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Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event in Sao Paulo, which features a light heavyweight fight as the headliner.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and play-by-play (main card) as UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare goes down in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The headliner comes in the light heavyweight division, with middleweight stalwart Jacare Souza making his 205-pound debut against Jan Blachowicz. The co-main also comes at 205, with Shogun Rua taking on late replacement Paul Craig.
This is Brazilian show but we’re on the same schedule as normal. The seven-fight preliminary card starts at 5pm ET/2pm PT on ESPN+, while the five-fight main card (for which play-by-play will be provided) will kick off at 8pm ET/5pm PT on ESPN+.
Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup.
Markus Perez vs. Wellington Turman
Round 1 –
Main card (8pm ET)
Jan Blachowicz vs. Ronaldo Souza
Charles Oliveira vs. Jared Gordon
Antonio Arroyo vs. Andre Muniz
Preliminary Card (5pm ET)
James Krause def. Sergio Moraes by KO (punch) at 4:19 of round 3
Ricardo Ramos def. Luiz Eduardo Garagorri by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:57 of round 1
Francisco Trinaldo def. Bobby Green by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Randy Brown def. Warlley Alves by submission (triangle choke) at 1:22 of round 2
Douglas Silva de Andrade def. Renan Barao by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Ariane Lipski def. Isabela de Padua by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)
Tracy Cortez def. Vanessa Melo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)