The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be making its debut in Utica, New York on June 1, 2018 for UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes at Adirondack Bank Center. The event will be headlined by a bantamweight clash between top contenders Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes. In the co-main event, lightweights Gregor Gillespie and Vinc Pichel will go head-to-head.
Bryan Barberena was initially slated to be on the card, but he was forced to withdraw due to an injury. Ben Saunders stepped up to replace Barberena and will now face Jake Ellenberger on the main card which airs on FOX Sports 1.
Another shakeup took place on the preliminary card — also airing on FOX Sports 1 — when Leonardo Santos was forced to withdraw from his bout with Nik Lentz due to a hand injury. There is currently no word on a potential replacement for Santos in the lightweight bout.
Below is all of the information you will need to catch the event from the opening bout.
UFC Fight Night 131: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2018
Location: Utica, New York
Venue: Adirondack Bank Center
Pay-Per-View Card Time: N/A
Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass, FOX Sports 1
UFC Fight Night 131 Fight Card
| Main card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | vs. | Marlon Moraes | ||||
| Lightweight | Gregor Gillespie | vs. | Vinc Pichel | ||||
| Heavyweight | Walt Harris | vs. | Daniel Spitz | ||||
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | vs. | Ben Saunders | ||||
| Featherweight | Julio Arce | vs. | Daniel Teymur | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Gian Villante | vs. | Sam Alvey | ||||
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women’s Flyweight | Sijara Eubanks | vs. | Lauren Murphy | ||||
| Lightweight | Nik Lentz | vs. | TBD | ||||
| Welterweight | Niko Price | vs. | Belal Muhammad | ||||
| Lightweight | Desmond Green | vs. | Gleison Tibau | ||||
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women’s Strawweight | Jessica Aguilar | vs. | Jodie Esquibel | ||||
| Bantamweight | Johnny Eduardo | vs. | Nathaniel Wood | ||||
| Flyweight | Hector Sandoval | vs. | Jarred Brooks | ||||
UFC Fight Night 131 Betting Odds
Odds are currently unvavailable.