![]() They tee off at the very end, and Qileng lands clean. He’s trying to answer, but he stumbles a bit. They’re in the center and trading, but Qileng eventually retreats a few steps. Qileng tough as can be, and he wants a war. Right hand scores, and Qileng is stunned. Molina moves to the center of the cage, but Qileng backs him to the fence again. Qileng still the one working from the center and pressing the action. Qileng changes levels and scores a quick takedown, but Molina is immediately back on the feet. Both men landing in this action-packed contest. Round 3 – Qileng out quickly and looking to engage. He follows, but the horn sounds before he can finish up. Flurry at the end, and another Molina right sends Qileng tumbling to the canvas. Molina is circling to his left and countering, but that’s exposing him to the big right, as well. He’s quick to get back up and punch away, and he lands a few clean shots. Molina counters shortly after, and Qileng hits the deck. He lands two crisp punches, but Qileng walks through it. Molina content to try and counter for the moment. As they reset, it remains Qileng who is setting the tone. He drives inside and briefly slips around to the back on a defended takedown before Molina turns and escapes. Qileng in the center and is the aggressor. Punches traded at the end, and MMA Junkie gives the first to Qileng, 10-9. Nothing there, so they break away and reset. Qileng looks again for the takedown, but Molina able to stay upright and turn to the outside. He turns inside, but Qileng fires a knee up the middle. Molina stands and uses the cage to peel him off. Molina turns to stand, and Qileng tries to slip around to his back. Qileng pushes inside shortly after and lifts Molina and slams him to the canvas. Crowd lets them know pretty quick they want action, and the two break apart and start trading. Qileng setting the tone early, and he punches his way into a clinch. Molina with a low kick, and Qileng with a straight right down the middle. Qileng holding the center, and he wants to press. Qileng rushes forward with punches but comes up empty. ![]() Round 1 – Molina on the outside and misses a low kick. Records: Ariane Carnelossi (13-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Liang Na (15-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Liang Na via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:28 She gets the right arm free, but she’s taking punches, and this fight is called off. Carnelossi able to again sweep and land in top position, where she starts striking. Na with the head-and-arm throw to get the action to the floor. Carnelossi again walks forward to meet her. Round 2 – Na does get to her feet to start the round. Carnelossi on top and punching away at the end. Na scrambles free and lands some big punches. Carnelossi able to sneak in a few punches and then look for the back. Na looks for the arm again, but it’s not there. Na turns her hips and gets on the armbar gain, but Carnelossi able to pull free after a tense moment. Na lifts her and slams her to the canvas, but she doesn’t let go of the limbs. ![]() Na again pushes forward and wraps the body, throwing the action to the floor. Butterfly guard creates some space, and she’s able to stand. Scramble for position as they punch, and Na able to work to top position. She pops back up quickly, and they start swinging. Round 1 – Carnelossi walks forward but immediately eats a right hand and drops. Place legal, online bets on today’s fights in CO, IA, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV at BetMGM Sportsbook. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters John Morgan ( Mike Bohn ( and Ken Hathaway ( on Twitter. To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC 261 discussion thread. And women’s flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko (21-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) fought former 115-pound champ Jessica Andrade (21-9 MMA, 12-7 UFC) in a third title fight.įollow along with our round-by-round updates and official results. In the co-feature, former women’s strawweight champ Zhang Weili (21-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) met now two-time champ Rose Namajunas (10-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC). In the main event, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (19-1 MMA, 14-0 UFC) took on Jorge Masvidal (35-15 MMA, 12-8 UFC) in a rematch. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. UFC 261 took place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 261 event.
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