In fact, considering Hall's flashy standup style, this could be the perfect pairing, one that might rekindle the old Silva sparkle one more time. As soon as the pandemic eases, here's hoping the UFC treats its Brazilian fans to a clash of all-time greats. Speaking of potential fireworks, Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event should not lack for excitement, with top featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung -- better known as "The Korean Zombie" -- squaring off. In the main event, Brian Ortega, who is ranked No. Amid heavy controversy, Ion Cutelaba and Magomed Ankalaev will run things back. Cutelaba (15-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Ankalaev (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will rematch less than two months after their UFC on ESPN+ 27 fight, when the two square off April 18 at UFC 249 in Brooklyn. Remember the MMA gods' creativity in interrupting Khabib-Tony? Ion Cutelaba via first-round TKO (0:38) UFC Fight Cards. I'd say they've done OK for themselves at the heavier weight. Will the UFC turn to one of its most highly anticipated matchups -- Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou for the heavyweight crown -- to headline its last pay-per-view event of the year? It's just a few weeks later. The full UFC 254 fight card has been revealed, and there’s one less fight on the bill. • Prelims: ESPN+, 4 p.m. Lines last updated Saturday at 4:20 a.m. PRELIMINARY CARD: Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa. Silva already was over the hill and a step behind when he faced Michael Bisping in 2016, and later that year he didn't belong in the cage with Daniel Cormier, who was light heavyweight champion at the time. Imagine Ferguson against any of the top 170-pound fighters in the world. The co-main event on the card features former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker taking on Jared Cannonier in a pivotal fight at 185 pounds. ET Et voila! But in no way is he a mismatch for Silva. Alexander Volkanovski welcomes new contender in Brian Ortega: ‘Finally we have some direction in this division’. UFC 254 video: Cold open teases epic main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje, Here’s the opening to the UFC 254 pay-per-view as Ron Perlman voices the final promo ahead of the epic main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje, Video: Said Nurmagomedov open to serving as possible replacement opponent at UFC 254. Everyone wins. Magomed Ankalaev def. But he's 45 years old now and has lost a step. Would beating Jung be enough for Ortega to earn another crack at the title? The card is headlined by a lightweight title unification bout at the top as undisputed champ Khabib Nurmagomedov faces off with interim champ Justin Gaethje. The eyes of the MMA world were locked onto Saturday’s lightweight championship showdown between Teofimo Lopez and Vasyl Lomachenko. He has also lost his past two fights -- and six of his last eight. It's impossible to know if the weight cut played a factor, but Ferguson cut the weight twice in a three-week stretch. I'll believe Ankalaev and Cuțelaba will share the Octagon at UFC 254 for a proper uninterrupted fight when the door shuts behind them and Bruce Buffer steps out of the way. It's impossible to know. I don't think it's controversial to say Ferguson didn't look like himself against Justin Gaethje in that May loss at UFC 249. Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez full fight video highlights. There's bad blood with this matchup, but there's also a potential title shot on the line for the winner. That was ill-advised. But Hall? At 6’1 from Moldova, he’ll be two inches shorter than his opponent, but with the same reach. Cutelaba is 15-5, 4-4 in the UFC, and averages 5.29 strikes per minute and 2.59 takedowns per full 15-minute fight. He fought at 170 earlier in his career and a weight cut wouldn't be so drastic. And yet, I'm not ready to declare that Hall is too much for even this humdrum version of Silva to handle. One of those, however, the Kamaru Usman-Gilbert Burns welterweight title fight, was recently postponed, and the UFC 256 card on Dec. 12 needs a new main event. He’s run roughshod over contenders such as Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier and now he faces a post-fight bonus machine in Gaethje, who’s coming off a statement performance over Tony Ferguson where he captured the interim lightweight title. Murphy: A law attributed to a distant relative of mine says, "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." He nearly had one, but his scheduled lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov fell through amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ferguson instead took on Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight championship and lost, snapping his 12-fight win streak. Khabib Nurmagomedov is the UFC's most dominant champion. Until then, they should both avoid black cats, ladders and mirrors poorly secured. That's not a small man by any stretch. Calvin Kattar has been great, but he lost to Magomedsharipov last year. Even the original meeting landing on Leap Day for the first time in UFC history makes it more bizarre. As we know, Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson is already on the Dec. 12 card, and I really like the idea of the two best female fighters in the UFC -- and, dare I say, the world -- Nunes and Shevchenko, fighting on the same card. Subscribe to ESPN+ to get exclusive live UFC events, weigh-ins and more; Ariel and the Bad Guy; Dana White's Contender Series; and more exclusive MMA content. A week ahead of the event, we've been handed the opening video package for UFC 254. The UFC isn't lacking intriguing main events for its remaining 2020 schedule. Dana White has said this will be the last time we see Silva in the Octagon, and as UFC president, he will have a say in the matter. Ankalaev (-323) is the overwhelming favorite in this fight over Cutelaba (+255), and rightly so after his extremely rapid dismantling of the Moldovan in their last meeting. The full UFC 254 fight card has been revealed, and there’s one less fight on the bill. Ariel Helwani and Marc Raimondi look at which fights can headline UFC 256 with Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns being postponed. Miocic earned a convincing unanimous decision win over Ngannou in January 2018. He has never missed weight and surely he's a pro at cutting. Pros react to Teofimo Lopez vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko showdown. 6. Also read: UFC Vegas 8: Full Fight Card, Date, Time, and Streaming Details. The promotion was unable to secure Makhachev a new opponent on short notice, and the Russian fighter was ultimately pulled from the event. UFC Confirms Ion Cutelaba Vs. Magomed Ankalaev is Off. Magomed Ankalaev def. Ion Cutelaba vs. Magomed Ankalaev is certainly that following a controversial early … Ion Cutelaba (+320) vs. Magomed Ankalaev (-405) Weight Class: Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) It doesn’t get much better than a low-key fight that turns into a highly anticipated banger. Saturday's UFC Fight Night features two fights with title implications. UFC 254: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje -- Start time, how to watch and full fight card. 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But Silva deserves a swan-song showcase against a fellow legend of similar vintage. In four attempted bookings of Ankalaev-Cuțelaba, by comparison, we've seen 38 more seconds of action, and that was interrupted by arguably the worst stoppage of the year. "Shogun" is only 38, but he's at the same place in his vaunted career as Silva is in his. Tony Ferguson would no doubt love a title shot. Silva shouldn't have been fed to Israel Adesanya, who was 14 years younger and in his prime, when they met last February. Full UFC 256 Fight Card Khabib Nurmagomedov -300 vs. Justin Gaethje +240, lightweight title ... Magomed Ankalaev -270 vs. Ion Cutelaba +220, light heavyweights Stefan Struve -125 vs. …

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