The UFC returns to St. Louis on Could 11 with a card headlined by heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento, however a number of different fights have additionally been introduced.
The co-main occasion on the cardboard takes place within the mild heavyweight division as Alonzo Menifield clashes with Carlos Ulberg. The bout was initially scheduled for the current UFC Atlantic Metropolis card however now they’ll meet in St. Louis in Could as a substitute.
Additionally on the cardboard, Terrance McKinney makes his return to motion in opposition to Esteban Ribovics in a light-weight matchup. McKinney comes into the struggle off back-to-back knockouts whereas Ribovics appears to be like to construct on a 1-1 document in his early UFC profession.
Final Fighter veteran Tecia Torres — now going by her married identify Tecia Pennington — competes for the primary time since 2022 when she faces Tabatha Ricci in a strawweight struggle.
At featherweight, Alex Caceres returns to face Sean Woodson on the cardboard whereas Chase Hooper meets Viacheslav Borshchev at bantamweight.
Extremely touted heavyweight prospect Robelis Despaigne makes his second look within the UFC with a struggle in opposition to Waldo Cortes Acosta.
Billy Goff takes on Trey Walters and Jared Gooden faces Kevin Jousset in a pair of welterweight fights added to the cardboard. Charles Johnson meets Jake Hadley and JJ Aldrich faces Veronica Hardy in flyweight fights additionally happening in St. Louis.
Extra fights are anticipated to be added within the coming weeks with the cardboard airing stay on ESPN with the principle card beginning at 7 p.m. ET and the prelims kicking off at 4 p.m. ET.
