Remaining UFC Fight Nights of 2022

UFCWith just a trio of UFC flagship events remaining in the final months of 2022, the promotion will, however, field six further ‘Fight Night’ billed showcases, with five taking place at the UFC Apex facility in its Las Vegas, Nevada staple – while a December trip to Orlando, Florida is also on the cards. Over […]

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With just a trio of UFC flagship events remaining in the final months of 2022, the promotion will, however, field six further ‘Fight Night’ billed showcases, with five taking place at the UFC Apex facility in its Las Vegas, Nevada staple – while a December trip to Orlando, Florida is also on the cards.

Over the course of the next three months, the promotion are set to feature a host of title fights, including lightweight, bantamweight, middleweight, and strawweight tangles – while a host of ‘Fight Night’ billed cards will feature a series of perennial contenders – many of which in high-profile, potential title-eliminators. Below, catch the run down from the final 6 ‘Fight Night’ cards of 2022.

UFC Vegas 62 – Grasso vs. Araújo 

Set to take main event honors next weekend following this week’s period of no fights, a flyweight matchup between the #5 ranked contender, Alexa Grasso, and the #6 rated, Viviane Araújo. 

Grasso has so far enjoyed an undefeated three-fight streak since her 2020 move to flyweight, while Araujo, a former Pancrase titleholder has struggled to find continued form in the Octagon, most recently defeating Andrea Lee.

An intriguing flyweight fight between division contenders, Askar Askarov, and Brandon Royval is also on deck for the ‘Sin City’ card – while veteran Cub Swanson makes a bantamweight move against Johnathan Martinez.

UFC Vegas 63 – Kattar vs. Allen

Another high-profile, potential title-eliminator at the featherweight limit is booked for the promotion’s October 29. ‘Fight Night’ event – as division strikers, Calvin Kattar, and Arnold Allen share the Octagon.

Set for his third outing of the year, Kattar is attempting to rebound from a loss to Josh Emmett, while the surging Ipswitch native, Allen has enjoyed a promotional perfect run, most recently stopping Dan Hooker with strikes in London. UFC betting UK offers the opportunity to flutter on an impressive and anticipated battle between slick punchers, Kattar, and Allen. 

UFC Vegas 64 – Mitchell vs. Evloev

A grappler’s delight is slated currently for November 5. at the UFC Apex facility – as undefeated featherweight forces, Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev land in the Octagon.

Out of action since a career-best unanimous decision win over Brazilian kicking veteran, Edson Barboza, Mitchell currently boasts an unbeaten 15-0 record, while Evloev is fresh from a judging win over Dan Ige in June – moving him to 16-0. A strawweight fight between Marina Rodriguez, and Amanda Lemos is also slated for the UFC Apex card.

UFC Vegas 65 – Lewis vs. Spivak

Heavyweight division contenders, Derrick Lewis, and Sergey Spivak are set to headline UFC Vegas 65 on November 19. – as the fan-favorite promotional standout knockout artist looks to prevent a third consecutive loss against the impressive, Spivak.

Riding a pair of knockout defeats to both Tai Tuivasa, and Serghei Pavlovich into his headlining clash, Lewis meets with Moldovan contender, Spivak who has landed knockout wins over Greg Hardy and Augusto Sakai recently. 

UFC Orlando – Thompson vs. Holland

After a brief two-week retirement, fan-favorite striker, Kevin Holland has booked himself his third Octagon main event in the form of a UFC Fight Night Orlando clash against two-time title challenger, Stephen Thompson.

Simpsonville striker, Thompson has been sidelined since December of last year, where he dropped a unanimous decision loss against Belal Muhammad, while Holland suffered a one-sided D’Arce choke defeat against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 just last month.

UFC Vegas 66 – Cannonier vs. Strickland

A middleweight rescheduling – initially scheduled for next weekend in ‘Sin City’ between one-time title challenger, Jared Cannonier, and Sean Strickland will take placeholder as the final fight of the year on December 17.

Cannonier has been out of action since July where he suffered a forgettable unanimous decision defeat to middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, while Strickland dropped a thunderous first round KO loss to Alex Pereira on the same International Fight Week main card.

Official – Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland booked for UFC Orlando main event on December 3.

Stephen ThompsonAn intriguing welterweight division clash between two-time division title challenger, Stephen Thompson, and recent UFC 279 co-headliner, Kevin Holland is slated to take main event honors at UFC Orlando on December 3. from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. In the midst of a two-fight losing streak, Thompson most recently dropped a unanimous decision loss […]

Stephen Thompson

An intriguing welterweight division clash between two-time division title challenger, Stephen Thompson, and recent UFC 279 co-headliner, Kevin Holland is slated to take main event honors at UFC Orlando on December 3. from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

In the midst of a two-fight losing streak, Thompson most recently dropped a unanimous decision loss against Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 45 back in December of last year.

