The Ultimate Fighting Chamionship (UFC) is gearing up to put on another exciting night of fights. This time around, the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion is preparing for the highly anticipated fight card of UFC 223.
UFC 223 is set to see two of the year’s most exciting title fights, as both the women’s strawweight and the undisputed lightweight belts are going to be on the line. Former women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk locked in an immediate rematch against reigning champion Rose Namajunas, after Namajunas shocked the world with a first round TKO over the formerly undefeated fighter.
Of course, that is only the night’s co-main event. The headliner for the evening will be a lightweight war between UFC interim champion Tony Ferguson and top contender Khabib Nurmagomedov.
These two fighters have been trying to lock down a fight against each other for some time now. However, missed weights and injuries have been forcing all of the fighters’ match ups against each other to be unceremoniously removed.
Now, however, the two mixed martial arts warriors will be throwing down for the undisputed UFC lightweight title. UFC 223 goes down April 7 inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Check out the full fight card for the night’s event down below:
UFC 223 Main Card (PPV; 10 p.m. ET):
Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Calvin Kattar vs. Renato Moicano
Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis
Paul Felder vs. Al Iaquinta
UFC 223 Prelims (FS1; 8 p.m. ET):
Felice Herrig vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Ray Borg vs. Brandon Moreno
Joe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Evan Dunham
UFC 223 Fight Pass Prelims (UFC Fight Pass; 6 p.m. ET):
Alex Caceres vs. Artem Lobov
Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Bec Rawlings
Devin Clark vs. Michael Rodriguez
Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak
