UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker

When Was UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker?

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker happened on Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States.

Who won the main event at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker?

Magomed Ankalaev beat Johnny Walker by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

What were the results at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker?

At UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker , Jim Miller beat Gabriel Benitez with a submission in a Lightweight bout, Ricky Simon was overcome by Mario Bautista by decision at Bantamweight, Phil Hawes was defeated by Brunno Ferreira by knockout in their Middleweight contest, and Andrei Arlovski lost to Waldo Cortes-Acosta by decision in a Heavyweight fight.

On the prelim card, Matt Semelsberger lost to Preston Parsons on points in a Welterweight bout, Marcus McGhee defeated Gaston Bolanos with a KO at Bantamweight, Farid Basharat was victorious over Taylor Lapilus on points in their Bantamweight contest, and Westin Wilson lost to Jean Silva with a KO in a Featherweight fight.

Rounding off the prelim portion of the card, Tom Nolan was overcome by Nikolas Motta by knockout in a Lightweight bout, and Felipe Bunes was defeated by Joshua Van with a KO at Flyweight.

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker Results.

These are the fight results from the main card of UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker:

Main Events

• Magomed Ankalaev def. Johnny Walker, KO, Round 2 (Light Heavyweight - 5 Rounds)

Main Card

• Jim Miller def. Gabriel Benitez, Sub, Round 3 (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Mario Bautista def. Ricky Simon, Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Brunno Ferreira def. Phil Hawes, KO, Round 1 (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)
• Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Andrei Arlovski, Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) (Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Preston Parsons def. Matt Semelsberger, Unanimous Decision (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Marcus McGhee def. Gaston Bolanos, KO, Round 2 (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Farid Basharat def. Taylor Lapilus, Unanimous Decision (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Jean Silva def. Westin Wilson, KO, Round 1 (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Nikolas Motta def. Tom Nolan, KO, Round 1 (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Joshua Van def. Felipe Bunes, KO, Round 2 (Flyweight - 3 Rounds)

Who was the broadcaster for UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker?

In the US, the ESPN+ show was expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. In the UK, the TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card was expected to start at 1:00 AM (GMT).