There are two UFC shows this week. UFC 206 is happening on Saturday night in Toronto, but on Friday night (December 9th) the Octagon will be headed to Albany, New York, the same place where a gong show assembly session finally led to the state legalizing MMA. In the main event, heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis fights Shamil Abdurakhimov. It’s the first time either man has been in a UFC main event. Meanwhile, heavyweight prospect Francis Ngannou battles Anthony Hamilton in the co-main event.
One fighter to really keep an eye on in the prelims is lightweight prospect Marc Diakiese, who will face off against Frankie Perez, who is coming out of retirement. Here’s the fight card for Friday, which will be streamed in its entirety on UFC Fight Pass:
Main Card (9 PM ET/6 PM PT)
Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
Anthony Hamilton vs. Francis Ngannou
Corey Anderson vs. Sean O’Connell
Gian Villante vs. Saparbek Safarov
Preliminary Card (5:45 PM ET/2:45 PM PT)
Justine Kish vs. Ashley Yoder
Randy Brown vs. Brian Camozzi
Joe Gigliotti vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Andrew Sanchez vs. Trevor Smith
Tiago Trator vs. Shane Burgos
Frankie Perez vs. Marc Diakiese
Keith Berish vs. Ryan Janes
Juliana Lima vs. JJ Aldrich
More News
UFC269: Venezuelan Julianna Peña Submits Brazilian Amanda Nunes, Becomes the new UFC World Champion
Oliveira, Poitier Make Weight for UFC World Title
Hot UFC269: this Saturday Oliveira vs Poirier Ready for War in Las Vegas