UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga
| UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga | ||||
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| File:UFC on FOX 8 Official Poster.jpg The poster for UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 27, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Key Arena | |||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on July 27, 2013 at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.[1][2] The event will be broadcast live on Fox Sports.
Background
The main event is expected to be a UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current title holder Demetrious Johnson and top contender John Moraga.[3] The pairing was originally expected to take place on April 13, 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale.[4] However, Johnson was forced out of the bout with an injury and Moraga was pulled from that event as well.[5]
Michael Chiesa was originally set to face Reza Madadi on this card.[6] However, on May 14, 2013, it was announced Madadi pulled out of the bout citing alleged visa issues and was replaced by Jorge Masvidal.[7]
Miesha Tate was pulled from her scheduled bout with Liz Carmouche to participate as coach on The Ultimate Fighter 18[8] and was replaced by Jessica Andrade.[9]
Tarec Saffiedine was expected to make his promotional debut at this event opposite Robbie Lawler; however, Saffiedine was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Siyar Bahadurzada.[10]
Official fight card
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Demetrious Johnson (c) | vs. | John Moraga | [a] | |||
| Welterweight | Rory MacDonald | vs. | Jake Ellenberger | ||||
| Welterweight | Robbie Lawler | vs. | Siyar Bahadurzada | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Liz Carmouche | vs. | Jessica Andrade | ||||
| Preliminary card (FX) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Michael Chiesa | vs. | Jorge Masvidal | ||||
| Lightweight | Bobby Green | vs. | Danny Castillo | ||||
| Lightweight | Mac Danzig | vs. | Melvin Guillard | ||||
| Heavyweight | Brendan Schaub | vs. | Matt Mitrione | ||||
| Lightweight | Yves Edwards | vs. | Spencer Fisher | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Julie Kedzie | vs. | Germaine de Randamie | ||||
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Ed Herman | vs. | Trevor Smith | ||||
| Lightweight | Aaron Riley | vs. | Justin Salas | ||||
| Bantamweight | John Albert | vs. | Yaotzin Meza | ||||
- ^ For the Flyweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ "UFC announces return to KeyArena on July 27". seattletimes.com. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ^ Staff (2013-03-22). "UFC on FOX 8 heading to Seattle's KeyArena in July". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ^ Jesse Holland (2013-04-25). "Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga flyweight title fight headlines UFC on FOX 8 in Seattle". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Demetrious Johnson defends UFC flyweight title vs. John Moraga at TUF 17 Finale". mmajunkie.com. February 11, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013-02-26). "Demetrious Johnson injured, title fight with John Moraga off TUF 17 Finale". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ Staff (2013-04-23). "Michael Chiesa vs. Reza Madadi added to UFC on FOX 8 in Seattle". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ "Reza Madadi out of UFC on FOX 8, Jorge Masvidal now meets Michael Chiesa". mmajunkie.com. 2013-05-14.
- ^ A.J. Perez (2013-05-28). "Tate replacing Zingano on TUF". msn.foxsports.com.com. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2013-05-31). "Liz Carmouche vs. newcomer Jessica Andrade slated for UFC on FOX 8". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ Staff (2013-06-04). "Bahadurzada replaces injured Saffiedine, meets Lawler at UFC on FOX 8". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ "UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
