Six more fights announced for UFC Atlanta
The UFC Fight Night card in Atlanta is coming together. On Tuesday, the promotion announced six fights for the card, headlined by Kamaru Usman’s return to the octagon against Joaquin Buckley on June 14.
The UFC Fight Night card in Atlanta is coming together.
On Tuesday, the promotion announced six fights for the card, headlined by Kamaru Usman’s return to the octagon against Joaquin Buckley on June 14.
Michael Chiesa will fight Court McGee at welterweight. Chiesa (20-7) has won his last two fights via submission, with his most recent victory coming over Max Griffin in December at UFC 310.
McGee (23-13) last fought in October on UFC 307, winning by submission over Tim Means. However, the 40-year-old lost his three previous fights, with two coming by knockout.
Mansur Abdul-Malik (8-0) owns a 100 per cent finish rate in his career. The 27-year-old will look to keep that trend going against Cody Brundage in a middleweight clash.
Brundage (11-6) won via TKO over Julian Marquez in March. The 30-year-old’s last loss was in April, 2024 to ascending star Bo Nickal.
Also on the card:
No. 6 Rose Namajunas vs. No. 12 Miranda Maverick at flyweight (co-main)
Tereza Bleda vs. Canadian Jamey-Lyn Horth at flyweight
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Andre Petroski at middleweight
Cody Durden vs. Jose Ochoa at flyweight
No. 14 Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy at light heavyweight
