Octagon Report Breakdown: UFC on ESPN 9
The UFC returns for a welterweight main event this Saturday in Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN 9. This will mark the fourth event in a month for the leader in combat sports amid the pandemic.
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The event is scheduled to take place at the UFC APEX center in Las Vegas. As the promotions still awaits the approval of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, the event is expected to be sanctioned and make its return to Las Vegas.
Main card is headlined by former UFC welterweight champion TyronWoodley and top contender Gilbert Burns with welterweight title implications.
Tyron Woodly makes his return since losing his title to now current uFc champion Kamaru Usman
The co-main event will be headlined by Augusto Sakai vs. Blagoy Ivanov.
The rest of the card is as follows:
Main Card (9 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)
Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns
Augusto Sakai vs. Blagoy Ivanov
Daniel Rodriguez vs. Gabriel Green
Brok Weaver vs. Roosevelt Roberts
Mackenzie Dern vs. Hannah Cifers
Preliminaries (6 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+)
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Billy Quarantillo vs. Spike Carlyle
Klidson Abreu vs. Jamahal Hill
Tim Elliott vs. Brandon Royval
Chris Gutierrez vs. Vince Morales