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Check out the key facts, figures and footnotes for UFC on ESPN+ 24, which is headlined by Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior Dos Santos.
Check out the key facts, figures and footnotes for UFC on ESPN+ 24, which is headlined by Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior Dos Santos.
Check out the MMA junkie’s John Morgan and Dan Tom’s analysis and predictions for the UFC on ESPN+ 24 main event between Curtis Blaydes and Junior Dos Santos.
Check out the MMA junkie’s John Morgan and Dan Tom’s analysis and predictions for the UFC on ESPN+ 24 main event between Curtis Blaydes and Junior Dos Santos.
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 24 event in Raleigh, N.C.
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 24 event in Raleigh, N.C.
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Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC on ESPN+ 24 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN+ 24 takes place Saturday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The card streams on ESPN+.
Check out the poster for the upcoming UFC on ESPN+ 24 show.
The UFC on ESPN+ 24 has been revealed.
To no one’s surprise, the two men involved in the main event are featured prominently. The poster features a stare-down between heavyweight contenders [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and [autotag]Junior Dos Santos[/autotag] (21-6 MMA, 15-5 UFC).
Also featured on the poster are the co-main event participants, lightweights [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag] (29-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) and [autotag]Michael Chiesa[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC).
Check out the UFC on ESPN+ 24 poster below:
Your official #UFCRaleigh poster has dropped!
Tickets ➡️ https://t.co/rlnh6vgKSU pic.twitter.com/mGwQi6H4sN
— UFC (@ufc) December 28, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 24 takes place Jan. 25 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The entire card will stream on ESPN+.
With the change, the current UFC on ESPN+ 24 lineup includes:
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A matchup between heavyweight contenders Curtis Blaydes and Junior Dos Santos will headline the UFC’s return to North Carolina.
A matchup between heavyweight contenders [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] and [autotag]Junior Dos Santos[/autotag] will headline the UFC’s return to North Carolina after two years.
Blaydes (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will meet Dos Santos (21-6 MMA, 15-5 UFC) in the five-round main event of the UFC’s recently announced Jan. 25 card at PNC Arena in Raleigh, which is expected to stream on ESPN+.
MMA Junkie verified verbal agreements are in place for the matchup with a person close to the situation following an initial report from ESPN.
Blaydes, No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie MMA heavyweight rankings, has just one lost in his past nine octagon appearances, which came against Francis Ngannou. He’s been calling for big-name fights in the division, and now he’ll finally get his chance when he faces a former UFC champion for the first time.
No. 4 Dos Santos was supposed to fight Alexander Volkov at this past weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 21 event, but had to pull out due to a serious and graphic leg infection. The Brazilian also suffered his most recent loss against Ngannou, but will look to bounce back with a win against another top contender.
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