UFC 196 play-by-play and live results

LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 196 event.

The card, which features a main-event welterweight bout between featherweight champ Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, and a co-feature women’s bantamweight title fight between champ Holly Holm and Miesha Tate, takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT) for the preliminary card and 10 p.m. ET for the main card.

To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC 196 discussion thread. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) and John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn)on Twitter.

Enjoy the fights, everyone.

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Julian Erosa vs. Teruto Ishihara

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Records: Erosa (15-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Ishihara (7-2-2 MMA, 0-0-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass
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Jason Saggo vs. Justin Salas

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Records: Saggo (10-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Salas (12-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
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Jim Miller vs. Diego Sanchez

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Records: Miller (25-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC), Sanchez (25-8 MMA, 14-8 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
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Darren Elkins vs. Chas Skelly

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Records: Elkins (19-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Skelly (15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Vitor Miranda

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Records: Guimaraes (9-1-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Miranda (11-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Erick Silva vs. Nordine Taleb

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Records: Silva (18-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Taleb (11-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
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Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Brandon Thatch

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Records: Bahadurzada (21-6-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Thatch (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
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Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko

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Records: Nunes (11-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Shevchenko (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Nunes No. 6, Shevchenko No. 11
Broadcast: Pay-per-view
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Corey Anderson vs. Tom Lawlor

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Records: Anderson (7-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Lawlor (10-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Anderson No. 14
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Ilir Latifi vs. Gian Villante

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Records: Latifi (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Villante (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
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Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate

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Records: Holm (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Tate (17-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Holm No. 1, Tate No. 3
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Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz

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Records: McGregor (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC), Diaz (18-10 MMA, 13-8 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: McGregor No. 1 featherweight, No. 4 pound-for-pound; Diaz No. 6 lightweight
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