Dana White has pleased MMA fans with some exciting fight announcements for the UFC’s upcoming PPV events.
While the co-main event of UFC 319, which is missing, has yet to be announced, anticipation builds in Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi.
On Tuesday, White announced three fights for UFC 320, including the headliner, co-main event and a bout which will be on the main card.
The UFC president also announced the main event of UFC 321 at the Etihad Arena, leaving the MMA community in awe.
Ankalaev vs Pereira II headlines UFC 320
What better way than for Alex Pereira to try and recapture the UFC Light Heavyweight title against the champion, Magomed Ankalaev.
Both men fought each other at UFC 313, which was also held at the T-Mobile Arena.
The bout went all five rounds, during which the Russian became the new king of the 205-pound division.
Ankalaev mainly clinched with the Brazilian throughout the fight to earn title glory.
In this upcoming battle, it will be interesting to see if the Dagestan-born fighter will stick to the same game plan as he did in his previous fight.
With a 14-fight unbeaten streak, Ankalaev does look unstoppable as he’s likely to be the favourite in this title fight.
‘Poatan’ will be aiming for vengeance at Las Vegas as he tries to avenge his only Light Heavyweight loss in MMA.
Despite Pereira experiencing a slight downturn, it won’t stop him from recapturing the title and remaining one of the biggest stars in the UFC.
Dvalishvili vs Sandhagen is the official UFC 320 Co-Main Event
Cory Sandhagen finally gets his undisputed title shot, but it comes against the toughest 135-pounder of all time, Merab Dvalishvili.
The Georgian makes his third title defence after claiming two victories against Sean O’Malley and a win against Umar Nurmagomedov.
The #4 contender returned to the win column after a second-round TKO win against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Des Moines.
After Dvalishvili’s rematch triumph against O’Malley at UFC 316, he believed that Sandhagen should be next to fight for the belt.
‘The Machine’ is currently on a 13-fight win streak, the highest in the UFC Bantamweight division.
Eleven of those victories have been by unanimous decision, although he did win his last bout by submission.
The Colorado mixed martial artist has previously fought for an interim title, losing to Petr Yan at UFC 267.
While he has lost to the name that Dvalishvili has defeated, Sandhagen looks to make the most of his title opportunity.
Prochazka vs Rountree Jr takes place as a possible title eliminator
If there was a bout which would be a surprise for UFC fans, it’s undoubtedly this dream Light Heavyweight matchup.
Both Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr. share similarities, having defeated Jamahal Hill in their last fight.
However, not all are positive, as ‘BJP’ has suffered two knockout losses to Pereira, one in MSG and the other in Vegas.
Despite giving Pereira a tougher contest, ‘The War Horse’ lost by knockout in the fourth round at UFC 307.
The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion has been nothing but successful in the UFC, stopping every opponent he has faced.
However, he still eyes another title opportunity and cannot afford to lose at the T-Mobile Arena.
The California-born fighter has had more UFC experience, with his record recently looking more promising.
Rountree Jr. wants that second title shot, but for that to happen, he has to defeat another former champion.
Aspinall vs GaneAbu Dhabi for UFC 321
Finally, Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane will meet inside the Octagon with the Heavyweight title on the line.
A dream for British and French MMA fight fans, as Abu Dhabi has a respectable time zone for showcasing UFC fights.
It was believed that the #1 contender was offered to fight Aspinall for the interim belt at UFC 304.
However, the Frenchman declined due to his priorities of filming K.O. on Netflix.
Aspinall has stopped every opponent he has conquered, achieving the shortest average fight time in UFC history.
Despite wanting to fight Jon Jones, if the King of the Heavyweights does win at UFC 321, he is expected to cruise through the division.
‘Bon Gamin earned his third undisputed title shot in an unfortunate way, winning a controversial split decision against Alexander Volkov at UFC 310.
With title losses to Jones and Francis Ngannou, this is Gane’s ultimate chance of finally becoming the UFC Heavyweight Champion.