UFC mixed martial arts event in 2020
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till (also known as UFC Fight Night 174 and UFC on ESPN+ 32) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 25, 2020 at the UFC Fight Island facility on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1]
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This event will be the fourth and final UFC Fight Island event scheduled to take place on Yas Island in July 2020, following UFC 251, UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige and UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2, as part of a plan to facilitate the hosting of events involving fighters impacted by U.S. travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) and former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Darren Till has been slated to serve as the event headliner.[2]
Additionally, the event will include fighters that were pulled from other events previously cancelled, as well as the following bouts:
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^ a b Farah Hannoun (2020-06-09). “UFC ‘Fight Island’ is … Yas Island, Abu Dhabi”. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:”””””””‘””‘”}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background-image:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png”);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg”);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background-image:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png”);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg”);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background-image:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png”);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg”);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:9px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-image:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png”);background-image:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg”);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:12px;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}
^ Parviz Iskenderov (2020-05-29). “Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till to headline July 25 card on UFC Fight Island”. fightmag.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^ Nolan King (2020-06-04). “Dana White: UFC books Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Mauricio Rua 3 for July 25”. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
^ Staff (2020-02-20). “Shogun and Minotouro face off for the third time at UFC 250 in São Paulo”. globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18. (in Portuguese)
^ a b Staff (2020-04-09). “Jose Aldo among Brazilians out of UFC 250 and beyond because of visa issues during pandemic”. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
^ Marcelo Barone (2020-05-23). “Ultimate plans to reschedule fight between Bethe Correia and Pannie Kianzad for July, on Fight Island”. globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18. (in Portuguese)
^ a b Mike Heck (2020-06-18). “UFC announces full lineups for July events on ‘Fight Island,’ including four title fights”. mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
^ a b Farah Hannoun (2020-03-24). “Dana White: All called-off fights, including Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards, are being rescheduled”. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
^ “UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till”. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Whittaker_vs._Till