A top 15 flyweight match-up is the newest addition to UFC 253.Number 14 ranked contender Jordan Espinosa will square off with number 15 David Dvorak on September 19th. Its expected that UFC 253 will take place at either UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, or Flash Forum on Yas Island.
Albuquerque’s Espinosa is 2-2 inside the octagon. At UFC Fight Night Eye vs. Calvillo, “Chino” danced and jabbed his way past Mark de la Rosa, for his sixth win in his last eight fights. A wrestler since his youth, the Luttrell/Yee product has been utilizing his striking to pick wins in the UFC, you must remember he has seven submission wins. Czech Republic’s, Dvorak made his octagon debut in March defeating Bruno Silva by unanimous decision extending his win streak to 14 in a row. Dvorak has finishes in 15 of his 18 wins, eight by knockout, seven by submission.
UFC 253 Card
- Middleweight Title Bout: (champ) Israel Adesanya (19-0) vs. Paulo Costa (13-0)
- Women’s Strawweight Bout: Mackenzie Dern (8-1) vs. Randa Markos (10-8-1)
- Featherweight Bout: Hakeem Dawodu (11-1-1) vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (19-4-1)
- Heavyweight Bout: Ciryl Gane (6-0) vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-5)
- Bantamweight Bout: Casey Kenney (14-2-1) vs. Heili Alateng (14-7-1)
- Flyweight Bout: Jordan Espinosa (15-7) vs. David Dvorak (18-3)
