UFC 306 Riyadh Season: Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili fight updates and results – live

The Sphere projects the first chapter of tonight’s six-part film on Mexico’s rich history in combat sports, and it really is something to behold.

You can see why Dana has splashed the big bucks and sought an award-winning director to make this fightcard like no other seen before.

That’s that for the prelims! The Sphere is shapeshifting, time to get stuck into the main card.

Aldana is seriously leaking from her forehead, something which will be sure to affect her vision. She’s likely in need of a finish if she wants to win this bout but with three minutes to go, Dormant looks in control.

However, things begin to open up as Aldana connects with a harsh elbow. Dormant is bleeding herself now, but she nevertheless comes back with a nice left hook and a low kick.

Into the final stages and Aldana is searching for a KO. The crowd is behind her as she makes a beeline for Dormant’s skull, but the Brazilian survives.

The buzzer goes and we get a proper look at Aldana’s gash. She’s got a gorge in her forehead. That’s going to require some staples.

Norma Dumont def. Irene Aldana via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

A warrior’s performance from Aldana but the result was never in doubt. A cool, confident performance from Dumont.

Really impressive from Dumont who looks more than comfortable in the cage, circling and connecting before slipping any reply from Aldana, who is struggling to find her range.

Aldana finally does a bit of damage with a nice jab but that only seems to psych Dumont up further, ramping up her aggression to immediately get back on the front foot.

The round enters its final thirty seconds and both begin to land some significant strikes – but as the buzzer goes, all you need to do is look at the faces of the two fighters.

Aldana is covered in her own crimson after a clash of heads, while Dumont hardly has a scratch.

Bruce Buffer does his spiel and Irene Aldana produces a death stare for the ages. Not. One. Blink.

Both feeling each other out for the first couple minutes, Dumont coming in with a couple overhands that seem to clip Aldana but nothing particularly damaging.

Dumont then connects with something more meaningful as she fakes the overhand right before catching Aldana with a sharp left hook. Another nice right with thirty seconds to go as Dumont continues to dodge whatever her opponent follows up with.

Impressive first five minutes from the Brazilian.

Time for our featured prelim of the night. Aldana will hope a big win over Dumont can propel her back into the bantamweight title picture.

Cagey first minute as Torres goes for a body kick but slips and ends up on his behind. Begins to connect with more meaningful strikes and gets Bahamondes up against the cage, closing his opponent down and not allowing him to utilise his trademark length – at least initally.

Bahamondes shakes Torres off and connects with a beautiful leg kick to the back of the neck. It knocks Torres down but he gets back up, only to be folded by a right moments later and put under a barrage of hammer fists.

Torres survives and looks to respond with some offence of his own. But with a minute to go, Bahamondes evades an overhand left to connect with another brutal right to put him on the canvas for a third time. Bahamondes unloads and Goddard steps in!

Ignacio Bahamondes def. Manuel Torres via first-round technical knockout (right hook and ground strikes, 4:02).

Add it to the highlight reel. A big fight for Bahamondes could very well be waiting in the wings.

We’ve just been treated to a video package previewing the highly anticipated rematch between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko for the women’s flyweight title.

That and the entire main card still to come, kicking off at 3am BST – but now, onto our next prelim as Manuel Torres takes on human highlight reel Ignacio Bahamondes.

An early claim to Performance of the Night.