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The UFC returns to Nashville in March, and a former lightweight champion meets a former welterweight title challenger in the main event.
UFC on ESPN+ 6 is official for March 23 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Two-time 170-pound title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) meets ex-155-pound champ Anthony Pettis (21-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) in the headliner.
UFC officials formally announced the card on tonight’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 broadcast. Tickets for the event go on sale Feb. 1.
Additional contests confirmed for the event include heavyweights Curtis Blaydes (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) vs. Justin Willis (8-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC); women’s strawweights Angela Hill (8-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) vs. Randa Markos (8-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC); a pair of women’s flyweight contests with J.J. Aldrich (7-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Maycee Barber (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Alexis Davis (19-8 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Jennifer Maia (15-5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC); and a flyweight bout between Brazilian contenders Jussier Formiga (22-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Deiveson Figueiredo (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC).
“Wonderboy” Thompson, who sits at No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, returns to action for the first time since a hotly contested decision loss to Darren Till this past May. He now meets Pettis, who moves up to welterweight for the first time in his UFC run and follows previous stints in both the lightweight and featherweight divisions.
Blaydes sits at No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings, while Willis checks in at No. 15. “Razor” Blaydes hopes to rebound from a disappointing November loss to Francis Ngannou, while “Big Pretty” Willis currently enjoys an eight-fight winning streak, including four fights under the UFC banner.
The UFC on ESPN+ 6 lineup includes:
For more on UFC on ESPN+ 6, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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