UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen
UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen (also known as UFC on ESPN 44) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 15, 2023, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.[1]
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 15, 2023 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Center | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's second visit to Kansas City and first since UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis in April 2017.[1]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and Arnold Allen is expected to headline the event.[2]
A bantamweight bout between Danaa Batgerel and Brady Hiestand was scheduled for the event.[3] However, the pair was moved to UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes a week later for undisclosed reasons.[4]
A heavyweight bout between Jake Collier and Martin Buday was expected to take place at this event.[5] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Moicano for unknown reasons.[6]
Fight card
| Main Card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Max Holloway | vs. | Arnold Allen | ||||
| Featherweight | Edson Barboza | vs. | Billy Quarantillo | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Dustin Jacoby | vs. | Azamat Murzakanov | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ion Cuțelaba | vs. | Tanner Boser | ||||
| Bantamweight | Pedro Munhoz | vs. | Chris Gutiérrez | ||||
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | vs. | Rafa García | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Bill Algeo | vs. | T.J. Brown | ||||
| Flyweight | Brandon Royval | vs. | Matheus Nicolau | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Zak Cummings | vs. | Ed Herman | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Gillian Robertson | vs. | Piera Rodríguez | ||||
| Lightweight | Lando Vannata | vs. | Daniel Zellhuber | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Bruna Brasil | vs. | Denise Gomes | ||||
| Bantamweight | Aaron Phillips | vs. | Gastón Bolaños | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Joselyne Edwards | vs. | Lucie Pudilová | ||||
References
- Nolan King (2023-02-08). "UFC heads to Kansas City, Mo. with Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- Drake Riggs (2023-01-30). "Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen set to headline April UFC event". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- Jay Anderson (2023-01-21). "Danaa Batgerel vs. Brady Hiestand booked for April 15 UFC event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- 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.
- Nolan King (2023-01-17). "UFC books Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier for April 15 event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- Joshua Ryan (2023-02-15). "Breaking: Scheduled UFC heavyweight clash gets two-week delay". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- "UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
