Who's fighting in the UFC card tonight, March 25, 2023? - Know your main and prelim card fighters, records, and highlights

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen (also known as UFC on ESPN 43) will be the next fight card from the world's premier MMA promotion. The Fight Night event is set to take place on Saturday, March 25, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The main event will pit No.3-ranked bantamweight contender Marlon Vera against the No.5-seeded Cory Sandhagen.

In the co-headliner, women's bantamweight contender, No.3-ranked Holly Holm will take on Yana Santos (formerly Yana Kunitskaya), who is ranked No.6 in the division.

Here's a look at all the main and prelimary card fighters competing at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen.

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UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen - Main card fighters

Here is a list of all the main card fights for this weekend's UFC Fight Night event:

Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen (bantamweight)

Holly Holm vs. Yana Santos (women's bantamweight)

Nate Landwehr vs. Austin Lingo (featherweight)

Andrea Lee vs. Maycee Barber (women's flyweight)

Chidi Njokuani vs. Albert Duraev (middleweight)

Marlon Vera (20-7-1D)

Marlon Vera is riding a four-fight win streak into this bout with his latest victory coming over Dominick Cruz via fourth-round knockout last August. The last time 'Chito' tasted defeat inside the octagon was against the legendary Jose Aldo via decision in late 2020.

Cory Sandhagen (15-4)

Cory Sandhagen dropped back-to-back decisions to T.J. Dillashaw and Petr Yan in 2021. However, 'Sandman' bounced back in impressive fashion with a fourth-round TKO of Yadong Song last time out in September.

Holly Holm (14-6)

Holly Holm picked up two consecutive decision wins over Irene Aldana and Raquel Pennington back in 2020. After nearly two years of inactivity, 'The Preacher’s Daughter' returned to the octagon last May, dropping a unanimous decision against Ketlen Vieira. The 41-year-old Jackson-Wink MMA standout is 3-4 in her past seven outings.

Yana Santos (14-6-1NC)

Yana Santos is also fresh off a loss, suffering a vicious first-round TKO at the hands of Irene Aldana back in July 2021. Much like her next opponent, 'Foxy' is also 3-4 in her last seven trips to the octagon.

Nate Landwehr (16-4)

Nate Landwehr was awarded a majority decision win over David Onama following a thrilling battle in August 2022. Prior to that win, 'The Train' dispatched Ludovit Klein with a third-round anaconda choke submission in late 2021. The Tennessee native is 2-3 in his last five bouts and is seeking his third consecutive victory.

Austin Lingo (9-1)

Austin Lingo made an unsuccessful start to his UFC career in early 2020 after going unbeaten in seven straight bouts. However, the Texan bounced back with two consecutive decision wins in subsequent outings.

Andrea Lee (13-6)

After scoring two straight second-round finishes in 2021, Andrea Lee dropped a unanimous decision to Viviane Araujo last time out in May 2022. The Louisiana native is 2-4 in her last six trips to the octagon.

Maycee Barber (11-2)

Maycee Barber is riding a three-fight win streak, with all victories coming via decision. In her latest outing last July, 'The Future' edged out Jessica Eye.

Chidi Njokuani (22-8-1NC)

Chidi Njokuani had an impressive start to his UFC career with back-to-back first-round knockouts of Marc-Andre Barriault and Dusko Todorovic. However, 'Chidi Bang Bang' suffered a vicious TKO when he ran into Gregory Rodrigues in his latest octagon appearance in September.

Albert Duraev (15-4)

Albert Duraev's 10-fight winning streak came to a halt when he suffered a horrific eye injury against Joaquin Buckley which led to a TKO (doctor's stoppage) in June 2022. The Russian will be determined to return to the win column as he makes his third walk to the octagon this Saturday.

