UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes (also known as UFC Fight Night 222, UFC on ESPN+ 80 and UFC Vegas 71) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 22, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1]

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateApril 22, 2023 (2023-04-22)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Moicano

Background

A heavyweight bout between Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes is expected to headline the event.[2]

A bantamweight bout between Danaa Batgerel and Brady Hiestand was scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen a week earlier.[3] However, the pair was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.[4]

A women's strawweight bout between Iasmin Lucindo and Melissa Martinez was expected to take place at the event.[5] However, Martinez withdrew from the bout due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Brogan Walker-Sanchez.[6]

Fight card
Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes
Bantamweight Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simón
Middleweight Brad Tavares vs. Bruno Silva
Lightweight Bobby Green vs. Jared Gordon
Women's Strawweight Iasmin Lucindo vs. Brogan Walker-Sanchez
Welterweight Jeremiah Wells vs. Matthew Semelsberger
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Ricky Glenn vs. Christos Giagos
Bantamweight Rani Yahya vs. Montel Jackson
Women's Featherweight Karol Rosa vs. Norma Dumont
Flyweight Rafael Estevam vs. Carlos Candelario
Heavyweight Mohammad Usman vs. Junior Tafa
Featherweight Francis Marshall vs. William Gomis
Women's Flyweight Priscila Cachoeira vs. Karine Silva
Bantamweight Brady Hiestand vs. Danaa Batgerel

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    See also

    References
    1. Jonathan Reyes (2023-02-27). "UFC makes Pavlovich vs. Blaydes official as the headliner of April 22". notifight.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09. (in Spanish)
    2. Danny Segura and Mike Bohn (2023-02-22). "Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes to headline UFC Fight Night on April 22". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
    3. Jay Anderson (2023-01-21). "Danaa Batgerel vs. Brady Hiestand booked for April 15 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
    4. Harvey Leonard (2023-02-12). "UFC matchmaking bulletin (2/6-2/11): Anthony Smith faces Johnny Walker, Seven cancellations". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
    5. Nolan King (2023-01-23). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 16-22)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
    6. Arshad (2023-03-17). "Brogan Walker replaced M.Martinez against Iasmin Lucindo at April 22 UFC event". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
    7. "UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
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