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 of his previous bouts.
Ten of his previous bouts (including fight against Holloway) were
inside the Octagon, after he made a successful UFC debut in November
2016.
Max Holloway (21-5) reigned as the featherweight king for two and a
half years. He took the interim title in December 2016, and then earned
an undisputed belt in June 2017. He made three successful championship
defenses.
Among the confirmed bouts, UFC 251 will see the women’s MMA
championship bout between the current flyweight champion Valentina
Shevchenko and Joanne Calderwood.
Fight Card
Featherweight Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway Women’s Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko vs. Joanne Calderwood
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...
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 ...
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