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2 Both the men’s and women’s UFC Flyweight Championships will be on the line at UFC 255 this weekend.
Champion Deiveson Figueiredo will defend his crown versus Alex Perez while Valentina Shevchenko will put her title on the line against Jennifer Maia.
Deiveson Figueiredo will defend his UFC Flyweight Championship against Alex Perez this weekendGettyThe event will still take place without fans but Dana White and co have put on some truly memorable nights this year.
Last month saw an all-time classic at UFC 254 as Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Justin Gaethje before immediately announcing his retirement from the Octogan.
Now White will be hoping for more drama this weekend with two world titles up for grabs.
UFC 255: How to watch
The main event is scheduled to take place in the early hours of Sunday, November 22 for UK fans and will be held behind closed doors at the UFC APEX Center in Las Vegas.
UK fans can expect the headline fight between Figueiredo and Perez to get under way at around 6am.
It will be shown on BT Sport and will not be a pay-per-view event in the UK.
A preview show and the prelims will start on BT Sport 1 from midnight on Sunday before their main show begins at 3am.
It will be live streamed on BT Sport’s website and app for subscribers.
The early prelims will be shown on UFC’s Fight Pass and in the US, all prelim bouts will be simulcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ in English and Spanish.
EE mobile customers can get a FREE three-month trial of BT Sport by texting SPORT to 150. You can then cancel the trial at any time.
UFC 253: Fight card
Main card
Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Alex Perez – for UFC Flyweight Championship Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs. Jennifer Maia – for UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship Mike Perry vs. Tim Means, Welterweight Katlyn Chookagian vs. Cynthia Calvillo, Women’s Flyweight Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig, Light HeavyweightPreliminary card
Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval, Flyweight Joaquin Buckley vs. Jordan Wright, Middleweight Antonina Shevchenko vs. Ariane Lipski, Women’s Flyweight Daniel Rodriguez vs. Nicolas Dalby, Welterweight Alan Jouban vs. Jared Gooden, Welterweight Kyle Daukaus vs. Dustin Stoltzfus, Middleweight Louis Cosce vs. Sasha Palatnikov, Welterweight
Getty Images - Getty Valentina Shevchenko will defend her UFC Flyweight Championship against Jennifer Maia this weekend[/caption]
UFC 255: What has been said?
Deiveson Figueiredo: “I don’t get scared by opponents.
“With all due respect, Cody Garbrandt would have been a more dangerous fight for me, but I was training to knock him out. Unfortunately he got hurt, and I hope he recovers quickly so we can make this fight happen.”
“They put Alex Perez in, and I don’t see many qualities in him. I’m training really hard as if I was fighting Garbrandt. You can be sure that I’ll train hard to knock him out.
“Based on what I’ve seen, Alex Perez’s style favours me. He’s slow, I see no danger in him. That’s why I’m training to knock him out in the first round.
“I see more qualities in Brandon Moreno than Perez, but I’m playing by God’s will. Since they put him in, I’ll train to knock him out. I always train to knock my opponents out.
“There are no easy fights, there’s always danger, but of all the opponents out there, this matchup is the one that favours me the most.
“He offers less danger than the others. I always follow God’s plans. Since he’s the one coming to fight me, so be it. I’ll give him a warm welcome.”
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