Shevchenko now hopes to add another former UFC champion to her resume and prove she is undoubtably the top women’s flyweight in the world.įormer strawweight champion and No. Undefeated since moving to flyweight in 2018, she holds memorable stoppage victories against Katlyn Chookagian, Jessica Eye and Priscila Cachoeira. 2 women’s pound-for-pound fighter Shevchenko (20-3, fighting out of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) is gunning to continue her dominant title reign against one of her toughest tests to date. Masvidal now aims to even the score with Usman and capture the UFC welterweight championship. Owner of the fastest KO in UFC history at six seconds over Ben Askren in 2019, he has also delivered spectacular stoppage wins against Nate Diaz, Donald Cerrone and Darren Till. Masvidal (35-14, fighting out of Miami, Fla.) looks to make good on his second 170-pound title opportunity by delivering another highlight-reel finish. Usman now has his sights set on securing his fourth title defense by proving his first win over Masvidal was no fluke. On top of besting Masvidal in their first encounter last July, Usman has also delivered sensational victories against Colby Covington, Tyron Woodley and Rafael Dos Anjos. by way of Auchi, Nigeria) kicked off his 2021 campaign with an impressive TKO win over former teammate Gilbert Burns in February.

3 ranked men’s pound-for-pound fighter Usman (18-1, fighting out of Boca Raton, Fla. PT and the ESPN+ Pay-Per-View main card will kick off at 10 p.m. The prelims will continue on ESPN+ and simulcast on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. PT along with UFC Fight Pass, with ESPN2 joining programming in progress at 6 p.m. Early prelims will stream on ESPN+ in English and Spanish beginning at 5:30 p.m. MASVIDAL 2 will take place Saturday, April 24 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. In a highly anticipated women’s strawweight championship bout, Zhang Weili faces former champion and No. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko goes for her fifth consecutive title defense against No.

The main event will see a thrilling welterweight championship rematch when Kamaru Usman defends against No. on April 24 with a stacked card headlined by three championship bouts. UFC welcomes back fans at full capacity when it returns to VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.

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