The ESPN 65 UFC will be held on Saturdays. You can participate in the live round coverage and official results from the round by round from 6pm (3pm Pt). The ESPN 65 UFC will be held at UFC Apex (ESPN, ESPN+) in Las Vegas.
Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will take on the undefeated featherweight Lerow Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) in the main event. In the 145-pound co-specific, Joanderson Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets Pat Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC).
Follow the round by round updates and official results starting at around 6pm on ET ET for ESPN/ESPN+ qualifying and ESPN/ESPN+ main card qualifying.
Everyone, enjoy the battle.
ESPN 65 lineup UFC
Main card (ESPN2/ESPN+, 9pm ET)
- Josh Emmett vs. Lerown Murphy
- Joanderson Brito Vs. Pat Sabatininin
- Changho Lee vs. Cortavious Romious
- Gerald Meerschart vs. Brad Tavares
- Lewis Grule vs. Ode Osborne
- Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin
Spare card (ESPN2/ESPN+, 6pm ET)
- Dion Barbosa vs Diana Berbita
- Daniel Furnza vs Reese McKee
- Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes
- Victor Henry Deff. Pedro Falcao (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Martin Buday def. Uranium Satibaldiev (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos by Unanous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes
Round 1 – They touch the gloves and Lookbone Me opens the action with a few kicks. Nunes controls the center and switches stance while kicking it to the foot. Lookboonmee fires another kick. Lookboonmee rips fast 1-2 with kick combos. They trade leg kicks. A front kick from Lookboonmee is caught. Nunes holds it and looks for a big right hand, but misses it. Eyes from Lookboonmee temporarily pause the fight. In a reboot, LookBoonmee offers more kicks. Nunes adds a front kick to his body. Lookboonmee brings the combination to advancing. Nunes is about to answer. Lookboonmee goes to Takedown, but Nunes reverses it and takes the highest position in one minute. Nunes is heavier on top to prevent Lookboonmee sweep.
MMA Junkie wins the round 10-9 for LookBoonmee.
Round 2 – Nunes launches sharp combos and starts, while Stowboonmee Blitzes takes a ton of strikes. They decide after a while. Lookboonmee looks for head and arm throws, but Nunes prevents it. Nunes maintains clinch’s position, repeatedly passing her fingers through the fence, and slaps her hands several times at the referee. Lookboonmee finally travels, but Nunes quickly attacks the heel hook. Lookboonmee deals with positions and eventually stacks. Nunes adjusts to get another grip on the heel hook up to the horn.
MMA Junkie wins Nunes round 10-9.
Round 3 –
result:
summary:
photograph: UFC of ESPN 65: Best Photos from Las Vegas
record: Lookboonmee (9-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Nunes (6-5 MMA, 0-4 UFC)
Split: Women’s straw weight
broadcast:ESPN/ESPN+
Judgment: Chris Tognoni
examination:
Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry
Round 1 – They touch the gloves and Falcao applies early forward pressure. Punches and leg kicks provided by Falcao. Henry fights back with a nice punch to keep Falcao honest. Falcao shoots for a takedown. Henry defends it well and embraces his own trip. Henry chooses to stand up while Falcao stays on the canvas. Henry repeatedly kicks him to the foot. Falcao decided to stand up. After reset, Falcao advances with a punch and a heavy kick. Henry sits in his right hand and drops Falcao! Henry chases him to the ground! More punches from Henry. Falcao is that and can slow things down. Henry rises and the fight returns to his feet. Falcao continues to move forward with punches. Henry stays outside and searches for the counter. Another level change from Falcao, where Henry was rejected, and one foot. The leg kick is well checked by Henry. Falcao will appear on the top with a hard one at 1-2. Henry responds one or two times at the counter.
MMA Junkie wins Henry’s round 10-9.
Round 2 – Falcao moves forward, but Henry quickly combines and rebuts. Falcao lands a solid kick that affects Henry’s posture. Another kick behind Falcao tests the lead leg. They trade hard punches and Henry makes it better. Falcao looks at the opening and gets a takedown. Henry scrambles on his legs, but Falcao slams him back onto the canvas. Henry quickly reverses his position, but Falcao throws an armbar. Henry runs away and stands up. They remain clinched along the fence. Henry is free and lands a punch at the exit. Henry tears a nice left into his body. Falcao does a good job of changing the level of another takedown. Henry gives up on his back, but can scramble to take the reverse position. Falcao quickly reaches his feet and the fight is rising. It’s a short time now as they spit punches.
MMA Junkie wins Falcao’s round 10-9.
Round 3 – Falcao comes out immediately on takedowns. Henry tries to turn around and turn around, but Falcao maintains position throughout the scramble and becomes Henry’s back. Henry is slippery enough to reverse position and take the top position of guard. Falcao creates space to drive away Henry. Standing up, Falcao immediately shoots again. Henry denies that. They compete for position along the fence. Now head back to the center. Falco doubles the jab, and Henry answers on the left. When Henry gets fo guilty, he gets a front kick to his body. Falcao moves forward for a takedown, but Henry turns it back into his own. Falcao attacks his feet on the ground. Henry covers it nicely when he returns to the clinch where they stand. At the exit, Henry cracks Falcao on the hard right. Another pretty punch for Henry. Photographed by Falcao. Henry stuffs it easily and punches it in the head. Falcao will rescue and reset. It’s only 30 seconds. Henry rides his bike and circles as Falcao chases him. They trade again in front of the horn.
