UFC on ESPN 41 live results: Marlon Vera vs. Dominick Cruz

Welcome to our live coverage of UFC on ESPN 41, emanating from the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California -- the Octagon's first appearance in the city since July 2015.

The show is headlined by former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz vs. Marlon Vera -- a pivotal bantamweight bout between two Southern California fighters looking to get themselves into the crowded title picture at 135 pounds.

Cruz is headlining a UFC event for the first time since January 2016 as the former WEC bantamweight champion looks to score his third straight win following victories over Casey Kenney and Pedro Munhoz.

Vera is looking to notch the biggest win of his career into his second straight UFC main event. He enters Saturday on a three-fight win streak after scoring a decision over Rob Font in April. 

The main card also features a featherweight bout that could produce fireworks between Nate Landwehr and David Onama; a light heavyweight bout with Devin Clark battling Azamat Murzakanov; a women's bantamweight fight pitting Priscila Cachoeira against Ariane Lipski; and a middleweight bout with Bruno Silva taking on Gerald Meerschaert.

Our live coverage begins at 4 PM Eastern with the prelims.

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ESPN PRELIMS | 4 PM ET/1 PM PT

> Bantamweights- Youssef Zalal (10-5, 3-3 UFC) vs. Da'Mon Blackshear (12-4, 0-0 UFC)

> 180-pound Catchweights- Jason Witt (19-8, 2-3 UFC) vs. Josh Quinlan (5-0 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

> Flyweights- Ode Osbourne (11-4, 3-2 UFC) vs. Tyson Nam (20-12-1, 2-3 UFC)

> Lightweights- Gabriel Benitez (22-10, 6-6 UFC) vs. Charlie Ontiveros (11-8, 0-2 UFC)

> Women's Flyweights- #12 Cynthia Calvillo (9-4-1, 6-4-1 UFC) vs. #9 SW Nina Nunes (10-7, 4-4 UFC)

> Heavyweights- Martin Buday (10-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (8-1-1 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

> Women's 120-pound Catchweights- #13 SW Angela Hill (13-12, 8-12 UFC) vs. Lupita Godinez (8-2, 3-2 UFC)

ESPN MAIN CARD | 7 PM ET/4 PM PT

> Middleweights- Bruno Silva (22-7, 3-1 UFC) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (34-15, 9-7 UFC)

> Women's Bantamweights- Priscila Cachoeira (11-4, 3-4 UFC) vs. Ariane Lipski (14-7, 3-4 UFC)

> Light Heavyweights- Devin Clark (13-6, 7-6 UFC) vs. Azamat Murzakanov (11-0, 1-0 UFC)

> Women's Strawweights- Yazmin Jauregui (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jasmin Lucindo (13-4, 0-0 UFC)

> Featherweights- Nate Landwehr (15-4, 2-2 UFC) vs. David Onama (10-1, 2-1 UFC)

> Bantamweights- #5 Marlon Vera (21-7-1, 13-6 UFC) vs. #8 Dominick Cruz (24-3, 7-2 UFC)