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Kicking off UFC 276 fight day, will be the early prelims featuring three bouts on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.

Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC.MMATop StoriesUFC 276: Adesanya Vs. Cannonier: Preliminary And PPV Undercard Live Results, HighlightsBy FIGHT SPORTS 56 mins ago Last updated Jul 2, 2022 Share Kicking off UFC 276 fight day, will be the early prelims featuring three bouts on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.Following at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT will be four high-level matchups fulfilling the preliminary card on ESPN+.Finally, at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, the main card will feature five fights and will go live on ESPN+ PPV. Follow the Live Results and Highlights below, provided by FIGHT SPORTS Early Prelims 6 p.m. ET (UFC Fight Pass) Live Results:(In Progess) Jessica Eye vs. Jessica-Rose Clark via Submission (Armbar) – Round 1, 0:42What a start to tonight’s card by Julija Stoliarenko 😳[ #UFC276 Early Prelims starting NOW on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/zRLEv8rG6R— UFC (@ufc) July 2, 2022 Alexander VolkanovskifightsliveIsrael AdesanyaJared CannonierJessica EyeJessica Rose-ClarkJulija StoliarenkoLive Coverage Share

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Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “All week, all I’ve heard is you guys talking about damage. “This guy is talking about a three-peat or something. Volkanovski dethroned Holloway as champion in 2019 with a points victory, before repeating the feat in 2020 to retain the title. Elsewhere on the card, rising bantamweight star “Suga” Sean O’Malley faces Pedro Munhoz, while Sean Strickland and Alex Pereira go head to head in a middleweight contest that could determine the next contender for a title shot. In the main event of UFC 276, which caps off International Fight Week, Israel Adesanya defends the middleweight belt against Jared Cannonier, wiith the champion a heavy favourite to retain the gold and continue his dominant run atop the division.

ISRAEL ADESANYA faces Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC 276 this weekend. Here's everything you need to know about the card.

Adesanya is currently ranked No 3 on the UFC pound-for-pound list and has been the middleweight champion since 2019. Despite being on the cusp of what he describes as the biggest challenge of his fighting career, Cannonier remains calm and focused on the job at hand. New Zealand’s Israel Adesanya will be looking to make his fifth defence of his UFC Middleweight title against American powerhouse Jared Cannonier this weekend.

A pair of title fights top the marquee for UFC's return to Las Vegas for International Fight Week.

Hard fight to judge— The Prince (@AmirAlbazi) #Ufc276 July 3, 2022 Gabriel Green is up next in a very intriguing battle of welterweights. [ #UFC276 [ #UFC276 Garry landed a solid combination that buzzed Green and opened a cut under his eye and he followed it up with more good strikes and movement to avoid any return fire from Green. Garry closed the round with a very impressive and extended combination, though many of the shots did not hit the mark. The two quickly found themselves in a clinch as Green tried to take the fight to the floor. [ #UFC276 Gabriel Green -- Round 3: Green came out with a very high pace but was dropped by a big Garry right hand. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV following preliminary bouts at 8 p.m. ET. [ #UFC276 Both men have won two fights since that meeting, setting up a third showdown between two of the best featherweights in UFC history. [ #UFC276

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LAS VEGAS — One of the most remarkable careers in UFC history ended on Saturday when Donald Cerrone announced his retirement after he was submitted by Jim ...

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Earlier, Australian Alexander Volkanovski will look to defend his featherweight belt in his third meeting with fierce rival and crowd favourite Max Holloway.

Everyone wants to see the trilogy. So if that’s going to move me forward, let’s do it.” Watch this level change and look at the beautiful use of the hips and amazing flexibility in her core to get over there, passes that arm and gets that far-side armbar.” You all want to see it, right? “My thoughts are only on what he’s going to attempt to do Saturday night and what I’m going to do Saturday night. “But I feel good, I feel great. “It’s the same old song. I’m just glad I have new blood to fight in this fight.” So why do I even pay attention to what people say?” So there’s a lot of people saying a lot of different things. “I’ve been a pro since 2009. I’ve spent my entire 20s and 30s doing this.

Miller jumped into a guillotine choke to become the all-time wins leader in UFC history.

In the second round, Miller and Cerrone threw kicks at the same time, with Cerrone's landing to Miller's face. Miller, who made his debut at UFC 89 in October 2008, looked sharp from the early moments of the fight. LAS VEGAS -- On Saturday night, Jim Miller and Donald Cerrone met on the UFC 276 prelims in a welterweight clash that would determine the UFC's all-time wins leader.

Two title bouts will be decided Saturday night, including Israel Adesanya's defense of his middleweight belt against Jared Cannonier.

Strickland has been inching closer and closer to a title shot, but Pereira—who already owns two wins against Adesanya from their kickboxing matchups—would make for a better story line if Adesanya retains his title. In the main event, Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Jared Cannonier. Eleven years into his career, this marks Cannonier’s first UFC title fight. Cerrone was built to deliver Fight of the Night performances. 24—the most in UFC history—for Miller, and it was immediately followed by Cerrone announcing his retirement. Jalin Turner looked outstanding in his victory against Brad Riddell, who entered the bout ranked No. 14 in the lightweight division. The eye poke occurred just over three minutes into the second round, and Munhoz (19–7, 2 NC) was unable to continue.

