Tecia Torres and Raquel Pennington, a couple competing in the UFC women’s divisions, both took home wins at UFC on ESPN 11, which was also the first time they competed on the same fight card. Torres defeated Brianna Van Buren on the preliminary card and Pennington defeated Marion Reneau on the main card. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC on ESPN 11, taking place at the UFC Apex on June 20, will feature 12 bouts. In the main event, heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Curtis Blaydes will look to prove who’s the next top contender in the division. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ahead of UFC on ESPN 11 on June 20, the 24 fighters competing in the event stepped on the scale at official weigh-ins at the UFC Apex. Frank Camacho, who’s expected to face Justin Jaynes in a lightweight contest, was the only fighter to miss weight and came in two pounds over the 156-pound limit. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The UFC 246 fight card, featuring a welterweight main event between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone, is official, minus one planned bout. In place of Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso, a bantamweight bout between Brian Kelleher and Ode’ Osbourne will move up to the pay-per-view main card. All fighters competing on the card faced off during the ceremonial weigh-ins at The Park Theater.
UFC 246 will be headlined by a welterweight bout between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone. While both of the main event fighters made weight, a strawweight bout between Claudia Gadelha and Alexa Grasso was scratched by the Nevada Athletic Commission when Grasso came in 5.5 pounds over the weight limit. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With UFC 246 fight week underway, fighters from five featured bouts, including the co-main event women’s bantamweight contest between Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington, faced off at media day in Las Vegas. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
