UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira
| UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 12, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Bridgestone Arena | |||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira (also known as UFC on ESPN 70) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 12, 2025, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[1]
Background
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The event will mark the promotion's seventh visit to Nashville and first since UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font in August 2023.[1]
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and undefeated prospect Tallison Teixeira is expected to headline the event.[2]
Junior Tafa is expected to face Tuco Tokkos in a light heavyweight bout at this event.[3] They were originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo in May, but both Tafa and Tokkos were forced to withdraw due to an injury.[4][5][6]
A middleweight bout between Ateba Abega Gautier and Robert Valentin was scheduled for this event.[7] However, the bout was moved to UFC 318 one week later for unknown reasons.[8]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | vs. | Tallison Teixeira | ||||
| Welterweight | Stephen Thompson | vs. | Gabriel Bonfim | ||||
| Welterweight | Jake Matthews | vs. | Chidi Njokuani | ||||
| Featherweight | Calvin Kattar | vs. | Steve Garcia | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Junior Tafa | vs. | Tuco Tokkos | ||||
| Heavyweight | Vitor Petrino | vs. | Austen Lane | ||||
| Welterweight | Max Griffin | vs. | Chris Curtis | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Fatima Kline | vs. | Melissa Martinez | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Lauren Murphy | vs. | Eduarda Moura | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Heavyweight bout: Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Valter Walker[10]
- Featherweight bout: Nate Landwehr vs. Morgan Charriere[11]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Harrison Campbell (2025-05-15). "UFC Fight Night coming to Nashville in July". tennessean.com. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ^ Mathew Riddle (2025-04-02). "Derrick Lewis to fight 6'8" wrecking machine in UFC main event". si.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Jed Meshew (2025-05-27). "UFC Nashville adds several new fights to card headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ Michael Aldon (2025-02-26). "UFC fighter facing release takes on much bigger Opponent". athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Matthew Riddle (2025-04-24). "UFC Des Moines reportedly loses heavyweight banger fight". si.com. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-04-29). "UFC Des Moines loses fight due to double injuries". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ Mathew Riddle (2025-05-24). "'Mini Francis Ngannou' gets second UFC fight booked after knockout debut". si.com. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Mathew Riddle (2025-06-04). "Dustin Poirier's retirement card reportedly adds banger fight". si.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs Teixeira". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ^ "Кенеди Нзечувку срещу Валтер Уокър на UFC on ESPN 70". mma.bg. 2025-05-31. Retrieved 2025-05-31. (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Abraham, Paul (2025-06-12). "Morgan Charrière de retour face à un adversaire redoutable". La Sueur (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
