For the second straight week, flyweights will look to impress the UFC brass as Vinicius Salvador and Shannon Ross make the trip to Las Vegas to compete inside the UFC APEX.
Representing the Ribas Family and fighting out of Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Salvador carries a 13-4 record and a bunch of questions that need to be answered into this meeting with Ross. The 26-year-old enters on a three-fight winning streak, but two of those opponents were making their debuts, and his losses have all come against more seasoned competition.
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The 33-year-old Ross looks to maintain the form that has seen him win five of his last six heading into this one, though he hasn’t competed since besting DWCS alum Donavon Frelow in November 2020. He was scheduled to face Shaun Etchell twice this year, but it never came to pass, with Ross inking to fight here and Etchell making an appearance on the Road to UFC.
This is an intriguing matchup between two men with plenty of questions that need to be answered, and there is no better way to answer them than inside the UFC cage.
DraftKings Odds: Vinicius Salvador (-240) vs Shannon Ross (+200)
