Can Yair stay on his back foot? Can Stephens walk him down?

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Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch return to breakdown this week’s UFC event in Mexico City. With picks and odds for every bout on the card. From Jeremy Stephens vs. Yair Rodriguez in the main event, all the way down to Cla…

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June M. Williams

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch return to breakdown this week’s UFC event in Mexico City. With picks and odds for every bout on the card. From Jeremy Stephens vs. Yair Rodriguez in the main event, all the way down to Claudio Puelles vs. Marcos Mariano.

The UFC returns to Mexico City this week, with what is definitely a fight card with fights on it. The main event is a rock solid featherweight contenders bout between Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez. In the co-main, former strawweight champion Carla Esparza faces off against longtime prospect Alexa Grasso. After that? Things get a lot less notable.

For fans still interested in diving into the UFC Mexico City undercard, check out our Prelims Vivi below.

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Here’s a look at this week’s UFC Mexico City fight card, as it stands right now (bouts may be subject to change):

ESPN+ MAIN CARD | Sat Sep. 21 – 8PM/5PM ET/PT
Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens
Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso
Askar Askarov vs. Brandon Moreno
Irene Aldana vs. Vanessa Melo
Martín Bravo vs. Steven Peterson

ESPN+ PRELIMS | 5PM/2PM ET/PT
Jose Quiñones vs. Carlos Huachin
Polo Reyes vs. Kyle Nelson
Angela Hill vs. Ariane Carnelossi
Sergio Pettis vs. Tyson Nam
Vinicius Moreira vs. Paul Craig
Sijara Eubanks vs. Bethe Correia
Claudio Puelles vs. Marcos Mariano