Las Vegas will host a one-of-a-kind fight card in a new venue Saturday, but what should fight fans focus on during the 10-fight spectacle?
Dana White joins"The Pat McAfee Show" to talk about his plan for an UFC event at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
Branding and marquee toppers aside, though, there will indeed be a Mexican theme permeating the second annual Noche UFC . Before the main event between men's bantamweight champion, all nine of the evening's other bouts will feature a Mexico-born or Mexican American fighter. The co-main event pits women's flyweight championBeyond the competitive stakes, the overarching ambiance of the night promises to visually and aurally transport fans south of the border.
The fight promotion is keeping specific details under wraps, but in an interview with ESPN's Pat McAfee, White said,"We're gonna tell throughout the rest of the night the history of combat in Mexico, from the beginning of time and into the future."Sean O'Malley, right, puts his men's bantamweight title on the line against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event at UFC 306. Men's bantamweight championship: Sean O'Malley vs.
The thing is, Grasso and Shevchenko do still have business to settle. Grasso ended Shevchenko's seemingly untouchable reign -- seven title defenses in just over four years -- with a shocking upset in March 2023. Shevchenko was in charge of that fight until Grasso countered a spinning kick in Round 4 by seizing back control and, in a flash, sinking in the finishing choke. Then, in last September's rematch, Grasso retained the title via the slimmest of margins, a split draw.
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