UFC Fight Night 185 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | February 20, 2021 | |||
Venue | TBD | |||
City | TBD | |||
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UFC Fight Night 185 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 43) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 20, 2021 at a TBA location. [1]
A heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis is expected to headline this event. [2] They were initially scheduled to serve as the headliner for UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark in November, but the contest was scrapped due to Blaydes testing positive for COVID-19. [3]
A women's bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women's Featherweight Championship challenger Yana Kunitskaya is expected to take place at this event. [4] They were initially scheduled to meet at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan in August 2020, but then moved to UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik a week later. [5] In turn, Vieira had to pull out due to visa issues. [6]
A heavyweight bout between Sergey Spivak and Jared Vanderaa was initially scheduled to take place at UFC 256, but Vanderaa tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the event. [7] The pairing was then rescheduled for this event. [8]
A bantamweight bout between Aiemann Zahabi and Drako Rodriguez is expected to take place at the event. [9] The pairing was previously scheduled to take place in December of 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal, but it was scrapped in the days leading up to that event after Zahabi tested positive for COVID-19. [10]
A middleweight bout between Phil Hawes and Nassourdine Imavov originally expected to take place at UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar, but was scrapped due to undisclosed reasons just a few hours before the event. [11] They are now expected to meet at this event. [12]
Tonya Evinger is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf and Invicta Fighting Championships, and was the Invicta Bantamweight Champion.
Marion Elizabeth Reneau-Perez is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing as a Bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of January 27, 2020, she is #10 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.
Yana Kunitskaya is a Russian mixed martial artist in the bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As December 16, 2019, she is #8 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.
Aiemann Zahabi is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Aiemann is the younger brother of Tristar Gym head trainer Firas Zahabi.
Ketlen Vieira da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As December 14, 2020, she is #6 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.
UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 3, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
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UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 1, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 27, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 16, 2021 at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
UFC Fight Night 188 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 20, 2021 at a TBA location.
The year 2021 will be the 28th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
UFC 259 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 6, 2021 at a TBA location.
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 19, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 6, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Chimaev is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 13, 2021 at a TBA location.
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 13, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
UFC Fight Night 186 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 27, 2021 at a TBA location.
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