UFC Austin Photo Gallery

UFC Austin photo gallery showcases the great fights that took place on Saturday in Austin, Texas and featured a 12-bout fight card headlined by a lightweight match between fourth ranked Beneil Dariush and eighth ranked Arman Tsarukyan.  Both men were calling for a title shot with a win on Saturday. 

Dariush was coming off a loss to former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira while Tsarukyan entered the bout coming off back-to-back wins. 

In the co-main event, Bobby Green took on late replacement Jalin Turner. He was originally scheduled to take on Dan Hooker, but Hooker suffered a broken arm during training and was forced out of the fight. 

The event also featured former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo taking on eighth-ranked bantamweight Rob Font in a bantamweight bout.  Figueiredo is still ranked second in the flyweight division. 

Fan favorite Clay Guida took on Joaquim Silva and Kelvin Gastelum faced Sean Brady in a welterweight clash, among other fights. 

The event also featured former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate returned to the bantamweight division after a one-fight sting as a flyweight.  She took on Julia Avila in the featured fight on the preliminary card.  

The event marked the fifth time the fight promotion has held an event in Austin.  

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