Author: Craig Amos

The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale is currently underway.

The event features a strawweight title fight between champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and challenger Claudia Gadelha. The bout marks a rematch of a 2014 contest, which saw the champion edge out a hotly contested split decision. Since that time, Jedrzejczyk has captured the division’s title and defended it twice, while Gadelha has won her only match. 

Also on the card is a pair of Ultimate Fighter tournament final bouts, including a 115-pound contest between Amanda Cooper and Tatiana Suarez and a light heavyweight scrap between Khalil Rountree and Andrew Sanchez.

The full TUF 23 fight card is as follows:

 

Main Card on Fox Sports 1 (10 p.m. ET)

• Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha
• Andrew Sanchez vs. Khalil Rountree 
• Tatiana Suarez vs. Amanda Cooper
• Ross Pearson vs. Will Brooks 
• Doo Ho Choi vs. Thiago Tavares
• Joaquim Silva vs. Andrew Holbrook

 

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET)

• Gray Maynard  vs. Fernando Bruno
• John Moraga  vs. Matheus Nicolau 
• Cory Hendricks  vs. Josh Stansbury
• Cezar Ferreira vs. Anthony Smith 

 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (7 p.m. ET)

• Kevin Lee def. Jake Matthews, TKO (Round 1, 4:06)
• Li Jingliang def. Anton Zafir, knockout (Round 1, 2:46)

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UFC Fight Night 89 is set for Saturday night.

The event, taking place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is headlined by a scintillating welterweight contest between Rory MacDonald and Stephen Thompson. MacDonald is looking to rebound from a failed title run, while Thompson enters on the heels of a signature win over Johny Hendricks.

The co-main event is another welterweight showdown featuring Patrick Cote and Donald Cerrone. Cote has won three straight bouts, finishing his last two by TKO. Cerrone debuted successfully at 170 pounds earlier this year, taking out Alex Oliveira, and he is looking to build on that success.

 

Fight Night 89 Main Card (10:30 p.m. ET)

• Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson
• Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Cote
• Steve Bosse vs. Sean O’Connell
• Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Thibault Gouti
• Valerie Letourneau vs. Joanne Calderwood

 

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (8:30 p.m. ET)

• Jason Saggo vs. Leandro Silva
• Misha Cirkunov vs. Ion Cutelaba
• Tamdan McCrory vs. Krzysztof Jotko
• Chris Beal vs. Joe Soto 

 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (6:45 p.m. ET)

• Elias Theodorou vs. Sam Alvey
• Randa Markos vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
• Colby Covington vs. Jonathan Meunier
• Ali Bagautinov vs. Geane Herrera

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UFC 199 is set to take place on Saturday, June 4.

The event is headlined by a middleweight title bout between champion Luke Rockhold and challenger Michael Bisping. Rockhold captured the title last December, knocking out Chris Weidman to win for the fifth straight time, while Bisping enters the match on a three-fight win streak, his latest triumph coming over former champion Anderson Silva.

Rockhold and Bisping previously competed in 2014, with Rockhold earning a second-round submission win.

In the co-main event, Dominick Cruz defends his bantamweight crown against longtime rival Urijah Faber. The pair have squared off two times in the past, with Faber winning in 2007 and Cruz claiming victory in 2011.

The full card for UFC 199 is as follows:

 

UFC 199 Main Card (10 p.m. ET)

• Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping 
• Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber 
• Max Holloway vs. Ricardo Lamas
• Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard 
• Dustin Poirier vs. Bobby Green

 

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET)

• Brian Ortega vs. Clay Guida
• Beneil Dariush vs. James Vick
• Jessica Penne vs. Jessica Andrade
• Cole Miller vs. Alex Caceres

 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (6:15 p.m. ET)

• Sean Strickland vs. Tom Breese
• Jonathan Wilson vs. Luiz Henrique da Silva
• Kevin Casey vs. Elvis Mutapcic
• Dong Hyun Kim vs. Polo Reyes

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UFC Fight Night 88 is set for Sunday, May 29.

The event is headlined by a tussle between two of the most promising young bantamweight fighters in the game, Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. Both men are 24, hold undefeated records and have shown a penchant for dispatching competition inside the distance. 

In the co-main event of the evening, former bantamweight champion Renan Barao tests the waters at 145 pounds. Welcoming Barao to the featherweight division is Jeremy Stephens, who is looking to rebound from a loss to Max Holloway.

The full Fight Night 88 card is as follows:

 

Main Card on Fox Sports 1 (9 p.m. ET)

• Thomas Almeida vs. Cody Garbrandt 
• Renan Barao vs. Jeremy Stephens
• Tarec Saffiedine vs. Rick Story 
• Chris Camozzi vs. Vitor Miranda 
• Jorge Masvidal vs. Lorenz Larkin
• Joshua Burkman vs. Paul Felder 

 

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (7 p.m. ET)

• Sara McMann vs. Jessica Eye 
• Abel Trujillo vs. Jordan Rinaldi 
• Jake Collier vs. Alberto Uda 
• Erik Koch vs. Shane Campbell

 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (6 p.m. ET)

• Aljamain Sterling vs. Bryan Caraway
• Chris de la Rocha vs. Adam Milstead

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