UFC Fight Night is a part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) which is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world featuring most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport. Based in the United States, the UFC produces events worldwide. The organization showcases nine weight divisions and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. The UFC has held over 300 events to date. Dana White serves as the president of the UFC while brothers Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta control the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, LLC. The first UFC event was held on November 12, 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the early UFC competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a real fight between competitors of different fighting disciplines, including boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sambo, wrestling, Muay Thai, karate, judo, and other styles. In subsequent competitions, fighters began adopting effective techniques from more than one discipline, which indirectly helped create an entirely separate style of fighting known as present-day mixed martial arts.
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Official site: www.ufc.com
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Previous Episode
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Episode 2024-09-28; Sep 28, 2024
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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2024-09-28: UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | Sep 28, 2024 | |
2024-09-07: UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady | Sep 7, 2024 | |
2024-08-24: UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho | Aug 24, 2024 |
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COVID-19 pandemic
After the event was pulled from London, UFC president Dana White announced that the plan was to move the card somewhere stateside. That prompted cancelations in several bouts expected to take place at this event, including the main event between Woodley and Edwards (the former champion is expected to fight another opponent):
Danny Roberts vs. Nicolas Dalby: bout was canceled.
Jack Marshman vs. Kevin Holland: Marshman is off, Holland is still looking for a opponent.
Jack Shore vs. Geraldo de Freitas: bout was canceled.
Marc Diakiese vs. Jai Herbert: bout was canceled.
Gabriel Benítez vs. Lerone Murphy: bout was canceled.
Molly McCann vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith: bout was canceled.
Mike Grundy vs. Makwan Amirkhani: bout was canceled.
John Phillips vs. Duško Todorović: bout was canceled.
Tom Aspinall vs. Jake Collier: bout was canceled. Aspinall is off, Collier is still looking for opponent
Bartosz Fabiński vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov: bout was canceled.
Main Card (ESPN)
Lightweight: Kevin Lee (158.5) vs. Charles Oliveira (156)
Welterweight: Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Gilbert Burns (170.5)
Lightweight: Renato Moicano (155.5) vs. Damir Hadzovic (155)
Light heavyweight: Johnny Walker (206) vs. Nikita Krylov (206)
Lightweight: Francisco Trinaldo (156) vs. John Makdessi (155)
Prelims (ESPN+)
Flyweight: Jussier Formiga (126) vs. Brandon Moreno (126)
Strawweight: Amanda Ribas (115.5) vs. Randa Markos (116)
Welterweight: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171) vs. Alexey Kunchenko (170)
Bantamweight: Rani Yahya (136) vs. Enrique Barzola (136)
Flyweight: Mayra Bueno Silva (126) vs. Maryna Moroz (126)
Flyweight: Bruno Silva (125.5) vs. David Dvorak (126)
Bantamweight: Veronica Macedo (135.5) vs. Bea Malecki (136)
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is in Brasilia, Brazil this Saturday, March 14 for a closed-door event due to the Coronavirus.
Although no fans will be in attendance the event will go on. In the main event, Kevin Lee will look to extend his winning streak to two when he battles Charles Oliveira.
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