This week, Rose Namajunas, a trailblazer in women’s MMA and one of the top fighters in her division, is gearing up to face Tracy Cortez. Originally, Namajunas was scheduled to fight Maycee Barber, but the latter withdrew weeks before the event, which made way for Cortez, who stepped in. While there are several other intriguing matchups on the card, let’s take a closer look at the stats for this event.
Statistically, Namajunas vs. Cortez is the UFC’s 697th event. It marks the 59th main card broadcast on ESPN, including UFC on ESPN2, and the 23rd event of the year. This will be the 11th UFC event in Colorado and the 8th in Denver. Notably, for Namajunas, it’s her fifth time headlining a UFC main event, while it’s Cortez’s first.
Talking about the main event, Namajunas has struggled since losing the strawweight title to Carla Esparza, and her preference for technical battles might be disrupted by Cortez’s aggressive style. The main event and the whole fight card promises to be interesting. It features exciting matchups with fighters like Drew Dober, Gabriel Bonfim, Abdul Razak Alhassan, and Cody Brundage, making this event one not to miss.
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The event starts with the prelims at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT, followed by the main card at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT. For streaming, U.S. viewers can watch it on ESPN+ PPV, UK viewers can watch it on TNT Sports, and Indian fans can watch it on Sony Liv and Sony Sports. Check out the fight card below:
Main Card
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- Women’s Flyweight Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez
- Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov
- Lightweight Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva
- Welterweight Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa
- Featherweight Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Middleweight Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage
Prelims
- Women’s Flyweight Viviane Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Women’s Flyweight Luana Santos vs. Mariya Agapova
- Middleweight Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski
- Lightweight Nazim Sadykhov vs. TBD
- Bantamweight Montel Jackson vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
- Flyweight Joshua Van vs. Charles Johnson
