UFC Fight Night 164 Results: Another Win For Jan Blachowicz

If newcomers to the light heavyweight division want to continue to test Jan Blachowicz, he is more than happy to oblige.

Blachowicz turned back his second straight middleweight contender at UFC Fight Night 164. The event took place from Sao Paulo, Brazil and streamed live on ESPN+.

After earning a knockout vs. Luke Rockhold earlier this year, Blachowicz this time earned a split decision over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

Jan Blachowicz, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza Post-Fight Interviews

In the co-main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Paul Craig battled to a draw after three rounds and 15 minutes of action.

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Paul Craig Post-Fight Interviews

Charles Oliveira scored a first round knockout in 86 seconds over Jared Gordon, with Andre Muniz and Wellington Turman earning decisions.

On the prelims, James Krause knocked out Sergio Moraes to conclude the lineup.

Ricardo Ramos, Francisco Trinaldo, Randy Brown, Douglas Silva de Andrade, Ariane Lipski and Tracy Cortez were also victorious.

The UFC is now off until December 7 when Alistair Overeem tackles Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event of UFC on ESPN 7 from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

UFC Fight Night 164 Results

Jan Blachowicz def. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Paul Craig declared a draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)

Charles Oliveira def. Jared Gordon via KO (strike) at 1:26 of Round 1

Andre Muniz def. Antonio Arroyo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Wellington Turman def. Markus Perez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

James Krause def. Sergio Moraes via KO (strike) at 4:19 of Round 3

Ricardo Ramos def. Luiz Eduardo Garagorri via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:57 of Round 1

Francisco Trinaldo def. Bobby Green via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Randy Brown def. Warlley Alves via submission (triangle choke) at 1:22 of Round 2

Douglas Silva de Andrade def. Renan Barao via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Ariane Lipski def. Isabella de Padua via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)

Tracy Cortez def. Vanessa Melo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Dana Becker

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