With UFC 316 still a week away, the promotion will host a Fight Night at the UFC Apex. No. 4 Erin Blanchfield will headline the event against No. 5 Maycee Barber. This fight has massive stakes in the women’s flyweight division, and the winner could be next in line to fight the champion, Valentina Shevchenko.
Blanchfield is a -245 favorite on DraftKings Sportsbook, and Barber is a +200 underdog. Barber is returning after 14 months away from the Octagon due to an illness, while Blanchfield is coming off a massive victory against Rose Namajunas. Barber hit the scale on Friday at 126.5 pounds. Even though she has been away, Barber is riding a six-fight win streak. Natalia Silva and Blanchfield have been on great runs lately, but Barber is still heavily in that group at 125 pounds.
In the co-main event of this card, No. 7 Mateusz Gamrot will face Ludovit Klein in a three-round lightweight bout. Although Gamrot is ranked inside the top 10 in the lightweight division, and Klein isn’t, this is still an incredibly close matchup. The odds tell you the same as Gamrot is -155, with Klein being +130.
Another exciting fight on the main card is a light heavyweight bout between Dustin Jacoby and Bruno Lopes. Jacoby is coming off an impressive knockout win over Vitor Petrino. He is all action when he steps into the cage, having won his previous three contests by KO/TKO. Lopes is also a finishing machine, with 11 of his 14 career wins coming by finish. He is only 1-0 in the UFC but is a former LFA champion. On DraftKings Sportsbook, Jacoby is a -192 favorite, Lopes is +160.
Andreas Gustafsson was initially slated to face Trevin Giles on this card. But Giles reportedly suffered an injury after his weight cut. Ketlen Vieira vs. Macy Chiasson will now be contested at 145 pounds after Vieira struggled to make weight.
The Prelims begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the Main Card starting at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Check out the entire 10-fight card below.
Main Card | 9:00 p.m. ET | ESPN/ESPN+
| Matchup: | Records: | Weight Class: | Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook: |
| #4 Erin Blanchfield vs. #5 Maycee Barber Main Event | 13-2 (7-1 UFC) vs. 14-2 (9-2 UFC) | W Flyweight | -245 vs. +200 |
| #7 Mateusz Gamrot vs. Ludovit Klein | 24-3 (7-3 UFC) vs. 23-4-1 (7-2-1 UFC) | Lightweight | -155 vs. +130 |
| Billy Ray Goff vs. Seokhyeon Ko | 9-3 (1-1 UFC) vs. 11-5 (3-3 UFC) | Welterweight | -395 vs. +310 |
| Dustin Jacoby vs. Bruno Lopes | 20-9-1 (8-6-1 UFC) vs. 14-1 (1-0 UFC) | Light Heavyweight | -192 vs. +160 |
| Ketlen Vieira vs. Macy Chiasson | 14-4 (8-4 UFC) vs. 11-3 (8-3 UFC) | W Batamweight | +114 vs. -135 |
| Zachary Reese vs. Dusko Todorovic | 8-2 (2-2 UFC) vs. 12-5 (3-5 UFC) | Middleweight | -205 vs. +170 |
Prelims | 6:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+
| Matchup: | Records: | Weight Class: | Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook: |
| Jafel Filho vs. Allan Nascimento | 16-3 (2-1 UFC) vs. 20-6 (2-1 UFC) | Flyweight | +110 vs. -130 |
| Kurt Holobaugh vs. Jordan Leavitt | 22-9 (2-6 UFC) vs. 11-3 (4-3 UFC) | Lightweight | +200 vs. -245 |
| MarQuel Mederos vs. Bolaji Oki | 10-1 vs. 9-2 (1-1 UFC) | Lightweight | -375 vs. +295 |
| Rayanne dos Santos vs. Alice Ardelean | 14-8 (0-2 UFC) vs. 9-7 (0-2 UFC) | W Strawweight | -225 vs. +185 |
