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MMA Fighting has Canelo vs. Munguia results live for the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night.

When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET, check out our Canelo vs. Munguia live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Canelo Alvarez will look to defend his undisputed super middleweight titles against undefeated Jaime Munguia.

Check out the Canelo vs. Munguia results below.

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Jesus Ramos vs. Johan Gonzalez

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We may not know when Tony Ferguson will step back inside the Octagon, but it sounds like we could see him hit the mat before then.

According to ‘El Cucuy,’ he was offered the opportunity to roll with former lightweight world champion Charles Oliveira at a future UFC Fight Pass Invitational event.

“Was offered a grappling match against good ol’e Charlie Olives AKA Chuck for @UFCFightPass Invitational,” Ferguson wrote on his Instagram stories.

With UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 scheduled to go down on Wednesday, May 15, Ferguson was likely offered a spot on a yet-to-be-announced card.

Their potential grappling match would serve as a rematch of sorts after the two stepped inside the Octagon against one another at UFC 256 in December 2020. Oliveira earned himself a unanimous decision victory, handing Ferguson his second-straight loss.

Tony Ferguson convinced he can still compete at the highest level

Since then, Tony Ferguson has grown his losing streak to near-record-breaking seven-straight defeats. Following his latest loss to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296, fans, pundits, and even UFC CEO Dana White called for ‘El Cucuy’ to lay down his gloves for good.

Unfortunately, Ferguson has failed to take the advice of his peers, remaining convinced that he can turn things around and get back to the version of himself that once rattled off 12 straight wins in what was the most talent-rich division at the time.

As for Charles Oliveira, ‘Do Bronx’ is fresh off a split decision loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 last month. With the loss, Oliveira will move back down the lightweight ladder, paving the way for Dustin Poirier to step up and accept a fight with the division’s top dog, Islam Makhachev.

Still, Oliveira is sitting as the No. 2 ranked contender in the division, meaning one big win could put him right back into the title picture. However, ‘Do Bronx’ recently suggested that a move up to welterweight could be in his future.

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A flyweight title bout between champion Alexandre Pantoja and tenth-ranked Steve Erceg headlines Saturday’s UFC 301 fight card at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  The fight will be Pantoja’s second title defense.  

Former two-time middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya gave his pick for the title bout and broke down the entire main card.  While he’ll be pulling for Erceg to pull off the upset, Adesanya knows who he’s putting his money on.    

“It’s going to be a f**king tough fight against Pantoja because of his experience,” Adesanya said.  “I do want Steve to win because it would be a f**king cool story.  Fourth fight in the UFC, gets called up.”

“It’s going to be a hard, tall task against Pantoja and I just haven’t seen enough of Steve to be able to like just put my money on him.  But I have seen a lot of Pantoja and I know what he can do.” Adesanya continued.  “My official pick is going to be Pantoja.”

“If I’m about to put my money on this, I’m putting it on Pantoja because I’ve seen the body of work he’s put in and I know what he’s capable of.  Steve, my bro, shock the world.”  

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MMA Fighting has Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

The main event is expected to begin around 11 p.m. ET on DAZN and PPV.com pay-per-view. Check out our Canelo vs. Munguia results page to find out what happened on the undercard.

Alvarez (60-2-2) has reeled off three straight wins since his loss to Dmitry Bivol on May 7, 2022. He has picked up decision wins over Gennady Golovkin, John Ryder, and Jermell Charlo.

Meanwhile, Munguia has yet to taste defeat with a 43-0 record (and 34 knockouts). He knocked out Ryder in the ninth round in his last outing this past January.

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UFC 301 takes place this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, headlined by a flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg, and also featuring the return of featherweight GOAT Jose Aldo. It’s an all Brazilian affair this week in every single fight, so how will the Canarinha do?

As always, all odds are courtesy of our friends at DraftKings Sportsbook.

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Straight Bets

Jose Aldo (+120)

I am an unabashed Aldo mark, so take this bet at your own risk, but there’s a zero percent chance I’m not backing my boy on what could be his final MMA fight ever.

Let’s start here: Aldo is the greatest defensive fighter in MMA history. His ability to minimize the effectiveness of his opponents is nearly unparalleled and allowed him to stay at the top of his weight class for nearly a decade. But as he got older and the game changed, that became harder to pull off. He slowed down some and guys like Max Holloway simply threw so much offense that it overwhelmed his defense. Jonathan Martinez is not the guy. Martinez is a good fighter but he doesn’t fight with so much pace that Aldo can’t keep up, and his game heavily relies on leg kicks, which Aldo happens to be the best defender of in the history of the sport. “The King of Rio” returns with a vengeance on Saturday.

