UFC Fight Night returns in front of a large crowd for the first time since 2020 with UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Aspinall. Live from The O2 Arena in London, England, the 12-fight card will be headlined by a heavyweight matchup between Alexander “Drago” Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall.
Volkov holds a 34-9 record, is the #6 ranked Heavyweight, with 22 of his wins coming via knockout. The former Bellator Heavyweight champion fights out of Russia and is coming off a big win at UFC 267. He’s won 3 of his last 4 fights and has 25 wins by knockout or submission. Drago is a 2-time Performance of the Night winner, a Fight of the Night winner, and he will be Aspinall’s highest-ranked opponent to date.
Tom Aspinall will be fighting his first UFC main event and he will be fighting in front of a hometown crowd. At 11-2, Aspinall is the #11 ranked UFC light heavyweight and he has a 100% finish rate. The 3-time Performance of the Night winner is looking to extend his 7-fight win streak by adding an 11th first-round knockout to his resume. Fighting out of Liverpool, Aspinall has 9 wins by knockout, and 2 wins by submission and will be looking to get into title contention with another victory.
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Where to Watch
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Where to Watch
You can watch all of the fights at UFC Fight Night by subscribing to ESPN+ for only $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year. Click here to sign up.
What’s the Schedule?
Prelims — Beginning at 1 p.m. ET
- Mike Grundy (12-3) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (16-7) [Featherweight]
- #10 Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-6) vs. #15 Sergei Pavlovich (14-1) [Heavyweight]
- #9 Nikita Krylov (27-8) vs. #11 Paul Craig (15-4-1) [Light Heavyweight]
- Jack Shore (15-0) vs. Timur Valiev (18-2; 1NC) [Bantamweight]
- Cory McKenna (6-1) vs. Elise Reed (4-1) [Women’s Strawweight]
- Muhammad Mokaev (6-0; 1NC) vs. Cody Durden (12-3-1) [Flyweight]
Main Card — Beginning at 4 p.m. ET
- #6 Alexander Volkov (34-9) vs. #11 Tom Aspinall (11-2) [Heavyweight]
- #1 Arnold Allen (17-1) vs. #8 Dan Hooker (21-11) [Featherweight]
- Paddy Pimblett (17-3) vs. Kazula Vargas (12-4) [Lightweight]
- Gunnar Nelson (17-5-1) vs. Takashi Sato (16-5) [Welterweight]
- Molly McCann (11-4) vs. Luana Carolina (8-2) [Women’s Flyweight]
- Jai Herbert (11-3) vs. #15 Ilia Topuria (11-0) [Lightweight]
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