UFC CEO Dana White Reveals 3 Fight Night Headliners, Confirms UFC 300 Bout
UFC CEO Dana White has revealed the main events for three UFC Fight Night cards that will take place in March and confirmed a huge fight for UFC 300.
Heavyweight Clash Moved From UFC 298
Previously scheduled for UFC 298 in Anaheim, a heavyweight tilt between Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura will now serve as the headlining bout for a UFC Fight Night card at the promotion’s Apex facility on March 16.
Tuivasa has been stopped in his last three fights.
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A fan favorite, “Bam Bam” will try to snap a three-fight skid when he takes on Tybura, who is coming off a first-round loss to current interim heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall.
"Thug Rose" Stays At Flyweight
The UFC will stay in Las Vegas for an event on March 23, and two-time strawweight titleholder Rose Namajunas will try to collect her first win at flyweight when she takes on Amanda Ribas in the night’s main event.
Namajunas has elected to stay in the flyweight division.
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“Thug” came up short in her flyweight debut against Manon Fiorot in Paris last year, but she’ll have a chance to snap the first two-fight skid of her career when she takes on an experienced opponent who holds a Top 15 ranking in both the UFC strawweight and flyweight divisions.
Top Welterweights Meet In Atlantic City
The UFC has already put together a solid card for its return to Atlantic City on March 30, and White revealed that top welterweights Sean Brady and Vicente Luque will meet in the event’s headlining bout.
Brady returned to the Octagon last year following his first loss.
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Brady rebounded from the first loss of his career in tremendous fashion when he submitted Kelvin Gastelum last month, while Luque also returned to the win column with a decision win over his countryman Rafael dos Anjos before his UFC 296 matchup with Ian Machado Garry was unfortunately scrapped during fight week.
In addition to the three UFC Fight Night main events in March, White also confirmed that Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueiredo will meet in a matchup between former champions at UFC 300.
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