The Octagon is back inside the Fight Capital of the World this weekend as UFC on ESPN+ 97: Tuivasa vs. Tybura takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The main event is a five-round heavyweight bout pitting knockout artist and fan favorite Tai Tuivasa against long-time veteran Marcin Tybura. Both are looking to get back into the win column as Tuivasa is on a three-fight losing skid, while Tybura is trying to rebound from a loss to Tom Aspinall.
In the co-main event, former TUF winner Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa square off in a welterweight fight with both looking for their third straight win. Also on the main card is a light heavyweight bout between Ovince Saint Preux and Kennedy Nzechukwu; a battle of top-ten women's bantamweights as Pannie Kianzad takes on Macy Chiasson; and a middleweight fight between veterans Gerald Meerschaert and Bryan Barberena.
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> Bantamweights- Charalampos Grigoriou (8-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Chad Anheliger (12-7, 1-2 UFC)
> Lightweights- Thiago Moises (17-7, 6-5 UFC) vs. Mitch Ramirez (8-1, 0-0 UFC)
> Women's Strawweights- Jaqueline Amorim (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Cory McKenna (8-2, 3-1 UFC)
> Featherweights*- Josh Culibao (11-2-1, 3-2-1 UFC) vs. Danny Silva (8-1, 0-0 UFC)
*Silva missed weight by 2.5 pounds
> Flyweights- Jafel Filho (15-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (12-6, 4-4 UFC)
> Women's Bantamweights*- #13 Josiane Nunes (10-1, 3-0 UFC) vs. #14 Chelsea Chandler (5-2, 1-1 UFC)
*Chandler missed weight by one pound
> Lightweights*- Natan Levy (8-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Mike Davis (10-2, 3-1 UFC)
*Levy missed weight by a half-pound
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> Middleweights- Gerald Meerschaert (35-17, 10-9 UFC) vs. Bryan Barberena (18-11, 9-9 UFC)
> Women's Bantamweights- #6 Pannie Kianzad (16-7, 5-4 UFC) vs. #10 Macy Chiasson (8-3, 6-3 UFC)
> Featherweights- Christian Rodriguez (10-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Isaac Dulgarian (6-0, 1-0 UFC)
> Light Heavyweights- Ovince Saint Preux (26-17, 14-12 UFC) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (12-4, 6-4 UFC)
> Welterweights- Bryan Battle (10-2, 5-1 UFC) vs. Ange Loosa (10-3, 2-1 UFC)
> Heavyweights- #9 Tai Tuivasa (15-6, 8-6 UFC) vs. #10 Marcin Tybura (24-8, 11-7 UFC)
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