Espazar narrowly defeated Rose to regain the golden belt, and Oliveira counter-killed Gage in the first set

On May 8, Beijing time, the UFC 274 competition was held in Phoenix, USA. The scheduled main event was cancelled due to the sudden illness of Donald Cerrone and the match against Joe Lauzon.

In the third home game of the day, No. 5 Michael Chandler (23-7, 11 K, 7 S) played against former UFC lightweight interim champion Tony Ferguson (25-7, 12 K, 8 S) in No. 7. The game was very exciting, in the first game Ferguson had a punch knockdown, and then Ferguson continued to punch the pressure slightly to gain the upper hand, Chandler successfully suppressed the upper position, Ferguson lower elbow hit with color, Chandler's right eye was punched out. Shortly after the start of the second set, Chandler suddenly hit Ferguson's chin with a forward kick, instantly knocking Ferguson unconscious. After the game, Chandler publicly stated that he wanted to play a second game against Oliveira or Geiki, and also called former champion Conor McGregor.

The Joint Home was a second-run match between UFC women's grassweight champion Ross Namajunas (11-5, 2 K, 5 S) against former challenger champion Carla Espaza (19-6, 4 K, 4 S), and it wasn't a good game. The first meeting between the two sides was in 2014, when Espazar won the third leg. This time, after a gap of 7 years, the skills of both sides have improved significantly, but this game is somewhat conservative, especially Rose's tactics are very negative. Both sides were very cautious in the first few rounds, Rose used the advantage of height arm span to basically control from a distance, Espazar standing hits were ineffective, and several hugs were successful but were escaped by Rose. In the fourth set, Espazar repeatedly hugged and tried to surrender but failed, and finally the two sides played five full legs. Although Rose had a clear advantage in standing, Espazar won by a point difference (47–48, 49–46, 48–47) and successfully regained the UFC championship gold belt.

The headlines of the day were a great thrill, with UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (33-8, 9 K, 21 S, 1 N) against former provisional champion Justin Gage (23-4, 19 K, 1 S), who was stripped of the title due to Oliveira's pre-match overweight, and Gage still won with the gold belt. The game began with Gage knocking down Oliveira with a heavy punch, followed by Aggie knocking down his opponent with a second heavy punch, but Gage did not pursue on the ground, Gage wanted to continue to stand, Oliveira took the initiative to enter the ground Gage did not want to fight a ground battle. The two sides continued to stand against each other, Oliveira did not hurry to continue to suppress, and then a backhand straight punch knocked down Gage, Oliveira immediately took the back control, the inverted triangle was escaped again with the back naked hanging success, and finally won the first leg 3 minutes 22 seconds back naked hanging surrender. This is Oliveira's 11-game winning streak since 2018, and after the game, Oliveira also said that he was the king of lightweight, it didn't matter who challenged, and also called McGregor.

In the other two home games, Owens Saint-Plu (26-16, 12 K, 8 S) narrowly decided to narrowly win over former UFC lightweight champion "General" Marisio Jua (27-13-1, 21 K, 1 S). Randy Brown (15-4, 6 K, 5 S) split decision to defeat Kahaus Williams (13-3, 7 K, 1 S).

There are also several high-profile showdowns in the vice-division: The American women's Messi Chasen (8-2, 2 K, 2 S) split to win against Brazil's Norma Dumont (7-2, 0 K, 2 S). Bulgarian striker Boragoi Ivanov (19-4, 6 K, 6 S, 1 N) unanimously decided to defeat Brazil's Marcos Rogerio de Rema (19-8-1, 14 K, 2 S). Brandon Royval (14-6, 3 K, 9 S) guillotine down to Matt Schneier (15-6, 2 K, 8 S, 1 N).

Contest Results:

Mains:

UFC Lightweight Championship Tournament:

Charles Oliveira wins justin Gaethje surrender (back hanging naked) 1 round - 3:22

UFC Women's GrassWeight Championship Tournament:

Carla Esparza wins Rose Namajunas divided decisions (47–48, 49–46, 48–47) for 5 rounds

Lightweight Competition:

Michael Chandler beat Tony Ferguson KO (front kick) 2 legs - 0:17

Light Heavyweight Competition:

Ovince Saint Preux wins Mauricio Rua (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) for 3 rounds

Sub-middleweight competitions:

Randy Brown wins Khaos Williams divided decisions (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) for 3 rounds

Secondary:

Sub-middleweight competitions:

Francisco Trinaldo beat Danny Roberts unanimously (29–28, 30–27, 30–26) for 3 rounds

Women's Featherweight Competition:

Macy Chiasson beat Norma Dumont on a divisive decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) for 3 rounds

Flyweight Competition:

Brandon Royval beat Matt Schnell to surrender (guillotine) 1 round - 2:14

Heavyweight Competition:

Blagoy Ivanov beat Marcos Rogério de Lima to unanimously decide (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) for 3 rounds

Sub-middleweight competitions:

Andre Fialho beat Cameron VanCamp KO (boxing) 1 round - 2:35

Women's FlyWeight Competition:

Tracy Cortez beat Melissa Gatto to unanimously decide (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) for 3 rounds

Flyweight Competition:

C.J. Vergara Vergara) wins Kleydson Rodrigues disagreed decisions (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) for 3 rounds

Women's GrassWeight Competition:

Lupita Godinez beat Ariane Carnelossi unanimously decided (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) for 3 rounds

Hatchweight Competition:

Journey Newson wins against Fernie Garcia unanimously decides (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) for 3 rounds