UFC 303 LIVE: Alex Pereira vs Jiri Prochazka start time, card, fight updates and results tonight

As talked about in a number of posts tonight, the UFC 303 card has undergone so many modifications, considered one of which concerned the co-main occasion – Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes – being moved from 145lb to 155lb yesterday.

HOWEVER, rumours are circulating on social media that Ortega may very well be out of the combat, and that Dan Ige – who trains in Las Vegas – may very well be changing him on quick discover.

We’ve had some very short-notice fights within the UFC, however this could be the WILDEST ever.

It was Ortega’s poor weight-cut that led to the unique change to his bout with Lopes, by the best way, after the pair had been named within the FIFTH tried co-main occasion at UFC 303.

One other nice MMA nickname: Andre “Sensitive” Fili.

He’s in featherweight motion subsequent, towards Cub Swanson.

OH! The uppercut is there once more for Silva, and to devastating impact this time! He defends a single-leg takedown towards the fence, and as quickly as Jourdain lets go and stands up, Silva drills the uppercut.

It’s a heavy touchdown for Jourdain, whose head bounces off the canvas, and it’s a walk-off KO for Silva. It had been coming.

Jean Silva def. Charles Jourdain by way of second-round KO (uppercut, 1:22)

Silva is interviewed within the cage, sporting some comedic glasses (a reference to his group, The Preventing Nerds), however the laughter is quickly drowned below tears. Silva may be very emotional proper now, very completely happy.

Canada’s Jourdain stands southpaw. Brazilian Silva is orthodox.

Silva kicks low and onerous early on. Jourdain misses with a head kick. A frantic close-range alternate ends with Silva lacking a spinning again fist try. One other head-kick miss from Jourdain, who has adopted these misses by darting off to his proper.

Silva is urgent ahead, backing up Jourdain, however he’s not throwing a lot but. Below that strain, although, Jourdain shoots a double-leg takedown.

Silva tries to counter with a guillotine, however he can’t shut the grip. There’s a short spell of grappling on the canvas, however Silva quickly scrambles out and again to his ft.

OH! Jourdain rushes onto a counter left hand, and he’s dropped badly! Silva throws some clear floor and pound, however he quickly eases off and beckons Jourdain again to his ft!

Earlier than lengthy, Jourdain is rocked once more – partly from an uppercut – and he tries one other takedown. Towards the fence, Silva appears to discourage the Canadian with elbows to the pinnacle.

The spherical ends with a takedown by Jourdain, and an unsuccessful armbar try from Silva.

Subsequent up, males’s featherweight motion! Charles Jourdain takes on Jean Silva.

“Air” Jourdain is among the greatest nicknames in MMA, certainly.

Silva got here in 1.5lb over the featherweight restrict of 146lb.

We kick off the common prelims with a bantamweight bout between Payton Talbott and Yanis Ghemmouri.

Talbott, 25, is among the most highly-rated UFC prospects in a while.

Talbott with a HUGE proper cross inside the primary 15 seconds, and Ghemmouri is dropped onerous; he hits his head on the canvas badly.

Talbott pours on floor and pound, and Ghemmouri seems to exit… The referee steps in and waves off the combat!!

THAT is why Talbott is so extremely rated. He will get the win in 19 seconds.

Payton Talbott def. Yanis Ghemmouri by way of first-round KO (punches, 0:19)

The common prelims are below approach!

Our dwell, round-by-round updates will start in a number of moments, however first: Right here’s a round-up of the early-prelim outcomes…

Gillian Robertson def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

(Waterson-Gomez introduced her retirement after the bout.)

Martin Buday def. Andrei Arlovski by way of break up determination (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Rei Tsuruya def. Carlos Hernandez by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Vinicius Oliveira def. Ricky Simon by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

This week, Indy Sport interviewed Robert Whittaker (who might or will not be this author’s favorite fighter, relationship again to stated author’s pre-journalistic days. In fact, no bias anymore…).

Right here’s what the previous middleweight champion needed to say about starching Ikram Aliskerov, his cancelled conflict with Khamzat Chimaev, his subsequent combat – and life normally:

The construct to the combat has been considerably tense in current weeks, and that pressure escalated at Thursday’s press convention, as Machado Garry accused the Londoner of making an attempt to bribe his coaches for info.

“I’ve already broke this man’s confidence down a lot,” stated Machado Garry. “He is aware of, I don’t must say what I’m speaking about. You understand precisely what I’m on about.

“Your self-confidence is f****d. You understand what I’m speaking about, it should come out. It should come out, child, however your mind is f***ing scurrying for excuses. Do you wish to say it or will I? Inform the folks.

“Did you and your group provide 1000’s of {dollars} to get info [from my camp]?”

Prochazka has known as on Pereira to not use “rituals” or “non secular issues” forward of their primary occasion.

Prochazka is understood for his dedication to samurai teachings, however he believes that Pereira’s personal pre-fight preparation could also be giving him an unfair benefit.

“I feel he believes in lots of issues, the assistance of non secular issues,” stated the previous champion this week, talking on The MMA Hour. “That’s one thing that I feel he can’t combat with out.

“I wish to maintain that in a transparent line: simply sport efficiency, pure efficiency, man versus man. I feel he doesn’t know methods to combat with out [spiritual guidance], as a result of he makes use of these items each time.

“Everyone is aware of he’s working with some shamans from his hometown. He believes in some non secular assist from them. I imagine, too, however I imagine in one of the best human efficiency – proper right here, proper now, with out magic.

“It’s working [for him], however I imagine in a transparent approach; I wish to win in that approach.”