Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-08-07, nice exchanges on the ground: the mma fight Michael Chiesa vs Vicente Luque gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Luque vs Chiesa is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Ciryl Gane – UFC 265. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Michael Chiesa record
The Tuf winner Michael Chiesa entered this fight with a mma record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman).
He lost two consecutive fights between 2017 and 2018, against Kevin Lee (Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Lee) and Anthony Pettis (Anthony Pettis vs Michael Chiesa), but then he has won four matches beating Rafael dos Anjos (Rafael dos Anjos vs Michael Chiesa) and Neil Magny in his last two (Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny).
Vicente Luque record
His opponent, Vicente Luque, has an official record of 20-7-1 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the welterweight division.
He was defeated by Stephen Thompson in 2019 (Stephen Thompson vs Vicente Luque) but then he has won three consecutive matches beating Niko Price, Randy Brown (Vicente Luque vs Randy Brown) and Tyron Woodley (Tyron Woodley vs Vicente Luque).
Among the best fights of Luque we suggest a match rated with four stars in 2019: Vicente Luque vs Bryan Barberena.
Chiesa’s next fight: Michael Chiesa vs Sean Brady
Luque’s next fight: Vicente Luque vs Belal Muhammad 2
UFC 265 info
Event: UFC 265: Lewis vs Gane
Date: 2021-08-07
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Division: welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg)
UFC 265 fight card
Here is the UFC 265 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (PPV – Pay-per-view)
Derrick Lewis vs Ciryl Gane
Jose Aldo vs Pedro Munhoz
Michael Chiesa vs Vicente Luque
Tecia Torres vs Angela Hill 2
Casey Kenney vs Yadong Song
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Rafael Fiziev vs Bobby Green
Vince Morales vs Drako Rodriguez
Ed Herman vs Alonzo Menifield
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Jessica Penne
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Manel Kape vs Ode’ Osbourne
Miles Johns vs Anderson dos Santos
Victoria Leonardo vs Melissa Gatto
Johnny Munoz Jr vs Jamey Simmons
Chiesa vs Luque full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the fight Michael Chiesa vs Vicente Luque as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post.
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Official video
Official highlights – spanish
Chiesa vs Luque result
Vicente Luque defeated Michael Chiesa via submission (D’Arce choke) at 3:25, round 1.
Chiesa vs Luque post-fight interview
Watch the official video of Michael Chiesa vs Vicente Luque post-fight octagon interview.
