‘UFC on ESPN 48’ results: Sean Strickland vs Abusupiyan Magomedov in Enterprise, Nevada

• promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
• title: “UFC on ESPN 48“
• venue: UFC Apex, Enterprise, Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, United States
• date: July 1, 2023

FIGHTERS

1. Brazil: Ariane Lipski, Melissa Gatto, Ismael Bonfim, Brunno Ferreira, Joanderson Brito, Karol Rosa, Elves Brener, Luana Carolina
2. Bulgaria: Blagoy Ivanov
3. Germany: Abusupiyan Magomedov
4. Ecuador: Michael Morales
5. France: Benoît Saint-Denis
6. Georgia: Guram Kutateladze
7. Kazakhstan: Damir Ismagulov
8. Moldova: Alexander Romanov
9. Norway: Ivana Petrovic
10. Russia: Abusupiyan Magomedov, Rinat Fakhretdinov, Yana Santos
11. United States: Sean Strickland, Grant Dawson, Max Griffin, Kevin Lee, Westin Wilson
12. Uzbekistan: Nursulton Ruziboev

FIGHT RESULTS

PRELIMINARY CARD

1. Alexander Romanov defeated Blagoy Ivanov via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) after three 5-minute rounds in the heavyweight division.
2. Luana Carolina defeated Ivana Petrović via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds in the women’s flyweight division.
3. Elves Brenner defeated Guram Kutateladze via technical knockout via punches at 3:17 of Round 3 in the lightweight division.
4. Karol Rosa defeated Yana Santos via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds in the women’s featherweight division.
5. Joanderson Brito knocked out Westin Wilson via punches at 2:54 of Round 1 in the featherweight division.
6. Rinat Fakhretdinov defeated Kevin Lee via technical submission via guillotine choke at 0:55 of Round 1 in the welterweight division.

MAIN CARD

1. Nursulton Ruziboev knocked out Brunno Ferreira via punches at 1:17 of Round 1 in the middleweight division.
2. Benoît Saint-Denis submitted Ismael Bonfim via rear-naked choke at 4:48 of Round 1 in the lightweight division.
3. Ariane Lipski defeated Melissa Gatto via split decision (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds in the welterweight division.
4. Michael Morales defeated Max Griffin via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) after three 5-minute rounds in the welterweight division.
5. Grant Dawson defeated Damir Ismagulov via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) after three 5-minute rounds in the lightweight division.
6. Sean Strickland defeated Abusupiyan Magomedov via technical knockout via punches at 4:20 of Round 2 in the middleweight division.

POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE