UFC Fight Night 247 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 247 (ESPN+) takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Welterweights Neil Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC) and Carlos Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) meet in the main event. In the co-feature, former ONE Championship two-division titleholder Reinier de Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) takes on Gerald Meerschaert (37-17 MMA, 12-9 UFC) at middleweight.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 4 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 247 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates
- Reinier de Ridder vs. Gerald Meerschaert
- Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious
- Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Denise Gomes vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
- Zach Scroggin vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- Charlie Radtke vs. Matthew Semelsberger
- Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Stamann
- Tresean Gore def. Antonio Trocoli via submission (guillotine) – Round 1, 1:23
- Melissa Mullins def. Klaudia Sygula via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 1:20
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Stamann
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Records: Blackshear (14-7-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC), Stamann (21-7-1 MMA, 7-6-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli
Round 1 – Trocoli opens things up with a leg kick and then a front kick to the body. Gore with a big takedown! Trocoli right back up, but being pressed against the cage. Knee to the body by Gore. Trocoli reverses the position and is now looking for a takedown. Gore snatches a standing guillotine! Quick tap from Trocoli. Impressive win.
Result: Tresean Gore def. Antonio Trocoli via submission (guillotine) – Round 1, 1:23
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Records: Gore (5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Trocoli (12-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Kerry Hatley
Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Sygula
Round 1 – Mullins takes the center of the cage here. Mullins somewhat pumping the jab, but out of range and unable to hit Sygula. Not much going on. Very little action with neither fighter throwing. They trade leg kicks. They clinch and Sygula takes Mullins to the cage. We’re halfway through the round. Sygula looking to get a trip, but unable to. Sygula still controlling Mullins against the cage. Mullins gets the trip on Sygula and lands in half guard. Short shots connect for Mullins. Mullins moves to mount! Big shots from Mullins. The bell rings.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Sygula.
Round 2 -And Mullins gets an early takedown here. She immediately moves to mount. Sygula taking a beating here. Mullins raining down punches. This is going to get stopped soon. Referee wacthing closely. It’s over!
Result: Melissa Mullins def. Klaudia Sygula via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 1:20
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Records: Mullins (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Sygula (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Chris Tognoni