Polaris 21 marked the very first time that the promotion staged an event outside of the UK, with them taking the show to Cagliari, Sardinia to deliver results to the fans who were in attendance at the end of the BJJ Summer Week. The preliminary card featured the conclusion of the Polaris Contenders tournament that took place over the previous days and crowned the winners in both the men’s and women’s division, shortly before one of B-Team’s latest prospects Kaya Rudolph took to the mats to take on Francesco Bartolotta. The main event then featured a nice mix of gi and no gi matches before Michelle Nicolini and Ashley Bendle engaged in an incredibly close battle for the inaugural Polaris 60kg title, with Nicolini winning by the thinnest of margins. The main event then saw a match between fan-favorite Jed Hue and UFC veteran Paul Craig, which Hue won in just a little over twenty seconds.
Polaris 21 Full Results
Jed Hue defeats Paul Craig via Submission – Straight Foot Lock (0:21)
Michelle Nicolini defeats Ashley Bendle via Decision – Split
Nicolini wins the inaugural Polaris Professional Jiu Jitsu Bantamweight (60kg) Championship
Owen Livesey defeats Josh Hinger via Decision – Split
Gi Match – Robson Moura defeats Tom Barlow via Decision – Unanimous
Tom Halpin defeats Alessio Sacchetti via Decision – Unanimous
Gi Match – Epsen Mathiesen defeats Luca Anacoreta via Submission – Bow and Arrow Choke (1:52)
Gi Match – Alberto Buriasco defeats Shane Curtis via Decision – Unanimous
Preliminary Card
Kaya Rudolph defeats Francesco Bartolotta via Decision – Unanimous
Leigh Remedios defeats Nick Gullo via Submission – Heel Hook (5:29)
Manuel Pilato defeats Christiano Troisi via Submission – Kneebar (3:25)
Samuel Karas defeats Sven Groten via Submission – Guillotine Choke (5:37)
Karas wins the Men’s division of the Polaris Contenders tournament
Danielle Tighe defeats Darina Goldin via Decision – Unanimous
Tighe wins the Women’s division of the Polaris Contenders tournament
Khadim Dia defeats Matteo Vermiglio via Submission – Rear-naked Choke (6:50)
Loris Zanolini defeats Alessio Salis via Submission – Heel Hook (2:15)
Davide Martinez defeats Fabio Pititto via Decision – Unanimous
Steffano Sanna defeats Matteo Bittichesu via Decision – Unanimous
The full Polaris 21 event replay, including all of the above results, will be available to watch on UFC FightPass, click here to subscribe and watch.
