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Current UFC Schedule

UFC 315: Porier vs. McGregor IV (Saturday, June 7th 2025)

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Preliminary Card (ESPN)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson (Saturday, June 14th 2025)

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UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett (Saturday, June 21st 2025)

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UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II (Saturday, June 28th 2025)

Main Card (PPV)

Preliminary Card (ESPN)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

UFC on ABC: Holland vs. Rakhmonov (Saturday, July 5th 2025)

Main Card (ABC Network)

Preliminary Card (ESPN 2)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

UFC APEX: Tate vs. Edwards (Saturday, July 12th 2025)

Main Card (ESPN+)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

UFC 317: Blachowicz vs. Prochazka (Saturday, July 19th 2025)

Main Card (PPV)

UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Strickland (Saturday, August 9th 2025)

Main Card (ESPN)

 

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Notes & Highlights from UFC 315 Pre-Fight Presser

-Conor is up to his usual antics, showing a lot of disrespect toward Dustin Porier. Dana White has to play mediator several times and it's more than apparent that this isn’t a ruse: there is legitimate bad blood between McGregor and Porier. McGregor spends most of the conference prodding and poking at Porier with Porier ultimately stating he's going to shut him out permanently.

-Dana White confirms that Randy Brown is a kid who’s looking to seize his moment. He calls Usman Brown’s biggest challenge yet and praises Brown for stepping up to the plate to face a guy that many are too afraid to step in against in Kamaru Usman

-Giga Chikadze and Max Holloway are paring for a war. Dana White says he was so excited when putting this match together and thinks it could steal the show.

-Kamaru Usman expresses interest in welcoming Islam Makhachev to the welterweight division.

-Dana White was asked about a potential bout with Ronda Rousey and Kayla Harrison and he does reveal that it was a match that had been proposed, but talks are in the preliminary stages.

-Dana White reveals that he has spoken to Sean O’Malley several times over the past couple of months. He believes O’Malley will be back in the UFC by the new year.

UFC 315: Porier vs. McGregor IV (Saturday, June 7th 2025)

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McGregor Shuts Up Critics With Stunning KO Over Long Time Rival; Randy Brown Ready Title Fight Ready

UFC 315 has just wrapped up mere moments ago and many pundits believe that they have just witnessed one of the greatest main event fights in UFC history.

Conor McGregor stood tall after a five round dog fight with Dustin Porier. There was no love lost between these two who hurt each other several times throughout this fight. In the second round for instance, McGregor had found his mark with a leg kick that bruised up the calf of Porier noticeably causing him discomfort.

Then in the third round, Porier caught McGregor with an overhand and had him trapped against the cage where he caught McGregor with some clean punches and a knee but McGregor was quite literally saved by the bell as the round came to an end.

In the fifth round, McGregor found his moment. Porier stepped in for a jab and McGregor was able to slip it, catching Porier flush on the chin with his signature left hand. The counter straight put Dustin Porier to sleep on impact. McGregor strutted off with his chest puffed out as Mark Smith called off the fight.

Randy Brown proved that he is indeed the real deal in the welterweight division with an impressive victory over one of the greatest welterweight fighters of all time Kamaru Usman. Usman and Brown started the fight on their feet, with each man fighting behind a jab. Usman made a mistake by over committing with a left and Brown timed his counter perfectly, counter with a picture perfect right hook that floored “The Nigerian Nightmare” Randy Brown only had to connect with a pair of punches on the grounded Kamaru Usman who ate them clean, leaving referee Mark Smith no choice but to call the fight.

Giga Chikadze made a case for a UFC Featherweight Title fight by finishing former UFC Featherweight kingpin Max Holloway in the second round via TKO. This would be the second time in Max Holloway’s MMA career that he lost by TKO. Chikadze called out Topuria during his post-fight speech and with his victory tonight, he does make a good case for himself.

