UFC on ESPN 65 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC on ESPN 65 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN, ESPN+).
Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) takes on unbeaten featherweight Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) in the main event. In the 145-pound co-feature, Joanderson Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets Pat Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC).
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN/ESPN+ and 9 p.m. p.m. ET for the main card on ESPN/ESPN+.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
UFC on ESPN 65 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy
- Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini
- ChangHo Lee vs. Cortavious Romious
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Brad Tavares
- Luis Gurule vs. Ode Osbourne
- Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Dione Barbosa vs. Diana Belbita
- Daniel Frunza vs. Rhys McKee
- Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes
- Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry
- Martin Buday vs. Uran Satybaldiev
- Talita Alencar vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
Talita Alencar vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
Round 1 – Demopoulos comes out of the gate firing sharp punches. Alencar gets a hold of her and brings the fight to the fence. They wrestle for position, but it’s Alencar with a front headlock now, and she drags Demopoulos to the ground. Alencar takes top position, but it’s kind of an awkard holding position. Alencar eventually adjusts to posture up and land punches to the head. She adjusts again to keep Demopoulos controlled as the time continues to tick away. Demopoulos gets her feet to the fence to create space to throw up an armbar. It’s easily defended by Alencar.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Alencar.
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Records: Alencar (5-1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Demopoulos (11-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Broadcast: ESPN/ESPN+
Referee: Chris Tognoni
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