With those cards getting crowded, let's take a look at what might be in the immediate future for some of the UFC's other premier names. Julianna Peña for the women's bantamweight title. 11 will feature Charles Oliveira's lightweight title defense against Dustin Poirier, plus Brandon Moreno defending his flyweight belt in a trilogy bout against rival and former champ Deiveson Figueiredo, and Amanda Nunes vs. Zhang Weili for the strawweight title will co-headline. Kamaru Usman will defend his welterweight belt against Colby Covington at UFC 268 on Nov.

The UFC has already announced its big-show main events through December. Other stars, such as contenders Leon Edwards and Joanna Jedrzejczyk, don't yet have dance partners or bout dates yet, either. The UFC's year-end slate is taking shape, and the promotion is already starting to fill in some big fights for 2022.Ĭonspicuous by their absences are some prominent, pay-per-view-headlining-caliber names, including Nate Diaz, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and the Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson-crowned BMF himself, Jorge Masvidal. Where are they? Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal among the UFC stars with no fights lined upĮditor's note: On the day of publication, a fight for Francis Ngannou vs. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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