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Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC event in Las Vegas on ESPN and ESPN+, which features a big welterweight matchup in the main event.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and full play-by-play as UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns goes down in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The headliner comes in the welterweight division, as former champion Tyron Woodley takes on rising contender Gilbert Burns in a key five-round matchup. The co-main is a heavyweight clash between Blagoi Ivanov and Augusto Sakai, both of whom want to crack the top-10.
The six-fight preliminary card is scheduled to start at 6pm ET/3pm PT on the big network, and there will be a stream on ESPN+ as well. The five-fight main card will kick off at 9pm ET/6pm PT on the same network, along with ESPN+.
We are only providing play-by-play for the main card. The bout order is below:
Main Card (9 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)
Billy Quarantillo vs. Spike Carlyle
Round 1 – Carlyle like a maniac throws a flying knee and then throws a couple of elbows and almost gets Billy’s back. What the hell just happened? Carlyle slams Quarantillo and eventually advances to back mount. He’s high on the back but Quarantillo cannot get escape. Carlyle with big shots from full mount and he goes for an armbar! Quarantillo escapes and he is on top. In a wild turn of events, Quarantillo has the back but he loses the position and Carlyle gets on top and breaks the body lock. Carlyle keeping things active on top but Quarantillo gets to his feet, only for Carlyle to get him down into half-guard. Hammerfists by Carlyle and he is going all-out in this round. And then what the hell just happened? Carlyle just stopped fighting and the round hadn’t ended! Then Quarantillo dropped him with a left. What?!!! Round over. 10-9 Carlyle.
Round 2 – Hahahaha what on earth? Carlyle drops Quarantillo and then a mad scramble ensues that ends with Billy establishing top position on Spike, but he loses the position again and Carlyle is in Billy’s guard. Quarantillo throwing elbows from the bottom. Carlyle with some good left hands and Billy is on his way up. Carlyle jumps for the back and again he’s too high, so Billy could escape but he does not. Good adjustment by Carlyle but Quarantillo still gets back to his feet. Vicious knee to the body by Quarantillo and he gets an easy takedown. Carlyle scrambles to his feet but eats another knee to the body. Carlyle is exhausted. He grabs a leg and Quarantillo counters with a guillotine, which he abandons and he’s on his back. Triangle choke by Quarantillo but Spike will escape this one. He goes for it again and drops elbows too. Transitions for an armbar but Spike gets out of that too. 19-19?
Round 3 –
Brok Weaver vs. Roosevelt Roberts
Round 1 – Weaver closes distance and clinches up. Roberts turns him around, separates and lands a right hand. Weaver with a lunging left as he clinches again. They’re talking to each other but I’ve no idea what they’re saying. Anyway, clinch is separated and Roberts drills Weaver with an uppercut. Good left by Roberts. Good body shot by Roberts. Leg kick by Roberts is checked by Weaver, but he lands a 1-2 on Brok. Lightning fast straight right by Roberts. Damn. Leg kick as Roberts talks more trash. Roberts escapes Weaver’s clinch again and resets to land a straight right. Roberts narrowly misses a big right hand and briefly goes for a takedown but Weaver defends it. Standing guillotine by Roberts and Weaver spins out of it, but Roberts is on top. He has Brok on the seat of his pants to end round one. 10-9 Roberts.
Round 2 – Weaver aggressively trying to get Roberts against the fance but he’s not doing much offensively. Roberts reverses the position again and throws some body shots while Roberts has some pressure to the head. Weaver gets drilled with a right hand and a left hook and Roberts secures the takedown. Roberts has half-guard and drops down some elbows. Roosevelt wants the d’arce choke but instead gets full mount in a slick transition. Weaver is in trouble and Roberts wants the choke. Weaver grabs the fence to aid his escape, then eats several punches and is clearly hurt. Roberts goes for the choke again and this time it’s under the chin and Weaver taps. That was not competitive at all.
Official result: Roosevelt Roberts def. Brok Weaver by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:26 of round 2
Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns
Augusto Sakai vs. Blagoy Ivanov
Mackenzie Dern vs. Hannah Cifers
Round 1 – Big shots exchanged by both women but nothing really landing cleanly. Cifers with a good knee in the clinch and a right hand. Another big knee by Cifers. Strong start from Cifers. They separate from the clinch and Dern whacks Cifers with an uppercut. Leg kick by Cifers. Dern throwing heaters and then tosses Cifers to the mat. Cifers scrambles on top but gives up her left leg and you don’t want to grapple with Dern. Kneebar is locked in and it’s tap time.
Official result: Mackenzie Dern def. Hannah Ciferse by submission (kneebar) at 2:36 of round 1
Preliminary Card (6 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)
Katlyn Chookagian def. Antonina Shevchenko by unanimous decision (30-25 x3)
Daniel Rodriguez def. Gabriel Green by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Jamahal Hill def. Klidson Abreu by TKO (strikes) at 1:51 of round 1
Brandon Royval def. Tim Elliott by submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:18 of round 2
Casey Kenney def. Louis Smolka by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:03 of round 1
Chris Gutierrez def. Vince Morales by TKO (leg kicks) at 4:27 of round 2