- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
- Title: “UFC 242”
- Venue: The Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Date: September 7, 2019
Countries represented |
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Brazil |
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Canada |
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England |
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Finland |
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France |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
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Japan |
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Morocco |
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Russia |
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Scotland |
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South Africa |
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United States |
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Bout #: 8 of 13
Blue Corner
- Name: Andrea “KGB” Lee
- Age: 30
- Hometown: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
- Gym: Karate Mafia MMA, Shreveport
- Professional MMA record before fight night: 11 wins, 2 losses
- UFC record before fight night: 3 wins, 1 loss
- Opponents defeated in the UFC before fight night: Veronica Macedo, Ashlee Evans-Smith, Montana De La Rosa
Red Corner
- Name: Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood
- Age: 33
- Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland
- Gym: Higher Level Martial Arts, Whitburn, Scotland
- Professional MMA record before fight night: 13 wins, 4 losses
- UFC record before fight night: 4 wins, 4 losses
- Opponents defeated in the UFC before fight night: Cortney Casey, Valerie Letourneau, Kalindra Faria, Ariane Lipski,
Result
- Division: Women’s Flyweight
- Referee: Viacheslav Kiselev
- Winner: JOANNE CALDERWOOD
- Method: Split Decision
- Time and Round: 5:00 of Round 3
The main event of “UFC 242” was a UFC Lightweight Championship title unification bout between current champion Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov, 30, of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia and interim champion Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier, 30, of Coconut Creek, Florida, United States.
“UFC Fight Night 157” was the third UFC event to take place in Abu Dhabi. Check the complete results on Conan Daily.
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