Your MMA weekend continues afterward this night in Denver, CO. 31 years after the UFC‘s life started, Dana White‘s promotion returns to town the place all of it started on a November night time.
Whereas the McNichol Sports activities Area, the place UFC 1 was held in 1993, is long-closed and demolished, Ball Heart, the house court docket of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, opened in 1999. Tonight, it’s the host venue for UFC Denver.
Reside protection begins at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT on ESPN and ESPN+. All instructed, the ultimate model of UFC Denver incorporates a full 12-fight card.
Most important Occasion
On the top of the invoice tonight, a ladies’s flyweight bout takes place between No. 6 contender Rose Namajunas (12-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and No. 11 contender Tracy Cortez (11-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) within the latter’s first UFC principal occasion. It’s a five-round combat at 5 minutes per spherical to shut the present.
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Co-Most important Occasion
Instantly beforehand, the co-headliner sees welterweights enter the famed Octagon when Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) battles Muslim Salikhov (19-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in a three-round affair.
Remainder of the Card
Additionally tonight on the principle card, you’ll see a light-weight bout versing Drew Dober (27-13 MMA, 13-9 UFC) and Jean Silva (13-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), a welterweight contest between Gabriel Bonfim (15-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Ange Loosa (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), a featherweight affair pitting Christian Rodriguez (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in opposition to Julian Erosa (29-11 MMA, 7-7 UFC) within the latter’s fortieth profession look, and a middleweight combat pairing Cody Brundage (10-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) with Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC).
UFC Denver Outcomes:
Most important Card: (10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT, ESPN and ESPN+)
Most important Occasion: Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez
Co-Most important Occasion: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov
Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva
Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa
Christian Rodriguez vs. Julian Erosa
Cody Brundage vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
Prelims: (7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, ESPN and ESPN+)
Featured Prelim: Joshua Van vs. Charles Johnson
Co-Featured Prelim: Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Fatima Kline
Montel Jackson def. Da’Mon Blackshear by KO (Punches) at 0:18 into Spherical 1.
Luana Santos def. Mariya Agapova by Submission (Rear-Bare Choke) at 3:27 into Spherical 1.
Andrei Petroski def. Josh Fremd by Unanimous Resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)
Evan Elder def. Darrius Flowers by Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) at 1:46 into Spherical 2.
