Published 12:13 IST, October 3rd 2019

UFC 243: Upcoming fights, latest UFC news and everything about the PPV

UFC 243 brings some of the best fights of the roster. The card is absolutely stacked with super fights. Know more about them and the latest news surrounding UFC

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After a great UFC 242, next PPV UFC 243 is going to feature middleweight clash between champion Robert Whittaker against interim champion Israel esanya for main event. UFC 243 is going to take place at Marvel Stium in Australia on October 5. Lightweight contender Al Iaquinta will fight Dan Hooker for co-main event at UFC 243 with a heavyweight bout between Tai Tuivasa and Sergey Spivak. UFC 243 is going to be ar UFC event with a massive Australian crowd cheering for ir home champion at main event.   

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UFC 243 fights

main event will feature Australian champion Robert Whittaker against Israel esanya. or fights of main card will feature Al Iaquinta vs Dan Hooker (lightweight), Tai Tuivasa vs Sergey Spivak (heavyweight), Luke Jumeau vs Dhiego Lima (welterweight). preliminary card of UFC 243 also looks stacked with Jake Matws vs Rostem Akman (welterweight), Justin Tafa vs Yorgan De Castro (heavyweight), Callan Potter vs Maki Pitolo (welterweight) and Megan Anderson vs Zarah Fairn Dos Santos (women’s fearweight). early preliminary card will feature three fights for UFC 243. Jammie Mullarkey will go against Br Riddell in lightweight bout, Nia Kassem will fight Ji Yeon Kim in Women’s flyweight bout while Khalid Taha and Bru Silva will clash against each or in a bantamweight bout.

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UFC 243 latest news

card was stacked with a rematch of Raquel Pennington and Former Women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm. However, Holly will t fight at UFC 243. former champion is suffering from an injury and her exit from match card was declared through Instagram. In previous fight, Holly Holm defeated Raquel in a split decision while many MMA fans claimed that Raquel won fight. rematch between two of best women martial artists of planet is on hold for w. 

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fight between Israel esanya and Robert Whittaker is a highly discussed fight. Styleblender has defeated veteran Anderson Silva and Kevin Gastelum in his last two fights and is yet to lose a fight in UFC. If esanya beats Whittaker, he will be first Nigerian-New Zealand fighter to win a UFC gold in division. Israel is second Nigerian fighter to win a UFC belt after Kamaru Usman.

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17:32 IST, October 1st 2019