Originally scheduled to face HyunSung Park before the South Korean was called up to compete in last weekend’s main event against Tatsuro Taira, “Astroboy” returns to Las Vegas looking to register his first win since the last time he competed in the APEX in early 2024. The Australian has dropped three straight contests in bouts with the current champ, the most recent title challenger, and a former two-time champ, so it’s difficult to fault him too much for those setbacks, however a return to the win column is much needed, even if just as a reminder of how rock-solid Erceg is inside the Octagon.
The 33-year-old Osbourne jumped at the opportunity to fill the void opposite Erceg this weekend, eager to build on his April stoppage win over newcomer Luis Gurule. The victory halted a three-fight slide for “The Jamaican Sensation,” who has fought a solid strength of schedule throughout his five-plus year career in the UFC.
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There’s a little “crossroads” moment happening here for Erceg, who rocketed to a championship opportunity on the strength of three wins in 12 months, capped by a punishing knockout of Matt Schnell, but now he returns to the scene of that victory in a bit of a slide. Osbourne is quick, creative, and kind of playing with house money heading into this one, so it will be interesting to see how Erceg acquits himself here.
Iasmin Lucindo vs Angela Hill
Iasmin Lucindo and Angela Hill meet in this “prospect versus veteran” clash of ranked strawweights.
