Kamaru Usman faces Joaquin Buckley, live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, June 14. The pair square off in a five-round main event bout at welterweight.
Former 170-pound champion Usman (20-4) of Nigeria returns to action after 20 months of absence and looks to bounce back from three straight defeats. No. 7-ranked contender Buckley (21-6) of St. Louis, MO aims for his seventh win in a row.
The co-main event is a flyweight bout between Rose Namajunas and Miranda Maverick. Former strawweight champion Namajunas (13-7) of Milwaukee, WI looks to rebound from a unanimous decision defeat to Erin Blanchfield. Maverick (15-5) of Tunas, MO is riding a four-fight winning streak.
Also on the card, Edmen Shahbazyan (14-5) of Glendale, CA takes on Andre Petroski (13-4) of Springfield, PA at middleweight. Cody Garbrandt (14-6) of Uhrichsville, Ohio meets Raoni Barcelos (19-5) of Brazil.
UFC Atlanta airs live on ESPN+. The start time is 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT for the main card, with the prelims starting at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT.
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UFC Atlanta: How to watch & start time
UFC Atlanta airs live on ESPN+. The start time is 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT for the main card, with the prelims starting at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT.
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Main Card (10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT)
- Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley
- Rose Namajunas vs. Miranda Maverick
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Andre Petroski
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Raoni Barcelos
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Cody Brundage
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy
Prelims (7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT)
- Paul Craig vs. Rodolfo Bellato
- Michael Chiesa vs. Court McGee
- Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Kris Moutinho
- Cody Durden vs. Jose Ochoa
- Ricky Simon vs. Cameron Smotherman
- Philip Rowe vs. Ange Loosa
- Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Vanessa Demopoulos