UFC 250 takes place Saturday, and the promotion’s popular “Embedded” series returns to get you ready for fight night.
The UFC returns to the fight capital of the world for UFC 250 this Saturday, and the promotion’s popular “Embedded” series is back to help build the excitement ahead of the action.
UFC 250 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
In the main event, UFC dual champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) puts her featherweight title on the line for the first time when she takes on former Invicta FC champ, [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC). In the co-main event, skidding bantamweights look to rebound, as [autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag] (27-7 MMA, 11-4 UFC) faces former UFC bantamweight champ [autotag]Cody Garbrandt [/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), who’s coming off a layoff of more than a year.
The second episode of “Embedded” follows the big-name stars at the top of the card as they arrive in Las Vegas. Here’s the UFC’s description:
A shut-down city reminds Amanda Nunes and her wife of their early days in MMA. Felicia Spencer sees herself on a billboard. Teammates Cory Sandhagen and Neil Magny step into the UFC Apex Octagon. Nunes and Aljamain Sterling do interviews from their rooms.
UFC 250 takes place Saturday, and the promotion’s popular “Embedded” series returns to get you ready for fight night.
The UFC returns to the fight capital of the world for UFC 250 this Saturday, and the promotion’s popular “Embedded” series is back to help build the excitement ahead of the action.
UFC 250 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
In the main event, UFC dual champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) puts her featherweight title on the line for the first time when she takes on former Invicta FC champ, [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC). In the co-main event, skidding bantamweights look to rebound, as [autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag] (27-7 MMA, 11-4 UFC) faces former UFC bantamweight champ [autotag]Cody Garbrandt [/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), who’s coming off a layoff of more than a year.
The first episode of “Embedded” follows the big-name stars at the top of the card as they arrive in Las Vegas. Here’s the UFC’s description:
In Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling trains at the Performance Institute; Cody Garbrandt reflects on his long awaited return; Two-Division Champ Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer get excited for their headlining bout.
Amanda Nunes shocked the world when she knocked out Cris Cyborg to capture the featherweight title.
[autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag]’ resume in women’s mixed martial arts is unmatched.
After defending her UFC bantamweight title three times, including wins over former 135-pound champ Ronda Rousey and current UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, Nunes attempted to move up in weight and take on the unstoppable [autotag]Cris Cyborg[/autotag].
Nunes (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) faced then-UFC featherweight champion Cyborg at UFC 232, looking to join an elite few fighters to claim two titles simultaneously.
Cyborg immediately drew Nunes into a firefight, backing her against the fence and throwing heat in the pocket. But that cost Cyborg, as Nunes landed a perfectly-timed short counter right that stumbled her and spelled the beginning of the end. Nunes poured it on, putting the finishing touch with a big overhand right that flattened Cyborg.
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Since then, Nunes has defended her 135-pound title two more times, adding two more former champions in Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie to her resume.
Nunes will defend her featherweight title for the first time when she faces Felicia Spencer this Saturday at UFC 250, looking to become the first fighter in UFC history to defend titles in two different weight classes while holding both belts simultaneously.
Before she faces Spencer, relive Nunes’ knockout over Cyborg in the video above.
UFC 250 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Did you miss the debut of “UFC 250 Countdown” or just want to watch it again? Check out the main event preview now.
The segment takes a special look at the main event women’s featherweight title fight between [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) and [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC).
UFC 250 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
“Countdown” goes behind the scenes with the two fighters, and you can watch the full segment above. And don’t miss the entire episode in the video below.
Check out the entire UFC 250 fight card below:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer – for women’s featherweight title
All the info you need to watch UFC 250, headlined by Amanda Nunes defending her featherweight title vs. Felicia Spencer.
The UFC returns with its fifth pay-per-view of the year, which features the consensus women’s MMA GOAT at the top of the bill.
In the main event of UFC 250, dual champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] looks for her first successful featherweight title defense against top contender and former Invicta FC champion [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag]. And in the co-headliner, former bantamweight champion [autotag]Cody Garbrandt[/autotag] returns for his first fight in over a year, looking to snap a three-fight losing streak when he takes on [autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag].
Take a look at the UFC 250 event info with lineup, start times, and key storylines below.
What: UFC 250
When: Saturday
Where: UFC Apex in Las Vegas
TV, Live stream: ESPN+ (subscribe here), ESPN, pay-per-view
Full fight card, start times
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer – for women’s featherweight title
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 250 in Las Vegas, featuring champ Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer for the women’s 145 title.
