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The action is unfolding tonight (Sat., July 11, 2020) at UFC 251 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Flash Forum in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, as three title fights lead one of the biggest cards of the year. Whether it’s Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal, Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 2, or Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo, the main attractions on this card are simply sizzling.
But before three title fights ring in the debut of “Fight Island,” the rest of the UFC 251 fight card will play out in dramatic fashion. From a rematch between two former UFC champions to a light heavyweight barn burner, the main card and “Prelims” will surely get the blood boiling.
We’ve compiled the best of the best below — with all video footage courtesy of UFC and ESPN — and will continue to share the action as it rolls in. Enjoy!
TELL ‘EM @brucebuffer!! #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/LwKRzltCKe
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 11, 2020
Davey Grant def. Martin Day via third-round KO (punch)
Day gets an early knockdown! #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/8MIE1DcDS3
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 11, 2020
Buscando la finalización! #UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/5EGVhK5bTD
— ufcespanol (@UFCEspanol) July 11, 2020
@MartinDay_ ending the round with an exclamation point! #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/CYH66cWLoR
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 11, 2020
WALK IT OFF!
@DaveyGrantMMA ends it in rd 3!#UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/5hu0Xz6GNp
— UFC (@ufc) July 11, 2020
After a massive walk-off KO in Round 3, @DaveyGrantMMA tells Dana White he broke his jaw in the first round #UFC251
(via @danawhite) pic.twitter.com/RlnhIll1BB
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 11, 2020
Karol Rosa def. Vanessa Melo via UD
Unanimous for Karol Rosa in our 2nd #UFC251 early prelim! pic.twitter.com/V6NlMYKnr8
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 11, 2020
Raulian Paiva def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov via UD
Paiva vs Zhumagulov is up NEXT on @espn+ PPV #UFC251 #InAbuDhabi @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/O56mk7Js3v
— danawhite (@danawhite) July 11, 2020
OLHA ELE! @raulianpaivamma é o terceiro brasileiro no Octógono da Ilha da Luta! #UFC251
O card completo você acompanha no @CanalCombate ?? https://t.co/ft1a87ueBk#InAbuDhabi @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/wNh39aVGAn
— UFC Brasil (@UFCBrasil) July 11, 2020
Unanimous for @RaulianPaivaMMA in this one! #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/9tm8fWpQqG
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 11, 2020
Marcin Tybura def. Maxim Grishin via UD
Tybura vs Grishin is up next LIVE and FREE on @espn #UFC251 #InAbuDhabi @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/VMIBg82lMj
— danawhite (@danawhite) July 11, 2020
@MarcinTybura takes the UD! #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/i1EnVoPOBn
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 12, 2020
Leonardo Santos def. Roman Bogatov via UD
He can strike!
@LeoSantosBJJ landing punches through RD 2??.#UFC251 is LIVE on @ESPN. #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/xw9xx1KlAR
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
Makwan Amirkhani def. Danny Henry via first-round submission (anaconda choke)
Technique on display
@MakwanAmirkhani with the quick submission at #UFC251
We are LIVE on @ESPN. #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/LuLTHyua59
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
Muslim Salikhov def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos via SD
These two are opening up to end the round!
We are LIVE on @ESPN. #UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/hOpVXhCF0o
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
Buenos ataques de Dos Santos! #UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/2PaFRhlBA6
— ufcespanol (@UFCEspanol) July 12, 2020
The King of Kung Fu!
Salikhov take the SD victory.#UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/OoMiy9XdpF
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
Jiri Prochazka def. Volkan Oezdemir via second-round KO (punch)
“This man is crazy but I love it!” – @Bisping
We are LIVE on @ESPN. #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/B8299ZwmWX
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
UFC debuts don’t get much better than this @jiri_bjp
Stream #UFC251 on ESPN+ ?? https://t.co/1Ld3yxSXQe pic.twitter.com/IWdAKpyiep
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
Amanda Ribas def. Paige VanZant via first-round submission (armbar)
Quick work!
