UFC 207

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

A poster or logo for UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date December 30, 2016 (2016-12-30)
Venue T-Mobile Arena
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology

UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 30, 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]

Background

Rousey will have her first fight since losing her title (and undefeated record) to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November 2015.

The event is expected to be headlined by a UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Amanda Nunes and former champion Ronda Rousey.[2]

A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt is currently scheduled to co-headline the event.[3]

A potential heavyweight title eliminator bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champions Fabrício Werdum and Cain Velasquez is expected to take place on the card.[4] The pairing met previously in June 2015 at UFC 188, with then interim champion Werdum unifying the title, as he won the fight via submission in the third round.[5]

Another potential title eliminator includes a bantamweight bout between former champion T.J. Dillashaw and John Lineker.[6]

Matt Brown was expected to face former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Tarec Saffiedine at the event.[7] However, Brown was pulled from the fight on November 11 in favor of a matchup with former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone three weeks earlier at UFC 206.[8] Saffiedine will now face Dong Hyun Kim.[9]

Official fight card

UFC 207 Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Ronda Rousey [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz (c) vs. Cody Garbrandt [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez
Bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw vs. John Lineker
Welterweight Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny
Welterweight Dong Hyun Kim vs. Tarec Saffiedine
Welterweight Mike Pyle vs. Alex Garcia
Flyweight Louis Smolka vs. Ray Borg
Welterweight Tim Means vs. Alex Oliveira
Middleweight Antônio Carlos Júnior vs. Marvin Vettori
  1. ↑ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

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Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. ↑ Adam Hill (2016-08-19). "UFC 207 set for Las Vegas in December". reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  2. ↑ Damon Martin (2016-10-12). "Ronda Rousey returns at UFC 207 to face Amanda Nunes". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. ↑ Staff (2015-10-24). "UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz meets Cody Garbrandt in UFC 207 co-headliner". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  4. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2016-09-15). "Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez 2 targeted for UFC 207". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  5. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2015-06-14). "UFC 188 results: Fabricio Werdum taps out Cain Velasquez for shocking title upset". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  6. ↑ Brett Okamoto (2016-11-02). "T.J. Dillashaw against John Lineker to be part of UFC 207". espn.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  7. ↑ Ariel Helwani (2016-10-18). "Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine targeted for UFC 207". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  8. ↑ Dave Doyle (2016-11-11). "Donald Cerrone vs. Matt Brown slated for UFC 206". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  9. ↑ Mike Bohn (2016-11-16). "Tarec Saffiedine gets replacement Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 207 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  10. ↑ "UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  11. ↑ Adam Hill (2016-10-17). "Welterweight bout added to UFC 207 card". reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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