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 250 event in Las Vegas.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 250 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 250 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five main card fights inside:
The UFC’s upcoming pay-per-view event has a finalized card and location.
The UFC’s upcoming pay-per-view event has a finalized card and location.
Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission approved two UFC events for the first time since COVID-19 – UFC on ESPN 9 on Saturday and UFC 250 on June 6, both of which will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
UFC 250 will be headlined by bantamweight and featherweight champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC), who will make her first 145-pound title defense when she takes on [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC).
In the co-main event, former UFC bantamweight champion [autotag]Cody Garbrandt[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will look to snap his three-fight skid when he takes on [autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag] (27-7 MMA, 11-3 UFC).
A pivotal 135-pound clash between contenders [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) and [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will also take place, as well as another showcase bantamweight bout between rising star [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and [autotag]Eddie Wineland[/autotag] (24-13-1 MMA, 6-7 UFC).
The complete UFC 250 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer – for featherweight title
Raphael Assuncao vs. Cody Garbrandt
Cory Sandhagen vs. Aljamain Sterling
[autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Anthony Rocco Martin[/autotag]
Sean O’Malley vs. Eddie Wineland
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
[autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag]
[autotag]Ian Heinisch[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Gerald Meerschaert[/autotag]
[autotag]Brian Kelleher[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag]
[autotag]Charles Byrd[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Maki Pitolo[/autotag]
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
[autotag]Jussier Formiga[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alex Perez[/autotag]
[autotag]Devin Clark[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alonzo Menifield[/autotag]
Megan Anderson offers her analysis and prediction for the upcoming title fight at UFC 250.
[autotag]Megan Anderson[/autotag] will certainly have her eyes on the upcoming women’s featherweight championship fight at UFC 250.
Dual champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] will put her 145-pound title on the line for the first time against [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] on June 6 at the event expected to take place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, pending approval from the Nevada Athletic Commission
Anderson shared the same card as Spencer in February, where both women emerged victorious with first-round finishes, but the promotion ultimately awarded the title shot to Spencer, who holds a win over Anderson.
Nunes most likely will be the betting favorite going into her fight with Spencer, with whom she shares a common opponent in Cris Cyborg. Though Spencer put a valiant effort against Cyborg, Anderson thinks Nunes will pose more of a threat.
“I see it being a little more difficult for Felicia than her fight against Cris Cyborg,” Anderson told MMA Junkie. “I think Amanda is a better well rounded striker, and she has a more dangerous ground game I would say. I wouldn’t say dangerous. Felicia is incredibly talented, and she has a lot of skills on the ground, but I just think Amanda brings that wrestling mentality. She goes for position over submission, she likes to do damage, and I think she’s very heavy on top. So that could pose some problems for Felicia.”
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Spencer is a solid grappler herself, with her two most recent finishes coming on the ground. Anderson is familiar with Spencer’s ground game and thinks she’ll be game if the fight hits the mat, but Anderson sees Nunes being too stern of a test overall.
“Felicia is very, very – her pathway on the ground is very high level,” Anderson said. “She has a very good system, and she is very sneaky on the ground with her offensive submission game, so even if she does end up being on her back in a bad position, I see her being able to create space to throw up some submissions, which could cause Amanda some issues. But I think it’s going to be a lot harder for Felicia to take it to the ground, just because of how good Amanda’s range control and the power that she brings.
“Felicia was having some issues with Zarah, closing that gap against like a lengthier striker, so obviously I’m gonna give Amanda the slight advantage in skill and power over Zarah, so I just don’t see it working better in Felicia’s favor. I think she’s incredibly tough and has a lot of skills, and she’s an amazing athlete, but I think it’s a tough fight for her.”
The UFC appears to have settled on Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer as the main event for its next pay-per-view card.
The UFC appears to have settled on [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] as the main event for its next pay-per-view card.
That’s what the official poster for next month’s show seems to indicate, anyway.
The promotion recently revealed the poster for the June 6 card, and the women’s featherweight title fight between champion Nunes (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) and challenger Spencer (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is the lone fight featured.
It has a Brazil vs. Canada theme to it, too, with the flags of each fighter’s home country plastered across their faces.
As of now, UFC 250 does not have an official location or venue. It’s expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, but that’s pending Nevada Athletic Commission approval to resume combat sports in the state after the coronavirus pandemic forced a pause.
