Tomorrow night (or Sunday morning if you’re in the UK) the UFC is back!
UFC Flyweight Champion Henry Cejudo is set to face off against Marlon Moraes for the vacant Bantamweight title.
Cejudo was originally supposed to be in a much-rumoured rematch with T.J Dillashaw, after being T.J back in January to successfully defend his 125lb title.
However, things changed in March when T.J vacated his 135lb title after being flagged by USADA for a failed drug test.
In steps Marlon Moraes in what is expected to be a barn burner of a fight, and one in which Cejudo could become the next two-weight champion in the UFC.
In the co-main event UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko makes the first defense of her 125lb title after beating Joanna Jedrzejczyk in December for the then-vacant title.
Plus Tony Ferguson returns after some much-publicised personal issues outside of the cage to take on Donald Cerrone in what is expected to be a fight for the number one contender’s spot.
The winner is expected to face off against the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier which is set to take place at UFC 242 in September.
Watch the Weigh-Ins LIVE below
Full Fight Card:
EARLY PRELIMS (UFC Fight Pass)
Women’s Flyweight (125lb)
Katlyn Chookagain vs Joanne Calderwood
Bantamweight (135lb)
Eddie Wineland vs Grigory Popov
Middleweight (185lb)
Bevon Lewis vs Darren Stewart
Women’s Strawweight (115lb)
Xiaonan Yan vs Angela Hill
PRELIMS (ESPN / BT SPORT 1)
Featherweight (145lb)
Ricardo Lamas vs Calvin Kattar
Women’s Strawweight (115lb)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Alexa Grasso
Bantamweight (135lb)
Aljamain Sterling vs Pedro Munhoz
Women’s Strawweight (115lb)
Tatiana Suarez vs Nina Ansaroff
MAIN CARD (PPV / BT SPORT 1)
Heavyweight (265lb)
Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy Ivanov
Bantamweight (135lb)
Jimmie Rivera vs Petr Yan
Lightweight (155lb)
Tony Ferguson vs Donald Cerrone
UFC Women’s Flyweight Title (125lb)
Valentina Shevchenko vs Jessica Eye
UFC Bantamweight Title (135lb)
Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes
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