Connect with us

MMA

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

Published

8 hours ago

on

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 hands… 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)

Related Topics:
Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

MMA

Ryan Gandra details study that led to quick KO of Zachary Reese at UFC 329

Published

2 hours ago

on

July 12, 2026

By

Ryan Gandra details study that led to quick KO of Zachary Reese at UFC 329

Ryan
Gandra made quick work of Zachary Reese at UFC 329. | 📷:
Getty/UFC


Ryan
Gandra's preparation for his second outing in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship made his 6'3†opponent seem
“small.â€

Gandra (10-1) took on Zachary
Reese in a middleweight bout at
UFC 329 in Las Vegas. The Brazilian took a little over a minute
to drop Reese with a massive left hand. He landed a few follow-up
shots before referee Mike Beltran stepped in, albeit the stoppage
was arguably slightly early amidst protests from Reese.

Ryan Gandra credits film study and preparation after UFC 329
victory

Gandra says he had prepared so hard that his nearly flawless
victory felt automatic. “Problema†also claims to have studied
Reese so well that the 6'3†American felt small despite being
taller than him by two inches.

“It felt automatic. We did so much work. We studied him. We got
ready for this fight as if it was only thing to worry about in the
world,†Gandra said in a post-fight interview. “I felt him small. I
know he is a huge guy, but I felt him small. Why? Because it felt
automatic. Because I knew him so well and I was ready for it. I
know that he is a big guy, but he felt smaller. That's the fruit of
a lot of work, a lot of study, and a job well done.â€

Gandra has finished 8 of his 10 career wins and ended both of his
UFC fights inside the first round, with a combined Octagon time of
less than two minutes. Meanwhile, Reese is now on a two-fight slump
and is 4-4 in the UFC since making his promotional debut in
2023.

Continue Reading

MMA

UFC 329: 'McGregor vs. Holloway 2' Live Results and Highlights

Published

6 hours ago

on

July 12, 2026

By

UFC 329: 'McGregor vs. Holloway 2' Live Results and Highlights

The Octagon returns to T-Mobile Arena for tonight's UFC 329 event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2.

McGregor and Holloway originally met way back in August of 2013 in a featherweight contest, with ‘Notorious' emerging victorious by unanimous decision. This time around their fight will be taking place at welterweight.

Conor McGregor (22-6 MMA) will be competing for the first time since July of 2021, where he suffered a first-round TKO loss at the hands of longtime rival Dustin Poirier. The Irish star earned his most recent victory at UFC 246 in January of 2020, when he defeated Donald Cerrone via first-round TKO.

Meanwhile, Max Holloway (27-9 MMA) will enter tonight's contest looking to rebound, this after losing his BMF title to Charles Oliveira in his most recent effort this past March at UFC 326. Prior to that setback, ‘Blessed' was coming off a unanimous decision victory over Dustin Poirier.

UFC 329 is co-headlined by a highly anticipated lightweight bout between Paddy Pimblett and Benoit Saint Denis.

Pimblett (23-4 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a tough loss to Justin Gaethje in a fight for the promotion‘s interim lightweight title this past January at UFC 324. Prior to that setback, ‘The Baddy' had strung together nine straight victories, which included stoppage wins over Michael Chandler and King Green.

Meanwhile, Benoit Saint Denis (17-3 MMA) will enter tonight's co-main event on a four-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory coming by way of TKO over Dan Hooker this past February at UFC 325. ‘God of War' has finished all four of his most recent opponents, earning 2 submissions and 2 KO's during that stretch.

Also featured on tonight's UFC 329 main card lineup is a key men's bantamweight contest between Cory Sandhagen and Mario Bautista.

Sandhagen (18-6 MMA) most previously took to the Octagon at UFC 320, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili for the promotion's bantamweight title. Prior to that setback, ‘The Sandman' had defeated former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo via TKO.

Meanwhile, Mario Bautista (17-3 MMA) was last seen in action this past February, where he scored a submission win over Vinicius Oliveira. Prior to that triumph, the 33-year-old as coming off a decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov.

If that wasn't enough to get you interested, the UFC 329 main card lineup is kicked off by a highly anticipated lightweight bout between King Green and Terrance McKinney.

Green (35-17-1 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a three-fight winning streak, with his most recent Octagon victory coming over Jeremy Stephens by submission this past May at UFC 328. The longtime veteran has gone 3-2 over his past five fights overall.

Meanwhile, Terrance McKinney (18-8 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time scoring a 24-second TKO victory over Kyle Nelson this past March. ‘T Wrecks' has gone 3-1 over his past four bouts, earning first-round stoppages in all three of those wins.

Get all of tonight's live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):

UFC 329 Main Card (9pm EST on PPV)

170 lbs: Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway – Holloway def. McGregor via TKO (injury) in Round 1

155 lbs: Benoit Saint Denis vs. Paddy Pimblett – Pimblett def. Saint Denis via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 1

135 lbs: Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista – Bautista def. Sandhagen by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

125 lbs: Brandon Royval vs. Lone'er Kavangh – Royval def. Kavangh via submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 3

155 lbs: King Green vs. Terrance McKinney – Green def. McKinney via TKO (punches) at 4:59 of Round 1

UFC 329 Televised Prelims (7pm EST on Paramount+)

205 lbs: Robert Whittaker vs. Nikita Krylov – Whittaker def. Krylov via TKO (punch) at 1:01 of Round 3

265 lbs: Gable Steveson vs. Elisha Ellison – Steveson def. Ellison via KO at 2:31 of Round 1

135 lbs: Cody Garbrandt vs. Adrian Yanez – Yanez def. Gardbrandt via TKO (punches) at 2:47 of Round 1

145 lbs: Kai Kamaka III vs. Luke Riley – Riley def. Kamaka via TKO (knees and punches) at 3:03 of Round 1

UFC 329 Early Prelims (5pm EST on Paramount+)

125 lbs: Tracy Cortez vs. Wang Cong – Cong def. Cortez by unanimous decision (29-27 x3)

185 lbs: Damian Pinas vs. Cesar Almeida – Pinas def. Almeida via KO (punch) at 4:44 of Round 1

135 lbs: Farid Basharat vs. Ryan Garza – Basharat def. Garza by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

185 lbs: Ryan Gandra vs. Zach Reese – Gandra def. Reese via TKO (punches) at 1:15 of Round 1

125 lbs: Cody Durden vs. Alessandro Costa – Costa def. Durden via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:19 of Round 2

Who are you picking to win tonight's rematch between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway? Share your predictions in the comment section PENN Nation!

Continue Reading

MMA

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

Published

6 hours ago

on

July 11, 2026

By

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.

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.

Read Article >

Continue Reading
Advertisement

OUR NEWSLETTER

Subscribe Us To Receive Our Latest News Directly In Your Inbox!

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

Trending