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UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
File:UFC 217 poster.jpg
The poster for UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 4, 2017 (2017-11-04)
VenueMadison Square Garden
CityNew York City, New York
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on November 4, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.[1]

Background

St-Pierre (right) will fight for the first time in four years, as he tries to become the fourth fighter to win titles in different weight classes in the UFC. Meanwhile, Bisping (left) will make his second title defense since he became the champion at UFC 199 in June 2016.

The event will be the second that the promotion has hosted at Madison Square Garden.[1]

A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion and The Ultimate Fighter 3 light heavyweight winner Michael Bisping and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre is expected to headline this event.[2][3] The bout was originally announced in March, but without a date attached. As time wore on the contest appeared to fall apart, with UFC President Dana White claiming Bisping would fight interim middleweight champion Robert Whittaker next and St-Pierre would get current welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. When Woodley put on a successful title defense against Demian Maia at UFC 214 in July that didn't meet White's standards, White reverted to the initial plan, which St-Pierre and Bisping said they wanted all along.[4]

A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Cody Garbrandt and former champion T.J. Dillashaw, was previously scheduled to serve as headliner for UFC 213.[5] However, Garbrandt withdrew from the fight due to a back injury.[6] The fight is expected to take place at this event.[7][8]

A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk and former title challenger Rose Namajunas is scheduled to take place as the third title fight of the event.[9]

Fight card

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Michael Bisping (c) vs. Georges St-Pierre [a]
Bantamweight Cody Garbrandt (c) vs. T.J. Dillashaw [b]
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) vs. Rose Namajunas [c]
Bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi vs. Ricardo Ramos
Middleweight Johny Hendricks vs. Paulo Borrachinha
Heavyweight Oleksiy Oliynyk vs. Curtis Blaydes
Light Heavyweight Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ion Cuțelaba
Light Heavyweight Corey Anderson vs. Patrick Cummins
Welterweight Stephen Thompson vs. Jorge Masvidal
Welterweight Randy Brown vs. Mickey Gall
  1. ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.

[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mookie Alexander (2016-06-26). "MMA now officially legal in New York; UFC slates Nov. 12 event at Madison Square Garden". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  2. ^ Mike Bohn (2017-08-02). "Champ Michael Bisping says Georges St-Pierre title bout official for UFC 217 in NYC". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  3. ^ Staff (2017-08-16). "Bisping-GSP, Garbrandt-Dillashaw title fights among 7 official for UFC 217". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  4. ^ Mike Bohn (2017-08-09). "Georges St-Pierre officially signs agreement to fight Michael Bisping at UFC 217". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  5. ^ Staff (2017-04-09). "Dana White confirms bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt meets former champ T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 213". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  6. ^ Rob Goldberg (2017-05-23). "TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt scratched from UFC 213". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  7. ^ Marcel Dorff (2017-08-09). "Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw rebooked for UFC 217 in New York". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2017-08-09. Template:Nl icon
  8. ^ Staff (2017-08-09). "Champ Cody Garbrandt says he's fighting T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 217 at Madison Square Garden". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  9. ^ Dann Stupp (2017-09-12). "UFC 217 gets 3rd title fight: champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Rose Namajunas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  10. ^ "UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
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