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UFC Fight Night 184 marks the return of heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem. The Dutch star will take on Russian heavyweight Alexander ‘Drago’ Volkov. Overeem is making a final run of the UFC heavyweight championship, an honor that has eluded him in his decorated career.

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The main card of the Fight Night event will be broadcasted on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT. Alexandre Pantoja and Manel Kape will lock horns in the flyweight division. A lightweight rematch between two top contenders, Beneil Dariush and Carlos Diego Ferreira, is set to take place. Both men fought at UFC 179 in 2014 before, with Dariush claiming a decision win.

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Cody Stamann and Askar Askar will battle in an important bantamweight clash. Lightweight veteran Michale ‘The Menace’ Johnson will fight fellow legend Clay Guida.

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Top bantamweight Cory Sandhagen will take on former UFC lightweight champion Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar in the co-main event. ‘Sandman‘ is looking to get his shot at the 135 lbs title. But he will have a stern test in veteran Edgar against him.

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And finally, a blockbuster main event between heavyweights ‘The Demolition Man‘ Overeem and ‘Drago’ Volkov will close the show. Then prelims of the Fight Night card will be broadcasted on ESPN+ too from 5 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. PT. A light-heavyweight contest between Mike Rodriguez and Danilo Marques takes the featured prelims spot,

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Can Alistair Overeem build on his impressive run?

Overeem has won four out of his last five fights. He is currently making one final run at the heavyweight gold. A win over a perennial top contender like Volkov will certainly push him towards those goals.

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But Volkov is no pushover. He would like to establish his way and get a shot at the gold himself. Also, the co-main event winner between Sandhagen and Edgar could very well get the next shot at the 135 lbs world championship.

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Don’t miss the intriguing night of fights as the event kicks off in a few hours.

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Apratim Banerjee is a senior UFC author for EssentiallySports and has been writing professionally for almost a year. Before his current gig, Apratim worked as a UFC writer for Sportskeeda. A long-time MMA fan, Apratim has developed a critical eye for the sport that has helped him transfer his vast knowledge to his copies and give hardcore and casual readers a detailed insight into the fights and fighters.

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