UFC Vegas 76 is headlined by a middleweight fight between Sean Strickland and Abusupiyan Magomedov.
UFC President Dana White announced the five-round main event during a special announcement Thursday evening on the promotion’s YouTube channel. UFC Vegas 76 takes place July 1 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
According to White, the brash Strickland is taking on a challenge in Magomedov that “literally nobody wants to fight.” Magomedov made his octagon debut this past September after a rash of cancellations, taking on Dustin Stoltzfus and stopping him with a front kick and punches in the first round.
In Strickland, Magomedov faces an aggressive striker whose relentless pressure pays big dividends. Strickland most recently put down another contender, Nassourdine Imavov, to rebound from a decision loss to one-time title challenger Jared Cannonier.
The July 1 booking will mark Strickland’s fourth fight in 12 months. He is 1-2 after his loss to Cannonier and a knockout loss to now-former champ Alex Pereira.
What a warrior
Sean gets way too much hate.
Also who da fook is dat guy
Never heard of the opponent, and he’s getting a Main Event! Crazy days we’re living in.
UFC Vegas 76 Main Event On ESPN/ ESPN+:
185 lbs.: Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov
UFC Vegas 76 Main Card, Prelims on ESPN/ ESPN+:
170 lbs.: Kevin Lee vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov
125 lbs.: Melissa Gatto vs. Ariane Lipski
145 lbs.: Khusein Askhabov vs. Joanderson Brito
170 lbs.: Max Griffin vs. Michael Morales
185 lbs.: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Brunno Ferreira
125 lbs.: Luana Carolina vs. Ivana Petrovic
155 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Damir Ismagulov
155 lbs.: Ismael Bonfim vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
155 lbs.: Jordan Leavitt vs. Elves Brener
Is this Saturday?
No.
The dude he’s fighting is a beast and no one wants to fight this guy…Sean should get more respect he will take on dudes that are terrible for his style because h believes in his tkd which is phenomenal so don’t blame him but he takes on these dudes and fights often rarely putting on a boring fight. Hespect
TT says July 1 SLR 
Eye try to keep things current round these farts
EVENT INFO
- Date: July 1, 2023
- Start Time: Prelims 4 pm ET, Main Card 7 pm ET
- Location: UFC Apex Arena, Paradise, NV, US
UFC Vegas 76 fight card
Main Card
- Sean Strickland (-170) vs. Abus Magomedov (+145)
- Damir Ismagulov (-150) vs. Grant Dawson (+130)
- Kevin Lee (+190) vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov (-225)
- Alexandr Romanov (-120) vs. Blagoy Ivanov (+100)
- Ariane Lipski (+140) vs. Melissa Gatto (-165)
Preliminary Card
- Max Griffin (+175) vs. Michael Morales (-205)
- Guram Kutateladze (-380) vs. Elves Brener (+310)
- Abdul Razak Alhassan (+140) vs. Brunno Ferreira (-165)
- Benoit Saint-Denis (+230) vs. Ismael Bonfim (-275)
- Ivana Petrović (-210) vs. Luana Carolina (+180)
- Yana Santos (+155) vs. Macy Chiasson (-180)
