Unified MMA 62 Preview
May 29, 2025
TORONTO — Unified MMA 62, the biggest event of the year in Canadian mixed martial arts so far, goes down Friday under the bright lights of the iconic Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto.
The Unified 62 Main Card will air LIVE worldwide exclusively on UFC Fight Pass, beginning Friday at 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT.
Friday’s Main Event pits Canada’s most dangerous bantamweight, Cody Chovancek, against his toughest challenge yet, Jordan Howard of St. Louis, MO. Chovancek is 7-0, with all but two of his wins coming by stoppage. The fast-rising Petrolia, ON product is looking to punch his ticket to the UFC with a third straight finish in Unified’s stacked bantamweight division. The win won’t come easily against the battle-tested Howard, who brings a 12-5 record into his premiere on Canada’s Ultimate Proving Ground. The four-time Bellator MMA vet is also headhunting for a third straight stoppage victory. The Unified MMA Canadian Bantamweight Title is on the line for Howard only; the former champ Chovancek is ineligible to win the belt after he failed to make weight on Thursday afternoon and subsequently vacated the title.
Dana White Contender Series veteran Mohamed Ado takes on Bobby Poulter in Friday’s must-see Co-Main Event. The Niger-born Ottawa fighter Ado looks to return to the win column, up his record to 6-2 and prove he’s still one of the country’s best welterweight contenders. The red-hot Poulter, who represents Burlington, ON, is dialed in to rise to the occasion in the highest-profile bout of his career and improve to 7-2 with a third straight victory.
With a combined record of 21-3, top Canadian featherweights Joash Walkins (16-2) and Jake Geauvreau (5-1) meet in a must-see featherweight matchup in Friday’s Feature Fight. Geauvreau, who hails from Ottawa, looks to notch his fourth straight finish in the Unified MMA cage. The Trinidad and Tobago product Walkins, meanwhile, will vie for his ninth stoppage victory.
Friday’s Main Card offering from the legendary Rebel Entertainment Complex features a full slate of other fan-favourite fighters, including The Ultimate Fighter/Contender Series veteran Michael Imperato (12-7, Toronto), former Canadian national champion wrestler Hunter Lee (2-0, Saskatoon, SK), Cal Kostiniuk (2-1, Lethbridge, AB) and much more.
The Unified MMA 62 Professional Preliminary Card will air LIVE exclusively on the Unified MMA YouTube page. It kicks off at 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT on Friday and features an exciting slate of hungry prospects. It is headlined by a must-see women’s strawweight matchup between St. Catharines, ON’s Danielle Lentini and Langley, BC’s Marta Pankiv, who are both making their highly anticipated professional debuts.
The inaugural Unified MMA Challengers Series kicks off Friday’s action in Toronto. Those fights, which will feature the next generation of top Canadian talent, will be available via tape delay on the Unified MMA YouTube page.
