“UFC Fight Night 54 MacDonald vs. Saffiedine” Official Results

The UFC caps off their second event of the day in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada this evening.

The event, UFC Fight Night 54, is headlined by a welterweight fight featuring perennial contender Rory MacDonald taking on former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine.

In the co-main event, bantamweights Raphael Assuncao and Bryan Caraway will do battle, with the winner inching closer to a possible bantamweight title shot.

UFC Fight Night 54 Main Card:

• Rory MacDonald defeats Tarec Saffiedine via TKO (punches) 1:28 of the third round
• Raphael Assuncao defeats Bryan Caraway via decision (30-27. 30-27, 30-27)
• Chad Laprise defeats Yosdenis Cedeno via decision (30-27. 30-27, 30-27)
• Elias Theodorou defeats Bruno Santos via decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Nordine Taleb defeats Li Jingliang via split-decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
• Mitch Gagnon defeats Roman Salazar via submission (rear naked choke) 2:55 of the first round

UFC Fight Night 54 Prelims:

• Daron Cruickshank defeats Anthony Njokuani via decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Olivier Aubin-Mercier defeats Jake Lindsey via submission (armbar) 3:22 of the second round
• Paul Felder defeats Jason Saggo via split-decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Chris Kelades defeats Patrick Holohan via decision  (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Albert Tumenov defeats Matt Dwyer via TKO (head kick and punches) 1:03 of the first round
• Pedro Munhoz defeats Jerrod Sanders via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:39 of the first round