Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-04-08, good mma fight: Chris Curtis vs Kelvin Gastelum gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Gastelum vs Curtis is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 8th, at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami (Florida, United States), in a 3-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya 2 – UFC 287. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Chris Curtis record
Chris Curtis entered this fight with a record of 30-9-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 middleweight in the world.
He fought three times last year defeating Rodolfo Vieira (Chris Curtis vs Rodolfo Vieira) and Joaquin Buckley, but between these two he lost to Jack Hermansson (Jack Hermansson vs Chris Curtis).
Curtis’ next fight: Nassourdine Imavov vs Chris Curtis
Kelvin Gastelum record
His opponent, the Tuf 17 winner and black belt in 10th Planet jiu-jitsu Kelvin Gastelum, has a mma record of 16-8-0 (62% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2021.
He won just one out of his last six fights, against Ian Heinisch in February 2021 (Kelvin Gastelum vs Ian Heinisch), after this match he has lost to Robert Whittaker (Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum) and to Jared Cannonier (Jared Cannonier vs Kelvin Gastelum).
Among the best fights of Gastelum we suggest the Users’ mma Fight of the Year 2019: Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya.
Gastelum’s next fight: Kelvin Gastelum vs Sean Brady
Fight card
Here is the UFC 287 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on PPV)
Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya 2
Gilbert Burns vs Jorge Masvidal
Rob Font vs Adrian Yanez
Kevin Holland vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Raul Rosas Jr vs Christian Rodriguez
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Chris Curtis vs Kelvin Gastelum
Michelle Waterson vs Luana Pinheiro
Gerald Meerschaert vs Joseph Pyfer
Cynthia Calvillo vs Lupita Godinez
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Ignacio Bahamondes vs Trey Ogden
Nuerdanbieke Shayilan vs Steve Garcia
Sam Hughes vs Jaqueline Amorim
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Chris Curtis vs Kelvin Gastelum 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 Curtis vs Gastelum fight?
Kelvin Gastelum defeated Chris Curtis via unanimous decision. Scores were 29–28, 29–28, 30–27.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 287 post-fight octagon interview of Chris Curtis and Kelvin Gastelum.
