Fight Previews 

The UFC finally makes it’s long awaited return to the Middle East with UFC 242 which takes place in Abu Dubai, UAE on September 7th, 2019.  This fight is “close to home” for the hugely popular Nurmagomedov who hails from Dagestan just 3500 kilometers away.  Expect a massive crowd and a truly unique experience inside the stadium for this gigantic event.

UFC 240 goes down at Roger’s Place in Edmonton, Canada. It’s not the best card we’ve had this year, but the two titles fights should provide some solid entertainment.

UFC 239 goes down on Saturday, July 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The main card of this event is loaded with great matchups so it should be a fun night.

UFC 238 takes place on June 8th at the United Center in Chicago.  It features two titles fights at bantamweight and womens’ flyweight, plus a number one contender match in the extremely deep lightweight division.  While not stacked with big names that a casual audience would recognize, this a rock solid card with fun fights going all the way down to the early prelims.

UFC 237 will take place on May 11th at the Jeunesse Arena in Barra da Tijuca, Brazil.  As far as PPV cards go, unfortunately this one is on the weaker side.  I’m really excited to see Rose Namajunes vs Jessica Andrade and Jose Aldo vs Alexander Volkanovski. However, the card doesn’t have a whole lot of depth beyond those two fights.  On the plus side, with several older vets on this card such as Silva, Nogueira, and Penn, I’m afforded the opportunity to write about some true legends of the sport.

UFC 236 goes down on April 13th at State Farm Arena in Atlanta Georgia.  As far as Pay-Per-View cards go this is a decent offering, it’s not the best card of the year, but it’s certainly not the worst.  It’s a bit of a strange card in that it offers two title fights, both interim belts, and neither with a fighter ranked higher than #3 in their weight class.  That should tell you a lot about the state of these two divisions.

UFC 235 is a stacked offering featuring two title fights and a number of other exciting matchups. For both hardcore and casual fans, this is a must watch event.

UFC 234 takes place in Melbourne, Australia and is headlined by the middleweight championship bout between Australia’s own Robert Whittaker and the American Kelvin Gastelum.  By and large, this PPV is pretty shallow card with only 5 of the 24 fighters on the card being ranked.  That said, there are some interesting matchups, and often times the seemingly bad cards are the ones that end up being the most entertaining.

The UFC’s annual New Year’s card is a stacked offering. An exciting rematch between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson headlines this must-watch event for MMA fans.