Although the main event might be changed but the UFC will attempt to please people from all over the world by hosting UFC 274. The event will take place on the 7th of May in the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
At the top of the line, Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje battle to defend their UFC lightweight championship. Oliveira entered the UFC in the year 2010. He defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 262 to claim the UFC lightweight title. In UFC 269 in December, He defeated Dustin Poirier via submission to defend his belt.
Gaethje Gaethje, a World Series of Fighting lightweight champion was a lightweight champion in the World Series of Fighting. He began the MMA debut in the year 2011. The majority of his victories in the UFC have come via some type of knockout. “The The Highlight” is just coming off a brutal bout in which he was fought by Chandler in UFC 268 back in the month of November. Gaethje was victorious by an unanimous decision.
In the weigh-ins, Oliveira did not meet the weight requirement as well as was stripped her title. Only Gaethje will be able to claim the title on Saturday.
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The second title bout takes place in the form of Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza. Namajunas made her pro debut in 2013. When she joined Namajunas in UFC In 2015, the fighter stunned the world with her victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 to be the UFC strawweight champion. She lost the title to Jessica Andrade, beat Andrade in a rematch, then won the title back in a rematch against Zhang Weili in April 2021. In a rematch that took place in November, Namajunas beat Zhang to keep the title.
Silver medalist at the 2013 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships, Esparza began her professional career in the year 2010. She competed with Bellator, XFC, and Invicta, Esparza is a former Invicta FC strawweight champion. She beat Namajunas on the same day in 2014, becoming the inaugural UFC strawweight champion.
In losing her title fight against Joanna the year before, Esparza has gone 8-3 since then and is in a winning streak of five fights. Her last fight was an TKO victory in May 2021, versus Yan Xiaonan.
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UFC 274: Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje live results, updates
6 p.m. ET 6 p.m. ET – It was announced during the prelims early at 6 p.m. ET that Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon has been canceled due to a non-COVID sickness that Cerrone has suffered.
When will UFC 274: Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje?
- Date: Saturday, May 7
- Start time: 5:30 p.m. ET
- Prelims: 8 p.m. ET
- Main card (PPV): 10 p.m. ET
- Main event: 12:15 a.m. ET (approx.)
UFC 274: Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje takes place on May 7. The preliminary rounds start the main event at 5:45 p.m. ET. Prelims start around 8 p.m. ET while the main event will begin with the main event at 10:30 p.m. ET. Oliveira and Gaethje will make their way to the octagon by midnight ET, based on the duration of the undercard matches.
