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Revision as of 21:30, 23 June 2015
| UFC 189: Aldo vs. McGregor | ||||
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| File:UFC 189 pre sale.jpg The poster for UFC 189: Aldo vs. McGregor | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 11, 2015 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 189: Aldo vs. McGregor is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on July 11, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Background
The event will take place during the UFC's annual International Fight Week.[2]
The event is expected to be headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion José Aldo and top contender Conor McGregor.[1]
The co-main event is expected to feature a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Robbie Lawler and top contender Rory MacDonald.[3] Their first fight at UFC 167 ended in a split decision victory for Lawler.[4]
Matt Brown was briefly linked to a bout with Nate Diaz at the event.[5] However in mid-April, Brown announced that the pairing had been scrapped.[6] Brown is expected to remain on the card against Tim Means.[7]
A welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Stephen Thompson was expected to take place at this event. However on May 15, the bout was moved to a main event status at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale, taking place a day later at the same venue.[8]
John Hathaway was expected to face Gunnar Nelson at the event. However, Hathaway pulled out of the bout on June 23 citing injury.[9]
Official fight card
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | José Aldo (c) | vs. | Conor McGregor | [a] | |||
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler (c) | vs. | Rory MacDonald | [b] | |||
| Featherweight | Dennis Bermudez | vs. | Jeremy Stephens | ||||
| Welterweight | Gunnar Nelson | vs. | TBA | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | vs. | Thomas Almeida | ||||
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Matt Brown | vs. | Tim Means | ||||
| Welterweight | John Howard | vs. | Cathal Pendred | ||||
| Welterweight | Mike Swick | vs. | Alex Garcia | ||||
| Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | vs. | Henry Briones | ||||
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Neil Seery | vs. | Louis Smolka | ||||
| Lightweight | Yosdenis Cedeno | vs. | Cody Pfister | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ a b Thomas Gerbasi (2015-01-30). "Aldo-McGregor set for International Fight Week in July". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ Matt Erickson (2014-09-25). "UFC 189 set for July 11 in Las Vegas following 2015 'International Fight Week'". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ Staff (2015-02-18). "Champ Robbie Lawler meets Rory MacDonald at UFC 189 as event's second title fight". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ^ Jason Nawara (2013-11-17). "Robbie Lawler beats up Rory MacDonald and nabs the split-decision". middleasy.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ^ Staff (2015-04-08). "Nate Diaz returns to welterweight, meets Matt Brown on stacked UFC 189 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ Staff (2015-04-15). "Matt Brown says he's no longer fighting Nate Diaz at UFC 189". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ Staff (2015-04-21). "Matt Brown vs. Tim Means added to UFC 189". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ Staff (2015-05-15). "UFC Fight Night 70 moves to Florida, gets Machida-Romero; TUF 21 Finale set for Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ Staff (2015-06-23). "Replacement sought for injured John Hathaway at UFC 189". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- ^ "UFC 189: Aldo vs. McGregor". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
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