Report: Two Light Heavyweight Bouts Added to UFC on ESPN+ 1
Two light heavyweight bouts added to #UFCBrooklyn https://t.co/ZT9Ju5kx6z
— Mark La Monica (@LaMonicaMark) November 9, 2018
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is stacking their debut event held on ESPN+, the new ESPN streaming service, by adding two big light heavyweight bouts to the card.
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Coming off a decision loss to Corey Anderson at UFC Fight Night 134 in July, Teixeira has alternated wins and losses in all six of his last bouts. A former title challenger, Teixeira famously had his 20-fight win streak snapped when he unsuccessfully took on Jon Jones for the light heavyweight belt in 2014.
Facing him will be Cutelaba, who is riding a two-fight, first-round knockout streak of Henrique da Silva and Gadzhimurad Antigulov. “The Hulk” holds a finish rate of 93 percent, stopping his opponent in 13 of his 14 victories throughout his career.
Also on the card will be a light heavyweight contest between Dana White’s Contender Series winners, when Alonzo Menifield (7-0) meets Vinicius Alves Moreira (9-1).
The undefeated Menifield won an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract when he stopped Dashawn Boatwright in just eight seconds at DWTNCS Season 2, Episode 1, delivering the fastest stoppage in that promotion’s short history. Menifield has stopped his opponent in all seven of his pro bouts within two rounds.
His opponent, Moreira, has also stopped his opponent in all nine of his wins within the first two rounds. He earned his own spot in the UFC by submitting John Allen Arte at DWTNCS Brazil, Episode 3.
UFC on ESPN+ 1, also known as UFC Fight Night 143, will take place in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 19. The promotion does not yet have a main or co-main event scheduled, but has set a women’s flyweight matchup between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich.
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