UFC 207 live: Ronda Rousey knocked out in 48 seconds by Amanda Nunes after Cody Garbrandt beats Dominick Cruz

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Ronda Rousey appears dejected after her 48-second defeat at UFC 207 to Amanda Nunes (Getty)

Ronda Rousey's long-awaited return to the UFC ended in just 48 seconds as she was brutally knocked out by reigning women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Cody Garbrandt added to the night of surprises as he delivered a Las Vegas masterclass to beat UFC icon Dominick Cruz and win the men's bantamweight title. Re-live the action here.

• Amanda Nunes knocks Ronda Rousey out in 48 seconds to retain the women's bantamweight title
• Rousey's return ends in disaster as retirement looms
• Cody Garbrandt wins the men’s bantamweight title by defeating Dominick Cruz by unanimous decision
• TJ Dillashaw beats John Lineker by unanimous decision
• Dong Hyun Kim beats Tarec Saffiedine by split decision, 27-30, 29-28, 29-28
• Ray Borg beats Louis Smolka by unanimous decision, 30-27, 30-26, 30-26

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Everything you need to know

Ronda Rousey makes her long-awaited return to the UFC this week to take on reigning women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in her quest to get back the title she lost over a year ago in her only defeat in her career.

Rousey was brutally knocked out at UFC 193 in November 2015 by Holly Holm, having previously won all 12 of her MMA bouts by stoppage, and lost her undefeated streak in the process.

The devastating stand-up display from Holm exposed weaknesses in Rousey’s defence that had not been witnessed before, and ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ was able to utilise this to deliver a stunning knockout, with Rousey wearing a number of punches and kicks that ended with a roundhouse kick to the neck.

Rousey has taken time out of the sport since the lost, starring in Hollywood films and working on her technique, while the bantamweight championship has failed to find a new home. Since Rousey lost the belt, Holm failed to defend it when she was choked unconscious by Miesha Tate at UFC 196, at Tate in turn tapped out to current champion Nunes at UFC 200.

Here’s everything you need to know about UFC 207, including the rest of the fight card, start times and full television information.

When is UFC 207?

UFC 207 takes place on Friday 30 December at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

What time does it start?

UFC 207 begins at 00:30 GMT [16:30 PT] with the early prelims, with the prelims getting underway from 01:00 GMT [17:00 PT] and the main card starting at 03:00 GMT [19:00 PT].

Ronda Rousey fights for the first time since UFC 193 in November last year (Getty)

Where can I watch it?

Both the prelims and the main card for UFC 207 will be shown live on BT Sport 3 from 01:00 Saturday morning. The early prelims and prelims can also be watched on UFC Fight Pass around the country.

Why isn’t Cain Velasquez fighting Fabricio Verdum?

The rematch was supposed to go ahead at UFC 207, until former heavyweight champion Velasquez was pulled out of the fight by the Nevada State Athletic Commission [NSAC] without his knowledge. The decision was taken due to Velasquez being deemed in a condition that was unfit to fight, with his own admission that he plans to undergo surgery on a sciatic nerve injury five days after UFC 207raising alarm bells.

Velasquez's rematch with Werdum has been called off (Jeff Bottari/ Zuffa LLC)

The pain was bad enough that Velasquez was seen using CBD oil to help ahead of the fight, and the UFC released a short statement to confirm the news: "Saturday afternoon, UFC was informed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission that Cain Velasquez is unfit to fight. As a result, the former two-time heavyweight champion has been removed from his Dec. 30 bout against Fabricio Werdum at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.”

Full fight card...

Main card:

Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey (women’s bantamweight championship)

Dominick Cruz vs Cody Garbrandt (bantamweight championship)

Cody 'No Love' Garbrandt takes on bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (Getty)

TJ Dillashaw vs John Lineker (bantamweight)

Dong Hyun Kim vs Tarec Saffiedine (welterweight)

Louis Smolka vs Ray Borg (flyweight)

Johny Hendricks takes on Neil Magny in the main prelim fight (Getty)

Prelims:

Johny Hendricks vs Neil Magny (welterweight)

Antonio Carlos Junior vs Marvin Vettori (middleweight)

Mike Pyle vs Alex Garcia (welterweight)

Brandon Thatch vs Niko Price (welterweight)

Early prelims:

Alex Oliveira vs Tim Means (welterweight)

Odds...

Amanda Nunes to win: 6/5

Ronda Rousey to win: 4/6

Dominick Cruz to win: 4/9

Cody Garbrandt to win: 7/4

John Lineker to win: 2/1

TJ Dillashaw to win: 2/5

[31 December 2016 00:00 · Jack de Menezes]

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of UFC 207 as Ronda Rousey makes her return to the Octagon to face bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, while the men's bantamweight title is also up for grabs as Dominick Cruz takes on Cody Garbrandt.

The action gets underway at 01:00, where we'll bring you all the action from Las Vegas as it happens, with Jack de Menezes in London and James Edwards inside the T-Mobile Arena calling the shots.

[31 December 2016 00:08 · mryhrt]

I really want to go back to Vegas now after watching @MMA_Jim 's IG story. ???? #UFC207

[31 December 2016 00:27 · FloCombat]

Skinny G LIVE in Las Vegas for #UFC207 . Oh, lawdy. twitter.com/MMA_Jim/status…

[31 December 2016 00:32 · Jim Edwards]

Are people in the media on my Facebook supposed to be wearing Ronda Rousey shirts ..... no, no they're not ????

[31 December 2016 00:35 · Jim Edwards]

???????????? twitter.com/jim_genia/stat…

[31 December 2016 00:36 · Jim Edwards]

If you are missing this first fight you're insane. Tim Means BANGS! #ufc207

[31 December 2016 00:38 · FrontRowBrian]

Skinny G!!! twitter.com/flocombat/stat…

[31 December 2016 00:44 · Jim Edwards]

Well that's a bit more than she was on last time we heard her purse! Wowza! twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/s…

[31 December 2016 01:01 · Jack de Menezes]

Good morning ladies and gentleman. As you can see, James Edwards has been bringing you all the preview throughout the week from fight week, but no the waiting is over. It's time for the UFC 207 prelims!

[31 December 2016 01:06 · Jack de Menezes]

Brandon Thatch vs Niko Price

So firthup, we kick things off with a welterweight bout between that giant Brandon Thatch and the undefeated Niko Price, who makes his UFC debut tonight.