[Event] UFC on ESPN 27 - Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw - Jul 24

Dent · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2021 7:48 am

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UFC on ESPN 27: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw (also known as UFC Vegas 32) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 24, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Fight card

Main Card (ESPN / ESPN+)

Bantamweight Cory Sandhagen vs. T.J. Dillashaw
Bantamweight Kyler Phillips vs. Raulian Paiva
Featherweight Darren Elkins vs. Darrick Minner
Women’s Flyweight Miranda Maverick vs. Maycee Barber
Bantamweight Randy Costa vs. Adrian Yanez

Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)

Middleweight Punahele Soriano vs. Brendan Allen
Middleweight Nassourdine Imavov vs. Ian Heinisch
Welterweight Mickey Gall vs. Jordan Williams
Bantamweight Julio Arce vs. Andre Ewell
Women’s Flyweight Sijara Eubanks vs. Elise Reed
Women’s Strawweight Diana Belbita vs. Hannah Goldy

Background

A bantamweight bout between former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen is expected to serve as the event headliner. It will be Dillashaw's first fight since his two-year suspension due to testing positive for recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO), which resulted in his title vacancy. They were expected to serve as the headliner of UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson, but the bout was postponed after Dillashaw got injured due to a cut sustained from a headbutt.

Raphael Assunção and Kyler Phillips were scheduled to meet in a bantamweight bout. However, Assunção suffered a biceps injury in late June and was replaced by Raulian Paiva.

Priscila Cachoeira was linked to a bout with Sijara Eubanks at the event. However, the pairing was never officially announced by the promotion and Eubanks is expected to face promotional newcomer Elise Reed instead.

Bantamweight bouts between Trevin Jones vs. Tony Kelly and Aaron Phillips vs. Cameron Else were scheduled for the event. However on July 4, Kelly withdrew from the bout due to unknown reasons and subsequently, Else was removed for undisclosed reasons in mid-July. As a result, Phillips was expected to face Jones on the card. However on July 18, Phillips had to withdraw from the bout and Jones was moved to UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland against Ronnie Lawrence.

A heavyweight bout between Shamil Abdurakhimov and Chris Daukaus was initially scheduled for this event. However, the matchup was removed from the card on July 19 due to COVID-19 protocols within Abdurakhimov's camp. The pairing is expected to be left intact and take place one week later at UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland.

A women’s bantamweight between Aspen Ladd and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters featherweight winner Macy Chiasson was expected to take place at the event. However, the bout was scrapped due to Chiasson suffering an injury.

Jul 23 - Updated fight card & background

[Event] UFC on ESPN 27 - Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw - Jul 24

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