After heading to Australia for UFC 312, the Octagon returns to the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues.

Jared Cannonier returns to the cage for the first time since his loss to Caio Borralho in August. His opponent is Gregory Rodrigues, a former Legacy Fighting Alliance Middleweight Champion who is on a three-fight win streak.

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In the co-main event, Calvin Kattar will take on Moroccan fighter Youssef Zalal. Kattar is coming off a three-fight losing streak (one of those was a knee injury TKO), while Zalal has won three-fights in a row since coming into the UFC.

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Here is the full fight card:

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues

Main Card

Jared Cannonier vs Gregory Rodrigues

Calvin Kattar vs Youssef Zalal

Edmen Shahbazyan vs Dylan Budka

Ismael Boinfim vs Nazim Sadykhov

Rodolfo Vieira vs Andre Petroski

Connor Matthews vs Jose Delgado

Preliminary Card

Angela Hill vs Ketlen Souza

Jared Gordon vs Mashrabjon Ruzibaev

Rafael Estevam vs Jesus Aguilar

Gabriel Bonfim vs Khaos Williams

Vince Morales vs Elijah Smith

Don’Tale Mayes vs Valter Walker

Julia Avila vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti

Aussie fight fans can watch the card on ESPN 1 on Kayo or Foxtel, as well as UFC Fight Pass.

Credit: UFC YouTube Channel

By Josh Mercer

Josh is a journalist based in Broken Hill, working for 7 Spencer Gulf News. He loves all things Sports and Pop Culture.

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