Author: Craig Amos

UFC Fight Night 85 is scheduled for Sunday, March 20. Because the event takes place in Brisbane, Australia, it will air Saturday, March 19 in North America.

Fight Night 85 is headlined by a heavyweight tussle between former UFC champion Frank Mir and former No. 1 contender Mark Hunt. Mir has won just two of his last seven outings, while Hunt has posted a 3-3-1 record over that same stretch.

In the evening’s co-main event, Hector Lombard takes on Neil Magny. Lombard’s last fight, originally a win, was scored a no-contest when he failed his post-fight drug test. Magny enters having won nine of his last 10 outings.

The full Fight Night 85 card is as follows:

 

Main Card on Fox Sports 1 (10 p.m. ET)

• Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir
• Neil Magny vs. Hector Lombard
• Jake Matthews vs. Johnny Case 
• Daniel Kelly vs. Antonio Carlos Junior 
• James Te Huna vs. Steve Bosse 
• Bec Rawlings vs. Seo Hee Ham

 

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET)

• Brendan O’Reilly vs. Alan Jouban
• Daniel Hooker vs. Mark Eddiva
• Leslie Smith vs. Rin Nakai
• Rich Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade

 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (7 p.m. ET)

• Ross Pearson vs. Chad Laprise
• Alan Patrick vs. Damien Brown

Join us here when the action begins for Bleacher Report’s live play-by-play coverage of the full event.

Read more MMA news on BleacherReport.com

UFC 196 is now underway.

The event is headlined by a grudge match between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. McGregor, the current featherweight champion, will fight two weight divisions above the one he currently reigns over as he looks to push his unblemished UFC record to 8-0. Diaz, a short-notice replacement for Rafael dos Anjos, last competed at lightweight, and he carries a 5-3 record over the course of his last eight bouts.

In the co-main event of the evening, bantamweight champion Holly Holm defends her title against perennial challenger Miesha Tate. Holm captured the title last November, dethroning former champion Ronda Rousey with an iconic head-kick knockout. Tate has posted four straight wins since unsuccessfully challenging for the strap back in December 2013.

The full UFC 196 fight card is as follows:

 

UFC 196 Main Card (10 p.m. ET)

• Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz
• Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate
• Gian Villante vs. Ilir Latifi
• Corey Anderson vs. Tom Lawlor
• Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko

 

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET)

• Siyar Bahadurzada def. Brandon Thatch, submission (Round 3, 4:11)
• Nordine Taleb def. Erick Silva, knockout (Round 2, 1:34)
• Vitor Miranda def. Marcelo Guimaraes, TKO (Round 2, 1:09)
• Darren Elkins def. Chas Skelly, unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 30-26)

 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (6:30 p.m. ET)

• Diego Sanchez def. Jim Miller, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Jason Saggo def. Justin Salas, TKO (Round 1, 4:31)
• Teruto Ishihara def. Julian Erosa, knockout (Round 2, 0:34)

Follow below for Bleacher Report’s live play-by-play coverage of the entire UFC 196 event.

Read more MMA news on BleacherReport.com

The Octagon returns to London for UFC Fight Night 84 this Saturday.

The main event is a middleweight bout between former champion Anderson Silva and division stalwart Michael Bisping. Silva last fought 13 months ago, when he received a suspension for committing a doping violation. Bisping enters the bout on the heels of back-to-back decision wins. 

In the co-main event, Gegard Mousasi takes on Thales Leites. Mousasi will look to rebound from a TKO defeat to Uriah Hall, while Leites hopes to come back from a defeat at the hands of Bisping.

The full Fight Night 84 card is as follows:

 

Main Card on UFC Fight Pass (4 p.m. ET)

• Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping
• Gegard Mousasi vs. Thales Leites
• Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura
• Francisco Rivera vs. Brad Pickett

 

Prelims of UFC Fight Pass (12:45 p.m. ET)

• Mike Wilkinson vs. Makwan Amirkhani
• Davey Grant vs. Marlon Vera
• Scott Askham vs. Chris Dempsey
• Arnold Allen vs. Yaotzin Meza
• Brad Scott vs. Krzysztof Jotko
• Norman Parke vs. Rustam Khabilov
• Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Jarjis Danho
• Teemu Packalen vs. Thibault Gouti
• David Teymur vs. Martin Svensson

Join us here when the action begins for Bleacher Report’s live play-by-play coverage of the entire event.

Read more MMA news on BleacherReport.com

The Octagon heads to Pittsburgh this Sunday, February 21, for UFC Fight Night 83.

Headlining the card is a welterweight contest between former lightweight contender Donald Cerrone and Alex Oliveira. Cerrone comes into the bout on the heels of an abortive title run at 155. Oliveira has won three straight.

In the co-main event of the evening, Derek Brunson will look to build on a three-fight win streak of his own by taking out Roan Carneiro. Carneiro began his second stint with the UFC last February, defeating Mark Munoz by submission.

The full UFC Fight Night 83 card is as follows:

 

Main Card on Fox Sports 1 (9 p.m. ET)

• Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira
• Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro
• Cody Garbrandt vs. Augusto Mendes
• Dennis Bermudez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
• Chris Camozzi vs. Joe Riggs
• James Krause vs. Shane Campbell

 

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (7 p.m. ET)

• Alex Garcia vs. Sean Strickland
• Daniel Sarafian vs. Oluwale Bamgbose
• Leonardo Augusto Leleco vs. Anthony Smith
• Jonavin Webb vs. Nathan Coy

 

Fight Pass Prelims (5:30 p.m. ET)

• Marion Reneau vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
• Lauren Murphy vs. Kelly Faszholz
• Anthony Hamilton vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov

 

Join us here when the show starts for Bleacher Report’s live play-by-play coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 83 event.

Read more MMA news on BleacherReport.com

UFC Fight Night 82 is set for Saturday, February 6.

The event is headlined by a welterweight showdown between former champion Johny Hendricks and the up-and-coming Stephen Thompson. Hendricks recently rebounded from a title defeat by taking out Matt Brown. Thompson enters riding a five-fight win streak.

In the co-main event, heavyweights Roy Nelson and Jared Rosholt pair up. Nelson has won just once over the course of his past six bouts, while Rosholt has won three in a row.

The full agenda for UFC Fight Night 82 is as follows:

 

Fight Night 82 Main Card on Fox Sports 1 (10 p.m. ET)

• Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson 
• Roy Nelson vs. Jared Rosholt 
• Ovince Saint Preux vs. Rafael Cavalcante 
• Joseph Benavidez vs. Zach Makovsky
• Misha Cirkunov vs. Alex Nicholson
• Mike Pyle vs. Sean Spencer 

 

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET)

• Josh Burkman vs. KJ Noons
• Derrick Lewis vs. Damian Grabowski 
• Ray Borg vs. Justin Scoggins 
• Noad Lahat vs. Diego Rivas 

 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (7 p.m. ET)

• Mickey Gall vs. Mike Jackson
• Artem Lobov vs. Alex White

Join us here when the action begins for Bleacher Report’s live play-by-play coverage of the entire event.

Read more MMA news on BleacherReport.com