UFC 274 LIVE results: Oliveira vs Gaethje stream and latest updates tonight
Re-live updates from the main card and prelims
Charles Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje in the first round of the UFC 274 main event on Saturday, as the Brazilian took the first step on what he hopes will be his road back to the lightweight title.
Oliveira missed weight by half-a-pound on Friday, and as a result he was stripped of the lightweight belt that he had won last year. The 32-year-old was also ineligible to win back the gold in his clash with Gaethje, who would have become the new champion if he had beaten Oliveira. The American came close at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, knocking down Oliveira twice in a chaotic first round but refusing to follow the jiu-jitsu black belt to the mat. On both occasions, Oliveira was able to stand and recover, before securing his own knockdown of Gaethje with a perfect straight right punch later in the round.
Oliveira, who holds the records for most finishes and most submission wins in UFC history, pounced at once. The Brazilian took Gaethje’s back and considered his submission options, before locking in a rear naked choke and forcing the former interim champion to tap out in his home state of Arizona.
Re-live updates from the UFC 274 main card and prelims, below.
UFC 274
Royval vs Schnell – Round 1
The flyweights get right at it! Schnell is looking for lead left hooks – both proactively and on the counter.
Royval stands southpaw. He flicks out a series of jabs and lands a left hook of his own.
He keeps getting tagged with straight shots, though, and is clearly getting his balance all wrong; each strike is tipping him backwards.
And Royval is put down! A clean punch from Schnell, who now looks for a leg lock briefly on his downed opponent...
Now he tries for a guillotine choke... but Royval scrambles and reverses the position... AND GETS HIS OWN GUILLOTINE! SCHNELL TAPS!
UFC 274
Next up: Brandon Royval vs Matt Schnell in a clash of top-10 flyweights!
Royval enters this one ranked sixth, while Schnell is No 9 in the division.
UFC 274
Blagoy Ivanov def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
UFC 274
Ivanov vs De Lima – Round 3
Ivanov comes forward. De Lima swings yet another wild left hook to try to deter the Bulgarian. It doesn’t land or have the desired effect!
This time it’s De Lima who opts to grapple! He forces Ivanov back to the cage wall but is unable to progress very far in the position.
Referee Marc Goddard separates the heavyweights, but they’re soon back against the fence – this time with Ivanov in the offensive position.
Once more the pair are back in the open and trading strikes. It’s a means for Ivanov to grab hold of his opponent, though. One last time, the heavyweights grapple against the fence. De Lima lifts up Ivanov and dumps him to the mat with seconds left in the fight!
UFC 274
Ivanov vs De Lima – Round 2
Ivanov with a better start to this round, grappling De Lima against the fence.
Again De Lima is able to create space to get away. Now Ivanov is starting to find timing and range with his punches, though!
He backs up De Lima against the fence and picks his shots... De Lima fends off another single-leg takedown attempt, but his mouth is open and he is breathing heavily as Ivanov goes back to a striking approach.
Snapping jab from De Lima and a decent counter left as Ivanov enters. The Bulgarian is able to grab hold of the Brazilian anyway, though, late in the round.
UFC 274
Ivanov vs De Lima – Round 1
Lots of low kicks from De Lima early on. He soon catches Ivanov with a low blow, however, and we have a brief pause in the action as Ivanov recovers.
Back under way, and De Lima is pressing forward again. A wild flurry of punches from the Brazilian, who doesn’t quite land anything of note. Ivanov similarly misses with his counter attempts.
Now De Lima catches Ivanov with a hook! It certainly gets Ivanov’s attention. He just about avoids the next one – that was very close...
Again De Lima goes to the well with a left hook; again he just misses. Ivanov attempts a single-leg takedown but fails to complete it.
De Lima keeps just missing with wide left hooks, and in other instances landing them but not cleanly enough. Ivanov again gooes for a single-leg, this time driving De Lima back to the fence. The Brazilian creates space before the end of the round.
UFC 274
Andre Fialho def. Cameron VanCamp via first-round KO (2:35)
Tracy Cortez def. Melissa Gatto via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
CJ Vergara def. Kleydson Rodrigues via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Lupita Godinez def. Ariane Carnelossi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Journey Newson def. Fernie Garcia via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
UFC 274
We kick off the prelims with Blagoy Ivanov vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima in a heavyweight bout!
First of all, a recap of the early prelim results...
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