UFC Sacramento: Preview, pro picks, and interviews
UFC Fight Night 155 takes place Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif.
Twenty-four-year-old women's bantamweight Aspen Ladd looks to keep her unblemished record intact against Germaine de Randamie in the main event.
Ladd (8-0) has won three straight fights in the Octagon, including a unanimous decision win over Sijara Eubanks at UFC Rochester in May. The MMA Gold product has finished six of her eight career opponents.
De Randamie (8-3) is a former women's featherweight champion and is coming off a unanimous decision victory over former title challenger Raquel Pennington at UFC Fight Night 139 in November. "The Iron Lady" has fought the likes of Holly Holm, Amanda Nunes, and Bellator champion Julia Budd throughout her 11-fight career.
UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber ended his retirement to face Ricky Simon in the evening's co-main event.
Faber (34-10) will be competing for the first time since December 2016 and is 2-2 in his last four fights. Simon (15-1) is riding an eight-fight win streak and is 3-0 in the Octagon since signing with the UFC early last year.
Here's an updated look at the event:
Main card
- Germaine de Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd
- Josh Emmett vs. Mirsad Bektic
- Wellington Turman vs. Karl Roberson
- Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon
Prelims
- Nicco Montano vs. Julianna Pena
- Livinha Souza vs. Brianna Van Buren
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Livia Renata Souza
- Darren Elkins vs. Ryan Hall
- Cezar Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori
- Benito Lopez vs. Martin Day
- John Allan vs. Mike Rodriguez
Note: Drakkar Klose was removed from the card after the UFC was unable to find a replacement for Beneil Dariush.
Check out theScore's coverage of UFC Sacramento below:
UFC pros pick - Germaine de Randamie vs. Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd 'shocked' when offered UFC Sacramento main event
Ladd's coach expecting 'extremely tough' Germaine de Randamie
UFC pros pick - Urijah Faber vs. Ricky Simon
Urijah Faber expecting a 'tough fight' against Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon canceled his honeymoon to fight Urijah Faber
Josh Emmett believes Mirsad Bektic is a top 5 fighter
Benito Lopez: 'Dream come true' fighting alongside Faber
Ryan Hall knew Artem Lobov would defeat Paulie Malignaggi
UFC Sacramento preview with Sherdog.com's Ant Walker
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