ufc170The next UFC PPV will take place on February 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will feature UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey taking on challenger Sara McMann in the main event.

It will mark the first time two Olympic medalists face off inside the Octagon. Rousey was a bronze medalist Judoka in the 2008 Beijing games, and McMann was a silver medalist wrestler in the 2004 Athens games.

The co-main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between former UFC champion Rashad Evans and Strikeforce Heavyweight GP winner Daniel Cormier. This will mark Cormier’s first fight as a light heavyweight after competing exclusively as a heavyweight in his young MMA career.

The preliminary fights will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET and will air via the UFC Fight Pass subscription service. The preliminary fights will transition over to FOX Sports 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET, with the UFC PPV main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET as usual. The full UFC 170 card is below:

  • Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann
  • Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Cormier
  • Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia
  • Mike Pyle vs. TJ Waldburger
  • Robert Whittaker vs. Stephen Thompson

FOX Sports 1 Prelims

  • Alexis Davis vs. Jessica Eye
  • Raphael Assuncao vs. Pedro Munhoz
  • Lucas Martins vs. Aljamain Sterling
  • Zach Makovsky vs. Josh Sampo

UFC Fight Pass Prelims

  • Rafaello Oliveira vs. Erick Koch
  • Ernest Chavez vs. Yosdenis Cedeno

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