UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson
UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson | ||||
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A poster or logo for UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson. | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | December 17, 2016 | |||
Venue | Golden 1 Center | |||
City | Sacramento, California | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson (also known as UFC on Fox 22) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 17, 2016 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.[1]
Background
After previously contesting four events in Sacramento at Sleep Train Arena, this will be the first for the promotion at the newly-built venue.[1]
A women's strawweight bout between Paige VanZant and former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson is expected to serve as the event headliner.[2]
The event is expected to feature the final fight of former WEC Featherweight Champion and UFC Bantamweight Championship title challenger Urijah Faber, as he faces Brad Pickett.[3]
As a result of the cancellation of UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn, bouts between James Moontasri vs. Alex Morono and Cole Miller vs. Mizuto Hirota were rescheduled for this event.[4][5]
Official fight card
Fight Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Women's Strawweight | Paige VanZant | vs. | Michelle Waterson | ||||
Welterweight | Sage Northcutt | vs. | Mickey Gall | ||||
Bantamweight | Urijah Faber | vs. | Brad Pickett | ||||
Welterweight | Alan Jouban | vs. | Mike Perry | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Luis Henrique da Silva | vs. | Paul Craig | ||||
Bantamweight | Eddie Wineland | vs. | Takeya Mizugaki | ||||
Welterweight | Bryan Barberena | vs. | Colby Covington | ||||
Lightweight | Josh Emmett | vs. | Scott Holtzman | ||||
Welterweight | James Moontasri | vs. | Alex Morono | ||||
Flyweight | Hector Sandoval | vs. | Fredy Serrano | ||||
Welterweight | Bojan Veličković | vs. | Sultan Aliev | ||||
Women's Bantamweight | Leslie Smith | vs. | Irene Aldana | ||||
Featherweight | Cole Miller | vs. | Mizuto Hirota |
See also
References
- 1 2 Andy Furillo (2016-08-19). "Timing up with tonight's UFC 202, Golden 1 Center may see local fighters". sacbee.com. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
- ↑ Staff (2016-10-12). "Paige VanZant headlines UFC on FOX 22 against Michelle Waterson". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ↑ Staff (2016-10-24). "Retirement awaits: UFC-WEC vet Urijah Faber says next fight will be his last". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Brian Martin (2016-10-17). "James Moontasri vs. Alex Morono added to UFC on Fox 22". whittierdailynews.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
- ↑ Staff (2016-11-21). "Cole Miller vs. Mizuto Hirota joins UFC on FOX 22 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ↑ "UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-10-06.