UFC on ESPN 32 play-by-play and live results
By John Morgan | January 15, 2022 7:05 pm ET
LAS VEGAS - MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday's UFC on ESPN 32 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT).
UFC on ESPN 32 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
In the main event, Calvin Kattar (22-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) takes on Giga Chikadze (14-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) at featherweight. In the co-feature, Jake Collier (12-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) meets Chase Sherman (15-8 MMA, 3-7 UFC) at heavyweight.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 5 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN+ and 7 p.m. ET for the main card on ESPN.
To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC on ESPN 32 discussion thread. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters John Morgan (@MMAJunkieJohn) and Ken Hathaway (@kenshathaway) on Twitter.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
TJ Brown vs. Charles RosaRound 1 - Brown pressuring with jabs from the center. Rosa circling left on the outside and kicking low. Brown adding the right hand, as well. Rosa catches the cup with a kick, but we continue. Brown confident, switching stances and firing big punches. He kicks to the body, as well. Rosa low kick landing. Brown changes levels and drives forward for the takedown. Rosa scrambles up and grabs the neck but can't get the choke. They move back to the feet. Rosa misses on a massive left hand. He goes back to chopping the legs. Rosa lands a nice right hand, but Brown answers quickly. Two minutes remain, and Rosa opening up a bit. Rosa high kick blocked. Punches traded. Brown still the one pressuring. He drives forward for a takedown. Rosa quickly to a knees and then his feet. He grabs the guillotine and drops to the floor. Brown moves out to side control, and Rosa lets the choke go. Brown sets up the arm-triangle, but Rosa able to survive. Rosa looks for the armbar at the end as Brown punches from top. Fun round, and MMA Junkie gives it to Brown, 10-9.
Round 2 - They engage again quickly with strikes, exchanging punches on the feet. Brown drives forward for the takedown early. Rosa tries to grab the neck. Not there, but it creates a scramble, and Rosa moves to the top. Not there long, as Brown answers with his own sweep. Brown back to the arm-triangle. Rosa defends well, and though it looks tight, but he refuses to tap. Brown sets back up on top with strikes. Rosa grabs the arm. It forces Brown to withdraw and reset. They scramble again, but it's Brown that gets to top. One minute remains. Brown in side control and lands a few nasty elbows on top. Rosa turns to his knees, and Brown threatens the back. Rosa turns again, and Brown locks in the arm-triangle once again. Rosa refusing to tap. Brown lets go, and Rosa threatens the arm. Round ends, and MMA Junkie gives it to Brown, 10-9.
Round 3 - Brown pressing forward again quickly with punches, and he turns to the takedown, slamming Rosa to the canvas and setting up in side control. Rosa turns and exposes his back. Brown trying to take the back, but he slides off. Rosa capitalizes and takes side control. This is a potential moment for Rosa, but Brown patiently waits and then scrambles free. They roll and move back down, and Brown is in the dominant spot once again. He continues to win these exchanges. Rosa scrambles to the feet and looks to attack the neck as they move back to the floor. Rosa desperate for the submission here. Brown wisely battling the hands. Under a minute, and Rosa trying for options. Not there, and Brown scrambles up. Rosa with a late takedown again and lands a few strikes at the bell. MMA Junkie gives the final round to Rosa, 10-9, but awards the fight to Brown, 29-28.
Result: TJ Brown def. Charles Rosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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Records: TJ Brown (16-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Charles Rosa (14-7 MMA, 5-7 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Mark Smith
Judging: Mike Bell (29-28, giving Brown rounds 1 and 2), Adalaide Byrd (29-28, giving Brown rounds 1 and 2), Junichiro Kamijo (29-28, giving Brown rounds 1 and 2)
Round 1 - The taller Croom pumping his jab to keep his opponent away. Kelleher looking for angles. Croom rips off a few crisp hooks and kicks the body. Kelleher pulls away, and Croom drives forward and moves into the clinch. Kelleher defends well against the fence, and Croom pulls back to the center.Punches traded, and Croom hits the deck briefly. He pops right back up, and Kelleher trying to swarm a bit. Croom low kick lands to the cup, and we take a break. Croom working the low kick on the restart. Kelleher trying to pressure, but Croom staying busy with punches and kicks up the middle. Croom continues chopping the legs. Two minutes left. Kelleher looks for a takedown, but it's not there. Kelleher does land a clean jab. Croom answers with volume. He lands to the body. One minute left. Croom with a nice kick to the body. Kelleher trying to land with the hook. He lands a spinning backfist. Right hand follows, and Kelleher drives forward and takes top position. Good round, and MMA Junkie leans toward Kelleher, 10-9.
