The UFC has a track record for setting up great nights when the Octagon arrives in Miami.
This weekend's map in the Kaseya Center on April 12 seems to be no different with UFC 314 that brings some of the largest fighting of the year to date.
The fourth PPV card of 2025 has a bit of everything with the empty featherweight title on the line in the main event, while Alexander Volkanovski wants to win the throne by stopping the winning series of Diego Lopes.
The main map also contains some of the most discussed matchups in a while, such as Paddy Pimblett vs Michael Chandler and Bryce Mitchell vs Jean Silva who attracts a lot of interest.
Earlier in the night, some prelims have the potential to produce some real highlights, with Marco Tulio in Brazil a good record of doing that.
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Marco Tulio produced the first spinning back -kick Knock -Out in the history of the competition series series
Fighting from the iconic Chute Boxe Gym next to Charles Oliveira, Marco Tulio was introduced for the first time at UFC fans in 2023.
He defeated Yousri Belgaroui through a unanimous decision about the Contender Series of Dana White, but his performance was not enough to earn a contract on that occasion.
After he left and won a knock -out victory over LFA 175, Tulio returned to the show the following year, where he was confronted with Matthieu Duclos in France in episode 3 of season 8.
Tulio came in like a big favorite and although he won the first round, his somewhat wild attacks are many opportunities to get rid of and land a counter.
The Brazilian started to pick his shots with more calm in the second that paid off for him after he had landed a large right hand and it followed with a rotating shovel to the liver.
It was immediately clear that Tulio had earned his place on the Roster with a stunning peak of the highlights after he had to be won in a more impressive way.
Dana White confirmed this when the winners announced at the end of the episode, where he also handed out contracts to Malcolm Wellmaker, Bogdan Grad and Andrey Pulyaev.
“This is his second victory in the Contender series, you looked very impressive tonight. I am sure you probably said this 300 times, but I think that is the first spinning-back-kick finish in the history of the Contender Series. You are now 12-1, you get your shot-buddy, come here Marco.”
Marco Tulio seems to produce back-to-back victories over UFC 314
Marco Tulio started a good start in his UFC career after stopping Ihor Potieria in the first round last January in his Octagon debut.
The 30-year-old knockout artist is back in action on April 12, where he will be confronted with the Ultimate Fighter finalist Tresean Gore.
After having had a loss for Bryan Battle and a knock -out defeat against Cody Brunge, Gore was reflected back with successive entry victories.
Their middleweight match is the second fight of the night, which means that Tulio or Gore has a good chance of producing the first peak of UFC 314.