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UFC Oklahoma City Results: Christian Leroy Duncan defeats Jared Cannonier (Highlights)

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UFC Oklahoma City Results: Christian Leroy Duncan defeats Jared Cannonier (Highlights)

Tonight's UFC Oklahoma City event is co-headlined by a middleweight contest featuring Jared Cannonier taking on Christian Leroy Duncan.

Cannonier (18-10 MMA) will be competing for the first time since dropping a decision to Michael Page eleven months ago at UFC 319. Prior to that setback, ‘Tha Killa Gorilla' was coming off a fourth-round TKO victory over Gregory Rodrigues. The 42-year-old has gone 3-3 over his past six Octagon appearances overall.

Meanwhile, Christian Leroy Duncan (15-2 MMA) will enter this evening's co-main event on a four-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory coming over Roman Dolidze this past March in London. Prior to that, ‘CLD' was coming off back-to-back knockout victories over Eryk Anders and Marco Tulio respectively.

Round one of the UFC Oklahoma City co-main event begins and Jared Cannonier lands a hard body shot after Christian Leroy Duncan misses with a high kick. The former title challenger with a jab. ‘CLD' with some low kicks in return. Now a front kick to the body. Cannonier jumps on a single leg. Duncan answers with a jumping knee while somehow avoiding the takedown. Cannonier still has him clinched against the cage. Both men working hard or position. ‘CLD' with a couple of heel kicks to the thigh of the veteran. Cannonier tries to drag the fight to the floor. Christian Leroy Duncan avoids the takedown and lands a nice knee. He gets back to space and lands a right cross. Jared Cannonier replies with a looping left. He shoots in for a takedown and manages to push Duncan against the cage. Two minutes remain in the round. ‘CLD' reverses the position. He drops down and is able to scoop up Jared and throw him down to the canvas. ‘Tha Killa Gorilla' is back up but he eats a standing elbow for his efforts. Christian Leroy Duncan is unloading big shots now. A hard elbow and then a flying knee. Jared Cannonier is on the run now. He gets pinned against the cage and Cannonier connects with a good left hand of his own. This fight is getting interesting. Duncan gets taken down. Cannonier loses the position at the final second and we go to round two.

The second round of the UFC Oklahoma City co-main event begins and Christian Leroy Duncan comes forward and lands a hard low kick. A spinning back kick sends Jared Cannonier to the floor. ‘CLD' attacks with a flying kick as the veteran returns to his feet. That was close to being illegal. Regardless, fight continues and Duncan is now defending a single leg takedown. Cannonier lands a good standing elbow as Duncan gets back to space. A clubbing right hand over the top from Cannonier. Christian Leroy Duncan answers with a big combination. Another good counter from Jared Cannonier connects flush. A spinning elbow from ‘CLD' rings the bell of ‘Tha Killa Gorilla'. Cannonier waves Duncan to come forward. He does and Jared forces the clinch and puts him against the cage. A clubbing elbow from Cannonier connects. He shoots in and scores with a takedown. He's now working from the half guard of Duncan and landing some short shots. ‘CLD' scrambles and somehow gets to the back of Cannonier. The horn ends an entertaining second round.

The third and final round of this middleweight battle begins and Christian Leroy Duncan lands a pair of kicks to get things started. He throws a third, but Cannonier blocks it. A clean combination lands for ‘CLD'. Now a crisp jab. Cannonier looks to close the distance, but his uppercut attempt falls short. Cannonier forces a body lock and then drags Duncan to the ground, but only for a moment. ‘CLD' quickly scrambles back up and gets back to range. He lands a low kick. Jared Cannonier forces the clinch and pushes the Brit back up against the cage. ‘Tha Killa Gorilla' with a knee to the body. Cannonier likely needs a finish. He has just over two minutes to make it happen. He scores a trip takedown and then another as ‘CLD' refuses to stay put. Jared with some knees to the thighs. Christian Leroy Duncan breaks free to range and then just misses with a high kick. He lands a big knee. A spinning elbow just misses. Both men look tired. They spill to the ground after a hard fought fifteen minutes.

