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The UFC is headed back to the APEX Center, in Las Vegas for its upcoming Fight Night card. Brace yourselves for a night of epic battles as we look at the exciting fighters gracing the UFC card tonight.
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy (also known as UFC Vegas 92 and UFC Fight Night 241) is set to take place on Saturday, May 18 (U.S. time).
Headlining the UFC Fight Night card will be a clash of featherweight contenders as the No.12-ranked Edson Barboza squares off against undefeated Lerone Murphy.
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In the co-main event, Khaos Williams will take on Carlston Harris in a battle of welterweights.
Here's a look at all the fighters competing on the UFC card tonight.
UFC card tonight: Barboza vs. Murphy - Main card fighters
Here is a list of all the main card fights for this weekend's UFC Fight Night event:
Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy (featherweight)
Khaos Williams vs. Carlston Harris (welterweight)
Themba Gorimbo vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (welterweight)
Adrian Yanez vs. Vinicius Salvador (bantamweight)
Luana Pinheiro vs. Angela Hill (women's strawweight)
Edson Barboza (24-11)
Edson Barboza is riding a two-fight win streak into this main event bout this Saturday. The Brazilian scored a vicious knockout win over Billy Quarantillo in April 2023 and followed that up with a unanimous decision victory over Sodiq Yusuff in October. The Brazilian will aim for his third consecutive win when he faces an unbeaten opponent this weekend.
Lerone Murphy (13-0-1D)
Lerone Murphy impressed in his octagon debut against Zubaira Tukhugov, battling the Russian to a split draw at UFC 242. The Brit racked up five consecutive wins thereafter with his most recent triumph coming over Joshua Culibao via unanimous decision last July. Murphy will look to continue his ascent in the 145-pound division with a statement performance against Barboza.
Khaos Williams (14-3)
Khaos Williams secured a hard-fought split decision win over Rolando Bedoya at UFC 288 last May to rebound from his split decision loss to Randy Brown in 2022. The Michigan native is 5-2 under the promotional banner and will look to put together a winning streak starting Saturday.
Carlston Harris (19-5)
Carlston Harris picked up a third-round technical submission win over Jeremiah Wells in August, marking his second consecutive victory. The Guyana fighter is 4-1 under the UFC banner, with three of those wins coming via finish.
Themba Gorimbo (12-4)
Themba Gorimbo made an unsuccessful start to his UFC career but rebounded with back-to-back wins. The South African first secured a unanimous decision victory over Takashi Sato last May and followed that up with a first-round TKO of Pete Rodriguez in February this year.
Ramiz Brahimaj (10-4)
Ramiz Brahimaj has alternated wins and losses across his last eight fights. The New Yorker is 2-2 in the UFC and is coming off a first-round submission win over Micheal Gillmore back in February 2022. After over two years on the shelf, Brahimaj will return to the octagon hoping to find some consistency in his performances.
Adrian Yanez (16-4)
Adrian Yanez finds himself on a two-fight skid for the first time in his professional career. The Texan had a nine-fight win streak snapped in a TKO loss to Rob Font in April 2023 and endured another TKO defeat at the hands of Jonathan Martinez in October. Yanez will be determined to fight his way back into the win column this Saturday.
Vinicius Salvador (14-6)
Vinicius Salvador earned his UFC contract with a TKO win over Shannon Ross at Dana White's Contender Series in 2022. However, the Brazilian went 0-2 under the promotional banner with his recent defeat coming against C.J. Vergara at UFC 291 last July. Much like his opponent, Salvador will be eager to get his hand raised this weekend.
Luana Pinheiro (11-2)
Luana Pinheiro's impressive nine-fight win streak came to an abrupt halt in a TKO loss to Amanda Ribas lady November. The Brazilian will hope to return to her winning ways when she faces an experienced Angela Hill.
Angela Hill (16-13)
Angela Hill has struggled for consistency in recent years, going 3-4 in her last seven fights. The Californian is coming off a unanimous decision win over Denise Gomes and will look to carry that momentum into her upcoming bout.