In bantamweight action, Deiveson Figueiredo returns to the win column after his knock out loss to Sean O’Malley by finishing former UFC Bantamweight Championship contender Merab Dvalishvili by TKO in the second round and Tagir Ulanbekov opened the main card with a unanimous decision victory over former UFC Flyweight Championship contender Brandon Royval.

For the complete UFC 315: Porier vs. McGregor IV results, see below:

 

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Notes & Highlights From UFC 315 Post-Fight Presser

-Neither McGregor or Porier are present at the beginning of the conference but Dana White praises both men, calling the fight the greatest fight that he has ever seen. Says he knows there’s a lot of history between McGregor and Porier but calls them both warriors.

-The recorded attendance for the night is 22,319 drawing a gate of 8.5 million.

-Randy Brown was asked if he believes he deserves a title fight over Kevin Holland. Brown shows Holland respect, calling Holland an OG and that he earned his fight. Brown is willing to wait but is eyeing a title fight next.

-Dana White confirms that with his win over Max Holloway tonight, Chikadze vs. Topuria will happen sometime in the fall or winter of this year.

-Conor McGregor marches in and when asked about a potential superfight with Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria, McGregor calls him a nobody. McGregor was quoted as saying “When you’re the man, everyone thinks that they can call their shot. I call the shots and I ain’t wasting me time on bums and nobodies”

-Dana White is asked about Dustin Porier’s comments in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier where Porier was alluding to hanging it up. Dana White reveals that that’s the first time he’s ever heard Porier mention retirement. He said, Porier’s egos hurt so that might have something to do with it but he will talk to the kid in a few days to see where his head is at.

-As revealed on the UFC 315 broadcast former ONE and UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson has signed to return to UFC. Dana White is describes bout with former Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno as one that he finds "interesting".

Up Next - UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson

UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson (Saturday, June 14th 2025)

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Dawson Leaves Denver With Submission Win; Vera Finishes Yan in First Round

UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson came to its conclusion just moments ago!

Since his 2023 loss to Bobby Green, lightweight standout Grant Dawson has been on a tear. Tonight’s main event was no exception as Grant Dawson scored a big win against Renato “Moicano” Carneiro. Dawson kept the pressure on Moicano, not giving the Brazilian competitor anytime to get in their rhythm. In the third round round, with Moicano trapped against the cage, Dawson was able to take his back and secure a rear naked choke submission.

Marlon Vera snapped a two fight losing streak with a devastating knockout over the former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan. Two minutes into the first round, Vera dropped Yan with a left roundhouse kick that wobbled him. Vera smelled blood and caught the retreating Yan with a left hand that dropped him to a knee. Vera launched a series of punches at Yan who was offering no defense resulting in Herb Dean calling the fight at 2:32 in the first round.

Brandon Moreno was awarded a unanimous decision over Amir Albazi. Albazi looked great in the first round, making Moren fight his fight, wrestling Moreno to the canvas two separate times in the first round. In rounds 2 and 3, Moreno’s better conditioning was showcased and Moreno began boxing Albazi up to earn a 29 - 23 scorecard from all the three judges.

Joanderson Brito and Charles Jourdain put on a fight that had Denver, Colorado buzzing. The two men held nothing back in a fight where both men tagged each other with various kickboxing combinations that had fans on their feet. When the bout was all said and done, Joanderson Brito walked away with a unanimous decision.

 

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Up Next - UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett

UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett (Saturday, June 14th)

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[Janpei]

UFC With Another Fight of the Year Contender; Gastelum Wins With KO

UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett went down in Las Vegas and in the main event, featherweights Nathaniel Wood and Josh Emmett put on a bout that was must watch. For four rounds, Wood and Emmett gave each other everything they had but in the third round Wood was getting the better of Wood, hurting him in a couple of different instances in the third round. A minute into the fourth round, Wood caught Emmett in the body with a left hook that doubled Emmett over. Official Mark Smith intervened, calling the fight off the moment Emmett buckled to the canvas, the body shot doing its damage.

