UFC on ESPN+ 23 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 2 a.m. ET (11 p.m. PT).
The event takes place at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea. The card streams on ESPN+.
In the main event, Frankie Edgar (23-7-1 MMA, 17-7-1 UFC) steps up on short notice to fight “The Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung (15-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), in Jung’s home country. In the co-feature, Volkan Oezdemir (16-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) meets Aleksandar Rakic (12-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at light heavyweight.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 2 a.m. ET for the ESPN+ prelims and 5 a.m. ET for the main card on ESPN+.
To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC on ESPN+ 23 discussion thread.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
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Heili Alateng vs. Ryan Benoit
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Records: Heili Alateng (13-7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Ryan Benoit (10-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Miranda Granger vs. Amanda Lemos
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Records: Miranda Granger (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Amanda Lemos (6-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
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Raoni Barcelos vs. Said Nurmagomedov
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Records: Raoni Barcelos (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Said Nurmagomedov (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Alexandre Pantoja vs. Matt Schnell
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Records: Alexandre Pantoja (21-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Matt Schnell (14-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
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Dong Hyun Ma vs. Omar Morales
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Records: Dong Hyun Ma (16-10-3 MMA, 3-4 UFC), Omar Morales (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
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Suman Mokhtarian vs. Seungwoo Choi
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Records: Suman Mokhtarian (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Seungwoo Choi (7-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Tanner Boser vs. Ciryl Gane
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Records: Tanner Boser (17-5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Ciryl Gane (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
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Kyung Ho Kang vs. Liu Pingyuan
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Records: Kyung Ho Kang (16-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Liu Pingyuan (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Jun Yong Park
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Records: Marc-Andre Barriault (11-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Jun Yong Park (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Da Un Jung vs. Mike Rodriguez
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Records: Da Un Jung (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Mike Rodriguez (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
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Dooho Choi vs. Charles Jourdain
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Records: Dooho Choi (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Charles Jourdain (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Volkan Oezdemir vs. Aleksandar Rakic
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Records: Volkan Oezdemir (16-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Aleksandar Rakic (12-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
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Frankie Edgar vs. Chan Sung Jung
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Photos: Frankie Edgar (23-7-1 MMA, 17-7-1 UFC), Chan Sung Jung (15-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Records: Featherweight
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