UFC 317 LIVE RESULTS – Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira: Main event ON NOW as two title bouts top MASSIVE bill

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THE UFC 317 main event is ON NOW as Ilia Topuria faces Charles Oliveira on a mammoth card in Las Vegas!
At the top of the bill, two former champions, Topuria and Oliveira, will go head-to-head for the vacant lightweight title.
The undefeated El Matador is looking to become the UFC 's TENTH two-division champion, 15 months after claiming the featherweight title, which he's since relinquished.
Also on the card, flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja will put his belt on the line against Kai Kara-France.
just now By Chisanga Malata
Co-main event time!
The flyweight title is about to be up for grabs.
Will dominant champion Alexandre Pantoja be able to retain the strap for a fourth straight time?
Or will Kai Kara-France end the Brazilian's dominant reign? We'll soon find out.
7 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata
Van wins!
Joshua Van edges an absolute classic with Brandon Royval via unanimous decision.
The judges turned in 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 scorecards.
An incredible fight, arguably the best in flyweight history.
14 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata
Royval vs Van – Round Three
Both men are battling hard to operate at their desired range and are having success.
Van's shots, however, are seemingly the more effective punches.
Remarkably, neither man has any serious swelling or bleeding on their face.
This is an absolute dog fight and the crowd are losing it. The horn goes and the arena erupts.
What a fight!
20 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata
Royval vs Van – Round Two
Having tasted Van's power late in the first, Royval has gone back to trying to operate at a distance.
But Van isn't giving him any breathing room and is crowding him at any opportunity he gets.
Royval's chin is taking a pasting and is somehow still holding up.
Royval is having more success with the jab as he sticks and moves but Van is doing a good job of starting in his ideal range.
28 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata
Royval vs Van - Round One
They touch gloves and they're off.
Royval is the taller of the pair and is already looking to utilise his long-range strikes.
Van needs to get on the inside if he's to do any damage, but is struggling to do so.
But he lands a heavy counter left hook as Royal closes the distance.
Royval is starting to play into Van's game here and is getting tagged inside boxing range.
And he gets dropped by a beautiful counter left with just over a minute and a half to go.
Royval recovers and goes back to hunting down Van before the horn goes.
35 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata
Super-fly flyweights on deck
We return to the men's flyweight division for a pivotal bout between the surging Joshua Van and former title challenger Brand Royval.
Dana White all but confirmed that the winner of this will get the next title shot.
Massive, massive stakes in this bout.
47 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata
Dariush wins!
Beneil Dariush gets the job done, beating Renato Moicano via unanimous decision.
A massive win for Dariush, who is now back in the winner's circle.
50 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata
Moicano vs Dariush – Round Three
Some brilliant scrambles follow a successful takedown from Dariush.
But they return to the feet just after the two-minute mark and go back to counter boxing.
Dariush is having more success with his left hand than I envisaged.
The fight briefly hits the mat with just over a minute and a half of the round remaining.
The horn goes after a failed takedown attempt from Moicano. I have Dariush winning this by two rounds to one.
Chisanga's scorecard: 29-28 Dariush
55 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata
Moicano vs Dariush - Round Two
Dariush stifles a takedown attempt from Moicano shortly after the restart.
And he's now out grappling Moicano against the fence, something I didn't expect to see.
Fans aren't happy with Moicano being kept on the ground with relentless top pressure from Dariush, who has well and truly blown off the cobwebs following that knockdown late in the first.
Chisanga's scorecard: 19-19
Today, 03:58 By Chisanga Malata
Dariush vs Moicano - Round One
Moicano takes the centre of the octagon and puts southpaw Dariush on the back foot.
Dariush chips away at the legs of Moicano with two hard low kicks. And a third echoes throughout the arena.
Moicano's first attempt to ground the fight is stuffed but he lands a good knee to the body after the unsuccessful shot.
Moicano gets dropped by a hard leg kick but returns to his feet, albeit compromised.
Moicano is getting the better of the boxing exchanges, but none of his shots have hurt Dariush yet.
Just as I say that, Dariush gets dropped and is scrambling to fend off Moicano's attempts to take the back.
Defend it he does and he manages to make it back to his feet before seeing off another onslaught from 'Money' just before the horn.
Chisanga's scorecard: 10-9 Moicano
Today, 03:49 By Chisanga Malata
Lightweights on show
We move to our first of two lightweight offerings tonight.
Fan favourite Renato 'Money' Moicano is about to take on Beneil Dariush.
The pair were, of course, set to throw down at UFC 311 in January but Moicano got the call to fight former champ Islam Makhachev on short notice.
Today, 03:43 By Chisanga Malata
Talbott wins!
Payton Talbott returns to the win column courtesy of a 29-28 scorecards.
Incredible improvement from the youngster, in particular with his defensive grappling.
