More Fights Announced By The UFC, Ten In Total This Week

UFC Schedule

It would appear that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has locked down a series of exciting match ups for some of the promotion’s upcoming fight cards. In total, the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion has locked down ten exciting match ups to be added to the UFC schedule.

UFC light heavyweight, Jimi Manuwa.

As reported by MMA Fighting, bantamweight Aspen Ladd is lined up to take on Leslie Smith at a yet to be announced UFC event on April 21.

UFC Fight Night 127

UFC Fight Night 127 is also set to receive another exciting match up, as lightweights Rustam Khabilov and Kajan Johnson will be battling it out for the fight fans. The event will take place March 17 inside The O2 Arena in London, England.

The official UFC Europe Twitter account has also revealed a new fight for the upcoming UFC schedule, as light heavyweight knockout artist Jimi Manuwa is now set to face off against Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night 127.

UFC Fight Night 126

UFC officials have also revealed two big match ups for UFC Fight Night 126. Lightweights James Vick and Francisco Trinaldo will now face off for division supremacy.

The UFC announced the match up in a press release that reads:

Currently tied at number 14 in the divisional rankings at 155 pounds, Texas’ own James Vick and Brazil’s Francisco Trinaldo get a chance to break that tie on Feb. 18, when they collide in a UFC Fight Night matchup at Frank Erwin Center in Austin.

Tickets for UFC Fight Night, which is headlined by the welterweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Yancy Medeiros, go on sale on Jan. 5. FS1 will televise.

It was later revealed that lightweights Jared Gordon and Diego Ferreira will also make their way onto the exciting fight card. UFC Fight Night 126 goes down Feb. 18 in Austin, Texas.

Jared Gordon went on to reveal over Twitter that he will be competing in Austin as well, as the fighter is now set to face off against Carlos Diego.

UFC Fight Night 125

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s brother Abubakar has been booked against Sergio Moraes for UFC Fight Night 125, according to the Brazilian media. Bantamweights John Dodson and Pedro Munhoz are also in position to face off on the Brazilian card.

Welterweights Tim Means and Sergio Moraes are also now set to face off at UFC Fight Night 125. Also locked in for the card, bantamweights Douglas de Andrade and Marlon Vera will be competing for division dominance. UFC Fight Night 125 goes down Feb. 3. inside the Mangueirinho Gymnasium in Belem, Brazil.

UFC Fight Night 125 goes down Feb. 3 inside the Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belém, Brazil.

UFC on Fox 28

Olympic Silver medalist Sara McMann will be welcoming Invicta FC Champion Yana Kunitskaya to the UFC, as the two are now set to face off at UFC on FOX 28. The event will take place Feb. 24 inside the Amway Center in Orlando, Flo.

McMann confirmed the news via her Twitter account.

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