UFC Fight Night 180
UFC Fight Night 180 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 38) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on October 10, 2020 at a TBD location.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 10, 2020 | |||
Venue | TBD | |||
City | TBD | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Background
While not officially announced by the organization, the promotion is targeting a bantamweight bout between former WSOF Bantamweight Champion and UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen to serve as the event headliner.[6]
A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Jeremy Stephens was briefly linked to the event.[7] However, Stephens declined the fight after indicating he did not feel the date allowed him adequate time to prepare and safely make the required weight. Barboza will now face Sodiq Yusuff instead.[8]
Fight card
Announced bouts
- Middleweight bout: Rodolfo Vieira vs. Markus Perez[1]
- Featherweight bout: Edson Barboza vs. Sodiq Yusuff[8]
- Featherweight bout: Youssef Zalal vs. Seung Woo Choi[9]
References
- DNA, MMA (2020-08-04). "BJJ-specialist Rodolfo Vieira treft Markus Perez op 10 oktober". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- Sherdog.com. "Rodolfo Vieira to Meet Markus Perez at UFC Event on Oct. 10". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- "Rodolfo Vieira vs. Markus Perez joins UFC's Oct. 10 lineup". MMA Junkie. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- Rezende, Lucas (2020-08-04). "Markus Perez rebooked for October UFC event, faces BJJ star Rodolfo Vieira". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- Cruz, Guilherme (2020-08-04). "Rodolfo Vieira vs. Markus Perez added to Oct. 10 UFC event". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- Raphael Marinho (2020-08-06). "UFC targets Marlon Moraes vs. Cory Sandhagen for the October 10th card" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- Raphael Marinho (2020-08-17). "UFC plans Edson Barboza vs. Jeremy Stephens for October 10th event" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- Raphael Marinho (2020-08-17). "UFC changes plans, and Edson Barboza faces Sodiq Yusuff in October" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- David Tees (2020-08-17). "Youssef Zalal faces Seungwoo Choi at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen". fightful.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.