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UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez

July 13, 2022 By VegasPublicity

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UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ORTEGA vs RODRIGUEZ is headlined by a crucial featherweight contenders’ bout that has championship implications on the line as No. 2 ranked Brian Ortega takes on No. 3 ranked Yair Rodriguez.

The event takes place this Saturday, July 17 from at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, N.Y. The main card will air live on ABC at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT and will be simulcast in English and Spanish on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. The prelims will kick off on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT.





UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez

Strawweight veterans battle as No. 10 Michelle Waterson takes on No. 11 Amanda Lemos in the co-main event







UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ORTEGA vs. RODRIGUEZ will be available on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+

TOP FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDERS COLLIDE: NO. 2 RANKED FEATHERWEIGHT BRIAN ORTEGA FACES NO. 3 RANKED YAIR RODRIGUEZ IN AN EXCITING MAIN EVENT MATCHUP







  • Brian Ortega (15-2 1NC, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calif.) aims to continue his resurgence up the featherweight ranks  
    • No. 2 ranked UFC featherweight
    • Three wins by knockout, seven by submission 
    • Four first-round finishes 
    • Holds wins over Chan Sung Jung, Frankie Edgar, and Cub Swanson
  • Yair Rodriguez (14-3 1NC, fighting out of Chicago, Ill.) looks to notch the biggest victory of his UFC career and earn his first title shot
    • No. 3 ranked UFC featherweight
    • Five wins by knockout, three by submission 
    • Four first-round finishes
    • Has won 10 of his last 13 bouts
    • Holds wins over Jeremy Stephens, Chan Sung Jung and BJ Penn

CONTENDERS CLASH AT STRAWWEIGHT: NO. 10 RANKED CONTENDER MICHELLE WATERSON FACES OFF AGAINST NO. 11 AMANDA LEMOS

  • Michelle Waterson (18-9, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) hopes to take down Lemos and make a run to the top of the rankings
    • Three wins by KO, nine by submission 
    • Eight first-round finishes
    • Holds wins over Angela Hill, Cortney Casey and Karolina Kowalkiewicz
  • Amanda Lemos (11-2-1, fighting out of Para, Brazil) intends to defeat her first ranked opponent in the UFC
    • Seven wins by KO, two by submission 
    • Eight first-round finishes
    • Has won six of her last eight bouts
    • Holds wins over Montserrat Conejo, Livinha Souza and Mizuki

OTHER FIGHTS ON THE CARD INCLUDE











  • Welterweight strikers No. 14 ranked Li Jingliang (18-7, fighting out of Beijing, China) and Muslim Salikhov (18-2, fighting out of Dagestan, Russia) collide
  • No. 8 ranked flyweight Matt Schnell (15-6, 1 NC, fighting out of Shreveport, La.) returns to action against No. 12 Sumudaerji (16-4, fighting out of Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
  • No. 14 ranked featherweight Shane Burgos (14-3, fighting out of Monroe, N.Y.) takes on Dana White’s Contender Series alum Charles Jourdain (13-4, fighting out of Beloeil, Quebec, Canada)
  • No. 3 ranked women’s flyweight Lauren Murphy (15-5, fighting out of Houston, Texas) intends to steal the show against former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (19-8, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) 
  • A thrilling middleweight bout sees Punahele Soriano (8-2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) take on Dalcha Lungiambula (11-4, fighting out of Cape Town, South Africa)
  • Top 15 bantamweights lock horns as No. 13 ranked Ricky Simon (19-3, fighting out of Vancouver, Wash.) faces undefeated No. 14 Jack Shore (16-0, fighting out of Abertillery, Wales, UK)
  • Bill Algeo (15-6, fighting out of King of Prussia, Penn.) and Herbert Burns (11-3, fighting out of Lantana, Fla. by way of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) meet in an exciting featherweight bout
  • No. 15 ranked light heavyweight Dustin Jacoby (17-5-1, fighting out of Springfield, Ill.) has his sights set on defending his spot in the rankings against Da-un Jung (15-2-1, fighting out of Seoul, South Korea)
  • Dwight Grant (11-5, fighting out of San Diego, Calif.) makes his UFC middleweight debut against Dustin Stoltzfus (13-4, fighting out of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
  • No. 14 ranked women’s strawweight Jessica Penne (14-6, fighting out of Huntington Beach, Calif.) takes on Emily Ducote (17-11, fighting out of Oklahoma City, Okla.) in her UFC debut

For more information, visit UFC.com

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Amanda Lemos, Angela Hill, Bantamweight, Battle, Beijing, Brazil, Brian Ortega, Canada, Career, Chan Sung Jung, Chicago, China, Cortney Casey, Cub Swanson, Dalcha Lungiambula, Dana White, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Featherweight, Flyweight, Frankie Edgar, Heavyweight, Houston, Jeremy Stephens, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Knockout, Las Vegas, Light heavyweight, Los Angeles, Martial artists, Martial arts, Michelle Waterson, Miesha Tate, Mixed martial arts, Ring, San Diego, Sony, South Africa, South Korea, UFC, UFC Fight Night, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Veteran, Welterweight, Women



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