Kelvin Gastelum blitzed through Miguel Baeza, dropping Miguel Baeza with a left hook two minutes and 33 seconds into the first round to earn a knockout victory. Kelvin Gastelum accomplished this despite having issues making weight.

French light heavyweight Jacky Jeanne made a statement in his debut with a knockout victory over Mingyang Zhang.

Antonina Shevchenko edged out a close split decision victory to snap the undefeated streak of the debuting Yuka Okutomi.

Christian Leroy Duncan defeated Ilja Stojanov via unanimous decision.

In the opening fight of the main card, Armen Pretsoyan picked up a second round TKO victory over Brunno Ferreira.

For the complete UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett results, see below

 

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UFC News & Rumor Round-Up

-Confirmed: The card is set and finalized for the upcoming UFC 317: Blachowciz vs. Prochazka. As previously announced, two time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jiri Prochazka makes the first defense of his second reign against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz.

Officially joining them in the co-main event is a five round Lightweight Title Eliminator that sees former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira taking on New Zealand stand out Dan Hooker.

In undercard action Valentina Shevchenko, considered one of the greatest women’s mixed martial artists of all time takes on former UFC Women’s Flyweight title contender Manon Fiorot. Victor Henry faces Vicius de Oliveira in a fight that could have UFC Bantamweight Championship implications. Anthony Hernandez and Marvin Vettori open the PPV in a three round middleweight conest.

-Confirmed: Giga Chikadze will headline his first UFC PPV against the dominant UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria. UFC returns to Chicago for the first time since 2019 with UFC 318: Chikadze vs. Topuria. Joining the Featherweight Championship tilt as the co-headlining bout is PFL Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader who makes his UFC return against former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champ Tom Aspinall in a five round title eliminator. UFC 318: Chikadze vs. Topuria is live on Pay Per View August 30th!

-Confirmed: UFC 319 has been added to the calendar. UFC 319 will take place September 20th live from Sydney, Australia. At this time, no fights have been attached.

-Confirmed: UFC will be making extra space in the APEX for the August 23rd edition of their APEX events. This APEX event will feature a bout between Drakkar Klose and Tony Ferguson in his last UFC fight. The show will be a big celebration of Tony Ferguson’s career with several fun fights including a lightweight bout between Viacheslav Borschchev and longtime UFC vet Joe Lauzon.

-Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya have been mentioned for the Sydney card.

-UFC is aiming for another ABC Network event in October. Weili Zhang defending her Strawweight Championship against Tecia Torres is slated to potentially headline the event.

-Ronda Rousey and Kayla Harrison seemingly off the table for now.

-Makhachev has been testing the waters at 170. With a lightweight title eliminator being announced, it doesn’t seem that Dana White is on board with move to 170 yet.

-Khamzat Chimaev wants another fight before the year is over.

 

[Janpei]

Current UFC Calendar

UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II (Saturday, June 28th 2025)

Main Card (PPV)

Preliminary Card (ESPN)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

UFC on ABC: Holland vs. Rakhmonov (Saturday, July 5th 2025)

Main Card (ABC Network)

Preliminary Card (ESPN 2)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

UFC APEX: Tate vs. Edwards (Saturday, July 12th 2025)

Main Card (ESPN+)

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UFC 317: Blachowicz vs. Prochazka (Saturday, July 19th 2025)

Main Card (PPV)

Preliminary Card (ESPN)

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UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Strickland (Saturday, August 9th 2025)

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UFC APEX: Tavares vs. Muniz (Saturday, August 16th 2025)

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UFC APEX: Drakkar vs. Ferguson (Saturday, August 23 2025)

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UFC 318: Chikadze vs. Topuria (Saturday, August 30 2025)

Main Card (PPV)

UFC APEX: Kianzad vs. Holm (Saturday, September 13th 2025)

Main Card (ESPN+)

UFC 319: TBA (Saturday, September 20th 2025)

 

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News & Notes From UFC 316 Pre-Fight Presser

-Derick Lewis gives a big shout out to Houston showing him love all week. Says he loves this city and he’s winning Saturday night for his H-town people.

