What's new at Ludus Martial Arts
We’re so proud of our team! Find out how they’ve been doing, as well as what else has been going on at our gym lately.
UFC on ESPN 43 faceoff highlights video: Flyweight contenders separated as accusation hurled
SAN ANTONIO – The UFC on ESPN 43 ceremonial weigh-ins took place Friday and the fighters went face to face one final time before Saturday’s event.
The weigh-ins took place Friday at AT&T Center. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on ESPN following a preliminary card on ESPN+.
Bantamweight contenders Marlon Vera (20-7-1 MMA, 14-6 UFC) and Cory Sandhagen (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC), as well as women’s bantamweights Holly Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) and Yana Santos (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC), each got one final look at their opponents as the fighters have top billings as main and co-main event fights respectively.
The most heated faceoff of the 11 matchups on the card, however, belonged to flyweight contenders Manel Kape (18-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Alex Perez (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC), who had to be separated by UFC president Dana White and other promotion officials.
Things got physical when Kape grabbed the back of Perez’s neck, which was returned with a shove. Kape then could be heard accusing Perez of having “snitches” watch his training camp before he was ushered off stage by security.
Watch the video above to see the athletes from all 11 scheduled matchups face off.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 43.
come and try a ludus mma class free!
We want to make sure that Ludus MMA is the right fit for you before asking you to commit to a membership.
That’s why we’d like to offer you a FREE ONE-DAY PASS to our gym.
With your FREE PASS, you can:
- Try as many classes as you’d like,
- Explore the facility
- Talk to our coaches one-on-one about what you can expect as a member