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

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


Tickets are on sale now!


That’s your Colorado MMA News, Weekend Preview. Tune in on Monday
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