UFC Fight Night 271 takes place Saturday, and you can join MMA Junkie for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT).
UFC Fight Night 271 goes down Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle (Paramount+)
In the headliner, former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) will try to snap a three-fight skid against Joe Pyfer (15-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC). In the co-feature, ex-women’s flyweight champ Alexa Grasso (16-5-1 MMA, 8-5-1 UFC) takes on contender Maycee Barber (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC).
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 5 p.m. ET for the prelims and 8 p.m. ET for the main card, all on the UFC’s new Paramount+ streaming platform.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer
- Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso
- Michael Chiesa vs. Niko Price
- Lerryan Douglas vs. Julian Erosa
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Yousri Belgaroui
- Terrance McKinney vs. Kyle Nelson
PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Tofiq Musayev
- Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Chase Hooper
- Tyrell Fortune vs. Marcin Tybura
- Casey O’Neill vs. Gabriella Fernandes
- Navajo Stirling def. Bruno Lopes via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 4:05
- Ricky Simon vs. Adrian Yanez ends in a majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)
- Alexia Thainara def. Bruna Brasil via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bruno Lopes vs. Navajo Stirling
Round 1 – They trade leg kicks. Lopes pressuring a lot here. Oh! Lopes with a left hand! Stirling lands one of his own. Head kick partially connects for Stirling, Lopes uses it to go for a takedown, but fails. They clinch and Stirling presses Lopes against the cage. They break apart. Lopes clinches Stirling against the cage. They break apart. Another failed takedown attempt from Lopes. Stirling is pressing well here and landing good shots. The bell rings.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Stirling.
Round 2 – They trade leg kicks. Nice body shot by Stirling! Stirling is upping the attack here. Lopes fails on a single leg. Good left by Lopes. Stirling witha leg kick. Another one. Lopes tries to takedown Stirling, fails but presses Stirling against the fence. Stirling quickly breaks free. Jab by Stirling. Right hand lands for Stirling! Lopes goes down! Big shots from Stirling! Stirling goes for a guillotine standing! Lopes gets out! More shots from Stirling! Lopes goes for a takedown and fails. Stirling on top from turtle position landing shots Stirling gets mount! Nasty shots! Lopes is taking a beating. This fight needs to be stopped. More shots from Stirling. It’s over, finally. Long stoppage.
- Result: Navajo Stirling def. Bruno Lopes via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 4:05
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- Records: Stirling (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Lopes (14-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Referee: Keith Peterson
Ricky Simon vs. Adrian Yanez
Round 1 – Yanez with a very low stance, likely expecting takedowns from Simon. Jab by Yanez. Double jab lands for Yanez. Big leg kick by Simon. Jab by Simon. Two. minutes left. Both guys being very cautious. Yanez witha solid combo. Jab by Simon. Jabs by Simon. Right hand connects for Yanez. Oh! Simon with a nice right hand. Jabs and uppercut by Simon! The bell rings. Close round.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Simon.
Round 2 – Two jabs immediately connect for Yanez. Simon with a right hand. Jabs by Yanez. Jab by Simon. Simon shoots and gets a takedown! Simon working from Yanez’s guard. Short shots by Simon. Yanez gets up by the fence, but Simon with strong control. Short shots from clinch by Simon. Oh! Nice elbow in the break by Simon. Back to striking. One minute left. Nice jab by Yanez. Yanez with a counter right hand. Counter one, two for Yanez. They trade jabs. The bell rings. Competitive fight.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Simon.
Round 3 – Very close fight here. It could go either way. Jab by Yanez Oh! Big right hand connects for Simon. One, two by Simon. Oh! Left hook from Simon hurts Yanez! Yanez counters and now Simon is cut next to his left eye. Jabs by Yanez. The blood is bothering Simon. Good shot by Simon. Two minutes left. Oh! Yanez connects on Simon. Simon backing up. Oh! Nasty combo by Yanez! Another one! One minute left. Man, Simon a bloody mess now. Jab by Simon. Leg kick by Simon. Left hook lands for Simon. Oh! Yanez cracks Simon! Simon goes down! More shots by Yanez! Saved by the bell! Wow. That was close.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Yanez. Overall 29-28, Simon.
- Result: Ricky Simon vs. Adrian Yanez ends in a majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)
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- Records: Simon (22-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Yanez (17-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Referee: Blake Grice
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Bruna Brasil vs. Alexia Thainara
Round 1 – Oh! Big body kick by Silva right off the bat. Leg kicks from Thainara. Brasil keeping her distance here, while Thainara pressures. Brasil defends a takedown attempt. More leg kicks from Thainara. Thainara gets a takedown, but Brasil gets right back up and eats a big right in the process. Takedown again by Thainara, but Brasil gets up. Brasil now being pressed against the cage. They break. Nice elbow by Brasil! Thainara with a right hand! Left connects for Brasil. Leg kick by Thainara. Two minutes left. Thainara catches a kick and takes down Thainara. Thainara working from guard. Short shots here and there by Thainara. Thainara controlling. The bell rings.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Thainara.
Round 2 – Nice combo by Thainara. Thainara back to pressing. Oh! A couple of hooks land for Thainara! She presses Brasil against the cage. They break apart. Body kick by Silva. More hooks by Thainara. Thainara presses Brasil against the cage. Knees to the body by Thainara. Thainara much stronger than Brasil in this position. Thainara working for the takedown, but Brasil defends well. They break apart. Oh! Nasty combo by Thainara! She’s walking down Brasil. Brasil seems to be fading a bit. Oh! Brasil with a knee to the body, but gets taken down. Short elbow by Thainara. Thainara inside Brasil’s guard. Thainara controlling. She’s tried getting a can opener submission, but no luck. More shots by Thainara. The bell rings.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Thainara.
Round 3 – Brasil needs a finish here. Two clear rounds by Thainara. Oh! Nice head kick almost connects for Brasil! Thainara uses the head kick to take down Brasil. Thainara inside Brasil’s guard. Short shots by Thainara. Elbow by Thainara. Shots to the body and head by Thainara. Brasil gets up, but is being controlled against the cage. Short shots by Thainara. Three minutes left. They break apart. The two trade leg kicks. Oh! Big right connects for Thainara. Brasil looks tired. Big takedown by Thainara! The crowd is not happy here. Thainara lets Brasil back up. Oh! Brasil with a spinning kick to the face! Thainara clinches her and pushes her against the cage. The bell rings.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Thainara. Overall 30-27, Thainara.
- Result: Alexia Thainara def. Bruna Brasil via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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- Records: Thainara (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Brasil (11-7-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC)
- Division: Women’s strawweight
- Referee: Bobby Wombacher
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