After the successful London event UFC returns with another stacked card tonight as UFC Columbus will take place at the Nationwide Arena. The card features a clash between top-ranked heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus.
In the co-main event we will see a flyweight bout between top-ranked Joanne Wood and Alexa Grasso. Since her move to flyweight Grasso have two straight wins against Maycee Barber and Ji Yeon Kim and now she’s looking for her third win in the division.
The card features another interesting heavyweight matchup between veteran Aleksei Oleinik and Sweden’s Ilir Latifi. “The Sledgehammer” Latifi won his last fight against Tanner Boser in June last year.
Top-ranked flyweights Askar Askarov and Kai Kara-France, as well as welterweight veterans Matt Brown and Bryan Barberena, will also appear on the stacked main card.
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UFC Columbus: Fight Card
Main card
- Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes vs. Chris Daukaus
- Women’s Flyweight: Joanne Wood vs. Alexa Grasso
- Welterweight: Matt Brown vs. Bryan Barberena
- Flyweight: Askar Askarov vs. Kai Kara-France
- Heavyweight: Ilir Latifi vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Lightweight: Marc Diakiese vs. Viacheslav Borschchev
Prelims
- Welterweight: Neil Magny vs. Max Griffin
- Women’s Bantamweight: Sara McMann vs. Karol Rosa
- Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez vs. Danaa Batgerel
- Middleweight: Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Denis Tiuliulin
- Women’s Flyweight: Jennifer Maia vs. Manon Fiorot
- Flyweight: Matheus Nicolau vs. David Dvorak
- Featherweight: Luis Saldana vs. Bruno Souza
UFC Columbus: How to watch
Sweden: Prelims start at 22.00 on UFC Fight Pass, followed by the main card at 1.00 on Viaplay.
UK: BT Sports 2 broadcasts the entire card with prelims starting at 9 PM GMT followed by the main card at midnight. Livestream is also available through the BT Sports website and app for subscribers.
US: Prelims start at 4 PM ET on ESPN+ followed by the main card at 7 PM ET on ESPN.
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