John Dodson vs Peter Yan on tap for UFC Prague

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will make its debut inside O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, by way of the UFC on ESPN+ 3 fight card on Feb. 23, 2019, a mixed martial arts (MMA) event headlined by Thiago Santos vs. Jan Blachowicz.

Joining the light heavyweight sluggers will be the bantamweight battle between former flyweight No. 1 contender, John Dodson, and rising 135-pound phenom, Peter Yan, according to a new report by ESPN.

Dodson (20-10) abandoned the flyweight division after coming up short (no pun intended) in a pair of five-round wars against then-division champion, Demetrious Johnson. Unfortunately for “The Magician,” his consistency disappeared during his transition to the higher weight class and the result is a ho-hum record of 3-3 since his last dance with “Mighty Mouse.”

As for Yan (11-1), he’s looked virtually unstoppable over the past three years. Three of his five-straight wins have come under the UFC banner, with two of them ending violently. The Russian import recently re-upped with the promotion and looks to live up to his “No Mercy” nickname.

UFC Prague will also feature the heavyweight slug-a-thon between Marcos Rogerio de Lima and Stefan Struve, while veteran flyweight Liz Carmouche tries to keep herself in the 125-pound title hunt opposite Lucie Pudilova.