The card for next month’s UFC Fight Night 30 event is now official, and the show will feature six fights on the main card, preceded by six bouts online.
UFC Fight Night 30 takes place Oct. 26 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The main card airs on FOX Sports 2 following six bouts streaming on Facebook.
In the main event, England’s Michael Bisping (24-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) meets Mark Munoz (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in a middleweight bout. The co-main event will feature another favorite of the British fans in a lightweight bout between Ross Pearson (15-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Melvin Guillard (31-12-2 MMA, 12-8 UFC).
Opening the main card is a flyweight bout between John Lineker (22-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Phil Harris (22-10 MMA, 1-1 UFC), followed by Alessio Sakara (15-10 MMA, 6-7 UFC) vs. Magnus Cedenblad (11-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Norman Parke (18-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) vs. Jon Tuck (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Ryan Jimmo (18-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Jimi Manuwa (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC).
UFC Fight Night 31 in Manchester will be the promotion’s second trip to England this year following a show in London in February. Prior to that, in September 2012, the UFC visited Nottingham for the first time.
The complete UFC Fight Night 30 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 2, 3 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 11:45 a.m. ET)
For more on UFC Fight Night 30, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
(Pictured: Michael Bisping)
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