Round 2 - Croom with a sharp low kick to start. He lands a nice left hand. Volume dropping a little. Kelleher catches a kick but can't do anything. Croom rips off a big overhand. Croom with two punches than score. Big kick to the body. Kelleher struggling to get inside now. Croom fighting long and using strikes to keep his opponent away. Croom pressuring with punches and drives the action to the fence. Kelleher digging underhooks and slides away. Croom fires a knee, but Kelleher drives through it and takes the fight to the floor. Croom trying to scramble. Kelleher grabs a guillotine. Not there, but he scrambles with it and slides around to the back. Croom trying to escape. He rolls free, but Kelleher sets up on top again. Full guard for Croom. Big elbow from Croom in the final seconds. Another competitive round, but MMA Junkie leans toward Kelleher, 10-9.
Round 3 - Quick pace for both men. Kelleher walking forward, but both men land crisp punches in the pocket. Kelleher shoots. It's stuffed, but he immediately shoots again and has the takedown. He slips to the back, and Croom defends well. Croom able to scramble up to his feet, but Kelleher stays tight and scores another takedown. Kelleher controlling and slips out to look for the guillotine. Not there, and Croom stands, but Kelleher dumps him to the canvas. Kelleher swarming. Croom defending well, but Kelleher all over the neck, looking to slip in the guillotine. Croom defending it all, but he's not able to mount any offense. Kelleher relentless with his submission attempts, but Croom answer perfectly every time. Still, he can't get free. One minute left. Kelleher slips to the back. He's looking for the choke. Kelleher lets it go and strikes a bit. He pummels away at the end. MMA Junkie gives the final round to Kelleher, 10-9, and awards him the fight, 30-27. Wouldn't surprise to see Croom get a few of those early rounds.
Result: Brian Kelleher def. Kevin Croom via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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Records: Kevin Croom (21-14 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Brian Kelleher (24-12 MMA, 8-5 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Keith Peterson
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Round 1 - Brahimaj gets the center, and McGee moving to the right as they trade punches early. McGee looking for the body, but Brahimaj working a quick jab. McGee with a big left hand and then pushes forward to the clinch and drives the action to the cage. McGee with a knee to the leg, and Brahimaj screams out. Not sure if that hit the cup. We carry on. McGee changes levels and drives the action to the floor. Brahimaj trying to scramble underneath, and he does work up to his feet. McGee controlling from the back. Brahimaj works to turn inside. McGee changes levels again and left and slams his opponent to the floor. Brahimaj immediately to his knees, and McGee teases the back. Brahimaj turns inside to face, but his back is to the cage. McGee controlling the body, but Brahimaj finally pushes him away, and we reset with one minute left. Brahimaj in the center, but it's McGee with the right hand. Jabs traded. McGee with another big right. McGee getting the best at the end, and he drops Brahimaj at the bell. MMA Junkie gives it to McGee, 10-9.
Round 2 - McGee out quickly. Low sweep trips Brahimaj, but he pops back up. Brahimaj drives through for a takedown. McGee gets up, but Brahimaj slips to his back. McGee turns inside and changes levels, lifting Brahimaj in the air and slamming him to the floor. Brahimaj quickly to his knees and then back to his feet, but McGee is on his back and lifts him for the takedown. Brahimaj back again quickly to his feet. Scramble for position, but it's McGee who works to the outside and presses the action to the fence. Brahimaj bloodied up a bit. He lands a nice knee inside, but McGee answers with a big punch up top. He again lifts and slams Brahimaj to the floor. Brahimaj immediately to his feet. Two minutes left. McGee still controlling from the outside. Finally, Brahimaj battles off the fence, and they trade punches as they reset. McGee wastes little time moving back into the clinch and driving to the cage. Brahimaj pushes away, and they trade punches in the center. Brahimaj drives for a takedown, but McGee stuffs it and spins to the outside, where he scores a late takedown. Brahimaj looks for the leg at the bell, but it's not there. MMA Junkie gives it again to McGee, 10-9.
Round 3 - Brahimaj pushing forward, but McGee answers that by moving into the clinch and looking for the takedown. Brahimaj defends well, but McGee sticks with it. Second effort gets the takedown. Brahimaj wants the neck, but McGee clears the legs. Brahimaj active from his back and looking to attack. He does return to full guard and wrap the neck again. McGee stuck, but he waits through it and continues to grind. Brahimaj turns to his knees, and McGee trying to wrap the neck. Not there, and Brahimaj spins to his back. McGee attacks with the arm-triangle. Brahimaj able to survive it, but he can't escape. McGee on top. Brahimaj turns again, and McGee takes the back. Brahimaj defending his neck well, but he's not table to mount any offense. McGee stays there until the bell. MMA Junkie gives it again to McGee, 10-9, and awards him the fight 30-27.
