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LIVE! UFC 317 Results, Streaming ‘Prelims' Updates
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) happens TONIGHT (Sat., June 28, 2025) with UFC 317 live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and streaming LIVE on ESPN+ PPV. UFC 317 boasts two title fights. The main event is Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira for UFC's Lightweight title that has been vacated by Islam Makhachev. Topuria is hoping to chase Makhachev up to Welterweight in the near future, though. Advertisement UFC 317's co-main event is Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France for Pantoja's UFC Flyweight title. Pantoja is looking to defend his belt for the fourth time (and he finally has some cool shorts to do it in). Rounding out UFC 317's PPV card is Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano, Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van and Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima. UFC 317's late 'Prelims' are headlined by Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues. That portion of the card also has Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado, Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez and Terrance McKinney vs. Viachesav Borshchev. Our UFC 317 early 'Prelims' are headlined by Jhonata Diniz vs. Austin Hines. Jackson McVey vs. Christopher Ewert and Jacobe Smith vs. Niko Price are also included. Advertisement So, before UFC 317's PPV action begins at 10 p.m. ET tonight right here, will deliver LIVE coverage of the entire UFC 317 'Prelims' undercard below, beginning with the first fight at 6:30 p.m. ET this evening on Disney+/ESPN+. Again, we are covering UFC 317's PPV main card in a separate thread right here, beginning at 10 p.m. ET. will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 317 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+/Disney+ early 'Prelims' undercard bouts, which air at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the UFC 317's late 'Prelims,' which air on Disney+/ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET. This is followed by UFC 317's PPV main card, which will start at 10 p.m ET on ESPN+ PPV, with play-by-play updates here. Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following 'Topuria vs. Oliveira.' Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC 317 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, the newest information will at the top of the stream). UFC 317 QUICK RESULTS 155 lbs.: Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira 125 lbs.: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France 155 lbs.: Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano 125 lbs.: Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van 135 lbs.: Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima 185 lbs.: Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues 145 lbs.: Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado 125 lbs.: Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez 155 lbs.: Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev 265 lbs.: Jhonata Diniz vs. Alvin Hines 170 lbs.: Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith 185 lbs.: Jackson McVey vs. Christopher Ewert (not Sedriques Dumas) UFC 317 'PRELIMS' PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES UFC 317 takes place at the familiar T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. To check out the latest and greatest UFC 317: 'Topuria vs. Oliveira' news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here. More from
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UFC 317 'Embedded,' No. 6: Touching look at Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira's sauna session
The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base for International Fight Week and UFC 317, its seventh pay-per-view of the calendar year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 317 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Advertisement In the headliner, the vacant 155-pound title is on the line between former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and ex-lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC). Topuria vacated the 145-pound belt to move to lightweight for a shot at a title in a second division. The co-feature is a flyweight title fight between champion Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and challenger Kai Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC). The sixth and final episode of "Embedded" follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC's description of the episode from YouTube: Charles Oliveira cuts weight with the support of Ian Garry before running into Ilia Topuria in the sauna; The athletes of UFC 317 step on the scales for official weigh-ins; Niko Price hangs out at the pool; Payton Talbott enjoys lunch after weighing in; The stars of UFC 317 face off one last time before they set foot in the Octagon Saturday night. Previous episodes of UFC 317 embedded This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 317 Embedded: Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira's sauna session
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UFC Tonight: What Time Does The UFC 317 Fight Card Start?
