UFC On FOX 20: Road To The Octagon Full Video

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The UFC’s packed summer of action continues on with this weekend’s (Sat., July 23, 2016) UFC on FOX 20 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, which features a pivotal women’s bantamweight battle between former champion Holly Holm and rising contender Valentina Shevchenko.

The UFC released the Road to the Octagon video segments for the card’s three main bouts, starting with Holm vs. Shevchenko:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWQLIJjWsXk

Another fight with dire implications will take place in the co-main event when surging striking specialist Edson Barboza meets returning former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez, who has a lot to prove coming off a one-year suspension for a fail drug test following his UFC 188 loss to current UFC 155-pound boss Eddie Alvarez:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqx3elXpJo8

In the third bout chronicled on Road to the Octagon, fan favorite women’s strawweight contender Felice Herrig will return to the octagon after more than a year off against touted but raw prospect Kailin Curran:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2YWpAa39t0