Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event in Wichita, which features a heavyweight slugfest between Junior dos Santos and Derrick Lewis in the headliner.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and play-by-play as UFC on ESPN+ 4: Lewis vs. Dos Santos takes place in Wichita, KS.
The headliner comes in the heavyweight division, where Junior dos Santos looks to get back in the title hunt in what should be a slugfest against the always-game Derrick Lewis. The co-main comes at welterweight, with rising prospects Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Curtis Millender meeting looking to continue their win streaks.
Today’s event is in the US, but we’re still adjusting to the new schedule the promotion is using for ESPN broadcasts. The entire show will air on ESPN+ this time around. The seven-fight preliminary card starts at 5pm ET/2pm PT, while the six-fight main card will kick off at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup.
Round 1 – Moret comes out and lands a big left immediately. White spins him to the fence when he tries for a takedown and lands some knees. They stall out quickly. White with an elbow on the break, but they clinch again. White cinches up a guillotine but Moret escapes. He lands a left and looks for a takedown. He finally gets it. He’s controlling an arm, but not landing much. Now he connects with some nasty elbows that open White up. He gets up at least. 10-9 Moret.
Round 2 – White backs Moret up to the fence. Moret reverses. They separate, and White cracks him on the way back in. He secures a guillotine again, but doesn’t drop to the ground. He lets go and level changes. Nothing doing and they get back to the middle. Moret with a leg kick, White lands a right. They trade shots. Moret shoots and puts White against the fence. Nothing doing. White spins, Moret counters, no one lands. White with a nice combination. 10-9 White.
Round 3 –
Main Card (ESPN+, 8pm ET)
Junior dos Santos vs. Derrick Lewis
Elizeu Zaleski vs. Curtis Millender
Blagoy Ivanov vs. Ben Rothwell
Tim Boetsch vs. Omari Akhmedov
Undercard (ESPN+, 5pm ET)
Anthony Rocco Martin vs. Sergio Moraes
Yana Kunitskaya vs. Marion Reneau
Maurice Greene vs. Jeff Hughes