UFC 229: Prelims Preview

Early Preliminary Bouts:Women's Bantamweight: Lina Lansberg vs Yana KunitskayaLightweight: Scott Holtzman vs Alan PatrickLightweight: Gray Maynard vs Nik LentzWelterweight: Ryan LaFlare vs Tony Martin Main Preliminary Bouts:Bantamweight: Sean O' Malley vs Jose AlbertoFlyweight: Sergio Pettis vs Jussier FormigaWelterweight: Vicente Luque vs Jalin TurnerWomen's Bantamweight: Aspen Ladd vs Tonya Evinger There are eight preliminary fights prior to the main card at UFC 229 to be held on October 6, 2018. Some feature such luminary names as former Lightweight Championship contender, Gray Maynard, former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champions, Tonya Evinger and Yana Kunitskaya and unbeaten prospect, Sean O' Malley.The card is shaping up to be one of the best MMA shows of 2018; the following slideshow breaks down all of the preliminary bouts.Welterweight: Ryan LaFlare vs Tony Martin Tony Martin - Set to take on Ryan LaFlareBoth Ryan LaFlare and Tony Martin have failed to set the Welterweight division alight and neither can seem to put together a series of wins to put themselves into title contention. For the loser, it's difficult to see where their UFC future would lie after this fight.Lightweight: Gray Maynard vs Nik LentzGray Maynard - will aim to relive past glories at UFC 229Gray Maynard was once one of the biggest names in UFC, owing to his classic matches with then Lightweight Champion, Frankie Edgar.However, five defeats in his last seven fights has seen his stock fall considerably. At 39 years of age, Maynard's best days would appear to be behind him.Nik Lentz has lost four of his past eight bouts and is in a similar position to his opponent. At five years the junior of Maynard, he will hope he has a greater chance of turning his faltering UFC career around.

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