It's fight night in New Jersey and top light heavyweight contenders Anthony "Rumble" Johnson and Ryan "Darth" Bader will meet in the main event live on FOX from the Prudential Center in Newark. Heavyweights Josh Barnett and Ben Rothwell collide in the co-headliner.
UFC on FOX 18 preliminary card action will begin at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT) streaming live on Fight Pass, then moving to the FOX Sports 1 prelims at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) and the "big" FOX main card at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).
We'll have live results and round-by-round updates of all the action here at www.prommanow.com.
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UFC on FOX 18 quick results:
Main Card (Fox)
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson (205.25) vs. Ryan Bader (205)
Heavyweight: Josh Barnett (241) vs. Ben Rothwell (265)
Bantamweight: Iuri Alcântara (135.25) vs. Jimmie Rivera (135)
Welterweight: Sage Northcutt (170) vs. Bryan Barberena (170)
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Welterweight: Tarec Saffiedine (169.75) vs. Jake Ellenberger (170)
Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155) vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira (156)
Middleweight: Kevin Casey (185.25) vs. Rafael Natal (185)
Flyweight: Dustin Ortiz (125) vs. Wilson Reis (126)
Welterweight: Alexander Yakovlev def. George Sullivan via KO (punches) - Round 1, 3:59
Featherweight: Alex Caceres def. Masio Fullen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight: Randy Brown def. Matt Dwyer via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight: Damon Jackson vs. Levan Makashvili ruled majority draw (29-27 Jackson, 28-28, 28-28)
Lightweight: Tony Martin def. Felipe Olivieri via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 3, 3:02
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UFC on FOX 18 round-by-round updates:
Tony Martin vs. Felipe Olivieri
Round 1 - Takedown from Olivieri but Martin is back up pretty quick. Olivieri with a leg kick that buckles Martin's leg. As Martin looks for a single, he eats several elbows to the side of the head. More hard low kicks from Olivieri. Spinning backfist, knee and high kick from Olivieri before the bell. 10-9 Olivieri.
Round 2 - Overhand right from Olivieri, then more low kicks, and jabs. Low kick from Martin. Olivieri continues to land low kicks now and then but Martin is having more success with his hands this round. Olivieri is cut over his left eye. Martin hurts him with punches and eats a flurry, lands a right over the top and clinches up out of desperation to run out the time. 10-9 Martin.
Round 3 - Hard low kick from Olivieri. Then a hard kick to the body and more low kicks. Body jab from Olivieri. Martin pushes him to the cage as he looks for a takedown. Martin ends up getting Olivieri down taking his back then submitting him with a rear-naked choke.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Tony Martin def. Felipe Olivieri via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 3, 3:02
Levan Makashvili vs. Damon Jackson
Round 1 - Technical difficulties.
Round 2 - Jackson cut under his right eye. Makashvili cut him with a left hook but Jackson got the better of the standup overall. No takedowns.
Round 3 - Jackson pressing. Stalemate in the clinch, ref separates them. Jackson hit Makashvili with an illegal knee while he had one hand down. Time is called, he's okay to continue. ... Now Jackson takes a poke in the eye and time is called again. ... Point deducted for knee to head and eye poke; a combined penalty. UFC's Marc Ratner disagrees with the decision because he thinks they were accidents. Under a minute to go. Body kick from Makashvili. Body kick from Jackson. Jab from Jackson. They tie up, Makashvili looks for a takedown.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Damon Jackson vs. Levan Makashvili ruled majority draw (29-27 Jackson, 28-28, 28-28)
Matt Dwyer vs. Randy Brown
Round 1 - Brown taking a bit to get warmed up. Dwyer's standup looking pretty good. Brown got hit with an overhand at one point.
Round 2 - Dwyer pressing, Brown fires back with kicks. Overhand right from Dwyer, couple low kicks follow. Nice jab from Brown. Clinch knees from both guys as Brown pushes Dwyer to the cage. Beautiful judo throw from Brown and he's looking for the D'arce. He lets it go as they get back to their feet. Clinched against the cage. Takedown from Dwyer but he's unable to keep him there. Brown lands several elbows to the side of the head on the way up. They end the round clinched. 10-9 Brown.
Round 3 - Brown starts strong with punches and Dwyer is hurt against the cage, but Dwyer ends up tying Brown up and looking for his back. But Brown takes him down and jumps on Dwyer's back as he stands up. He lets it go and they square off. Overhand right from Dwyer. He's cut under his left eye. Brown ties him up against the cage. Time is called as Dwyer takes a knee to the groin. Body kick from Dwyer. Two big knees from Brown just miss. Dwyer with a judo throw attempt but ends up on bottom. Brown looks for the D'arce again with just over a minute to go. Lets it go. Dwyer tries to drag him down but ends up on bottom. Back up and they slug it out until the bell. 10-9 Brown.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Randy Brown def. Matt Dwyer via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Alex Caceres vs. Masio Fullen
Round 1 - Bruce Leeroy's fro is laughing at Fullen as he smiles and throws leg kicks. He takes a short right from Fullen. Left check hook from Fullen. Alex still smiling. Alex pursuing. Fullen ducks into a left kick, partially blocked. They collide shins, and give each other a five. Spin kick from Alex. Side kick to the gut. Head kick from Fullen skims the fro. 360 degree roundhouse from Caceres to the face. Fullen is stunned as they pummel in the clinch, trip takedown from Caceres but Fullen is right back up. Knee on the break from Bruce Leeroy. Caceres bleeding from his mouth. Side kick from Alex. 10-9 Caceres.
Round 2 - Right from Fullen. Alex ducks a high kick. Spinning back kick from Fullen and a backhand. Nice kick combo from Alex. Fullen ties him up for a couple seconds, then they square up. Nice straight left from Alex connects. Alex getting off with his hands, then a high kick. Great defense too from Alex. High kick scores. Low kick. He's looking great. Right from Fullen. Fullen ducks into a knee to the gut, a hard one. Alex presses him to the cage. Just over a minute remaining. Body kick from Alex. Alex ducks a high kick and fires back with punches. Knee to the head in the clinch from Alex. 10-9 Caceres.
Round 3 - Body kick from Alex. Low kick inside from Caceres. Fullen with a side kick. Spinning low kick from Alex. Jab from Fullen. Alex ducks a jumping high kick. Low kick from Fullen. Left check hook from Fullen. Low kick Alex. High kick. Clinch knee to the body from Alex, then a high kick. Nice left from Alex, and another. Left counter from Fullen, another. Alex throws him off balance and lands a couple short rights. Couple jabs as Alex keeps on the pressure and pours it on in the final seconds. 10-9 Caceres.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Alex Caceres def. Masio Fullen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
George Sullivan vs. Alexander Yakovlev
Round 1 - Yakovlev is a Russian gangster rapper. That's true. Low kick from Sullivan but takes a harder one back inside. The gangster rapper dumps Sullivan. But he's back up pretty quick. Low kick from Sullivan but Yakovlev times it for a takedown and takes side mount. He moves to full mount. Sullivan gives up his back and gets to his feet but gets free and they square up. Yakovlev lands a left jab, then a right hook out of nowhere and Sullivan goes down and out. Yakovlev follows up with a couple more punches.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Alexander Yakovlev def. George Sullivan via KO (punches) - Round 1, 3:59
Dustin Ortiz vs. Wilson Reis
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Kevin Casey vs. Rafael Natal
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Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
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Tarec Saffiedine vs. Jake Ellenberger
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Sage Northcutt vs. Bryan Barberena
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Iuri Alcântara vs. Jimmie Rivera
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Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell
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Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader
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