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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 24, 2014 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
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UFC 173 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on May 24, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
A Middleweight Championship bout between the current champion Chris Weidman and number one contender Vitor Belfort was scheduled to headline this event.[1] However, on February 27, the Nevada State Athletic Commission officially banned testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT) from combat sports. Belfort, who was receiving the TRT treatment at the time, was forced to withdraw from the bout and stated, "Given the time constraints involved between now and my proposed next bout in May, I have determined not to apply for a license to fight in Nevada at this time." Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida stepped in to face Weidman for the title in the main event. However, on March 24, the UFC announced that Weidman had suffered a knee injury and that a new headline bout would be found. The Weidman title defense against Machida was moved to July's UFC 175.[2][3]
The coaches bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 participants Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva was briefly linked to this event. However, the fight will instead be contested on May 31, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Finale.[4]
Official fight card
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Josh Barnett vs. Alistair Overeem (Heavyweight) Alexander Gustafsson vs. Dan Henderson (Light Heavyweight) Cung Le vs. Jacare Souza (Middleweight) Nick Diaz vs. Tyron Woodley (Welterweight) Hector Lombard vs. Rory Macdonald (Welterweight) Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes (Featherweight Title Fight) Mickey Mouse vs. Big Bird (LOLweight Title Fight)
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| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | vs. | Stipe Miocic | ||||
| Bantamweight | T.J. Dillashaw | vs. | Takeya Mizugaki | ||||
| Lightweight | Tony Ferguson | vs. | Katsunori Kikuno | ||||
| Lightweight | Jamie Varner | vs. | James Krause | ||||
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Michael Chiesa | vs. | Francisco Trinaldo | ||||
| Bantamweight | Chris Holdsworth | vs. | Kyung-Ho Kang | ||||
| Lightweight | Al Iaquinta | vs. | Mitch Clarke | ||||
| Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | vs. | Vinc Pichel | ||||
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Yves Edwards | vs. | Piotr Hallmann | ||||
| Featherweight | Sam Sicilia | vs. | Doo Ho Choi | ||||
| Lightweight | Danny Mitchell | vs. | Li Jingliang | ||||
See also
References
- ^ Dann Stupp (2014-02-01). "Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort title fight slated for UFC 173 in May". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ^ UFC (2014-03-24). "Weidman out of UFC 173 with injury". UFC.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ^ Matt Erickson (2014-03-24). "Injury moves Chris Weidman-Lyoto Machida title fight from UFC 173 to UFC 175". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2014-02-13). "Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva will headline FOX Sports 1 card on May 31". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "UFC 173". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
