Four weeks after she scored a dominant top-10 win, former strawweight champion and onetime women’s flyweight title challenger Jessica Andrade is back this weekend, taking on rising prospect Erin Blanchfield in a short-notice booking at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
The fights at the UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m.
Andrade (24-9), who reigned briefly at 115 pounds in 2019 and challenged Valentina Shevchenko for the 125-pound title in 2021, has won three fights in a row, most recently a brutal decision victory over Lauren Murphy on Jan. 21. Andrade, who stepped in this week after Taila Santos pulled out of the flyweight bout, is No. 2 in the ESPN divisional rankings.
Blanchfield (10-1) has won seven in a row, including all four of her UFC bouts. In November, she dominated Molly McCann, winning by first-round submission.
Also on the card is Jim Miller, the UFC’s all-time leader in fights (40) and wins (24). The veteran lightweight, who has won three in a row, faces a late-replacement opponent, Alexander Hernandez.
How to watch the fights
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There’s also FightCenter, which offers live updates for every UFC card.
UFC Fight Night card
ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET
Women’s flyweight: Jessica Andrade vs. Erin Blanchfield
Light heavyweight: Jordan Wright vs. Zac Pauga
Heavyweight: Josh Parisian vs. Jamal Pogues
Light heavyweight: William Knight vs. Marcin Prachnio
Lightweight: Jim Miller vs. Alexander Hernandez
ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET
Women’s bantamweight: Lina Lansberg vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Men’s featherweight: Jamall Emmers vs. Khusein Askhabov
Light heavyweight: Ovince Saint Preux vs. Philipe Lins
Lightweight: Nazim Sadykhov vs. Evan Elder
Welterweight: AJ Fletcher vs. Themba Gorimbo
Men’s flyweight: Clayton Carpenter vs. Juancamilo Ronderos
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