The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 74 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi.
Kara-France (24-10 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since UFC 277, where he suffered a TKO loss to Brandon Moreno in a bout for the promotion‘s interim flyweight title. Prior to that setback, ‘Don’t Blink’ had put together a three-fight winning streak, which included knockout victories over Rogerio Bontorin and Cody Garbrandt.
Meanwhile, Amir Albazi (16-1 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner sporting a five-fight winning streak, his most recent being a knockout victory over Alessandro Costa this past December. ‘The Prince’ has gone 4-0 inside of the Octagon since making his UFC debut in July of 2020.
UFC Vegas 74 is co-headlined by a featherweight contest featuring Alex Caceres taking on Daniel Pineda.
Caceres (20-13 MMA) has gone 6-1 over his past seven Octagon appearances, his most recent resulting in a TKO victory over Julian Erosa. ‘Bruce Leeroy’ will be fighting for the first time this calendar year tonight in Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, Daniel Pineda (28-14 MMA) most recently competed back in March of this year, earning a second-round submission victory over Tucker Lutz. The 37-year-old has gone 6-1 over his past seven fights overall.
Also featured on tonight’s fight card are seasoned veterans Jim Miller and Andrei Arlovski.
Miller (35-17 MMA) will be taking on Jesse Butler in a lightweight contest, while Arlovski (34-21 MMA) faces Don’Tale Mayes at heavyweight.
Get all of tonight’s live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):
UFC Vegas 74 Main Card (9 pm EST on ESPN+)
125lbs: Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi – Albazi def. Kara-France by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
145lbs: Alex Caceres vs. Daniel Pineda – Caceres def. Pineda by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
155lbs: Jim Miller vs. Jesse Butler – Miller def. Butler via KO at 0:23 of Round 1 (watch)
125lbs: Tim Elliott vs. Victor Altamirano – Elliott def. Altamirano by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
125lbs: Karine Silva vs. Ketlen Souza – Silva def. Souza via submission at 1:45 of Round 1
Yikes 😱 #UFCVegas74 https://t.co/k0dXWLLWxc
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) June 4, 2023
170lbs: Elizeu Zaleski vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov – Zaleski def. Nurmagomedov by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
UFC Vegas 74 Prelims (6 pm EST on ESPN+)
135lbs: Johnny Munoz vs. Daniel Santos – Santos def. Munoz by unanimous decision (29-27 x3)
265lbs: Andrei Arlovski vs. Don’Tale Mayes – Mayes def. Arlovski via TKO at 3:17 of Round 2
DON’TALE MAYES BROUGHT THE BOOM 💥 #UFCVegas74 pic.twitter.com/H6fVdKPz1o
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 4, 2023
135lbs: John Castaneda vs. Muin Gafurov – Castaneda def. Gafurov by unanimous decision (29-27 x3)
155lbs: Jamie Mullarkey vs. Muhammad Naimov – Naimov def. Mullarkey via TKO at 2:59 of Round 2
What a debut for Muhammad Naimov
👏 #UFCVegas74 pic.twitter.com/uOw853dsMs— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 3, 2023
115lbs: Jinh Yu Frey vs. Elise Reed – Reed def. Frey by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
135lbs: Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Luan Lacerda – Blackshear def. Lacerda via TKO at 3:54 of Round 2
Ground and pound that takes him OUT 😳
Da’Mon Blackshear with the finish at #UFCVegas74! pic.twitter.com/fkB8ogpuu9
— UFC (@ufc) June 3, 2023
205lbs: Maxim Grishin vs. Philipe Lins – Lins def. Grishin by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Who are you picking to win tonight’s UFC fights?
