The Octagon is back in Sin City this weekend as UFC action returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN 61. Headlining this weekend’s card is a rematch between top-ten ranked heavyweights as eighth-ranked Marcin Tybura battles ninth-ranked Serghei Spivac. The two first fought in February 2020, a fight Tybura won by decision. Tybura has gone 7-2 since that fight, winning three of his last four, while Spivac has gone 6-2 since then, looking to get back into the win column after suffering a loss in his last fight. Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between Damon Jackson and Chepe Mariscal; welterweight prospect Danny Barlow battles debuting Nikolay Veretennikov; Chris Gutierrez takes on short-notice opponent Quang Le in his debut in bantamweight action; and a battle of ranked women’s bantamweights as Yana Santos takes on Chelsea Chandler. ESPN PRELIMS | 5 PM ET/2 PM PT > Women’s Strawweights- Stephanie Luciano (5-1-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Talita Alencar (5-0-1, 1-0 UFC) > Featherweights- Yousse
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