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 27: (L-R) Opponents Ilia Topuria of Germany and Charles Oliveira of Brazil ... More face off during the UFC 317 ceremonial weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on June 27, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) The UFC 317 pay-per-view fight card goes down tonight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC lightweight and flyweight titles are on the line at the top of the event. In the UFC 317 main event, the vacant UFC lightweight title is up for grabs when former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria faces ex-UFC lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira. Meanwhile in the PPV co-headliner, UFC flyweight kingpin Alexandre Pantoja meets Kai Kara-France. Also on the UFC 317 main card is a high-stakes 125-pound matchup between No. 1 ranked Brandon Royval and the fast-rising Joshua Van. The UFC 317 PPV fight card streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. Below, we look at details for the UFC 317 main card bouts and the start time for each portion of the UFC 317 fight card. UFC 317 Fight Card: Date, Time, Location, How To Watch Or Stream Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025 Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV Main Card Start Time: 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Pay-Per-View Preliminary Card Start Time: 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+ Early Prelims Start Time: 6:30 p.m ET on ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass UFC 317 Pay-Per-View Fight Card Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira - For vacant UFC lightweight title Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France - For Pantoja's UFC flyweight title Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van - Flyweight Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano - Lightweight Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima - Bantamweight UFC 317 Fight Card Preliminary Card Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues - Middleweight Hyder Amil vs. Jose Miguel Delgado - Featherweight Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez - Strawweight Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev - Lightweight UFC 317 Fight Card Early Preliminary Card Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith - Welterweight Jhonta Diniz vs. Alvin Hines - Heavyweight Chris Ewert vs. Jackson McVey - Middleweight UFC 317 Main Event: Ilia Topuria Vs. Charles Oliveira ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 26: Ilia Topuria of Spain reacts after a knockout victory ... More against Max Holloway in the UFC featherweight championship fight during the UFC 308 event at Etihad Arena on October 26, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Topuria is a former Cage Warriors champion. He joined the UFC in 2020 with a 9-0 record. It did not take him long to make a name for himself. He was ranked No. 14 in the featherweight division after three UFC bouts at 145 pounds and one contest in the 155-pound division. Three of those scraps ended with Topuria winning via knockout. In his first fight as a ranked featherweight, Topuria dispatched Bryce Mitchell via submission in the second round, earned his first 'Performance of the Night' bonus and moved to No. 9 in the rankings. A matchup with No. 5 ranked Josh Emmett followed the Mitchell win. Topuria picked up a decision in a 'Fight of the Night' scrap. Topuria's next fight, saw him face Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight title at UFC 298. Topuria entered that bout as the No. 3 ranked featherweight. He left as the champion after knocking out Volkanovski in the second stanza. In his first defense of the UFC featherweight crown, Topuria made history, becoming the first fighter to finish former 145-pound champion Max Holloway via strikes, knocking out the ex-champion in the third round of their UFC 308 meeting in October 2024. When Topuria decided to move to lightweight and give up his featherweight title, he vowed to sit until he got a 155-pound title shot. That fight takes place at UFC 317. Topuria has a 16-0 record with eight of those wins coming under the UFC banner. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16: Charles Oliveira of Brazil looks on against Michael Chandler in a ... More lightweight fight during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Charles Oliveira (35-10-0-1) has been fighting with the UFC since 2010. He won the vacant lightweight title with his win over Chandler and defended the title once, beating Dustin Poirier. He was booked to face Justin Gaethje in his second title defense, but Oliveira missed weight for that fight, which he won by submission, losing the title on the scale. Oliveira had a chance to regain the belt in October 2022, but Islam Makhachev submitted him and claimed the vacant belt. Since that loss, Oliveira is 1-1, beating Beneil Dariush by TKO in June 2023 and losing to Arman Tsarukyan via split decision in April of this year. Oliveira is coming off a November 2024 decision win over Michael Chandler. Oliveira is the No. 2 fighter in the official UFC lightweight rankings. UFC 317 Co-Main Event: Alexandre Pantoja Vs. Kai Kara-France LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 08: Alexandre Pantoja celebrates after defeating UFC flyweight champion ... More Brandon Moreno during UFC 290 at T-Mobile Arena on July 08, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pantoja won the title by split decision. (Photo by) Alexandre Pantoja (29-5) is on a seven-fight winning streak heading into UFC 317. The 35-year-old Brazilian made his UFC debut in July 2017 with a split-decision win over Eric Shelton. Pantoja's career had its ups and downs over the next three years, where he went 5-3, but he has not lost since he dropped a decision to Askar Askarov in July 2020. Pantoja won the UFC flyweight title in July 2023 on the heels of two 'Performance of the Night' submission wins. Pantoja secured the 125-pound title with a split decision win over Brandon Moreno. Since that victory, Pantoja has defended his three times, beating Brandon Royval in December 2023 and Steve Erceg in May 2024. Both fights ended in decision victories. Pantoja picked up his 19th career finish in his third title defense, submitting Kai Asakura at UFC 310 in December 2024. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 26: Kai Kara-France of New Zealand is seen on stage during the UFC 317 ... More press conference at T-Mobile Arena on June 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Kai Kara-France (25-11-0-1) was 17-7-0-1 when he got the call from the UFC in 2019. In his first fight with the promotion, the New Zealander faced a short-notice opponent in Elias Garcia. The two won 'Fight of the Night' honors for their efforts, with Kara-France picking up the decision win. Kara-France followed that victory with two more wins on the judge's scorecards. Then, in December 2019, he faced future champion Brandon Moreno on the early prelims of the UFC 245 pay-per-view card. Moreno won that bout by decision. Kara-France went 1-1 in his next two outings. He then tore off three straight wins between March 2021 and March 2022 and found himself as the No. 2 ranked fighter in the division. In his next outing, he faced Moreno, who was ranked No. 1, in the co-main event of UFC 277. At stake was the interim UFC flyweight title. Moreno won that contest by TKO in the third round. Kara-France followed that setback with a split-decision loss to Amir Albazi in June 2023. Kara-France was booked to face Manel Kape in September 2023, but a concussion during training camp prevented Kara-France from competing on that card, UFC 293. The 32-year-old would not return to action until August 2024, where he earned a first-round TKO win, and a 'Performance of the Night' bonus against Steve Erceg. Kara-France enters UFC 317 as the No. 4 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings. UFC 317 Fight Card: Beneil Dariush Vs. Renato Moicano AUSTIN, TEXAS - DECEMBER 02: Beneil Dariush of Iran prepares before his lightweight fight against ... More Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia during the UFC Fight Night event at Moody Center on December 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Beneil Dariush (22-6-1) joined the UFC in January 2014. At the time, Dariush sported a 6-0 record with five stoppage wins. In his promotional debut, Dariush scored a first-round submission win over Charlie Brenneman. Three months later Dariush tasted defeat for the first time, suffering a knockout loss to Ramsey Nijem. Dariush bounced back from that loss with five wins in a row, besting the likes of Daron Cruickshank (submission), Jim Miller (decision) and Michael Johnson (decision). A submission loss to Michael Chiesa ended that winning streak in April 2016. Wins over James Vick (knockout) and Rashid Magomedov put Dariush's record at 14-2, but a rough patch between March 2017 and March 2018 left Dariush at 14-4-1 as he lost to Edson Barboza (knockout), fought to a draw with Evan Dunham and was knocked out by Alexander Hernandez. Dariush rebounded in a big way from that winless run, picking up eight straight victories between November 2018 and October 2022. The most significant win during Dariush's impressive run was his UFC 280 decision win over Mateusz Gamrot. Following that victory, Dariush found himself as the No. 4 ranked fighter in the official UFC rankings and matched up against former UFC 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 289. Oliveira entered the contest as the No. 1 ranked fighter in the promotion's lightweight division. Oliveira won the fight via TKO at 4:10 of the first round, ending Dariush's winning streak. A December 2023 knockout loss to Arman Tsarukyan put Dariush on the first losing skid of his career. He has not competed since the loss to Tsarukyan. The 36-year-old Dariush looks to get back in the win column at UFC 317. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 18: Renato Moicano of Brazil prepares to face Islam Makhachev of ... More Russia in the UFC lightweight championship fight during the UFC 311 event at Intuit Dome on January 18, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Renato Moicano (20-6-1) was riding the first four-fight winning streak of his UFC career when he stepped in to face Makhachev at UFC 311. The 36-year-old opened his run with the promotion at 3-0 record between 2014 and 2017. Since then, Moicano has been up and down. He followed that by going 5-5 over his next 10 outings before beginning his current unbeaten streak in 2022. Moicano is 7-1 dating back to June 2021. His only loss prior to his UFC 311 setback to Makhachev was a March 2022 unanimous decision defeat to former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in a 160-pound catchweight battle. In April 2024, Moicano picked up his first knockout as a member of the UFC, decking Jalin Turner on the early prelims of the UFC 300 fight card. Then, in September 2024, the UFC tapped Moicano for the first main event of his UFC career against Benoît Saint Denis. That fight ended after the second round after Moicano left Saint Denis' face bloody and swollen. The damage Moicano put on his opponent forced the doctor to wave off the fight as Saint Denis' right eye was nearly swollen shut. Moicano enters UFC 317 as the No. 10 fighter in the UFC's 155-pound weight class. UFC 317 Fight Card: Brandon Royval Vs. Joshua Van LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 12: Brandon Royval prepares to face Tatsuro Taira of Japan in a ... More flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 12, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Brandon Royval (17-7) joined the UFC in 2020 with a 10-4 record. At the time, Royval was coming off a November 2019 submission win over Nate Williams, earning him the LFA flyweight title. Royval did not get an easy matchup in his first UFC bout, as he was booked against former UFC flyweight title challenger Tim Elliott in a slight upset. The matchup won 'Fight of the Night' honors. Royval followed that win with another stoppage in another 'Fight of the Night' bonus-winning scrap, submitting the favored Kai Kara-France in the second round of their September 2020 matchup. Royval ended 2020 with a TKO loss to Brandon Moreno and began 2021 with a submission setback to Alexandre Pantoja. Both those men would go on to hold the UFC flyweight title. Bouncing back from those losses, Royval went on a three-fight winning streak, picking up another two performance-based bonuses. Then, in December 2023, he got a chance to avenge his submission loss to Pantoja in a matchup for Pantoja's title. That bout took place at UFC 296, and although Royval went the five-round distance, he was on the wrong end of a unanimous decision. Royval returned in the win column in February 2024 with a split decision triumph over Moreno in another five-round scrap. In October, Royval defeated the rising Tatsuro Taira in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card, beating the 25-year-old by split decision. The 32-year-old Royval has four knockout wins, nine submissions, and four decisions. Royval's losses have come by knockout (one), submission (one), and decision (five). LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 08: Joshua Van of Myanmar enters the Octagon in a flyweight fight during ... More the UFC 313 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 08, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Joshua Van (14-2) won the vacant Fury FC flyweight title in his eighth pro bout, submitting Cleveland McLean in the second round of that matchup. Not long after that, Van was booked to face Kevin Borjas on a Dana White's Contender Series Card, but the UFC plucked him from that event to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov in June 2024. Van won that contest by split decision. Van followed that victory with wins over Kevin Borjas and Felipe Burns. In July 2024, the UFC booked Van against the more experienced Charles Johnson. While Van had success in the first two rounds, he wilted under Johnson's pressure early in the third stanza. Johnson won the bout via knockout. Since that loss, Van has gone 4-0 with three decisions and in his most recent trip to the Octagon, a knockout. Van has looked better in each of his UFC fights and he seems ready to face high-level competition, but the No. 1 ranked contender? No one should question Van for accepting the opportunity to face Royval, but it could be too much too soon for the 23-year-old. Van has seven knockout wins, two