Jan Blachowicz wins by technical knockout
Aleksandar Rakic in the third round suffers a knee injury, and the fight ends by knockout. Blachowicz reaches 12 wins at semi-complete weight.
BLACHOWICZ UNEXPECTED KNOCKOUT
Poland's Jan Blachowicz takes the main event fight by knockout over Rakic.
End of Round 2
Round favorable to Rakic, who successfully tried to submit Blachowicz on the floor, connecting several punches.
2 | 3.44
Rakic tries the fight on the floor, more than a minute trying to subdue Blachowicz.
End 1st Round
Good fight in the 1st round, Blachowicz made strategic punches looking to undermine the resistance of Rakic.
1 | 2.45
Blachowicz hits a nice shot to Rakic.
1 | 4.40
Rakic slips and goes to the ground, Blachowicz can't hit him.
First Round
The first round begins, already in the hot zone Blachowicz and Rakic.
What we came for
In minutes we will have the main fight of the night, Jan Blachowicz against Aleksandar Rakic.
Victory for Ryan Spann by way of submission.
Spann applies the guillotine to Cutelaba and ends the fight by submission of his rival.
Ryan Spann vs Ion Cutelaba bout coming up
It's time for the penultimate bout of the night, the co-feature fight between Ryan Spann vs Ion Cutelaba.
GRANT KO
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VICTORY FOR GRANT BY KO
David Grant delivers a third round knockout to Smolka.
Grant vs Smolka fight coming up
The Englishman David Grant is now facing the American Louis Smolka.
Chookagian wins by split decision
Huge fight of the two, Katlyn Chookagian defeats Amanda Ribas by split decision.
BIG FIGHT
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Chookagian vs Amanda Ribas bout coming up
The next fight will be female: Katlyn Chookagian faces Brazilian Amanda Ribas.
DEBUT WITH VICTORY FOR EL LOCO
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TREMENDOUS KNOCKOUT
Manuel Torres delivers a tremendous knockout to Frank Camacho, a great sequence of punches from the Tijuana fighter to finish the fight in the first round.
The loco is ready
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The Camacho vs Torres fight is coming
Mexican Manuel 'El Loco' Torres enters the arena to face American Frank Camacho.
Nascimento defeats Hadley
Allan Nascimento defeats Jake Hadley by unanimous decision.
Mexico's representative gets ready for his fight
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Hadley vs Nascimento bout coming up
Jake Hadley and Allan Nascimento are introduced, in the first of the night's featured bouts.
This is how the preliminary bouts ended
Viviane Araujo defeated Andrea Lee by unanimous decision.
Michael Johnson defeated Alan Patrick by knockout.
Virna Jandiroba defeated Angela Hill by unanimous decision.
Tatsuro Taira defeated Carlos Candelario by unanimous decision.
Andre Petroski defeated by submission to Nick Maximov.
Victory for Araujo
Another victory for Brazil, Viviana Araujo defeats Andrea Lee by unanimous decision.
Fierce combat
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The fifth bout is coming
The two fighters who will face each other are Viviane Araujo and Andrea Lee, in the fifth fight of the night.
Johnson wins the fight by KO
Johnson lands an uppercut on Patrick that sends him to the floor for the knockout.
The fourth bout is coming
Now, Michael Johnson from Estaudin will face Alan Patrick from Brazil, in the light-heavyweight category.
Jandiroba wins the third bout
Brazilian Virna Jandiroba defeats Angela Hill in the third fight, by unanimous decision.
Hard-fought combat
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The first female combat in minutes
Coming up is Virna Jandiroba vs. Angela Hill, the first of three women's bouts on the night.
Taira wins the second bout
With absolute superiority, the young Japanese Tatsuro Taira wins the second fight by unanimous decision.
Second fight
The second fight of the night begins between Tatsuro Taira vs Carlos Candelario.
Petroski wins first fight
The first bout ends in the fast track, third consecutive victory for the American fighter Andre Petroski.
We initiate coverage
In minutes, the UFC Las Vegas 54 gala kicks off, which will feature the main event fight between Jan Blachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic. The first to jump into the fight arena will be Andre Petroski and Nick Maximov.
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Channels for Blachowicz vs Rakic online and live from UFC Las Vegas 54
This is the start time for Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic on May 14 in various countries:
Argentina: 8:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Bolivia: 7:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Brazil: 8:30 PM
Chile: 8:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Colombia: 6:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Ecuador: 6:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
United States (ET): 7:30 PM on UFC
Spain: 1:30 AM
Mexico: 6:30 PM on FOX Sports Premium
Paraguay: 8:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Peru: 6:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Uruguay: 8:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Stellar card
A total of six fights will take place in the last phase, where obviously the clash between Blachowicz vs Rakic stands out:
Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Ryan Spann vs. Ion Cutelaba
Davey Grant vs. Louis Smolka
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Amand Ribas
Frank Camacho vs. Manuel Torres
Jake Hadley vs. Allan Nascimento
Record and biography: Aleksandar Rakic
Nationality: Austria
Date of birth: February 6, 1992
Total fights: 16
Record: 14-2
Record and biography: Jan Blachowicz
Nationality: Poland
Date of birth: February 24, 1983
Total fights: 37
Record: 29-9
How are the odds on Blachowicz vs Rakic?
Rakic (-190) is the betting favorite over Blachowicz(+190), although the Pole always comes in at a disadvantage in the betting against younger fighters.
How does Aleksandar Rakic arrive?
Rakic, a pre-ranked 5 in the light heavyweight division, has a 6-1 UFC record since joining the division, with his only loss coming to Volkan Oezdemir by split decision in December 2019.
He's a fighter who can punch, but his weakness at least in his last few fights is that his decisions go to the final round. He will require something more against a dangerous opponent like Blachowicz.
How does Jan Blachowicz arrive?
The Polish fighter is looking to regain lost ground, the former UFC light heavyweight champion will have in Aleksandar Rakic, an opponent worthy of a big fight, in case of winning he will recover some of the lost in his last fights.
This fight was postponed last March, however, it will be the main event tonight in Las Vegas.
Complete line-up
Main fights
Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Ryan Spann vs. Ion Cutelaba
Davey Grant vs. Louis Smolka
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Amand Ribas
Frank Camacho vs. Manuel Torres
Jake Hadley vs. Allan Nascimento
Preliminaries
Viviane Araujo vs. Andrea Lee
Michael Johnson vs. Alan Patrick
Virna Jandiroba vs. Angel Hill
Tatsuro Taira vs. Carlos Candelario
Nick Maximov vs. Andre Petroski
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