On the eve of Father’s Day, you and Dad can sit down tonight and watch some fights. The third of five straight weeks of MMA action from the UFC takes place in Enterprise, NV at the Apex facility for UFC Vegas 93. Live coverage begins tonight at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT with the undercard, continuing with the main card at 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT.
The event can be viewed wall-to-wall on ESPN+ and ESPN2, with the main ESPN occupied by the second day of action in the 2024 Men’s College World Series. All told, after some late adjustments, tonight’s card features 11 bouts.
Main Event
In your main event of the evening, flyweights step inside the famed Octagon when No. 5 contender Alex Perez (25-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) battles No. 13 contender Tatsuro Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC). This is a five-round fight at five minutes per round to close the show.
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Co-Main Event
Immediately prior to the headliner, you’ll see a bantamweight clash between Douglas Silva de Andrade (29-5, 1 NC MMA, 7-5 UFC) and Miles Johns (14-2, 1 NC MMA, 5-2, 1 NC UFC.)
Rest of the Card
Also on tonight’s main card is a featherweight contest matching Timmy Cuamba (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with Lucas Almeida (14-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), a bantamweight fight pitting Brady Hiestand (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) against Garrett Armfield (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC),) a flyweight contest between Asu Almabaev (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Jose Johnson (16-8 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and a welterweight fixture versing Josh Quinlan (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) against Adam Fugitt (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC).
UFC Vegas 93 Results:
Main Card: (10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT, ESPN+ & ESPN2)
Main Event: Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira
Co-Main Event: Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Miles Johns
Timmy Cuamba vs. Lucas Almeida
Brady Hiestand vs. Garrett Armfield
Asu Almabaev vs. Jose Johnson
Josh Quinlan vs. Adam Fugitt
Prelims: (7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, ESPN+ & ESPN2)
Featured Prelim: Jimmy Flick vs. Nate Maness
Co-Featured Prelim: Carli Judice vs. Gabriella Fernandes
Westin Wilson def. Jeka Saraigh by Submission (Armbar) at 1:49 into Round 1.
Melquizael Costa def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 1:50 into Round 3.
Josefine Knutsson def. Julia Polastri by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)
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