UFC Fight Night 9 July: who is fighting this weekend?

The main event will see Rafael Dos Anjos take on Rafael Fiziev in a bout of the No.7-ranked and No.10-ranked fighters in the Lightweight division.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 08:  (L-R) Rafael Dos Anjos of Brazil and Rafael Fiziev of Kazakstan face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on July 08, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

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UFC Fight Night returns on Saturday 9 July 2022 and we have a look at the contests set to take place on the fight card.

The main event will see Rafael Dos Anjos take on Rafael Fiziev in a bout of the No.7-ranked and No.10-ranked fighters in the Lightweight division. The two 155lbers have previously been booked to clash on two different occasions, but a visa issue and covid-19 prevented Fiziev from competing.

Here are the contests that are scheduled to take place at UFC Fight Night on 9 July 2022 from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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UFC Fight Night Card

Here are the bouts that are scheduled to take place.

Prelims

Ronnie Lawrence vs Saidyokub Kakhramonov – Bantamweight Bout

Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Karl Roberson – Light Heavyweight Bout

Cody Brundage vs Tresean Gore – Middleweight Bout

Antonina Shevchenko vs Cortney Casey – Women’s Flyweight Bout

Aiemann Zahabi vs Ricky Turcios – Bantamweight Bout

Cynthia Calvillo vs Nina Nunes – Women’s Flyweight Bout

The co-headliner of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night will see Caio Borralho take on Armen Petrosyan in a middleweight clash.

Main Card

UFC 273: Volkanovski v The Korean Zombie

Michael Johnson vs Jamie Mullarkey – Lightweight Bout

Jared Vanderaa vs Chase Sherman – Heavyweight Bout

Douglas Silva de Andrade vs Said Nurmagomedov – Bantamweight Bout

Caio Borralho vs Armen Petrosyan – Middleweight Bout

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