Follow our live updates as Jon ‘Bones’ Jones and Alexander Gustafsson do battle for the vacant UFC light-heavyweight title in Inglewood, California.

After his win, Petr Yan says he would like to face noted bantamweight knockout artist John ‘Hands of Stone’ Lineker in his next matchup.

That’s an exciting enough matchup to headline a European UFC Fight Night event in 2019, or feature on the main card of a pay-per-view in either Brazil or the United States.

Petr Yan is going places, and a big bout will surely be next for ‘No Mercy’.

  • 01:46 GMT

    IT IS ALL OVER!

    Silva de Andrade’s corner has decided to protect their man and spare him another round of punishment by throwing in the towel and pulling him out of the fight.

    It gives Yan a stoppage victory after two dominant rounds of action against a highly-rated, dangerous opponent.

    Expect to see ‘No Mercy’ pushed up the ladder to face a bigger name in his next bout in 2019.

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  • 01:39 GMT

    Yan is best known for his excellent boxing, but the Russian star showed he is a true mixed martial artist in the second round as she worked his grappling skills, utilizing the front headlock and dominating Silva de Andrade on the ground.

    He also took the opportunity to land some punishing strikes on his grounded opponent whenever he could as he dominated the second round even more convincingly than he did in the first.

    A big elbow also left Silva de Andrade with a cut above the eye as he finished the round hammering the Brazilian with ground and pound.

    That round may be worthy of a 10-8 on the judges’ scorecards.

  • 01:37 GMT

    Good opening round by Petr Yan. The Russian started the faster of the pair and established his boxing early in the round.

    Silva de Andrade looked to fire back, but his technique has been noticeably wilder and Yan has countered him well.

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    ‘No Mercy’ even finished the round with well-executed takedown to put an exclamation point on an excellent first round.

  • 01:28 GMT

    Petr Yan is ready for action at UFC 232…

  • 01:23 GMT

    Russian UFC women’s bantamweight contender Yana Kunitskaya is settled in for the night and enjoying the fights.

    Here’s her latest tweet…

  • 01:18 GMT

    UP NEXT: DOUGLAS SILVA DE ANDRADE VS PETR YAN

    Russia’s former ACB bantamweight champion Petr Yan will look to put away the most dangerous opponent of his UFC career to date.

    Brazilian Silva de Andrade has 19 knockout victories from his 25 career wins and has only been defeated twice.

    Yan is one of the most exciting rising stars of the UFC’s bantamweight division, and victory over the Brazilian will almost certainly catapult him towards a bout with a ranked opponent early in 2019.

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    But he needs to be on his game to avoid a momentum-halting defeat tonight. Can he get the job done? We’re about to find out next.

  • 01:14 GMT

    Here’s how Ryan Hall submitted UFC legend BJ Penn with a slick heel hook in the first round of their lightweight contest.

    To pull off a submission like that against someone as decorated as BJ Penn is some statement from Hall, who tells Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview that competing against the Hawaiian legend was “a surreal experience” and that he’s learned a lot from the former UFC champ.

  • 01:10 GMT

    SUBMISSION! (RT)