UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Full Card Preview
UFC 267 is a massive and fun “pay-per-view” card headlined by a pair of title fights. At the top of the card, Jan Blachowicz defends his light heavyweight crown against veteran Glover Teixeira in battle of the old guys. Then Petr Yan tries to stake claim to an interim bantamweight belt against challenger Cory Sandhagen.
The 15-fight card is littered with exciting fights and talented prospects, so it’s definitely worth waking up for if you’re on the West Coast of the United States. The rest of the world has a much more respectable start time, with the prelims starting at 10:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 30, from Abu Dhabi. The pay-per-view, which is kicked off by Magomed Ankalaev’s fight with Volkan Oezdemir, is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
Make sure to check out Question Mark Kicks, live on YouTube at 8:30 a.m. ET, and the Fight Companion, which goes live alongside the six-fight main card.
Flyweight
Tagir Ulanbekov (-338)
Record: 12-1 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 7 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Bruno Silva (un. dec.); def. Denilson Matos (R2 guillotine); def. Denis Araujo (R2 choke)
Allan Nascimento (+263)
Record: 18-5 (UFC debut) | Age: 30
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 69.5″
Wins: 1 KO, 14 SUB | Losses: 5 DEC
Recent fights: def. Elivaldo Lima (R1 RNC); L to Raulian Paiva (split dec.); def. Haruki Armoa Onishi (R1 armbar)
Lightweight
Damir Ismagulov (-271)
Record: 23-1 (4-0 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 12 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Rafael Alves (un. dec.); def. Thiago Moises (un. dec.); def. Joel Alvarez (un. dec.)
Magomed Mustafaev (+217)
Record: 14-4 (3-2 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 10 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Brad Riddell (split dec.); def. Rafael Fiziev (R1 KO); L to Kevin Lee (R2 RNC)
Middleweight
Yaozong Hu (+185)
Record: 3-2 (0-2 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 2 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Rashad Coulter (un. dec.); L to Cyril Asker (R2 RNC); def. Abror Yakhyaev (R2 TKO)
Andre Petroski (-231)
Record: 6-1 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 4 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Micheal Gillmore (R3 TKO); L to Aaron Jeffery (R2 TKO); def. Andre Hall (R2 KO)
Featherweight
Makwan Amirkhani (+256)
Record: 16-6 (6-4 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 1 KO, 11 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Kamuela Kirk (un. dec.); L to Edson Barboza (un. dec.); def. Danny Henry (R1 anaconda)
Lerone Murphy (-330)
Record: 10-0-1 (2-0-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 73.5″
Wins: 6 KO | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Douglas Silva de Andrade (un. dec.); def. Ricardo Ramos (R1 TKO); Draw with Zubaira Tukhugov (split dec.)
Light Heavyweight
Michal Oleksiejczuk (+130)
Record: 15-4 (3-2 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 10 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Modestas Bukauskas (split dec.); L to Jimmy Crute (R1 kimura); L to Ovince St. Preux (R2 von flue)
Shamil Gamzatov (-157)
Record: 14-0 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 5 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Klidson Abreu (split dec.); def. Rex Harris (un. dec.); def. Eddie Gordon (un. dec.)
Welterweight
Elizeu Zaleski (-221)
Record: 22-7 (8-3 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 14 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Muslim Salikhov (split dec.); def. Alexey Kunchenko (un. dec.); L to Jingliang Li (R3 KO)
Benoit Saint-Denis (+178)
Record: 8-0 (UFC debut) | Age: 25
Height: 5-11 | Reach: n/a
Wins: 1 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Arkaitz Ramos (R1 arm triangle); def. Luan Santiago (R2 arm triangle); def. Mario Saeed (R2 KO)
Middleweight
Albert Duraev (-297)
Record: 14-3 (UFC debut) | Age: 32
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 3 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 3 KO
Recent fights: def. Caio Bittencourt (R1 neck crank); def. Piotr Strus (un. dec.); def. Vyacheslav Vasilevskiy (R1 KO)
Roman Kopylov (+237)
Record: 8-1 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 7 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Karl Roberson (R3 RNC); def. Yasubey Enomoto (R4 KO); def. Abusupyan Alikhanov (R4 TKO)
Featherweight
Zubaira Tukhugov (-169)
Record: 19-5-1 (4-2-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Hakeem Dawodu (split dec.); def. Kevin Aguilar (R1 KO); Draw with Lerone Murphy (split dec.)
