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DALLAS – As we inch closer to UFC 228 and a pair of title fights Saturday in Dallas, the top fighters on the card inched close to each other at today’s face-offs.

The main-card fighters, as well as the featured prelim fighters, took part in a media day for UFC 228 today in Dallas. After answering questions for the press, the top 12 fighters on the card squared off ahead of Friday’s weigh-ins and the Saturday event.

Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (18-3-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) takes on challenger Darren Till (17-0-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) in the main event. In the co-feature, inaugural women’s flyweight champ Nicco Montano (4-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets former bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko (15-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), who is an historic 12-1 favorite as the challenger.

Also on the main card, Brandon Davis (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) takes on Zabit Magomedsharipov (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at featherweight, Jessica Andrade (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) meets Karolina Kowalkiewicz (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in a women’s strawweight bout. and Abdul Razak Alhassan (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Niko Price (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is set at welterweight. Plus, Carla Esparza (13-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) fights Tatiana Suarez (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in a women’s strawweight bout to close out the prelims.

Check out the face-offs from those fighters in the video above ahead of UFC 228, which takes place Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass.

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