Top 3 UFC Fights We Are Waiting For in 2022

Heat, eagerness and excitement are hitting high records as the remaining three months of the year are about to host some of the most interesting and anticipated UFC fights for 2022. They are expected to blow the minds of fans and also reach an enormously high volume of bets from punters, according to betting experts. The UFC’s agenda has been very rich up to now, with unique and unforgettable moments offered by staggering events including: Matt Brown vs. Bryan Barberena at UFC Columbus,  Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat ChimaevUFC 273, Charles Oliviera vs. Justin Gaethje – UFC 274, Glover Teixeira vs. Jiri Prochazka – UFC 275 and no doubt the Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman – UFC 278 fight with Edwards’ fifth-round head-kick knockout. 

Over the nine months we’ve seen mind-blowing fights, absolutely fierce confrontations and stocks of incredible energy, which will certainly be in our minds for the years to come. But, we have one quarter of the period left ahead of us and this is only heating things up. 

There are some fights that we are all looking forward to watching in the upcoming months. These fights promise not only unique experiences, but also ultimate heat and excitement and of course, ultimate engagement through betting.

No 3: Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan – UFC Fight Night 211

The Fight Night Cards are certainly exciting to watch and UFC has set a fight between the American Mackenzie Dern and the Chinese Yan Xiaonan, two skillful and talented professional mixed martial artists, who are very promising and can offer a very interesting event for spectatorship. The fight will take place on October 1 at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

No 2: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira – UFC 281

On November 12, the UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will have the chance to defend his title against the Brazilian professional fighter Alex Pereira at one of the most iconic and famous arenas of the world – the Madison Square Garden.

No 1: Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira – UFC 280

The Russian professional mixed martial artist Islam Makhachev will fight against the former Lightweight UFC chamption, Brazilian Charles Oliveira, in a bout that will be hosted in Abu Dhabi on October 22. The vacant title is up for grabs and the two fighters are expected to give all they have in eventually winning it. 

There are some more of such interesting fights to watch in the remainder of the 2022, all of which are in Fight Night cards, but we have chosen to highlight the Dern vs Xiaonan bout because of all the action and the energy that it will certainly offer. Other worth-watching fights include Calvin Kattar vs. Arnold Allen, Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo and Jared Cannonnier vs. Sean Strickland. All these are the main events in Fight Night cards that will take place in October and November.

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