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UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 27, 2013
VenueKey Arena
CitySeattle, Washington
Event chronology
UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga

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 broadcasted 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]

Official fight card

Event card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. John Moraga Note 1
Welterweight Rory MacDonald vs. Jake Ellenberger
Welterweight Robbie Lawler vs. Tarec Saffiedine Note 1
Women's Bantamweight Miesha Tate vs. Liz Carmouche
Lightweight Melvin Guillard vs. Mac Danzig
Lightweight Michael Chiesa vs. Reza Madadi
Lightweight Danny Castillo vs. Bobby Green
Heavyweight Matt Mitrione vs. Brendan Schaub Note 1
Women's Bantamweight Julie Kedzie vs. Germaine de Randamie
Lightweight Spencer Fisher vs. Yves Edwards

[6]
^Note 1 For the Flyweight Championship.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UFC announces return to KeyArena on July 27". seattletimes.com. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  2. ^ Staff (2013-03-22). "UFC on FOX 8 heading to Seattle's KeyArena in July". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  3. ^ Brian Hemminger (2013-03-06). "Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman official for UFC 162 headliner on July 6 in Las Vegas". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  4. ^ "Demetrious Johnson defends UFC flyweight title vs. John Moraga at TUF 17 Finale". mmajunkie.com. February 11, 2013.
  5. ^ Staff (2013-02-26). "Demetrious Johnson injured, title fight with John Moraga off TUF 17 Finale". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  6. ^ "UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
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