UFC Vegas 67: Strickland vs. Imavov — live results and highlights

Check out the live results and highlights for UFC Vegas 67: Strickland vs. Imavov. 

Stay up to date with what’s happening today at UFC Vegas 67, which is going down at an earlier than usual start time from the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The original main event for this card was supposed to be Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov, however, Kelvin had to pull out of the match. The ever-ready Sean Strickland has stepped in for Gastelum, but the short-notice nature of this situation has Strickland vs. Imavov taking lace at light heavyweight instead of middleweight.

For the co-main event of the evening, we have an unranked fighter on a four-fight winning streak going up against a ranked fighter trying to avoid a four-fight losing skid. The surging Damon Jackson will tangle with the UFC’s #13 ranked featherweight, Dan Ige.

The main card is slated for 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT, and the preliminary bouts begin at 4:00pm ET/1:00pm, PT — all of which can be streamed on ESPN+.

Main card:

• Sean Strickland vs. Nassourdine Imavov: Light Heavyweight
• Dan Ige vs. Damon Jackson: Featherweight
• Punahele Soriano vs. Roman Kopylov: Middleweight
• Ketlen Vieira vs. Raquel Pennington: (W) Bantamweight
• Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Raoni Barcelos: Bantamweight

Prelims:

• Javid Basharat vs. Mateus Mendonça: Bantamweight
• Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Claudio Ribeiro: Middleweight
• Mateusz Rębecki vs. Nick Fiore: Lightweight

Allan Nascimento def. Carlos Hernandez by submission (RNC) at 3:16 of round 1: Flyweight

Hernandez was first to land with his punches, but Nascimento then quickly closed the distance and hit a takedown. From there, Nascimento went to the back and began woking for an RNC. Hernandez was defending well for awhile, but as soon as he stood up, Nascimento was able to fully lock in the RNC to get the tap.

Daniel Argueta def. Nick Aguirre by unanimous decision (30-27 x3): Featherweight

It didn’t take very long for Argueta to close the distance and snag a takedown. Aguirre was active off of his back, inverting and creating a unique scramble. Argueta came out on top of that exchange, but Aguirre wiggled his way out and took the back. After being controlled for a bit, Argueta spun around on top, causing Aguirre to scramble again. It was then Argueta’s turn to take the back, and although he went for an RNC, he wasn’t able to land it.

Argueta started to let his hands go to start the second round. He wasn't landing a ton, but he had Aguirre mostly defensive. Argueta then clinched up against the cage, but Aguirre was doing a good job of remaining vertical... at first. Argueta stayed after it and eventually was able to put Aguirre on his back. He worked the way to the back and threatened with a rear-naked choke, but Aguirre hung tough and found a way out. Argueta also landed a big elbow before the bell.

Aguirre got some punching going in the final round, mostly right hooks, but they didn’t seem to have much of an effect on Argueta. The fighters clinched up again and Argueta realized top position yet again. There was a brief Kimura attempt from Aguirre, but other than that Argueta was in control.

Charles Johnson def. Jimmy Flick by TKO at 4:33 of round 1: Flyweight

Flick shot in for an early takedown, but Johnson quickly reversed the situation. Flick worked back to his feet, where Johnson slowly pressured forward. Johnson was getting through with heavy hands, both to the body and the head. Flick responded with a double leg takedown, but Johnson was the one that ended up on top. Johnson started to rain down a series of elbows, with one of them cutting open the forehead of Flick. The ground and pound continued, and although Flick was still defending, the referee stopped the match.