-Dana White would love for the winner of this to fight the winner of Bader and Aspinall down the road but that they need to get to Saturday first.

-Alexandre Pantoja believes that a win over Mokaev will cement him as the greatest Flyweight of all time.

-Volkan Oezdemir believes he is one fight away from title contention.

-Jon Jones admits that the loss to Derrick Lewis was crushing and calls it one of the most humiliating moments in his life. Said the experience humbled him in a big way and he’s motivated in a different way.

-Both Rafael dos Anjos and Arman Tsarukyan believe that they are in a position where a big win on Saturday could lead to a title fight.

-Dana White has confirmed that Islam Makhachev will be at 155 against the winner of Oliveira and Hooker. White does confirm that Makhachev’s camp has come at him with fight welterweight match ups but Islam’s next fight will 100% be a 155 championship bout.

UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II (Saturday, June 28th 2025)

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Jones Returns to Form; Mokaev Becomes New Flyweight Champion

Derrick Lewis had all of Houston riding with earlier tonight in the main event of UFC 316, but even with Houston at his side, it wasn’t enough to stop future hall of famer Jon Jones from regaining the UFC Heavyweight Championship. A little under a minute forty-five and Jones dropped Lewis to the canvas with an inside leg kick and although Lewis got back to his feet with haste, Jon Jones was able to attempt a guillotine. Initially, Lewis was reasonably safe until Jones was able to back him into the cage which caused Jones to get more leverage. Lewis was in trouble and he knew he wasn’t going to escape, at 2:18 Lewis tapped awarding Jon Jones a first round submission victory.

A new Flyweight Champion was crowned in a co-main event that could have gone either way, as evidenced by the judges' scorecards. Pantoja caught Mokaev with a couple of solid combinations in the first couple of rounds, but Mokaev was able to mix grappling into his striking, taking down Pantoja at three different instances in the bout, accomplishing a 100% takedown rate. When the twenty-five minutes expired, Cai Rodman scored the fight 48 - 47 Pantoja while Frederick Watcher scored it 48 - 47 Mokaev. The decision all came down to Nelson Hamilton who scored the bout 49 - 46 in favor of the NEW UFC Flyweight Champion, Muhammad Mokaev.

Jamahal Hill stopped the rise of light heavyweight Volkan Oezdimir with a second round TKO victory. Michael Bisping interviewed Hill after the fight and Jamahal Hill to which Jamahal warned Jiri and Jan that he was coming for them.

In the lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Rafael dos Anjos, Tsarukyan caught cut dos Anjos open above the eyebrow with an elbow in the first round. For the rest of the fight, Tsarukyan worked on the cut with a high volume of jabs to win a doctor stoppage TKO in the second round.

Gillian Robertson wowed the mixed martial arts world when she controlled the -230 favorite Amanda Lemos to win a unanimous decision. With this win, Gillian Robertsons believes she is the most well rounded Strawweight in the UFC. She called out Victoria Souza saying “I want to welcome the new kid to the UFC and show her that this is my time, not hers.

For the completed UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II results, see below

 

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News & Notes From UFC 316 Post-Fight Presser

-Tonight’s event saw a paid attendance of 24,730 earning an estimated 9.4 million. With this number, UFC 316 sets the record for highest paid attendance for a UFC event this year.

-Jon Jones, Jamahal Hill, and Gabriel Bonfim took home $75,000 performance bonuses.

-Derrick Lewis brought some laughs from the conference when he referred to Jon Jones as a “strong ass mothafucka”

-Jamahal Hill believes he should be next for the Light Heavyweight Championship. Hill believes he is a “nightmare match-up” for both Jan Blachowicz and Jiri Prochazka.

-Despite being one win a piece, Jon Jones is not interested in a rematch with Derrick Lewis. Lewis chimed in to talk about the type of preparation he went through for this rematch and again, made the press conference last with “I’m too old for this shit now”

-Dana White does confirm that the winner of Ryan Bader and Tom Aspinall will be looking at the next UFC Heavyweight Championship. There was some tension when Jones replied that that’s something he’ll discuss with his team but that he’s open to fighting either man.

-Dana White thought the Flyweight Title fight was very close and agreed that it could have gone either round, but that he gave it three rounds to two for Mokaev. Dana White states that a fight that close no doubt leaves question for a rematch.

-Gillian Robertson doubles down on her call out of Victoria Souza. There’s a lot of buzz surrounding Souza right now and Robertson feels like she’s being overlooked. Robertson says again that this is her time and she asks Dana White for the Souza fight.

-Arman Tsarukyan admits that the lightweight division has changed over the last year but he’s back and his goal remains the same: the Lightweight Championship. Tsarukyan names Grant Dawson, Michael Chandler, and even putting the cancel UFC 300 bout with Charles Oliveira back together as fights that he’s interested in.

-Dana White reveals that he wanted to take the opportunity to announce a big bout for UFC 320 which is taking place in Sydney, Australia. Officially announced for the event: Alexander Volkanovski returns to to the lightweight division to face the most recent UFC Lightweight Championship challenger, Michael Chandler.

Up Next - UFC on ABC: Rakhmonov vs. Holland

UFC on ABC: Rakhmonov vs. Holland (Saturday, July 5th, 2025)

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Rakhmonov and Blanchfield Earn Decision Nods; Pennington Comes Back in the Third to Retain Title

Three title fights headlined the Independence Day edition of UFC on ABC and at the conclusion of the event, only one new champion was crowned.

In the main event, Shavkat Rakhmonov dominated Kevin Holland with superior wrestling to muscle Holland to the canvas, where he would punish the American challenger with ground and pound over the course of their five round tilt. In the fourth round, Rakhmonov even came close to finishing Holland with a rear naked choke, but the challenger was quite literally saved by the bell. When the time limit on the fight expired, Shavkat Rakhmonov walked away with a unanimous decision victory, marking his first defense as UFC Welterweight Champion.

In the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship bout, despite Alexa Grasso’s crisp boxing, Erin Blanchfield was able to keep the fight close and competitive with, completing five of five takedowns where she was able to bully Grasso with some ground and pound. Grasso was not going down without a fight, tagging the challenger with some beautiful punches over the course of five rounds, but when the twenty five minute time limit came to an end, judges Jayson Chestnut and Frederick Wacther awarded Erin Blanchfield a 48 - 47 split decision, crowning her the new UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion.

Nora Cornolle looked poised to become the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, after a straight left caught from Cornolle in the second round put Pennington on the canvas. Cornolle recognized this as her moment to make history and she expended so much energy looking for the kill by relentlessly laying into Pennington with punches, but unfortunately for her, Raquel was able to survive until the end of the round. In the third round, Cornolle was noticeably spent from the second round finish attempt which would allow Pennington to slam Cornolle to the canvas. From side control, Pennington began to let loose with some powerful right hands that were clearly hurting Nora Cornolle and eventually Herb Dean stepped in to stop the fight.

Colby Covington had Washington DC on their feet with an electric walkout and Covington looked to have a return to form as he kept the pressure on Orolbai, practically taking the Kyrgyzstani fighter down at will. In the third round, the tide changed and Orolbai shook the arena when he caught Covington with a roundhouse kick that buckled the former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger. Orolbai then aggressively stepped in and threw a hard overhand right that put Covington to sleep earning Mykybek the biggest win in his career to date.

For the complete UFC on ABC: Holland vs. Rakhmonov results, see below

 

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As of now, we are officially caught up to where I'm at in the game. What I would like to do is incorporate a Pick'Em game for future fights where you guys just predict the winners of the main card bouts. The idea I had in mind is that every five UFC PPV events, whoever the lead scorer is will get to make one decision in my save...if that's something you guys are down for.

