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UFC on ESPN+ 38 (UFC on ESPN + Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie) takes place Saturday, October 17th from the Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Main Card (Live on ESPN+, 10:00 PM EST)
-Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung vs
-Jessica Andrade vs. Katlyn Chookagian
-Modestas Bukauskas vs. Jimmy Crute
-Thomas Almeida vs. Jonathan Martinez
Preliminary Card (Live on ESPN+, 7:00 PM EST)
-Mateusz Gamrot vs. Guram Kutateladze
-Poliana Botelho vs. Gillian Robertson
-James Krause vs. Claudio Silva
-Jun Yong Park vs. John Phillips
-Jamie Mullarkey vs. Fares Ziam
-Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Maxim Grishin
-Said Nurmagomedov vs. Mark Striegl
Event Background
Without fans in attendance, the promotion does not have to worry about the local timing of the event, so the plan is to proceed with normal timing for prime time hours on the east coast of North America. The main card is scheduled to begin at 3:00 am (October 18) local time in Abu Dhabi, with a full preliminary card beginning at approximately 12:00 am Gulf Standard Time.
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung has been slated to serve as the event headliner. The duo was previously scheduled to main event UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie in December 2019. However, Ortega pulled out of the fight with a knee injury and was replaced by former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.
A women’s flyweight bout between former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade and former flyweight title challenger Jessica Eye was briefly linked to the event. However, the pairing never materialized due to lingering injuries for Eye. Andrade is now expected to face another former flyweight title challenger in Katlyn Chookagian.
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