Erin Blanchefield vs JJ Aldridge
Dan Egai vs Mofsar Ilov
Cynthia Calvello vs Brianna Van Buren
Jokun Barkley vs Absuphiyan Magomedov
The 211 edition of the UFC Fighting Night, which will be held on June 5, Beijing time, will add a high-profile women's flyweight showdown, both of which are American rookies, Irene Blanchefield vs. JJ Aldridge.
Erin Blanchefield (8-1, 2 K, 1 S) is 22 years old and has a height of 163cm with an arm span of 173cm. He started his professional MMA career in 2018 and joined the UFC in 2021 with a (6-1) result and a three-game winning streak, winning his debut points in September against Sarah Alpar and just winning two straight UFC wins in December points against Miranda Maverick. Blanchefield is currently ranked 15th in the UFC official rankings for women's flyweights.
JJ Aldridge (11-4, 2 K, 0 S) is 29 years old and has a height of 165cm and an arm span of 163cm. He began his professional MMA career in 2014 and joined UFC in 2016 with a (4-1) result and a three-game winning streak, and has achieved (7-3) results in the UFC so far. Since losing to Sabina Mazo in a split decision in 2020, she has recently won three straight, beating Cortney Casey and Vanessa Demopoulos in points and just now beating Gillian Robertson in Points in March this year.
Other lineups for the tournament include American Dan Igai (15-5, 4 K, 5 S) against Russian unbeaten rising star Movsar Ilov (15-0, 3 K, 4 S). Cynthia Calvello (9-4-1, 2 K, 3 S) vs. Brianna van Bren (7-3, 2 K, 2 S). American rising star Joaquin Barkley (14-4, 10 K, 0 S) against Germany's Absuphiyan Magomydov (24-4-1, 13 K, 6 S).
Match Match Chart:
Featherweight Competition:
Dan Ige (#9) vs. Movsar Evloev (#13)
Women's GrassWeight Competition:
Cynthia Calvillo (#10) vs. Brianna Van Buren (#14)
Women's FlyWeight Competition:
Erin Blanchfield (#15) vs. JJ Aldrich
Sub-middleweight competitions:
Joaquin Buckley vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov
Women's FlyWeight Competition:
Poliana Botelho vs. Karine Silva
Flyweight Competition:
Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Jeff Molina
Flyweight Competition:
Zarrukh Adashev vs. Ode Osbourne
Sub-middleweight competitions:
Andreas Michailidis vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov
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