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Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event in DC, which features a 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: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik goes down in Washington, DC.
The headliner comes in the heavyweight division, with veteran Alistair Overeem taking on rising contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik. The co-main comes at women’s strawweight with Cynthia Calvillo meeting Marina Rodriguez.
This is an ESPN card so most of the prelims and all of the main card airs on the big network. The show will open with two prelim fights on ESPN+, kicking off around 5:45pm ET/2:45pm PT. There are only two though, so it’s more likely to kick off around 6pm. We move to ESPN for the main prelims at 7pm ET/4pm ET with four more fights, then six at 9pm ET/6pm PT on the main card.
Check out this week’s MMA Vivisection for predictions, analysis and betting odds on the each matchup.
Main card (9pm ET)
Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Marina Rodriguez vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Stefan Struve vs. Ben Rothwell
Aspen Ladd vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Undercard (7pm ET)
Billy Quarantillo def. Jacob Kilburn by submission (triangle choke) at 3:18 of round 2
Bryce Mitchell def. Matt Sayles by submission (twister) at 4:20 of round 1
Joe Solecki def. Matt Wiman by unanimous decision (30-26, 20-26, 20-27)
Undercard (5:45pm ET)
Virna Jandiroba def. Mallory Martin by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:16 of round 2
Makhmud Muradov def. Trevor Smith by KO (punch) at 4:09 of round 3