Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje have combined for 11 post-fight bonuses over their last nine fights. That’s not a typo. They have more bonuses than fights over that span. Now, at UFC on ESPN+ 16, these two entertaining lightweights will attempt to live up to the hype. This showdown is as important to the top of the division as any non-title fight in recent history. Its importance can only be topped by its potential for unforgettable action.
After suffering his first two professional losses in back-to-back outings against Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje has bounced back with a pair of first-round knockouts over James Vick and Edson Barboza. Cerrone was on a three-fight winning streak and looking better than ever after returning to the 155-pound weight class until dropping a “Fight of the Night” affair to Tony Ferguson at UFC 238. Cerrone will try to replicate the success he had the last time he fought in Canada when he soundly
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Welcome to F4WOnline.com s live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 42: Overeem vs. Volkov, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Octagon returns to Las Vegas for the first time in 2021 for the first of four events in the month of February with a heavyweight main event featuring two men with a combined 106 professional fights between them.
Alistair Overeem will be looking to make it three consecutive wins when he battles Alexander Volkov in the night s five-round headline bout. Overeem is coming off back-to-back wins over Walt Harris and Augusto Sakai in 2020 and is eager to get another UFC title shot. Volkov is looking to win for the second straight time after defeating Harris in October, and is also looking to get himself a long-awaited title shot.
Overeem, Volkov set to clash in heavyweight UFC main event on TSN
Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov are both trying to fight their way to a heavyweight title shot and on Saturday the winner of their main event bout at Fight Night in Las Vegas will move one step closer to that realization.
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Heavyweight veterans Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov are both trying to fight their way to a title shot. On Saturday, their twin ambitions with collide in the main event of Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Catch UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov tonight at 6pm et/3pm pt on TSN5 and TSN Direct.
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