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Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC Vegas 6 event 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 as UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik, or UFC Vegas 6 if you prefer, goes down at UFC Apex in Vegas.
The headliner comes in the heavyweight division, with slugger Derrick Lewis taking on submission specialist Aleksei Oleinik. The co-main will see former middleweight champion Chris Weidman looking to get back on track when he meets the dangerous Omari Akhmedov.
This is an ESPN+ show and is kicking off at the regular time. The seven-fight preliminary card is scheduled to start at 6pm ET/3pm PT. The five-fight main card will kick off at 8pm ET/5pm PT on ESPN+.
Main Card
Derrick Lewis vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Chris Weidman vs. Omari Akhmedov
Darren Stewart vs. Maki Pitolo
Yana Kunitskaya vs. Julija Stoliarenko
Beneil Dariush vs. Scott Holtzman
Preliminary Card
Tim Means vs. Laureano Staropoli
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Alex Munoz
Kevin Holland vs. Joaquin Buckley
Andrew Sanchez defeated Wellington Turman via KO (punch) at 4:14 of round 1
Gavin Tucker defeated Justin Jaynes via submission (RNC) at 1:43 of round 3
Youseff Zalal defeated Peter Barrett via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
Irwin Rivera defeated Ali Al Qaisi via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)