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Check out the fight card and bout order for Saturday’s UFC Mexico City event, headlined by featherweights Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens.
The UFC has a show in Mexico City, Mexico this Saturday (September 21st), as the crowd will be firmly behind Yair Rodriguez in the night’s main event. Rodriguez will look to make it two straight wins as he takes on longtime veteran Jeremy Stephens. As for the co-main event, former strawweight champion Carla Esparza battles rising contender Alexa Grasso in an important bout in that division.
Notable preliminary card action includes Sijara Eubanks against Bethe Correia at women’s bantamweight, while Tyson Nam makes his UFC debut on short notice against Sergio Pettis.
Here’s the full lineup of fights for UFC Mexico City:
Main Card (ESPN+, 8 PM ET)
Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens
Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso
Brandon Moreno vs. Askar Askarov
Irene Aldana vs. Vanessa Melo
Martin Bravo vs. Steven Peterson
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 5 PM ET)
Jose Alberto Quinonez 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 Rosa Mariano