UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Barber
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UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Barber (also known as UFC on ESPN 68 and UFC Vegas 107 and UFC on ESPN+ 115) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on May 31, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
| UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Barber | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 31, 2025 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
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A women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber is expected to headline the event.[1] They were previously scheduled to meet at UFC 269 in December 2021, but Barber withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.[2]
A flyweight bout between Allan Nascimento and Jafel Filho is scheduled to take place at this event.[3] The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 in August 2024 but was cancelled as a result of Nascimento being ill.[4]
A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Rayanne dos Santos and Alice Ardelean is scheduled for this event.[5] They were originally scheduled to compete at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira in October 2024, but Santos withdrew from the bout due to a broken arm.[6]
A women's bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters featherweight winner Macy Chiasson is expected to take place at this event.[7] The pair was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 in January 2024, but Vieira was pulled as a result of an injury and the bout was scrapped.[8] They were later expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song in last February, but due to an injury suffered by Chiasson, the bout was removed from the card.[9]
Fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield | vs. | Maycee Barber | ||||
| Welterweight | Ramiz Brahimaj | vs. | Oban Elliott | ||||
| Lightweight | Mateusz Gamrot | vs. | Ľudovít Klein | ||||
| Middleweight | Zachary Reese | vs. | Duško Todorović | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Rayanne dos Santos | vs. | Alice Ardelean | ||||
| Welterweight | Jeremiah Wells | vs. | Andreas Gustafsson | ||||
Announced bouts
- Flyweight bout: Allan Nascimento vs. Jafel Filho[3]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Dustin Jacoby vs. Bruno Lopes[11]
- Women's Bantamweight bout: Ketlen Vieira vs. Macy Chiasson[7]
- Welterweight bout: Ko Seok-hyun vs. Billy Ray Goff[12]
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