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Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event on Fight Island on ESPN+, which features a flyweight title fight on top.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and full play-by-play as UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez goes down on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
The headliner comes in the flyweight division, with the title up for grabs in a rematch between Deivision Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez. Figuieredo made weight this time, which makes this mean a lot more. Figueiredo won the first fight over weight, off a controversial headbutt, so we’ll get some resolution tonight.
This is an ESPN+ show and is kicking off slightly earlier than usual. The seven-fight preliminary card is scheduled to start at 5pm ET/2pm PT on ESPN+. The main card kicks off at 8pm ET/5pm ET.
Main Card (ESPN+)
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez (FLW Title)
Jack Hermansson vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Fiziev
Ariane Lipski vs. Luana Carolina
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Askar Askarov
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Roman Dolidze def. Khadis Ibragimov by TKO (knee and punches) at 4:15 of round 1
Grant Dawson def. Nad Narimani by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-27)
Joel Álvarez def. Joseph Duffy by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:25 of round 1
Brett Johns def. Montel Jackson by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Amir Albazi def. Malcolm Gordon by submission (triangle choke) at 4:42 of round 1
Arman Tsarukyan def. Davi Ramos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Sergey Spivak def. Carlos Felipe by majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)