The Octagon remains in Nevada for today’s UFC Vegas 49 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green.
Makhachev (21-1 MMA) last competed at October’s UFC 267 event, where he scored a first round submission victory over Dan Hooker. The Russian standout is currently riding a nine-fight winning streak, which includes three-straight stoppage victories.
Bobby Green (29-12-1 MMA), meanwhile, will be making a quick turnaround after just defeating Nasrat Haqparast two weeks ago at UFC 271. That win marked ‘King’s’ second in a row, as he had previously dismantled Al Iaquinta at UFC 268.
UFC Vegas 49 is co-headlined by a middleweight matchup featuring Misha Cirkunov taking on Wellington Turman.
Cirkunov (15-7 MMA) made his middleweight debut back in October where he suffered a split decision loss to Krzysztof Jotko. The Canadian has gone just 2-5 over his past seven fights overall.
Meanwhile, Wellington Turman (17-5 MMA) was last seen in the Octagon back in August where he defeated veteran Sam Alvey by split decision. That victory snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The Prodigy’, who had previously suffered knockout losses to Bruno Silva and Andrew Sanchez.
Get all of today’s UFC Vegas 49: ‘Makhachev vs. Green’ Live Results and Highlights below (refresh for updates):
UFC Vegas 49 Main Card (7pm EST on ESPN+)
Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green – Makhachev def. Green via TKO (punches) at 3:23 of Round 1
Misha Cirkunov vs. Wellington Turman – Turman def. Cirkunov via submission (armbar) at 1:29 of Round 2
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Ji Yeon Kim vs. Priscila Cachoeira – Cachoeira def. Kim by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Joel Alvarez – Tsarukyan def. Alvarez via TKO at 1:57 of Round 2
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Armen Petrosyan vs. Gregory Rodrigues – Petrosyan def. Rodrigues by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
UFC Vegas 49 Prelims (4pm EST on ESPN+)
Rong Zhu vs. Ignacio Bahamondes – Bahamondes def. Rong via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:40 of Round 3
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Josiane Nunes vs. Ramona Pascual – Nunes def. Pascual by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 30-26)
Terrance McKinney vs. Fares Ziam – McKinney def. Ziam via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:12 Round 1
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Alejandro Perez vs. Jonathan Martinez – Martinez def. Perez by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Micheal Gillmore – Brahimaj def. Gillmore via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:02 of Round 1
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Victor Altamirano vs. Carlos Hernandez – Hernandez def. Altamirano by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
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