UFC Fight Night 181: Kape vs Almabayev

There are a number of critical flyweight matchups on the calendar in the coming months, beginning with this one, and a dominant showing on either side could establish the victor as the clubhouse leader in the chase for the next championship opportunity.

Middleweights who are unaccustomed to taking a backwards step on fight night, Cody Brundage and Julian Marquez are expected to meet in the center of the Octagon tonight and throw down until someone’s hand is raised, and both are confident that this one will end before the final horn.

Nasrat Haqparast arrives in Las Vegas with a four-fight winning streak and the determination to make it five when he faces Esteban Ribovics.

UFC Fight Night 181: Kape vs Almabayev

Known for the left hand that has ended several of his bouts, Danny Barlow had to fight through three hard rounds with Nikolay Veretennikov last August when that hand was injured. The Memphis native is back to face off with Sam Patterson.

Austen Lane’s long road from the NFL to mixed martial arts to the UFC hit a high point in October when he defeated Robelis Despaigne and secured his first UFC win. Tonight, the heavyweight veteran looks to build off that result with a statement-making effort against the hyped up Mario Pinto.

Chepe Mariscal took no shortcuts in making it to the UFC, and since joining the roster in 2023, he continues to have an anyone, anytime, anywhere approach to his career. That’s led him to a perfect 4-0 record in the Octagon, he wants to keep the good times rolling against Brazil’s Ricardo Ramos.

Back in action for the first time since last June, Lucas Almeida brings an intensity to the octagon on fight night that few can match, but one fighter who aims to match and surpass him tonight is Danny Silva.

Veterans in one of the most competitive divisions in the UFC, flyweights Andrea Lee and JJ Aldrich have fought through the 125-pound ranks with grit and determination, and tonight, they will finally meet in the Octagon.

Uzbekistan’s Ramazan Temirov was one of the UFC’s most highly touted newcomers of 2024, and he delivered the goods in his debut by halting CJ Vergara in less than three minutes to secure his fifth consecutive first-round knockout win. Tonight, the 28-year-old finisher will attempt to extend that streak when he faces Top 15 contender Charles Johnson.