Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-08-09, mma bout not so exciting: Steve Erceg vs Ode Osbourne gets two stars.Osbourne vs Erceg is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 9th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez – UFC on ESPN 72. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Steve Erceg record
Steve Erceg entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 bantamweight in the world.
He defeated Matt Schnell last year in March but then he has lost three consecutive bouts: against Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg), Kai Kara-France (Kai Kara-France vs Steve Erceg) and Brandon Moreno (Brandon Moreno vs Steve Erceg).
Ode Osbourne record
His opponent, Ode Osbourne, has a record of 13-8-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.51 in the bantamweight division.
He lost three consecutive bouts between 2023 and 2024, against Asu Almabayev, Jafel Filho and Ronaldo Rodríguez, but he came back to win with Luis Gurule in April 2025.
Fight card
Here is the UFC on ESPN 72 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez
Steve Erceg vs Ode Osbourne
Angela Hill vs Iasmin Lucindo
Andre Fili vs Christian Rodriguez
Jean Matsumoto vs Miles Johns
Eryk Anders vs Christian Leroy Duncan
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Julius Walker vs Raffael Cerqueira
Elijah Smith vs Toshiomi Kazama
Joselyne Edwards vs Priscila Cachoeira
Uros Medic vs Gilbert Urbina
Gabriella Fernandes vs Julija Stoliarenko
Cody Brundage vs Eric McConico
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Steve Erceg vs Ode Osbourne as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Erceg vs Osbourne fight?
Steve Erceg defeated Ode Osbourne via unanimous decision. Scores were 29–28, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC on ESPN 72 post-fight octagon interview of Steve Erceg and Ode Osbourne.
