LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 245 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 6:15 p.m. ET (3:15 p.m. PT).
The event takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
In the main event, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (15-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) puts his belt on the line in a grudge match against former interim champ Colby Covington (15-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC). In the co-main event, featherweight champ Max Holloway (21-4 MMA, 17-4 UFC) defends his title against Alexander Volkanovski (20-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC). And the third title fight on the card sees dual women’s champ Amanda Nunes (18-4 MMA, 11-1 UFC) put her bantamweight title up against former featherweight titleholder Germaine de Randamie (9-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC).
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6:15 p.m. ET for the UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+ prelims, 8 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN2, and 10 p.m. ET for the main card on pay-per-view.
To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC 245 discussion thread. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) and Ken Hathaway (@kenshathaway) on Twitter.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
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Oskar Piechota vs. Punahele Soriano
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Records: Oskar Piechota (11-2-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Punahele Soriano (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
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Viviane Araujo vs. Jessica Eye
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Records: Jessica Eye (14-7 MMA, 4-6 UFC), Viviane Araujo (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Eye No. 3, No. 15 pound-for-pound; Araujo honorable mention
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Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Moreno
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Records: Kai Kara-France (20-7 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Brandon Moreno (15-5-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Moreno No. 10, Kara-France honorable mention
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Chase Hooper vs. Daniel Teymur
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Records: Chase Hooper (8-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Daniel Teymur (7-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Matt Brown vs. Ben Saunders
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Records: Matt Brown (21-16 MMA, 14-10 UFC), Ben Saunders (22-12-2 MMA, 9-9 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
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Omari Akhmedov vs. Ian Heinisch
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Records: Omari Akhmedov (19-4-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC), Ian Heinisch (13-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Heinisch No. 14
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Irene Aldana vs. Ketlen Vieira
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Records: Irene Aldana (11-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Ketlen Vieira (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Vieira No. 2, No. 11 pound-for-pound; Aldana No. 13
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Geoff Neal vs. Mike Perry
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Records: Geoff Neal (12-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Mike Perry (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Neal honorable mention
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Urijah Faber vs. Petr Yan
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Records: Urijah Faber (35-10 MMA, 11-6 UFC), Petr Yan (13-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Yan No. 4
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Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Moraes
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Records: Jose Aldo (28-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC), Marlon Moraes (22-6-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Moraes No. 2, honorable mention pound-for-pound; Aldo No. 5 featherweight
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Amanda Nunes vs. Germaine de Randamie
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Records: Amanda Nunes (18-4 MMA, 11-1 UFC), Germaine de Randamie (9-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Nunes No. 1, No. 1 pound-for-pound; de Randamie No. 3, No. 12 pound-for-pound
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Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski
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Records: Max Holloway (21-4 MMA, 17-4 UFC), Alexander Volkanovski (20-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Holloway No. 1, No. 7 pound-for-pound; Volkanovski No. 3
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Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington
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Records: Kamaru Usman (15-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC), Colby Covington (15-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Usman No. 1, No. 10 pound-for-pound; Covington No. 3
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