After a back-and-forth fight, Sean O'Malley and Pedro Munhoz had their fight ruled a no contest after an accidental eye poke.

The fight was gearing up to be a technical bout. O'Malley, a Helena native, accidentally poked his opponent Pedro Munhoz in the eye in the second round of their fight at UFC 276 in Las Vegas on Saturday. The fight was ruled a no contest after Munhoz was unable to see out of his poked eye. After a much-anticipated top-15 fight was on the books, Sean O'Malley's fight at UFC 276 ended in disappointing fashion.

Alex Pereira showed he could be Israel Adesanya's next title defence, if he beats Jared Cannonier, after a huge first round KO defeat of Sean Strickland.

Pereira hadn't needed a single fight in UFC to already have a huge reputation as someone to be feared in the 185 lb division, because he's the only man to have stopped champion Israel Adesanya. Pereira was making just his third appearance inside the UFC octagon but the middleweight's reputation is already off the charts thanks to his impressive power. Brazilian Alex Pereira continued his impressive start to life in UFC with a huge knockout stoppage of Sean Strickland in the first round, at UFC 276.

LAS VEGAS -- In what was expected to be a moment of truth in Sean O'Malley's potential ascension from bright prospect to bantamweight title contender ended ...

The native of Montana, who fights out of Phoenix, Arizona, stopped all three of his opponents immediately after Vera yet admitted he was only willing to face a top-10 ranked opponent if UFC paid him commensurate to his perceived value. The Brazilian's offense consisted almost exclusively of calf kicks, many of which the 27-year-old O'Malley was able to check. The result was a largely anticlimactic affair for a matchup which featured plenty of tension between the two during fight week press events.

The featherweight champion retained his belt at UFC 276 with a comprehensive points victory in the third defence of the belt he won from Holloway in their first ...

The challenger was enjoying his best spell to date but a combination of Volkanowski's timing and his own cut eye continued to cause him trouble. The challenger answered back with the same shot but continued to play second fiddle as his cut reopened. The challenger struggled with Volkanowski's speed from the opening round and was unable to stamp his authority on the co-main event.

Adesanya was making the fifth defence of his middleweight title as he welcomed the challenge of the hard-hitting Cannonier.

Adesanya snapped back Cannonier's head with another unerring jab at the start of the fourth session as he continued to dominate. The champion increased the pace at the start of the second round as he effortlessly switched stances to land his ram-rod jab. The champion was barely out of second gear over the five-round main event as he cruised to a fourth title defence.

Ahead of the UFC 276 main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya made quite a stir with an entrance inspired by WWE legend The Undertaker.

Israel Adesanya (c) vs. - Israel Adesanya (c) def. Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Adesanya (50-45) Israel Adesanya (c) vs. - Alexander Volkanovski (c) def. B2YB @OnePlus_USA] pic.twitter.com/vtmHICqZPv July 3, 2022 Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Adesanya (40-36) B2YB @OnePlus_USA] pic.twitter.com/AMbjxK9tGB July 3, 2022 Live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/f2ejdXxGz3 Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Adesanya (20-18) Cannonier attempted to make a mid-fight adjustment to work from the clinch against the cage.

Adesanya fought against middleweight contender Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 at the T-mobile Arena, Las Vegas Sunday morning. Since making his debut in 2018, 'The ...

Adesanya landed a few hard leg kicks and then a left hand to Cannonier’s face. Adesanya started mixing his angles and strikes, but Cannonier did find a home for a few more leg kicks. Both men were very hesitant early, but Adesanya landed a few left hands and more leg kicks as Cannonier stalked forward. Cannonier missed with a sweeping hook. Another right hand landed for Adesanya. Since making his debut in 2018, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has looked better each time he’s stepped into the Octagon and is still undefeated in the middleweight.

In the co-main event, Alexander Volkanovski made it a clean sweep in his trilogy against Max Holloway, outpointing the Hawaiian to keep the featherweight ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Uriah Hall via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Brad Tavares via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Gabe Green via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Pereira is a relative novice in mixed martial arts, having only trained for two years, but he has gone 3-0 in the UFC and holds two wins against Adesanya from the pair’s time as kickboxers. Many fans disputed the Australian’s second victory over Hawaiian Holloway, but the champion left no doubt on Saturday, winning all five rounds on all three judges’ scorecards.

Alexander Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the third time Saturday night, defending his featherweight title by unanimous decision with a dominant ...

