UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Full Card Preview
Fight fans had plenty to watch last week with Bellator and the PFL despite the UFC taking a break, but the sport’s top promotion is returning Saturday, Aug. 21, for UFC Vegas 34 featuring middleweights Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gstelum.
The 12-fight card is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, with the main card slated for 10 p.m. on ESPN. In the co-main event Mark O. Madsen makes his return against Clay Guida in a fun bout that should have some wild scrambles. Further down the card, flyweights Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval have the potential to put on a stellar performance.
Check out Question Mark Kicks, live on YouTube at 5 p.m. ET Saturday for Matt and Craig’s final thoughts on the card.
Welterweight
Ramiz Brahimaj (-133)
Record: 8-3 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Max Griffin (R3 TKO); def. Carlos Martinez (R1 arm triangle); L to Justin Patterson (un. dec.)
Sasha Palatnikov (+109)
Record: 6-3 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 72.5″
Wins: 3 KO | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Impa Kasanganay (R2 RNC); def. Louis Cosce (R3 TKO); def. Paulo Henrique (R1 TKO)
Lightweight
Roosevelt Roberts (-147)
Record: 10-2 (4-2 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 3 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: NC with Kevin Croom (L by R1 guillotine); L to Jim Miller (R1 armbar); def. Brok Weaver (R2 RNC)
Ignacio Bahamondes (+121)
Record: 11-4 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 23
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 8 KO | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to John Makdessi (split dec.); def. Edson Gomez (R2 KO); def. Chris Brown (split dec.)
Light Heavyweight
William Knight (-193)
Record: 9-2 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Da Un Jung (un. dec.); def. Aleksa Camur (un. dec.); def. Cody Brundage (R1 TKO)
Fabio Cherant (+159)
Record: 7-2 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Alonzo Menifield (R1 von flue); def. Myron Dennis (un. dec.); def. Yu Ji (un. dec.)
Women’s Bantamweight
Bea Malecki (-154)
Record: 2-0 (2-0 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 1 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Veronica Macedo (un. dec.); def. Duda Santana (R2 RNC)
Josiane Nunes (+128)
Record: 7-1 (UFC debut) | Age: 27
Height: 5-2 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 6 KO | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Quezia Zbonik (R2 TKO); def. Dione Barbosa (R2 TKO); def. Juliana Araujo (R2 TKO)
Bantamweight
Brian Kelleher (-174)
Record: 22-12 (6-5 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 64″
Wins: 8 KO, 10 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 6 SUB
Recent fights: L to Ricky Simon (un. dec.); def. Ray Rodriguez (R1 guillotine); L to Cody Stamann (un. dec.)
Domingo Pilarte (+145)
Record: 8-2 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 2 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: NC with Journey Newson (L by R1 KO); L to Felipe Colares (split dec.); def. Vince Morales (R2 RNC)
Featherweight
Luis Saldana (-133)
Record: 15-6 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 6 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jordan Griffin (un. dec.); def. Vince Murdock (R3 TKO); def. Carl Wittstock (R2 RNC)
Austin Lingo (+108)
Record: 8-1 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 3 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Jacob Kilburn (un. dec.); L to Youssef Zalal (un. dec.); def. Solo Hatley Jr. (R1 TKO)
Flyweight
Alexandre Pantoja (-171)
Record: 23-5 (7-3 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 8 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 5 DEC
Recent fights: def. Manel Kape (un. dec.); L to Askar Askarov (un. dec.); def. Matt Schnell (R1 KO)
Brandon Royval (+142)
Record: 12-5 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 70.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Brandon Moreno (R1 TKO); def. Kai Kara-France (R2 guillotine); def. Tim Elliott (R2 arm triangle)
Lightweight
Vinc Pichel (-112)
Record: 13-2 (6-2 UFC) | Age: 38
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 8 KO | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jim Miller (un. dec.); def. Roosevelt Roberts (un. dec.); L to Gregor Gillespie (R2 arm triangle)
Austin Hubbard (-110)
Record: 13-5 (3-3 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 4 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Dakota Bush (un. dec.); L to Joe Solecki (R1 RNC); def. Max Rohskopf (R2 retirement)
Bantamweight
Trevin Jones (-146)
Record: 13-6 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Mario Bautista (R2 TKO); NC with Timur Valiev (W by R2 TKO); def. Takafumi Otsuka (R2 RNC)
Saidyokub Kakhramonov (+120)
Record: 8-2 (UFC debut) | Age: 25
Height: 5-7 | Reach: n/a”
Wins: 3 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Tycen Lynn (R2 TKO); def. Askar Askar (R1 KO); L to Pipe Vargas (R3 KO)
Heavyweight
Chase Sherman (-188)
Record: 15-7 (3-6 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 14 KO | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: L to Andrei Arlovski (un. dec.); def. Ike Villanueva (R2 TKO); def. Rashaun Jackson (R1 TKO)
Parker Porter (+155)
Record: 11-6 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 4 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Josh Parisian (un. dec.); L to Chris Daukaus (R1 TKO); def. Dirlei Broenstrup (R3 TKO)
Lightweight
Clay Guida (+142)
Record: 36-20 (16-14 UFC) | Age: 39
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 5 KO, 15 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 10 SUB
Recent fights: def. Michael Johnson (un. dec.); L to Bobby Green (un. dec.); L to Jim Miller (R1 guillotine)
Mark O. Madsen (-172)
Record: 10-0 (2-0 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 3 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Austin Hubbard (un. dec.); def. Danilo Belluardo (R1 TKO); def. Patrick Nielsen (R1 submission)
Middleweight
Jared Cannonier (-158)
Record: 13-5 (6-5 UFC) | Age: 37
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 77.5″
Wins: 8 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Robert Whittaker (un. dec.); def. Jack Hermansson (R2 TKO); def. Anderson Silva (R1 TKO)
Kelvin Gastelum (+131)
Record: 17-7 (11-7 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 71.5″
Wins: 5 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Robert Whittaker (un. dec.); def. Ian Heinisch (un. dec.); L to Jack Hermansson (R1 heel hook)
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