Tag: Marlon Moraes

UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes Staff Predictions

On Friday, the Octagon touches down in Utica, New York, as UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes (UFC Utica) goes down from the Adirondack Bank Center, airing live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1). The show features a very interesting main event, as Bantamweight…

On Friday, the Octagon touches down in Utica, New York, as UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes (UFC Utica) goes down from the Adirondack Bank Center, airing live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1). The show features a very interesting main event, as Bantamweight contenders Jimmie Rivera (#4) and former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) […]

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UFC Utica Weigh-In Results

Fighters have hit the scales to officially weigh-in.

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UFC Utica (UFC Fight Night 131) is set to take place on Friday, June 1, 2018, at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 PM ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 8 PM ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6:30 PM ET.

Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Moraes in a bantamweight bout will headline this event while Vinc Pichel vs. Gregor Gillespie in a lightweight bout will serve as the co-main event.

Rounding out this six bout main card is Walt Harris vs. Daniel Spitz in a heavyweight bout, Jake Ellenberger vs. Ben Saunders in a welterweight bout, Julio Arce vs. Daniel Teymur in a featherweight bout, and Sam Alvey vs. Gian Villante in a lightweight bout.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC Utica on Thursday and here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1/10PM ET)

Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Moraes

Lightweight: Vinc Pichel vs. Gregor Gillespie

Heavyweight: Walt Harris vs. Daniel Spitz

Welterweight: Jake Ellenberger vs. Ben Saunders

Featherweight: Julio Arce vs. Daniel Teymur

Light Heavyweight: Sam Alvey vs. Gian Villante

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8PM ET)

Female Flyweight: Sijara Eubanks vs. Lauren Murphy

Lightweight: Nik Lentz vs. Leonardo Santos

Welterweight: Niko Price vs. Belal Muhammad

Lightweight: Gleison Tibau vs. Desmond Green

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6:30PM ET)

Strawweight: Jessica Aguilar vs. Jodie Esquibel

Bantamweight: Nathaniel Wood vs. Johnny Eduardo

Flyweight: Jose Torres vs. Jarred Brooks

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Marlon Moraes: Jimmie Rivera Acted Like I Wasn’t Deserving to Fight Him

Marlon Moraes wants to show Jimmie Rivera that he is a top bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Moraes and Rivera have had a bit of a rivalry going into their UFC Utica main event. Rivera needed a replacement opponent at UFC 219 fo…

Marlon Moraes wants to show Jimmie Rivera that he is a top bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Moraes and Rivera have had a bit of a rivalry going into their UFC Utica main event. Rivera needed a replacement opponent at UFC 219 following Dominick Cruz’s injury. Moraes was initially willing to step up, […]

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UFC Utica: Moraes vs. Rivera Preview

The UFC will be doing something different with the upcoming UFC Utica event. UFC Utica (UFC Fight Night 131) is set to take place on Friday, June 1, 2018, at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. Typically, the Las Vegas-based promotion holds even…

The UFC will be doing something different with the upcoming UFC Utica event. UFC Utica (UFC Fight Night 131) is set to take place on Friday, June 1, 2018, at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. Typically, the Las Vegas-based promotion holds events on Saturday night but that is once again not the case […]

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