The UFC makes its first trip to the Netherlands this Sunday with a solid offering on Fox Sports 1.
In the main event, Dutchman Alistair Overeem takes on former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski in a highly relevant heavyweight matchup that could determine the next title challenger in a thin division.
Another Dutchman, Stefan Struve, clashes with former heavyweight title challenger Antonio Silva in the co-main event. Both fighters have been UFC staples for years but have hit rough patches. They are desperately in need of wins not only to stay relevant but also to stay in the UFC.
The rest of the main card features a mixture of relevance and solid action fights. Rising Russian Albert Tumenov draws Icelandic grappling prodigy Gunnar Nelson in a fantastic matchup of up-and-coming welterweights, while the Netherlands’ Germaine de Randamie meets newcomer Anna Elmose in a fun bantamweight bout. A strawweight banger between Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Heather Clark opens the main card.
The undercard doesn’t feature a ton of name value, but the matchups are intriguing. Former flyweight title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi draws Irish veteran Neil Seery in the Fight Pass headliner. That should be an entertaining back-and-forth scrap. Rustam Khabilov and Chris Wade headline the Fox Sports 1 portion of the card in a strong lightweight offering.
The rest of the card should be reasonably fun, if not big on future title challengers.
Let’s take a look at each individual matchup.