This weekend (Sat., July 30, 2022) at UFC 277, the Bantamweight and interim Flyweight titles will be on the line. Headlining the event will be new 135-pound queenpin, Julianna Pena, who attempts to earn a second straight upset victory against the current Featherweight champion, Amanda Nunes. In the pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event, another rematch will unfold when former titlist, Brandon Moreno, looks to earn another nod over Kai Kara-France to become the division’s interim champion.
A piece of flyweight gold is up for grabs!
@TheAssassinBaby and @KaiKaraFrance are going to run it back with huge stakes at #UFC277! pic.twitter.com/bTH2q52lT3
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 28, 2022
Also in attendance at today’s (Thurs., July 29, 2022) pre-fight press conference were Heavyweights, Derrick Lewis and Sergei Pavlovich.
We’ll be swangin’ and bangin’ come Saturday! @TheBeast_UFC vs @SergeiPavlovic9 throwing down at #UFC277! pic.twitter.com/z0psxg3GCP
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) July 28, 2022
Also on the main card will be two fights guaranteed to deliver the action at Flyweight and Light Heavyweight. Directly before Lewis versus Pavlovich, one-time title challenger, Alex Perez, faces the surging Alexandre Pantoja. The winner will find themselves all that much closer to a potential crack at the gold.
Keeping the action rolling with a top 10 tilt at 125 @PantojaMMA vs @AlexPerezMMA
[ #UFC277 | Saturday | Live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/U0Pbshxhuo ] pic.twitter.com/ZJIKl35e6w
— UFC (@ufc) July 28, 2022
Opening the main card is a fight that could also decide a No. 1 contender, Magomed Ankalaev versus Anthony Smith. A win for either man would extend their win streaks to great numbers, Ankalaev on the cusp of nine in a row, and Smith seeking his fourth and a second career UFC title opportunity.
Kicking the main card off with a battle of top LHW contenders ??@AnkalaevM vs @LionheartASmith
[ #UFC277 | Saturday | Live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/U0Pbshxhuo ] pic.twitter.com/Kq3yBWYMGp
— UFC (@ufc) July 28, 2022
Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 277 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ABC/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.
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