UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez will kick off the new era for the company, which will see UFC Fight Nights moving to ESPN. The first fight night will have former heavyweight title contender Francis Ngannou facing former UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez.
The promotion has also released additional fights on the card, which will also see James Vick facing Paul Felder in the co-main event. Below are the announced fights thus far.
UFC Fight Night On ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
#3 Francis Ngannou (12-3) vs. Cain Velasquez (14-2)
#11 James Vick (13-2) vs. #15 Paul Felder (15-4)
#5 Jimmie Rivera (22-2) vs. #7 Aljamain Sterling (16-3)
#11 Cortney Casey (8-6) vs. #12 Cynthia Calvillo (7-1)
Andre Fili (18-6) vs. Myles Jury (17-3)
Alex Caceres (14-11) vs. Kron Gracie(4-0)
Vicente Luque (14-6-1) vs. Bryan Barberena (13-5)
#11 Ashlee Evans-Smith (6-3) vs. #13 Andrea Lee (9-2)
Renan Barao (34-7) vs. Luke Sanders (13-3)
Benito Lopez (9-0) vs. Manny Bermudez (13-0)
Scott Holtzman (12-2) vs. Nik Lentz (29-9)
Jessica Penne (12-5) vs. Jodie Esquibel (6-4)
Alexandra Albu (3-0) vs. Emily Whitmire (3-2)