UFC 306 live blog: Daniel Zellhuber vs. Esteban Ribovics

This is the UFC 306 live blog for Daniel Zellhuber vs. Esteban Ribovics, a main card lightweight matchup this Saturday in Las Vegas.

An undefeated prospect when he entered the UFC in 2022, Zellhuber was met with an immediate setback, losing his debut to Trey Ogden. Since then though, the 25-year-old Mexican fighter has been perfect, with wins over Lando Vannata, Christos Giagos, and Francisco Prado.

Like Zellhuber, Ribovics entered the UFC as an undefeated prospect and dropped his debut, coming up short against Loik Radzhabov. The 28-year-old Argentinian has since rebounded though, winning back-to-back fights, including a 37-second knockout of Terrance McKinney back in May.

Zellhuber and Ribovics now battle it out to see which highly-touted prospect will continue to climb the loaded ranks of the 155-pound division.

Check out the UFC 306 lightweight main card fight live blog below.

Prefight:

Alright, we keep the train rolling and the themes on display are only getting cooler. The big ritual setting is a trip.

Meanwhile, I just saw the backstage Irene Aldana cut photo and wish I did not. Here comes Ribovics to the octagon

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Official Decision:

Post-fight: