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(#7) STEPHEN THOMPSON VS. KEVIN HOLLAND HEADLINES UFC ORLANDO
Oct
UFC® RETURNS TO ORLANDO
WITH EXCITING WELTERWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN
(#7) STEPHEN THOMPSON AND KEVIN HOLLAND
UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: THOMPSON vs. HOLLAND
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
Las Vegas – UFC® returns to Orlando, Fla. for the primary time in over 4 years with an intriguing welterweight tilt that can see No. 7 ranked contender Stephen Thompson battle Kevin Holland. Heavyweight KO artists collide within the co-main occasion when No. 4 ranked contender Tai Tuivasa meets No. 5 Sergei Pavlovich.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: THOMPSON vs. HOLLAND will happen Saturday, December 3 at Amway Heart. The complete card will likely be out there on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, in addition to simulcast on ESPN+ in English and Spanish, with the principle card beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and the prelims at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: THOMPSON vs. HOLLAND tickets will go on sale Friday, October 14 at 10 a.m. ET and can be found for buy at Ticketmaster.com. Ticket gross sales are restricted to eight (8) per individual. UFC Battle Membership® members can have the chance to buy tickets Wednesday, October 12 at 10 a.m. ET by way of the web site www.ufcfightclub.com. A particular web ticket pre-sale will likely be out there to UFC publication subscribers Thursday, October 13 beginning at 10 a.m. ET. To entry this presale, customers should register for the UFC publication by means of UFC.com.
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Former title challenger Thompson (16-6-1, combating out of Simpsonville, S.C.) returns to motion for the primary time in a yr, trying to ship a classic efficiency. All through his UFC run, he has earned memorable KO wins over former UFC champions Johny Hendricks and Robert Whittaker, in addition to Jake Ellenberger. Thompson now has his sights on defending his spot within the rankings by stopping Holland in emphatic vogue.
Holland (23-8 1NC, combating out of Fort Value, Texas) goals to cap off his 2022 marketing campaign by cracking into the welterweight High 10. An thrilling striker, he holds notable finishes towards Tim Means, Jacare Souza and Joaquin Buckley. Holland now hopes to steal the present and safe the most important win of his UFC profession.
Fan favourite Tuivasa (15-4, combating out of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia) intends to shut out the yr with a bang. A heavy-handed striker, he has netted spectacular KO victories over Derrick Lewis, Augusto Sakai and Greg Hardy. Tuivasa now hopes to show heads and cease Pavlovich’s momentum with a highlight-reel end.
Rising contender Pavlovich (16-1, combating out of Moscow, Russia) plans to proceed his sizzling streak by taking out Tuivasa. At present on a four-fight KO run, he holds spectacular victories towards Derrick Lewis, Shamil Abdurakhimov and Maurice Greene. Pavlovich now seems to be to take one other step in the direction of title competition by including Tuivasa to his resume.
Extra bouts on the cardboard embody:
- No. 7 ranked contender Matheus Nicolau (18-3-1, combating out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) takes on No. 8 Matt Schnell (16-6 1NC, combating out of Shreveport, La.) in a pivotal flyweight bout
- Middleweight contenders collide when No. 5 ranked Derek Brunson (23-8, combating out of Wilmington, N.C.) faces No. 8 Jack Hermansson (23-7, combating out of Oslo, Norway by the use of Uddevalla, Sweden)
- Eryk Anders (14-7 1NC, combating out of Scottsdale, Ariz. by the use of Birmingham, Ala.) meets Kyle Daukaus (11-3 1NC, combating out of Philadelphia, Penn.) in a conflict of thrilling middleweights
- Michael Johnson (21-18, combating out of St. Louis, Mo.) squares off with Marc Diakiese (16-5, combating out of Doncaster, England by the use of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in an all-action light-weight bout
- No. 13 ranked flyweight contender Tracy Cortez (10-1, combating out of Phoenix, Ariz.) battles Amanda Ribas (11-3, combating out of Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
- Natan Levy (7-1, combating out of Las Vegas, Nev. by the use of Herzliya, Israel) faces Genaro Valdez (10-1, combating out of Tijuana, Mexico) at light-weight
- No. 12 ranked strawweight contender Angela Hill (14-12, combating out of San Diego, Calif.) takes on rising No. 13 Emily Ducote (12-6, combating out of Oklahoma Metropolis, Okla.)
- UFC Corridor of Famer Clay Guida (37-19, combating out of Johnsburg, Sick.) locks horns with Scott Holtzman (14-5, combating out of Knoxville, Tenn.) at light-weight
- Gritty veteran Darren Elkins (28-10, combating out of Portage, Ind.) faces Jonathan Pearce (13-4, combating out of Phoenix, Ariz. by the use of Johnson Metropolis, Tenn.) in an thrilling featherweight tilt
- Marcelo Rojo (16-9, combating out of Tijuana, Mexico by the use of Rio Cuarto, Cordoba, Argentina) meets undefeated Dana White’s Contender Collection signee Francis Marshall (6-0, combating out of Jersey Metropolis, N.J.) at featherweight
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