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Julia Avila’s rapid TKO win at UFC on ESPN 10 makes history on two fronts

Watch Julia Avila stop Gina Mazany in just 22 seconds.

[autotag]Julia Avila[/autotag]’s latest finish made history on a couple of fronts.

The “Raging Panda” picked up a 22-second TKO win over Gina Mazany on the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 10 in Las Vegas. Avila (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) scored the fourth fastest finish in UFC women’s bantamweight history.

Avila’s victory also marked the first time in UFC history that each of the first three bouts on a card ended inside of one minute. Total time for the first three fights tonight was 113 seconds, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

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Avila is now on a four-fight winning streak. The 32-year-old remains undefeated in the UFC.

Check out Avila’s quick finish below (via Twitter):

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How to watch UFC Fight Night, with Eye-Calvillo odds and fight card

How to watch Eye vs. Calvillo, with betting odds for the full UFC Fight Night fight card.

The UFC is back at UFC APEX in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 172 Saturday night. Jessica Eye will meetĀ Cynthia Calvillo in a Women’s Flyweight bout as the Main Event. All the action will be available on ESPN and ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the betting odds for the full UFC Fight Night fight card.

How to watch UFC Fight Night 172

Where can I watch UFC Fight Night ā€“ Eye vs. Calvillo?

The main card is available on ESPN and ESPN+; sign up for ESPN+ here.

Prelim bouts are available on ESPN and ESPN+.

What time is UFC Fight Night?

The main card is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET.

Prelims are set for 6 p.m. ET.

When is UFC Fight Night 172?

Saturday, June 13.

Where is UFC Fight Night taking place?

UFC Fight Night 172 will be held at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

UFC Fight Night 172 odds featuring Eye vs. Calvillo and full main card

Betting odds courtesy of BetMGM. All lines last updated Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.

UFC Fight Night’s main card is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET.

Jessica Eye (-120) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (+100)

Women’s Flyweight ā€“ Main Event. Eye is the division’s No. 1 contender with a record of 15-7. Calvillo is the 10th-ranked women’s flyweight and is 8-1-1.

Karl Roberson (+185) vs. Marvin Vettori (-228)

Two unranked middleweight fighters. Roberson is 9-2, Vettori is 14-4-1.

Merab Dvalishvili (-400) vs. Ray Borg (+310)

Bantamweight bout. Both fighters are unranked. Dvalishvili is 10-4, Borg is 13-5. It’s the most lopsided betting line on the main card.

Andre Fili (-228) vs. Charles Jourdain (+185)

Fili (20-7) takes on Jourdain (10-2) in a featherweight bout.

Jordan Espinosa (-164) vs. Mark De La Rosa (+135)

The 13th-ranked Espinosa enters UFC Fight Night at 14-7. De La Rosa is 11-4 heading into this bantamweight fight.

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UFC Fight Night 172 prelims card

The prelim card is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET.

Mariya Agapova (-250) vs. Hannah Cifers (+200)

The 5-foot-8 Agapova (8-1) is seven inches taller than Cifers (10-5), heading into this women’s flyweight bout.

Charles Rosa (+145) vs. Kevin Aguilar (-176)

Lightweight bout. Rosa is 12-4, Aguilar is 17-3.

Julia Avila (-500) vs. Gina Mazany (+375)

Avila puts her 7-1 record on the line against Mazany (6-3) in a women’s bantamweight fight.

Tyson Nam (-125) vs. Zarrukh Adashev (+100)

One of the closest betting lines of the night. The highly-experienced Nam (18-11-1) takes on Adashev (3-1) in a bantamweight bout.

Jordan Griffin (-164) vs. Darrick Minner (+135)

Two veteran fighters. Griffin (18-7) battles Minner (24-11) in what’s projected as a tight featherweight contest.

Anthony Ivy (-189) vs. Christian Aguilera (+155)

Welterweight bout. Ivy enters at 8-2; Aguilera is 13-6.

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Dana White reveals full UFC lineup for June 13 in Las Vegas

UFC president Dana White has announced the full June 13 lineup for the promotion’s event, which is expected to take place in Las Vegas.

Nine days prior to its June 13 event, the UFC has announced its full lineup of fights.

UFC president Dana White revealed the 10-fight card in an interview with ESPN on Thursday. Eight of the fights had already been revealed, but two new matchups were confirmed: [autotag]Kevin Aguilar[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. [autotag]Charles Rosa[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) and [autotag]Jordan Griffin[/autotag] (18-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. [autotag]Darrick Minner[/autotag] (24-11 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Both fights will be contested at featherweight.

Headlined by a women’s flyweight fight between [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] and [autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag], the main card lineup also features [autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag], [autotag]Ray Borg[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag], [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag], and [autotag]Mark De La Rosa[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jordan Espinosa[/autotag].

The event will take place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, pending Nevada Athletic Commission approval at a meeting scheduled for this Monday. Broadcast plans have yet to be announced.

With entire lineup for the June 13 UFC event is as follows:

MAIN CARD (9 p.m. E.T.)

  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Jessica Eye
  • Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Andre Fili vs. Charles Jourdain
  • Ray Borg vs. Merab Dvalishvili
  • Mark De La Rosa vs. Jordan Espinosa

PRELIMINARY CARD (6 p.m. E.T.)

  • [autotag]Mariya Agapova[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Melissa Gatto[/autotag]
  • Kevin Aguilar vs. Charles Rosa
  • [autotag]Julia Avila[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Gina Mazany[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Ryan Benoit[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Tyson Nam[/autotag]
  • Jordan Griffin vs. Darrick Minner

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With Karol Rosa out, Gina Mazany steps in to face Julia Avila on UFC’s June 13 event

Gina Mazany has gotten the call back to the UFC and will step in on short notice to face Julia Avila on June 13.

[autotag]Gina Mazany[/autotag] is back in the UFC.

Karol Rosa has been forced out of the UFC’s June 13 event and Mazany (6-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) will step in on short notice to face [autotag]Julia Avila[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), two persons with knowledge of the booking told MMA Junkie on Thursday. They asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Mazany parted ways with the UFC in January after suffering back-to-back losses to Lina Lansberg and Macy Chiasson. Later that month, she picked a first-round stoppage win over Valerie Barney at a King of the Cage event.

Avila hasn’t competed in nearly a year. In July 2019, she defeated Pannie Kianzad with a unanimous decision in her UFC debut. Avila holds wins over current UFC bantamweight Marion Reneau and former UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano.

With the addition, the UFCā€™s June 13 lineup includes:

  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Jessica Eye
  • Mark De La Rosa vs. Jordan Espinosa
  • Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Ryan Benoit vs. Tyson Nam
  • Andre Fili vs. Charles Jourdain
  • Mariya Agapova vs. Melissa Gatto
  • Julia Avila vs. Gina Mazany

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UFC bantamweight Julia Avila featured in recent ‘South Park’ episode

Julia Avila was turned into a “South Park” character in a recent episode of the show.

Following her win over Pannie Kianzad at UFC 239, [autotag]Julia Avila[/autotag] gave us all a geology lesson in her post-fight interview.

A geologist herself, she went through the steps of earthquake safety, which was then turned into a little video by the CEO of her management company, TKO Combat Sports & Entertainment. He put together Avila’s earthquake safety instructions and merged them with the reactions of “South Park” comedy series character Randy Marsh, who in the show is also a geologist, in a hilarious video.

That caught the attention of someone at the show, and Avila was added as a character in a recent “South Park” episode. Pretty cool, huh?

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