UFC London returns to our lives on Saturday night with a stacked card headlined by a welterweight clash with major title implications.
Former champion Leon Edwards has been told that a win over Sean Brady puts him right back into contention for another shot at the gold. In the co-main event, former light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz launches his final push towards a title against soaring contender Carlos Ulberg.
While the O2 Arena is not quite sold out just yet, it is expected that a massive crowd will file into the London venue tomorrow night. Amongst those in attendance will be multiple world champions and major names from the sport.
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UFC London will have superstars in attendance
Whenever the octagon ventures to a major arena, you can expect celebrities in attendance. While it’s likely there will be footballers and A-List entertainers in the crowd, there will also be some of the biggest stars in the UFC at cageside.
Alex Pereira has already touched down in London, and will be sitting near his potential heavyweight rival Tom Aspinall. They’ll be joined by the likes of Darren Till, who told Seconds Out that he expects to attend, as well as fellow Scouser Paddy Pimblett.
Pimblett and Michael ‘Venom’ Page are official guest fighters, with the former also likely to be in the corner of teammate Molly McCann. Another cornerman will be featherweight champion Ilia Topuria who recently relinquished his belt in favor of a move up to lightweight.
UFC London card features multiple big names
Aside from the main and co-main events, UFC London may be the most stacked Fight Night event of the year. McCann returns to the scene of her two greatest knockouts, while elsewhere on the night Kevin Holland is back against the returning Gunnar Nelson.
Perhaps the most fascinating clash is in the heavyweight division as Tom Aspinall’s teammate Mick Parkin faces Marcin Tybura, who has been in the cage with the Manchester native. The Brit be hoping for a similarly quick finish to his pal, which would launch him into the top ten.
There’s also a rematch from the amateur days in the early prelims as Caolan Loughran faces Nathan Fletcher. The Brit won back in the day, but they are both now serious contenders in the UFC bantamweight ranks so it should be a different fight this time.