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UFC Fight Night: Overeem Vs. Sakai Fight Card Sep. 5, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Odds, Venue, Date
2111 days ago
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UFC Fight Night: Overeem Vs. Sakai Fight Card Sep. 5, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Odds, Venue, Date

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai is set to drive our attention on September 5, 2020, at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. UFC Fight Night 176 and UFC on ESPN+ 34 will feature, A heavyweight bout between the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion and UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai.## A women's flyweight bout between Mayra Bueno Silva and Mara Romero Borella was briefly linked to this event. However, promotion officials rescheduled the pairing for undisclosed purposes and the bout is now exacted to take place two weeks later at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley.## Take a look at the full fight card:## MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)## --Alistair Overeem (252.5) vs. Augusto Sakai (261.5)## --Alonzo Menifield (204) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (205.5)## --Zelim Imadaev (171) vs. Michel Pereira (170.5)## --Brian Kelleher (146) vs. Kevin Natividad (144.5)## --Thiago Moises (155.5) vs. Jalin Turner (155)## PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)## --Bartosz Fabinski (184.5) vs. Andre Muniz (185.5)## --Viviane Araujo (126) vs. Montana De La Rosa (125.5)## --Marcos Rogerio de Lima (260.5) vs. Alexander Romanov (259)## --Hunter Azure (135.5) vs. Cole Smith (135)## A women's flyweight bout was scheduled for the event between Marina Moroz and Montana De La Rosa. However, Moroz was forced to withdraw as he was incapable to acquire a visa due to travel restraints associated to the COVID-19 pandemic and was ousted by Vivian Arazo.## A light heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Ovince Saint Preux and Alonzo Menifield is also expected to take place at this event.## A women's bantamweight bout between Macy Chiasson and Sijara Eubanks was scheduled for the event. However, Chiasson pulled out of the fight for undisclosed medical reasons and was replaced by Karol Rosa.## Stay tuned to Sacnilk...

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UFC Fight Night: Covington Vs. Woodley Fight Card, Sep. 19, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Odds, Venue, Date
2112 days ago
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UFC Fight Night: Covington Vs. Woodley Fight Card, Sep. 19, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Odds, Venue, Date

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley is coming up on the way that is now set to take place on September 19, 2020, at a TBD venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States.## former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley and former interim champion Colby Covington to serve as the event headliner for UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar, but Woodley announced that the date did not provide him with time suitable enough to prepare because of injuries incurred during his most recent fight.## Now, UFC Fight Night is expected to include Covington vs. Woodley in the main event of the night. Woodley faced Gilbert Burns on May 30, 2020, in the main event at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns. He lost the bout via unanimous decision with judges scores of 50-45, 50-44, and 50-44.## Check out the full match below;## Welterweight: Colby Covington vs. Tyron Woodley## Welterweight: Donald Cerrone vs. Niko Price## Middleweight: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gerald Meerschaert## Light Heavyweight: Johnny Walker vs. Ryan Spann## Women's Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern vs. Randa Markos## Middleweight: Kevin Holland vs. Darren Stewart## Preliminary card (ESPN+)## Featherweight: Mirsad Bektić vs. Luiz Garagorri## Women’s Flyweight: Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Mara Romero Borella## Flyweight: Jordan Espinosa vs. David Dvořák## Women’s Bantamweight: Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Sarah Alpar## Bantamweight: Journey Newson vs. Randy Costa## Bantamweight: Andre Ewell vs. Irwin Rivera## Featherweight: Darrick Minner vs. T.J. Laramie## Woodley has fought off 25 matches including 19 wins with 5 losses. He has been on the continuing loss of his last two fights. Now, He is scheduled to fight Colby Covington on the 19th September 2020.## Covington faced Kamaru Usman for the UFC Welterweight Championship on December 14, 2019, at UFC 245. Covington sustained a left mandibular fracture as a result of a strike by Usman in the third round and was knocked down twice in the fifth round.## Stay tuned to Sacnilk...

