UFC 193 takes place tonight live from what is likely to be the new largest live audience for a UFC event in history, as Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm headlines a night of action at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
The Rousey-Holm main event, which has quickly become a grudge match between two undefeated fighters in their prime after yesterday’s wild scene at the official UFC 193 weigh-ins is expected to set the new all-time UFC attendance record, as 70,000 or more fans are expected to pack the building in Melbourne to watch a night of action headlined by two UFC women’s championship bouts for the first time in history.
The co-main event of the evening will see dominant UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will defend her title against gritty contender Valerie Letourneau, while a rematch of one of the best action heavyweight fights of all-time rounds out the top three matches, as sluggers Mark Hunt and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will duke it out again in a rematch of their legendary draw from 2013.
MMANews.com will once again set the standards for live coverage of a big MMA event, as we will be providing live, detailed coverage of tonight’s UFC 193 event. Things will begin with quick-match coverage of the preliminary card, which is scheduled to kick-off at 6:15 p.m. EST. / 3:15 p.m. PST. From there, we will switch gears and provide detailed, round-by-round updates of each fight on the pay-per-view portion of the card, which is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. EST. / 7 p.m. PST.
UFC 193 Preliminary Fights (Fight Pass)
– Ben Nguyen def. Ryan Benoit via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:35 of Round 1.
– James Moontasri def. Anton Zafir via TKO (spinning back kick and strikes) at 4:36 of Round 1.
– Richard Walsh def. Steve Kennedy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
– Dan Kelly def. Steve Montgomery via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
UFC 193 Preliminary Fights (FS1)
– Danny Martinez def. Richie Vaculik via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
– Gian Villante def. Anthony Perosh via KO (punch) at 2:56 of Round 1.
– Kyle Noke def. Peter Sobotta via TKO (body kick and punches) at 2:01 of Round 1.
– Jake Matthews def. Akbarh Arreola via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2.
NOTE: Now that the UFC Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 preliminary fights have wrapped up it’s time to switch gears, as we will be providing detailed, round-by-round updates throughout the remainder of the show. Click ahead to page two to join our live, round-by-round coverage of the pay-per-view portion of UFC 193.