UFC card tonight: Barboza vs. Murphy - Preliminary card fighters
Here is a list of all the preliminary card fights for this weekend's Fight Night event:
Oumar Sy vs. Tuco Tokkos (light heavyweight)
Victor Martinez vs. Tom Nolan (lightweight)
Tamires Vidal vs. Melissa Gatto (women's bantamweight)
Abus Magomedov vs. Warlley Alves (middleweight)
Piera Rodriguez vs. Ariane Carnelossi (women's strawweight)
Alatengheili vs. Kleidison Rodrigues (bantamweight)
Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Emily Ducote (women's strawweight)
Oumar Sy (9-0)
Oumar Sy will make his UFC debut on Saturday hoping to improve his record to a perfect 10-0. The Frenchman has finished seven of his nine career wins.
Tuco Tokkos (10-3)
Tuco Tokkos suffered a vicious first-round knockout loss against Mingyang Zhang when he appeared on Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 1 in June 2022. The Brit went on to score three consecutive wins under several promotions with his latest triumph coming over Myron Dennis via first-round TKO at Fury FC 86 in February. Tokkos will hope to build upon his recent success when he makes his UFC debut against another newcomer.
Victor Martinez (13-5)
Victor Martinez earned his UFC contract by outpointing Jacob Rosales at DWCS in 2021. 'The Brick' made his promotional debut in February 2023, which didn't go to plan as he was swiftly dispatched by the crafty Jordan Leavitt via TKO.
Tom Nolan (6-1)
Much like his opponent, Tom Nolan is looking to rebound from a tough TKO loss against Nikolas Motta in his UFC debut in January. The Aussie scored a knockout win over Bogdan Grad at DWCS to earn his UFC contract.
Both Martinez and Nolan will be eager to secure their first UFC win when they collide this weekend.
Tamires Vidal (7-2)
Tamires Vidal found herself on the wrong side of a split decision against Montserrat Rendon last time out in September. Hungry to get back into the win column, 'Tratora' is gearing up for her third appearance against a struggling opponent.
Melissa Gatto (8-2-2D)
After making a 2-0 start to her UFC career, Melissa Gatto finds herself on a two-fight skid. The Brazilian most recently dropped a split decision to Ariane Lipski in July 2023.
Abus Magomedov (25-6-1D)
Abus Magomedov made an emphatic UFC debut in 2022, knocking out Dustin Stoltzfus in the first round. However, the Russian endured two consecutive losses in the subsequent outings, with a TKO loss to Sean Strickland last July, followed by a decision defeat against Caio Borralho in November.
Warlley Alves (14-7)
Warlley Alves has struggled for consistency in recent years, going 0-3 in his last three outings. The Brazilian was stopped in two of those losses with his recent defeat coming at the hands of Ikram Aliskerov via first-round TKO.
Piera Rodriguez (9-1)
Piera Rodriguez suffered her lone career defeat in a submission loss to Gillian Robertson last year. The Venezuelan will hope to fight her way back into the win column when she faces Ariane Carnelossi at the UFC APEX.
Ariane Carnelossi (14-3)
Ariane Carnelossi is coming off a unanimous decision to Lupita Godinez in May 2022. The Brazilian is 2-2 in the UFC and will make her octagon return after two years on the shelf.
Alatengheili (16-9-2D)
After scoring back-to-back wins in 2022, Alatengheili dropped a unanimous decision to Chris Gutierrez last October. 'The Mongolian Knight' will look to get back on track with a win over the Brazilian.
Kleidison Rodrigues (8-3)
Kleidison Rodrigues has gone 1-2 under the UFC banner. 'K.R.' will enter to the octagon this weekend hoping to bounce back from a tough submission loss to Farid Basharat in September.
Vanessa Demopoulos (10-5)
Vanessa Demopoulos had a three-fight win streak snapped in a decision loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz last May. However, 'Lil Monster' rebounded by outpointing Kanako Murata in October and will look to put together another win streak starting Saturday.
Emily Ducote (13-8)
Emily Ducote will also aim for a second straight win this weekend. The Oklahoma native is coming off a unanimous decision win over Ashley Yoder in October to improve her UFC record to 2-2.
