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UFC 329 live blog: King Green vs. Terrance McKinney

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6 hours ago

July 11, 2026

UFC 329 live blog: King Green vs. Terrance McKinney

This is the UFC 329 live blog for King Green vs. Terrance McKinney, the main card lightweight bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Green (35-17, 1 NC) is one of the most experienced fighters on the UFC roster, sporting a record of 16-12-1 (1 NC) inside the octagon. He finds himself on an unlikely win streak, having recently knocked off Jeremy Stephens, Daniel Zellhuber, and Lance Gisbon Jr. With a win Saturday, Green will have strung together more than three victories for the first time since 2012.

While this matchup is unpredictable, one thing is almost guaranteed: McKinney (18-8) will make sure this fight doesn't go the scorecards. In 26 pro bouts, including 13 UFC appearances, McKinney has never had a fight end without someone getting knocked out or submitted. McKinney is the winner more often than not, and always in spectacular fashion as all eight of his UFC wins have come in the first round. On the flip-side, McKinney's past two losses have also come inside of a round, so there's no telling if he will be the hammer or the nail against Green.

Check out the UFC 329 live blog for King Green vs. Terrance McKinney below.

Round 1: Green enters the cage and yells at McKinney and then proceeds to talk to Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan before the fight starts. Real bad blood between him and McKinney ahead of this lightweight showdown.

No glove touch for Green and McKinney. McKinney starts with all and already tags Green's face with three punches but he manages to get him down. Back to their feet, and again McKinney on the offense. McKinney's too fast for Green early, and Green has blood all over his face a minute into the fight. Damn. McKinney with a nasty left hook to the body as Green is backed against the fence. And McKinney continue to land! Again to the body! And a knee! McKinney with great timing for a double leg takedown, and he has Green in trouble reaching full mount almost immediately. McKinney connects left hands one after the other and Green is in deep trouble. McKinney goes for a rear-naked choke but immediately changes his mind and goes back to ground and pound. A few punches later and McKinney again attacks the next, but Green is defending well now. Green talking to McKinney as he lands punches on the younger fighter who has his back. McKinney attacks the neck but Green manages to escape and get back to his feet! Green hurts McKinney with a right hand to the body and HE GETS THE KNOCKOUT WITH A SECOND LEFT! WOW!

Official result: King Green def. Terrance McKinney via first-round TKO (4:59)

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UFC 329: Live updates, highlights for McGregor vs. Holloway 2

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July 11, 2026

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UFC 329: Live updates, highlights for McGregor vs. Holloway 2

This is the UFC 329 live blog for King Green vs. Terrance McKinney, the main card lightweight bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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UFC 329 live blog: Brandon Royval vs. Lone’er Kavanagh

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5 hours ago

July 11, 2026

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UFC 329 live blog: Brandon Royval vs. Lone’er Kavanagh

This is the UFC 329 live blog for Brandon Royval vs. Lone'er Kavanagh, the main card flyweight bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

A one-time title challenger, Royval (17-9) once again finds himself having to defend his spot in the contender line against a hungry contender. Royval's past two fights haven't gone his way as he was knocked out by Manel Kape and dropped a decision in a thriller against now-champion Joshua Van, so the time is now for the veteran to right the ship.

Kavanagh (10-1) is coming off of an eye-opening win over two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno. Called upon on short notice to face Moreno in the main event of UFC Mexico City this past February, Kavanagh spoiled Moreno's homecoming with a virtuoso five-round performance. Just 27, Kavanagh could find himself on the cusp of a title opportunity if he can get past Royval.

Check out the UFC 329 live blog for Brandon Royval vs. Lone'er Kavanagh below.

Round 1: Jason Herzog is the third man in the cage for this one, and here we go! Royval connects a fast jab, and they begin to trade punches so fast already. Royval with a solid right kick to the leg of Kavanagh. Kavanagh aims for a kick to the body but misses. Another good leg kick for Royval. Kavanagh switches stances and lands a leg kick as well. Kavanagh goes for a high kick but Royval catches his leg and connects a couple of punches. Again, catches the kick and punishes him with a couple of punches. Kavanagh lands a good left punch to the body now. Royval's jab continues to land and keep Kavanagh away from him. Royval shoots for a takedown and Kavanagh threatens with a guillotine, but Royval is already on side control. Back to half guard, and full guard, and Royval ground and pounds Kavanagh. Royval with elbows to the face, but that opens space for Kavanagh to get back up and hold him against the fence. Kavanagh trips Royval down and round comes to an end. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Royval.

