UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen

UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen (also known as UFC on ESPN 43) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 25, 2023, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, United States.[1][2]

UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
The poster for UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 25, 2023 (2023-03-25)
VenueAT&T Center
CitySan Antonio, Texas, United States
Event chronology
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

Background

The event will mark the promotion's third visit to San Antonio and first since UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards in July 2019.[1]

A bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen is expected to headline the event.[3] They were previously expected to headline UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield, but were rescheduled to this event for unknown reasons.[4]

Although it was not announced by the promotion, a rematch between Irene Aldana and former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Raquel Pennington was originally rumored to headline this event.[5] The pair previously met at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards, where Pennington won by a split decision.[6]

Sean Brady and Michel Pereira were expected to meet in a welterweight bout.[7] However, Brady pulled out in mid-February due to a tore groin and the bout was scrapped.[8]

Fight card
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen
Women's Bantamweight Holly Holm vs. Yana Santos
Flyweight Alex Perez vs. Manel Kape
Featherweight Alex Caceres vs. Nate Landwehr
Middleweight Chidi Njokuani vs. Albert Duraev
Featherweight Daniel Pineda vs. Tucker Lutz
Featherweight Steven Peterson vs. Lucas Alexander
Welterweight Trevin Giles vs. Preston Parsons
Women's Flyweight Liang Na vs. Brogan Walker-Sanchez
Flyweight C.J. Vergara vs. Daniel da Silva
Women's Flyweight Andrea Lee vs. Maycee Barber

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    Announced bouts

    See also

    References
    1. Jay Anderson (2022-12-08). "UFC heading to San Antonio for March 25, 2023 Fight Night event". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
    2. Nolan King (2022-12-08). "UFC officially announces early 2023 schedule: Dates, locations, and venues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
    3. Staff (2023-02-02). "Cory Sandhagen vs. Marlon Vera rebooked to headline March 25 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
    4. Mike Bohn (2022-12-23). "Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen to headline UFC Fight Night on Feb. 18". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
    5. Vipin Raghuwanshi (2023-01-26). "Irene Aldana vs Raquel Pennington 2 to Headline UFC San Antonio". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
    6. Heath Harshman (2019-07-20). "UFC San Antonio results: Raquel Pennington snaps Skid with split-decision win over Irene Aldana". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
    7. Drake Riggs (2022-12-26). "Sean Brady vs. Michel Pereira on tap for UFC San Antonio in March". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
    8. Staff (2023-02-11). "Sean Brady says he tore groin; UFC on ESPN 43 fight with Michel Pereira off". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
    9. "UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
    10. Nolan King (2023-02-13). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Feb. 6-12)". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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