submissions and five decisions. His losses have come by knockout and submission. UFC 317 Fight Card: Payton Talbott Vs. Felipe Lima INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 17: Payton Talbott poses on the scale during the UFC 311 ceremonial ... More weigh-in at Intuit Dome on January 17, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC) Payton Talbott (9-1) joined the UFC in August 2023 when UFC CEO Dana White awarded him a deal for his decision win over Reyes Cortez Jr. on a Dana White's Contender Series card. With his win that night at the UFC Apex, Talbott moved to 6-0. At the time, White said, "Payton broke the record for significant strikes tonight, I think it was 145, in that ball park, I don't have the official number (145 of 282). "This kid is an absolute predator. He keeps moving forward. He seems unfazed by by everything that happened. He plays the mental game. He's talking to his opponent… Payton hit him (Cortez) with everything tonight. Big shots, combinations, leg kicks, head kicks, you name it. He's only 24 years old. 'If this kid can keep his head together, I can't wait to see him at 27' Talbott shined in his first three UFC bouts, picking up stoppage wins over Nick Aguirre (submission), Cameron Saaiman (TKO), and Yanis Ghemmour (KO). In his third outing with the promotion, the UFC decided to give Talbott a test, matching him up against a veteran competitor in Raoni Barcelos. Barcelos was a +675 betting underdog to Talbott, who was listed at -1050, at UFC 311. Barcelos picked up eight takedowns and nearly 10 minutes of control time and added two submission attempts during the matchup. Sure, Talbott had the better striking, but he had no answer for Barcelos's focus on getting the fight to the mat. Talbott appears to be skilled and coachable. At UFC 317, he gets the opportunity to show how he has improved his overall MMA game. Talbott does not turn 27 until September 9. TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 14: Felipe Lima of Brazil prepares to face Miles Johns in a featherweight ... More fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Amalie Arena on December 14, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Felipe Lima (14-1) joined the UFC in June 2024 as a late replacement for the injured Melsik Baghdasaryan against Muhammad Naimov. Lima, a former Oktagon MMA bantamweight champ, was training for a defense of that title when he accepted the call from the UFC to compete at 145. Lima ended Naimov's six-fight winning streak via submission on that night, earning a 'Performance of the Night' bonus in the process. Lima followed that with a December 2024 decision win over Miles Johns on the UFC Tampa card. Lima lost his first professional fight in 2015, but the 27-year-old is undefeated since then with 14 consecutive wins. Stay tuned for more coverage from the UFC 317 fight card. Including live UFC 317 results, reactions, recaps and video highlights during tonight's event.
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UFC 317 betting tips & Topuria vs Oliveira best bets: Topuria & Pantoja to hit the jackpot in Vegas
Ilia Topuria to beat Charles Oliveira via KO or TKO - 8/13 William Hill Alexandre Pantoja to beat Kai Kara-France via submission - 11/5 Bet365 UFC 317 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this weekend, with Ilia Topuria facing Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title in one of the biggest fights of the year. Topuria vacated his own featherweight title earlier this year, setting his sights on the lightweight belt given up by reigning champion Islam Makhachev, and betting sites make him a heavy favourite to beat former champion Oliveira for the strap at 155lbs. Oliveira, who holds the record for the most finishes and submissions in UFC history, beat Michael Chandler in his last fight for a shot at reclaiming the lightweight title, while Topuria comes into the bout after two recent knockouts of featherweight legends Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. In the co-main event in Las Vegas, Alexandre Pantoja takes on Kai Kara-France as the current flyweight champion looks to defend his title for the fourth time since winning it in July 2023. The lightweight division will see a new champion this weekend for the first time since 2022 as Ilia Topuria bids to become a two-weight champ, while Charles Oliveira will be looking to regain the belt he was forced to vacate that year. These are two talented fighters with skills both on the ground and with their hands, but it feels like the contest will be defined by Topuria's striking and Oliveira's ground skills. Topuria will likely look to keep the fight as a standing contest and catch Oliveira with combinations, while the Brazilian will be aiming for a submission victory. The problem for Oliveira is that in order to get a submission he will need to get dangerously close to a fighter