UFC 302 play-by-play and live results (6 p.m. ET)

UFC 302 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 302 (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

In the headliner, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) puts his belt on the line against former interim champ Dustin Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC). In the co-feature, Paulo Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) meets former middleweight champ Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC).

Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. ET for the early prelims on ESPN+, 8 p.m. for the prelims on ESPN2 and 10 p.m. ET for the main card on pay-per-view.

Enjoy the fights, everyone.

Andre Lima vs. Mitch Raposo
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Records: Lima (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Raposo (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Division: Flyweight

Broadcast: ESPN+

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Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
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Records: Edwards (13-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Perez (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)

Division: Women’s bantamweight

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Bassil Hafez vs. Mickey Gall
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Records: Hafez (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Gall (7-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC)

Division: Welterweight

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Jake Matthews vs. Phil Rowe
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Records: Matthews (19-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC), Rowe (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)

Division: Welterweight

Broadcast: ESPN2

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Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
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Records: Dawson (20-2-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC), Solecki (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC)

Division: Lightweight

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Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
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Records: Almeida (20-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Romanov (17-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)

Division: Heavyweight

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Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
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Records: Almeida (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Kopylov (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)

Division: Middleweight

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Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
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Records: Brown (18-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC), Zaleski dos Santos (24-7-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC)

Division: Welterweight

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Alex Morono vs. Niko Price
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Records: Morono (24-9 MMA, 13-6 UFC), Price (15-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC)

Division: Welterweight

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Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
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Records: Holland (25-11 MMA, 12-8 UFC), Oleksiejczuk (19-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC)

Division: Middleweight

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Paulo Costa vs. Sean Strickland
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Records: Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC)

Division: Middleweight

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Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier
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Records: Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC), Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC)

Division: Lightweight

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