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UFC Vegas: Curtis Blaydes-Alexander Volkov Preview, More
Check out a series of videos previewing Saturday night's UFC on ESPN, UFC Fight Night event featuring Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov.
The UFC returns Saturday night with UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov, also known as UFC Vegas 3.
Set from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the card features a main event fight between heavyweight top contenders Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov.
Blaydes, who sits at No. 3 in the latest heavyweight rankings, is coming off a finish of former division champion Junior dos Santos. Volkov, meanwhile, is 7-1 in his last eight including a knockout of former champion Fabricio Werdum.
Along with Blaydes vs. Volkov, Josh Emmett takes on Shane Burgos in the featherweight division, Raquel Pennington and Marion Reneau collide at bantamweight and Belal Muhammad meets Lyman Good in a welterweight contest.
The main card, which airs on ESPN and ESPN+, kicks off with veteran Jim Miller and Roosevelt Roberts battling.
On the prelims, which also air on ESPN and ESPN+, Clay Guida faces Bobby Green, Tecia Torres meets Brianna Van Buren and Marc-Andre Barriault takes on Oskar Piechota.
Check out a preview of the main event along with several other videos released by the UFC below:
UFC Vegas 3: Blaydes Vs. Volkov Preview
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