ManMMA 53 Fight Announcements

July 7, 2022
card subject to change

Middleweight Championship
_OBK Chuck Liddell (13-2) ⁽¹⁰⁾ vs. _DOGS Chael Sonnen (7-4) ⁽³⁾

Flyweight Championship
_BSB Joanna Jedrzejczyk (15-0) ⁽¹⁵⁾ vs. _TXR Valentina Shevchenko (13-3) ⁽⁶⁾

Welterweight #1 Contender Bout
_ROC Justin Gaethje (6-4) ⁽¹⁾ vs. _PHX Rory MacDonald (5-3) ⁽¹⁾

Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
_PHX Ryan Bader (5-6) ^(-1) vs. _TXR Fabricio Werdum (4-6) ⁽³⁾
_ROC Randy Couture (5-5) ⁽²⁾ vs. _BSB Cain Velasquez (5-5) ⁽²⁾

Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Finals
_SOA Erin Toughill (8-7) ^(-1) vs. _TXR Gina Carano (5-6) ^(-1)
_HAL Hiroko Yamanaka (8-4) ⁽¹⁾ vs. _DOGS Miesha Tate (4-6) ⁽²⁾

Middleweight Bout
_PHX Forrest Griffin (9-5) ^(-1) vs. _ROC Robert Whittaker (8-5) ^(-2)

Lightweight Bout
_ROC Frankie Edgar (10-5) ^(-1) vs. _HAL Chan Sung Jung (12-5-1) ⁽¹⁾

Flyweight Bout
_OBK Barb Honchak (6-4) ^(-1) vs. _KIL Jessica Aguilar (5-6) ⁽¹⁾

Heavyweight Bout
_CHSN Anthony Johnson (4-5) ^(-1) vs. _GOR Tim Sylvia (6-5) ⁽¹⁾

Bantamweight Bout
_KIL Marloes Coenen (4-7) ^(-3) vs. _OBK Julianna Peña (2-0) ⁽²⁾

Welterweight Bout
_DKS Royce Gracie (4-6) ^(-1) vs. _SOA Colby Covington (1-1) ⁽¹⁾

Heavyweight Bout
_GAP Curtis Blaydes (4-6) ^(-1) vs. _OBK Tai Tuivasa (1-1) ⁽¹⁾

Lightweight Bout
_MM Cub Swanson (0-0) ⁽⁰⁾ vs. _OBK Brandon Moreno (1-1) ⁽¹⁾

Welterweight Bout
_WKO Jorge Masvidal (3-7) ^(-5) vs. _GOR Eddie Alvarez (3-7) ^(-4)

Middleweight Bout
_DKS Cung Le (1-0) ⁽¹⁾ vs. _GAP Yushin Okami (4-6) ^(-1)

Flyweight Bout
_MM Cynthia Calvillo (0-0) ⁽⁰⁾ vs. _DKS Megumi Fujii (3-7) ^(-1)

Bantamweight Bout
_TXR Irene Aldana (5-5) ^(-1) vs. _BYRO Holly Holm (5-7) ^(-3)

Flyweight Bout
_MM Mackenzie Dern (1-0) ⁽¹⁾ vs. _SOA Jennifer Maia (4-6) ^(-1)