High featherweight contenders will nonetheless collide in a UFC predominant occasion, however now they’ve a brand new date.
Initially set for June 17, Josh Emmett will now compete in his second promotional predominant occasion in opposition to Ilia Topuria, who will compete in his first five-round UFC combat, every week afterward June 24.
UFC president Dana White formally introduced the brand new date Thursday on Instagram Reside.
The bout will headline the occasion going down in Jacksonville, Fla., with the venue not but introduced. The primary card will broadcast dwell on ABC and ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET.
Emmett holds the No. 6 spot within the newest USA TODAY Sports activities/MMA Junkie featherweight rankings, with Topuria not far behind at No. 11.
Emmett (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) will look to bounce again from a UFC 284 submission loss to Yair Rodriguez in February. Previous to the setback, Emmett gained 5 straight, together with victories over Calvin Kattar, Shane Burgos, and Dan Ige.
Topuria (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) stays good as knowledgeable, as he enters his first UFC predominant occasion. He most not too long ago competed at UFC 282 in December when he submitted grappling ace Bryce Mitchell.
With the shift, the UFC Combat Evening lineup for June 24 now consists of:
Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria
Maycee Barber vs. Amanda Ribas
