Road To The Octagon: UFC on FOX 24

Hot on the heels of last weekend’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas, the UFC now rolls on with UFC on FOX 24, which takes place this weekend (Saturday, April 15, 2017) at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The UFC Fight Pass prelims begins at 4:30 p.m. ET with five bouts then continues on

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Hot on the heels of last weekend’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas, the UFC now rolls on with UFC on FOX 24, which takes place this weekend (Saturday, April 15, 2017) at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The UFC Fight Pass prelims begins at 4:30 p.m. ET with five bouts then continues on FOX at 6 p.m. ET with four bouts. The main card airs at 8 p.m. ET with four bouts.

A UFC Flyweight Championship match between current champion Demetrious Johnson and Wilson Reis will headline this event. This fight was originally booked for UFC 201, but Johnson pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was scrapped. Rose Namajunas vs. Michelle Waterson in a women’s strawweight bout will co-headline this event. Rounding out the main card is Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Robert Whittaker in a middleweight bout and Jeremy Stephens vs. Renato Moicano in a featherweight bout.

The UFC just released the traditional “Road to the Octagon” video segment for the card. Watch the full Johnson vs. Reis video here:

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Jacare Souza on Taking Robert Whittaker Fight: ‘Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained’

For Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, a bout with Robert Whittaker is another day at the office. Souza sits at the 3rd spot on the official Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight rankings. He will meet Whittaker inside the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri this Saturday night (April 15). The bout will be part of the main […]

For Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, a bout with Robert Whittaker is another day at the office. Souza sits at the 3rd spot on the official Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight rankings. He will meet Whittaker inside the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri this Saturday night (April 15). The bout will be part of the main […]

Wilson Reis Says he Will ‘Dominate The Center of The Octagon’ Against Demetrious Johnson

Wilson Reis has his sights set on gold. He’ll get that opportunity at an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on April 15. Reis will battle Demetrious Johnson for the UFC flyweight title in the main event of UFC on FOX 24. If “Mighty Mouse” defeats Reis, he’ll tie Anderson Silva’s record for most successful consecutive […]

Wilson Reis has his sights set on gold. He’ll get that opportunity at an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on April 15. Reis will battle Demetrious Johnson for the UFC flyweight title in the main event of UFC on FOX 24. If “Mighty Mouse” defeats Reis, he’ll tie Anderson Silva’s record for most successful consecutive […]

Roy Nelson’s Return Set For UFC On FOX 24

The UFC continues to add bouts to the UFC on FOX 24 card, and the latest bout just got a little bit bigger as a heavyweight fight has been announced for the event. UFC officials announced on Tuesday afternoon that fan favorite Roy Nelson (22-13) would take on former Bellator champion Alexander Volkov (27-6) at

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The UFC continues to add bouts to the UFC on FOX 24 card, and the latest bout just got a little bit bigger as a heavyweight fight has been announced for the event.

UFC officials announced on Tuesday afternoon that fan favorite Roy Nelson (22-13) would take on former Bellator champion Alexander Volkov (27-6) at the event.

After dropping five of his last six bouts, Nelson has had a resurrection of sorts and has won two of his past three. He is coming off of a second-round knockout win over Antonio Silva last September in Brazil. While Nelson’s UFC record (9-9) sits at .500, he has fought the best heavyweights the UFC can offer in that span, as his losses have come to Derrick Lewis, Mark Hunt, Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir, Fabricio Werdum, Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier, Alistair Overeem and Josh Barnett.

Volkov has won three straight fights, including his latest bout (his UFC debut) in November at UFC Fight Night 99 in Northern Ireland, where he took a split decision from Timothy Johnson.

UFC on FOX 24 takes place April 15 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. It will be the promotion’s first visit to the state. The main card will air on FOX while the prelims will air on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis for the flyweight title will headline this event. Here is the updated card as it currently rates:

Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis – for flyweight title

Rose Namajunas vs. Michelle Waterson

Ronaldo Souza vs. Robert Whittaker

Renato Moicano vs. Jeremy Stephens

Roy Nelson vs. Alexander Volkov

Tim Elliott vs. Louis Smolka

Devin Clark vs. Jake Collier

Nathan Coy vs. Zak Cummings

Andrew Sanchez vs. Anthony Smith

Tom Duquesnoy vs. Patrick Williams

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Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis & Souza vs. Whittaker Set For UFC on FOX on April 15

Demetrious Johnson will have a chance to tie a record next month. Johnson, who is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder, will defend his gold for the 10th time against Wilson Reis. The bout will take place on April 15 at UFC on FOX 24. MMAJunkie.com confirmed the news. If “Mighty Mouse” […]

Demetrious Johnson will have a chance to tie a record next month. Johnson, who is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder, will defend his gold for the 10th time against Wilson Reis. The bout will take place on April 15 at UFC on FOX 24. MMAJunkie.com confirmed the news. If “Mighty Mouse” […]

Demetrious Johnson Will Attempt To Make History In Kansas City

During tonight’s (Sat. March 4, 2017) UFC 209 FS1 prelims it was announced by UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson that he will be attempting to make history against No. 4-ranked Wilson Reis in the main event of UFC on FOX 24 from Kansas City, Missouri on April 15th. Johnson, who won the inaugural UFC 125-pound

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During tonight’s (Sat. March 4, 2017) UFC 209 FS1 prelims it was announced by UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson that he will be attempting to make history against No. 4-ranked Wilson Reis in the main event of UFC on FOX 24 from Kansas City, Missouri on April 15th.

Johnson, who won the inaugural UFC 125-pound title back in 2012, has successfully defended his strap nine times in the midst of an 11 fight win streak. ‘Mighty Mouse’ hasn’t lost a mixed martial arts (MMA) bout since his unanimous decision loss to now-former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in 2011.

He will attempt to make history by tying former middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s 10 consecutive title defense record against Reis, who he has already been scheduled to fight before. The pair were initially set to meet at UFC 201 back in July, however, Johnson was forced out of the contest due to an injury.

Reis has been on an impressive three-fight win streak as of late and is extremely confident in his ability to be the one to hand Johnson his first loss at 125 pounds. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt is 22-6 in his MMA career with wins over the likes of Ulka Sasaki, Dustin Ortiz, and Scott Jorgensen.

UFC on FOX 24 takes place live from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri on April 15, 2017. It was also announced that the card will be co-headlined by a massive middleweight contest between No. 3-ranked Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza and No. 6-ranked Robert Whittaker.

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