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== [http://pekanews.website/film/440773/ufc-208-holm-vs-de-randamie UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie 2017 Full Fight (free online)] ==
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UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie 2017 Full Fight (free online)

UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie
The poster for UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 11, 2017
VenueBarclays Center
CityBrooklyn, New York
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne

UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on February 11, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.[1]

Background

Barclays Center hosts games for teams like the Brooklyn Nets and New York Islanders.

The event was originally scheduled to take place on January 21 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.[2] However, due to a lack of suitable headliners for the date, the event in Anaheim was postponed to August 5 and an originally scheduled UFC 209 to be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on February 11 was renamed as UFC 208.[3][1] This will be the first UFC event held in Brooklyn and the fourth overall hosted in the state of New York.[3]

The event is expected to be headlined by the inaugural UFC Women's Featherweight Championship bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie. It will also be the first women's featherweight bout in the promotion's history.[4][5] Holm can become the first female to win titles in multiple divisions in UFC's history and the fourth overall to do so.

A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between two-time champion José Aldo and interim champion Max Holloway was in the works for this card.[6] The bout eventually did not materialize as Holloway had some consideration (nagging injuries and the desire to spend Christmas with his family) about fighting only two months after UFC 206.[7]

The original Anaheim event had two announced bouts, including flyweights Wilson Reis and Ulka Sasaki, as well as a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Glover Teixeira and Jimi Manuwa.[8][9] Teixeira is now expected to face Jared Cannonier at the event, while Manuwa is expected to to face Corey Anderson at UFC Fight Night 107.[10]

A flyweight bout between Ian McCall and Neil Seery was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2. However, the pairing was scrapped on the day of the weigh-ins, as McCall had to pull out of the fight after becoming ill due the effects of his weight cut.[11] The fight was later rescheduled for this event.[5] In turn, Seery pulled out on January 29 due to the passing of his mother-in-law.[12] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Jarred Brooks.[13] In turn, McCall was hospitalized with gastrointestinal issues on the day of the event and the bout was scrapped.[14]

Gilbert Burns was expected to face Paul Felder at the event. However, Burns pulled out of the fight in mid-January citing injury.[15] In turn, Felder was removed from the card and rescheduled against a new opponent at a separate event a week later.[16]

A heavyweight contest between Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne was scheduled to take place at this event, but was moved a week later to headline an already scheduled Fight Night event.[17]

George Sullivan was scheduled to face Randy Brown at the event. However on January 26, Sullivan was pulled from the card after being notified by USADA of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected earlier this year.[18] Belal Muhammad was chosen as his replacement.[19]

Luis Henrique was expected to face Marcin Tybura, but was pulled from the bout on February 1 due to NYSAC concerns related to a corrective eye surgery he underwent almost a year ago.[20][21] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Justin Willis.[22] In turn, the bout was scrapped entirely as Willis was deemed "medically unfit" to compete.[23]

Official fight card

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Featherweight Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie [a]
Middleweight Anderson Silva vs. Derek Brunson
Middleweight Ronaldo Souza vs. Tim Boetsch
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira vs. Jared Cannonier
Lightweight Dustin Poirier vs. Jim Miller
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Welterweight Randy Brown vs. Belal Muhammad
Flyweight Wilson Reis vs. Ulka Sasaki
Lightweight Nik Lentz vs. Islam Makhachev
Featherweight Phillipe Nover vs. Rick Glenn
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Ryan LaFlare vs. Roan Carneiro
  1. ^ For the inaugural UFC Women's Featherweight Championship.

[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Dave Doyle (2016-12-01). "UFC reschedules Anaheim event; Brooklyn card is now UFC 208". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  2. ^ Brian Martin (2016-11-09). "UFC 208 announced for Jan. 21 at Honda Center". dailynews.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  3. ^ a b Staff (2016-11-09). "UFC continues to map out early 2017 with events in Anaheim, Denver, Brooklyn, Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  4. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-12-13). "UFC introduces women's featherweight division with title fight in Brooklyn". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  5. ^ a b Brett Okamoto (2016-12-13). "Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie to feature 1st female UFC featherweight title". espn.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  6. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2016-12-12). "José Aldo says he's fighting Max Holloway at UFC 208". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  7. ^ Mike Bohn (2016-12-21). "Manager explains why Max Holloway isn't fighting Jose Aldo at UFC 208". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  8. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2016-11-25). "Wilson Reis vs. Ulka Sasaki slated for UFC 208". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  9. ^ Brett Okamoto (2016-11-28). "Glover Teixeira, Jimi Manuwa agree to UFC 208 fight". espn.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  10. ^ Ariel Helwani (2016-12-07). "Glover Teixeira vs. Jared Cannonier in the works for UFC 208". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  11. ^ Matt Erickson (2016-11-18). "Again? Seriously? Illness forces Ian McCall out of UFC Fight Night 99 fight with Neil Seery". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  12. ^ Mike Bohn (2017-01-29). "Stop us if you've heard this one: UFC 208's Ian McCall loses an opponent – again". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  13. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2017-01-30). "Brooks to replace Seery at UFC 208". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  14. ^ Staff (2017-02-11). "Cursed: Ian McCall illness scraps UFC 208 fight vs. Jarred Brooks (no, seriously)". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  15. ^ Eric Kowal (2017-01-17). "Gilbert Burns injured, UFC seeking replacement for Paul Felder". mymmanews.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  16. ^ Themistoklis Alexis (2016-01-23). "Paul Felder faces Alessandro Ricci at UFC Halifax". thescore.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  17. ^ Mookie Alexander (2017-01-23). "Browne vs Lewis rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 105". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  18. ^ Staff (2017-01-26). "George Sullivan notified of potential USADA anti-doping violation, out of UFC 208 fight with Randy Brown". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  19. ^ Staff (2017-02-04). "With Sullivan out, Randy Brown now meets Belal Muhammad at UFC 208 in Brooklyn". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  20. ^ John Morgan (2017-02-01). "Luis Henrique out at next week's UFC 208; promotion needs heavyweight opponent for Marcin Tybura". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  21. ^ Steven Marrocco and Christian Stein (2017-02-06). "Scratched from UFC 208 due to eye issue, Luis Henrique says his career options now limited". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  22. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2017-02-07). "Willis replaces Henrique, faces Tybura at UFC 208". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  23. ^ Matt Parrino (2017-02-10). "Willis out of UFC fight with Tybura". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  24. ^ "UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
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