Round three

Final round! We could be looking at one round apiece. Holland again gets Page to the fence and is able to drag him down.

Holland has a history of not using his grappling enough, and getting embroiled in striking exchanges, but he’s been wise in wrestling tonight. Again Page defends well, however, and stands and moves into space.

Heavy right cross by Page! Holland drops to the mat and pulls guard, and Page dances to mock him! Holland stands. Again he eats a back elbow. He’s cut... Hard body kick by Page and another right hand.

Great spell for Page here. He is on track to take this fight. The welterweights briefly grapple against the fence. Back in the open, Page lands a good left straight.

Clean cross by Page now! Holland taunts Page, mocking his dancing and stance, but that’s purely out of frustration. Page responds with yet another big right hand.

A solid showing from MVP on his UFC debut.

“He’s faster than we thought,” Holland tells his team between rounds. The American lands a good right hand to close range early in round two, though.

He holds Page against the fence, but not for long. Holland soon reinitiates a grappling exchange, however, and eventually manages to drag Page to the mat!

Holland is on top, in half-guard, looking to advance the position but also throwing some elbows. Brilliant work from Page to eventually stand!!

Body kick by Holland, then a high kick. Another back elbow by Page, and again it’s in the final 10 seconds of a round!

Lots of bouncing from both men early on. Each stands orthodox. A bit of dancing from Page.

Lots of feints from Page, who steps back to evade a one-two. Holland clinches him against the fence.

We get the first “USA” chant of the fight, inevitably! Good control from Holland, until Page reverses the position and hurls the American away from him!

Now it’s Page who surprisingly initiates a grappling exchange! He rolls under a punch and grabs the back. Holland gets free but then eats a body kick and a quickfire jab.

Page loves sneaking in follow-up shots like that at awkward times. Cross lands for him, then he overshoots one and falls. He stands, and we have another clinch.

An “MVP” chant now! He’s content to get some control time at the moment. Eventually the fighters separate, and Page lands another big right hand. Holland tries a trip but settles for driving MVP back to the fence.

A good first round for Page, who lands a great back elbow in the final 10 seconds!

Page emerges to a remix of The Undertaker’s WWE theme! He looks fired up as he dances his way to the UFC Octagon for the first time.

Now here comes Holland, also looking locked in.

Donald Trump shows up on the big screen...

And we’re under way!

Another fun welterweight bout next.

Bellator standout Michael “Venom” Page makes his long-awaited UFC debut. The Londoner, 36, takes on a fan favourite in American Kevin Holland, 31.

Read our pre-fight interview with Page here:

Jack Della Maddalena def. Gilbert Burns via third-round KO (jumping knee and elbows, 3:43)

JDM: “My plan was to come here, grab the cash, and dash.”

He calls out the unbeaten Shavkat Rakhmonov. Not many people do that!

Round three

Both rounds could have gone either way. The scorecards may end up all over the place.

Good counter right hook by JDM after blocking a head kick! Burns shoots for a takedown to change the momentum of this round.

Decent defence by Maddalena so far... Eventually he’s taken down against the fence, and Burns is racking up control time.

JDM rolls well and stands... OH! And lands a jumping knee immediately!!

He drops Burns and then seals the TKO with elbows! WHAT? OUT OF NOWHERE!

Tough to score that first round. JDM maybe scored a bit more damage, but Burns had his moments and also got some control time.

Counter cross by Burns, now a body kick. He snatches a single-leg takedown! JDM does well to stand against the fence. He moves into the open.

Lovely elbow by Burns! He timed it as Maddalena threw an uppercut. Body hook by Maddalena. He misses with an up-elbow.

Nice spell from the Aussie now, though, as his striking advantage shows. OH! Until Burns lands a bigggg overhand right!

Now the Brazilian shoots for a takedown, which he just about secures! JDM tries a triangle choke in defence, but he gives up the back!

Another very close round. Almost the same pattern as the first one.

Maddalena stands orthodox. Burns switches stances early and throws a body kick then a leg kick. “Gilbert” is the chant from the crowd. The Brazilian trains near Miami.

He gets a single-leg takedown and already has the back... Maddalena tries to roll away but fails.

Maddalena stands but is dragged back down. He stands again, and this time Burns pushes him to the fence. Maddalena with a good counter trip and a knee!

He times it just as Burns stands, so it’s a legal shot. Maddalena goes southpaw now. Burns steps in with a couple of winging shots; he’s leaving himself quite exposed when he does so.

Good counter left hook by Maddalena. Burns misses with a high kick. Nice body hook by Maddalena. Two good counter lefts by the Aussie.

Burns with a nice left hook now, then a low kick. Great takedown by Burns late in the round! Two big right hands, too!

Next up, a welterweight clash between ex-title challenger Gilbert Burns and rising contender Jack Della Maddalena!

Australia’s Della Maddalena is a striking specialist on a 16-fight win streak (6-0 in the UFC). Brazilian Burns is a jiu-jitsu world champion with heavy hands.

Burns, 37, is fourth in the 170lbs rankings; Della Maddalena, 27, is 11th. The Aussie could leap up the rankings with a win here.

This could be a fun one. Let’s go.