UFC 260
| UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 27, 2021 | |||
| Venue | TBD | |||
| City | TBD | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 27, 2021 at a TBA location.[1]
Background
A UFC Heavyweight Championship rematch bout between current two-time champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou is expected to headline this event.[2] The pairing met previously at UFC 220 on January 20, 2018, where Miocic won via unanimous decision and broke the record for most consecutive title defenses for the heavyweight championship with his third.[3]
A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and former title challenger Brian Ortega will serve as the co-main event.[4]
Fight card
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic (c) | vs. | Francis Ngannou | [a] | |||
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | vs. | Brian Ortega | [b] | |||
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
Announced bouts
- Light Heavyweight bout: Jimmy Crute vs. Johnny Walker[6]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk[7]
- Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley vs. Vicente Luque [8]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Jessica Penne vs. Hannah Goldy[9]
- Bantamweight bout: Thomas Almeida vs. Sean O'Malley[10]
See also
References
- ^ Brent Brookhouse (2021-01-23). "UFC 260 fight card: Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 set to headline second PPV event in March". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2021-01-16). "Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou rematch to headline UFC 260 in March". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ Kevin Iole (2018-01-21). "UFC 220: Stipe Miocic dominates Francis Ngannou, retains heavyweight belt". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2021-01-16). "Sources: Alexander Volkanovski to defend UFC featherweight title vs. Brian Ortega at UFC 260". espn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ "UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2021-01-02). "Johnny Walker treft Jimmy Crute tijdens UFC evenement op 27 maart". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Staff (2021-01-15). "Modestas Bukauskas meets Michał Oleksiejczuk on March 27". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-01-15. (in Dutch)
- ^ "Report: Tyron Woodley vs. Vincente Luque in the works for UFC 260 14". www.bloodyelbow.com. Tim Bissel. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Returning fighter Jessica Penne vs Hannah Goldy set for UFC 260". MyMMANews.com. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2021-02-03). "Sean O'Malley vs. Thomas Almeida geboekt voor UFC 260 op 27 maart". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
