UFC 200
Appearance
UFC 200 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | July 9, 2016 | |||
Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 200 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on July 9, 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] The event is a part of UFC International Fight Week.
Background
The event will be the first that the organization has hosted at the new T-Mobile Arena which is slated to open in April 2016.[1]
A welterweight rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz has been linked as the event headliner.[2] The pairing previously met earlier in the year at UFC 196, with Diaz winning the fight via rear naked choke in the second round.[3]
Official fight card
Fight Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Announced bouts
- Heavyweight bout: Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne[5]
- Middleweight bout: Gegard Mousasi vs. Derek Brunson[6]
- Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Kelvin Gastelum[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Dave Doyle (2015-09-04). "UFC 200 set for July 9, 2016 at new Las Vegas Arena". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2016-03-18). "Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz rematch in the works for UFC 200". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2016-03-06). "UFC 196 results: Nate Diaz shocks Conor McGregor with second-round choke". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ "UFC 200". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ Staff (2016-03-16). "Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne targeted for UFC 200". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^ Staff (2016-03-17). "Verbal agreements in place for Derek Brunson vs. Gegard Mousasi at UFC 200". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2016-03-29). "Johny Hendricks vs. Kelvin Gastelum in the works for UFC 200". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.