Check out the live results and highlights for the UFC 284 prelims.

Stay up to date with what’s happening today with the UFC 284 preliminary card, which is going down from the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

The card’s featured prelim will take place in the light heavyweight division when Tyson Pedro collides with Modestas Bukauskas. After four years on the sidelines, Australia’s Pedro returned to action in 2022 to post up back-to-back first round knockouts. For Bukauskas, he was cut from the UFC following a 1-4 stint, but will be returning to the promotion following two Cage Warriors wins to get back on track.

On the Early Prelims, there’s a scrappy strawweight tilt between Muay Thai aficionado, Loma Lookboonmee, and the always game, Elise Reed. I am expecting a fun striking battle here. Not only is the standup where each fighter thrives, but the ground game is what has given both Loma and Elise the most fits thus far in the UFC. Lookboonmee has the best Muay Thai in the UFC, and no that is not up for debate, but Reed has a big right hand that she is more than willing to throw.

The early prelims begin at 6:00pm ET/3:00pm, PT, immediately followed by the regular preliminary card. Both broadcasts can be streamed on ESPN+. The PPV main card is slated for 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT, and can be purchased on ESPN+.

Prelims:

• Tyson Pedro vs. Modestas Bukauskas: Light Heavyweight
• Joshua Culibao vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan: Featherweight
• Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Shannon Ross: Flyweight
• Jamie Mullarkey vs. Francisco Prado: Lightweight

Early prelims:

• Jack Jenkins vs. Don Shainis: Featherweight
• Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed: Strawweight

Blake Bilder def. Shane Young by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28): Featherweight

The opening round started out a bit sticky here. Neither fighter was really opening up in the feet, but there was a lot of movement going on. With about two minutes to go in the round, Bilder switched gears and hit a takedown. Young eventually scrambled up to his feet, just to eat a knee to the face when he got there.

The same sort of sticky kickboxing match continued into the second stanza. Bilder tried to go back top his takedown, but Young was all over it. Each time Blake tried to get the fight down, Young had an answer to remain standing. It was a pretty close round, but I’d have to give it to Young.

The final act saw Bilder try to for a takedown again, but again Young was refusing to play that game. Bilder was the more active fighter in the standup. He was unloading a bunch of volume, and although they weren’t exactly fight-enders, they were definitely adding up. In the final minute, Young stalked forward, but Bilder kept intercepting him with counters.

Elves Brener def. Zubaira Tukhugov by split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29): Featherweight

There was quite a bit of feeling out going on to kick off the show. Gradually, Tukhugov started to apply pressure, and did land a few punches, but wasn’t really able to take over. Brener fought off of his back foot for most of the round, pawing with his jab and scoring with leg kicks. A big gash opened up on the middle of Tukhugov’s forehead, but it’s unclear what caused it.

Brenner came out aggressive to begin the second act, but the forward pressure didn’t last very long. Tukhugov began coming forward, mixing up his jab and left hook, keeping Brener guessing at which strike it was going to be. The cut on Tukhugov’s forehead was still leaking, but it didn’t seem to be bothering him much at all. During the final minute of the round, Brener started to rally by increasing his output and keeping Tukhugov defensive. It wasn’t enough to win the round, though.

Tukhugov continued to work his boxing in the third. He kept finding crafty ways to use his right hand to set up his left. Both men shot in for their first takedown attempts early in the final round, and neither man was successful. It was Tukhugov who came up with a body lock, and from there spent some time pressing Brener up against the cage. The final minute saw Brener go for it, launching a varied attack while Tukhugov sat back and remained defensive.

**It should be noted that Zubaira Tukhugov missed weight by 1.5-pounds

About the author: Eddie Mercado has covered combat sports since 2015. He covers everything from betting odds to live events and fighter interviews. He holds a 1-0 record in pro MMA and holds a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu. (full bio)

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