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UFC Fight Night Denver: Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez Live Results & Highlights

Women's flyweights headlined a UFC Fight Night event in Denver.

Drew Beaupre

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The UFC returned on Saturday night with a UFC Fight Night event that took place at Ball Arena in Denver, CO.

UFC Denver: Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez Preview, Best Fights & Full Card

"Thug Rose" Defeats Tracy Cortez

The original main event for UFC Denver was supposed to see two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas square off with #4-ranked women’s flyweight contender Maycee Barber. Following Barber’s withdrawal from the card, Tracy Cortez was pulled from a scheduled fight with Miranda Maverick and stepped in to fight in Denver but ultimately lost a unanimous decision to the two-time strawweight champion.

The night’s co-main event was a welterweight bout between longtime UFC veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio and Muslim Salikhov. “King of Kung Fu” entered the night looking to snap a two-fight skid, and after a back-and-forth battle he took a narrow split decision-victory over Ponzinibbio.

The rest of the main card included Jean Silva earning his second win in two weeks when his short-notice bout with Drew Dober ended in the third round due to a nasty cut on Dober's eyebrow. Julian Erosa also scored a submission-win over Christian Rodriguez, and the prelims were highlighted by huge knockouts from Charles Johnson and Montel Jackson.

UFC Denver Betting Guide: Full Card Odds & Best Bets for Namajunas vs. Cortez

You can check out highlights from all the action below, followed by full results for every fight that took place at UFC Denver.

Evan Elder def. Darrius Flowers

Luana Santos def. Mariya Agapova

Montel Jackson def. Da’Mon Blackshear

Charles Johnson def. Charles Van

Julian Erosa def. Christian Rodriguez

Jean Silva def. Drew Dober

Main Card (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)

• Main Event: Rose Namajunas def. Tracy Cortez via Unanimous Decision (49-46x2, 48-47)

• Co-Main Event: Muslim Salikhov def. Santiago Ponzinibbio via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)

• Jean Silva def. Drew Dober via TKO (Doctor's Stoppage): R3, 1:28

• Gabriel Bonfim def. Ange Loosa via Unanimous Decision (30-27x2, 29-28)

• Julian Erosa def. Christian Rodriguez via Submission (Guillotine Choke): R1, 4:49

• Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage ends in a No Contest: R1, 1:37

Preliminary Card (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)

• Charles Johnson def. Charles Van via KO: R3, 0:20

• Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Fatima Kline via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Montel Jackson def. Da’Mon Blackshear via KO: R1, 0:18

• Luana Santos def. Mariya Agapova via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke): R1, 3:27

• Andre Petroski def. Josh Fremd via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Evan Elder def. Darrius Flowers via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke): R1, 1:46

UFC Denver, Namajunas vs. Cortez Full Fight Night Predictions

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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