UFC 269 LIVE: Oliveira vs Poirier stream, latest updates and fight result tonight
In the co-main event, Amanda Nunes shockingly lost her bantamweight belt to underdog Julianna Pena
Charles Oliveira retained the UFC lightweight title by submitting Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 269 on Saturday night, capping off a thrilling night of fights in Las Vegas.
Former interim champion Poirier was challenging for the undisputed belt for the second time in his career, but the American’s newest venture ended the same way as his previous attempt – with the ‘Diamond’ losing via submission. Poirier (28-7) failed to unify the lightweight titles in 2019 as he tapped out to a rear naked choke against Khabib Nurmagomedov, who then fought once more before retiring and relinquishing the undisputed gold.
In the meantime, Poirier fought his way back to the top of the division with three straight wins, including two against old rival Conor McGregor this year. Meanwhile, Oliveira (32-8) claimed the belt vacated by Khabib, knocking out Michael Chandler in May to become lightweight champion. It all led to this highly-anticipated main event in the final UFC pay-per-view of 2021, and the in-ring action delivered on the hype, with a blistering fight ending in the third round as Oliveira submitted Poirier with a rear naked choke.
In the co-main event, Julianna Pena also won via rear naked choke, submitting Amanda Nunes in the second round to become women’s bantamweight champion. The result marked one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.
Re-live UFC 269 and see all fight results below.
UFC 269
KNOCKDOWNS!
Kara-France puts down Garbrandt twice with right hands!
Somehow the ex-bantamweight champion survives and beckons the Kiwi forward!
A series of right hands finally put Garbrandt away!
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Hard outside leg kick by Garbrandt early on. He flicks out another.
Kara-France occupies the centre of the Octagon. Boos from the crowd in Las Vegas due to a slight lack of activity.
Lots of feints from both men. Kara-France evades a leg kick this time.
The New Zealander lands his own leg kick. A tentative start here from each fighter, though.
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Kara-France is 2-2 in his last four fights, having won his last contest. Can the New Zealander build some momentum here?
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First out is Garbrandt, who responded to his three-fight losing streak by beating Raphael Assuncao last summer with a buzzer-beater KO.
However, the former bantamweight champion left the division on a loss, comprehensively outpointed by Rob Font this spring.
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Next up, former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt takes on Kai Kara-France.
We spoke exclusively to Garbrandt this week, discussing his flyweight debut this evening, his friendship with cancer survivor Maddux Maple, and his three-and-a-half-year spell without a win between 2017 and 2020.
“One thousand two hundred days of... a lot of pain,” he said, discussing that winless stretch. “A lot of soul-searching. There was a lot of good that came out of it, too, a lot of things that I had to change. And my son was brought into the world. I had some injuries that sidelined me for a while, so I got to spend time with him. Timing is everything. I was able to be there for the early months of his life, I learned a lot about being a father.
“I wouldn’t change anything. I would go through it all again.”
Full interview here:
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“I was lying in bed one night, 99 per cent certain I was gonna pull out of this fight,” O’Malley says, revealing that a rib injury has prevented him from sparring or grappling for three weeks.
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Sean O’Malley def. Raulian Paiva via first-round TKO (strikes, 4:42).
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Round 1
Some stinging jabs from O’Malley here, flicked from the hip.
Decent right hook from Paiva, but O’Malley lands a huge right hand and starts to pour it on!
Paiva just froze there...
And it’s all over! O’Malley gets the finish against the fence!
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Round 1
Paiva palms away a body kick, then catches one – then another.
Oblique kick by O’Malley, then we have a brief pause in the action for an accidental low blow by the American.
Back under way. Paiva lands a body kick then eats a jab.
Another oblique kick by O’Malley.
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