One of the distinctive MMA occasions of the yr heads to Arizona this Friday night time!
Olympic gold medallist, Henry Cejudo, leads Staff Phoenix into battle in opposition to heavyweight legend, Frank Mir, and his Staff Vegas opponents at UFL 5 on Friday, August 30. The profitable metropolis will stroll away with $50,000 to share amongst its fighters in ‘The NBA of MMA’.
Fighters will earn extra factors for his or her workforce the sooner they end their bouts within the 5 Staff Phoenix vs. Staff Vegas contests scheduled to happen. If the scores are even on the finish of the night time, the profitable aspect will probably be determined based mostly on the shortest cage time wanted to succeed in their factors whole.
In the principle occasion, Hunter Azure (11-3) will defend his bantamweight title in opposition to fellow UFC veteran, Vince Morales (15-7), as a part of the Staff Phoenix vs. Staff Vegas sequence. Azure gained the belt at UFL 4 when he shocked Amun Cosme with a thunderous proper hand knockout and needs to proceed his newfound momentum at dwelling for Staff Phoenix. His adversary, Morales, has been victorious in all of his 4 bouts since leaving the UFC, three of which have been by spectacular stoppage.
Attributable to gold being on the road, this headlining bout is price extra factors with six up for grabs if the battle is completed within the first spherical. The pair of bantamweights can declare 5 factors for his or her workforce in the event that they obtain a stoppage in spherical two and so forth.
PFL alumni, Sheymon Moraes (15-6), takes on late substitute, TJ Brown (18-11), within the light-weight co-main occasion. The Brazilian representing Staff Phoenix is making his UFL debut following a TKO victory over Marlon Moraes in his final outing. Brown stepped into this battle on simply hours’ discover and is returning to MMA after selecting up wins in naked knuckle, boxing and kickboxing. A most of 4 factors will be earned on this thrilling showdown.
Elsewhere on the cardboard, carnage is assured when knockout artist, Marcus Nash (1-0), collides with fellow finisher, Trent Miller (5-1), at middleweight. Undefeated, Ray Waters (4-0), meets Staff Vegas’, William Gibson (3-1), in a welterweight matchup and ‘Samurai’, Jackson Santa Cruz (7-4), squares off with all-action, Anvar Boynazarov (5-3), at bantamweight.
UFL 5: Phoenix vs. Vegas will probably be streamed stay and without cost completely on Rumble this Friday, August 30, with the entire motion beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PST.
Full UFL 5 Combat Card
Important Card
Important Occasion
Bantamweight Title
Phoenix vs. Vegas
(c) Hunter Azure (11-3) vs. Vince Morales (15-7)
Co-Important Occasion
Phoenix vs. Vegas
Light-weight
Sheymon Moraes (15-6) vs. TJ Brown (18-11)
Phoenix vs. Vegas
Middleweight
Marcus Nash (1-0) vs. Trent Miller (5-1)
Phoenix vs. Vegas
Welterweight
Ray Waters (4-0) vs. William Gibson (3-1)
Phoenix vs. Vegas
Bantamweight
Jackson Santa Cruz (7-4) vs. Anvar Boynazarov (5-3)
Preliminary Card
Flyweight
Yevgeni Shinkarevsku (1-0) vs. Richard Mahan (2-0)
Featherweight
Angel Atoigue (2-0) vs. Desmond Manabat (3-5)
Light-weight
Kaleo Meheula (3-3) vs. Cris Mims (2-6)
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