{"id":332238,"date":"2019-11-16T15:13:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T23:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=332238"},"modified":"2019-11-16T20:03:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T04:03:42","slug":"ufc-sao-paulo-blachowicz-vs-jacare-results-and-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-sao-paulo-blachowicz-vs-jacare-results-and-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Sao Paulo: ‘Blachowicz vs. Jacare’ Results and Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Octagon returns to Sao Paulo this evening for UFC Fight Night 164, an event headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Jan Blachowicz and Jacare Souza.<\/p>\n

The entire 12-bout fight card is set to air on ESPN+ starting at 5pm EST.<\/p>\n

Jan Blachowicz (24-8 MMA) will be returning to the cage for the first time since destroying<\/a> Luke Rockhold at July’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas. The Polish star has gone 5-1 over his past six Octagon<\/a> appearances, with his lone loss in that time coming to Thiago Santos by way of TKO.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (26-7 MMA) will be making his light heavyweight debut in tonight’s main event. The former Strikeforce champion, Souza, has gone 3-3 over his past six UFC appearances. In his most recent outing at April’s UFC event in Sunrise, ‘Jacare’ suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jack Hermansson.<\/p>\n

\"Shogun<\/p>\n

In the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Sao Paulo main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua will take on Scottish standout Paul Craig.<\/p>\n

Shogun Rua (26-11 MMA) was most recently seen in action at December’s UFC Adelaide event, where he scored a third round TKO victory over Tyson Pedro. The Brazilian legend has gone 4-1 over his past five UFC appearances.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Paul Craig (12-4 MMA) is coming off a submission victory over Vinicius Moreira in his most recent effort. ‘Bearjew’ has gone 4-4 since joining the UFC ranks in December of 2016.<\/p>\n

Get all of tonight’s UFC Sao Paulo Results and Highlights below:<\/p>\n

UFC Sao Paulo Main Card (8pm EST)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jan Blachowicz vs. Ronaldo Souza – Blachowicz def. Souza by split decision (48-47, 48-47, 47-48)
\nMauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig – ruled a split draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)
\nJared Gordon vs. Charles Oliveira – Oliveira def. Gordon by KO at 1:26 of Round 1<\/p>\n

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The all-time leader in submissions got HANDS, too!#UFCSP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/o5ab6Hunf5<\/a><\/p>\n

— UFC (@ufc) November 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n