The UFC held a special UFC 149 press conference today at Shaw Court in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Scheduled UFC 149 featherweight championship headliners Jose Aldo (champ) and Erik Koch, along with UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright and UFC 149 middleweight contestant Nick Ring, all participated in today’s presser.
UFC 149 is set to take place July 21 at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. It will mark the UFC’s first event in Alberta.
The full UFC 149 line-up is as follows:
- UFC Featherweight Championship bout: Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch
- Light Heavyweight bout: Mauricio Rua vs. Thiago Silva
- Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch
- Heavyweight bout: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cheick Kongo
- Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
- Light Heavyweight bout: Anthony Perosh vs. Ryan Jimmo
- Featherweight bout: George Roop vs. Antonio Carvalho
- Middleweight bout: Nick Ring vs. Court McGee
- Bantamweight bout: Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
- Lightweight bout: Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen