UFC 273 takes place in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday and is considered a wild card.
It will be spearheaded by two title fights, with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski defending his belt in the main event against “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. At BetMGM, Volkanovski is a massive -750 favorite versus Jung who is +500.
The co-main event will see bitter rivals meet for the second time as bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (+360) is defended against interim champion Petr Yan (-500).
The fight garnering the most attention is the last non-title fight on the card, the welterweight match between 2nd-ranked Gilbert Burns (+375) and 11th-ranked Khamzat Chimaev (-550). Chimaev has gone 4-0 with four finishes in the UFC and his fights were over in the blink of an eye. In Burns, however, he faces a three-time world jiu-jitsu champion and former welterweight title challenger.
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UFC 273 Main Card (Live Now on ESPN+ PPV)
Featherweight: Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs. Chan Sung Jung
Bantamweight: Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Petr Yan (ic)
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Strawweight: Defeated Mackenzie Dern. Tecia Torres by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Lightweight: Defeated Mark Madsen. Vinc Pichel by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
UFC 273 Prelims Full Results
Welterweight: Ian Garry defeated. Darian Weeks by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez defeated. Josh Fremd by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Raquel Pennington defeated. Aspen Ladd by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight: Mike Malott def. Mickey Gall by KO (punches) at 3:41 by R1:
UFC 273 Early Prelims full results
Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik defeated. Jared Vanderaa via submission (holding scarf) at 3:39 from R1:
The story goes on
Catch weight (118.5 lbs): Piera Rodríguez def. Kay Hansen by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Catch weight (136.5 lbs): Julio Arce def. Daniel Santos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Will Welterwight Fight Between Gilbert Burns And Khamzat Chimaev Steal The Show At UFC 273? (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)