Jean Silva (-135)

Silva is a graduate of the most recent season of Contender Series, and in my breakdown of that season, I put him in the “Big Paws on a Puppy” tier of prospects — an elite prospect with high upside. Well, that tier is currently 8-0 in the UFC since Contender Series so I feel like I did pretty well there, and I expect Silva to keep that run going. William Gomis is a good fighter, but I like Silva’s all-around game much better. He has much more volume on the feet and is a better finisher, and I though I doubt this goes to the floor, I think he could have success there as well.

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Prop Bets

Alexandre Pantoja -5.5 Point Spread (-115)

For those who don’t know, a point spread bet in MMA means that either Pantoja finishes Erceg, or he wins a decision with the total sum of the judges scorecards being six points or more above Ercegs. So three 48-47 scorecards is a loss, but three 49-46 scorecards is a win.

I did a full write-up of this fight but the short version is that while I think Erceg has a shot at winning this, he still is a bit too green. If Pantoja comes out looking to make a statement in front of Brazil, he might get too wild and get clipped, but if he fights smart, Erceg is too willing to grapple and too easy to get into clinches with for me to like his chances against Pantoja. Add in that even if Pantoja gets clipped, he’s never been finished, and I favor him to get his hand raised, either by clear decision or by stoppage.

Dione Barbosa To Win By Submission (+225)

In a battle of Contender Series signings, Barbosa takes on Ernesta Kareckaite on the undercard, and I like her chances. For one thing, Barbosa was a high-rated prospect for me off Contender Series, with the only thing holding her back being her age (she’s 31, which is too old for a prospect). For another, this is a good style matchup for her.

Barbosa is a high-level grappler and Kareckaite hails from a kickboxing background. Her massive edge in size gives her advantages on the feet, but with the discrepancy in grappling, it becomes a liability on the floor. I expect Barbosa gets this fight down early and it’s a wrap from there.

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Parlay of the Week

Very simple parlay this week. We’re taking all the massive main card favorites and tying them together. As they say in Rio, uh vai morrer!

Vitor Petrino (-575)

Anthony Smith is well past his prime at this point and probably actually washed. The fact that he managed to beat Ryan Spann says more about Spann than Smith. Petrino is still a little raw but he has big power on the feet and good takedowns. Either method should get his hand raised.

Michel Pereira (-625)

Pereira has to do this one for the culture. The last time Ihor Potieria was in Brazil, he laid Mauricio “Shogun” Rua out on a slab and then danced over him. This slight cannot be forgiven. Pereira knows what he has to do and he will do it with extreme prejudice.

Caio Borralho (-650)

Betting against Paul Craig always comes with some concern as he has a penchant for pulling out huge upsets, but this seems like an atrocious matchup for him. Borralho is an extremely talented grappler, so Craig’s normal path to an upset is pretty limited, and given Craig’s durability issues, Borralho might be able to crack him on the feet as well.

Parlay these three bets together for -116 odds.

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Long Shot of the Week

Karolina Kowalkiewicz To Win By Decision (+450)

It’s strange but true: Kowalkiewicz is tied with Zhang Weili for the longest winning streak in the UFC strawweight division (not counting Tatiana Suarez, who has a four year gap in there). Despite being past her prime, Kowalkiewicz keeps picking up wins, and on Saturday she faces a 22-year-old fighter who is fine but not a super prospect. Iasmin Lucindo has already lost a bunch in her career and Kowalkiewicz is arguably her toughest opponent. These odds are far too big, so I’m taking a long shot on “Kowala Bear.”

Wrap Up

UFC 300 was a great event and we managed to come out slightly ahead (though we were robbed of a finish in the co-main event!) and now it’s back to the grind for UFC 301. Hopefully we’ll do even better this weekend.

Until next week, enjoy the fights, good luck, and gamble responsibly!

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Canelo Álvarez defends his undisputed super middleweight world title against the unbeaten former world champion Jaime Munguía on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.  

The two fighters, and the rest of the fight card, will weigh-in on Friday at 3 p.m. ET.  The Mexican superstars will go toe-to-toe as the world watches on Saturday.  

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