Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou have a rematch in the main fight of UFC Beijing

C. Blaydes (left) and F. Ngannou (right) meet again in China. Photo: Reproduction/Instagra @ufcbrasil

Ultimate will land for the first time in Beijing, China, this Saturday (24). The city of the 2008 Olympics will be the stage for 12 fights. The main fight will feature a reunion between the heavyweights Curtis blaydes e Francis Ngannou. The co-main event alistair overeem He also faces Sergey Pavlovich in the under-120kg category.

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The Ultimate fight program in China will not feature Brazilian athletes.

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UFC Beijing starts on Saturday at 6:15 am (Brasília time) with the preliminary event. The main fights begin at 9am.

The main fight

The main fight of UFC Beijing will feature a rematch between the giants Curtis blaydes e Francis Ngannou. In the first duel 'Predator' won by technical knockout after medical interruption due to a cut on 'Razor's eye in 2016 at UFC Zagreb.

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At the time, Ngannou was making his second fight in the organization and had five victories in his career. Two years later, 'Predator' is going through his worst moment in Ultimate, as he has lost two in a row. The two setbacks were in 2018, the first against Stipe Miocic competing for the category belt.

The last setback was against Derrick Lewis in July at UFC 226. The Cameroonian-French fighter has a record of 13 fights, with 11 wins and two losses.

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On the other side of the scale is Curtis blaydes. After the setback to his rival, he accumulated good performances in Ultimate. With a victory over Ngannou he should qualify to be next in line to challenge for the heavyweight belt.

After the confrontation with Ngannou, 'Razor' had six fights. He accumulated five wins and one 'no contest'. His last appointment was against alistair overeem at UFC 225 in June this year. The American beat his opponent by technical knockout in the third round.

Blaydes and Ngannou occupy third and fourth place in the Ultimate heavyweight rankings. The winner of the clash in Beijing could be the next challenger for the category title.

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Co-main event

The co-main event clash will also feature a heavyweight duel. alistair overeem will measure forces with Sergey Pavlovich.

On the one hand, the experienced alistair overeem who wants to rehabilitate himself in the organization after consecutive defeats. He was knocked out by Curtis blaydes e Francis Ngannou. Before that, the fighter had two victories over Fabricio Werdum e Mark Hunt. He has 60 fights, 43 triumphs and 17 setbacks in his career.

On the other side, the debutant and young Russian Sergey Pavlovich promises to be part of the heavyweight renewal. He remains undefeated in 12 fights as a professional fighter. The 26-year-old athlete won nine victories by knockout and three by judge's decision.