UFC 239 results: Jon Jones defeats Thiago Santos by decision, Jorge Masvidal scores fastest KO in promotion's history
Re-live all the action from the UFC light heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas
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Your support makes all the difference.Jon Jones (25-1, 1 NC) retained his light heavyweight title at UFC 239 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, defeating Thiago Santos (21-7-0) by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47).
In the co-main event, Amanda Nunes (18-4) retained her women's bantamweight title with a first-round finish against Holly Holm (12-5), stopping the former champion with a head kick late in the round.
Meanwhile, Jorge Masvidal (34-13) created history by knocking out the previously undefeated Ben Askren (19-1, 1 NC) in five seconds, marking the fastest KO in UFC history.
When is UFC 239?
UFC 239 takes place on the night of Saturday 6 July.
What time does it start?
The UFC 239 main card begins at 3am BST (10pm ET). The early prelims begin at 11pm BST (6pm ET), with the prelims getting underway at 1am (8pm ET).
How to watch
The fight will be shown live in the UK on BT Sport, with prelims being shown on BT Sport 1 and the main card on BT Sport Box Office at a cost of £19.95.
The fight can also be purchased on the BT Sport website, which will enable the broadcast to be watched online and on tablet.
Full fight card
Jon Jones (c) vs Thiago Santos (light heavyweight)
Amanda Nunes (c) vs Holly Holm (women’s bantamweight)
Jorge Masvidal vs Ben Askren (welterweight)
Luke Rockhold vs Jan Blachowicz (light heavyweight)
Diego Sanchez vs Michael Chiesa (welterweight)
Preliminary card
Gilbert Melendez vs Arnold Allen (featherweight)
Marlon Vera vs Hohelin Hernandez (bantamweight)
Claudia Gadelha vs Randa Markos (women’s strawweight)
Alejandro Perez vs Yadong Song (bantamweight)
Early prelims
Edmen Shahbazyan vs Jack Marshman (middleweight)
Ismail Naurdiev vs Chance Rencountre (welterweight)
Julia Avila vs Pannie Kianzad (women’s bantamweight)
A huge left hook from Blachowicz puts Rockhold down, and referee Herb Dean immediately knows that the former middleweight champ is done. Blachowicz gets off a strike with Rockhold sat – completely out of it – on the mat, and the contest is stopped.
Blachowicz def. Rockhold by KO (1:39 of round 2).
Well, any questions about Rockhold's chin were answered there. That said, it was a strong left hand from Blachowicz, which would have put many fighters down. A massive win for the Pole!
It's time for what many fans would deem the most anticipated fight of the night: a grudge match between Jorge Masvidal (33-13) and Ben Askren (19-0, 1 NC).
Former ONE and Bellator welterweight champion Askren had a crazy UFC debut in March, after coming out of retirement to finally sign with the promotion. The 34-year-old former Olympic wrestler finished Robbie Lawler with a bulldog choke in the first round, but it wasn't totally clear that Lawler was out, and he certainly didn't tap. Askren will hope there's no controversy tonight.
Meanwhile, Jorge Masvidal stunned Darren Till in London in March, separating the Liverpudlian from his consciousness with an emphatic first-round knockout. Masvidal doesn't suffer fools lightly, and there's no doubt that 'Gamebred' thinks Funky' is a fool... There's some bad blood here for certain.
Masvidal is talking smack before the fight even starts and OH MY GOODNESS! Masvidal with one of the greatest KOs of all time!
My word. Fans in the T-Mobile Arena just witnessed the fastest KO in UFC history at five seconds. Masvidal literally knocked out Askren with the first strike in the fight. Askren immediately goes for a double-leg takedown, but Masvidal meets him with a flying knee. Askren's lights are switched off as soon as the knee lands.
Masvidal def. Askren by KO (0:05 of round 1).
Askren's undefeated record was just obliterated and 'Funky' is still out of it. As the referee rushed to save Askren, Masvidal was able to land some hard punches on the ground.
Right. Difficult as it might be, we have to move on from that crazy fight – if you can call it a fight – as the co-main event is looming. Women's featherweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes defends her bantamweight title against Holly Holm.
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