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UFC Vegas 91 cage announcer Joe Martinez was doing his thing, and then he wasn’t — and then he was again.

During Saturday’s event at the UFC APEX, Martinez handled most of the cage announcing duties until the decision needed to be read for Karine Silva’s win over Ariane da Silva, which was done by roving reporter Charly Arnolt. Arnolt then went on to do the introductions and win announcement for Bogdan Guskov’s knockout win over Ryan Spann.

Once headliners Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez made their way to the octagon, Martinez was back to ask the dozens of fans in attendance if they were ready for the flyweight main event.

Check out how MMA pros reacted to the multiple changes throughout the main card.

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Uros Medic got back on track and it came at the expense of Tim Means’ brain cells.

Saturday night at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Medic faced Means in the main card opener of UFC Vegas 91. Coming off a loss in his most recent bout, Medic needed to make a statement and he did, obliterating Means with an uppercut and follow-up shot just two minutes into the first round.

Check out the brutal highlight below.

After a brief feeling out period between the two, Means thought he had Medic timed and looked to step in for a takedown, but the Serbian fighter had other plans. He blasted Means with an uppercut that sent him crashing to the floor. Medic then finished Means off with one devastating left hand punch on the floor. Just like that, “The Doctor” was back in the win column.

The official time of the stoppage was 2:09 into Round 1.

“Sometimes I sit at home and I look at my hands and I wonder, ‘What the hell? How is it possible?’ I get scared sometimes,” Medic said of his own power after the fight.

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Chris Padilla overcame a stacked deck at UFC Vegas 91.

The debuting lightweight signed up to fight James Llontop on just five days’ notice and went on to score a first-round submission Saturday in Las Vegas. Padilla was a 3-to-1 underdog on most books and he was facing an opponent that missed weight by half a pound.

Watch Padilla’s impressive choke-out below.

Padilla’s strategy was clear from the start: Match Llontop in the striking and look for openings for takedowns. Sure enough, Padilla managed to use his wrestling to put Padilla on his back multiple times, and his non-stop pressure prevented Llontop from mustering much meaningful offense.

With a minute left in the opening round, another Padilla takedown put him in to position to attack on the ground and Llontop had no answer as he eventually succumbed to a rear-naked choke. The official time of the stoppage was 4:33 into Round 1.

Padilla (14-6) was a replacement for Gabe Green, who himself was replacement for Lando Vannata. The third opponent proved to be a charm, though not for Llontop (14-3), who sees a 12-fight win streak snapped after losing his UFC debut.

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UFC Vegas 91 is live on ESPN tonight with Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez in the main event. Follow tonight’s action here.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 91 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., April 27, 2024), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Vegas 91 features flyweights Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez in the main event, with both men hoping to advance up the pecking order towards a title fight at 125 pounds. UFC Vegas 91’s co-main event sees Ryan Spann take on Bogdan Guskov in the the Light Heavyweight division, while Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva, Tim Means vs. Uros Medic and more are slated for main card action.

UFC VEGAS 91 START TIME AND DATE

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 91 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” undercard bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 7 p.m. ET. Bet on all the UFC Vegas 91 action with our friends at DraftKings Sportsbook right here.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 91 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action).

UFC VEGAS 91 QUICK RESULTS

Main card (7 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+)

125 lbs.: Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez
205 lbs.: Ryan Spann vs. Bogdan Guskov
125 lbs.: Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva
265 lbs.: Austen Lane vs. Jhonata Diniz
145 lbs.: Jonathan Pearce vs. David Onama
170 lbs.: Tim Means vs. Uros Medic

Prelims (4 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+)

135 lbs.: Rani Yahya vs. Victor Henry
155 lbs.: Austin Hubbard vs. Michal Figlak
265 lbs.: Don’Tale Mayes vs. Caio Machado
125 lbs.: Marnic Mann vs. Ketlen Souza
155 lbs.: Chris Padilla vs. James Llontop
125 lbs.: Ivana Petrovic vs. Liang Na
155 lbs.: Gabriel Benítez vs. Maheshate Hayisaer

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Rani Yahya was supposed to face Cody Garbrandt in 2022, but a lingering neck injury forced him out of the match.

