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UFC Fight Night 230 pre-event facts: Edson Barboza’s dazzling KO credentials

The best facts and figures about UFC Fight Night 230, which features one of the greatest knockout artists of all time in the main event.

The UFC’s loaded October schedule continues on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 230, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.

Ranked featherweights collide in the main event, and there’s major potential for a violent ending. [autotag]Sodiq Yusuff[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will look to add a signature win to his resume when he takes on octagon legend [autotag]Edson Barboza[/autotag] (23-11 MMA, 17-11 UFC) in a showdown scheduled for five rounds.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 230.

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UFC Fight Night 230: Make your predictions for Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza

We want your picks for UFC Fight Night 230 in Las Vegas, which features Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza at featherweight.

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 230 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 Fight Night 230 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 230 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

UFC Fight Night 230: How to watch Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza, start time, Las Vegas lineup, odds, more

Here’s what you need to know to watch UFC Fight Night 230 on ESPN+, which features Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza in the main event.

The UFC stays home in Las Vegas with featherweight striking standouts at the top of the bill in “Sin City.”

Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 230 with 145-pound stars in action.

Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda rebooked following controversial Noche UFC no contest

Edgar Chairez and Daniel Lacerda will run things back one month after the controversial ending to their fight at Noche UFC.

After the controversial ending in their first encounter, [autotag]Edgar Chairez[/autotag] and [autotag]Daniel Lacerda[/autotag] will run things back.

Chairez (10-5-1 MMA, 0-1-1 UFC) rematches Lacerda (11-5-1 MMA, 0-4-1 UFC) on Oct. 14 at UFC Fight Night 230 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. MMA Fighting was first to report the news.

The flyweight bout between Chairez and Lacerda this past Saturday at Noche UFC was ruled a no contest after referee Chris Tognoni mistakenly thought Lacerda was put to sleep from Chairez’s standing guillotine in Round 1 and called the fight off prematurely at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Lacerda immediately protested the call, and after cageside officials used the video replay, they concluded that Tognoni committed an error, ultimately ruling the fight a no contest.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 230 lineup now includes:

  • Edson Barboza vs. Sodiq Yusuff
  • Irina Alekseeva vs. Melissa Dixon
  • Emily Ducote vs. Ashley Yoder
  • Jonathan Martinez vs. Adrian Yanez
  • David Dvorak vs. Tatsuro Taira
  • Viviane Araujo vs. Jennifer Maia
  • Heili Alateng vs. TBA
  • Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Michel Pereira
  • Christian Rodriguez vs. Cameron Saaiman
  • TJ Brown vs. Darren Elkins
  • Chris Duncan vs. Terrance McKinney