UFC 170 Results: Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann

UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann took place on February 22, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ronda Rousey stopped Olympic wrestling medalist Sara McMann with a knee to the body in 66 seconds to retain the UFC women’s bantamweight championship. Daniel Cormier made his light heavyweight debut with a quick stoppage of Patrick Cummins, while Rory MacDonald, Stephen Thompson, and Mike Pyle also earned important wins.

Event video: Rousey versus McMann.

Rousey wins with striking instead of an armbar

McMann landed punches early, but Rousey forced the fight into the clinch against the fence and attacked the body with knees. A left knee folded McMann, and referee Herb Dean stopped the fight at 1:06 of round one.

The finish was debated because McMann appeared to begin recovering quickly, but the official result remained a first-round TKO for Rousey. It was also the first time she won a professional MMA fight without an armbar.

Cormier cruises through an emergency replacement

Daniel Cormier was originally scheduled to face Rashad Evans, but Evans withdrew with a knee injury. Patrick Cummins accepted the fight on short notice. Cormier overwhelmed him with punches and finished at 1:19 of round one in his light heavyweight debut.

MacDonald rebounds; Thompson stops Whittaker

Rory MacDonald defeated Demian Maia by unanimous decision after surviving a difficult opening round on the ground. Stephen Thompson stopped future middleweight champion Robert Whittaker with punches at 3:43 of round one. Mike Pyle stopped T.J. Waldburger late in round three.

Alexis Davis edged Jessica Eye by split decision, Raphael Assunção outpointed Pedro Munhoz, and Aljamain Sterling won his UFC debut against Cody Gibson.

Complete UFC 170 results

• Ronda Rousey def. Sara McMann — TKO (knee to the body); round 1, 1:06. Rousey retained the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.
• Daniel Cormier def. Patrick Cummins — TKO (punches); round 1, 1:19.
• Rory MacDonald def. Demian Maia — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Mike Pyle def. T.J. Waldburger — TKO (elbows and punches); round 3, 4:03.
• Stephen Thompson def. Robert Whittaker — TKO (punches); round 1, 3:43.
• Alexis Davis def. Jessica Eye — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Raphael Assunção def. Pedro Munhoz — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Aljamain Sterling def. Cody Gibson — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Zach Makovsky def. Josh Sampo — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Erik Koch def. Rafaello Oliveira — TKO (punches); round 1, 1:24.
• Ernest Chavez def. Yosdenis Cedeno — split decision; round 3, 5:00.

UFC 170 showed Rousey broadening her finishing game, introduced Cormier to the light heavyweight division, and featured an early meeting involving future champion Robert Whittaker.

Sources

UFC: official UFC 170 event record; Sherdog: complete UFC 170 results.

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