UFC Fight Night 189: Blanchfield vs Barber

Willing to fight everyone and anyone at 155 pounds in order to get a world title shot, Top Ten contender Mateusz Gamrot found someone willing to face him in Ludovit Klein, a rising star who is aware that if he beats one of Poland’s finest tonight, his career will take off like never before.

Known for the slick submission game that has ended 10 of his 11 pro wins, Brahimaj ignited the crowd at Madison Square Garden last November by flipping the script and thrilling his hometown fans with a first-round knockout of Mickey Gall, showing that he’s a threat wherever the fight goes.

The ageless wonder of the light heavyweight division, 37-year-old Dustin Jacoby feels as good as he ever has, and the results have shown it, as he’s ended his last three wins by knockout, including a Performance of the Night finish of Vitor Petrino last December.

With the women’s bantamweight title on the line next weekend in Newark, the stakes are even higher tonight when Top Five contenders Ketlen Vieira and Macy Chiasson meet in an effort to make their case for the next shot at the crown.

After a training camp with Sean Strickland in Las Vegas, Zachary Reese is more than ready to go tonight at the APEX when he meets up with a similarly reenergized opponent in the dangerous Dusko Todorovic.

After several years making his name on the regional circuit, Allan Nascimento got his call to the Octagon in 2021, and after wins over Jake Hadley and Carlos Hernandez in his last two bouts, he’s on the verge of making his move into the flyweight Top 15 should he get past Jafel Filho.

Making his first appearance since November of 2023, Leavitt has a clean bill of health and an eagerness to get into a fight with Holobaugh, and as fans have seen before, when “The Monkey King” is on top of his game, it’s a sight to see.

Texas’ Michael Aswell impressed on season eight of Dana White’s Contender Series last year, and now he’s in the UFC and ready to go to war once more when he meets up with Belgian prospect Bolaji Oki.

Strawweights Rayanne Dos Santos and Alice Ardelean have shown glimpses of world-class potential thus far in the UFC, and both are intent on putting everything together here in the octagon to kick the night off.