Check out the full “UFC Road to the Octagon” segment for Saturday’s UFC on FOX 24 event.
UFC on FOX 24 takes place at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., and it airs on FOX following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
In the headliner champion Demetrious Johnson (25-2-1 MMA, 13-1-1 UFC), who’s No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA pound-for-pound rankings and flyweight rankings, takes on No. 5 Wilson Reis (22-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC). “Mighty Mouse” looks for his 10th straight title defense – one why of Anderson Silva’s longstanding record.
In UFC on FOX 23’s co-headliner, No. 7-ranked strawweight Rose Namajunas (5-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) takes on fellow contender and No. 15-ranked Michelle Waterson (14-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) as both contenders try to make a case for a title shot.
“Countdown” looks at those two fights, as well as an intriguing middleweight fight between No. 4 Ronaldo Souza (23-4 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and No. 6 Robert Whittaker (17-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC).
Check out the full episode above.
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