The UFC returns to Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, May 11, for UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade. The UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship is one the line when Rose Namajunas defends the belt against Jessica Andrade in the five-round main event.
The co-main event features Brazilian mixed martial arts legend, Anderson Silva. Silva will be taking on Jared Cannonier, who recently earned an impressive stoppage victory against David Branch in his middleweight debut.
Before then, former UFC featherweight champion and all-time great Jose Aldo will clash with Alexander Volkanovski in a bout that many are predicting to be the fight of the night.
Keep reading for live UFC 237 results and video highlights.
UFC 237 Results
Main Card
- Jessica Andrade def. Rose Namajunas via KO (slam) – Round 2, 2:58
- Jared Cannonier def. Anderson Silva via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 4:47
- Alexander Volkanovski def. Jose Aldo via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
- Laureano Staropoli def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision
- Irene Aldana def. Bethe Correia via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 3:24
Prelims
- Ryan Spann def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via KO – Round 1, 2:07
- Thiago Moises def. Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision (30-26 x2, 30-27)
- Warlley Alves def. Sergio Moraes via KO – Round 3, 4:13
- Clay Guida def. B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 29-27)
- Luana Carolina def. Priscila Cachoeira via unanimous decision (30-26 x2, 29-27)
- Raoni Barcelos def. Carlos Huachin via TKO – Round 2, 4:49
- Viviane Araujo def. Talita Fernando via KO – Round 3, 0:48
UFC 237 Highlights
Jessica Andrade became the new UFC strawweight champion with this incredible slam knockout against Rose Namajunas.
https://twitter.com/RiqueMathias/status/1127435488598659073
Jared Cannonier injured Anderson Silva’s leg with a powerful inside leg kick.
Damn. Anderson Silva goes down to an apparent knee injury. Jared Cannonier (-125) gets the win. #UFC237 https://t.co/H1Hp77azez
— Action Combat (@ActionFights) May 12, 2019
It didn’t take long for Ryan Spann to put Antonio Rogerio Nogueira away. Watch Spann’s first-round knockout victory here.
SUPERMAN!!@Superman_Spann silences the Rio crowd and puts Lil Nog away in round 1! #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/KjiqceRpD0
— UFC (@ufc) May 12, 2019
Warlley Alves finished Sergio Moraes in the third round. Watch his knockout finish here.
Warlley Alves puts Moraes away in the third!!@WarlleyAlvesMMA #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/MF1tQ3jaaE
— UFC (@ufc) May 12, 2019
Watch Luana Carolina’s vicious left head kick against Priscila Cachoeria.
Head kick!#UFC237 pic.twitter.com/AwipwrZxgO
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2019
Raoni Barcelos finished Carlos Huachin in the second round in a stoppage that many people view as controversial.
Agree w/ the stoppage? @RaoniBarcelos stops Huachin at #UFC237! pic.twitter.com/43w6Gi23Um
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2019
Viviane Araujo destroyed Talita Fernando in the third round with one of the best knockouts we’ve seen in quite some time.
She's a STRAWWEIGHT!@ViviAraujoMMA wins her Octagon debut – at bantamweight – by KO! Wow! #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/j5phUibTXB
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2019
