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UFC on ESPN 39: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev (also known as UFC Vegas 58) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 9, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Fight card
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev
Middleweight Caio Borralho vs. Armen Petrosyan
Bantamweight Said Nurmagomedov vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
Heavyweight Jared Vanderaa vs. Chase Sherman
Women's Flyweight Cynthia Calvillo vs. Nina Nunes
Lightweight Michael Johnson vs. Jamie Mullarkey
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi vs. Ricky Turcios
Women's Flyweight Antonina Shevchenko vs. Cortney Casey
Middleweight Cody Brundage vs. Tresean Gore
Featherweight David Onama vs. Garrett Armfield
Light Heavyweight Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Karl Roberson
Bantamweight Ronnie Lawrence vs. Saidyokub Kakhramonov
Background
A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev is expected to headline the event. They were previously scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill, but the bout was postponed to UFC 272 due to visa issues with Fiziev. Fiziev was once again forced to withdraw as he tested positive for COVID-19 a week before that event.
A women's flyweight bout between Antonina Shevchenko and Cortney Casey is expected to take place at this event. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera, but the bout was postponed to this event due to Shevchenko injuring her knee in training.
A middleweight bout between Josh Fremd and Tresean Gore was scheduled for the event. However, Fremd was pulled from the fight due to injury and replaced by Cody Brundage.
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and Rani Yahya were expected to meet in a bantamweight bout. However, Yahya withdrew in mid June due to a neck injury. It is currently unknown if a replacement will be sought.
A middleweight bout between Jamie Pickett and Abdul Razak Alhassan was scheduled for this event. However, Alhassan pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Denis Tiuliulin. The bout was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons and moved to UFC 279.
Sijara Eubanks was scheduled to face Maryna Moroz in a women's flyweight bout at this event. However, the pair was moved to UFC Fight Night 210 due to undisclosed reasons.
A featherweight bout between Austin Lingo and David Onama was scheduled for the event. Lingo pulled out during fight week, leaving Onama without an opponent. Promotional newcomer Garrett Armfield was signed as his replacement.
Jul 7 - Updated fight card & background
