Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC 238 main card from Chicago, which features two title fights on top.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and play-by-play as UFC 238 goes down in Chicago.
The main event will see flyweight champ Henry Cejudo attempting to become the latest champ champ when he takes on Marlon Moraes for the vacant UFC bantamweight title. In the co-main event, women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will defend her title against Jessica Eye.
Also of note is a potential fight of the year candidate between Tony Ferguson and Donald Cerrone at lightweight.
This post will cover the main PPV card.
The show kicks off on Fight Pass at approximately 6:15pm ET with four fights. The card then moves to ESPN at 8pm ET for four more bouts, then onto the main PPV card. Remember that you can only order UFC PPVs now through ESPN+, so you have to sign up for that service beforehand if you haven’t already.
The full lineup and schedule follows. The preliminary card will be covered in a separate post.
Round 1 – Ivanov goes to the body. Tuivasa wades in but can’t land. Ivanov lands with a left to the body. Tuivasa with a hard straight right. They clinch against the fence. Short elbow from Tuivasa. Not much going on. Tuivasa misses with a spinning elow as he separates. Ivanov with a big right that drops Tuivasa! He’s up but Ivanov has his nec. Tuivasa gets out of it and lands a big right of his own! He holds Ivanov against the cage. Ivanov with a front headlock. Tuivasa pops his head out. Tuivasa with an elbow and they exchange in close. They separate. Tuivasa with a knee but he gets clipped coming in. Ivanov with a straight left. Big right as Tuivasa ands a leg kick. 1-2 from Tuivasa. Ivanov with a right. Two lefts from Ivanov! 10-9 Ivanov.
Round 2 – Low kick from Tuivasa. Another. Ivanov with a glancing right. Tuivasa with one of his own. Body/head puts Ivanov on wobbly legs! He’s trying to hold on. Inside leg kick from Tuivasa. Tuivasa with two rights. Left from Ivanov. Another. Big shots from both men. Right from Ivanov. Tuivasa swinging wildly, he might be tired. Leg kick from Tuivasa. Right from Tuivasa. Inside leg kick. Left from Ivanov. Left for Ivanov. They trade elbows. Big left scores again for Ivanov. Ivanov with a jab. Low kick from Tuivasa. Ivanov looking for the front headlock again. He had a guilotine but it was too late in the round. 10-9 Ivanov.
Round 3 – Jab from Tuivasa. Big left from Ivanov. Leg kick from Tuivasa. Ivanov with one as well. Tuivasa with a much harder one. Tuivasa with a right. Ivanov appeared to land low but the ref missed it. Ivanov looking for that guillotine again. He drags Tuivasa down briefly. Nothing there though. Knee from Tuivasa. They’re just holding in the clinch. Few punches from Ivanov. Tuivasa with a hard right inside. Back to the guillotine. Knee from Ivanov. And again. Another. Tuivasa gets his head out. Tuivasa wit ha right. 90 seconds to go. Leg kick from Tuivasa. Another. Big right is blocked. Left from Ivanov. Another. Ivanov checks a kick. They’re just landing one punch at a time, but they’re heavy. Right from Ivanov. They throw down with 10 seconds to go. 10-9 and 30-27 Ivanov.
Main card (10pm ET)
Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Eye
Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone