UFC Sao Paulo Results: Bader outclasses Nogueira, Almeida gets dominant win

WITH the large magnitude of MMA action that was around this weekend, the UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo did take a small hit, but that didn’t stop the card from producing some impressive outcomes. In the main event, Ryan Bader finished Antonio Nogueira in the third round after he unleashed an array of punches and elbows.

Last time these two had faced back in 2010, Bader had won via a decision, but this time around the dominance from Bader was there to be seen.

The co-main event also had a major story to tell as Thomas Almeida recovered from his loss against Cody Garbrandt with a second round TKO win over Albert Morales. Claudia Gadelha was another major winner of the night as she outclassed Courtney Casey.

Below are the complete results:

• Ryan Bader def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 3:51
• Thomas Almeida def. Albert Morales via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:37
• Claudia Gadelha def. Cortney Casey via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Krzysztof Jotko def. Thales Leites via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Kamaru Usman def. Warlley Alves via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 29-28)
• Sergio Moraes def. Zak Ottow via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 27-30)
• Cezar Ferreira def. Jack Hermansson via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 2, 2:11
• Gadzhimurad Antigulov def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:07
• Johnny Eduardo def. Manny Gamburyan via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:46
• Luis Henrique def. Christian Colombo via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 2:12
• Pedro Munhoz def. Justin Scoggins via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 1:55
• Darren Stewart def. Francimar Barroso via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:34