Live from St. Louis, Missouri, the UFC brought the show on the road for a talent rich fight night. In the main event, knockout king Derrick Lewis took on rising contender Rodrigo Nascimento in the heavyweight division.

For the full results, look no further!

Note: any point deductions will be denoted with an asterisk and explained at the bottom of the page.

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Main card (3am GMT+1 – TNT Sports)

(#12) Derrick Lewis defeats (#14) Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO (punches – 0:49 – R3) – heavyweight bout

(#11) Joaquin Buckley defeats Nursultan Ruziboev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-27) – welterweight bout

Carlos Ulberg defeats (#11) Alonzo Menifield via TKO (punches – 0:12 – R1) – light heavyweight bout

Carlos Diego Ferreira defeats Mateusz Rebecki via TKO (punches – 4:51 – R3) – lightweight bout

Sean Woodson defeats (#15) Alex Caceres via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) – featherweight bout

Waldo-Cortes Acosta defeats Robelis Despaigne via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) – heavyweight bout

Prelims (9pm GMT+1 – TNT Sports/UFC Fight Pass)

Chase Hooper defeats Viacheslav Borshchev via submission (brabo choke – 3:00 – R2) – lightweight bout

Esteban Ribovics defeats Terrance McKinney via knockout (head kick – 0:37 – R1) – lightweight bout

(#11) Tabatha Ricci defeats Tecia Pennington via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) – strawweight bout

Trey Waters defeats Billy Goff via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) – welterweight bout

Charles Johnson defeats Jake Hadley via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – flyweight bout

Veronica Hardy defeats JJ Aldrich via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – flyweight bout

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Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua will be joining the pioneer wing of the UFC’s Hall of Fame at the next induction ceremony during International Fight Week next month. The announcement came during UFC 301 in Rio De Janeiro last weekend to the delight of the many Brazilian fans in attendance.  

Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua is:
• Former UFC light heavyweight champion
• 2005 PRIDE middleweight grand prix champion
• UFC Hall of Famer

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Shogun’s mixed martial arts career spanned 21 years and 42 fights with the majority of his  success coming in Japan’s PRIDE promotion and then the UFC.  

The highlight of his time fighting in PRIDE came when he beat a selection of legendary  names such as Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Antonio ‘Minotouro’ Nogueira, Alistair Overeem and Ricardo Arona to win a grand prix tournament. 

He traded wins and losses throughout his UFC career after joining the promotion in 2007. He famously captured the UFC light heavyweight title by knocking out fellow Brazilian Lyoto Machida in the first round at UFC 113 back in 2010, before losing the belt in his first title defence against a young Jon Jones. 

One his most memorable fights inside the octagon, a five-round war with Dan Henderson at UFC 139 back in 2011, was inducted into the hall of fame in 2018. 

UFC president Dana White was full of praise for Shogun as he made the announcement, saying: 

“Shogun Rua is one of the greatest Brazilian athletes in combat sports history. Shogun had  an incredible run in PRIDE and UFC and he was fearless inside the octagon. His fights  against Mark Coleman, Chuck Liddell, Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson represent some of the most memorable moments in UFC history and helped put Brazilian MMA on the map. It will be an honour to induct him into the UFC Hall Of Fame this summer during International  Fight Week”.

Aussie powerhouse Reece McLaren believes he’s on the cusp of fighting for the ONE Flyweight MMA World Title, but he wants to put an old rivalry to bed first.

The #4-ranked contender secured his fourth win in as many fights when he bested Hu Yong by split decision in their matchup at ONE Fight Night 22 last Saturday, 4th May, and he has his mind set on his course of action from here.

McLaren suffered a narrow defeat to #3-ranked Danny Kingad when they clashed at ONE: DAWN OF HEROES in 2019, which continues to sting him. Thus, he believes they need to run it back for him to have a clear path to the divisional throne.

“I think everyone knows I won that fight. I think he’s been hiding up in the mountains ever since I’ve been calling for that fight,” he said. 

“Like I said, I’m not here to wait in any line. I’m not here to play any game. I want that belt, man. I want my flyweight belt.”

“Lightning” is a ONE Championship veteran. He’s taken part in 16 fights across his nine-year tenure and never failed to entertain. As such, he’s ready to feel some love from the promotion. 

His weight bracket is stacked with immense talent, so it might be easy for one or two stars to fall through the cracks. But McLaren feels his time has been here for a while now, and he wants to shoot for his dream.

“I feel that I am, at any stage, on any win, one step away from that World Title shot. Regardless of being ranked or not ranked. I’ve been in ONE now for nearly nine years, [with] 10 wins. I was meant to fight for the flyweight belt back in 2016. You know what I mean? So it’s been a long run,” he said.  

“It’s been a long journey, man. I feel like I’ve paid my dues. It’s time to start getting appreciated for what we do here in ONE. The best flyweights in the world are in ONE Championship. I have been saying that for years.”