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‘UFC on ESPN 36: Blachowicz vs. Rakic’ results

Check out the results from Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

MMA Underground staff

May 14, 2022 · 1 min read

UFC on ESPN 36 took place Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, The entire event aired on ESPN2 and streamed live on ESPN+.

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In the main event, top light heavyweights collided in a possible No. 1 contender matchup, with Jan Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) taking on Aleksandar Rakic (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC).

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The full UFC on ESPN 36 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+)

Jan Blachowicz def. Aleksandar Rakic TKO (leg injury) – Round 3, 1:11
Ryan Spann def. Ion Cutelaba via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:22
Davey Grant def. Louis Smolka via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 0:49
Katlyn Chookagian def. Amanda Ribas via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Manuel Torres def. Frank Camacho via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:27
Allan Nascimento def. Jake Hadley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+)

Viviane Araujo def. Andrea Lee via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Michael Johnson def. Alan Patrick via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 3:22
Virna Jandiroba def. Angela Hill via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Tatsuro Taira def. Carlos Candelario via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Andre Petroski def. Nick Maximov via technical submission (anaconda choke) – Round 1. 1:16