Long Island MMA at Long Island’s First UFC

The first ever UFC show to take place on Long Island, New York has its main event. Chris Weidman will headline vs Kelvin Gastelum, Weidman coming off a controversial loss is looking to get back into the win column. Currently, Weidman (13-3) finds himself in a three-fight losing streak. Weidman is joined by Long Island MMA fighter Ryan LaFlare, Dennis Bermudez and Chris Wade. Ryan LaFlare was the latest Long Island MMA fighter to be added to this card. This will be LaFlare’s second fight in a row in NY and his first fight ever fighting in his home town of Long Island. LaFlare went his whole career with out being able to fight in NY and now its his second fight in a row that he will be fighting in NY. LaFlare joins fellow Long Island MMA teammates Dennis Bermudez and Chris Wade as they both make there Long Island fighting debuts.

Come down to Nassau Coliseum and check out your Long Island MMA coaches fighting in the UFC’s first ever outing in NY. Tickets are on sale now!

The full fight card is:

Middleweight Chris Weidman vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Bantamweight Jimmie Rivera vs. Thomas Almeida
Light Heavyweight Patrick Cummins vs. Gian Villante
Welterweight Ryan LaFlare (Long Island MMA) vs. Alex Oliveira
Welterweight Lyman Good vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Lightweight Chris Wade (Long Island MMA) vs. Frankie Perez
Featherweight Dennis Bermudez (Long Island MMA) vs. Darren Elkins
Featherweight Shane Burgos vs. Godofredo Pepey
Featherweight Kyle Bochniak vs. Jeremy Kennedy
Heavyweight Damian Grabowski vs. Christian Colombo
Middleweight Rafael Natal vs. Alessio Di Chirico
Heavyweight Timothy Johnson vs. Junior Albini