Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC 217 preliminary card from New York, which is highlighted by a lightweight attraction.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and play-by-play as UFC 217 goes down in New York.
The card features three title fights, with the headliner seeing UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping defending his title against the returning welterweight legend, Georges St-Pierre. The co-main is Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw for the men’s 135-pound belt. Finally, Joanna Jedrzejczyk faces Rose Namajunas for the women’s strawweight championship.
This post will cover the preliminary card. The featured prelim bout takes place in the lightweight division, with James Vick meeting Joseph Duffy.
Live results and play-by-play will commence with the Fight Pass broadcast at 7pm ET/4pm PT for two fights. Then things move to FS1 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The full lineup and schedule follows. Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup.
Aiemann Zahabi vs. Ricardo Ramos
Round 1 – Ramos with a head kick. Zahabi clinches and lands a knee. He tries to drag Ramos to the ground but Ramos scrambles into top position. He spins for a brief omopalata. Good scramble to start. Ramos with a leg kick. Another one. Ramos with a jab. Yet another leg kick. Zahabi with an uppercut. Ramos with a nice takedown. Zahabi up right away though. Zahabi scores with a right and they clinch. They stay there for a while. Ramos with a nice judo trip and he takes Zahabi’s back late. 10-9 Ramos.
Round 2 – Ramos with a head kick. He kicks the front leg again. Zahabi with a right. He’s pressuring. Zahabi landed a right hook as Ramos threw a kick. He goes back to the jab. Ramos lands a left. He looks for a flying knee but Zahabi caught him. Nice uppercut from Zahabi. Ramos fires back with a jab and a leg kick. Shovel left from Ramos. Jabs from Zahabi. Ramos steps aside and lands a hard leg kick. Body shot from Zahabi. Ramos jabbing, but Zahabi lands a hard one of his own. Ramos goes back to the jab again with three in a row. Zahabi closes with his. 10-9 Zahabi.
Round 3 – Ramos with a switch kick. Zahabi with a jab. Ramos misses with a head kick. Ramos jab is effective. Big uppercut from Zahabi. Right hook from Zahabi. Zahabi with a right and a head kick. Ramos with a spinning elbow and Zahabi is out cold! Holy cow!
Ricardo Ramos defeated Aiemann Zahabi by KO (spinning elbow), round 3
FS1 Card (8pm ET)
Corey Anderson vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Fight Pass Card (7pm ET)
Alexey Oleinik vs. Curtis Blaydes