Cerrone beat Miller in their first meeting in 2014, but Cerrone is now 4-10 since 2016 with a seven-fight winless streak. Bryan Barbarena also stopped Robbie Lawler on strikes late in the second round of a brutal fight in which both veterans absorbed tremendous punishment. Before the title fights, Alex Pereira demolished Sean Strickland with strikes midway through the first round of a victory that burnished the Brazilian kickboxing champion's status as an immediate title contender at middleweight. Holloway's answers dwindled as his cuts grew larger, and Volkanovski patiently racked up scoring shots to leave no doubt in the decision. Cannonier, getting his first UFC title shot at 38 years old, struggled to find a consistent striking range, and he didn't show enough desperation to figure it out. Volkanovski executed a sharp boxing game plan against one of the UFC's best punchers, bloodying Holloway's face early on and steadily increasing the punishment into the final minutes.

Adesanya honored Undertaker on a night where UFC and WWE went head-to-head in the same city.

Adesanya's ode to "The Deadman" is particularly amusing because both UFC and WWE ran shows in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The UFC middleweight champion and the UFC production team really committed to recreating Undertaker's entrance. Israel Adesanya paid homage to The Undertaker at UFC 276.

ISRAEL ADESANYA retained the UFC middleweight title with a striking clinic against Jared Cannonier.The Nigerian-born Kiwi made his fifth defence of th.

Adesanya was more than happy to stay on the outside for the final moments of the fight, which he closed out with a low kick. But frustratingly for him and his corner, he was unable to close the distance for a prolonged period of time and put Adesanya in any serious trouble. But the slick and elusive Adesanya stuffed the attempts and continued to operate in second gear with his slick striking. Adesanya continued to sit back and play the counter striking game, although he did open up with jabs towards the end of the stanza - which he closed with a beautiful right hand. Slowly but surely, Cannonier began to put Adesanya on the back foot - although he was wayward with a telegraphed right hand. Adesanya - who paid tribute to WWE legend The Undertaker as he walked to the cage - was in no rush to make an early statement, taking his time and looking for openings with feints.

Israel Adesanya made a huge entrance for his UFC 276 main event with Jared Cannonier using WWE legend, The Undertaker's entrance music. Adesanya came to the ...

It came at UFC 243 as he took on Robert Whittaker, in the Australian's own backyard, and he danced his way into the arena in impressive style. The urn had Cannonier's name on the front of it, as the Last Stylebender looked to make the latest challenge to his UFC title rest in peace. It wasn't just the music, as the lights dipped and smoke paved his way to the octagon, whilst he wore a hat in the style of the WWE Hall of Famer and carried an urn.

Diaz was in attendance at the latest pay-per-view show, which saw Israel Adesanya defend his middleweight title via unanimous decision against Jared ...

Nate Diaz showed up in Las Vegas to watch UFC 276 on Saturday night Nate Diaz warned an MMA reporter to 'watch your tweets about me' before slapping him while backstage at UFC 276 on Saturday night. - MMA veteran Nate Diaz attended UFC 276 in Las Vegas on Saturday night

While Alexander Volkanovski put on an incredible show of dominance in retaining his featherweight championship against Max Holloway in their trilogy fight, ...

But McGregor also has not won a lightweight fight since 2016 and is 1-3 at the weight in his UFC career. A win for either man is massive and another accomplishment in a truly great career. While Pereira is an elite enough talent to warrant being signed on his own, his two kickboxing wins over Adesanya, one by brutal knockout, have been the underlying story every time he has fought in the Octagon. What Pereira needed to be "deserving" of a shot at Adesanya in the Octagon was an elite win. A reputation for safe gameplans and fights that lack in entertainment value has begun to creep into conversations about Adesanya's place in the sport. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of UFC 276 at the conclusion of the PPV event. While Alexander Volkanovski put on an incredible show of dominance in retaining his featherweight championship against Max Holloway in their trilogy fight, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya left the fans somewhat disappointed after a safe and uninspired victory over Jared Cannonier.

Rapper Drake has infamously cursed a number of high-level athletes by publicly showing his support for them ahead of major events, and broke that streak as ...

The Canadian musician's infamous "curse" extends to other sports as well, with many joking that he was behind Manchester City's Champions League loss to Tottenham Hotspur in 2019. Earlier, in video shared on social media, Adesanya could be seen on a Facetime call with the rapper before the fight. And the Nigerian dominated from start to finish as Cannonier failed to take advantage of his opportunity.

Diaz got angry with tweets supposedly sent by a journalist from Full Send MMA, the new media outlet launched by YouTube stars Nelk, who were covering their ...

Diaz is currently training for a return to the octagon as he looks to finally fight out his UFC contract and get a chance to test free agency. He has been out of action for over a year after losing his last fight to Leon Edwards, and has won just once since his star-making victory over Conor McGregor six-and-a-half years ago. And despite seemingly being interested in chatting with the reporter before posing for photos, he seemed annoyed at his attitude and whispered a message about tweets he had supposedly posted.

The featherweight champion retained his belt at UFC 276 with a comprehensive points victory in the third defence of the belt he won from Holloway in their first ...

The challenger was enjoying his best spell to date but a combination of Volkanovski's timing and his own cut eye continued to cause him trouble. The challenger answered back with the same shot but continued to play second fiddle as his cut reopened. The challenger struggled with Volkanovski's speed from the opening round and was unable to stamp his authority on the co-main event.