UFC 194
| UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 12, 2015 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on December 12, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1][2]
Background
The event was originally scheduled to take place on December 5. However, the MGM Grand Garden Arena had already been booked for an Andrea Bocelli concert, prompting the UFC to look at alternative venues such as the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas was the most relevant venue under consideration, which would likely have made the event the highest attended in the promotion's history.[3] Subsequently, on August 10, UFC president Dana White confirmed the event would take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, albeit one week later on December 12.[1]
This event marks the first time the UFC has ever scheduled three events in consecutive days, with all of them taking place in Las Vegas. Instead of the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the other two events will be held at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan.[4]
The event is expected to be headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between current champion José Aldo and interim champion Conor McGregor.[1] The bout was originally expected to take place at UFC 189. However, Aldo pulled out of the bout due to a rib injury and the event was instead headlined by an interim title bout between McGregor and Chad Mendes.[5]
The co-main event is expected to feature a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between undefeated champion Chris Weidman and former Strikeforce Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.[6]
A middleweight bout between Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero was originally booked for UFC 184 and later UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold. However, the bout was cancelled both times due to Souza being struck with pneumonia[7] and Romero pulling out due to a ligament and meniscus tear in his knee, respectively.[8] The fight was later rescheduled for this event.[9]
Official fight card
| Main Card (Pay-per-view) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Urijah Faber (c) | vs. | Conor McGregor (ic) | [a] | |||
| Middleweight | Chris Weidman (c) | vs. | Luke Rockhold | [b] | |||
| Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | vs. | Yoel Romero | ||||
| Welterweight | Demian Maia | vs. | Gunnar Nelson | ||||
| Featherweight | Max Holloway | vs. | Jeremy Stephens | ||||
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Urijah Faber | vs. | Frankie Saenz | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Tecia Torres | vs. | Michelle Waterson | ||||
| Welterweight | Warlley Alves | vs. | Colby Covington | ||||
| Lightweight | Leonardo Santos | vs. | Kevin Lee | ||||
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Joe Proctor | vs. | Magomed Mustafaev | ||||
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | vs. | Yancy Medeiros | ||||
| Welterweight | Court McGee | vs. | Márcio Alexandre Jr. | ||||
- ^ UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout.
- ^ UFC Middleweight Championship bout.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Kevin Iole (2015-08-10). "Dana White: Aldo-McGregor set for Dec. 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2015-08-11). "Aldo vs. McGregor finds a home in Vegas on Dec. 12". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ Staff (2015-07-16). "Report: AT&T Stadium being looked at for UFC 194, which could feature fight between Jose Aldo, Conor McGregor". dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ Marc Raimondi (2015-09-04). "UFC to run three Las Vegas events in span of three days in December". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ Matt Erickson (2015-06-30). "Jose Aldo officially out of UFC 189; Chad Mendes meets Conor McGregor for interim belt". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2015-08-13). "Weidman vs. Rockhold is UFC 194 co-main event". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (2015-01-15). "'Jacare' Souza out with pneumonia, bout against Yoel Romero scratched from UFC 184". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ Luke Thomas (2015-04-10). "Yoel Romero injured, out of UFC on FOX 15 bout opposite Jacare Souza". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ Staff (2015-08-17). "Yoel Romero vs. Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza booked for UFC 194 in December". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ "UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
