The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in full force of promoting next month's UFC 189 offering to be one of the biggest event in the organization's history, and officials have released one hell of stacked fight card for the show.
UFC 189 Aldo vs. McGregor takes place at the Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 11 wih the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
The main attraction of the fight card is the much-awaited grudge match of the pound for pound defending featherweight champion Jose "Junior" Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and top-contender Conor "The Notoriuos" McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC). In the co-main event, welterweight titleholder Robbie "Ruthless" Lawler (25-10 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will defend for the first time the belt against Canadian challenger Rory "Red King" MacDonald (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC). A rematch of their 2013 bout which ended in a Lawler split decision win over 3 rounds.
The complete UFC 189 fight card includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor – Featherweight Title
- Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald – Welterweight Title
- Dennis Bermudez vs. Jeremy Stephens
- John Hathaway vs. Gunnar Nelson
- Thomas Almeida vs. Brad Pickett
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
- Matt Brown vs. Tim Means
- John Howard vs. Brandon Thatch
- Alex Garcia vs. Mike Swick
- Henry Briones vs. Cody Garbrandt
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
- Neil Seery vs. Louis Smolka
- Yosdenis Cedeno vs. Cody Pfister
Two title fights and a spectacular lineup of thrilling fighters. What more you can ask? Fight fans, get ready for a night of action-packed, bloody and roaring Octagon atmosphere of jam-packed MMA fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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