UFC on ESPN 65 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC on ESPN 65 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN, ESPN+).
Josh Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) takes on unbeaten featherweight Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) in the main event. In the 145-pound co-feature, Joanderson Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets Pat Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC).
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN/ESPN+ and 9 p.m. p.m. ET for the main card on ESPN/ESPN+.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
UFC on ESPN 65 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy
Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini
ChangHo Lee vs. Cortavious Romious
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Brad Tavares
Luis Gurule vs. Ode Osbourne
Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Dione Barbosa vs. Diana Belbita
Daniel Frunza vs. Rhys McKee
Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes
Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry
Martin Buday def. Uran Satybaldiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Martin Buday vs. Uran Satybaldiev
Round 1 – They tap gloves and Buday presses forward, starting the action with a leg kick. Satybaldiev offers a couple of leg kicks too before unloading a couple of fast right hands. Buday lands a nice short left. Buday chases Satybaldiev around the cage, grabbing a clinch after a left. Satybaldiev gets away a moment later and now he’s coming forward with a combination of punches. Satybaldiev with a big 1-2 now. Buday eats it and comes back firing. Satybaldiev lands a right. Buday comes back with a leg kick. Buday charges forward with a pair of punches and initiates another clinch. Two minutes to go. Satybaldiev gets away. Buday adds another solid leg kick. Satybaldiev looks for the Thai clinch, gets a nice knee in, but Buday takes control of the clinch and pushes him into the cage. Buday adds a few short punches to the body. They separate before the horn.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Buday.
Round 2 – They touch ’em up again and get back to the action. Satybaldiev comes forward with punches, causing Buday to back away and circle out. Buday gets back to the center and lands a leg kick. Buday looks for the overhand left. Satybaldiev looks for an uppercut, but Buday shoves him into the fence, then punches his way into a clinch. Satybaldiev slips out and lands a big right hand in the center. Satybaldiev comes forward with more punches, but Buday circles out again to reset. Satybaldiev looks for another 1-2. Buday lands a left. Another 1-2 offering from Satybaldiev. Buday goes to the leg kick again. Satybaldiev looks for a right hand. They exchange leg kicks. Buday lands a left hand. Satybaldiev is bleeding from the nose. A moment later he charges his way into another clinch, this time looking to get Satybaldiev off balance for a takedown. Satybaldiev keeps things standing. They separate and exchange again before the horn
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Buday.
Round 3 – They touch ’em up for the last time. Satybaldiev comes out swinging aggressively, but Buday is able to circle away. Buday presses forward into a clinch. Punches to the body from Buday. Satybaldiev gets away and returns to the center. Satybaldiev sits on a 1-2 and puts a few more punches behind it. Buday defends the combo well. Satybaldiev cracks Buday with a clean right hand! He’s on shaky legs! Satybaldiev closes in but Buday gets a hold of him and drives him into the fence. Satybaldiev reverses the position and looks for a takedown. Buday denies it and keeps the clinch going. Buday lands a nice knee to the body on the exit. Buday comes forward for another clinch. Satybaldiev gets away with about 30 seconds to go, but it’s Buday landing the final punches of the fight.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Satybaldiev, but the fight goes to Buday, 29-28.
Result: Martin Buday def. Uran Satybaldiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Photos:Records: Buday (15-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Satybaldiev (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Division: HeavyweightBroadcast: ESPN/ESPN+Referee: Mike BeltranJudging:
Talita Alencar vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
Round 1 – Demopoulos comes out of the gate firing sharp punches. Alencar gets a hold of her and brings the fight to the fence. They wrestle for position, but it’s Alencar with a front headlock now, and she drags Demopoulos to the ground. Alencar takes top position, but it’s kind of an awkard holding position. Alencar eventually adjusts to posture up and land punches to the head. She adjusts again to keep Demopoulos controlled as the time continues to tick away. Demopoulos gets her feet to the fence to create space to throw up an armbar. It’s easily defended by Alencar.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Alencar.
Round 2 – They come out trading punches. After the initial exchange, Alencar puts together another combination. Demopoulos comes forward with punches, but Alencar changes levels for a clean takedown. Demopoulos looks to grab an arm from the bottom, but Alencar is wise to it and steps over. An arm triangle threat presented itself, but Alencar couldn’t lock it in. Demopoulos gets closer to the fence and looks to push off again, but Alencar stays heavy on top. Another arm triangle opportunity is there, but Demopoulos waves to the referee that she’s fine just moments before the horn.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Alencar.
Round 3 – Demopoulos rushes across the cage looking to land a punch, but Alencar evades and pushes her away. Alencar lands a combination and then gets another very easy takedown. Alencar adds punches and elbows from the top as she keeps Demopoulos pinned on the mat against the fence. The top control time continues to rack up as Demopoulos has no answers from the bottom. With a minute to go, Demopoulos finds an escape and scrambles to her feet. That lasted all of maybe two seconds as she gets immediately taken down. Alencar adds a few more punches and hammerfists before the final horn.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Alencar, giving her the fight 30-27.
Result: Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)Photos:Records: Alencar (6-1-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Demopoulos (11-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC)Division: Women’s strawweightBroadcast: ESPN/ESPN+Referee: Chris TognoniJudging:
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