He's well and truly back on track, much to the delight of fans inside the T-Mobile Arena.
Today, 03:38 By Chisanga Malata
Talbott vs Lima – Round Three
Talbott continues to showcase brilliant counter wrestling between striking exchanges.
He's really come on leaps and bounds over the last few months.
Talbott has Lima on the back foot and ripping in beautiful shots to the body.
And he nearly took Lima's head off with a beautiful spinning heel kick
Lima took it well, though. But is now on his back fending off a barrage of strikes.
The horn goes. That's a close fight, IMO. But I give it to Talbott by two rounds to one.
Chisanga's scorecard: 29-28 Talbott
Today, 03:33 By Chisanga Malata
Talbott vs Lima – Round Two
These boys, Lima in particular, are throwing some serious, serious heat.
Talbott wisely takes the fight to the ground just before the halfway point of the stanza.
But just as I praise him for doing so, he lets Lima back to his feet.
And he nearly gets his clock cleaned by a spinning back fist.
And he nearly gets his clock cleaned by a spinning back fist.
Talbott shows off yet more brilliant defensive grappling just seconds before the horn.
Today, 03:25 By Chisanga Malata
Talbott vs Lima - Round One
An incredible round full of entertaining scrambles on the ground.
Talbott is hanging in much better on the ground than he did when he fought Raoni Barcelos a few months ago.
But Lima is a real, real threat.
They return to the feet with just over 20 seconds left to go and Talbott lands a nice elbow in the clinch before the horn goes.
Today, 03:17 By Chisanga Malata
Bantamweight bust-up
We move to the men's bantamweight division for a showdown between Payton Talbott and Felipe Lima.
This is a big one for prospect Talbott, who was dominanted by Raoni Barcelos in his last outing.
Let's see if he can return to the win column.
Today, 03:08 By Chisanga Malata
Results so far
We have a brief interlude before the first fight of the main card.
So take a look at the results from an entertaining night so far.
UFC 317 results - so far
Gregory Rodrigues def. Jack Hermansson via KO (punches) - Round 1, 4:21
Jose Miguel Delgado def. Hyder Amil via KO (knee and ground-and-pound) - Round 1,
Tracy Cortez def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Terrance McKinney def. Viacheslav Borschev via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 0:55
Jacobe Smith def Niko Price via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2, 4:03
Jhonata Diniz def. Alvin Hines via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Today, 03:01 By Chisanga Malata
Main card time!
We are moving on from the prelim portion of the card onto the real meat and bones.
Not long now until the big one between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira.
Today, 02:57 By Chisanga Malata
Hermansson helped backstage
Jack Hermansson had to be helped backstage by security and the cageside doctor after that knockout loss to Gregory Rodrigues.
That was probably the scariest aftermath to a KO I've seen.
And I don't say that lightly. Scary, scary stuff.
Today, 02:57 By Chisanga Malata
Hermansson helped back stage
Jack Hermansson had to be helped backstage by security and the cageside doctor after that knockout loss to Gregory Rodrigues.
That was probably the scariest aftermath to a KO i've seen.
And I don't say that lightly. Scary, scary stuff.
Today, 02:47 By Chisanga Malata
Rodrigues wins!
Gregory Rodrigues has just brutally KNOCKED OUT Jack Hermansson with a huge uppercut and the unnecessary of follow-up shots.
Hermansson was, worryingly, out for several minutes before coming to.
That was scary, to say the least.
Today, 02:33 By Chisanga Malata
Middleweight melee
We move to the 185lbs division for what promises to be a war between veteran Jack Hermansson and Brazilian bruiser Gregory Rodrigues.
Hermansson is fresh off a victory over the previously undefeated Joe Pyfer.
Rodrigues, meanwhile, will look to return to the win column following defeat to former title challenger Jared Cannonier in February.
This should be a good one, folks.
Today, 02:29 By Chisanga Malata
Results so far
In case you've missed them so far, here are the results from a thoroughly entertaining night of fights so far.
UFC 317 results - so far
Jose Miguel Delgado def. Hyder Amil via KO (knee and ground-and-pound) - Round 1,
Tracy Cortez def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Terrance McKinney def. Viacheslav Borschev via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 0:55
Jacobe Smith def Niko Price via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2, 4:03
Jhonata Diniz def. Alvin Hines via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Today, 02:23 By Chisanga Malata
Kill shot!
This left knee from Jose Miguel Delgado in the Thai clinch was a thing of absolute beauty.
It was beautifully hidden and snuck up through the card.
No wonder Hyder Amil folded.
Today, 02:12 By Chisanga Malata
Delgado wins!!!
Jose Miguel Delgado has just STARCHED Hyder Amil in the first round.
A brutal left knee in the Thai clinch sent Amil crashing to the canvas.
And Delgado didn't waste the golden opportunity to close the show, landing two hard follow-up shots to close the show and pick up the biggest win of his career.