Stephen Thompson draws Kevin Holland from a brief Octagon retirement

As for Holland, the Riverside native, who recently announced his retirement from professional mixed martial arts – dropped a short-notice D’Arce choke loss to the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 last month. The UFC confirmed the pairing on their official Twitter account.

“Fight fans, have we got a gift for you,” The UFC tweeted. “@WonderboyMMA (Stephen Thompson) takes on @Trailblaze2top (Kevin Holland) in your #UFCOrlando main event!” 

Prior to his loss against Muhammad, Thompson had co-headlined UFC 264 back in July of last year against one-time title chaser, Gilbert Burns – suffering a unanimous decision defeat.

Last striking a win back in December 2019, Simpsonville striker, Stephen Thompson headlined against Geoff Neal – securing a unanimous decision win to go with a prior decision success against Vicente Luque. 

Twice competing for undisputed welterweight gold, Thompson battled Tyron Woodley to both a majority draw and then a majority decision loss.

In other notable UFC wins, Thompson has defeated the likes of Jorge Masvidal, Rory MacDonald, Johny Hendricks, Jake Ellenberger, Patrick Cote, and Robert Whittaker.

Seeing his two-fight winning run at welterweight halted in his days’ notice paring against Chimaev, Holland had enjoyed a run of two finishes over both Alex Oliveira, and Tim Means before his submission defeat to the Chechen-born berserker. 

23-8(1) as a professional, Holland holds a prior middleweight victory over former Strikeforce champion, Jacare Souza to boot. The December showdown with Thompson will come as Holland’s third headlining fight under the UFC banner.

Holland vs. Thompson Headlines UFC Orlando, Twitter Reacts

Any talk of Kevin Holland’s retirement being legitimate has dissipated as he’s been booked to headline UFC Orlando against Stephen Thompson on December 3. Earlier this month, Holland had a winning 2-0 start at welterweight halted by the see…

Any talk of Kevin Holland’s retirement being legitimate has dissipated as he’s been booked to headline UFC Orlando against Stephen Thompson on December 3. Earlier this month, Holland had a winning 2-0 start at welterweight halted by the seemingly unstoppable force that is undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaev. The loss came on just one day’s notice,…

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Josh Emmett: I Wish I Had More of a Fair Chance at UFC Orlando

Josh Emmett isn’t thrilled with referee Dan Miragliotta. Miragliotta is known for being one of the most consistent mixed martial arts referees, but some rare controversy involving his officiating seems to have stolen the show at UFC on FOX 28. Mi…

Josh Emmett isn’t thrilled with referee Dan Miragliotta. Miragliotta is known for being one of the most consistent mixed martial arts referees, but some rare controversy involving his officiating seems to have stolen the show at UFC on FOX 28. Miragliotta appeared to miss an illegal knee and a couple of illegal elbows from Stephens. Stephens ended […]

Opinion: Replay Not Conclusive Enough To Change Result Of Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett

Jeremy Stephens’ emphatic knockout win over Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC on FOX 28 was not without controversy. After knocking Emmett down in the second round with a clean punch, Stephens followed the knockdown up with what appeared to be…

Jeremy Stephens’ emphatic knockout win over Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC on FOX 28 was not without controversy. After knocking Emmett down in the second round with a clean punch, Stephens followed the knockdown up with what appeared to be an illegal knee on the ground. Referee Dan Miragliotta did not see […]

Five Best Fights To Make Following UFC on FOX 28

The UFC put on a banger of a card with UFC on FOX 28 in Orlando on Saturday night featuring contenders emerging, veterans picking up massive wins, and a night full of brutal finishes. Max Griffin, Ilir Latifi, and Jeremy Stephens picked up big victories, and the landscapes of several weight classes changed overnight. Let’s […]

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The UFC put on a banger of a card with UFC on FOX 28 in Orlando on Saturday night featuring contenders emerging, veterans picking up massive wins, and a night full of brutal finishes.

Max Griffin, Ilir Latifi, and Jeremy Stephens picked up big victories, and the landscapes of several weight classes changed overnight.

Let’s take a look at what’s next for Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 28 winners:

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5. Jéssica Andrade vs. Winner Of Rose Namajunas vs Joanna J?drzejczyk II

Andrade looked the best she’s ever looked on Saturday, dominating Tecia Torres en route to a clear cut decision victory.

The women’s strawweight division is sort of in limbo right now with Rose and Joanna running it back. Namajunas is now the champion of the division, and Andrade has earned another shot at the belt. Now on a two-fight win streak, Andrade deserves the winner of Namajunas vs. J?drzejczyk II, which is going down at UFC 223 in April.

In a division lacking top talent, Andrade is making quite the name for herself. Although she came up short against J?drzejczyk, she’s shown the necessary improvements to compete with the top strawweights, so don’t be surprised if the UFC were to put her in a title fight next.

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