Cool. Calm. Reserved.
@Trailblaze2top
returns as a new man on @ABCNetwork.
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April 9, 2021
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your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. The move to bantamweight for Norma
Dumont has been anything but successful, as her second bad
weight miss in a row caused a bout cancellation.
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ABC airwaves for the
second time on Saturday.
UFC on ABC 2 is headlined by a middleweight bout between
contenders Marvin
Vettori and Kevin
Holland.
Looking to cement himself as a future title challenger, Vettori
(16-4-1) is on the best stretch of his career. The Italian fighter
impressed in a one-sided beating of Jack
Hermansson in his last fight, and previously submitted Karl
Roberson in a grudge match. Before these two statement-making
victories, the Italian captured a pair of decisions over Andrew
Sanchez and Cezar
Ferreira. “The Italian Dream” officially stepped on the scale
at 186 ready pounds.
Stepping in for an injured Darren Till
on short notice, Holland (21-6) is looking to bounce back from a
disappointing showing against Derek
Brunson last month. Before the defeat, “Trailblazer” had been
on an impressive five-fight win streak that saw him finish four
opponents, including Ronaldo
Souza, Joaquin
Buckley and Charlie
Ontiveros. The 28-year-old officially weighed 183.5 for his
second UFC main event, well below the middleweight cap just like
his previous bout with Brunson.
Two fighters officially missed weight: Norma
Dumont (139.5), who came in heavy for the second time in a row
by coming in 3.5 pounds above the bantamweight limit, and Ignacio
Bahamondes (156.75) also hit the scales .75 pounds heavy.
Dumont’s fight against Erin
Blanchfield has been canceled
by the commission, while Bahamondes has been fined 20 percent
of his purse after he was unable to make weight on his second
attempt.
UFC on ABC 2 has an early start time, with the first preliminary
bout starting on ESPN and ESPN+ at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. The main
card will switch to ABC while simultaneously streaming on ESPN+ at
3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
UFC on ABC 2 Weigh-in Results:
Marvin
Vettori (186) vs. Kevin
Holland (183.5)
Sodiq
Yusuff (146) vs. Arnold
Allen (145.5)
Sam
Alvey (186) vs. Julian
Marquez (186)
Nina
Nunes (116) vs. Mackenzie
Dern (115)
Mike
Perry (170) vs. Daniel
Rodriguez (170.5)
Jim
Miller (155.5) vs. Joe Solecki
(155.5)
Scott
Holtzman (155.5) vs. Mateusz
Gamrot (156)
Erin
Blanchfield (135) vs. Norma
Dumont (139.5)*
John
Makdessi (153.5) vs. Ignacio
Bahamondes (156.75)**
Yorgan De
Castro (261.5) vs. Jarjis
Danho (255.5)
Jack
Shore (136) vs. Hunter
Azure (135.5)
Luis
Saldana (145.5) vs. Jordan
Griffin (145.5)
Da Un
Jung (205.5) vs. William
Knight (205.5)
Impa
Kasanganay (170.5) vs. Sasha
Palatnikov (170.5)
* Dumont missed weight by 3.5 pounds, and her fight has been
canceled by the NSAC.
** Bahamondes missed weight by .75 pounds and has been fined 20
percent of his purse.
