The Ultimate Fighting Championship is in Sacramento, California, on Saturday night, for UFC Fight Night 285 at the Golden 1 Center. When the main card kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET, there will be an intriguing fighter making his promotional debut.
Enter heavyweight Anthony Wint, a former New York Jets linebacker who will open the main card against Terrance Chatman on Paramount+.
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Wint will be stepping into the Octagon for his UFC debut with a perfect 7-0 record and five wins by way of knockout. Chatman, meanwhile, is 5-1 with four wins by knockout, so fans can expect a slugfest.
Wint makes his UFC debut just over one week since a 34-second knockout win over Matt Adams at Dana White’s Contender Series 87. The win was enough to impress the UFC boss and earn a contract. Now, the former Fury FC Heavyweight Champion will be taking his talents to the big show.
To make Wint’s UFC debut even more special, he will be wearing a special UFC Debut Patch on his fight gear that will “later be removed and placed into an official 1/1 UFC Debut Patch trading card” for Topps.
Before turning to MMA, Wint was a three-time second-team All C-USA standout for FIU, before joining the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Now, he’s ready for his MMA career to take off.
Who else will be fighting on Saturday night? A full look at the UFC Sacramento fight card can be seen below.
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UFC Fight Night 285 Fight CardNov 17, 2018; Buenos Aires, Argentina; UFC ring girls during the fight between Devin Powell (red gloves) and Jesus Pinedo (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Parque Roca Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Credit: USA TODAY Sports (Reuters)MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 8:00 p.m. ET)
- Anthony Hernandez (186) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (185)
- Vitor Petrino (246) vs. Serghei Spivac (257)
- Reinier de Ridder (205) vs. Roman Dolidze (206)
- Mason Jones (156) vs. MarQuel Mederos (156)
- Jeisla Chaves (124.5) vs. Carli Judice (125.5)
- Terrance Chatman (266) vs. Anthony Wint (231)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 5:00 p.m. ET)
- Lerryan Douglas (145.5) vs. Jamall Emmers (143.5)
- Shamil Gaziev (261) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (244)
- Nasrat Haqparast (155.5) vs. Chris Padilla (156)
- Marcio Barbosa (145.5) vs. Ryan Kuse (144.5)
- Stan Dorsainvil (155.5) vs. Gauge Young (155.5)
- Jackson McVey (185) vs. Wes Schultz (186)
- Shanelle Dyer (116) vs. Elise Reed (115)
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