UFC 250: Nunes Vs. Spencer Live Blog Coverage, Results

Sean O’Malley Hype Train Moves Forward

The prospect train of Sean O’Malley continued in the main card opener, as the bantamweight took out Eddie Wineland.

Needing less than two minutes, O’Malley likely secured himself a bonus as the 25-year-old improved to a perfect 12-0. The win was his second this year and ninth career finish overall. 

For the 16th time in his career, Neil Magny had his hand raised inside the Octagon, besting Anthony Rocco Martin. The win moves him into a tie for second all-time in the UFC for victories in the welterweight division, sitting only behind former champion and soon-to-be UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre.

It was a complete effort by Magny, as he held a decided advantage in total strikes and significant strikes against Martin. 

Sterling Dazzles, Submits Sandhagen

Aljamain Sterling definitely made his mark to being the No. 1 contender in the bantamweight division, submitting Cory Sandhagen. 

UFC officials declared the bout such beforehand, and Sterling went out and dominated to earn the victory.

Sterling is tied for third on the all-time UFC list for submissions in the division, and sits at 19-3 overall with wins in each of his last five fights. That includes triumphs over Sandhagen, Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera. 

The UFC likely has three options for the vacant bantamweight title between Sterling, Marlon Moraes and Petr Yan. It will be interesting to see what they do with the top contenders. 

Former champion Cody Garbrandt finally got back in the win column, knocking out Raphael Assuncao with just one second left in the second round.

Garbrandt, who has lost three consecutive fights since besting Dominick Cruz for the belt back in 2016, earned his first finish since that same year. He is now 12-3 overall and likely right there on the doorstep as a contender again.

Fellow top contender Sean O’Malley, who picked up a knockout of his own, made mention of the finish. 

We’ve reached the main event as Felicia Spencer tries to make history and best Amanda Nunes. The reigning UFC female bantamweight and featherweight champion has knocked out a list a mile long of the best of the best. 

Spencer is a former Invicta FC champion, so she knows what it takes to wear gold.

Standing in her way is the greatest of all-time in the eyes of many in regards to the female division of MMA. Nunes owns wins over Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm and Cris Cyborg along with Valentina Shevchenko and others.

The champion did what she does in the first, dominating Spencer by landing 20 strikes to just one from the challenger. She also was in control for over half the round and that just continued through the second with more of the same. 

Just how powerful is Nunes? See for yourself.

According to the stats, Nunes out-landed Spencer through the first three rounds, 76-18, and 108-31 through four. A huge hematoma formed on the forehead of Spencer, but she just would not give in.

For the fight, Nunes finished with 127 strikes landing, with 120 of them being considered significant. She also had six takedowns, with Spencer landing just 37 total strikes.