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| Author: | Dent [ Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | [Event] UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum - Jul 22 |
--- UFC on Fox 25: Weidman vs. Gastelum is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on July 22, 2017 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, United States. Fight card Main Card (Fox) Middleweight Chris Weidman vs. Kelvin Gastelum Featherweight Dennis Bermudez vs. Darren Elkins Light Heavyweight Patrick Cummins vs. Gian Villante Bantamweight Jimmie Rivera vs. Thomas Almeida Preliminary Card (Fox) Welterweight Lyman Good vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Middleweight Rafael Natal vs. Eryk Anders Welterweight Ryan LaFlare vs. Alex Oliveira Heavyweight Damian Grabowski vs. Chase Sherman Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) Featherweight Kyle Bochniak vs. Jeremy Kennedy Bantamweight Brian Kelleher vs. Marlon Vera Heavyweight Timothy Johnson vs. Júnior Albini Featherweight Shane Burgos vs. Godofredo Pepey Lightweight Chris Wade vs. Frankie Perez Background The event will be the first that the UFC has hosted on Long Island. The event is expected to be headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum. A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung was originally in the works to headline or co-headline this event. The pairing was originally slated to take place in July 2013 at UFC 162, but Jung was pulled from the bout in favor of a title fight against then champion José Aldo at UFC 163. On May 12, the bout was confirmed for UFC 214. A light heavyweight bout between Gian Villante and Patrick Cummins was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov in December 2016. However, Cummins pulled out a week before the event due to a staph infection. The fight is now expected to take place at this event. A heavyweight bout between Christian Colombo and Damian Grabowski was expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira. However, the pairing was scrapped as both fighters sustained injuries in the weeks leading up to the event. The fight was rescheduled to take place at this event. Subsequently, Colombo was removed from the fight on June 22 for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Chase Sherman. Alessio Di Chirico was expected to face Rafael Natal, but pulled out in the weeks leading up to the event due to a neck injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Eryk Anders. Jul 19 - Updated fight card & background |
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| Author: | Dent [ Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:12 pm ] |
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Jul 19 - Updated fight card & background |
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