Ricardo Ramos (+140)
Record: 15-3 (6-2 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 3 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Bill Algeo (un. dec.); L to Lerone Murphy (R1 TKO); def. Eduardo Garagorri (R1 RNC)
Women’s Strawweight
Amanda Ribas (-163)
Record: 10-2 (4-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Marina Rodriguez (R2 KO); def. Paige VanZant (R1 armbar); def. Randa Markos (un. dec.)
Virna Jandiroba (+134)
Record: 17-2 (3-2 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 64″
Wins: 1 KO, 13 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: def. Kanako Murata (R2 injury); L to Mackenzie Dern (un. dec.); def. Felice Herrig (R1 armbar)
Light Heavyweight
Magomed Ankalaev (-329)
Record: 15-1 (6-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 8 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Nikita Krylov (un. dec.); def. Ion Cutelaba (R1 KO); def. Ion Cutelaba (R1 KO)
Volkan Oezdemir (+254)
Record: 17-5 (5-4 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 12 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Jiri Prochazka (R2 KO); def. Aleksandar Rakic (split dec.); def. Ilir Latifi (R2 KO)
Welterweight
Jingliang Li (+395)
Record: 18-6 (10-4 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 8 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Santiago Ponzinibbio (R1 KO); L to Neil Magny (un. dec.); def. Elizeu Zaleski (R3 KO)
Khamzat Chimaev (-546)
Record: 9-0 (3-0 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 5 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Gerald Meerschaert (R1 KO); def. Rhys McKee (R1 TKO); def. John Phillips (R2 d’arce)
Heavyweight
Alexander Volkov (-292)
Record: 33-9 (10-3 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-7 | Reach: 81″
Wins: 22 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Ciryl Gane (un. dec.); def. Alistair Overeem (R2 KO); def. Walt Harris (R2 KO)
Marcin Tybura (+230)
Record: 22-6 (9-5 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 8 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: def. Walt Harris (R1 TKO); def. Greg Hardy (R2 TKO); def. Ben Rothwell (un. dec.)
Lightweight
Islam Makhachev (-651)
Record: 20-1 (9-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Thiago Moises (R4 RNC); def. Drew Dober (R3 arm triangle); def. Davi Ramos (un. dec.)
Dan Hooker (+454)
Record: 21-10 (11-6 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 10 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Nasrat Haqparast (un. dec.); L to Michael Chandler (R1 TKO); L to Dustin Poirier (un. dec.)
Interim Bantamweight Championship
Petr Yan (-245)
Record: 15-2 (7-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: L to Aljamain Sterling (R4 illegal knee); def. Jose Aldo (R5 TKO); def. Urijah Faber (R3 KO)
Cory Sandhagen (+199)
Record: 14-3 (7-2 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 6 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to TJ Dillashaw (split dec.); def. Frankie Edgar (R1 KO); def. Marlon Moraes (R2 KO)
Light Heavyweight Championship
Jan Blachowicz (-285)
Record: 28-8 (11-5 UFC) | Age: 38
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 8 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Israel Adesanya (un. dec.); def. Dominick Reyes (R2 KO); def. Corey Anderson (R1 KO)
Glover Teixeira (+228)
Record: 32-7 (15-5 UFC) | Age: 41
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 17 KO, 10 SUB | Losses: 3 KO
Recent fights: def. Thiago Santos (R3 RNC); def. Anthony Smith (R5 TKO); def. Nikita Krylov (split dec.)
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