ENGLAND lights up on Sunday (Manila time) as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brings its live event “UFC Fight Night 127” featuring the heavyweight clash between former champ Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum of Brazil against Russian Alexander “Drago” Volkov.
Happening at the 02 Arena in London, the UFC event will also have the light heavyweight battle between Jimi “Poster Boy” Manuwa (#4) and Jan Blanchowicz (#11) as co-main event.
Mr. Werdum (23-7-1) is currently riding a two-fight winning streak with the last one coming at the expense of Marcin Tybura by unanimous decision last November.
He is angling to use his upcoming fight for another shot at the title he latched onto in June 2015 before losing it 11 months later to reigning champion Stipe Miocic.
The same title shot is what Mr. Volkov (29-6) is looking at, banking on the momentum he has built after winning five straight.
His last victory came in September last year over Stefan Struve by technical knockout due to punches in the third round.
It was his third straight win in the UFC after previously parading his wares at M-1 Challenge and Bellator.
Other fights in the main card of UFC Fight Night 127 are those between bantamweight Tom “Fire Kid” Duquesnoy and Terrion “Flash” Ware and welterweight Leon “Rocky” Edwards (#15) against Peter Sobotta.
UFC Fight Night 127: Werdum vs Volkov will be shown live on Sunday, beginning at 5 a.m. over Hyper Ch. 91 in SD or 261 in HD on Cignal TV. Encore telecast is at 12 noon and 6 p.m. on the same day.
In the Philippines, Cignal TV, the country’s foremost direct-to-home (DTH) company, is the home of the UFC after the two groups agreed to an extensive deal that will see the UFC beamed on various platforms. — MASM
