Live! UFC 261 Results & Play-By-Play!

UFC 261 live stream results and play-by-play updates for the “Usman vs. Masvidal 2” pay-per-view (PPV) event will be updated right here, starting at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+ on Sat. night (April 24, 2021) from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Main eventing the championship tripleheader will be welterweight rivals Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal, as “The Nigerian Nightmare” looks to replicate his “Gamebred”-winning performance from UFC 251. In addition, flyweight queenpin Valentina Shevchenko puts her 125-pound strap on the line against ex-strawweight titleholder Jessica Andrade. Elsewhere on the card, 115-pound champion Zhang Weili faces off against former division titleholder Rose Namajunas. Chris Weidman, Uriah Hall, Anthony Smith, and Jimmy Crute round out the PPV main card, which kicks off at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 261 fight card below, starting with the early ESPN2/ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Usman vs. Masvidal 2.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 261 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)

UFC 261 QUICK RESULTS:

UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal
UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Andrade
UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas
Chris Weidman vs. Uriah Hall
Jimmy Crute vs. Anthony Smith
Randy Brown vs. Alex Oliveira
Dwight Grant vs. Stefan Sekulic
Brendan Allen vs. Karl Roberson
Tristan Connelly vs. Pat Sabatini
Danaa Batgerel vs. Kevin Natividad
Kazula Vargas vs. Rong Zhu
Qileng Aori vs. Jeffrey Molina
Ariane Carnelossi vs. Na Liang

UFC 261 LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY:

170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal

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125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Andrade

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115 lbs.: UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas

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185 lbs.: Chris Weidman vs. Uriah Hall

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205 lbs.: Jimmy Crute vs. Anthony Smith

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170 lbs.: Randy Brown vs. Alex Oliveira

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170 lbs.: Dwight Grant vs. Stefan Sekulic

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185 lbs.: Brendan Allen vs. Karl Roberson

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145 lbs.: Tristan Connelly vs. Pat Sabatini

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135 lbs.: Danaa Batgerel vs. Kevin Natividad

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155 lbs.: Kazula Vargas vs. Rong Zhu

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125 lbs.: Qileng Aori vs. Jeffrey Molina

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115 lbs.: Ariane Carnelossi vs. Na Liang

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