There’s no UFC this weekend, but ‘Dirty Boxing’ makes an honest alternative.
Former UFC welterweight and current BKFC superstar ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry is putting his promoter hat on for what ought to be a fun night of fights this Friday.
Dirty Boxing 3 takes place from Miami, Florida, with a 15-fight card crammed with UFC veterans.
There’s a well-known UFC name in almost every mixed rules fight, including the principal event, which features former top heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
To some surprise, Bryan Battle, who was picked up by the promotion days after his UFC release, isn’t even co-headlining in keeping with the official line-up.
Dirty Boxing 3 drops UFC-level fight card, including Bryan Battle
One-third of the fighters competing at Dirty Boxing 3 made it to the UFC in some unspecified time in the future during their careers.
This weekend’s card has a complete of 11 UFC veterans on it.
The early prelims feature Kalindra Faria and Tyson Nam, who was a knockout artist within the UFC flyweight division.
30-fight UFC veteran and fan-favorite Alex ‘Bruce Leeroy’ Caceres returns to Dirty Boxing for his sequel bout on the prelims. Also on the prelims is ex-UFC heavyweight Chase Sherman in addition to Landon Quiñones and Mike Breeden, who fight at welterweight.
Phil Hawes, certainly one of two UFC fighters to beat #2-ranked middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov, makes an appearance on the principal card.
Jessica-Rose Clark, Bryan Battle, and Hector Lombard are near the highest of the cardboard, with Jairzinho Rozenstruik headlining against former PFL heavyweight Rakim Cleveland.
Once on the cusp of a UFC rating, Battle now faces an opponent with a losing record.
Dirty Boxing 3 streams live to tell the tale YouTube on Friday.
When’s the following UFC event?
The UFC is taking a bye week following UFC Shanghai on Saturday.
The premier promotion had a reasonably busy summer schedule of events, with UFC 319 being the ultimate pay-per-view offering until UFC 320 on Oct. 4.
As for the following Fight Night card, the UFC returns to Paris not this weekend but next, on Sept. 6.
Middleweights meet within the principal event of UFC Paris as Nassourdine Imavov fights Caio Borralho in a possible title eliminator.