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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Onto the co-main event!
Rose Namajunas defends the women’s strawweight title against Carla Esparza, the division’s first ever champion and a woman who submitted Namajunas in 2014.
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Chandler is quick to call out the winner of tonight’s main event.
He nearly stopped Oliveira last May before being knocked out by the Brazilian, then lost to Gaethje on points in The Independent’s fight of the year.
Chandler also calls out Conor McGregor for a welterweight fight!
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Michael Chandler def. Tony Ferguson via second-round KO (front kick, 0:17).
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Chandler vs Ferguson – Round 2
Chandler’s right eye is swollen.
OH, MY WORD! CHANDLER KNOCKS FERGUSON OUT COLD WITH A FRONT KICK TO THE FACE!
THREE BACK-FLIPS FROM CHANDLER TO CELEBRATE!
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Chandler vs Ferguson – Round 1
Chandler has been cut open; he’s bleeding from his head.
Ferguson is still throwing strikes from below and is considering submissions intermittently.
Big punches by Chandler from above, though! Ferguson is warned by the referee for putting his toes and hands in the fence.
Ferguson is sporting blood around his left eye; it’s probably his but could be Chandler’s...
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Chandler vs Ferguson – Round 1
Here we go! “Tony” chants echo around the arena in Phoenix. A variety of shots from both men so far.
Ferguson drops Chandler with a left hand!! Chandler is back on his feet and trying to shake off the cobwebs!
Body kick from Ferguson, who is switching between southpaw and orthodox.
Chandler is just trying to land bombs right now, but he’s getting countered...
Beautiful double-leg takedown by Chandler, though! Ferguson with elbows from below!
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Chandler, meanwhile, made an impactful debut early last year by stopping Dan Hooker in Round 1, but the American went on to be knocked out by Charles Oliveira with the vacant lightweight title on the line, then lost a decision to Justin Gaethje in our fight of the year.
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