@AmandaRibasUFC with the first round submission at #UFC251
We are LIVE on ESPN+ PPV ?? https://t.co/2F9xYFPYfP #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/egS17okbQp
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
Start buying that stock in @AmandaRibasUFC now before it’s too late! #UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/wEPLAgP1F3
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 12, 2020
Rose Namajunas def. Jessica Andrade via SD
Thug Rose is back! @RoseNamajunas | #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/tVgu5ftvlp
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
Bate Estaca!#UFC251 | @JessicaMMApro pic.twitter.com/s4Y6ogKDQX
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
Intercambian fuerte!#UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/h7epXxkFzy
— ufcespanol (@UFCEspanol) July 12, 2020
Flowing through RD 2! ??
We are LIVE on ESPN+ PPV ?? https://t.co/2F9xYFPYfP #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/K9ZFUG5BS9
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
Rose enters the matrix in R2 #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/OCSZFkuxtl
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 12, 2020
Late in the fight, @jessicammapro lands a heavy shot and tosses Rose Namajunas #UFC251
?? https://t.co/1Ld3yxSXQe pic.twitter.com/spJ7niPQRq
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
Petr Yan def. Jose Aldo via fifth-round TKO (punches)
The King of Rio coming for another crown!! #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/BUqLxqIChV
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 12, 2020
No Mercy pic.twitter.com/9xaATOUrz3
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
First blood to @PetrYanUFC #UFC251
?? https://t.co/1Ld3yxSXQe pic.twitter.com/lMfXB8WCaC
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
Yan ALMOST ends it in the first!! #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/Lyz9K4dXEJ
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 12, 2020
Clásico Aldo ataca con patadas!#UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/6eJlcLdT9y
— ufcespanol (@UFCEspanol) July 12, 2020
Body work by @josealdojunior starting to pay dividends #UFC251
?? https://t.co/1Ld3yxSXQe pic.twitter.com/L7DZnoyvtm
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
The pressure of @PetrYanUFC is punishing #UFC251
?? https://t.co/1Ld3yxSXQe pic.twitter.com/mZLqgR0ddF
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
THE SOUND OF THESE SHOTS #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/Wrv2yiNKqY
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway via SD
The Blessed Express #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/Q4xKAgDxuB
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
Alexander ‘The Great’ #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/D1rUlzOhGg
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
IT’S TIME #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/XrldhiCGQl
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 12, 2020
The kicks of @BlessedMMA look sharp early #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/Y6ljhO6UjR
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
The @BlessedMMA Express is rolling with another knockdown late in Round 2 #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/7eaaOv58PJ
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
Silencing the doubters #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/nGVQUzJHdi
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 12, 2020
No paran! Vamos a los rounds de campeonato!#UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/0uX9h5Pbqg
— ufcespanol (@UFCEspanol) July 12, 2020
Última ronda de guerra!#UFC251 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/2VLcWavJ9U
— ufcespanol (@UFCEspanol) July 12, 2020
Kamaru Usman def. Jorge Masvidal via UD
Enter Gamebred. #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/6H8Fc4Mpja
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
The Nigerian Nightmare #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/DnMep7I887
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
FIGHT ISLAND
HERE. WE. GO! #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/CdqU8526vr
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
¡Qué inicio de combate! #ESPNKnockOut #LaPasionNuncaSeFue #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/zV9ECX1lqr
— ESPN KnockOut (@ESPNKnockOut) July 12, 2020
The first round ends with @GamebredFighter firing off the cage and @USMAN84kg on the hunt #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/jF4xbACSMA
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
Having fun yet? #UFC251 getting intense through 2?? pic.twitter.com/CXhGfd94T4
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
The eyes. They never lie. #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/jryzQGFcUN
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 12, 2020
After dodging some of Kamaru Usman’s strikes, @GamebredFighter blows a kiss #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/V91CaOXuOl
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
Big takedown by @USMAN84kg puts Masvidal on the mat ??? #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/pkRJojTJY5
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 12, 2020
Respect. #UFC251 pic.twitter.com/Jo6mhXWpQ0
— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2020
For complete UFC 251 results and coverage click here.