The Octagon returns to Kansas City for the first time since April 2017 with UFC on ESPN 44 from the T-Mobile Center, featuring an excellent card headlined by an exciting featherweight bout with one of the all-time greats in UFC history.
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway looks to start another run at the title when he returns to action against the ultra-tough Arnold Allen in the five-round headliner. Holloway is fighting for the first time since a title fight loss to Alexander Volkanovski at July's UFC 276 as he looks to start another run towards the title.
Allen has been super impressive during his UFC run as he's undefeated inside the Octagon at 10-0 and has won twelve straight overall.
In the co-main event, it's another fun featherweight bout as Edson Barboza takes on Billy Quarantillo. The main card also features Dustin Jacoby vs. Azamat Murzakanov, Tanner Boser vs. Ion Cutelaba, Pedro Munhoz vs. Chris Gutierrez, and fan favorite Clay Guida vs. Rafa Garcia kicking off the main card.
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> Women's Bantamweights*- Joselyne Edwards (12-4, 3-2 UFC) vs. Lucie Pudilova (14-7, 3-5 UFC)
*Edwards missed weight by one pound
> Bantamweights- Aaron Phillips (12-4, 0-3 UFC) vs. Gaston Bolanos (6-3, 0-0 UFC)
> Women's Strawweights- Bruna Brasil (8-2-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Denise Gomes (6-2, 0-1 UFC)
> Lightweights- Lando Vannata (12-6-2, 4-6-2 UFC) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (12-1, 0-1 UFC)
> Women's Strawweights- Gillian Robertson (11-7, 8-5 UFC) vs. Piera Rodriguez (9-0, 2-0 UFC)
> Light Heavyweights- Zak Cummings (24-7, 9-4 UFC) vs. Ed Herman (24-15 1 NC, 13-11 1 NC UFC)
> Flyweights- #4 Brandon Royval (14-6, 4-2 UFC) vs. #5 Matheus Nicolau (19-2-1, 7-1 UFC)
> Featherweights- Bill Algeo (16-7, 3-3 UFC) vs. TJ Brown (17-9, 3-3 UFC)
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> Lightweights- Clay Guida (38-22, 18-16 UFC) vs. Rafa Garcia (15-3, 3-3 UFC)
> Bantamweights- #9 Pedro Munhoz (19-7 2 NC, 9-7 2 NC) vs. #13 Chris Gutierrez (19-3-2, 7-1-1 UFC)
> Light Heavyweights- Tanner Boser (20-9-1, 4-4 UFC) vs. Ion Cutelaba (16-9-1 1 NC, 5-8-1 UFC)
> Light Heavyweights- #13 Dustin Jacoby (18-6-1, 6-3-1 UFC) vs. #15 Azamat Murzakanov (12-0, 2-0 UFC)
> Featherweights- #14 Edson Barboza (22-11, 16-11 UFC) vs. Billy Quarantillo (17-4, 5-2 UFC)
> Featherweights- #2 Max Holloway (23-7, 19-7 UFC) vs. #4 Arnold Allen (19-1, 10-0 UFC)
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