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UFC 251 in Perth: Tickets, fight date, who is fighting, Fight card

The largest MMA promotion in the world is coming returned to Australia, with UFC 251 being held in Perth on June 7. It’s the second time the UFC has offered a PPV card Down Under in less than a 12 months after the large success of UFC 243 in October. It will also be the 2d time Perth has hosted a PPV card after it was home to UFC 221 in 2018. Here’s everything we be aware of so some distance about UFC 251. WHEN IS UFC 251? UFC 251 will be held on Sunday, June 7. It will start in the morning and run through until round 2pm WA time. That’s to coincide with high time viewing in the US. There will be no AFL held in Perth that weekend, with the West Coast Eagles having a bye and Fremantle enjoying the Swans in Sydney. UFC 251 TICKETS – ARE TICKETS ON SALE? Tickets for UFC 251 are not on sale yet, however you can sign up for different pre-sale bulletins with the UFC here. WHERE IS UFC 251? UFC 251 will be held at Perth’s RAC Arena. The...

UFC 251 card: Shevchenko vs. Calderwood flyweight title fight set for Perth

Fresh off yet another dominating performance in defense of her UFC women’s flyweight championship, Valentina Shevchenko has her next challenger lined up. Shevchenko will face pinnacle ranked challenger Joanne Calderwood at UFC 251 on June 6 in Perth, Australia, the promoting introduced Monday night. Shevchenko (19-3) blew away Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247 previously this month, correctly defending her championship for a 1/3 time. She has hooked up herself as one of the most dominant champions in the sport and has solely misplaced in the UFC’s Octagon against Amanda Nunes, who is the consensus biggest girl combined martial artist in history. Nunes defeated Shevchenko twice, the 2d time by cut up decision, although those fights came at bantamweight before Shevchenko moved back to flyweight where she has dominated the competition. Can’t get enough UFC? Subscribe to our podcast State of Combat with Brian Campbell the place we destroy down everything you need to ...

UFC 251 Confirmed For Perth on June 7

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The biggest MMA promotion in the world is coming back to Australia, with UFC 251 Fights being held in Perth on June 7. It’s the second time the UFC has bought a PPV card Down Under in less than a year after the huge success of UFC 243 in October. Date: June 07, 2020 Broadcast: Pay-Per-View Venue: RAC Arena (Perth Arena) Address: 700 Wellington St, Perth, WA 6000, Australia Organizer: Ultimate Fighting Championship Alexander Volkanovski is expected to defend his featherweight title against former champion Max Holloway in the championship rematch in the headliner of UFC 251. The pay-per-view fight card takes place at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The bout is yet to be officially announced by the promotion. Alexander Volkanovski dethroned Max Holloway mid December 2019 at UFC 245. The pair went a full five-round distance, which ended in a unanimous decision in favor of the Australian MMA fighter. Alexander Volkanovski (21-1) is unbeaten in 18 o...

UFC 251 Live | UFC 251 Perth Tickets Pre-sale Anouncement

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The Octagon is back to Western Australia on Sunday, June 7 with UFC 251 fight card held at RAC Arena in Perth. Among the officially announced to date bouts, Valentina Shevchenko makes the fourth defense of her flyweight title against Joanne Calderwood. UFC 251 tickets are yet to go on sale. Nevertheless, the promotion announced that the fight fans can already sign up in order to get a pre-sale code to secure their ticket before the general public, and get updates and information for the event. Valentina Shevchenko (19-3) is coming off the win by TKO in the third round against Katlyn Chookagian. Joanne Calderwood (14-4) won her previous bout against Andrea Lee by split decision. The main event bout for UFC 251 is yet to be set. Featherweight championship rematch between the current champion Alexander Volkanovski (21-1) and former titleholder Max Holloway (21-5) is rumored to headline the show. The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its debut ...

Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway Rematch Expected to Headline UFC 251 in Perth, Australia

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Alexander Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the featherweight championship at UFC 245 in December In December, one of the best featherweight warring parties in combined martial arts records was dethroned by way of a feisty challenger. And this summer, he’s reportedly going to get his first shot at redemption. According to The Daily Telegraph in Sydney, Austrailia, Alexander Volkanovski is anticipated to put his 145-pound title on the line in a rematch towards former champ Max Holloway in the headline bout at UFC 251 in Perth , slated for June 7. Volkanovski, an Australian, made a principal announcement in the pound-for-pound dialog when he took the combat to Holloway and surely outclassed him at UFC 245 in Las Vegas, taking the end result and the championship belt by way of unanimous decision. The summer season pay-per-view card marks UFC’s first return to Perth for the reason that internet hosting UFC 221 there two years ago. “Perth used to...