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.
The NAC also unanimously approved COVID-19 protocols for the events, which won’t include the presence of a live audience.
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]