UFC Vegas 107 combat week is right here. Whereas the famed Octagon went darkish final week in observance of Memorial Day inside america of America, MMA’s No. 1 promotion is again in motion with 5 exhibits over the following 5 weekends.
All of it begins on the final night of Might with the promotion’s second straight present contained in the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, NV. Two weeks in the past Saturday night time, the promotion held UFC Vegas 106. That night time, in the principle occasion of the night, Michael Morales (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) scored a first-round knockout by means of punches, and a $50,000 (USD) post-fight bonus, over Gilbert Burns (22-9 MMA, 15-10 UFC).
Sufficient in regards to the previous. Let’s speak about what’s to come back within the UFC Vegas 107 undercard. Stay protection begins Saturday night at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT on ESPN and ESPN+. Most important card motion caps off the night time at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT. All informed, barring any postponements between now and Saturday, the ultimate model of the cardboard includes a schedule of 11 MMA fights, headlined by Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber in the principle occasion.
UFC Vegas 107 Featured Prelim: Jafel Filho vs. Allan Nascimento
On the prime of the invoice on the undercard is a battle within the UFC’s 125-lb division. Jafel Filho (16-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) might be making his fourth journey to the Octagon when he takes on Allan Nascimento (20-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC.) Filho, who has a 4-1 document in his final 5 fights and is on a two-fight profitable streak, hasn’t made a stroll to the cage for an MMA combat since March of final yr.
That night, he scored a first-round submission through rear-naked choke in opposition to Ode Osbourne (13-8, 1 NC MMA, 5-6 UFC) throughout UFC Vegas 88. Filho’s contest in opposition to Nascimento was speculated to have already occurred forward of UFC Vegas 107.
Initially, the 2 had been to satisfy final August in the identical UFC Apex facility earlier than the bout was scrapped as a result of latter changing into in poor health. Greater than 9 months faraway from the unique date, can Filho rating one other victory within the featured prelim?
So far as Allan Nascimento is worried, postponed fights have sadly change into ordinary. Within the final two years, he’s been booked to look in 4 contests, together with the unique contest in opposition to Filho. Not one of the fights happened.
To search out the final time Nascimento set foot within the Octagon, you’d have to return to January of 2023, when he completed Carlos Hernandez (10-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) with a first-round submission through rear-naked choke. In the mean time, he’s bought a 3-2 document in his final 5 bouts. How will his long-awaited return go?
UFC Vegas 107 Co-Featured Prelim: No. 3 Contender Ketlen Viera vs. No. 5 Contender Macy Chiasson
Instantly beforehand, the co-featured prelim of UFC Vegas 107 options certainly one of solely two all-ranked affairs on the night, this one taking place at girls’s bantamweight. No. 3 contender Ketlen Viera (14-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) meets up with No. 5 contender Macy Chiasson (10-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC). This contest was to have occurred in Seattle again in February, however the combat was known as forward of the cardboard within the Pacific Northwest amid the latter withdrawing.
Viera enters UFC Vegas 107 having posted a document of 3-2 in her final 5 fights. Final October, she dropped a unanimous resolution to Kayla Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) throughout UFC 307 in Salt Lake Metropolis. Provided that Kayla Harrison is a tricky buyer on the store, count on Viera to combat with frustration on Saturday night time.
A victory right here would imply a possible UFC Girls’s Bantamweight Championship combat in opposition to the winner of the Kayla Harrison vs. Julianna Pena contest. Can Viera bounce again?
Throughout the way in which, Macy Chiasson might be making the stroll in Enterprise sporting a 3-2 document of her personal. To date, she’s on a two-fight profitable streak, one which was prolonged again in June of final yr with a second-round TKO (physician’s stoppage resulting from a minimize) over Mayra Bueno Silva (10-5-1, 1 NC MMA, 5-5-1, 1 NC UFC) in UFC 303. With Chiasson having had 11 months between fights, how a lot ring rust does she have?
UFC Vegas 107: Trevin Giles vs. Andreas Gustafsson
Additionally on the UFC Vegas 107 card, you’ll see a contracted catchweight at 180 lbs between Trevin Giles (16-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) and Andreas Gustafsson (11-2 MMA, UFC promotional debut). This combat was solely agreed to late final week within the wake of Gustafsson’s authentic opponent, Jeremiah Wells, withdrawing from the present on Might 20 due to harm.
Giles might be making the stroll this weekend with a 2-3 document in his final 5 fights. Presently, he’s dropped three in a row. Final November, he sustained a unanimous resolution defeat to Mike Malott (12-2-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in Edmonton.
One other loss in UFC Vegas 107 will mark 4 defeats in succession. He’s in must-win territory on Saturday night time.
In the meantime, Andreas Gustafsson might be making his UFC promotional debut this weekend having gone 4-1 over the course of his final 5 bouts and has received three in a row. Again in August of final yr on Contender Collection, he scored a second-round knockout (knees to the top) in opposition to Pat Pytlik (9-2 MMA), a veteran of Canada’s Unified MMA, securing his UFC contract on the finish of the night time.
That is the third time that Gustafsson has been scheduled to make his debut look within the promotion. Previous bookings in January and March of this yr went unrealized. He’s on a scorching streak, however solely time will inform if he retains it up.
UFC Vegas 107: Kurt Holobaugh vs. Jordan Leavitt
Earlier on the UFC Vegas 107 prelims, motion occurs at 155 when Kurt Holobaugh (21-9, 1 NC MMA, 2-6 UFC) takes on Jordan Leavitt (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC.) Holobaugh is within the midst of his second tour of obligation within the UFC, having received his means again to the promotion on The Final Fighter tv sequence in 2013.
Since rejoining the group, he’s gone 2-1 as a part of a 3-2 clip in his final 5 skilled fights.
Holobaugh might be going through a fast turnaround going into UFC Vegas 107, as he final fought March 15, dropping by unanimous resolution to Alexander Hernandez (16-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) in UFC Vegas 104. By the point the cardboard kicks off this upcoming weekend, simply 77 days can have handed between fights. Will the quick hiatus carry one other victory?
Within the different nook, Jordan Leavitt touches down in Nevada with a mark of 3-2 himself. Most not too long ago, he misplaced by means of first-round rear-naked choke submission to Chase Hooper (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in 2023. Apart from dropping on factors in a grappling match in Karate Fight this time final yr to Ethan Crenlinstein, he’s been out of motion since then. Is victory within the playing cards for Leavitt this weekend?
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