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UFC returns to UFC APEX with a critical strawweight contenders’ bout as No. 4 ranked Mackenzie Dern and No. 6 Marina Rodriguez face off with potential title implications on the line. In the co-main event, exciting welterweights Randy Brown and Jared Gooden lock horns.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DERN vs RODRIGUEZ will take place Saturday, October 9 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. All bouts will stream on ESPN+, with the prelims beginning at a special start time of 10:30 a.m. PT/ 1:30 p.m. ET and the main card at 1 p.m. PT/ 4 p.m. ET.
Preview The Card Fight By Fight
Main event scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds.
Main Event - Women’s Strawweight Bout: Mackenzie Dern (114.5) vs Marina Rodriguez (115)
Co-Main Event - Welterweight Bout: Randy Brown (170.5) vs Jared Gooden (174)*
Flyweight Bout: Tim Elliott (125.5) vs Matheus Nicolau (125.5)
Women’s Flyweight Bout: Sabina Mazo (125) vs Mariya Agapova (125)
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Bantamweight Bout: Chris Gutierrez (135) vs Felipe Colares (136)
Heavyweight Bout: Alexandr Romanov (260) vs Jared Vanderaa (265.5)
Featherweight Bout: Charles Rosa (145.4) vs Damon Jackson (145.5)
Women’s Strawweight Bout: Loopy Godinez (115.5) vs Silvana Juarez (114)
Lightweight Bout: Steve Garcia (155) vs Charlie Ontiveros (155.5)
*Jared Gooden weighed-in over the welterweight limit. He forfeits 20% of his purse to his opponent. Fight proceeds as scheduled.
*Middleweight athlete Deron Winn has been removed from his upcoming bout against Phil Hawes due to non-weight related health issues.
*The middleweight bout between Phil Hawes and Chris Curtis has been canceled from tomorrow’s event.