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[ads2]Jose Aldo, UFCUFC officials have finalized the upcoming UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie card that’s set to take place on August 3 from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The event will feature 13 fights and will be headlined by the UFC featherweight title fight between champion Jose Aldo and challenger Chan Sung Jung a.k.a “The Korean Zombie”.

Anthony Pettis was originally supposed to face Aldo for the title, but was removed from the bout due to a knee injury. Jung was moved from the UFC 162 event where he was scheduled to face another top contender in Ricardo Lamas.

The co-main event will feature a light heavyweight matchup between two top 10 fighters in Phil Davis taking on former champion Lyoto Machida in a fight that could potentially have title implications.

The Facebook preliminary fights will begin at 6:35 p.m. ET with more preliminary fights airing on FX at 8 p.m. ET. The main card will air on PPV at the usual start time of 10 p.m. ET.

Check out the full card below:

  • Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung (UFC featherweight title)
  • Phil Davis vs. Lyoto Machida
  • Josh Koscheck vs. Demian Maia
  • Cezar Ferreira vs. Clint Hester
  • John Lineker vs. Phil Harris

Preliminary FX fights

  • Vinny Magalhaes vs. Anthony Perosh
  • Amanda Nunes vs. Sheila Gaff
  • Sergio Moraes vs. Neil Magny
  • Thales Leites vs. Tom Watson

Preliminary Facebook fights

  • Rani Yayha vs. Josh Clopton
  • Ian McCall vs. Iliarde Santos
  • Viscardi Andrade Bristol Marunde
  • Ednaldo Oliveira vs. Robert Drysdale

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