UFC 274 LIVE results: Oliveira vs Gaethje stream and latest updates tonight
Re-live updates from the main card and prelims
Charles Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje in the first round of the UFC 274 main event on Saturday, as the Brazilian took the first step on what he hopes will be his road back to the lightweight title.
Oliveira missed weight by half-a-pound on Friday, and as a result he was stripped of the lightweight belt that he had won last year. The 32-year-old was also ineligible to win back the gold in his clash with Gaethje, who would have become the new champion if he had beaten Oliveira. The American came close at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, knocking down Oliveira twice in a chaotic first round but refusing to follow the jiu-jitsu black belt to the mat. On both occasions, Oliveira was able to stand and recover, before securing his own knockdown of Gaethje with a perfect straight right punch later in the round.
Oliveira, who holds the records for most finishes and most submission wins in UFC history, pounced at once. The Brazilian took Gaethje’s back and considered his submission options, before locking in a rear naked choke and forcing the former interim champion to tap out in his home state of Arizona.
Re-live updates from the UFC 274 main card and prelims, below.
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Round 1
“USA” chants.
Oliveira knocks down Gaethje now! The Brazilian takes the back at once! Now he’s thinking about a triangle...
And now a rear naked choke... GAETHJE TAPS!!!
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Round 1
Frenetic start. Hard leg kicks from Gaethje, but a stinging right hand from Oliveira hurts the American.
Now knees in close from Oliveira. Gaethje drops him, though!
Oliveira pops back up, but he’s put down again! Poirier did this to Oliveira, though, and couldn’t finish the Brazilian...
Gaethje allows the former champion to stand. Oliveira with a jumping knee. He’s bloodied on the face already.
Oliveira pulls guard and drags Gaethje down, but the “Highlight” refuses to stay in that position!
The lightweights stand again.
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Oliveira, 32, is 32-8 (9 KOs, 20 submissions). Boos for the Brazilian.
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Gaethje has a professional record of 23-3 (19 knockouts, 1 submission).
The 33-year-old fights out of Arizona, where tonight’s card is taking place.
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Gaethje’s last outing saw the American outpoint Michael Chandler last year in a thrilling contest.
Gaethje’s previous fight ended in defeat by Khabib Nurmagomedov, who retired moments after submitting the “Highlight” in 2020.
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Oliveira is now ringside.
The Brazilian has won 10 fights in a row and holds the records for most finishes and most submission wins in UFC history.
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Onto the main event!
Justin Gaethje is out first! Only he can win the now-vacant UFC lightweight title tonight, with Charles Oliveira having been stripped of the belt yesterday for missing weight by half-a-pound.
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What a disappointing way for Namajunas’ second reign as strawweight champion to end.
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Carla Esparza def. Rose Namajunas via split decision (47-48, 49-46, 48-47).
And new! Lots of boos. I think there would have been boos if Namajunas had won, too.
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