who has proven to have excellent knockout power, and even if he does, Topuria's takedown defence of 92 per cent means the Brazilian could have a difficult time executing his gameplan. Fight result Best UFC 317 Odds Bookmaker Ilia Topuria Ladbrokes Charles Oliveira Bet365 In fact, Topuria has only ever been taken down once in the Octagon, when he fought Bryce Mitchell in 2022. Add to that his explosive punching and accuracy – perhaps most notably demonstrated in a knockout of Holloway last year – and it becomes clear that Oliveira will have a tough time winning this one. At 35, Oliveira has lost some of the athleticism he used to have and has proven to be susceptible to powerful punchers, which perhaps explain why UFC betting sites make the veteran such a long shot to win on Saturday. There's little value on several of the main markets in this one, so with that in mind we're going for Topuria to win via KO or TKO, which is offered at around 8/13 with Willian Hill. UFC 317 prediction 1: Ilia Topuria to beat Charles Oliveira via KO or TKO - 8/13 William Hill Flyweight belt holder Pantoja faces the fourth-ranked fighter in the division in the form of Kai Kara-France, with the New Zealander having beaten Steve Erceg at UFC 305 to earn his title shot. This will be Pantoja's fourth title defence, and the Brazilian is another heavy favourite on the night as he looks to add to a seven-win streak on Saturday. The 35-year-old has not lost since 2020, and stands out as the clear best in his division thanks to an all-round blend of punching power, wrestling skills and ability on the ground. This has helped him greatly in a division where few – if any – fighters have a standout single skill, with the Brazilian's elite jiu-jitsu perhaps standing out. Fight Outcome Best UFC 317 Odds Bookmaker Kai Kara-France William Hill Alexandre Pantoja 10bet Kara-France will look to land the win via striking, but Pantoja has proven that he has the ability to submit the division's best strikers, as he did last time out against Kai Asakura. And the New Zealander's losses to Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval – the latter of whom has been beaten twice by Pantoja in recent years – show that he is susceptible to counters from the division's more technical fighters, which could well be the case again this weekend. Pantoja has won 11 of his fights via submission and 10 via decision, with the remaining eight coming via KO or TKO. In terms of the method of victory, bookies have Pantoja to win by decision as 'most likely' at 15/8, but the better option may be on a submission win for the champ. UFC 317 prediction 2: Alexandre Pantoja to beat Kai Kara-France via submission - 11/5 Bet365 NetBet, one of the UFC's official betting partners, are currently giving away a free UFC bet as part of their sign up offer. New customers can currently bank £20 in free bets and 25 free spins from NetBet when they sign up, deposit a minimum of £10 and then wager £10 or more at odds of evens or greater on the sportsbook. Once the qualifying bets has been settled, NetBet will credit punters with £20 in free bets, broken up into the following denominations: 1 x £5 bet builder (any sport, min odds 1.1) 1 x £5 acca (any sports, min 3 legs, min odds 2.0 per leg) 1 x £5 horse racing free bet (min odds 1.1) 1 x £5 UFC free bet (min odds 1.1) NetBet are also giving away £2000 if anyone can predict the outcome of five fights at UFC 317, while there's the opportunity to boost the winnings on any UFC accumulators by as much as 50 per cent with the UFC acca boost. 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Video: UFC 317 full card final faceoffs with two title bouts, title eliminator and more
LAS VEGAS – UFC 317 ceremonial weigh-ins are in the books, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday's event. The weigh-ins took place T-Mobile Arena, which hosts the card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). Advertisement UFC 317 is built around two championship fights, with former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) set to take on former lightweight champ Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) in a vacant 155-pound title bout, while in the co-headliner Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) looks Kai Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC) That's not all, though. The main card also includes Brandon Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Joshua Van (14-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Beneil Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) vs. Renato Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) and more. Check out the video above to see highlights of the ceremonial weigh-in staredowns from the 12 scheduled bouts at UFC 317. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Video: UFC 317 full card final faceoffs with two title fights and more
