Again, Lainesse staying mobile and landing on Weeks. He’s clearly losing this fight, and for now, there doesn’t seem a path to victory. Round 2 – Weeks need to change something up here.
MMA Junkie scored the round 10-9, Lainesse. Lainesse not doing a ton of damage, but he’s scoring with leg kicks and jabs, while not taking any damage. Weeks has yet to land something meaningful. Lainesse staying behind his jab and scoring big. Weeks closes the distance and gets a guillotine position while standing. And a solid right-hand lands for Lainesse. Lainesse hovering in the outside and landing leg kicks. Round 1 – Here we go! UFC 279 is underway. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporter Ken Hathaway ( ) on Twitter. To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC 279 discussion thread. ET for the prelims on ESPNews and 10 p.m. ET for the early prelims on ESPN+, 8 p.m. In the fallout, Li Jingliang (19-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) takes on Daniel Rodriguez (16-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who was meant to fight Holland, at a catchweight.įollow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. The UFC scrambled and bumped Ferguson up from the co-feature. Chimaev was set to fight Diaz in the main event until he missed weight so badly a welterweight fight wasn’t going to be sanctioned. In the co-feature, Khamzat Chimaev (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) fights Kevin Holland (23-7 MMA, 10-4 UFC) at a catchweight. In the hastily scrambled welterweight main event, fan favorite Nate Diaz (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC), who likely is fighting for the final time in the UFC, takes on former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson (25-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC). The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNEWS and early prelims on ESPN+. UFC 279 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 279 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results.
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