Henry Cejudo and Frank Mir head up Phoenix vs. Vegas battle at UFL 5 on August 30
UFL 5 – ‘The NBA of MMA’ kicks off next Friday night with civic pride at stake!
United Fight League (UFL) are back for another event which signals a new era for the fledgling promotion with the introduction of an exciting Team vs. Team concept. On August 30, the promotion returns to Phoenix, Arizona, for UFL 5 – Phoenix vs. Vegas – a showdown between two cities that are at the epicenter of the combat sports world!
Team Phoenix will be headed up by Olympic gold medalist and former two-weight UFC champion, Henry Cejudo, while Team Vegas will be led by one of the best heavyweights of all time and Nevada Hall of Famer, Frank Mir. Both legends will captain their own squad of five fighters in five bouts where the winning team will take home $50,000 to be evenly split among its members.
The victorious city will be decided through a points scoring system which has been designed to encourage action and finishes:
Stoppage in Round One = 4 points
Stoppage in Round Two = 3 points
Stoppage in Round Three = 2 points
Win by Decision = 1 point
Due to the main event being a title fight, there are more points up for grabs in that contest:
Stoppage in Round One = 6 points
Stoppage in Round Two = 5 points
Stoppage in Round Three = 4 points
Stoppage in Round Four = 3 points
Stoppage in Round Five = 2 points
Win by Decision = 1 point
If the Team Phoenix vs. Team Vegas scores are even after all five bouts, then the amount of cage time it took for each side to achieve their total will be added up. Whichever team got to that number of points in the shortest time will be declared the winner.
“This project is two years in the making and I couldn’t be more excited that we have these two teams, two cites and two legends in Frank Mir and Henry Cejudo leading the way,” said UFL CEO, Harrison Rogers. “We are also making content alongside the event to tell the stories of these amazing fighters and that will be released after the event on August 30th. This is just the beginning of this franchise model for MMA. It’s a model that has been successful in every other mainstream sport and we’re excited to show the fans it’s potential. We are building the NBA of MMA!”
In the main event, UFL bantamweight champion, Hunter Azure (11-3), aims to defend the belt in his home city opposite fellow UFC veteran, Vince Morales (15-7), and PFL alumni, Sheymon Moraes (15-6), represents Phoenix in the co-headliner against dangerous finisher, Canaan Kawaihae (9-2, 1NC), at featherweight.
United Fight League (UFL) is known as a ‘Fighter First’ organisation and MMA legend, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, is a brand ambassador who ensures decisions are made in the best interests of our athletes. We remain the only promotion around who offer all fighters under multi-fight contracts health insurance and shares in the company.
UFL 5 will be streamed live and for free on KICK, Rumble and YouTube on Friday, August 30, with all of the action beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PST.
Current UFL 5 Fight Card
Main Event
Bantamweight Title
Phoenix vs. Vegas
(c) Hunter Azure (11-3) vs. Vince Morales (15-7)
Co-Main Event
Phoenix vs. Vegas
Featherweight
Sheymon Moraes (15-6) vs. Canaan Kawaihae (9-2, 1NC)
Phoenix vs. Vegas
Middleweight
Marcus Nash (1-0) vs. Trent Miller (5-1)
Phoenix vs. Vegas
Welterweight
Ray Waters (4-0) vs. William Gibson (3-1)
Phoenix vs. Vegas
Bantamweight
Jackson Santa Cruz (7-4) vs. Anvar Boynazarov (5-3)
Flyweight
Yevgeni Shinkarevsku (1-0) vs. Richard Mahan (2-0)
Bantamweight
Alex Gonzalez (6-4) vs. Adam Ortiz (5-3)
Featherweight
Angel Atoigue (2-0) vs. Desmond Manabat (3-5)
