UFC Fight Night: Viera vs. Tate

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UFC Fight Night: Viera vs. Tate
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez UFC Fight Night: Viera vs. Tate UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo

UFC Fight Night: Viera vs. Tate (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 56 and UFC Fight Night 198) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 20, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [1]

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Background

A women's bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate is expected to headline the event. [2] The pairing was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Dumont. [3] However, the bout was pulled from the card when Tate tested positive for COVID-19. [4]

Fight card

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Women's Bantamweight Ketlen Vieira vs. Miesha Tate
Light Heavyweight Marcin Prachnio vs.Azamat Murzakanov

    [5]

    Announced bouts

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