MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
#5 Stephen Thompson (170 lbs.) vs. #11 Geoff Neal (171 lbs.)
#7 Jose Aldo (136 lbs.) vs. #15 Marlon Vera (135 lbs.)
Michel Pereira (170 lbs.) vs. Khaos Williams (169.5 lbs.)
#11 Rob Font (136 lbs.) vs. #3 Marlon Moraes (135.5 lbs.)
Greg Hardy (266 lbs.) vs. Marcin Tybura (255 lbs.)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Alex Morono (170.5 lbs.) vs. #12 Anthony Pettis (170 lbs.)
#13 Sijara Eubanks (136 lbs.) vs. #14 Pannie Kianzad (135.5 lbs.)
Antonio Arroyo (194 lbs.) vs. Deron Winn (194.5 lbs.)
#13 Gillian Robertson (125 lbs.) vs. Taila Santos (126 lbs.)
Tafon Nchukwi (186 lbs.) vs. Jamie Pickett (184.5 lbs.)
Cody Durden (126 lbs.) vs. Jimmy Flick (125 lbs.)
Christos Giagos (159.5 lbs.) vs. Carlton Minus (159 lbs.)
Well everyone, this is it. The final UFC event of 2020. It’s certainly been a memorable year, for both good and bad reasons. I’m Robert Winfree, still hanging in there with all of you. The UFC is looking to go out with somet
X-Factor! Some UFC Vegas 17 main card predictions
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This weekend (Sat., Dec. 19, 2020), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will remain in the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 17, the final event of 2020. Like most of the recent events, this card was ravaged by COVID-19. Fortunately, it was a deep show from the beginning, and while there’s still time for key fights to fall out, UFC appears set to end the year with a bang.
Let’s take a closer look at some main card fights:
Welcome to F4WOnline.com s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 41: Thompson vs. Neal, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The final UFC event of a tumultuous takes place at the site of many of the UFC s 2020 events, their headquarters at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and it features a 15-fight card with a welterweight main event pitting a former title challenger against a hungry rising prospect.
Former title challenger Stephen Thompson looks to halt the momentum of fast-rising prospect Geoff Neal in the five-round headline bout. It is the first fight for both men in 2020 as they ve both had to recover from injuries or illness. Thompson is looking for his second straight win while Neal is looking to remain undefeated inside the Octagon and extend his overall seven-fight win streak.
We look at New Japan s road to the Tokyo Dome and the first group of major shows in 2021 as the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We look at the realities of business, the set up, the announced matches, and the last few shows leading up to the Dome events. We also have complete coverage from the Budokan Hall show and Super J Cup.
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TLC show, Smackdown live and taped shows, new television shows being considered, WWE Network special offer, Bill Goldberg talks who he d like to wrestle, details on a new contract negotiation, more about wrestlers being sent for regular training, upcoming NXT matches, Hall of Fame, injury updates, new signing, new TV show, international ratings, how WWE & AEW fare compared to sports programming, new TV character identified, WWE market value and the most-watched shows on the WWE Network.
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Until the next one.
Not to sound ungrateful to UFC President Dana White or the fighters, coaches, and staff who have worked their butts off to provide entertainment during the pandemic, but I think we’re all due for a break from the face-punching for a few weeks. For fans, take some time to rest, recover, and maybe not think about fighter X’s game plan, 2021 fantasy matchups, or what wacky scorecard judge Chris Lee will come up with next.