NEW YORK – MMAjunkie is on scene and reporting live from today’s UFC 217 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).
The event takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
In the main event, middleweight champion Michael Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC) takes on former welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre (25-2 MMA, 19-2 UFC) in his first fight in four years. Additionally, bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt (11-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) meets former champ and former teammate T.J. Dillashaw (14-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), and women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) fights Rose Namajunas (6-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC).
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 7 p.m. ET for the UFC Fight Pass prelims, 8 p.m. ET for the prelims on FS1, and 10 p.m. ET for the main card on pay-per-view.
To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC 217 discussion thread. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn), Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) and Ken Hathaway (@kenshathaway) on Twitter.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
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Records: Aiemann Zahabi (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Ricardo Ramos (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Records: Aleksei Oleinik (55-10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Curtis Blaydes (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Blaydes No. 15, Oleinik honorable mention
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Records: Randy Brown (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Mickey Gall (4-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
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Records: Ovince Saint Preux (21-10 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Corey Anderson (9-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Saint Preux No. 10, Anderson honorable mention
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Records: Walt Harris (10-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC), Mark Godbeer (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
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Records: James Vick (11-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Joseph Duffy (17-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Vick honorable mention
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Records: Johny Hendricks (18-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC), Paulo Costa (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Records: Stephen Thompson (13-2-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC), Jorge Masvidal (32-12 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Thompson No. 2, Masvidal No. 8
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Records: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), Rose Namajunas (6-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Jedrzejczyk No. 1, Namajunas No. 6
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Records: Cody Garbrandt (11-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), T.J. Dillashaw (14-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Garbrandt No. 1 (No. 6 pound-for-pound), Dillashaw No. 3
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Records: Michael Bisping (30-7 MMA, 20-7 UFC), Georges St-Pierre (25-2 MMA, 19-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Bisping No. 1 (No. 13 pound-for-pound)
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