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The UFC is in Dallas tonight for UFC 228.
Jessica Andrade and Karolina Kowalkiewicz meet in a UFC 228 weight weighing competition at the American Airlines Center on Saturday, Sept. 8 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Josh Hedges / Zuffa LLC / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defends his title against rising star Darren Till.
The focus is on the event, but there are other encounters on the fight card that fans do not want to miss. With that, here are three fights to follow during tonight's UFC card.
UFC 228 takes place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The main card is broadcast a la carte, while the preliminaries are on FX and UFC Fight Pass.
Zabit Magomedsharipov against Brandon Davis
After his April unanimous decision against Kyle Bochniak, Zabit Magomedsharipov said, through an interpreter, that he wanted to thank his opponent because five other fighters had refused the fight. Watching the featherweight Dagestani compete in the octagon, it's easy to see why he's struggling to find opponents.
Magomedsharipov, who is 15-1 in his career and 3-0 in the UFC, has scored night-fighting bonuses in each of his UFC battles and looks like a future title challenger. He is long, slender and thin for the division and his striking style could be favorably compared to a young Anthony Pettis or Jon Jones. He is not afraid to use flashy techniques and when he uses them he usually scores. He also has an impressive floor game to go with that shot. What he does not have is a name that the casual lover knows and that means he is not a fighter who has placed the featherweight in the heart of the matter.
According to the result of his fight against UFC 228 against Brandon Davis, which takes place on the main map, Magomedsharipov could become a known quantity after the Dallas fight card.
Jessica Andrade vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz
If you want to know who UFC featherweight champion Rose Namajunas will face in his next defense, you may have to face the confrontation between former challengers Jessica Andrade and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
Andrade, one of the most formidable fighters in the 115-pound women's roster, is 5-1 as a jack, with his only loss being a five-game loss to former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Andrade won three of his victories during the fight night.
As for Kowalkiewicz, she also lost to Jedrzejczyk in a title fight, but she won that shot at the belt by winning a double victory over Namajunas in 2016. So you can bet she's looking forward to shoot another ball at Namajunas that she has the UFC title strap in her possession.
The two fights at the top of UFC 228 have received the most attention Saturday night, but the stakes of this game are incredibly high.
Carla Esparza vs. Tatiana Suarez
Tatiana Suarez feels she has what it takes to become a potential challenger for the women's title. In his most recent fight, Suarez, the winner of season 23 of "The Ultimate Fighter", beat Alexa Grasso. Suarez used his high-level grappling skills to submit his opponent in the first round. The fight was Suarez's sixth fight.
Despite her relative inexperience, the UFC seems eager to see where Suarez is in the division as she faces former champion Carla Esparza in Dallas. This is by far the toughest test of Suarez's young career, but if she succeeds in defeating Esparza, who is an accomplished wrestler, she might face a much tougher test on her next outing. title taken in 2019.
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The UFC is in Dallas tonight for UFC 228.
Jessica Andrade and Karolina Kowalkiewicz meet in a UFC 228 weight weighing competition at the American Airlines Center on Saturday, Sept. 8 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Josh Hedges / Zuffa LLC / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defends his title against rising star Darren Till.
The focus is on the event, but there are other encounters on the fight card that fans do not want to miss. With that, here are three fights to follow during tonight's UFC card.
UFC 228 takes place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The main card is broadcast a la carte, while the preliminaries are on FX and UFC Fight Pass.
Zabit Magomedsharipov against Brandon Davis
After his April unanimous decision against Kyle Bochniak, Zabit Magomedsharipov said, through an interpreter, that he wanted to thank his opponent because five other fighters had refused the fight. Watching the featherweight Dagestani compete in the octagon, it's easy to see why he's struggling to find opponents.
Magomedsharipov, who is 15-1 in his career and 3-0 in the UFC, has scored night-fighting bonuses in each of his UFC battles and looks like a future title challenger. He is long, slender and thin for the division and his striking style could be favorably compared to a young Anthony Pettis or Jon Jones. He is not afraid to use flashy techniques and when he uses them he usually scores. He also has an impressive floor game to go with that shot. What he does not have is a name that the casual lover knows and that means he is not a fighter who has placed the featherweight in the heart of the matter.
According to the result of his fight against UFC 228 against Brandon Davis, which takes place on the main map, Magomedsharipov could become a known quantity after the Dallas fight card.
Jessica Andrade vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz
If you want to know who UFC featherweight champion Rose Namajunas will face in his next defense, you may have to face the confrontation between former challengers Jessica Andrade and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
Andrade, one of the most formidable fighters in the 115-pound women's roster, is 5-1 as a jack, with his only loss being a five-game loss to former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Andrade won three of his victories during the fight night.
As for Kowalkiewicz, she also lost to Jedrzejczyk in a title fight, but she won that shot at the belt by winning a double victory over Namajunas in 2016. So you can bet she's looking forward to shoot another ball at Namajunas that she has the UFC title strap in her possession.
The two fights at the top of UFC 228 have received the most attention Saturday night, but the stakes of this game are incredibly high.
Carla Esparza vs. Tatiana Suarez
Tatiana Suarez feels she has what it takes to become a potential challenger for the women's title. In his most recent fight, Suarez, the winner of season 23 of "The Ultimate Fighter", beat Alexa Grasso. Suarez used his high-level grappling skills to submit his opponent in the first round. The fight was Suarez's sixth fight.
Despite her relative inexperience, the UFC seems eager to see where Suarez is in the division as she faces former champion Carla Esparza in Dallas. This is by far the toughest test of Suarez's young career, but if she succeeds in defeating Esparza, who is an accomplished wrestler, she might face a much tougher test on her next outing. title taken in 2019.
