The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Charlotte, North Carolina this Saturday, May 13th with the UFC Fight Night card taking place at the Spectrum Center. Title bout live ESPN+ It is a five-round heavyweight fight between Jairzinho Rosenstruck of the United States and Gilton Almeida of Brazil. Many tickets for the event are still available for purchase today.
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No. 9 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-4) was playing last December at UFC 282 when he was KO’d Chris Daukaus in the first round and recovered from a pair of defeats. Prior to that, Alexander Volkov stopped 35-year-old Surinamese Paramaribo in the first round and dropped a unanimous decision against Curtis Blades.
No. 12 ranked Gilton Almeida (18-2) last fought in January at UFC 283 when he was TKO’d Shamil Abduraimov in the second round for his 13th consecutive win. Prior to that, he introduced 31-year-old Bahia native Anton Torcalj and Parker Porter in the first round.
The co-main event is a light heavyweight bout between former title challenger, No. 5 seed Anthony Smith of the United States, and No. 7 Johnnie Walker of Brazil.
The 34-year-old (36-17) of Corpus Christi, Texas, lost his previous bout in July 2022 by TKO in the second round against Magomed Ankalaev, which snapped his three-win streak. The 31-year-old Walker (20-7) from Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro comes off a first-round TKO win against Paul Craig in January, after submitting Ion Cotilaba in the opening round last September.
UFC Charlotte 2023 tickets
UFC Charlotte: Rozenstruik vs Almeida tickets to see all the action at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, May 13 are on sale.
UFC Charlotte 2023 tickets can be purchased through bright seatsAnd StubHub And Ticket Network.
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Among other major tag matches, Daniel Rodriguez (17-3) of the United States takes on Ian Garry (11-0) of Ireland at welterweight. Also, Mackenzie Dern (12-3) of Brazil meets Angela Hill (15-12) of the United States in the women’s strawweight. In addition, American Tim Means (32-14-1) faces Alex Morono (22-8) from the United States at Welterweight.
Atop UFC Charlotte Prelims, Matt Brown (25-19) and Court McGee (22-11) square off in an All-American showdown at welterweight. Also on the card, Carl Williams (8-1) faces fellow American heavyweight Chase Sherman (16-11), Cody Staman (21-5-1) from the United States, faces off against Douglas Silva de Andrade (28-5) from Brazil in the bantamweight division and Carlos Olberg (8-1) of New Zealand vs. Ihor Buteria (20-3) of Ukraine in the light heavyweight division.
Among other matches, Israel’s Natan Levy (8-1) faced Pete Rodriguez (5-1) of the United States in the lightweight, and Ji-Yun Kim (9-6) of Korea faced Mandy Bohm (7-2) of Germany in the bantamweight division. The women’s fly and Bryan Battle (9-2) of the United States duels Gabe Green (11-4) of the United States at welterweight. At the start of the bout, Australian Jessica Rose Clark (11-8) faces off against Taynara Lisboa (5-2) from Brazil in the women’s bantamweight division. The full lineup can be found below.
UFC Charlotte fight card 2023
Present UFC Charlotte: Rosenstroke vs. Almeida The fight card looks like this:
key card
- Jairzinho Rosenstroek vs. Gilton Almeida
- Anthony Smith vs. Johnnie Walker
- Daniel Rodriguez vs. Ian Gary
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill
- Alex Morono vs. Tim Means
The initial card
- Matt Brown vs. McGee Court
- Carl Williams vs. Chase Sherman
- Cody Staman vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
- Carlos Olberg vs. Ihor Butria
- Nathan Levy vs. Rodriguez House
- Ji Eun Kim vs Mandy Bum
- Bryan vs. Gabriel Green fight
- Jessica Rose Clark vs. Taynara Lisbon
In Australia, the event is broadcast live on Sunday, May 14th.
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