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NAC approves UFC 269, two other UFC events for December in Las Vegas

nolan king
·3 min read

Three UFC event applications have been approved by the Nevada Athletic Commission for the month of December.

The NAC’s monthly meeting was held Wednesday via conference call with four of five commissioners present. The governing body swiftly granted approval for the UFC to hold two events at the UFC Apex and one at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The event license approvals don’t mean the UFC will certainly hold events at the UFC Apex, though it’s expected for the promotion to do so.

Scroll below to see which cards have been officially approved.

UFC on ESPN 31, Dec. 4, UFC Apex

The first UFC event of December takes place Dec. 4 at the UFC Apex. UFC on ESPN 31 features a headliner of rising bantamweight star [autotag]Rob Font[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) against former UFC featherweight champion [autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag] (30-7 MMA, 20-6 UFC).

The current UFC on ESPN 31 lineup includes:

  • Rob Font vs. Jose Aldo

  • Chris Gruetzemacher vs. Claudio Puelles

  • Rafael Fiziev vs. Brad Riddell

  • Montserrat Conejo vs. Mallory Martin

  • Brendan Allen vs. Brad Tavares

  • Bryan Barberena vs. Matt Brown

  • Tanner Boser vs. Sergei Pavlovich

  • Jimmy Crute vs. Jamahal Hil

  • Manel Kape vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov

  • Jake Matthews vs. Jeremiah Wells

  • Vince Morales vs. Louis Smolka

UFC 269, Dec. 11, T-Mobile Arena

Arguably one of the promotion’s most stacked pay-per-view events of the year, UFC 269 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in front of a capacity audience. Atop the billing, lightweight champion [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] (31-8 MMA, 19-8 UFC) defends his title against [autotag]Dustin Poirier[/autotag] (28-6 MMA, 21-6 UFC). Also, [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (21-4 MMA, 14-2 UFC) defends her women’s bantamweight strap against [autotag]Julianna Pena[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC), and [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] (35-15 MMA, 14-9 UFC) and [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) finally face off in a highly anticipated grudge match.

The current UFC 269 lineup includes:

  • Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier – for lightweight title

  • Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena – for women’s bantamweight title

  • Leon Edwards vs. Jorge Masvidal

  • Dominick Cruz vs. Pedro Munhoz

  • Randy Costa vs. Tony Kelley

  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Kai Kara-France

  • Priscila Cachoeira vs. Gillian Robertson

  • Dricus Du Plessis vs. Andre Muniz

  • Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell

  • Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Minner

  • Sean O’Malley vs. Raulian Paiva

  • Maycee Barber vs. Erin Blanchfield

UFC Fight Night 199, Dec. 18, UFC Apex

Aug 7, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Derrick Lewis (red gloves) fights Ciryl Gane (blue gloves) during UFC 265 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

The final event of the year, UFC Fight Night 199, will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by two of the biggest men on the UFC roster. Multitime UFC heavyweight title challenger [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (25-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) will look to rebound from a loss to Ciryl Gane when he takes on surging Philadelphia area police officer Chris Daukaus (12-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC).

The current UFC Fight Night 199 lineup includes:

  • Chris Daukaus vs. Derrick Lewis

  • Amanda Lemos vs. Nina Nunes

  • Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Gerald Meerschaert

  • Darren Elkins vs. Cub Swanson

  • Anthony Hernandez vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

  • Don’Tale Mayes vs. Josh Parisian

  • Raphael Assuncao vs. Ricky Simon

  • Jordan Leavitt vs. Matt Sayles

  • Harry Hunsucker vs. Justin Tafa

  • Julia Avila vs. Raquel Pennington

  • Andre Ewell vs. Charles Jourdain

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