Recent News on Sherdog.com · Feb 27, 2018
UFC’s Debut Event in Chile Set for May 19, Includes Grasso vs. Suarez, Four Other Fights
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will plant its flag in a South American country other than Brazil for the first time on May 19 when it visits Santiago, Chile.
The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the first five bouts for the UFC Fight Night card on Monday: Alexa Grasso vs. Tatiana Suarez at strawweight; Vicente Luque vs. Chad Laprise at welterweight; Diego Riva vs. Guido Cannetti at bantamweight; Poliano Botelho vs. Syuri Kondo at strawweight and Andrea Lee vs. Veronica Macedo at flyweight.
The event takes place at the Movistar Arena and will be televised on Fox Sports 1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. A headliner has not yet been revealed.