The lineup is taking shape for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
’s upcoming event in
Nashville.

The Las Vegas-based promotion officially confirmed a handful of
bouts for the July 12 event in a release on Tuesday. UFC
Nashville
— also known as UFC on ESPN 70 — takes place at
Bridgestone Arena and is headlined by a previously reported
heavyweight clash pitting Derrick
Lewis
against Tallison
Teixeira
. In the co-main event, Steve
Garcia
will face Calvin
Kattar
at featherweight.

A number other contests were also announced by the UFC: Jake
Matthews
vs. Chidi
Njokuani
at welterweight; Junior Tafa
vs. George
Tokkos
at light heavyweight; Ateba
Abega Gautier
vs. Robert
Valentin
at middleweight; Vitor
Petrino
vs. Austen Lane
at heavyweight; Max Griffin
vs. Chris
Curtis
at welterweight; Fatima
Kline
vs. Melissa
Martinez
at strawweight and Lauren
Murphy
vs. Eduarda
Moura
at flyweight.

UFC Nashville will air in its entirety on ESPN and ESPN+. The
prelims begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT before shifting to the main
card at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

IMAK ADMIN

By IMAK ADMIN

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