Las Vegas – FightBook MMA has your UFC on ESPN 47: Vettori vs Cannonier battle card and begin occasions.
This occasion will happen Saturday, June 17 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The primary card airs on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ (English and Spanish) beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The prelims can be out there on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.
In the principle occasion, #3 ranked contender Marvin Vettori will tackle #4 Jared Cannonier.
Vettori (19-6-1) preventing out of Mezzocorona, Italy appears to construct one other win streak and earn his manner again into the title dialog. Among the many hardest matchups at middleweight, he holds victories over Paulo Costa, Roman Dolidze and Jack Hermansson. Vettori now goals to defend his spot within the rankings by changing into the primary middleweight to cease Cannonier.
Former heavyweight and lightweight heavyweight Cannonier (16-6) preventing out of Anchorage, Alaska plans to start out his 2023 marketing campaign with one other assertion efficiency. Recognized for his knockout energy, Cannonier climbed to the High 5 with notable finishes of Anderson Silva, Derek Brunson and Jack Hermansson. He now seeks to cement his place in line for the belt by taking out Vettori in dominant trend.
Within the co-main occasion, we are going to see #8 ranked light-weight contender Arman Tsarukyan battles Brazilian finisher Joaquim Silva.
Tsarukyan (19-3) preventing out of Yerevan, Armenia returns to motion decided to show why he’s thought of a prime contender within the light-weight division. After bursting onto the UFC scene with a formidable efficiency in opposition to Islam Makhachev, Tsarukyan earned wins over Damir Ismagulov, Joel Alvarez and Christos Giagos. He now intends to earn a fast victory over Silva and switch his consideration to the highest of the division.
Silva (12-4) preventing out of Curitiba, Brazil) has his sights set on taking advantage of the most important alternative of his MMA profession. A well-rounded finisher, he has delivered spotlight reel stoppages in opposition to Jared Gordon, Jesse Ronson and Andrew Holbrook. Silva now appears to shock the world and break into the rankings for the primary time.
An thrilling middleweight bout sees Armen Petrosyan (8-2) preventing out of Yerevan, Armenia match up in opposition to Christian Leroy Duncan (8-0) preventing out of Gloucester, England. Raoni Barcelos (17-4) preventing out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil meets Miles Johns (13-2) preventing out of Dallas, Texas in an intriguing bantamweight bout.
Manuel Torres (13-2) preventing out of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico battles Nikolas Motta (13-4) preventing out of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil at light-weight. Pat Sabatini (17-4) preventing out of Philadelphia, Penn. appears to safe one other signature submission in opposition to Lucas Almeida (14-1) preventing out of Sao Paulo, Brazl at featherweight.
The Final Fighter season 30 finalist Zac Pauga (7-1) preventing out of Lakewood, Colo. and Modestas Bukauskas (14-5) preventing out of London, England by the use of Klaipeda, Lithuania)compete in a light-weight heavyweight tilt. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-8) preventing out of Aktobe, Kazakhstan goals to spoil the UFC debut of Felipe Bunes (13-6) preventing out of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Flyweights Jimmy Flick (16-6) preventing out of Tulsa, Okay. and Alessandro Costa (12-3) preventing out of Puebla, Mexico plan to steal the present. Welterweight strikers collide as Nicolas Dalby (21-4-1 2NC) preventing out of Copenhagen, Denmark faces Muslim Salikhov (19-3) preventing out of Dagestan, Russia.
Carlos Hernandez (8-2, preventing out of Cicero, Sick. locks horns with Denys Bondar (16-4) preventing out of Kharkiv, Ukraine at flyweight. A tricky bantamweight contest sees Dan Argueta (9-1) preventing out of Orland Park, Sick. tackle Ronnie Lawrence (8-2) preventing out of Deerfield Seashore, Fla.
Kyung Ho Kang (18-9 1NC) preventing out of Busan, South Korea and Cristian Quinonez (18-3) preventing out of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico meet at bantamweight. Tereza Bleda (6-1) preventing out of Prague, Czech Republic and Gabriella Fernandes (8-2) preventing out of Natal, Brazil vie for his or her first UFC wins at flyweight.
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