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Fighter form and matchup evidence
In other main card action, Brandon Royval and Joshua Van vie to be the next flyweight title challenger, lightweights Beneil Dariush and Renato Moicano meet in a battle of old men (their words, not ours), and Payton Talbott looks to right the ship when he faces fellow blue-chip bantamweight Felipe Lima .
Key numbers behind the fight lines
In the main event though, it will be a do-over of the 'Fight of the Night' candidate from UFC 205 in New York, as Tyron Woodley rematches Stephen Thompson in his second defense of the UFC welterweight championship, after their first clash yielded a majority draw on the scorecards of the judges. How different will this one turn out to be?
What was known before the bout
When: Saturday, June 28. The two-fight early preliminary card begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and Disney+, followed by a four-fight preliminary card airing on ESPN, ESPN+ and Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET. The five-fight main card begins at 10 p.m. ET exclusively on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
But booking him against another young fighter that has faced higher-level competition prior to his UFC debut? HARM!
Factors worth comparing before a fight
Somehow, the promotion’s final pay-per-view of the year feels both thrown together and also like an absolute blockbuster of a card at the same time.
Fight odds across the main markets
When Talbott was upset by Raoni Barcelos at UFC 311 , it was a predictable upset given Talbott’s youth. He was given a hard push, he smacked into his current ceiling, he probably learned a lot, and the UFC had a chance to recalibrate their expectations. No serious harm done. To avoid viewing ufc 317 predictions in isolation, compare it with ufc 324 predictions and note the differences between them.
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