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UFC 273 is Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida, and figures to be a wild card.

It’s headlined by a pair of title fights, with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski defending his belt in the main event against “The Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung. At BetMGM, Volkanovski is a massive -750 favorite over Jung who is +500.

In the co-main event, bitter rivals will meet for a second time, as bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (+360) defends against interim champion Petr Yan (-500).

Yahoo Sports will provide you with complete coverage and analysis, so keep it here and chat with us and other MMA fans around the world during the show so you are on top of everything you need to know about UFC 273.

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UFC 273 main card (Live now on ESPN+ PPV)

Featherweight: Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs. Chan Sung Jung
Bantamweight: Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. Petr Yan (ic)
Welterweight: Khamzat Chimaev def. Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern def. Tecia Torres by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Lightweight: Mark Madsen def. Vinc Pichel by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

UFC 273 prelims full results

Welterweight: Ian Garry def. Darian Weeks by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez def. Josh Fremd by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Raquel Pennington def. Aspen Ladd by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight: Mike Malott def. Mickey Gall by KO (punches) at 3:41 of R1:

UFC 273 early prelims full results

Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik def. Jared Vanderaa by submission (scarf hold) at 3:39 of R1:

Catchweight (118.5 lbs): Piera Rodríguez def. Kay Hansen by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Catchweight (136.5 lbs): Julio Arce def. Daniel Santos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Will the welterwight fight between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev steal the show at UFC 273? (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

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