Joselyne Edwards vs Tamires Vidal at UFC Fight Night 245 | Preview & Prediction
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It is time for the women’s bantamweights next and Joselyne Edwards meets Tamires Vidal with both fighters coming off back-to-back losses
JOSELYNE EDWARDS VS TAMIRES VIDAL FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 245? UK – the preliminary card starts at 9:00pm on Saturday October 19th, 2024, followed by the main card at 12:00am (Sunday) / USA – 4:00pm/7:00pm ET and 1:00pm/4:00pm PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 245? UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 245? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 245
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 245 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 245? 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 245 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Joselyne Edwards and Tamires Vidal expected to walk out? 10:45pm UK / 5:45pm US ET / 2:45pm US PT
UFC Fight Night 245 Main Card
Anthony Hernandez vs Michel Pereira (Middleweight)
Rob Font vs Kyler Phillips (Bantamweight)
Charles Johnson vs Su Mudaerji (Flyweight)
Cameron Smotherman vs Jake Hadley (Bantamweight)
Darren Elkins vs Daniel Pineda (Featherweight)
Matheus Nicolau vs Asu Almabayev (Flyweight)
UFC Fight Night 245 Prelims
Brad Katona vs Jean Matsumoto (Bantamweight)
Joselyne Edwards vs Tamires Vidal (Women’s Bantamweight)
Jessica Penne vs Elise Reed (Women’s Strawweight)
Melissa Martinez vs Alice Ardelean (Women’s Strawweight)
Austen Lane vs Robelis Despaigne (Heavyweight)
JOSELYNE EDWARDS: PANAMIAN STAR AIMING TO BOUNCE BACK
Joselyne Edwards (13-6) has suffered back-to-back unanimous decision losses so she will be desperate to respond here. Prior to that she was on a three-fight winning streak but in two of those she had missed weight. Whether she is struggling with making the bantamweight cut off, she has struggled in her last two fights when she has made weight. The 29-year-old needs a win to regain some momentum and she will look to do that against Vidal here.
TAMIRES VIDAL: BRAZILIAN RETURNS AFTER FIRST BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES
26-year-old Brazilian Tamires Vidal (7-3) has lost consecutive fights for the first time in her career and her TKO loss last time out was the first time she was stopped that way in her career. Before this skid, she had won six fights in a row which brought her to the attention of the UFC and she won her Octagon debut in style. She beat Ramona Pascual with a flying knee to the body to earn a TKO win and she will look to rekindle that magic once again.
JOSELYNE EDWARDS VS TAMIRES VIDAL PREDICTION
It is Joselyne Edwards who comes into this bout as clear favourite but much will depend on how her weight cut has gone and what version of her turns up. Tamires Vidal is no pushover but equally, it will be interesting to see how she can respond to her first TKO loss of her career.
That may see her approach this a little more cautiously than usual even if she does possess knockout power of her own. With that in mind, and the fact that Edwards’ last five fights have all gone the distance, we’re tipping this fight to go to the scorecards.
PREDICTION: FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE