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UFC 254: Nurmagomedov Vs. Gaethje Fight Card, Preview, Predictions, Odds, Matches, Date, Venue
2113 days ago
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UFC 254: Nurmagomedov Vs. Gaethje Fight Card, Preview, Predictions, Odds, Matches, Date, Venue

Finally, Nurmagomedov getting back to the octagon. UFC 254: Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje is set to take place on October 24, 2020, at the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.## The plan is to proceed with local timing for prime time hours. The main card is scheduled to begin at 10:00 pm (October 24) local time in Abu Dhabi, with a full preliminary card beginning at approximately 6:15 pm Gulf Standard Time.## A UFC Lightweight Championship unification bout between current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Justin Gaethje (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) is supposed headline the event and has been tabbed to serve as the event headliner.## On September 17, the UFC announced the signing of former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler, who is expected to serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight.## The bout was briefly linked to UFC 253, but the date did not evolve and will instead take place five weeks later. Talking about Nurmagomedov then he is known for the longest active undefeated streak in MMA.## He is a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion and the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion. With 28 wins and no losses, he holds the longest active undefeated streak in MMA. As of September 9, 2020, he is #1 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings## Nurmagomedov was scheduled to defend his title against Tony Ferguson on April 18, 2020, at UFC 249. However, Nurmagomedov was unable to leave Russia as Russia restricted air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.## Gaethje dominated the fight, stopping Ferguson via TKO in the fifth round, and thus ending Ferguson's record of 12 wins in a row. This made Gaethje the only fighter in UFC history to win at least one fight night bonus in each of his first seven appearances.## Take a look at the Full fight card:## Oct 24 - Main Card at 2pmET ]## UFC Lightweight Championship Bout: Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Justin Gaethje (ic)## Middleweight Bout: Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier ## Heavyweight Bout: Alexander Volkov vs. Walt Harris## Middleweight Bout: Jacob Malkoun vs. Phil Hawes## Women's Flyweights Bout: Lauren Murphy vs. Liliya Shakirova## Light Heavyweight Bout: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cuțelaba## Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)## Heavyweight Bout: Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa ## Catchweight (140 lb) Bout: Nathaniel Wood vs. Casey Kenney## Welterweight Bout: Alex Oliveira vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov## Light Heavyweight Bout: Da Un Jung vs. Sam Alvey ## Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)## Women's Flyweight Bout: Liana Jojua vs. Miranda Maverick ## Lightweight Bout: Joel Álvarez vs. Alexander Yakovlev## Seemingly, the fight card is gonna blow when the fans get to see Nurmagomedov back to the octagon.## A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier was initially scheduled to take place in March at UFC 248, but Whittaker pulled out due to personal reasons. They have now been rescheduled for this event.## A Lightweight bout between Islam Makhachev vs. Rafael dos Anjos to co-headline the event. Yair Rodríguez and Zabit Magomedsharipov is expected to take place at this event.## UFC 254 preliminary card start Time: 10:15 AM ET /7:15 AM PT / 2.30 PM GMT / 8 PM IST (Saturday, October 24).## UFC 254 main card start time: 2 PM ET/11 AM PT / 6 PM GMT / 11.30 PM IST (Saturday, October 24).## Stay tuned to Sacnilk For more updates...

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UFC 253: Adesanya Vs. Costa Fight Card, Sep. 26, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Odds, Venue, Date
2114 days ago
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UFC 253: Adesanya Vs. Costa Fight Card, Sep. 26, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Odds, Venue, Date

