UFC Atlantic City: Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot: Full Results

UFC Atlantic City, also known as UFC on ESPN 54, has recently concluded. Held on March 30 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the event showcased top contenders as well as experienced and up-and-coming fighters in various weight classes. Now, let’s take a look at the complete results of the event.

In the primary match, Erin Blanchfield, the No. 2-ranked UFC women’s flyweight contender, faced off against Manon Fiorot, who held the No. 3 spot.

Despite Blanchfield’s attempts to utilize her grappling, Fiorot’s impressive striking abilities consistently prevented her from doing so. Throughout the fight, Blanchfield’s efforts to close the distance and engage in close-range exchanges were repeatedly thwarted by Fiorot’s sharp and precise strikes.

Despite Blanchfield’s desperate attempts to close the distance, Fiorot remained a skilled counter-striker in their fight. However, as the rounds progressed, it seemed that the 24-year-old American was the more energetic fighter and continued to push the pace until the very end of the fight.

Despite this, Fiorot remained in the lead and ultimately secured a unanimous decision victory, with all judges scoring every round in her favor.

In the co-main event, Joaquin Buckley, who had a 2-0 record in the welterweight division since dropping down in 2023, faced off against No. 11-ranked welterweight contender Vicente Luque. Luque’s last victory was over former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos. They both fought in the event this past weekend.

The first round of the fight was evenly matched and both fighters had their chances. However, in the second round, Luque was taken down and found himself on his back, leaving him vulnerable to Buckley’s brutal ground-and-pound strikes.

Despite Luque’s efforts to protect himself from the relentless barrage of strikes, he was unable to come up with a response to Buckley’s devastating shots. Referee Keith Peterson, who allowed Luque ample opportunity to fight back, ultimately decided to stop the fight as Buckley landed over 50 strikes to the head. With this impressive victory over the 11th-ranked Luque, ‘New Mansa’ is expected to make his way into the top 15 of the welterweight division.

Despite suffering a horrific leg injury at UFC 261 in 2021, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman made a full recovery and returned to competition to fight Bruno Silva in the main card fight at UFC 292. This marked Weidman’s first match since his injury and subsequent recovery, as he had previously faced Brad Tavares at UFC 292.

Despite both Weidman and Silva giving it their all in the cage, their performances were marred by a few fouls, one of which ultimately impacted the outcome of the match.

Weidman emerged victorious in the fight, securing a third-round TKO as Silva fell during an exchange. The Brazilian expressed his disagreement with the result, arguing that an eye poke was the cause of the final sequence.

The outcome of the match was ultimately altered to a unanimous decision victory for Weidman (30-27 X 3), taking into consideration the scores up until the final infraction.

UFC Atlantic City: Exciting Finishes Dominate Prelims and Main Card Results

Despite having one of the highest finishing rates in MMA, middleweight fighter Nursultan Ruziboev’s victory over Sedriques Dumas via Round 1 TKO was met with controversy. This was due to the replay showing Ruziboev’s open palm making contact with his opponent’s eye just before he secured the finishing sequence.

Featherweight contender Kyle Nelson emerged victorious over Bill Algeo by way of TKO, causing significant damage to Algeo with his striking before the referee intervened and halted the fight.

In the highlighted preliminary fight, Nate Landwehr achieved an impressive comeback win against Jamal Emmers. During the initial exchanges, Emmers landed a well-placed left hand that caused damage to Landwehr.

Landwehr, despite being under attack, managed to endure and strike Emmers down with a powerful left uppercut. He continued to dominate with ground-and-pound, leading to his victory by TKO.

UFC’s fifth-ranked strawweight, Virna Jandiroba, utilized her expertise in grappling to dominate Loopy Godinez and secure a unanimous decision win. This victory extended her current winning streak to three consecutive fights.

Julio Arce, Dennis Buzukja, Ibo Aslan, and Jacob Malkoun all achieved knockout victories on the preliminary card. During the match, Arce’s opponent, Herbert Burns, was responsible for multiple low blows. The referee, Gary Copeland, received recognition for his quick action in deducting a point from Burns.

The paragraph below contains information about the main card.

In the women’s flyweight division, Manon Fiorot was declared the winner over Erin Blanchfield by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 50-45.

In the welterweight division, Joaquin Buckley emerged victorious over Vicente Luque via TKO in the second round, after 3 minutes and 17 seconds had elapsed.

In the middleweight division, Chris Weidman defeated Bruno Silva by unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27. The victory came in the third round at the 2:18 mark.

In the middleweight division, Nursultan Ruziboev won against Sedriques Dumas by TKO in the first round at 3:18.

In the featherweight division, Kyle Nelson emerged victorious over Bill Algeo with a TKO in the first round at the 4-minute mark.

Chidi Njokuani defeated Rhys McKee in the welterweight division via split decision (30-27 on two judges’ scorecards, with one judge scoring 28-29).

Preliminary Round

Featherweight fighter Nate Landwehr emerged victorious over Jamall Emmers in the first round, securing a TKO victory at the 4:43 mark.

In the strawweight division, Virna Jandiroba secured a victory over Loopy Godinez by unanimous decision with scores of 29-28 and 30-27 (x2).

Featherweight fighter Julio Arce secured a victory over Herbert Burns by way of a technical knockout in the second round at the 2-minute mark.

Featherweight fighter Dennis Buzukja emerged victorious over Connor Matthews in the third round, securing a TKO at the 0:22 mark.

In the light heavyweight division, Ibo Aslan emerged victorious over Anton Turkalj by way of TKO in the third round, with the stoppage occurring at 1 minute and 32 seconds.

Jacob Malkoun won the middleweight fight against Andre Petroski by TKO in the second round, with the referee stopping the match at 0:39.

In the bantamweight division, Caolan Loughran was declared the winner over Angel Pacheco by unanimous decision (30-27 on two judges’ scorecards, and 30-26 on the third).