New Delhi: UFC 306 at Sphere was announced to kick-off on Mexican Independence Day on September 14 but Mexican star boxer Canelo Alvarez announced his next fight against Edgar Berlanga for the super middleweight title on September 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Alvarez is competing in his 66th professional boxing match and currently holds 61-2-2 in his boxing career, he is also on a four-win streak and fighting second time this year. His opponent Berlanga is undefeated in his boxing career, he holds a 22-0 record and this will be the biggest opportunity in his boxing career. Alvarez is now 34 years old while his opponent Berlanga is just 27 years old, it will be an interesting match up for super middleweight Champion.
UFC President Dana White recently announced the UFC 306 fight card as UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O’Malley will defend his title against Merab Dvalishili. UFC announced 10 fights that will feature in UFC 306 at Sphere, Two titles are on the line UFC Bantamweight title and UFC Women’s flyweight title fights are announced at UFC 306.
It will be an iconic day for combat sports as fans have to choose between high-stakes Canelo’s fight against undefeated Berlanga and the UFC 306 mega event. It will be a clash of combat sports on September 14 in Las Vegas.
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UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards is yet to lose a fight in 9 years. He is on a 12-win streak and last lost in 2015 against Kamaru Usman. Edwards now defends his title against Belal Muhammad in UFC 304 in front of his home fans. In their first bout, Belal was out by an unintentional eye poke by Edwards, and the match was declared as No Contest. Dana also doubled the bonus prize for the ‘Performance of the Night’, King Green requested Dana to raise the bonus money to $100k and then Dana agreed on crowd cheering to double up the money.
Mexican Boxer Canelo Alvarez announced his next fight on Mexican Independence Day and will go head-to-head against UFC 306 event at Sphere. UFC Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
