UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria
UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria (also known as UFC on ABC 5) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 24, 2023 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[1]
| UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 24, 2023 | |||
| Venue | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | |||
| City | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event will mark the promotion's sixth visit to Jacksonville and first since UFC 273 in April 2022.[1]
A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Ilia Topuria was originally expected to serve as the main event of UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier one week earlier, but it was rescheduled to headline this event instead.[2]
Fight card
| Main Card (ABC / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | vs. | Ilia Topuria | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Amanda Ribas | vs. | Maycee Barber | ||||
| Middleweight | Punahele Soriano | vs. | Sedriques Dumas | ||||
| Middleweight | Gregory Rodrigues | vs. | Dennis Tiuliulin | ||||
| Middleweight | Brendan Allen | vs. | Bruno Silva | ||||
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | vs. | Philip Rowe | ||||
| Heavyweight | Austen Lane | vs. | Justin Tafa | ||||
| Featherweight | David Onama | vs. | Gabriel Santos | ||||
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | vs. | Wellington Turman | ||||
| Lightweight | Mateusz Rębecki | vs. | Loik Radzhabov | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Tabatha Ricci | vs. | Gillian Robertson | ||||
| Flyweight | Tatsuro Taira | vs. | Kleydson Rodrigues | ||||
References
- Staff (2023-04-20). "Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier tops UFC Vegas 75, Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria now headlines UFC Jacksonville on June 24". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- Matthew Wells (2023-04-20). "Josh Emmett vs. Ilia Topuria gets new date, now headlines UFC on ABC 5 on June 24". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- "UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
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