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A look at the card for next weekend’s ESPN event.
Coming out of a fairly entertaining UFC 253 event, the UFC will go back to their weekly smaller shows run out of UFC Apex. The first will come on August 22nd on ESPN, with a bantamweight fight on top.
The main event will see Frankie Edgar finally making his debut at bantamweight after a few hiccups prevented earlier matchups. The former lightweight champ will face off with someone already in the 135-pound mix – Pedro Munhoz.
This card has taken quite a beating in terms of COVID and injuries, which has led to a few short notice replacements and fights being moved to other cards. After the dust settled, the card was left with a co-main event between Ovince Saint Preux and Alonzo Menifield.
Here’s a look at the current card for the event:
Main Card
Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar
Ovince Saint Preux vs. Alonzo Menifield
Marcin Prachnio vs. Mike Rodríguez
Daniel Rodriguez vs. Takashi Sato
Preliminary Card
Amanda Lemos vs. Mizuki Inoue
Austin Hubbard vs. Joe Solecki
Mariya Agapova vs. Shana Dobson
Dwight Grant vs. Jared Gooden
Ike Villaneuva vs. Jorge Gonzalez
Timur Valiev vs. Mark Striegl