UFC Fight Night – Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira
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SB Nation on MSNUFC Nashville bonuses: Morgan Charriere, Nate Landwehr awarded for wild Fight of the NightMorgan Charriere is proving to be a bonus machine. The French welterweight earned his second Fight of the Night award Saturday after winning a slugfest against Nate Landwehr at UFC Nashville. Both men collect an extra $50,
Fair or foul? The UFC Nashville crowd heavily booed Gabriel Bonfim's split decision win over Stephen Thompson.
UFC Fight Night takes place on Saturday, July 12 with Derrick Lewis facing Tallison Teixeira in the main event.
He'll face unbeaten Brazilian slugger Tallison Teixeira, 25, who earned a UFC slot with a win on Dana White's Contender Series and stopped Justin Tafa in just 35 seconds in his official company debut on a pay-per-view undercard five months ago.
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On the main card of UFC on ESPN 70 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Charriere (21-11-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) stunned the crowd with a finishing barrage of the hometown fighter Landwehr (18-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC). Referee Blake Grice jumped in to stop the fight at 0:27 of Round 3.
A storied run ends in Nashville as a pioneer makes a final walk. UFC Nashville brought the chaos fans expected from a Derrick Lewis headliner, with the heavyweight slugger facing off against rising knockout artist Tallison Teixeira in a main event built for fireworks.
The co-main event of UFC Nashville was a welterweight clash between Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson and Gabriel Bonfim.