The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Windy City on Saturday, June 8 for UFC 238 for a championship doubleheader featuring title fights in the men’s bantamweight and women’s flyweight divisions.
In the main event, flyweight champion Henry Cejudo moves up a weight class to take on top challenger Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight title. In the co-main event, women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko returns to action to face off against Jessica Eye.
Below is all of the information you will need leading up to the fight, including every episode of UFC 238 Embedded.
UFC 238: Fight Time & Viewing Details
Event: UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: United Center
Pay-Per-View Card Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass, ESPN, Pay-per-view
UFC 238 Embedded, Episode 1
On Episode 1 of UFC 238 Embedded, flyweight champion Henry Cejudo pushes through five hard rounds to prepare for his bantamweight title fight. Bantamweight title contender Marlon Moraes trains alongside former UFC champions Frankie Edgar and Eddie Alvarez. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko works out in the fifth city of her globe-spanning training for UFC 238, as opponent Jessica Eye finishes her first ever Las Vegas-based camp. Cejudo recovers in a cryotherapy tank and a hypobaric conditioning pod, as Moraes spends time at home with his son.
UFC 238 Embedded, Episode 2
On Episode 2 of UFC 238 Embedded, flyweight champion Henry Cejudo packs for fight week, making a stop in LA to do media and demand latte. Bantamweight contender Marlon lands in Chicago, accompanied by his son’s hulk, and does interviews in the host city. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko spends another day at the office with her longtime trainer, as opponent Jessica Eye augments her namesake feature. And former lightweight champion Tony Ferguson embraces his return to competition, turning the world into his gym.
UFC 238 Fight Card
Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Bantamweight | Henry Cejudo | vs. | Marlon Moraes | ||||
Women’s Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | vs. | Jessica Eye | ||||
Lightweight | Tony Ferguson | vs. | Donald Cerrone | ||||
Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | vs. | Petr Yan | ||||
Heavyweight | Tai Tuivasa | vs. | Blagoy Ivanov | ||||
Preliminary card (ESPN) | |||||||
Women’s Strawweight | Tatiana Suarez | vs. | Nina Ansaroff | ||||
Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | vs. | Pedro Munhoz | ||||
Women’s Strawweight | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | vs. | Alexa Grasso | ||||
Featherweight | Ricardo Lamas | vs. | Calvin Kattar | ||||
Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Women’s Strawweight | Xiaonan Yan | vs. | Angela Hill | ||||
Middleweight | Bevon Lewis | vs. | Darren Stewart | ||||
Women’s Flyweight | Katlyn Chookagian | vs. | Joanne Calderwood |