque and former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. Before that five-round clash of styles gets underway, long-time featherweight veteran “Killer” Cub Swanson battles venerable 145-pound standout “Mean” Hakeem Dawodu in the UFC Vegas 78 co-main event.
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ELECTRIFYING WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., Aug. 12, 2023, with a fantastic 170-pound showdown as No. 10-ranked contender, Vicente Luque, takes on former UFC Lightweight champion, Rafael Dos Anjos. In UFC Vegas 78’s co-main event, fan-favorite, Cub Swanson, looks to deliver another exciting performance at the expense of Hakeem Dawodu.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 78 fight card below, starting with the ESPN/ESPN+ “Prelims” undercard bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN/ESPN+ main card start time at 7 p.m. ET. Bet on all the UFC Vegas 78 action with our friends at DraftKings Sportsbook right here.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Luque vs. Dos Anjos.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC Vegas 78 results. (Note: This will be updated from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action).
UFC VEGAS 78 QUICK RESULTS:
170 lbs.: Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos
145 lbs.: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Cub Swanson
205 lbs.: Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Chris Daukaus
115 lbs.: Iasmin Lucindo vs. Polyana Viana
185 lbs.: AJ Dobson vs. Tafon Nchukwi
185 lbs.: Josh Fremd vs. Jamie Pickett
135 lbs.: JP Buys vs. Marcus McGhee
155 lbs.: Mike Breeden vs. Terrance McKinney
145 lbs.: Isaac Dulgarian vs. Francis Marshall
265 lbs.: Martin Buday vs. Josh Parisian
115 lbs.: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Montserrat Conejo
135 lbs.: Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Jose Johnson
125 lbs.: Juliana Miller vs. Luana Santos
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UFC VEGAS 78 LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY:
170 lbs.: Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos
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145 lbs.: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Cub Swanson
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205 lbs.: Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Chris Daukaus
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115 lbs.: Iasmin Lucindo vs. Polyana Viana
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185 lbs.: AJ Dobson vs. Tafon Nchukwi
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185 lbs.: Josh Fremd vs. Jamie Pickett
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135 lbs.: JP Buys vs. Marcus McGhee
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155 lbs.: Mike Breeden vs. Terrance McKinney
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145 lbs.: Isaac Dulgarian vs. Francis Marshall
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265 lbs.: Martin Buday vs. Josh Parisian
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115 lbs.: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Montserrat Conejo
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135 lbs.: Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Jose Johnson
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125 lbs.: Juliana Miller vs. Luana Santos
Round 1: Miller ultra-aggressive to start, hurling heavy punches before putting Santos on the fence. Trading knees in the clinch. Santos turns and separates. Right hands from Miller a minute in. Santos wings punches into the clinch, gets hit on the way in and out. Body kick exchange. Big overhand right by Santos and they trade sloppy bombs against the fence. Nasty shots by Santos. Miller stuck on the fence, eating big shots and trying to punch back. Two minutes in. Santos grabs a front headlock and forces Miller to the mat, but can’t keep her down. Keeping Miller against the fence. They separate. Stiff jabs by Santos, walking Miller down. Two minutes to go.
Miller keeps backing herself to the fence. Swatting overhand from Santos and she’s going for the kill. Miller swinging for her life but Santos just continues to punish her until the ref stops it standing.
Final result: Santos def. Miller by TKO (punches)
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