Round 2: Round stars and Royval is already busy with the jabs, over and over again. Kavanagh fires a kick to the body that barely misses. Kavanagh with a 1-2 combo, followed by a kick to the body. And another right hand to the face of Royval. And again! Royval is hurt and down! Kavanagh follows him with a barrage of punches and has him in deep trouble now! Elbows for Kavanagh! Royval recovers and is able to hold him down with an omoplata to prevent from eating more elbows and punches, but Kavanagh escapes is back to hurting him. They are back to their feet, and Royval connects more jabs before going for a takedown. Kavanagh defends, and makes him pay with a violent elbow to the head. Kavanagh attacking with low kicks before Royval clinches. Royval jabs and takes Kavanagh down, and now elbows the head of Kavanagh for a second before they back up. What a round! Kavanagh with a combo of punches and flying knee to end the round. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Kavanagh (19-19).

Round 3: They embrace in the center of the octagon before going for it in the final stanza. And Royval hurts Kavanagh already! And Kavanagh fires back and hurts Royval! WOW! Royval shoots for a takedown and Kavanagh attacks with a guillotine but isn't that deep, and Royval escapes with ease. Elbows for Royval on top control! Kavanagh scrambles and Royval takes his back, and goes for an arm-triangle choke! It's deep! Kavanagh fights the way he can, and Royval goes to mount and loses pressure on the choke. Royval has his back again and tries to work on a rear-naked choke but Kavanagh is doing a good job fighting the handsâ€¦ until he doesn't. IT'S DEEP, AND HE GETS THE TAP! What a win for Royval!

Official result: Brandon Royval def. Lone'er Kavanagh via third-round submission (rear-naked choke) (3:40)

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UFC 329 video: Robert Whittaker potentially breaks Nikita Krylov’s jaw in light heavyweight debut

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6 hours ago

July 11, 2026

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UFC 329 video: Robert Whittaker potentially breaks Nikita Krylov’s jaw in light heavyweight debut

Robert Whittaker made a successful light heavyweight debut and he might go home with Nikita Krylov's jaw as a reward after his knockout win at UFC 329.

Despite giving up a lot of size, Whittaker's speed was undeniable and his power translated as he hurt Krylov several times during the fight. The end came after Whittaker clipped Krylov wih a stiff right hand and then followed with another huge shot behind it.

Krylov immediately grabbed at his jaw like something was broken and waved off the fight as the referee stepped in to stop if at 1:01 in the third round.

â€œFeast your eyes on that Reddit!â€ Whittaker joked after his win. â€œHonestly, there was a lot of nerves and we've seen guys move up and slide down â€¦ but we've still got it. I trained for the entire camp with the idea that my opponent is going to be the boogeyman.

â€œI came in nice and heavy and I hit as hard as anybody else. This is my home now. The middleweight page is closed.â€

While Krylov looked massive, Whittaker showed off his speed immediately with several lightning quick punches that found a home in the opening round. That led to Krylov closing the distance and looking for the takedown while working against the cage.

Krylov was effectively muscling Whittaker across the octagon while applying his grappling but the former middleweight champion finally escaped and connected with a punch on his way out. Whittaker followed that with a slick right hand that clipped Krylov before connecting with another hard right hook.

On the restart in the second round, Whittaker came out quick and continued to use fast hands to catch Krylov off guard. A combination followed as Whittaker snapped off several shots in a row that stung Krylov, although the Russian absorbed the damage well.

With two minutes remaining, Whittaker unleashed another blistering combination that hurt Krylov, although he didn't go wild looking for the finish.

Whittaker snapped off another hard right hand that rattled Krylov and the writing was on the wall that the fight was nearly finished. Another devastating right followed and Krylov backed away as he grabbed onto his jaw with the referee stepping in to stop the fight before any further damage was dished out.

Light heavyweight is far from the deepest division in the sport and Whittaker might already be one of the more dangerous fighters at 205 pounds, especially after such an impressive debut on Saturday at UFC 329.