UFC Vegas 49 Live: Ji Yeon Kim vs Priscila Cachoeira RD2

Islam Makhachev (21-1-0) will take on Bobby Green (29-12-1) Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada in five rounds of fighting to see who will get a shot at the lightweight championship title.

Makhachev must convincingly defeat Green - a short-notice replacement known mainly for his boxing - to get a title shot against the winner of Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje. Makhachev is a dominant grappler coming into the contest on a nine-fight win streak with five finishes.

Follow all the action here, with every update leading to the fight, a play-by-play of the bout, and post-contest reactions.

Ji Yeon Kim vs Priscila Cachoeira

Round 1: Cachoeira threw some big shots early on but Kim landed some of her own to keep the round evenly matched. Both fighters kept exchanging fists with no intention of taking the fight to the groun until the Brazilian took Kim down in the final 10 seconds. Too little, too late, as the bell saved the Korean fighter.

Main Card - UFC Vegas 49

Islam Makhachev vs Bobby Green

Wellington Turman vs Misha Cirkunov

Ji Yeon Kim vs Priscila Cachoeira

Arman Tsarukyan defeats Joel Alvarez by TKO (strikes) at 1:57 of Round 2

Armen Petrosyan defeats Gregory Rodrigues by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

Preliminary Card - UFC Vegas 49

Ignacio Bahamondes defeats Rong Zhu by ninja choke submission at 1:40 of Round 3

Josiane Nunes defeats Ramona Pascual by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Terrance McKinney defeats Fares Ziam by rear-naked choke submission at 2:11 of Round 1

Jonathan Martinez defeats Alejandro Perez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Ramiz Brahimaj defeats Micheal Gillmore by rear-naked choke submission at 2:02 of Round 1

Carlos Hernandez defeats Victor Altamirano by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

Where to watch UFC Vegas 49

Date: February 26

Start time: 7 p.m. ET

Location: UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada

TV/Stream: ESPN+

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