UFC Vegas 115, held at the Meta APEX, featured a lightweight main event between Renato Moicano and Chris Duncan. Moicano was looking to rebound from successive defeats against Islam Makhachev and Beneil Dariush, aiming to climb back up the 155-pound rankings. Standing across from him was Chris Duncan, a Scottish fighter on a winning streak, striving for his seventh career victory and fifth consecutive win inside the Octagon. Duncan’s most recent performance was a spectacular first-round submission victory over Terence McKinney in December.
The co-main event of the evening showcased a crucial strawweight eliminator bout, with former title challenger Virna Jandiroba taking on Tabatha Ricci.
Before the main card commenced, the event featured seven exciting preliminary bouts. These included the second UFC appearance of Brazilian knockout artist Alice Pereira and a notable heavyweight clash between Tomas Petersen and the undefeated Guilherme Pat.
UFC Vegas 115 Preliminary Results:
- Heavyweight Bout: Thomas Petersen defeated Guilherme Pat via majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27).
- Flyweight Bout: Alessandro Costa defeated Stewart Nicoll via TKO (left hook/liver shot) at 4:56 of Round 2.
- Lightweight Bout: Darrius Flowers defeated Lando Vannata via TKO (strikes) at 0:52 of Round 2.
- Bantamweight Bout: Alice Pereira defeated Hailey Cowan via KO (knee) at 4:24 of Round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Tresean Gore defeated Azamat Bekoev via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:27 of Round 3.
- Flyweight Bout: Dione Barbosa defeated Melissa Gatto via majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27).
- Lightweight Bout: Kai Kamaka III defeated Dakota Hope via split decision.
