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UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on July 8, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, United States.


Fight card

Main Card

Women's Bantamweight Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. FIGHT CANCELLED
Middleweight Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker For the interim UFC Middleweight Championship.
Heavyweight Daniel Omielańczuk vs. Curtis Blaydes
Heavyweight Fabrício Werdum vs. Alistair Overeem
Lightweight Anthony Pettis vs. Jim Miller

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

Heavyweight Travis Browne vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk
Welterweight Chad Laprise vs. Brian Camozzi
Middleweight Thiago Santos vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Welterweight Jordan Mein vs. Belal Muhammad

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Bantamweight Rob Font vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
Featherweight Cody Stamann vs. Terrion Ware
Light Heavyweight Trevin Giles vs. James Bochnovic


Background

The event will take place during the UFC's annual International Fight Week.

A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Cody Garbrandt and former champion T.J. Dillashaw was expected to take place at this event, possibly as the headliner. However, on May 23, Garbrandt withdraw due to a back injury and the bout was scrapped.

A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Amanda Nunes and multiple-time muay thai world champion Valentina Shevchenko is expected to headline this event. The pairing met previously in March 2016 at UFC 196, with Nunes winning by unanimous decision.

An interim UFC Middleweight Championship bout between 2000 Olympic silver medalist and former world champion in freestyle wrestling Yoel Romero and The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner Robert Whittaker is expected to serve as the co-headliner.

A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone was originally booked for UFC 205. However, Lawler pulled out to take a little more time after losing his title via knockout at UFC 201. The fight was rescheduled to take place at this event. Reports began to circulate on June 28 that Cerrone had sustained a minor injury and that the pairing would be left intact, but expected to shift to UFC 214 three weeks later. UFC President Dana White confirmed later that Cerrone in fact had a staph infection and a pulled groin, and while the plan was to keep the bout, it wouldn't happen at UFC 214. However, Dana White was wrong (or lied again) and the bout was confirmed on July 29 for UFC 214.

Alan Jouban was expected to face Brian Camozzi at the event. However on June 6, it was announced that Jouban pulled out due to a broken foot. He was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia welterweight winner Chad Laprise.

A bantamweight bout between Douglas Silva de Andrade and Rob Font was originally booked for UFC 175 in July 2014. However, de Andrade was pulled from the bout in order to let George Roop compete. The bout is now expected to take place at this event.




Jul 3 - Updated fight card & background

There will be competition

Jul 3 - Updated fight card & background



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