Fatima Kline vs Melissa Martinez at UFC on ESPN 70 | Preview & Prediction
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It is the women’s strawweights that get us underway on the prelims at UFC on ESPN 70 as Fatima Kline takes on Melissa Martinez
Fatima Kline vs Melissa Martinez facts
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Where is UFC on ESPN 70? Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, USA
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What TV channel is UFC on ESPN 70 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN
Where can I stream UFC on ESPN 70? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
UFC on ESPN 70 main card
Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira (Heavyweight)
Stephen Thompson vs Gabriel Bonfim (Welterweight)
Calvin Kattar vs Steve Garcia (Featherweight)
Nate Landwehr vs Morgan Charriere (Featherweight)
Vitor Petrino vs Austen Lane (Heavyweight)
Junior Tafa vs Tuco Tokkos (Light Heavyweight)
UFC on ESPN 70 prelims
Max Griffin vs Chris Curtis (Welterweight)
Jake Matthews vs Chidi Njokuani (Welterweight)
Lauren Murphy vs Eduarda Moura (Women’s Flyweight)
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Valter Walker (Heavyweight)
Mitch Ramirez vs Mike Davis (Lightweight)
Fatima Kline vs Melissa Martinez (Women’s Strawweight)
Fatima Kline vs Melissa Martinez prediction
Fatima Kline (7-1) returns to the Octagon following his first victory in the UFC so she will have some confidence coming into this one. After she lost on her debut - the first of her professional MMA career - against the tough Jasmine Jasudavicius in July last year, she TKO’d Victoria Dudakova in January to get her first win under her belt.
She comes up against Melissa Martinez (8-1) who has had a very similar career path to Kline. She lost her UFC debut back in September 2022 against Elise Reed but when she returned to action two years later she picked up her first victory via unanimous decision against Alice Ardelean.
That bout is her sole fight in almost three years and she would be forgiven for having a little bit of rust in her game right now. During that same time, Kline has fought on six occasions and she is clearly the fighter with momentum on her side.
With numerous factors on her side, we fully expect Kline to get a second successive win in the UFC here.
Prediction: Fatima Kline to win
