UFC Fight Night 253 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 253 (ESPN+) takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Flyweights Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Asu Almabayev (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) headline the show. In the co-feature, Cody Brundage (10-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) takes on Julian Marquez (9-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) at middleweight.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN+ and 7 p.m. ET for the main card on ESPN+.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
UFC Fight Night 253 final faceoffs
UFC Fight Night 253 main card betting odds
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Manel Kape -220 vs. Asu Almabayev +180
Cody Brundage -105 vs. Julian Marquez -115
Nasrat Haqparast +215 vs. Esteban Ribovics -265
Hyder Amil +185 vs. William Gomis -225
Danny Barlow -280 vs. Sam Patterson +225
UFC Fight Night 253 prelim betting odds
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Austen Lane +410 vs. Mario Pinto -550
Chepe Mariscal -395 vs. Ricardo Ramos +310
JJ Aldrich -200 vs. Andrea Lee +165
Lucas Almeida +205 vs. Danny Silva -250
Charles Johnson -130 vs. Ramazan Temirov +110
UFC Fight Night 253 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Manel Kape vs. Asu Almabayev
Cody Brundage vs. Julian Marquez
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Esteban Ribovics
Hyder Amil vs. William Gomis
Danny Barlow vs. Sam Patterson
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Austen Lane vs. Mario Pinto
Chepe Mariscal vs. Ricardo Ramos
Lucas Almeida vs. Danny Silva
JJ Aldrich vs. Andrea Lee
Charles Johnson vs. Ramazan Temirov
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