With five Brazilians on the card, Max Holloway and Arnold Allen face each other in the main fight of UFC Kansas City

Max Holloway when weighing the UFC Kansas City (Photo: Instagram/@ufc_brasil)

O UFC Kansas City, which takes place this Saturday (15), features in its main fight a crucial duel for the featherweight division (up to 65,7kg). Former division champion and current number two in the ranking, Max Holloway begins a new journey with an eye on another title fight. Before the ‘Blessed’, there will be the English prospect arnold allen, fourth in the classification. In total, 14 fights are scheduled for the event, which will feature five Brazilians on the card.

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Since 2013, no featherweight not named Alexander Volkanovsky managed to win Max Holloway in the most famous octagon in the world. Even with three defeats in three fights against the current champion, the former belt owner showed confidence in winning the right to a fourth fight against the Australian. In the main fight of UFC Kansas City, the ‘Blessed One’ will come face to face with arnold allen in a duel that can be seen as a possible 'passing of the baton' in the category.

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Number four in the rankings in the division led by Volkanovski, Allen will find UFC Kansas City the biggest challenge of his career. Before Max Holloway, the English prospect will try to maintain his 10-fight unbeaten record in Ultimate and get closer to a possible title shot. If he beats 'Blessed', Arnold could be honored with the 'honor' of awaiting the unification of the category's belts, scheduled for July 08th.

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E. Barboza fights B. Quarantillo this Saturday (15). Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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Ultimate veteran and former lightweight standout (up to 70,3kg), the Brazilian Edson Barboza tries to shake off the bad phase and win again after two consecutive defeats. On the other side of the octagon will be Billy quarantillo, an experienced North American who is trying to eliminate irregularities and start a sequence of victories, which has not been achieved since 2020.

Still on the main card, the veteran Peter Munhoz is another who will try to overcome his bad form and prove that he can still be a relevant athlete in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2kg). With just one victory in his last five fights, the Brazilian fighter will face the American Chris Gutierrez, which is going through an excellent phase and has not been defeated since November 2018.

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Hidden on the preliminary card, a crucial duel that will shake up the top-5 of the flyweight division (up to 56,7kg). Number five in the ranking, the Brazilian Matheus Nicolau will measure forces against the North American Brandon royval, fourth in the classification. The winner of the clash could become the next challenger in the category led by Brandon Moreno.

In the third fight of the night, a duel between Brazilian strawweights (up to 52,2 kg) promises to excite the audience already present at the arena in Kansas City. Hired via 'Contender Series', the Paraná native Bruna Brazil makes his debut in the largest MMA organization in the world against Rio Grande do Sul Denise Gomes who debuted with defeat in September 2022 and really needs a triumph this Saturday.

With 14 fights scheduled, the UFC Kansas City It is scheduled to start at 18:30 pm (Brasília time). The event can be watched in full via UFC Fight Pass, Ultimate's streaming platform.

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O SUPER FIGHTS will broadcast the first two fights of the UFC Kansas City in video. Our coverage starts at 18pm (Brasília time). The remaining duels will be followed in REAL TIME, in our minute by minute, with texts, photos and videos of the best moments of all the fights.

O SUPER FIGHTS will still cover the UFC Kansas City by the YouTube and on our channel Twitch with narration, commentary and videos.