Brad Riddell

Renato Carneiro sent a warning to the rest of the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight division: Do not forget about him.

Arce (18-6, 5-4 UFC) completed a takedown inside the opening stanza but was otherwise ineffective. [« Previous Renato Carneiro: Post-Fight Reaction came ‘Natural’](/videos/videointerview/Renato-Carneiro-PostFight-Reaction-came-Natural-19155) [Next UFC 281 ‘Adesanya vs. Trizano (10-3, 4-3 UFC)—who missed weight for the match by 1.6 pounds—drew the curtain 4:51 into Round 1. Negumereanu (13-2, 4-2 UFC) checked out 3:44 into Round 1, suffering his first setback since March 16, 2019. Kowalkiewicz (14-7, 7-7 UFC) swept the scorecards with 29-28 marks from all three members of the cageside judiciary. Juarez (11-5, 1-3 UFC) fired back on occasion—she appeared to stagger her American Top Team-trained counterpart more than once with powerful right hands—but missed out on opportunities to change the direction of the fight. All three cageside judges scored it for Jackson (12-2, 6-2 UFC): 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28. Frevola (10-3-1, 4-3-1 UFC) walked through considerable fire, absorbed a few front kicks to the body and lured the Jupps Fight Team representative into range. The previously undefeated Azaitar (13-1, 2-1 UFC) crashed and burned 2:30 into Round 1. The physically imposing 6-foot-5 Spann (21-7, 7-2 UFC)—who missed weight for the match by 0.6 pounds—closed the deal 1:20 into Round 1. Carneiro (17-5-1, 9-5 UFC) finished it 3:20 into Round 1, as he rebounded from his March 5 defeat to [Rafael dos Anjos](/fighter/Rafael-dos-Anjos-11675). Scores were 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28—all for Petroski (9-1, 4-0 UFC).