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UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen - Preliminary card fighters

Here is a list of all the prelim card fights for this weekend's Fight Night event:

Alex Perez vs. Manel Kape (flyweight)

Daniel Pineda vs. Tucker Lutz (featherweight)

Steven Peterson vs. Lucas Alexander (featherweight)

Trevin Giles vs. Preston Parsons (welterweight)

C.J. Vergara vs. Daniel da Silva (flyweight)

Manuel Torres vs. Trey Ogden (lightweight)

Victor Altamirano vs. Vinicius Salvador (flyweight)

Hailey Cowan vs. Tamires Vidal (women's bantamweight)

Alex Perez (24-7)

After going on a three-fight win streak, Alex Perez finds himself on a two-fight losing skid, with both defeats coming via first-round submission.

Manel Kape (18-6)

Manel Kape had a 0-2 start to his UFC career in 2021. However, 'Starboy' now finds himself on a three-fight win streak, with two victories coming via first-round KO/TKO stoppage. The 29-year-old most recently edged out a unanimous decision over David Dvorak in December.

Daniel Pineda (27-14-3NC)

Daniel Pineda scored a TKO win over Herbert Burns in his promotional debut in 2020 before suffering a knockout against Cub Swanson in the subsequent bout. His latest bout against Andre Fili was ruled a no-contest after Pineda was deemed unable to continue following an accidental eye poke.

Tucker Lutz (12-2)

Tucker Lutz suffered a unanimous decision loss against Pat Sabatini in his latest trip to the octagon in late 2021. The loss brought an end to 'Top Gun's' 12-fight unbeaten run.

Steven Peterson (19-10)

Steven Peterson is coming off a split-decision loss against Julian Erosa in February 2022. 'Ocho' hasn't found much success since joining the UFC ranks and is 3-4 under its banner.

Lucas Alexander (7-3)

Lucas Alexander's UFC debut in October didn't go as planned. The Brazilian was forced to tap in the first round, which brought an end to his five-fight win streak.

Trevin Giles (15-4)

Trevin Giles bounced back from two consecutive stoppage defeats by edging out Louis Cosce last September. 'The Problem' will look to continue his winning ways as he takes on a relative UFC newcomer.

Preston Parsons (10-3)

Preston Parsons got off to a rough start in his UFC career as he lost his debut to Daniel Rodriguez via first-round TKO. However, he recovered from that loss with a unanimous decision win over Evan Elder in his sophomore octagon appearance last April.

C.J. Vergara (10-4-1D)

C.J. Vergara was submitted by Tatsuro Taira in his latest octagon appearance in October. With the loss, the Texan went 1-2 under the promotional banner with the sole win coming via split decision.

Daniel da Silva (11-4)

Daniel da Silva began his UFC career with three straight defeats, with every loss coming via stoppage. The Brazilian recently suffered a first-round TKO at the hands of Victor Altamirano in August. Silva will be determined to get his winning engine running as another loss could send him packing.

Manuel Torres (13-2)

Manuel Torres had an impressive start to his octagon career, stopping Frank Camacho via TKO in the first round. The victory earned 'El Loco' his fourth consecutive first-round finish. The Mexican will look to continue his strong run of form as he makes his sophomore UFC appearance on Saturday.

Trey Ogden (16-5)

Trey Ogden's octagon debut against Jordan Leavitt ended in a split decision in April 2022. However, the Missouri native fought his way to a unanimous decision in his next outing against Daniel Zellhuber five months later.

Victor Altamirano (11-2)

Victor Altamirano's four-fight win streak came to a halt with his split decision loss to Carlos Hernandez in his UFC debut. The Texan bounced back from that defeat in spectacular fashion, picking up a first-round TKO over Daniel da Silva in his subsequent outing last August.

Vinicius Salvador (14-4)

Vinicius Salvador is set to make his promotional debut this weekend on the back of a four-fight win streak. All of those wins came via TKO with his latest triumph coming over Shannon Ross at Dana White's Contender Series 2022: Week 2 in August.

Hailey Cowan (7-2)

Hailey Cowan will be eyeing her third straight win as she makes her UFC debut on Saturday. The Texan fought her way to a split decision win against Claudia Leite at DWCS 2022: Week 4 in August.

Tamires Vidal (7-1)

Tamires Vidal made an incredible UFC debut last November, dispatching Ramona Pascual with a stunning first-round TKO. The Brazilian picked up her sixth consecutive victory with that performance and will look to carry that momentum into her next octagon appearance this Saturday.

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