UFC 300 live coverage: Historic fight card off to fast start

Kayla Harrison is announced as the winner over Holly Holm in a women’s bantamweight bout during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. Harrison won by submission in the second round.Steve Marcus

Las Vegas has a reputation for drawing late-arriving crowds to UFC events.

Not tonight.

T-Mobile Arena was already packed before the first fight on tonight’s milestone UFC 300 card between former champions Deiveson Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt. The fans were treated to a preliminary card that lived up to the considerable hype, starting with Figueiredo submitting Garbrandt via rear-naked choke all the way through to former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka knocking…