Da’Mon Blackshear vs Cody Gibson at UFC Fight Night 254 | Preview & Prediction
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We have a second bantamweight fight on the main card at UFC Fight Night 254 as Da’Mon Blackshear takes on Cody Gibson in what should be a highly-entertaining bout
Da’Mon Blackshear vs Cody Gibson Facts
When is UFC Fight Night 254? UK – the preliminary card starts at 9:00pm on Saturday 15th March 2025, followed by the main card at 12:00am (Sunday) / USA – 4:00pm/7:00pm ET (Saturday) and 1:00pm/4:00pm PT (Saturday)
Where is UFC Fight Night 254? UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 254? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 254
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 254 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 254? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC Fight Night 254 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Da’Mon Blackshear and Cody Gibson expected to walk out? 11:45pm UK / 7:45pm US ET / 4:45pm US PT
UFC Fight Night 254 Main Card
Marvin Vettori vs Roman Dolidze (Middleweight)
Chidi Njokuani vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (Welterweight)
Choi Seung-woo vs Kevin Vallejos (Featherweight)
Alexander Hernandez vs Kurt Holobaugh (Lightweight)
Da'Mon Blackshear vs Cody Gibson (Bantamweight)
You Su-young vs AJ Cunningham (Bantamweight)
UFC Fight Night 254 Prelims
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Ryan Spann (Heavyweight)
Stephanie Luciano vs Sam Hughes (Women’s Strawweight)
Diyar Nurgozhay vs Brendson Ribeiro (Light Heavyweight)
Carlos Vera vs Josias Musasa (Bantamweight)
Daniel Barez vs Andre Lima (Flyweight)
Josiane Nunes vs Priscila Cachoeira (Women’s Bantamweight)
Yuneisy Duben vs Carli Judice (Women’s Flyweight)
Da’Mon Blackshear: Da Monster seeking to follow up win last time out
Da’Mon Blackshear (15-7-1) is coming off a submission victory at UFC Fight Night 247 last time out as he picked up a first-round stoppage against Cody Stamann. That was a welcome victory after he had lost back-to-back fights prior to that including an 18-second knockout at the hands of Montel Jackson. He bounced back impressively as he has often done when suffering a setback and he will look to pick up a second successive win at UFC Fight Night 254 against Cody Gibson.
Cody Gibson: 31-fight vet looking to win third fight in a row
Cody Gibson (22-10) is in his second spell in the UFC and he comes into this fight having won two successive bouts in the Octagon for the very first time. In July, he submitted Brian Kelleher in the first round of their fight and in November, he picked up a unanimous decision win over Chad Anheliger. He comes into this fight with as much confidence as he has ever had during his two spells in the UFC and here he has a golden opportunity to make it three wins in three.
Da’Mon Blackshear vs Cody Gibson Prediction
We have a really competitive fight in the bantamweight division on the main card at UFC Fight Night 254 as two experienced fighters collide as Da’Mon Blackshear takes on Cody Gibson.
Neither man possesses huge knockout power and this fight will likely be decided either on the ground or by work rate and Octagon control.
Blackshear is the more dynamic fighter of the two and he is the man most likely to get a stoppage. We do however see a scenario where these two cancel each other out and it could easily be something of a stalemate. We prefer and expect Blackshear to win but our preference from a betting perspective is on this one to go the distance.
Prediction: Fight to go the distance
