UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira (also known as UFC Fight Night 206 and UFC on ESPN+ 64) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 21, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1]

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)
VenueUFC Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik

Background

A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira is expected to headline the event.[1]

A heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Alexander Gustafsson was expected to take place at this event.[2] However, Rothwell was released from the organization in late March, leaving Gustafsson without an opponent[3] The Swede is now expected to face Nikita Krylov in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 212.[4]

Maxim Grishin was expected to face Jailton Almeida in a light heavyweight bout at the event.[5] However, Grishin pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in late April. Almeida decided to move up to heavyweight and will face Parker Porter.[6]

Fight card
Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Bantamweight Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira
Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Michel Pereira
Middleweight Eryk Anders vs. Park Jun-yong

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    Announced bouts

    See also

    References
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