UFC 297 play-by-play and live results
TORONTO – UFC 297 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning. UFC 297 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) takes place at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
In the main event, middleweight champion Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) takes on challenger Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC). In the co-feature, Raquel Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC) meets Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) for the vacant women’s bantamweight title.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET for the early prelims on ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPNews and 10 p.m. ET for the main card on pay-per-view. You also can get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) and Abbey Subhan (@kammakaze) on X (formerly Twitter).
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
Jimmy Flick vs. Malcolm Gordon
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Records: Flick (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Gordon (14-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Priscila Cachoeira vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
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Records: Cachoeira (12-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC), Jasudavicius (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson
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Records: Lainesse (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Patterson (10-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
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Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana
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Records: Robertson (12-8 MMA, 9-6 UFC), Viana (13-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Broadcast: ESPNews
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Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras
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Records: Sidey (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Taveras (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson
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Records: Jourdain (15-6-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC), Woodson (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: ESPNews
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Garrett Armfield vs. Brad Katona
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Records: Armfield (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Katona (13-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev
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Records: Allen (19-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC), Evloev (17-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: Pay-per-view
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Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Chris Curtis
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Records: Barriault (16-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC), Curtis (30-10 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Broadcast: Pay-per-view
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Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott
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Records: Magny (28-11 MMA, 21-10 UFC), Malott (10-1-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
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Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
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Records: Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC), Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Broadcast: Pay-per-view
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Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis
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Records: Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC), Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Broadcast: Pay-per-view
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