UFC Fight Night 253 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 253 (ESPN+) takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Flyweights Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Asu Almabayev (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) headline the show. In the co-feature, Cody Brundage (10-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) takes on Julian Marquez (9-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) at middleweight.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN+ and 7 p.m. ET for the main card on ESPN+.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
UFC Fight Night 253 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Manel Kape vs. Asu Almabayev
- Cody Brundage vs. Julian Marquez
- Nasrat Haqparast vs. Esteban Ribovics
- Hyder Amil vs. William Gomis
- Danny Barlow vs. Sam Patterson
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4:30 p.m. ET)
- Austen Lane vs. Mario Pinto
- Chepe Mariscal vs. Ricardo Ramos
- Lucas Almeida vs. Danny Silva
- JJ Aldrich vs. Andrea Lee
- Charles Johnson vs. Ramazan Temirov
