Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 25th anniversary celebration is coming to Denver and the festivities will be capped by a fight between The Answer and The Korean Zombie.
Former champion Frankie Edgar (21-6-1), the No. 3-ranked featherweight in UFC, is set to face No. 9 Chan Sung Jung (14-4) in the main event of the Nov. 10 Fight Night card at the Pepsi Center.
Also announced on the lineup is a welterweight bout between Colorado’s own Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (33-11) and Mike Perry (12-3). Cerrone is ranked No. 12 in the division. The show will be broadcast live on FS1.
“I get to go home to Denver and put on a show with Mike Perry,” . “It’s not going to be any confusion. He’s definitely going to meet me in the middle (of the octagon) and throw … down. I can’t wait.”
The show, announced in July, is the official anniversary celebration to commemorate the company’s beginnings at UFC 1, which took place in front of 7,800 people at . UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie, a Brazilian jiujitsu expert, was crowned the first champion after winning a tournament that included fighters from various disciplines.
The last time UFC was in Denver was Jan. 29, 2017 — Valentina Shevchenko defeated Juliana Peña in a women’s bantamweight bout to headline the show.
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