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MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 97 results for the Burns vs. Brady fight card, a live blog for the main event, and more from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

In the main event, one-time UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns looks to fend off fast-rising contender Sean Brady in a five-round showdown. Burns, 38, has lost back-to-back bouts at the hands of Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddellena, while Brady, 31, rebounded from his first professional loss to Muhammad with a submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum this past December.

Flyweights Jessica Andrade and Natalia Silva—both in the top 15 of the MMA Fighting Global Rankings—face off in the co-main event.

Check out the UFC Vegas 97 results below.

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

Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady

Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva

Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson

Matt Schnell vs. Cody Durden

Trevor Peek vs. Yanal Ashmouz

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

Rongzhu vs. Chris Padilla

Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte

Felipe dos Santos vs. Andre Lima

Yizha vs. Gabriel Santos

Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos

Andre Petroski vs. Dylan Budka

Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher

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Demetrious Johnson, the inaugural UFC flyweight champion, just announced his retirement from MMA at ONE 168: Denver. Back in 2019, the UFC traded Johnson with Ben Askren from ONE Championship. In the new promotion, he racked up five wins, including two title fight victories. Although he didn’t get much recognition for it back in the […]

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MMA Fighting has Bellator San Diego results and more on Saturday night for the Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy fight card at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.

In the main event, Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov puts his title and undefeated record on the line against top contender Alexandr Shabliy.

Welterweights veterans Lorenz Larkin and Levan Chokheli collide in a No. 1 contender’s bout in the co-main event.

Check out Bellator San Diego results below.

Fight Card (MAX, 8 p.m. ET)

Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alexandr Shabliy

Lorenz Larkin vs. Levan Chokheli

Douglas Lima vs. Aaron Jeffery

Yancy Medeiros vs. Jora Ayvazyan

Sumiko Inaba vs. Mackenzie Stiller

Jordan Newman vs. Imamshafi Aliev

Herman Terrado vs. Masayuki Kikuiri

Bryce Meredith vs. John MaCalolooy

Josh Hokit vs. Sean Rose

Aysia Cortez vs. Ashley Thiner

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Demetrious Johnson is done.

The UFC legend and former ONE flyweight champion announced his retirement at ONE 168 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colo., on Friday evening.

“Like I said last time when I came to Denver, Colo., I told you guys it was potentially my last fight, and I was not lying. I am done. I am done competing in mixed martial arts, and I want to thank you guys so much for giving me the opportunity,” an emotional Johnson told the crowd.

Johnson, who might still compete in jiu-jitsu for ONE, was inducted into the ONE Championship Hall of Fame after his speech.

Since defeating Adriano Moraes at a ONE Fight Night event in Broomfield, Colo., 16 months ago, Johnson has stayed busy with his podcasting career as well as taking part in grappling competitions.

The 38-year-old is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of combat sports. Prior to his successfully ONE run, Johnson was a star in the UFC, successfully setting the record for the most consecutive title defenses by retaining the flyweight title 11 straight times from 2012-2018.

Johnson’s tenure with the UFC ended in October 2018 when he was traded to ONE for Ben Askren in a historic deal between major promotions.

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