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UFC Vegas 19 - New Blood: A crushing quartet
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, this Saturday (Feb. 20, 2021), featuring a quartet of fresh faces with plenty of potential. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where I get a newfound appreciation for what coaches go through when making gameplans, we look at two “Contender Series” alums, a nasty Philly finisher, and an extremely promising young Flyweight.
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On Saturday,
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis presents us with two female bouts that are worth the anticipation. Ketlen Vieira faces off with Yana Kunitskaya, while Shana Dobson faces off with Casey O’Neill.
In addition, I want to take a short look at the clash between Irina Degtyareva and Zaira Dyshekova that takes place at Open Fighting Championship 2. I know these names might be new, but that is part of why I wanted to at least briefly go over it. My goal is to try to talk about three fights per preview, and I’d like to highlight some lesser-known fighters when I can, so that they can become more widely known.