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MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 85 results for the Dolidze vs. Imavov fight card, a live blog of the main event, and more from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

In the main event, Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov face off in a battle of middleweight contenders. Dolidze hopes to rebound after a loss to Marvin Vettori this past March, while Imavov also looks to get back on track following a winless 2023 that saw him fall short against Sean Strickland then fight to a no-contest against Chris Curtis.

Check out the UFC Vegas 85 results below. Odds are available at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Main Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)

Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Renato Moicano vs. Drew Dober

Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov

Viviane Araujo vs. Natalia Silva

Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Makhmud Muradov

Gilbert Urbina vs. Charlie Radtke

Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)

Molly McCann vs. Diana Belbita

Azat Maksum vs. Charles Johnson

Themba Gorimbo vs. Pete Rodriguez

Jeong Yeong Lee vs. Blake Bilder

Luana Carolina vs. Julija Stoliarenko

Landon Quinones vs. MarQuel Mederos

Thomas Peterson vs. Jamal Pogues

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After a rare weekend off, the UFC returns to their home base for their first event since UFC 297 with UFC Vegas 85, and much like the promotion’s first pay-per-view card of 2024, Saturday’s Fight Night slate will see the middleweight division take center stage as Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov battle it out in the main event.

MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, and Jed Meshew preview Saturday’s card, the main event between Dolidze and Imavov, and the stakes attached to it. Additionally, they’ll discuss the lightweight co-main event between Renato Moicano and Drew Dober, Natalia Silva getting a step up in competition against Viviane Araujo, Molly McCann’s strawweight debut, the low-key bangers for the card, and more.

Catch the UFC Vegas 85 preview show above. An audio-only version of the show can be found below and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

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Following Friday’s UFC Fight Night 235 official weigh-in at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the fighters faced off with their opponents.  

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov takes place at the UFC Apex on Saturday and is headlined by a middleweight bout between ninth-ranked Roman Dolidze (12-2) and eleventh-ranked Nassourdine Imavov (12-4, 1 NC).  The main card and preliminary card air live on ESPN+.  

Dolidze had a four-fight winning streak snapped in his last outing losing to Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision last March. Imavov had a rough 2023, losing to Sean Strickland and having a no contest against Chris Curtis after an accidental clash of heads in his last fight.

UFC Fight Night 235 Face-Offs Video 

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Earlier today (Fri., Feb 1, 2024), news broke that Tyson Fury’s highly-anticipated title fight against WBA, IBF, and WBO kingpin Oleksandr Usyk — which was set for Sat., Feb. 17, 2024 at Kingdom Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — had been cancelled as a result of a cut suffered by “Gypsy King” in sparring (pic).

Newly-released video footage showed that it was actually an elbow that caused the cut, and the unfortunate domino effect that ensued. The clip shows Fury sparring partner tag the big man with an upward elbow in the clinch, promoting a stoppage in the action and outrage from John Fury, who can be heard in the background yelling in disgust.

This is now the second time that the fight has been postponed, as the two boxing champions were pegged to face off in Dec. 2023 before Fury asked for some time off following his win over former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, which proved to be a tougher battle for him than expected.

Speaking of “The Predator,” he didn’t hesitate to react to the news on social media using great Photoshop work of himself and the viral Kevin James meme calling for his scheduled fight against Anthony Joshua to be for the undisputed king of Heavyweight boxing. It’s something that is unlikely to happen seeing as how there are a million boxing belts floating around. Nevertheless, Ngannou hopes to have another impressive showing when he battles Joshua on March 9, 2024, also in Riyadh.

For now, there are no concrete plans to find a replacement for Fury, though current IBF mandatory title challenger, Filip Hrgovic, has already volunteered to step in and fill the void on two weeks notice.

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