UFC 249
April 19 (Asia time)
Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Lightweight title bout: Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vs #1 Tony Ferguson
- Women’s strawweight bout: #1 Jessia Andrade vs #2 Rose Namajunas
- Featherweight: #8 Jeremy Stephens vs #10 Calvin Kattar
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: SMITH vs TEIXEIRA
April 26 (Asia time)
Lincoln, NE, USA
- Light heavyweight: #3 Anthony Smith vs #9 Glover Teixeira
- Women’s flyweight: #12 Antonina Schevchenko vs Cynthia Calvillo
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HERMANSSON vs WEIDMAN
May 3 (Asia time)
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Middleweight: #6 Jack Hermansson vs Chris Weidman
- Women’s strawweight: #6 Claudia Gadelha vs Marina Rodriguez
- Light heavyweight: Ed Herman vs Da-Un Jung
- Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs Philipe Lins
UFC DUBLIN
August 16 (Asia time)
Dublin, Ireland
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BENAVIDEZ vs FIGUEIREDO
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
This coming weekend, the vacant flyweight title is on the line between #1 ranked former challenger Joseph Benavidez and #3 ranked Deiveson Figueiredo. This marks the UFC’s second trip to Norfolk.
- Joe Benavidez (28-5, fighting out of Las Cruces, New Mexico) looks to finally capture his first UFC title
- No. 1 ranked UFC flyweight contender
- Nine wins via submission, eight via knockout
- Most knockout wins in UFC flyweight history (five)
- Has won nine of his last 10 bouts
- Holds wins over Henry Cejudo, Jussier Formiga (twice) and Tim Elliot
- Deiveson Figueiredo (17-1, fighting out of Condor Belem, Para, Brazil) looks to continue his ascent up the flyweight rankings and bring another title back to Brazil
- No. 3 ranked UFC flyweight contender
- 14 of 17 wins via stoppage (8 knockouts, 6 submissions)
- Nine first-round finishes
- 6-1 UFC record
- Holds wins over Tim Elliot, Jarred Brooks and Alexandre Pantoja