UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik
| UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 28, 2020 | |||
| Venue | Nationwide Arena | |||
| City | Columbus, Ohio | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik (also known as UFC Fight Night 171 and UFC on ESPN+ 29) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is planned to take place on March 28, 2020 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[1][2][3]
Background
The UFC returns to Ohio for the first time since UFC 203 in 2016 and to Columbus for the first time in over 11 years, since UFC 96 in 2009.[1]
While not officially announced by the organization, a heavyweight bout between Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik is expected to headline the event.[4]
Fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | vs. | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | ||||
| Bantamweight | Raphael Assunção | vs. | Cody Garbrandt | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Staff (December 12, 2019). "Ohio bound: UFC books March date in Columbus for first time in 11 years". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Damon Martin (2019-12-12). "UFC returns to Columbus for first time in 10 years with March 28 card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ Jay Pettry. "Columbus to Host UFC Event in March for First Time in Over 10 Years". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ Clyde Aidoo (2019-12-13). "BREAKING: Francis Ngannou Faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik in Columbus". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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