We’re now firmly in the swing of things in the year 2023. After a rollercoaster ride in the MMA world in January, with both highs and lows alike. We look forward and hope we continue with the good and leave the bad behind. Here are the UFC Events in February 2023.
February 4th – Lewis vs Spivak
The premium place to watch MMA will return in February to host four events. Starting on the fourth, we will see a fight night headlined by a huge Heavyweight fight. Derrick Lewis will take on Sergei Spivak in a clash of behemoths, with the rest of the card made up as a showcase of many Asian talents.
Also on the card, is the returning Choi Doo-ho, the inform Park Jun-Yong, and two top 15 Heavyweights colliding with Marcin Tybura Vs Blagoy Ivanov. As well as the conclusion of the Road To The UFC tournaments.
Fight Card
Heavyweight – Derrick Lewis vs. Sergey Spivak
Light Heavyweight – Jung Da-un vs. Devin Clark
Heavyweight – Marcin Tybura vs. Blagoy Ivanov
Featherweight – Choi Doo-ho vs. Kyle Nelson
Welterweight – Yusaku Kinoshita vs. Adam Fugitt
Preliminary Card
Lightweight – Jeka Saragih vs. Anshul Jubli
Featherweight – Lee Jeong-Yeong vs. Yi Zha
Bantamweight – Toshiomi Kazama vs. Rinya Nakamura
Flyweight – Choi Seung-Guk vs. Park Hyun-sung
Women’s Flyweight – Kim Ji-Yeon vs. Mandy Bohm
Middleweight – Park Jun-Yong vs. Denis Tiuliulin
Flyweight – Tatsuro Taira vs. Jesús Santos Aguilar
Card subject to change.
February 12th – UFC 284
Next up will be a huge PPV card with UFC 284. Main Evented by one do the most captivating fights in recent memory an unstoppable force will meet an immovable object, as Islam Makhachev defends his Lightweight gold against Alexander Volkanovski. A match-up between the elite, their combined record sits at 48-2.
Taking place in Perth the rest of the card is stacked with talent. In the co-main, Interim Featherweight gold will be up for grabs between Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett. We see young Australian talents like Jack Della Maddalena, Jimmy Crute and Jack Jenkins all face some tough tests.
Fight Card
Lightweight Championship – Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Interim Featherweight Championship – Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett
Welterweight – Jack Della Maddalena vs. Randy Brown
Heavyweight – Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter
Light Heavyweight – Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield
Preliminary Card
Light Heavyweight – Tyson Pedro vs. Modestas Bukauskas
Featherweight – Joshua Culibao vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
Flyweight – Shannon Ross vs. Kleydson Rodrigues
Lightweight – Jamie Mullarkey vs. Francisco Prado
Featherweight – Jack Jenkins vs. Don Shainis
Women’s Strawweight – Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed
Featherweight – Shane Young vs. Blake Bilder
Lightweight – Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Elves Brenner
The fight card is not finalised, the card is subject to change.
February 18th – Vera vs Sandhagen
If the previous two events haven’t quelled your blood thirst the third most definitely will. As two Bantamweights most savage competitors go toe to toe in a five-round banger. #4 Marlon Vera will try to keep his four-fight winning streak alive when he takes in the enigmatic #5 Cory Sandhagen.
Accompanying the main will be two Flyweight contenders, as #2 Talia Santos takes on hot prospect #10 Erin Blanchfield. Also on the card is a banger bout with Joe Solecki taking on Benoit Saint-Denis, and the UFC’s record appearance maker moves to 41 UFC fights as Jim Miller fights Gabriel Benitez.
Fight Card
Bantamweight – Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen
Women’s Flyweight – Talia Santos vs. Erin Blanchfield
Lightweight – Jim Miller vs. Gabriel Benitez
Light Heavyweight – William Knight vs. Marcin Prachnio
Lightweight – Nazim Sadykhov vs. Evan Elder
Lightweight – Joe Solecki vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
Flyweight – Juancamilo Ronderos vs. Clayton Carpenter
Women’s Bantamweight – Lina Lansberg vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Light Heavyweight – Ovince St. Preux vs. Philipe Lins
Welterweight – AJ Fletcher vs. Themba Gorimbo
Heavyweight – Josh Parisian Vs Jamal Pogues
Light Heavyweight – Zac Pauga vs. Jordan Wright
Welterweight – Carlston Harris vs. Ramiz Brahimaj
The fight card is not finalised, the card is subject to change.
February 25th – Krylov vs Spann
The final event of the month will see two surging Light Heavyweights try and impose their will at the top of the division. #6 Nikita Krylov will try and make the top five, with #9 Ryan Spann in his way. Two finishers who have only seen the judges nine times in a total of 66 fights.
We also see the long-awaited return of Tatiana Suarez who moves to Flyweight against Montana De La Rosa. Also back in the octagon, ground ace Andre Muniz meets Brendan Allen to defend his ranking.
Fight Card
Light Heavyweight – Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann
Middleweight – Brendan Allen vs. Andre Muniz
Women’s Flyweight – Tatiana Suarez vs. Montana De La Rosa
Featherweight – Andre Fili vs. Lucas Almeida
Lightweight – Jordan Leavitt vs. Victor Martinez
Women’s Bantamweight – Hailey Cowan vs. Ailin Perez
Flyweight – Ode Osbourne vs. Denys Bondar
Women’s Flyweight – Gabriella Fernandes vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Lightweight – Darrius Flowers vs. Erick Gonzalez
Heavyweight – Don’Tale Mayes vs. Augusto Sakai
Welterweight – Mike Malott vs. Yohan Lainesse
Bantamweight – Jose Johnson vs. Garret Armfield
Lightweight – Alex Reyes vs. Trevor Peek
Lightweight – Nurullo Aliev vs. Rafael Alves
The fight card is not finalised, the card is subject to change.
What fights are you most looking forward to for the UFC in February?
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