Result: Court McGee def. Ramiz Brahimaj via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Records: Ramiz Brahimaj (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Court McGee (21-10 MMA, 10-9 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Chris Tognoni
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Round 1 - Jabs traded from opposing stances. Both men patient to start, pawing at the hands. Holmes just misses a big high kick. He kicks to the body, as well. Pickett rushes forward with punches, but Holmes grabs the clinch and spins the cation to the cage. Nothing there, and they back away. Holmes throwing powerful kicks, and Pickett answering with punches. Another clinch, and Holmes slips to the outside. Pickett able to reverse it. He tries to change levels, but Holmes defending well. Holmes with a few elbows inside. Pickett backs away. Pickett with a kick to the body. One minute left. Nice left hand for Pickett. He's pressing at the end. He drives forward for a takedown and gets the action to the floor. Holmes immediately to a seated position. He crawls to his feet, as well, but Pickett maintains control from the outside until just before the bell. MMA Junkie gives it to Pickett, 10-9.
Round 2 - Quick start from both, and they move to the clinch. Pickett with a takedown, but Holmes scrambles up and starts swinging. Pickett trying to press but eats a stiff jab. Holmes scores a big right hand after. Pickett pressing, but Holmes digging in and landing with some powerful shots. Holmes has some damage on his left cheek. Pickett misses a kick, and Holmes nearly slips as he evades. Low kicks traded. Pickett the one moving forward, and he lands a nice right hand. He pushes back into the clinch. Holmes able to switch to the outside. Pickett with a knee inside as they battle for position. Pickett seems the fresher man, and they move to the center, but they're back in the clinch quickly. One minute left. Holmes working from the outside but not doing much. Pickett spins free and rips off a few punches. They clinch again lates. MMA Junkie gives it again to Pickett, 10-9.
Round 3 - Pickett storms forward with punches. Holmes retreats and land solid counters, but he's struggling to match the energy. Holmes happy to fight on the outside. Pickett the aggressor, but he's crowding himself and falling to the clinch quickly. Nothing there, so he pulls away. Pickett with a side kick to the body. Holmes countering when he can and lands a nice kick to the body. Pickett briefly wraps the neck and throws a knee inside. Punches traded. Pickett with another side kick. He kicks to the body. Less than two minutes. Holmes lands a nice left hand. They clinch, and Holmes moves to the outside. Pickett with a high kick. Side kick just misses. They finish on the feet. All close rounds. MMA Junkie gives it again to Pickett, 10-9, awarding him the fight 30-27, but it feels like scores could be a bit wild.
Result: Jamie Pickett def. Joseph Holmes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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Records: Joseph Holmes (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Jamie Pickett (13-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Mark Smith
Judging: Eric Colon (29-28, giving Pickett rounds 2 and 3), Chris Lee (29-28, giving Pickett rounds 2 and 3), Adalaide Byrd (29-28, giving Pickett rounds 2 and 3)
Round 1 - Brito pressing forward at the start. Algeo kicks the legs and then goes up top. Brito presses into the clinch and wraps the body. Knees traded inside. Algeo with his back to the cage. Brito changes levels for the takedown, and Algeo trying to hit the switch. Not there, but Algeo refuses to go to his back and kneels before standing. Brito again deep on the legs and then lifts and slams Algeo to the floor. He slips to the back and works in his hooks. Algeo peeling away the choke as Brito switches arms for the attack. Brito punching and switching choke arms, but Algeo is able to spin inside and now takes the top. Short elbow from the top. Less than two minutes. Brito tries to attack the arm. Not there, but it creates a scramble that sees him escape to the feet. Brito shoots, but Algeo stuffs it. Algeo just avoids a knee. Algeo trying to keep space and strike, but Brito is very aggressive and presses inside. Algeo pulls away and lands a jab and a front kick. Still, MMA Junkie gives the round to Brito, 10-9.
Round 2 - Brito again very aggressive, but Algeo able to slip away and land a crisp hook. Brito rushes forward for a takedown, but Algeo sprawls well and drives in a few elbows. Brito relentless with his forward pressure, hunting the takedown. Algeo stuffs it and controls from the front. Brito defending against the knee as Algeo controls from the front. Algeo finally lets go and scores with a punch as they break. Brito with a few nasty leg kicks as they move back to the center. he continues moving forward, and they trade punches in the pocket. Brito with a stiff right hand. Brito again wants the takedown. Algeo sprawls well and drives his opponent down. Algeo tries to take the back, but Brito gets the back to the canvas. Algeo in side control. Brito turns to his knees and then stands. Algeo driving knees to the body. He lands to the head as well. They break with less than a minute. Brito with a big right hand. Algeo with his hands down, trusting his head movement. They clinch again. Knees traded. They finish in the clinch. MMA Junkie gives it to Algeo, 10-9.
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Records: Bill Algeo (14-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Joanderson Brito (12-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: ESPN
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Records: Viacheslav Borshchev (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Dakota Bush (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Broadcast: ESPN
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Records: Katlyn Chookagian (16-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Jennifer Maia (19-7-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Division: Women's flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN
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Records: Rogerio Bontorin (17-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Brandon Royval (12-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN
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Records: Jake Collier (12-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC), Chase Sherman (15-8 MMA, 3-7 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Broadcast: ESPN
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Records: Calvin Kattar (22-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Giga Chikadze (14-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: ESPN
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