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On August 19, following his release from [[Bellator MMA]], [[Eddie Alvarez]] signed with the UFC and will debut against Donald Cerrone in the co-main event for the card. Bobby Green, Cerrone's earlier opponent, will be booked for a future fight card against a new opponent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/8/19/6046525/mma-news-eddie-alvarez-vs-donald-cerrone-ufc-178-co-main-event|title=Eddie Alvarez to fight Donald Cerrone in UFC 178 co-main event|publisher=bloodyelbow.com|author=Mookie Alexander|accessdate=2014-08-19|date=2013-08-19}}</ref> |
On August 19, following his release from [[Bellator MMA]], [[Eddie Alvarez]] signed with the UFC and will debut against Donald Cerrone in the co-main event for the card. Bobby Green, Cerrone's earlier opponent, will be booked for a future fight card against a new opponent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/8/19/6046525/mma-news-eddie-alvarez-vs-donald-cerrone-ufc-178-co-main-event|title=Eddie Alvarez to fight Donald Cerrone in UFC 178 co-main event|publisher=bloodyelbow.com|author=Mookie Alexander|accessdate=2014-08-19|date=2013-08-19}}</ref> |
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On September 18th, [[Daniel_Cormier]] confirmed that he would be in [[Albuquerque,_New_Mexico]] the night of UFC 178 and would seek out [[Jon_Jones]] for their fight. "I don't care if he's injured, drunk or asleep. I will find Jon Jones that night and I will knock him out" Cormier told MMA news site [[Sherdog|Sherdog.com]]. |
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==Official fight card== |
==Official fight card== |
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Revision as of 19:39, 19 September 2014
| UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 27, 2014 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on September 27, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Background
The event was supposed to be headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between champion Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson.[1] Jones won their first fight at UFC 165 by unanimous decision.[2] Gustafsson pulled out of the bout due to a torn right meniscus and lateral collateral ligament. He was replaced by Daniel Cormier on July 23.[3] However, on August 12, Jones was forced to pull out of the bout against Cormier citing a leg injury. The fight will now take place at UFC 182.[4] As a result, a Flyweight Title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso was moved from UFC 177 to anchor this card.[5]
The event marks the return of former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, after nearly three years on the sideline, first with a coaching assignment on The Ultimate Fighter 15, then with various lengthy injury rehabilitations. He is scheduled to fight Takeya Mizugaki.[6]
A lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Khabib Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to this event.[7] The pairing was cancelled after Nurmagomedov suffered a knee injury that will sideline him indefinitely.[8]
Jorge Masvidal and Bobby Green were originally scheduled to face each other on this card.[9] However, on August 14, the UFC announced that Green would now face Donald Cerrone and Masvidal would face James Krause.[10]
On August 19, following his release from Bellator MMA, Eddie Alvarez signed with the UFC and will debut against Donald Cerrone in the co-main event for the card. Bobby Green, Cerrone's earlier opponent, will be booked for a future fight card against a new opponent.[11]
On September 18th, Daniel_Cormier confirmed that he would be in Albuquerque,_New_Mexico the night of UFC 178 and would seek out Jon_Jones for their fight. "I don't care if he's injured, drunk or asleep. I will find Jon Jones that night and I will knock him out" Cormier told MMA news site Sherdog.com.
Official fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | vs. | Chris Cariaso | [a] | |||
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | vs. | Eddie Alvarez | ||||
| Featherweight | Dustin Poirier | vs. | Conor McGregor | ||||
| Middleweight | Tim Kennedy | vs. | Yoel Romero | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Cat Zingano | vs. | Amanda Nunes | ||||
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | vs. | Takeya Mizugaki | ||||
| Lightweight | Jorge Masvidal | vs. | James Krause | ||||
| Welterweight | Patrick Côté | vs. | Stephen Thompson | ||||
| Welterweight | John Howard | vs. | Brian Ebersole | ||||
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Jon Tuck | vs. | Kevin Lee | ||||
| Bantamweight | Manvel Gamburyan | vs. | Cody Gibson | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship
See also
References
- ^ a b Staff (2014-07-22). "UFC 178 set for Sept 27 at MGM Grand". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ^ Staff (2013-09-22). "Champ Jon Jones survives gutsy Alexander Gustafsson". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2014-07-23). "Jones-Gustafsson 2 Postponed; DC gets title shot". UFC.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Jon Jones injured, forced out of planned UFC 178 meeting with Daniel Cormier". MMAjunkie.com. August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Jon Jones injured, forced out of planned UFC 178 meeting with Daniel Cormier". MMAjunkie.com. August 12, 2014.
- ^ Chris Nelson (2013-07-08). "Ex-Bantamweight Champ Dominick Cruz to Return Against Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 178". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ Jesse Holland (2013-07-18). "Donald Cerrone vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov targeted for UFC 178 on Sept. 27 in Las Vegas". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ^ Josh Sanchez (2013-07-18). "Khabib Nurmagomedov injured, planned UFC 178 fight with Donald Cerrone is scrapped". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ^ Tom Ngo (2013-07-29). "Bobby Green Battles Jorge Masvidal at UFC 178". 5thround.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ^ "UFC 178 adds Donald Cerrone-Bobby Green, James Krause-Jorge Masvidal". MMAjunkie.com. August 14, 2014.
- ^ Mookie Alexander (2013-08-19). "Eddie Alvarez to fight Donald Cerrone in UFC 178 co-main event". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ^ "UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
