The UFC returns to New Mexico for the first time since 2014 with February’s “UFC on ESPN+25: Anderson vs. Blachowicz.”
The previously announced event takes place Feb. 15 at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M. Already filled with several notable fighters from “The Land of Enchantment,” the card streams live on ESPN+.
In the night’s main event, [autotag]Corey Anderson[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and [autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag] (25-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC) meet in a rematch following signature wins over notable opponents.
At UFC 244, Anderson derailed surging high-flyer Johnny Walker when he defeated the Brazilian by first-round TKO. With the victory, Anderson extended his winning streak to four – a list which already included Ilir Latifi, Patrick Cummins, and former UFC title challenger Glover Teixeira.
As for Blachowicz, the Polish fighter has won back-to-back fights. After knocking out Luke Rockhold at UFC 239 in July, Blachowicz spoiled Ronaldo Souza’s light heavyweight debut by split decision last month at UFC on ESPN+ 22.
Tickets for UFC on ESPN+ 25 are on sale to the general public Friday at 12 p.m. ET (10 a.m. MT local time) through Ticketmaster.com. There is an eight-ticket limit. Ticket prices have not been announced.
UFC Fight Club members can purchase tickets Wednesday via ufcfightclub.com beginning at 12 p.m. ET (10 a.m. MT local time). UFC e-newsletter subscribers can purchase tickets Thursday at 12 p.m. ET.
The UFC on ESPN+ 25 lineup currently includes:
- Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz
- Michel Pereira vs. Diego Sanchez
- Rogerio Bontorin vs. Ray Borg
- Macy Chiasson vs. Nicco Montano
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Mara Romero Borella
- Mark De La Rosa vs. Raulian Paiva
- Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Devin Clark
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