A UFC Kansas City pre-game event kicks off one day prior.
Regional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion Tuff-N-Uff returns this Fri., April 25, 2025, for Tuff-N-Uff 143 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, delivering a fun fight card.
Headlining the event, top Welterweight prospect Ernesto Rodriguez (9-1) seeks to secure a Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contract or a spot on Season 9 of Contender Series as he battles former Bellator fighter and Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler Mahmoud Sebie (5-2) for the vacant Tuff-N-Uff Welterweight Championship.
Rodriguez, riding a seven-fight win streak, is on the cusp of a call from UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby, and a dominant performance could clinch his shot. Sebie, with three consecutive finishes, aims to derail Rodriguez’s momentum.
In the co-main event, former UFC and Bellator veteran Kai Kamaka (14-6-1), recently competing in the PFL, makes his Tuff-N-Uff debut after a planned Global Fight League (GFL) bout fell through. The “Fighting Hawaiian” faces fellow UFC alum Joshua Weems (12-4), who suffered a first-round loss at Tuff-N-Uff 142 last month.
The card also features former UFC fighter Daniel Lacerda (12-6, 0-5 in UFC), undefeated UFC employee Sal Everett (4-0), and rising prospect Cobey Fehr (1-0).
Ernesto Rodriguez vs. Mahmoud Sebie
Kai Kamaka vs. Joshua Weems
Daniel Lacerda vs. Andrew Garrette
O’Shay Jordan vs. Mark Currier
Artiom Cula vs. John Moore
Cobey Fehr vs. Orlando Ortega
Sal Everett vs. T.J. Schaefer
Noah Williams vs. Daniel De La Rosa
