UFC London is lower than 72 hours away. Saturday night time (UK time), whereas the eyes of the American sports activities fandom will probably be peeled on the beginning of the second spherical of March Insanity within the NCAA Division I Males’s Basketball Championship, the UFC heads to England for one more version of UFC Combat Night time.
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— UFC (@ufc) March 17, 2025
O2 Enviornment is the positioning of this Saturday night’s UFC London. Stateside, reside protection begins within the early afternoon at 1 pm ET/ 10 am PT with the prelims.
Primary card motion caps the day at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT on ESPN+ wall-to-wall. Absent of any late modifications to the schedule, the ultimate model of UFC London encompasses a full 13-fight card from the No. 1 MMA promotion on the planet.
The night time is capped off by Leon Edwards (22-4, 1 NC MMA, 14-3, 1 NC UFC) squaring off towards Sean Brady (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in the principle occasion of the night. Our concentrate on today, nonetheless, is the undercard.
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— UFC (@ufc) March 18, 2025
UFC London Featured Prelim: Jai Herbert vs. Chris Padilla
On the prime of the invoice for the undercard is a bout within the light-weight division matching Jai Herbert (13-5-1 MMA, 3-4-1 UFC) towards Chris Padilla (15-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC), an alumnus of each Bellator and CES MMA. Herbert, who sported an ideal 5-0 mark in Cage Warriors from 2018 to 2019, enters UFC London on Saturday night time having gone 2-2-1 in his final 5 fights.
Most not too long ago, he returned to the win column on Aug. 3, 2024 with a unanimous resolution victory in Abu Dhabi over Rolando Bedoya (14-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) on the undercard. That defeat was Bedoya’s third in succession after getting his hand raised in victory 11 occasions in succession.
Saturday’s combat will mark Herbert’s twentieth stroll to the cage in his skilled profession and his ninth underneath the UFC promotional banner. He’s obtained a difficult task this weekend, nonetheless.
Throughout the way in which, Chris Padilla will probably be getting into the O2 Enviornment for UFC London with a document of 5-0 in his final 5 fights. Previous to becoming a member of the UFC’s energetic roster within the spring of 2024, he held the Up Subsequent Combating Light-weight Championship.
Proper after Labor Day in September of final yr, he scored a second-round TKO (physician’s stoppage) after his opponent, Rong Zhu, couldn’t press ahead within the combat as a result of an eye fixed damage brought on by an elbow shot. Zhu was hospitalized after the competition.
Padilla could also be within the early days of his UFC tenure, however he’s already proven to be a pressure to be reckoned with contained in the Octagon when the cage door shuts.
UFC London Co-Featured Prelim: Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Felipe dos Santos
Instantly beforehand, the motion shifts to 125 lbs for the co-featured prelim between Cage Warriors alumnus Lone’er Kavanagh (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Felipe dos Santos (8-2, 1 NC MMA, 1-2 UFC). Kavanagh comes into the weekend having but to lose so far as a professional.
Again in November, the 2024 Contender Sequence graduate traveled to Macau to make a profitable UFC promotional debut by the use of unanimous resolution towards Jose Ochoa (7-1, 1 NC MMA, 0-1 UFC) after securing his promotional deal final August over An Tuan Ho by the use of left hook within the opening spherical.
Kavanagh has a historical past of securing highlight-reel finishes. Can he rating one other one in entrance of the London crowd?
In the meantime, Felipe dos Santos will make the stroll on the power of a 3-2 document in his final 5 bouts. Most not too long ago, he exited the cage on the shedding finish of a unanimous resolution to Andre Lima on Sept. 7 on the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, NV.
dos Santos will probably be headed into enemy territory Saturday in UFC London. Typically in sports activities, groups and/or athletes will crack underneath the stress of getting to compete in a hostile setting. How will he reply to the stress?
UFC London Prelims: Marcin Tybura vs. Mick Parkin
Additionally on the undercard, you’ll see a heavyweight affair, considered one of solely two all-ranked matchups on the cardboard, between No. 8 contender Marcin Tybura (26-9 MMA, 13-8 UFC) and No. 13 contender Mick Parkin (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC.)
Tybura will probably be making his thirty sixth profession look within the sport this coming Saturday night time and he does so with a document of 3-2 in his final 5 fights relationship again to February of 2023. Final November, he touched down in New York for UFC 309 and a combat with Jhonata Diniz (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at Madison Sq. Backyard.
On the finish of the second spherical, after Tybura repeatedly landed elbow to Diniz’ face, the combat physician stepped in and referred to as a halt to the proceedings. Marcin Tybura is a seasoned veteran of the combat sport, however his adversary is a troublesome buyer on the store.
Within the different nook, Mick Parkin has but to lose so far in his skilled profession. He’s been away from the cage for near eight months. Again in July of final yr, he fought on UFC 304’s early prelims, knocking out Lukasz Brzeski (9-6-1, 1 NC MMA, 1-5 UFC) midway by means of the primary spherical.
It’ll be a partisan crowd for Parkin at UFC London this Saturday night time for what would be the most important combat to-date in his tenure with the promotion. He’s on the cusp of a top-10 spot at 265. Can he rating the win in a vital “residence sport?”
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