A rare Sunday card is on tap for the UFC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
A potentially explosive lightweight main event pits fast-rising stars Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee against each other in an important fight for the future of the 155-pound division.
The winner will solidify themselves as the next man to join the ranks of the elite in the weight class. There's some short, but explosive history between the two men, and it should be an interesting scrap.
Several parts of the card has potential, so let's take a look at the 10 things you should know about UFC Fight Night 112.
Card, Odds and Weigh-In Info
Matchup | Weight Class | Favorite Odds | Underdog Odds |
Josh Stansbury vs. Jeremy Kimball | Light Heavyweight | Kimball -124 | Stansbury -104 |
Tony Martin vs. Johnny Case | Lightweight | Martin -144 | Case +116 |
Jared Gordon vs. Michel Quinones | Men's Featherweight | Gordon -134 | Quinones +104 |
Devin Powell vs. Darrell Horcher | Lightweight | Horcher -248 | Powell +192 |
No. 8 Carla Esparza vs. No. 10 Maryna Moroz | Women's Strawweight | Esparza -230 | Moroz +170 |
Vitor Miranda vs. Marvin Vettori | Middleweight | Vettori -203 | Miranda +167 |
Clay Guida vs. Erik Koch | Featherweight | Koch -263 | Guida +185 |
BJ Penn vs. Dennis Siver | Featherweight | Siver -180 | Penn +140 |
Tim Means vs. Alex Garcia | Welterweight | Means -260 | Garcia +180 |
Joachim Christensen vs. Dominick Reyes | Light Heavyweight | Reyes -275 | Christensen +195 |
N0. 13 Felice Herrig vs. Justine Kish | Women's Strawweight | Kish -160 | Herrig +120 |
Tim Boetsch vs. Johny Hendricks | Middleweight | Hendricks -235 | Boetsch +185 |
Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Lee | Lightweight | Lee -114 | Lee -114 |
How To Watch
The UFC Fight Pass prelims begin at 5:30 p.m. ET. The mid-level prelims will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2 and/or streamed on Fox Sports Go. They begin at 7 p.m. ET.
The main card begins at 9 p.m. and it will be broadcast by Fox Sports 1.
UFC History In Oklahoma
This will be just the second UFC event in history held in Oklahoma City. The first was UFC Fight Night 19 back in 2009. It featured Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard in the main event.
Diaz would win the bout via second-round submission (guillotine). That event was held at the Cox Center, while Sunday's will take place at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The event in 2009 drew 9,490 fans with a gate of $577,997.
UFC Debuts
Three fighters on the card are making their UFC debuts and two of them are facing one clay guida. Dominick Reyes comes into Sunday's battle with a perfect 6-0 record. He's competing on the main card, so he's in a good position to shine.
Both Jared Gordon and Michel Quinones are new to the UFC, but some fans of the promotion may have heard of the former. He was handpicked by Dana White after being featured on the president's Lookin for a Fight series.
He's 12-1 and Quinones is 8-1. Both men are considered high-level competitors and their bout will headline the Fight Pass card.
Most Promising Young Fighters
Gordon is obviously a highly touted prospect, but it's hard to decide if he's the promising newcomer on the card, or if its Reyes.
Fans might remember Reyes for his devastating headkick KO of Jordan Powell just moments after the latter taunted him. Take a look:
Pffffff. Amazing head kick KO by Dominick Reyes. That head shake.... #LFA13 pic.twitter.com/jnoL6WEndq
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) June 3, 2017
Needless to say, those in the know will be watching both fights closely.
Biggest Bonus Winner
Clay Guida has collected an event-high nine Performance of the Night bonuses during his time in the UFC. His last one came in 2014 in a winning Fight-of-the-Night Performance against Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Streaking
No one on the card is hotter than Lee. He's won four fights in a row. Technically, Reyes is 6-0, but Lee's streak has taken place in the UFC.
Chiesa has won three straight and those hot streaks are part of the reason the main event is so appealing. As hot as Lee has been, BJ Penn has been even colder.
The legend has lost five fights in a row and that skid dates all the way back to 2011. He's lost his last two via brutal stoppages. It's mind boggling that he's still being allowed to compete, but one can only hope he hangs up the gloves if he takes another beating at the hands of Dennis Siver.
He's on a two-fight losing streak himself and far from a contender.
Fight of the Night Potential
Guida always comes forward and never shies away from a brawl. Erik Koch is a much better athlete with underrated striking, but he's also very good on the ground. This fight could be contested anywhere, but it might have the right mixture to become the best fight on the card.
Guida has been in the FOTN six times in his career.
Bad Blood, Good Fight
Chiesa vs. Lee was a good fight on paper, but when the two men got into a brawl at the UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference in May, things got pushed to another level.
The two were jawing on a normal level initially, but Lee said he knows Chiesa's "momma has tickets" to the fight. That clearly struck a nerve with Chiesa and he went after Lee, but ate a lunging right hand in the process.
Both Lee and Chiesa are great on the ground and the latter has drastically improved his striking. That said, Lee is the superior athlete. It'll be interesting to see how this bitter battle plays out.