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Round two

More low kicks by Miller. A back-and-forth exchange ensues. “Miller” is the chant from the Vegas crowd.

Green lands a few straight punches in succession, with Miller loading up on his counters but missing. Miller appears to have been cut; he’s bleeding quite badly from the right side of his face.

Hard right hook lands for Green, as Miller raises his leg to throw a front kick. More accurate punches from Green, including a number of switch right crosses. He steps into those shots very subtly.

Hard body kick by Miller, whose blood is smeared all over his face, neck and chest.

A great round for Green.

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 23:58

Round one

Both men stand southpaw. Good counter right hand by Green, who is trash-talking Miller already.

OH! Clean cross by Miller, and Green stumbles to the canvas and retreats to the cage!

After a bit of chaos, they end up back in the middle of the ring, where Miller lands a good right hook! Green with a slick left cross. More trash talk from him.

Miller with a left to the body. Green lands a grazing counter cross upstairs. Another good counter by Green, who times the shot as Miller kicks low.

Spinning back kick misses for Green, but he lands a side kick to the body. Green is on top right now.

UNTIL! Miller hurts Green again! A left hand has “King” staggering backwards... but Green is able to compose himself and land some good knees late in the round!

That is a hard round to score, given those two big moments for Miller...

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 23:50

Next up, veterans clash at lightweight as Bobby Green faces Jim Miller.

Miller fought at UFC 100 in 2009 and UFC 200 in 2016, and he completes a remarkable hattrick tonight...

The 40-year-old – who has more UFC fights to his name than any other athlete – won at both of those events and is resurgent right now; can he replicate those successes against Green, who is looking to bounce back from a brutal knockout by Jalin Turner?

Let’s find out.

Lots of fans want Bruce Buffer to introduce Miller as “Jim F***ing Miller” tonight. So, let’s also find out if the ring announcer delivers on that front...

NO! He does not! A shame...

Here we go with round one.

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 23:37

Round two

That first round should belong to Garbrandt. Figueiredo dives in with a right hand, but Garbrandt sidesteps it and lands another good left hook!

He overcommits on his next effort, though, and Figgy gets ahold of him! The Brazilian drags Garbrandt to the mat and gets to work on an arm triangle choke. Garbrandt defends, but Figueiredo takes the back! He has Garbrandt flattened out...

Hard punches from the Brazilian, who goes back to the arm triangle as No Love twists and gets face-up... Garbrandt is clinging on to Figgy’s arm, trying to create space in the choke...

Figueiredo eventually lets go, but he’s still in mount. Garbrandt scrambles, but Figgy takes the back again! He goes for a rear naked choke...

AND GARBRANDT TAPS! IT’S OVER!

Deiveson Figueiredo def. Cody Garbrandt via second-round submission (rear naked choke, 4:02).

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 23:28

Round one

Both men stand orthodox. Garbrandt kicks low. Lots of feints from the American. Another inside low kick from him, and another. Figueiredo dives in with a right cross, but he only finds the chest.

Hard low kick by Figgy, and Garbrandt comes back with two counter left hooks! Clean lands for “No Love”!

Garbrandt misses with a one-two, and Figueiredo grabs a body lock. Garbrandt gets free, but he’s soon floored as Figgy lands a kick to the face as Garbrandt tries a wheel kick! Wild!

Garbrandt bounces back up. More leg kicks from him. Figueiredo with a front kick that just misses. Garbrandt blitzes in, and Figueiredo stumbles onto his backside. Garbrandt chooses not to engage for long. He steps away, allowing Figgy back to his feet.

This time Figueiredo’s front kick lands to the chest. He grabs a kick from Garbrandt and a brief grappling exchange ensues. Both men end the round on their feet, though.

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 23:22

UFC 300 is officially under way! Welcome to our live fight coverage!

First up, former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt faces ex-flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo.

In the article below, Will Castle looks at the rise and fall of Garbrandt, whose bantamweight title win in 2016 was a false dawn for the American. Garbrandt has struggled in the cage in the years since, and he faces a tough test against Figueiredo tonight.

This is a frankly outrageous bout to have as the first prelim. But such is the depth of this card...

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 23:01

Some time ago, I spoke to Royce Gracie: the Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend who won UFC 1, becoming the promotion’s first ever champion.

Gracie spoke about that surreal night – the night MMA was born – and much more.

As UFC 300 arrives, let’s look back on UFC 1...

Exclusive interview:

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 21:47

It has almost become a slogan for Charles Oliveira at this point: “I am illuminated by God.” The Brazilian uttered the words more than once during our conversation, and he has uttered them countless times over the past two years.

In fact, it was his only explanation when asked by The Independent how a fighter with such a loose grasp of English could strike such a resonant chord with so many fans worldwide. “I don’t know,” the 34-year-old shrugged, his mouth curling into a smile. Then, with his lips forming a flatter terrain across his face: “I am a guy who is illuminated by God.”

A secular answer would be that Oliveira has a claim to the status of the most exhilarating fighter in UFC history, with more finishes and submissions than any other athlete who has graced the Octagon. Oliveira’s style captivates and combines with some indescribable essence around him to inspire devotion among fans – a devotion bordering on worship.

Oliveira’s own slogan, his mantra perhaps, almost paints the former lightweight champion as the second coming of Christ. The Brazilian’s faith is such that he would hastily dismiss that blasphemous notion, but his current goal is to rise again in the 155lbs division. He craves his old crown. He might even covet it, if that were not a sinful proposition.

Firstly, though, he must get past Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300.

Full, exclusive interview:

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 21:13

Pereira – 4/6; Hill – 6/5

Zhang – 30/100; Yan – 5/2

Gaethje – 4/9; Holloway – 7/4

Oliveira – 7/4; Tsarukyan – 4/9

Nickal – 1/14; Brundage – 6/1

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 20:45

So, you’ve seen the full UFC 300 card (in the post below)... Now here’s our article breaking down EVERY single fight tonight:

Alex Pattle13 April 2024 20:05