UFC Fight Night From Mexico City September 21, 2019

The UFC Returns to Mexico City this weekend
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The UFC returns to Mexico City this weekend with a much-anticipated matchup between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens at Lightweight headlining the event.  This will be the first time Rodriguez has been back in the Octagon since he scored a last-second knock out victory over Chan Sung Jung at the end of last year. Stephens meanwhile has found himself on a two-fight losing streak but is hoping that his previously demonstrated one-punch knockout power will put in back in the win column after this weekend.

The co-main event features an interesting battle between former strawweight champion Carla Esparza and the rapidly rising Alexa Grasso.  The two are ranked eight and nine respectively in the division, so it should be a close-run thing, and give the victor a chance of moving into title challenger contention.

Rest of Fight Card

Brandon Moreno Vs Askar Askarov         Flyweight

Irene Aldana Vs Vanessa Melo                 Bantamweight

Martin Bravo Vs Steven Peterson           Featherweight

Jose Quinonez Vs Carlos Huachin          Bantamweight

Marco Polo Reyes Vs Kyle Nelson           Featherweight

Ariane Carnelossi Vs Angela Hill             Strawweight

Sergio Pettis Vs Alex Perez                       Flyweight

Vinicius Moreira Vs Paul Craig                Light Heavyweight

Sijara Eubanks Vs Bethe Correia             Bantamweight

Claudio Puelles Vs Marco Mariano          Lightweight