Live! UFC Vegas 5 Media Day!

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility this Sat. night (Aug. 1, 2020) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “UFC Vegas 5” mixed martial arts (MMA) event is topped …

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility this Sat. night (Aug. 1, 2020) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “UFC Vegas 5” mixed martial arts (MMA) event is topped by a middleweight headliner featuring hard-hitting veteran Derek Brunson against streaking up-and-comer Edmen Shahbazyan.

Elsewhere on the card, which airs exclusively on ESPN+, flyweight contenders Joanne Calderwood and Jennifer Maia collide for a spot in the 125-pound title chase. In addition, welterweight stylists Vicente Luque and Randy Brown hook ‘em up in a fun 170-pound clash, not long after lightweight standout Lando Vannata settles his grudge with veteran banger Bobby Green.

Select fighters from this weekend’s big shebang were on hand today in “Sin City” to promote their respective appearances and you can watch the live stream of today’s gathering in the embedded video player above.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 5 fight card RIGHT HERE, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, followed by the main card portion that also streams on ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET.

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