The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) takes its act to Saskatchewan this Sunday, headlined by main event featuring two rising featherweight fighters — Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira.
Aside from the two, other fighters to watch include Erick Silva, Patrick Cote, and Chad Laprise. With a lineup filled with explosive combatants, UFC Fight Night 74 stands a good chance of outshining UFC Fight Night 73.
Holloway, 13–3, is riding on a six-match tear since losing to Connor McGregor in 2013. It seems that the fighter nicknamed 'Blessed' has found the proper antidote that has helped him string up three impressive wins.
His last opponent was Cub Swanson, whom he defeated via submission in the third round. Before eventually forcing Swanson to submit, Holloway was pretty much the dominant fighter using strikes and attempting three previous submissions before the final one finally became too much for Swanson.
On the other end is Oliveira who is also riding on a four match winning streak. His unfortunate victims included Andy Ogle, Hatsu Hioki, Jeremy Stephens, and Nik Lentz.
Oliveira has been known to come out swinging (or kicking) and such is expected in the main event. A win by Oliveira could potentially elevate him to a number one contender match or maybe even a title shot, if he is lucky. So there is pretty much a lot at stake in the main event.
Aside from the Holloway–Oliveira tiff, there is also a co-main event to watch.
This is the tiff pitting Neil Magny against Erick Silva, a welterweight joust.
Magny is hoping to get back on track after his seven-match winning streak got snapped with a loss to Demian Maia at UFC 190. He is actually a replacement for Rick Story.
Silva will try to keep his streak going with another win over Magny in a match that will see two different styles. Magny has been known to use a technical approach while Silva is more of an aggressive striker.
These two matches headline a night full of interesting cards so don't fail to catch it.
UFC Fight Night happens at Saskatchewan on Sunday, Aug. 23 starting at 6 p.m. EST (UFC Fight Pass) and 7 p.m. EST (FOX Sports 1). For those who are looking for a live stream of the event, you can check it out here.
The UFC Fight Night full main fight card can be seen below:
Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira
Neil Magny vs. Erick Silva
Patrick Cote vs. Josh Burkman
Chad Laprise vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Tony Sims
Maryna Moroz vs. Valerie Letourneau
