UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | February 22, 2014 | |||
Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on February 22, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Background
A bout between women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and former Olympian Sara McMann is expected to headline the event.[2]
A bout between Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to this event.[3] The fight was later cancelled due to undisclosed reasons.[4]
Lucas Martins was expected to face Bryan Caraway at this event. However, Caraway pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Aljamain Sterling.[5] Martins ended up also getting injured and was replaced by UFC newcomer Cody Gibson.[6]
Francisco Rivera was expected to face Raphael Assunção on this card. However, Rivera injured his hand and was forced out of the bout.[7] He was replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Munhoz.[8]
A bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Rustam Khabilov was expected to take place on this card. However, the fight was cancelled due to injury.[9]
A bout between Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormier was expected to take place on this card. However, the fight was removed from this card due to Evans sustaining a leg injury.[10] He was replaced by undefeated newcomer and Strikeforce veteran Patrick Cummins.[11]
Official fight card
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | vs. | Sara McMann | [a] | |||
Light Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | vs. | Patrick Cummins | ||||
Welterweight | Rory MacDonald | vs. | Demian Maia | ||||
Welterweight | Mike Pyle | vs. | TJ Waldburger | ||||
Welterweight | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Stephen Thompson | ||||
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
Women's Bantamweight | Alexis Davis | vs. | Jessica Eye | ||||
Bantamweight | Raphael Assunção | vs. | Pedro Munhoz | ||||
Bantamweight | Cody Gibson | vs. | Aljamain Sterling | ||||
Flyweight | Zach Makovsky | vs. | Josh Sampo | ||||
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Lightweight | Rafaello Oliveira | vs. | Erik Koch | ||||
Lightweight | Ernest Chavez | vs. | Yosdenis Cedeno |
- ^ For the Women's Bantamweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ Staff. "Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Cormier slated for UFC 170 headliner in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 12-06-2013.
- ^ Steven Marrooco. "Ronda Rousey defends title vs. Sara McMann at UFC 170 in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ Matt Erickson. "Gilbert Melendez meets Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 170". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ Mike Chiappetta. "Gilbert Melendez vs Khabib Nurmagomedov UFC 170 pairing scrapped". Foxsports.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ^ Staff. "UFC Newcomer Aljamain Sterling Replaces Bryan Caraway, Faces Lucas Martins at UFC 170". MMAweekly.com. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2014-02-11). "UFC 170 Card Complete". UFC.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ "Broken hand knocks Francisco Rivera from UFC 170 fight with Raphael Assuncao". mmajunkie.com. February 3, 2014.
- ^ Zane Simon (2014-02-09). "Report: UFC signs Pedro Munhoz to fight Raphael Assuncao at UFC 170". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ UFC News (2014-02-04). "Bah - Rustam Khabilov VS Rafael dos Anjos has been cancelled from UFC 170 due to injury". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ UFC News (2014-02-12). "Evans Injured, Out of UFC 170". UFC. Retrieved 2014-02-12.|
- ^ MMA Junkie staff (2014-02-13). "Patrick Cummins signs with UFC, faces Daniel Cormier at UFC 170". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2014-02-13.|
- ^ "UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-12-05.