Colorado MMA News Weekend Preview: 7/30/2020 | Invicta 41 | LFA 87| UFC Fight Night | & New Matchups - a podcast by Colorado MMA News

Invicta fights Thursday night, LFA 87 on Friday,  UFC Fight Night come Saturday, and new matchup announcements. This is your Colorado MMA News, Weekend Preview.

Invicta 41 takes place Thursday night and Elevation Fight Team flyweight, Claire Guthrie (1-0) will get back to action as she faces Caitlin Simmons (2-0) in a battle at 125 lbs. Simmons has won her last 9 fights in a row extending back to her amateur days. Meanwhile Claire on the other hand has won her last 6 official fights in a row, having won her pro debut by 3rd round armbar submission. Tune in to watch the fights live on UFC Fight Pass with the stream starting at 6:00 pm MST.

Then on Friday night, LFA 87 goes down with 5 Colorado based fighters on the card.

Matchups include:

Andrew Lipp (1-2) of Trials MMA will face Ryan Charlebois (1-0) of Elevation Fight Team & Pound 4 Pound Fitness in a showdown of Colorado based welterweights.

The number 1 ranked amateur Heavyweight in Colorado will be an amateur no longer when Zac Pauga (0-0) of Elevation Fight Team and regular training partner of Alistair Overeem steps into the LFA cage to make his pro debut vs Zac Cavender (3-1) at light heavyweight.

The undefeated pro, Gerald Scott (3-0) of Genesis Fight Team will return from a two year hiatus to take on Keith Phathaem (2-1) in a lightweight bout.

And the undefeated, Michael Stack (4-0) of Trials MMA will throw down with Kai Kamaka (6-2) in a featherweight showdown.

Fights stream live on UFC Fight Pass, starting at 7:00 pm MST.

Then on Saturday night, the UFC gets back to action stateside for UFC Fight Night, Holm vs Aldana which will feature two Factory X products on the card.

Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (15-3-1) of Factory X will face Sparta veteran and late notice replacement, Cody Durden (11-2) in a battle of bantamweights.

Then fellow Factory X fighter, Jonathan “The Dragon” Martinez (11-3) will battle it out with Frankie Saenz (12-6), also at bantamweight.

Watch these two Factory X warriors throw down on ESPN +, with bouts starting at 4:00 pm MST.

And in new matchup announcements...

Dana White recently confirmed that the interim lightweight champion, Justin Gaethje (22-2) of Elevation Fight Team will get his title unification shot as he takes on the current champion, Khabib (28-0), scheduled for UFC 255 on October 24th. Only on PPV.

Additionally, Brandon “Raw Dog” Royval (11-4) of Factory X has announced that he will fight the number 7 ranked flyweight in the world, Kai Kara France (21-8) in a matchup of rising contenders on September 26th.

And come August 15th… there will be blood! As Sparta is making history with the introduction of Bare Knuckle MMA in a historic legislative effort. The matchups that have already been announced include…

Chris Arena vs Elias Egozi

Tamika Caldwell vs Maliah Paculan

Aiden Calvetti vs Fernando Acosta

Khortni Kamyron vs Barb Ciesnolevicz

Jerrel Nettles vs Isaiah Lopez

Carlos Rivera vs Kenyan Davis

Darien Robinson vs Romiro Figueroa

Zac Haynes vs Mario Rodriguez

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That’s your Colorado MMA News, Weekend Preview. Tune in on Monday for results from the weekend’s fight action. And in the meantime, go give these fighters a follow, subscribe to our youtube channel, the prize fighting business for more content, follow us on instagram, and don’t forget to like us on facebook.

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