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This weekend’s UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas has lost a fight, but another upcoming event on November 8 has also gained a new bout as a result.
Miles Johns needed a new opponent after Muin Gafurov pulled out of their UFC Fight Night 264 bout. And as it happens, Daniel Marcos now has had his opponent for that show, Felipe Lima (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), fall off with an injury.
In the co-headliner, Tom Aspinall’s training partner Ante Delija celebrated like he had won after he poked Waldo Cortes-Acosta in the eye and proceeded to land follow-up strikes. However, Cortes-Acosta was given time to recover and he came back to knock out Delija inside of the opening round.
Former UFC star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson” believes the UFC can guarantee more entertaining fights by drastically increasing post-fight bonuses.
Haqparast (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) has been in the UFC since 2017, but is currently on the longest winning streak of his promotional tenure. As he enters UFC 321, Haqparast rides a five-fight winning streak that includes victories against John Makdessi, Landon Quinones, Jamie Mullarkey, Jared Gordon, and Esteban Ribovics.
Nickal fought on last year’s Madison Square Garden card at UFC 309 as well as UFC 300, which is arguably the UFC’s biggest event to date. During the UFC Vegas 110 broadcast on Saturday, the promotion rolled out a new bout order for UFC 322 on Nov. 15.
Rampage Jackson believes UFC bonuses should increase to $1 million to make better fights. Jackson’s comments follow UFC 321 this past weekend, where Tom Aspinall’s main event with
Peña is a two-time women's bantamweight champion, with one of those reigns made possible by one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, her 2021 submission win over Amanda Nunes. Peña's four most recent appearances have all been in title bouts, so she's built for big moments. -- Wagenheim