Official UFC Oklahoma City Results: Christian Leroy Duncan def. Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

Who would you like to see Duncan fight next following his victory over Cannonier this evening in Oklahoma? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!

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RAF 13 adds matchup between Luke Rockhold and Joe Pyfer

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RAF 13 adds matchup between Luke Rockhold and Joe Pyfer

Luke Rockhold returns to the Real American Freestyle mats next month.

On Sunday, RAF announced that Rockhold will face current top-15 middleweight Joe Pyfer in a catchweight bout at RAF 13 on Sep. 19 at Watsco Center in Miami.

A former UFC middleweight champion, Rockhold made his RAF debut at RAF 5 in January, where he lost by tech fall to Colby Covington. Rockhold does not have a significant wrestling background, though he did wrestle in high school and at community college before transitioning to grappling and MMA. Rockhold retired from MMA in 2022 and has spent the past several years trying his hand in various other combat sports.

Currently ranked No. 9 in MMA Fighting's Global middleweight rankings, Pyfer has a similar wrestling background to Rockhold, having mostly participated in the sport in high school, though he also has some experience in professional grappling events. Most recently, Pyfer knocked out former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC Seattle in March. This will be Pyfer's first match in RAF.

RAF 13 is supposed to be headlined by a cruiserweight crossover championship grudge match between Colby Covington and Belal Muhammad.

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Tommy McMillen battles fellow undefeated prospect at Noche UFC

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Tommy McMillen battles fellow undefeated prospect at Noche UFC

Tommy McMillen is getting his wish, but is now set for his toughest test to date.

McMillen, the longtime teammate and protégé of former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley, faces Marwan Rahiki at the promotion's annual Noche UFC card on Sept. 12 in Glendale, Ariz. UFC's broadcast partner Paramount+ announced the bout on social media.

The 28-year-old McMillen called for a spot on the card in his home state following a record-setting performance in stopping Alberto Montes at UFC Oklahoma City in July. After earning a contract on the Contender Series this past September, “Gun†had a successful debut with a first-round finish of Manolo Zecchini at April's UFC Vegas 115 card.

Rahiki has entered fans' radars with a very aggressive finishing style inside the octagon. The 24-year-old has a pair of stoppage wins over Harry Hardwick and Ollie Schmid to kick off his octagon career.

Noche UFC is headlined by Jean Silva vs. Yair Rodriguez in a featherweight showdown.

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Quillan Salkilld details potential injury following submission finish over Mateusz Gamrot: "I actually felt it"

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Quillan Salkilld details potential injury following submission finish over Mateusz Gamrot: "I actually felt it"
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Quillan Salkilld delivered an emphatic first-round finish at UFC Vegas 120, but he may not have walked away unscathed.

Salkilld met his biggest name to date in Mateusz Gamrot this past Saturday. The Contender Series alum delivered by securing a first-round submission finish via rear-naked choke. The 26-year-old is on a fast track towards top five competition, as Gamrot was the No. 6-ranked lightweight on the Meta rankings panel entering the bout.

While Salkilld has raised his stock significantly, he'll be hoping to avoid time on the shelf amid a possible injury. Salkilld appeared on the UFC Vegas 120 post-show on Paramount+, and he recalled the moment he might've been injured (via MMAFighting).

“There was a wrestling exchange at the start where he grabbed my ankle,†Salkilld said. “If it was training, I would have kind of gone with it to not hurt the knee. He had my ankle and it turned to like 90 degrees. Because I was being stubborn in that position, I didn't want to accept any bad position. I turned into it and forced it. Usually I didn't want to do that because I'm always scared about hurting my knee in training.

“This one, I just went into it and heard a little pop. Even when I had that rear-naked choke, I actually felt it. I was like f*ck, if I don't get this, my knee's going to be sore later. In round two or three, it would have been [sore]. It's a bit sore now.â€

Salkilld has been perfect ever since suffering a submission loss in his first pro MMA bout in early 2021. In addition to his 13-fight winning streak, Salkilld has finished his last four fights in the opening round. That includes a nasty head kick knockout over Nasrat Haqparast.

If Quillan Salkilld can avoid being sidelined, who should he fight next? Drop your opinion in the comments below.

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