MMA Junkie won Henry’s round 10-9, giving him a 29-28 fight.
result:Victor Henry Def. Pedro Falcao (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
photograph: UFC of ESPN 65: Best Photos from Las Vegas
record: Falcao (16-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Henry (25-7 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Split:Bantamweight
broadcast:ESPN/ESPN+
JudgmentKeith Peterson
examination:
Martin Buday vs. Urano Satybaldiev
Round 1 – They tap on the gloves, Buday pushes forward and begins the action with a leg kick. Satybaldiev also offers some leg kicks before lowering some right hands. Booday lands a nice short one on the left. Budei chases Satibaldiev around the cage and grabs the clinch after the left. Satybaldiev escapes after a while and now he is moving forward with the punch combination. Satybaldiev is now a big 1-2. Buday eats it and fires. Satybaldiev lands to the right. Buday returns with a leg kick. Buday moves forward with a pair of punches and begins another clinch. 2 minutes. Satybaldiev runs away. Budey adds another solid leg kick. Satibaldiev is on his knees looking for Thai clinch, but Budei controls the clinch and pushes it into the cage. Budey adds some short punches to his body. They separate in front of the horn.
MMA Junkie wins Buday’s round 10-9.
Round 2 – They touch again and return to action. Satybaldiev advances with a punch and retreats Buday to make it all round. Buday returns to the center and lands a leg kick. Buday looks for the left of the overhand. Satibaldiev searches for an uppercut, but Budey pushes him into the fence and then punches his path into the clinch. Satybaldiev slides down and lands a large right hand in the center. Satybaldiev moves forward with more punches, but Buday spins back and resets again. Satybaldiev looks for another 1-2. Budey lands on the left. Another 1-2 provided by Satybaldiev. Buday goes for the leg kick again. Satybaldiev looks for his right hand. They trade leg kicks. Budey lands his left hand. Satybaldiev is bleeding from the nose. After a while, he accuses another clinch of his way, this time trying to outsize the balance of the takedown. Satybaldiev keeps things going. They separate and replace again in front of the corner
MMA Junkie wins Buday’s round 10-9.
Round 3 – They touch on the last one. Satybaldiev is actively shaking, but Buday can go round. Buday moves forward to the clinch. Punching your body from Booday. Satybaldiev escapes and returns to the center. Satybaldiev sits 1-2 and places some more punches behind it. Budey often defends combos. Satybaldiev cracks Buday with a beautiful right hand! He’s on unstable legs! Satibaldiev closes, but Budey catches him and drives him to the fence. Satybaldiev reverses position and looks for a takedown. Buday denied it and continued the clinch. Budey lands a lovely knee on his body at the exit. Buday moves forward for another clinch. Satybaldiev escapes in about 30 seconds, but Buday is landing the final punch of the fight.
MMA Junkie wins Satybaldiev’s round 10-9, but the fight goes to Buday, which is 29-28.
result: Martin Buday def. Uranium Satibaldiev (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
photograph: UFC of ESPN 65: Best Photos from Las Vegas
record:Buday (15-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Satybaldiev (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Split: Heavyweight
broadcast:ESPN/ESPN+
Judgment: Mike Bertran
examination: Eric Colon, David Lethabee, Tony Weeks
Tarita Alenker vs Vanessa Demopoulos
Round 1 – Demopours comes out of the gate that fires sharp punches. Alencar grabs her and brings a fight to the fence. They’re working on the position, but now Alencar with a front headlock, she drags Demopoulos to the ground. Alencar takes up the top position, but it’s a kind of awkard holding position. Alencar finally adjusts to his posture and lands a punch in his head. She adjusts again and continues to control Demopourus as time continues to tick. Demoporus steps into the fence and creates space for throwing the armbar. Easy to defend by Alencar.
MMA Junkies win Alencar’s round 10-9.
Round 2 – They give out trading punches. After the initial exchange, Alencar brings together another combination. Demopoulos offers punches, while Alencar changes the level of clean takedowns. Demopoulos looks like he grabs his arm from the bottom, but Allenker is smart and steps on it. The Arm Triangle threat showed itself, but Allenker was unable to lock it up. Demopoulos approaches the fence and tries to push it away again, but Alenker remains heavy on top. Another triangle opportunity on the arm is there, but Demopoulos wavys to the judge saying that she is fine just before the horn.
MMA Junkies win Alencar’s round 10-9.
Round 3 – Demopourus runs through the cage in an attempt to land a punch, but Alenkar avoids her and pushes her away. Alencar lands the combination and then gets another very simple takedown. Allenker continues to secure the demopolos to the mat on the fence, and adds punches and elbows from above. Demopoulos has no bottom answer, so the top-level control time continues. In a minute, Demopourus finds an escape and scrambles her legs. It probably lasted for two seconds as she was quickly defeated. Alencar adds a few more punches and a hammer fist before the final horn.
MMA Junkie won Alencar’s round 10-9 and gave the fight 30-27.
result: Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos by Unanous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
photograph: UFC of ESPN 65: Best Photos from Las Vegas
record:Alencar (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Demopoulos (11-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
Split: Women’s straw weight
broadcast:ESPN/ESPN+
Judgment: Chris Tognoni
examination: Eric Colon (30-26), Saldamato (30-27), David Lesaby (30-27)
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