The Ultimate Fighting Championship visits Jacksonville, Florida in 2023 on Saturday, June 24 with the UFC Fight Night card at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The main event is alive ESPN+ It is an intense five-round fight between Josh Emmett and Elijah Topuria. Many tickets for the event are still available for purchase today.
In his bid for the interim title, No. 5 contender Josh Emmett (18-3) lost his previous bout in February by submission in the second round against Yair Rodriguez. Prior to that, the 35-year-old Sacramento has won five straight fights, which include a split decision against Calvin Kattar, two UDs against Dan Egge and Shane Burgos, and a pair of stops for Mirsad Piktec and Michael Johnson.
Unbeaten ninth seed contender Elijah Topuria (13-0) last fought in December 2022 when he defeated Bryce Mitchell by submission in the second round. Prior to this, Hall, the 26-year-old German-born Georgian-Spanish fighter, secured three knockouts in a row, eliminating Jay Herbert, Ryan Hall and Damon Jackson.
The co-main event is the women’s flyweight match between Amanda Ribas and Maisie Barber. Ninth-ranked Ribas (12-3) of Varginha, Brazil came away winning by unanimous decision against Vivian Araujo in March. No. 11 Barber (12-2) of Greeley, Colorado is looking for her fifth straight win, after winning a split decision against Andrea Lee also in March.
Also on the main card is an All-American middleweight bout between Cody Brundage (8-4) and Cedric Dumas (7-1). In addition, Uganda’s David Onama (10-2) meets Gabriel Santos (10-1) from Brazil at featherweight, and Brendan Allen (21-5) meets Bruno Silva (23-8) at middleweight.
At the top of the prelims, Neil Magney (27-11) beats fellow American Phil Roe (10-3) at welterweight. Among other bouts, Kazakhstan’s Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-8) faces off against Joshua Van (7-1) of the United States in the flyweight division, Austin Lin (12-3) of the United States faces off against Justin Tava (6-3) of Australia in Heavyweight and Randy Brown (16-5) of Jamaica vs. Wellington Turman (18-6) at welterweight.
Also, Mateusz Rybicki (17-1) of Poland went up against Loyk Radzapov (17-4-1) of Tajikistan in the lightweight, and Tabatha Ricci (8-1) of Brazil against Jillian Robertson (12-7) of Canada in the women’s. Strawweight and Trevor Peck (8-0) of the United States wrestlers Chibi Mariscal (13-6) of Mexico in the lightweight. In addition, Jamall Emmers (19-6) faces Jack Jenkins (11-2) of Australia in the featherweight division, while Japan’s Tatsuro Taira (13-0) faces Kleydson Rodrigues (8-2) of Brazil in the flyweight division.
UFC Jacksonville 2023 tickets
UFC JACKSONVILLE: Emmett vs Topuria tickets to see all the action at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida this Saturday, June 24 are on sale.
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UFC Jacksonville 2023 fight card
key card
- Josh Emmett vs. Elijah Topuria
- Amanda Ribas vs. Maisie Barber
- Cody Brundage vs. Cedriques Dumas
- David Onama vs. Gabriel Santos
- Brendan Allen vs. Bruno Silva
The initial card
- Neil Magney vs. Philip Rowe
- Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Joshua Van
- Austin Lin vs. Justin Tava
- Randy Brown vs Wellington Turman
- Matthews Rybicki vs. Louis Radzabov
- Tabatha Richie vs. Jillian Robertson
- Trevor Peck vs Jose Mariscal
- Jamall Buckets vs. Jack Jenkins
- Tatsuro Taira vs. Cledson Rodriguez
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