UFC 253 is scheduled to take place on September 26, 2020, at the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.## UFC president Dana White confirmed that the UFC 253 pay-per-view highlighting Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa will take place on Fight Island. The main event will feature the UFC middleweight title fight as the champion Adesanya faces off with the challenger Costa.## Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa was incipiently targeted for UFC 248, but Costa was incapable to fight on that card due to injury, In turn, Adesanya faced former title challenger Yoel Romero. The event was originally expected to take place on September 19, but it was moved to September 26.## MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)## Champ Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa[For Middleweight Title]## Jan Blachowicz vs. Dominick Reyes[For Vacant Light Heavyweight Title]## Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Royval## Sijara Eubanks vs. Ketlen Vieira## Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov## PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)## ##Alex da Silva vs. Brad Riddell## Jake Matthews vs. Diego Sanchez## Ludovit Klein vs. Shane Young## Aleksa Camur vs. William Knight## PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)## ##Juan Espino vs. Jeff Hughes## Khadis Ibragimov vs. Danilo Marques## A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former title challenger Dominick Reyes and former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Błachowicz is expected to take place at UFC 253. Former two-time champion Jon Jones vacated the belt on August 17, indicating issues with the UFC over salary agreement and the ambition to compete at heavyweight.## Dominick Reyes freshly challenged Jon Jones on February 8, 2020, for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 247. He lost the fight via a controversial unanimous decision. 14 of 21 media outlets scored the contest for Reyes, while only 7 scored it for Jones. A heavyweight bout between Ciryl Gane and Shamil Abdurakhimov is expected to take place at this event.## Stay tuned to Sacnilk...

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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić Match Card August 29, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Odds, Date Location
2114 days ago
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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić Match Card August 29, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Odds, Date Location

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić is scheduled to take place on August 29, 2020, at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.## A featherweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez and Zabit Magomedsharipov was expected to serve as the event headliner. However, Rodríguez pulled out of the bout on August 5 with an ankle injury and Magomedsharipov announced he will not fight on the event as well.## On August 15, it was announced that a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakić is expected to serve as a three-round main event. Robbie Lawler vs. Neil Magny will essentially be a good match of the night.## Main Event: Anthony Smith vs Aleksandar Rakic [Light Heavyweight]## Co-Main Event: Robbie Lawler vs Neil Magny [Welterweight]## Ji Yeon Kim vs Alexa Grasso [Women Flyweight]## Ricardo Lamas vs Bill Algeo [Featherweight]## Magomed Ankalaev vs Ion Cutelaba [Light Heavyweight]## ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS, 6PM/3PM ETPT## Maki Pitolo vs Impa Kasanganay [Middleweight]## Alessio Di Chirico vs Zak Cummings [Middleweight]## Alex Caceres vs Austin Springer [Featherweight]## Sean Brady vs Christian Aguilera [Welterweight]## Polyana Viana vs Emily Whitmire [Women Strawweight]## Mallory Martin vs Hannah Cifers [Women Strawweight]## A welterweight bout between Neil Magny and Geoff Neal was scheduled to take place at this event. However, Neal retreated from the event on August 9 due to a critical case of pneumonia that evolved to sepsis. He was replaced by former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler.## A welterweight bout between Maki Pitolo and promotional newcomer Impa Kasanganay was momentarily joined to UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar a week earlier. However, promotion officials elected to move the pairing a week later to this event.## Also A middleweight bout between Saparbek Safarov and Julian Marquez was scheduled for this event. The bout moved to UFC Fight Night 184 in November after Safarov faced travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.## Network: ESPN+ Venue: UFC Apex Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Event Date: August 29, 2020 at 6:00pm EDT Main Card: (9pm EST., ESPN+) Preliminary Card: (6pm EST., ESPN+)## Stay tuned to Sacnilk...

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UFC Fight Night: Munhoz Vs. Edgar Full Results Aug. 22, 2020: Winners, Coverage
2117 days ago
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UFC Fight Night: Munhoz Vs. Edgar Full Results Aug. 22, 2020: Winners, Coverage

UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar took place on August 22, 2020, at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.## Pedro Munhoz Vs. former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar in A bantamweight bout serves as the event headliner. The matchup was briefly scheduled to take place at UFC 251, but it was then moved four days later to bolster UFC on ESPN: Katter Vs. Ige.## On July 6, it was announced that the bout was scrapped due to Munhoz testing positive for COVID-19 The pairing remained intact nonetheless and was rescheduled for UFC 252 However, the promotion decided to move the contest one final time.## Earlier, UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley and former interim champion Colby Covington was foreseen to headline the event, but Colby Covington pulled out, due to the injuries incurred during his most recent fight.## Find out Full Results below: Frankie Edgar def. Pedro Munhoz via split decision (48-47, 46-49, 48-47)## Mike Rodríguez def. Marcin Prachnio via first-round TKO (strikes)## Joe Solecki def. Austin Hubbard via first-round submission (standing rear-naked choke)## Shana Dobson def. Mariya Agapova via second-round TKO (strikes)## Daniel Rodriguez def. Dwight Grant via first-round TKO (strikes)## Trevin Jones defeat Timur Valiev by TKO at 1:59 in Round 2## Matthew Semelsberger (30-26, 30-27, 29-28) defeats Carl Minus by Unanimous Decision## Jordan Wright defeats Ike Villanueva by TKO due to a Doctor's Stoppage at 1:31 in Round 1## Amanda Lemos (30-27 x 3) defeats Mizuki by Unanimous Decision## Also, see the recap for the main event fight:## Pedro Munhoz Vs. Frankie [Bantamweight Fight]## UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar took place on August 22, 2020, at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.## Round First:---Legs early from Munhoz to Edgar, once again he landed low kick on Edgar. Munhoz picked up couples of the more right hand, followed by the jabs from Edgar, Big left hand connected from Munhoz, Edgar appeared with a low kick and then connected with big right hand. Another right hand connected from Munhoz. Less then a minute to go wit most significant shots continues from both. Pretty good sequence from Munhoz, as the round first ended here.## Round Two---The round second opened up with some quick significant shots from both the fighters. A little bit slip from Edgar, a couple of shots got Munhoz in the advance, but Soon Edgar got back to his feet. Nice takedown from Munhoz, but nice job from Munhoz to get away from the takedown. Good job by Munhoz, Jabs, and Uppercuts from just being landed by both the fighters, once again Munhoz with nice takedown, but once again Edgar back to his feet. Bi,g right hand laned by Edgar, Front kick from Munhoz, both the fighters landed enclose there. Munhoz looked for the knee strick as the referee called the time out with the round ending.## Round third:---Nice jab from Munhoz, again left hand laned from Munhoz, Munhoz was doing a little bit a better job than Edgar, Body kick from Edgar. Munhoz with Jabs one of his best weapons, a lot of low kick for Munhoz. Big right hand from Edgar, 2 minutes to go. A low kick from Munhoz, Edgar with Uppercut, but Munhoz blocked it with nice movement. Left hook kick has been one of the best weapons for Edgar. The round three ended here.## Round Fourth:---Wonderfull takedown from Edgar, Munhoz with nice attempt to back on his feet, Nice Body kick for the Munhoz. There was a double jab from Edgar, a nice connection from Edgar, big right hand from Munhoz continued to blow up. Left from Edgar, but Munhoz raised the hand to block it. A low kick from Munhoz, Snap Jab from Munhoz, this would be hard for the judges to go on the numbers. The round fourth ended here.## Fifth Round:---The final round of the fight gets the way on, Beautifull Uppercut from both the fighters, both crashed with those Big Jabs and right hands. Big right hand from Edgar, Spinning back shot from Edgar, Munhoz with an effective front kick there, big right from Munhoz. Huge right hand from Edgar. 30-second to go, Big right hand from Munhoz, the fight ended here.## =>Judges declared Frankie Edgar as the winner## Stay tuned to Sacnilk for more Wrestling Updates...

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UFC on ESPN: Pedro Munhoz Vs. Frankie Edgar Fight Results (August 22. 2020)
2117 days ago
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UFC on ESPN: Pedro Munhoz Vs. Frankie Edgar Fight Results (August 22. 2020)

UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar took place on August 22, 2020, at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. ## Round First:---Legs early from Munhoz to Edgar, once again he landed low kick on Edgar. Munhoz picked up couples of the more right hand, followed by the jabs from Edgar, Big left hand connected from Munhoz, Edgar appeared with a low kick and then connected with big right hand. Another right hand connected from Munhoz. Less then a minute to go wit most significant shots continues from both. Pretty good sequence from Munhoz, as the round first ended here.## Round Two---The round second opened up with some quick significant shots from both the fighters. A little bit slip from Edgar, a couple of shots got Munhoz in the advance, but Soon Edgar got back to his feet. Nice takedown from Munhoz, but nice job from Munhoz to get away from the takedown. Good job by Munhoz, Jabs, and Uppercuts from just being landed by both the fighters, once again Munhoz with nice takedown, but once again Edgar back to his feet. Bi,g right hand laned by Edgar, Front kick from Munhoz, both the fighters landed enclose there. Munhoz looked for the knee strick as the referee called the time out with the round ending.## Round third:---Nice jab from Munhoz, again left hand laned from Munhoz, Munhoz was doing a little bit a better job than Edgar, Body kick from Edgar. Munhoz with Jabs one of his best weapons, a lot of low kick for Munhoz. Big right hand from Edgar, 2 minutes to go. A low kick from Munhoz, Edgar with Uppercut, but Munhoz blocked it with nice movement. Left hook kick has been one of the best weapons for Edgar. The round three ended here.## Round Fourth:---Wonderfull takedown from Edgar, Munhoz with nice attempt to back on his feet, Nice Body kick for the Munhoz. There was a double jab from Edgar, a nice connection from Edgar, big right hand from Munhoz continued to blow up. Left from Edgar, but Munhoz raised the hand to block it. A low kick from Munhoz, Snap Jab from Munhoz, this would be hard for the judges to go on the numbers. The round fourth ended here.## Fifth Round:---The final round of the fight gets the way on, Beautifull Uppercut from both the fighters, both crashed with those Big Jabs and right hands. Big right hand from Edgar, Spinning back shot from Edgar, Munhoz with an effective front kick there, big right from Munhoz. Huge right hand from Edgar. 30-second to go, Big right hand from Munhoz, the fight ended here.## =>Judges declared Frankie Edgar as the winner## Stay tuned to Sacnilk for more Wrestling Updates...

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UFC Fight Night: Munhoz Vs. Edgar Match Card, August 22, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Matches, Venue, Date & Time
2117 days ago
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UFC Fight Night: Munhoz Vs. Edgar Match Card, August 22, 2020: Preview, Predictions, Matches, Venue, Date & Time

UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar will take place on August 22, 2020, at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. ## Pedro Munhoz Vs. former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar in A bantamweight bout is expected to serve as the event headliner. The matchup was briefly scheduled to take place at UFC 251, but it was then moved four days later to bolster UFC on ESPN: Katter Vs. Ige. ## On July 6, it was announced that the bout was scrapped due to Munhoz testing positive for COVID-19 The pairing remained intact nonetheless and was rescheduled for UFC 252 However, the promotion decided to move the contest one final time. ## Earlier, UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley and former interim champion Colby Covington was foreseen to headline the event, but Colby Covington pulled out, due to the injuries incurred during his most recent fight. ## Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar [Bantamweight] ## Ovince Saint Preux vs. Alonzo Menifield [Light Heavyweight]## Marcin Prachnio vs. Mike Rodríguez [Light Heavyweight]## Daniel Rodriguez vs. Takashi Sato [Welterweight]## Amanda Lemos vs. Mizuki Inoue [Women's Strawweight]## Austin Hubbard vs. Joe Solecki [Lightweight]## Mariya Agapova vs. Shana Dobson [Women's Flyweight]## Dwight Grant vs. Jared Gooden [Welterweight]## Ike Villaneuva vs. Jorge Gonzalez[Light Heavyweight]## Timur Valiev vs. Mark Striegl [Bantamweight]## A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill and former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson was scheduled for the event, due to undisclosed personal reasons for Waterson, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night 177. A light heavyweight bout between Jorge Gonzalez and Isaac Villanueva was expected to take a week earlier at UFC 252. ## However, the visa hurdle forced Gonzalez to pull out, later the pairing was rescheduled for this event. Also, note that Gonzalez was dismissed from the card for undisclosed reasons and replaced by promotional newcomer Jordan Wright. ## 11 fights are supposed to sever the event consisting of five fight for the main card and six for Preliminary Card. ## get more details below: ## Event: UFC Vegas 7: Munhoz vs. Edgar## Date: Sat., Aug. 22, 2020## Location: UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada## Broadcast: ESPN/ESPN+## Stay tuned to Sacnilk for more Wrestling news...

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