Before the UFC celebrates its history with UFC 300, the company will present a fight night at the APEX Center on April 6. On the same day as TKO partner WWE’s WrestleMania event, UFC Vegas 90 airs on ESPN+ in the U.S.
The main event will be Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis in a rematch from 2021. Allen was supposed to fight Marvin Vettori, but the latter pulled out at the last minute.
Allen turned pro in 2015. The former Valor Fights and LFA middleweight champion impressed with a submission win on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019. He is 12-2 in the octagon. After losing against Curtis in 2021, he has won six straight and is ranked sixth in the UFC’s middleweight rankings.
Curtis turned pro in 2009. He won a fight on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018 but retired after not being awarded a contract. It didn’t last long, as he joined the PFL the year after, going 1-3. Finally competing in the UFC in 2021, “The Action Man” is 5-2 with one no-contest with the promotion. He won his last fight in January, beating Marc-Andre Barriault via decision. Curtis is ranked 14th in the rankings.
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Curtis landed 61 significant strikes (43 for Allen) when they fought, with Allen going 0-3 on takedown attempts. Curtis won via TKO in the second round. Now, a streaking Allen looks to avenge a loss and prove he can be a top middleweight contender. Can Curtis play spoiler?
Here is all you need to know about UFC Vegas 90, including the full fight card, live streams, channel, start time, odds, and more.
Main Card
Prelims
Morgan Charriere faces Jose Mariscal in a unique featherweight fight.
Charriere turned pro in 2014. “The Last Pirate” has competed almost everywhere and is a former Cage Warriors featherweight champion. He joined the UFC in September, beating Manolo Zecchini via TKO. The French fighter has won 57% of his fights (19 wins) via knockout.
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Mariscal turned pro in 2014. The former Ring of Combat and LFA star is on a five-fight win streak. “Machine Gun” joined the UFC in June 2023 and has won two straight in the octagon. His last contest was a TKO win in September against Jack Jenkins, who suffered an arm injury.
Norma Dumont faces former world champion Germaine de Randamie on the UFC Vegas 90 prelims.
Dumont is a Sanda National champion who turned pro in 2016. She joined the UFC in 2020 and is 6-2 in the octagon. “The Immortal” has won three straight, her last fight being a decision win in July against Chelsea Chandler.
A former kickboxing champion, de Randamie entered the cage in 2008. She has faced a who’s who of fighters, from Julia Budd, Julie Kedzie, Amanda Nunes, Larissa Pacheco, Holly Holm, and Raquel Pennington. “The Iron Lady” beat Holm in 2017 to win the UFC featherweight title but was stripped of the belt due to inactivity and refusal to fight Cris Cyborg. De Randamie last fought in 2020, beating former champion Julianna Pena via submission.
The 39-year-old has been out of action due to injury. She returns to face Dumont, ranked eleventh at bantamweight.
The UFC Vegas 90 prelims begin at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 6, with the main card at 6 p.m. ET. Allen and Curtis should make their way to the octagon around 9 p.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last. The event is in the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
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Per Bet MGM, Brendan Allen is the -210 favorite, while Chris Curtis is the +170 underdog.
