UFC 225
| UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 9, 2018 | |||
| Venue | United Center | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 is an upcoming MMA event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Background
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between the current champion Robert Whittaker and former interim title challenger Yoel Romero is slated to serve as the event headliner.[2][3] The pairing previously met in July 2017 at UFC 213 with Whittaker winning the vacant interim title via unanimous decision.[4]
An interim UFC Welterweight Championship bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington (initially linked to UFC 224 a month earlier) will serve as the co-main event.[5]
Fight card
| Fight Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Robert Whittaker (c) | vs. | Yoel Romero | [a] | |||
| Welterweight | Rafael dos Anjos | vs. | Colby Covington | [b] | |||
| Women's Featherweight | Holly Holm | vs. | Megan Anderson | ||||
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | vs. | Curtis Blaydes | ||||
| Welterweight | CM Punk | vs. | Mike Jackson | ||||
| Flyweight | Joseph Benavidez | vs. | Sergio Pettis | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Cláudia Gadelha | vs. | Carla Esparza | ||||
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | vs. | Tai Tuivasa | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Rashad Evans | vs. | Anthony Smith | ||||
| Featherweight | Ricardo Lamas | vs. | Mirsad Bektić | ||||
| Heavyweight | Rashad Coulter | vs. | Allen Crowder | ||||
| Featherweight | Mike Santiago | vs. | Dan Ige | ||||
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | vs. | Bobby Green | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ "UFC announces UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, UFC 225 in Chicago - MMA Fighting". www.mmafighting.com.
- ^ Fernando Quilles, Jr. (2018-03-09). "Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2 in the works for UFC 225". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (2018-03-14). "Whittaker-Romero 2 headlines UFC 225 in June". ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ Simon Simano (2017-07-09). "UFC 213 results: Robert Whittaker earns decision over Yoel Romero for interim middleweight title". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ "Rafael dos Anjos vs. Colby Covington interim title fight set for UFC 225 in Chicago – not Rio". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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