Hope you folks who are going through the trouble of reading this are enjoying it!

 

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News & Notes From UFC on ABC Post-Fight Presser

-Dana White couldn’t think of a better way for the UFC to celebrate the nation’s birthday than to deliver such a stacked show in the nation’s capital. White is very proud of the men and women who put on a show in a big way for the ABC network.

-The recorded gate for the event is somewhere in the $2.3 million range. Dana White also claimed the event could set the record for most broadcast revenue for a televised UFC event.

-Alexa Grasso believes she won that fight. She had Blanchfield hurt in two different rounds and expressed disappointment that she couldn’t get the finish.

-Erin Blanchfield thinks her wrestling and top control is what won her the fight. She’s interested in a rematch with Alexa Grasso.

-White calls Myktybek Orolbai the real deal and says that tonight’s fight showed that he’s going to be a scary matchup for anyone at 170.

-White believes the fight between Brown and Rakhmonov makes the most sense at the moment.

-Dana White cites Raquel Pennington as the toughest fighter, man or woman, in the UFC and praises her durability.

-Shavkat Rakhmonov believes Randy Brown is next in line but would be up for a fight with UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev.

-Raquel Pennington isn’t even thinking about her next fight. She thinks Ronda returning really shakes things up in the 135lb division but also comments that Kayla Harrison can’t keep her name out of her mouth. Basically, Pennington is down to fight whoever the UFC puts in front of her.

Up Next - UFC APEX: Tate vs. Edwards

UFC APEX: Tate vs. Edwards (Saturday, July 12th 2025)

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Edwards Dominates Tate in Five Round Decision; Gilllepsie Wins With KO

Another UFC APEX event has wrapped up tonight and in the main event, Joselyn Edwards outclassed former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate in a twenty five minute tilt. Tate, who was bruised and cut up from Edwards kickboxing, tried to wrestle Edwards, but even that gameplan got shut down. When the fight reached the score cards, it was revealed that Edwards earned 10 - 8 rounds from two different judges.

Gregor Gillepsie continued his rise up the lightweight ladder with a devastating KO victory over TUF alum Michael Johnson. The first round was very competitive and Johnson looked the best that he had in recent memory but in the second round, Gillespie caught Johnson with a right hook that put him out cold.

Joining Joselyn Edwards and Gregor Gillepsie in the winners’ column were AJ Dobson who scored a first round knock out over Cesar Almeida. Isaac Thomson finished opponent Isaac Dulgarian in under a minute in the first round. Bruna Brasil earned a TKO victory over Maria Eugenia Zbrun in the third round. Azamat Nuftillaev opened the main card portion of the event with a unanimous decision victory over Austen Lane.

For the complete UFC APEX: Tate vs. Edwards card, see below.

 

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UFC News & Rumor Round-Up

-Confirmed: Thiago Moises is out of his upcoming bout with Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Strickland. While the nature of Thiago Moises’ removal is not quite clear at this time, we have confirmation that Ignacio Bahamondes will now face Joe Solecki at this event.

-Confirmed: Norma Dumont has tested positive for PEDs and now faces a one year suspension.

-Confirmed: UFC 319 taking place in Sydney, Australia will be headlined by a rubber match between rivals Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira.

-Confirmed: Demetrious Johnson vs. Brandon Moreno is expected to headline an October UFC on ESPN card.

-Confirmed: UFC on ABC will return in October. At the moment, Tecia Torres challenging Weili Zhang for the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship has been attached to the event.

-Ronda Rousey and Kayla Harrison are now slated to be the coaches for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter although nothing has been confirmed at this time.

-Jamahal Hill is lobbying for a Light Heavyweight Championship fight.

-Alexander Volkanovski’s next fight is reported to be at 155 and very interested in fighting at UFC 319.

Umar Nurmagomedov is slated to defend the Interim Bantamweight Championship by end of the year.