Now set to face Victor Henry on Saturday at UFC Vegas 91, Yahya wants to revisit the matchup.

“That fight was in my mind for a long time, because it was going to be the biggest fight of my life,” Yahya told MMA Fighting. “He’s a former champion, a big name, and it was going to be a co-main event at the time. Yes, [re-booking it] definitely is something I would like to do. My focus is on Victor Henry and that’s all I’m thinking right now, the same old cliche, but I admit that I do think about fighting Cody Garbrandt.”

Garbrandt was victorious against Trevin Jones and Brian Kelleher after the Yahya match fell through, but lost his most recent outing against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300.

Yahya, 39, also looks to return to the win column after suffering a TKO at the hands of Montel Jackson in April 2023. The Brazilian bantamweight was forced to cancel a planned fight with Alatengheili this past October due to injuries, but is finally 100 percent again.

“The doctors said I was cleared to fight [Alateng] but I still had some issues to fix,” Yahya said, “so I wanted to heal everything and only be back when I was ready to put on the best performance I could. I decided to take some time off. I had no rush to come back to fighting, I wanted to take time to recover and really be well again. I’ve been in this sport for 22 years and have a lot of mileage, more than 40 fights, and half of those are in the UFC, so I want to put on the best performance I can. I feel good now, and I want to use that experience in my favor.”

Yahya has won 13 of his 20 octagon appearances, a run that also includes a draw and one no-contest. He used his jiu-jitsu skills to submit seven of those opponents.

Henry holds two victories under the UFC banner, a pair of decisions over Tony Gravely and Raoni Barcelos. His last match, versus Javid Basharat in October, ended in a no-contest due to an accidental groin strike.

“He’s an MMA fighter that prefers to stand and throws kicks,” Yahya said of Henry. “He moves well and has good volume, but I don’t think he has heavy hands, a lethal knockout artist. He gives up too many openings on the feet too, but has shown good conditioning. Nothing too incredible technique-wise, both on the feet and on the ground. I think there are way too many openings I can explore.

“Everyone I fight wants to avoid grappling and I think it’s going to be the same with Henry, but he’s a guy who usually likes to grapple. I’ve seen some fights where he was able to get back to his feet and defend well against the fence. Nothing out of the ordinary, but he might decide to engage on the ground and take the risk. I’ve seen him use foot locks, catch-wrestling style, and some people that have fought him gave me some feedback. I’m ready for all scenarios. His coaches might tell him to avoid grappling, but sometimes we go back to our instincts in a fight.”

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After a week off, the UFC is back in action this weekend.  The UFC Apex in Las Vegas hosts tonight’s UFC Vegas 91 event.  

The fight card is headlined by flyweight match between fifth-ranked Matheus Nicolau and eighth-ranked Alex Perez. Nicolau (19-3-1) had a six-fight winning streak snapped in his last outing, losing to Brandon Royval a year ago. Perez (24-8) has lost his last three fights in a row and is in desperate need of a win.  

Start Time:

• Preliminary Card begins at 4 p.m. ET

• Main Card begins at 7 p.m. ET

UFC Vegas 91 Live Results and Analytics

UFC Vegas 91 Official Results

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

• Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez
• Bogdan Guskov vs. Ryan Spann
• Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva
• Jhonata Diniz vs. Austen Lane
• David Onama vs. Jonathan Pearce
• Tim Means vs. Uros Medic

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

• Victor Henry vs. Rani Yahya
• Michal Figlak vs. Austin Hubbard
• Caio Machado vs. Don’Tale Mayes
• Marnic Mann vs. Ketlen Souza
• Chris Padilla vs. James Llontop
• Liang Na vs. Ivana Petrovic
• Gabriel Benitez vs. Hayisaer Maheshate

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