[Event] UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier - Dec 11

Dent · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:43 pm

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UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 11, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Fight card

Main card

Lightweight Charles Oliveira (c) vs. Dustin Poirier Lightweight Championship
Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Julianna Peña Women's Bantamweight Championship
Welterweight Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Flyweight Kai Kara-France vs. Cody Garbrandt
Bantamweight Raulian Paiva vs. Sean O'Malley

Preliminary card (ESPN+)

Featherweight Josh Emmett vs. Dan Ige
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz vs. Pedro Munhoz
Heavyweight Augusto Sakai vs. Tai Tuivasa
Middleweight Jordan Wright vs. Bruno Silva

Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)

Middleweight André Muniz vs. Eryk Anders
Women's Flyweight Erin Blanchfield vs. Miranda Maverick
Flyweight Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
Featherweight Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Minner
Bantamweight Randy Costa vs. Tony Kelley
Women's Flyweight Gillian Robertson vs. Priscila Cachoeira

Background

A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Charles Oliveira and former interim champion Dustin Poirier has been slated to headline the event.

A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Amanda Nunes (also current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion) and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner Julianna Peña is expected to take place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to take place at UFC 265, but it was postponed after Nunes tested positive for COVID-19.

A UFC Flyweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Brandon Moreno and former champion Deiveson Figueiredo was expected to take place at the event. The pairing first met at UFC 256 on December 12, 2020 which ended in a majority draw (Figueiredo retained the title). Their second meeting took place at UFC 263 on June 12, where Moreno captured the title by submission in the third round. Subsequently, the bout was moved to UFC 270 due to the addition of a welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards. In turn, Masvidal withdrew due to injury in early November and the bout was scrapped.

A flyweight bout between former title challenger Alex Perez and Matt Schnell had been rescheduled for UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till. They were originally expected to meet at UFC 262, before Perez was forced to pull out due to undisclosed reasons. They were then booked again at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze, before being shifted to this event. However, the bout was yet again postponed for unknown reasons to this event.

A women's flyweight bout between Montana De La Rosa and Maycee Barber was expected to take place at the event. However, De La Rosa pulled out of the fight in early October citing injury and she was replaced by Erin Blanchfield. In turn, Barber withdrew in early November due to undisclosed reasons. Miranda Maverick was announced as her replacement.

A middleweight bout between Andre Muniz and Dricus Du Plessis was scheduled for the event. However, Du Plessis withdrew from the event due to injury and he was replaced by Eryk Anders.

A heavyweight bout between Augusto Sakai and Tai Tuivasa was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate, but it was scrapped due to visa issues. It is now expected to take place at this event.

[Event] UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier - Dec 11

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