Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC Vegas 18 event in Vegas on ESPN+, which features a heavyweight tilt on top.
Join us today on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and full play-by-play (main card) as UFC Vegas 19: Blaydes vs. Lewis goes down in Vegas.
The headliner of the card comes in the heavyweight division, with Curtis Blaydes looking to inch closer to title shot when he takes on fearsome striker Derrick Lewis. The co-main comes at women’s bantamweight, with Ketlen Vieira meeting Yana Kunitskaya.
Luis Pena vs. Drakkar Klose is a late scratch from the card.
This is an ESPN+ show and is kicking off slightly earlier than usual. The eight-fight preliminary card is scheduled to start at 5pm ET/2pm PT on ESPN+. The six-fight main card will kick off at 8pm ET/5pm PT on the same streaming network.
Main Card (8 PM ET, ESPN+)
Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
Ketlen Vieira vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Darrick Minner def. Charles Rosa by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)
Chris Daukaus def. Aleksei Oleinik by TKO (punches) at 1:55 of round 1
Phil Hawes def. Nassourdine Imavov by majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Tom Aspinall def. Andrei Arlovski by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:09 of round 2
Preliminary Card (5 PM ET, ESPN+)
Jared Gordon def. Danny Chavez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
John Castaneda def. Eddie Wineland by TKO (punches) at 4:44 of round 1
Julian Erosa def. Nate Landwehr by TKO (flying knee and punches) at :56 of round 1
Casey O’Neill def. Shana Dobson by TKO (strikes) at 3:41 of round 2
Chas Skelly vs. Jamall Emmers cancelled due to Emmers back spasms
Aiemann Zahabi def. Drako Rodriguez by KO (punch) at 3:05 of round 1
Sergei Spivac def. Jared Vanderaa by TKO (punches) at 4:32 of round 2