UFC 276 LIVE results: Adesanya vs Cannonier stream and latest updates tonight
Re-live round-by-round updates from the main card and prelims, including Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanovski in the co-main event
Israel Adesanya and teammate Alexander Volkanovski shone at UFC 276 on Saturday night, with both men retaining their titles at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In the main event, Adesanya was largely untroubled by Jared Cannonier in easing to a decision win, remaining middleweight champion and unbeaten in the division with the victory. Some had predicted that Adesanya’s versatile striking game and ring IQ would prove too much for the powerful but perhaps one-dimensional Cannonier, and that proved to be the case as the “Last Stylebender” filled out 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45 scorecards.
In the co-main event, Volkanovski – who trains with Adesanya at City Kickboxing – made it a clean sweep in his trilogy with Max Holloway. Volkanovski outpointed Holloway in 2019 to win the featherweight title before replicating the feat in 2020 to retain the gold. Many fans disputed the Australian’s second victory over Hawaiian Holloway, but the champion left no doubt on Saturday, winning all five rounds on all three judges’ scorecards. The numbers reflected a masterful showing of striking offence and defence from Volkanovski, who made Holloway look like a UFC newcomer rather than a fighter seen by some as the greatest featherweight of all time. Re-live updates and see all results from UFC 276, below.
UFC 276 LIVE
That’s so unlucky. O’Malley’s fingers were even pointed up to the ceiling; he was just trying to post as Munhoz entered.
Both fighters hug one another. What a shame. Some thought this could be fight of the night.
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“All I see is black,” says Munhoz.
And the fight is waved off. No Contest.
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Munhoz vs O’Malley – Round 2
O’Malley just misses with a wheel kick. Munhoz pushes forward but stays patient; he holds off throwing any shots for now.
O’Malley is also wary of overcommitting. He flicks out more teep kicks.
We’ll have another brief break, with O’Malley having accidentally caught Munhoz with an eye poke.
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Munhoz vs O’Malley – Round 1
O’Malley blocks a high kick. Munhoz does the same.
O’Mally with a more successful spinning back kick now; it’s only partially blocked.
Munhoz tries his own spinning attack from range, and O’Malley mocks him by doing a twirl.
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Munhoz vs O’Malley – Round 1
O’Malley and Munhoz both switch stances early on.
A series of leg kicks from Munhoz, with both men standing orthodox now.
O’Malley wings an overhand right. It’s blocked, but he does find homes for a few teep kicks to the body.
O’Mally tries a spinning back kick, but he’s too far away. He’s starting to check some of Munhoz’s low kicks well.
We’ll have a brief pause in the action after an accidental low blow from O’Malley via a front kick.
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“Suga” Sean O’Malley faces his toughest test yet here as he takes on Pedro Munhoz.
Can O’Malley keep building the hype?
UFC 276 LIVE
The atmosphere at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas seems to be quite something. Great prelims will have helped, that’s for sure.
UFC 276 LIVE
It seems Pedro Munhoz and Sean O’Malley will open the main card with their bantamweight clash.
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