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With Nate Landwehr out, Hubbard now meets Alexander Hernandez at the UFC’s upcoming pay-per-view event on Oct. 5 in Salt Lake City, multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirm to MMA Fighting. Hubbard first revealed the change on social media.
Hubbard is 1-1 inside the octagon since returning to the UFC after competing on season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter. In the TUF 31 lightweight final, Hubbard was stopped by season winner Kurt Holobaugh at UFC 292 in August 2023. “Thud” bounced back to pick up his first promotional win in three years with a decision win over Michal Figlak at UFC Vegas 91 in April.
Hernandez looks to get back in the win column after dropping two straight, and four of his past five outings. After defeating Jim Miller in February 2023, Hernandez lost decisions to Bill Algeo and Damon Jackson.
UFC 307 is headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between champion Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree.
UFC 306, also known as “Noche UFC,” lived up to the hype — production wise — last Saturday night (Sept. 16, 2024) inside The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dana White’s “love letter to Mexican people” was a feast for the eyes, providing fight fans with a six-chapter story told by amazing visuals spread all over the venue’s massive, over-sized screens.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO is adamant the promotion spent over $ 20 million to make this one-time spectacle happen in “Sin City,” but there is an even bigger event looming around the corner. That’s according to Professional Fighters (PFL) League c-founder, Donn Davis, who says that not only is the upcoming “Battle of the Giants” pay-per-view (PPV) event more intriguing as far as fights are concerned, it will cost him and his crew more money to put on that “Noche UFC.”
“I think you have the most interesting men’s fight, and the most interesting women’s fight [of the year],” Davis told the New York Post (via MMA Fighting). “So, first of all, I believe this is the biggest event possible in MMA because of the co-mains, this year in 2024, and that makes it, certainly, the biggest thing for PFL,” he added.
“The UFC is the bigger company, but we’re putting on the bigger event. So this is a big deal for us. Our No. 1 metric is putting on the highest quality MMA fight for fans in the world. We want to show fans that we can put on just as good, or better of a product than anyone else in the world. That’s metric No. 1.
“Metric No. 2, we want to do OK financially, just OK financially. The cost of this fight is astronomical. Dana White talks about his $ 20 million Sphere event, this is more. Fighters make more, the card here has more big fights coming. This cost to us is more than his cost to the Sphere.”
When asked about Davis’ comments during last night’s Contender Seriesevent, White’s answer was short and sweet.
“I didn’t even know who he was until you said it,” White responded. “Sounds like a good idea. Good for him. Good luck, hope it all works out.”
Much was said about the lack of action in both the main and co-main events at UFC 306, though a lot of the intrigue for the event had to do with what the promotion had up its sleeve, production wise. Despite living up to the hype and seemingly turning a profit, White and Co. have no plans to return to the state-of-the-art venue for another event anytime soon.
As for PFL’s “Battle of the Giants” event — which is set to go down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — it will be spearheaded by a massive Heavyweight bout between former UFC 265-pound champion, Francis Ngannou, making his highly-awaited debut for the promotion since signing with them over a year ago. He will be facing off against division champion, Renan Ferreira, who could make up to $ 2 million for the fight, while “The Predator” is expected to make substantially more.
In the co-main event, Bellator’s women’s Featherweight champion, Cris Cyborg, will battle Larissa Pacheco, while Middleweight king, Johnny Eblen, will defend his belt for the second time against Fabian Edwards. Kicking off the main card will be a Lightweight bout between A.J. McKee and Paul Hughes.
While there is no word on just how much all of the main card fighters command in salary, Davis is adamant that is one of the key aspects that will put the event over the $ 20 million threshold. Interestingly enough, both events are in partnership with Turki Alalshikh.
Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois | Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images
The Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois fight card is set with with a main event battle for Britain atop the festivities.
This Saturday, Joshua and Dubois face off in a 12-round heavyweight contest with Dubois’s IBF heavyweight title on the line. The event takes place at Wembley Arena in London, with the undercard set to kick off at 11 a.m. ET.
The event is available for purchase for $ 19.99 on PPV.COM or DAZN.
Joshua and Dubois are expected to make their walks to the ring around 5 p.m. ET. The winner of this highly anticipated heavyweight clash is expected to face the winner of the upcoming undisputed heavyweight championship rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, which takes place on Dec. 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the co-main event, Tyler Denny takes on Hamza Sheeraz for Denny’s European middleweight title, and an IBF super featherweight title bout between Anthony Cacace and Josh Warrington will also take place on the undercard.
Check out the full Joshua vs. Dubois fight card below.
Fight Card (PPV.com at 11 a.m. ET)
Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois — IBF heavyweight title fight
Tyler Denny vs. Hamza Sheeraz — EBU European middleweight title fight
Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington — IBF and IBO super featherweight title fight
Ishmael Davis vs. Josh Kelly — 12-round middleweight fight
Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson — WBO interim light heavyweight title fight
Mark Chamberlain vs. Josh Padley — 10-round lightweight fight
Brandon Moreno | Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images
Brandon Moreno is ringing in the UFC’s return to Alberta.
The two-time men’s flyweight champion faces Amir Albazi in the main event of UFC Edmonton, which takes place at Rogers Place on Nov. 2. In the co-main event, top women’s flyweight contenders Erin Blanchfield and Rose Namajunas face off.
The UFC announced the full 13-fight card Wednesday via a press release.
Moreno vs. Albazi, which was previously announced, sees two contenders at a crossroads, with Moreno looking to bounce back following a pair of close split decision losses to Brandon Royval and Alexandre Pantoja, the former ending Moreno’s second reign as flyweight champion. On the other side, Albazi is coming off of a win over Kai Kara-France that extended his current streak to six, but it will be 17 months since his most recent fight when he steps into the cage in November.
Blanchfield is coming off of her first UFC loss. After winning six straight fights for the promotion, “Cold Blooded” dropped a unanimous decision to Manon Fiorot this past March. She takes on Namajunas, the two-time strawweight champion looking to earn a shot at flyweight gold with a third straight win.
This marks the UFC’s first visit to Edmonton since UFC 240 on July 27, 2019, when Max Holloway defeated Frankie Edgar in the main event.
See the current UFC Edmonton lineup below (bout order still to be finalized):
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