UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson

UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson

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Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17)
Venue Golden 1 Center
City Sacramento, California
Event chronology

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson (also known as UFC on Fox 22) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 17, 2016 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.[1]

Background

After previously contesting four events in Sacramento at Sleep Train Arena, this will be the first for the promotion at the newly-built venue.[1]

A women's strawweight bout between Paige VanZant and former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson is expected to serve as the event headliner.[2]

The event is expected to feature the final fight of former WEC Featherweight Champion and UFC Bantamweight Championship title challenger Urijah Faber, as he faces Brad Pickett.[3]

As a result of the cancellation of UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn, bouts between James Moontasri vs. Alex Morono and Cole Miller vs. Mizuto Hirota were rescheduled for this event.[4][5]

Official fight card

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Strawweight Paige VanZant vs. Michelle Waterson
Welterweight Sage Northcutt vs. Mickey Gall
Bantamweight Urijah Faber vs. Brad Pickett
Welterweight Alan Jouban vs. Mike Perry
Light Heavyweight Luis Henrique da Silva vs. Paul Craig
Bantamweight Eddie Wineland vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Welterweight Bryan Barberena vs. Colby Covington
Lightweight Josh Emmett vs. Scott Holtzman
Welterweight James Moontasri vs. Alex Morono
Flyweight Hector Sandoval vs. Fredy Serrano
Welterweight Bojan Veličković vs. Sultan Aliev
Women's Bantamweight Leslie Smith vs. Irene Aldana
Featherweight Cole Miller vs. Mizuto Hirota

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    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Andy Furillo (2016-08-19). "Timing up with tonight's UFC 202, Golden 1 Center may see local fighters". sacbee.com. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
    2. Staff (2016-10-12). "Paige VanZant headlines UFC on FOX 22 against Michelle Waterson". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
    3. Staff (2016-10-24). "Retirement awaits: UFC-WEC vet Urijah Faber says next fight will be his last". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
    4. Brian Martin (2016-10-17). "James Moontasri vs. Alex Morono added to UFC on Fox 22". whittierdailynews.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
    5. Staff (2016-11-21). "Cole Miller vs. Mizuto Hirota joins UFC on FOX 22 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
    6. "UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
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