UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko
| UFC on Fox 20 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 23, 2016 | |||
| Venue | United Center | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
| ||||
UFC on Fox 20 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on July 23, 2016 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Background
A women's bantamweight fight between former UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko is in the works to headline this event.[2]
A match that has already been announced between CM Punk and Mickey Gall is expected to take place at the event.
Official fight card
| Fight Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Alex Oliveira | vs. | James Moontasri | ||||
| Welterweight | George Sullivan | vs. | Héctor Urbina | ||||
| Welterweight | Ryan LaFlare | vs. | Alexander Yakovlev | ||||
| Heavyweight | Luis Henrique | vs. | Dmitry Smolyakov | ||||
| Lightweight | Edson Barboza | vs. | Gilbert Melendez | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Johnson | vs. | Glover Teixeira | ||||
Announced bouts
- Bantamweight bout: Eddie Wineland vs. Frankie Saenz[4]
- Lightweight bout: Tony Martin vs. Michel Prazeres[5]
- Women's Strawweight bout: Felice Herrig vs. Kailin Curran[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Staff (2016-03-30). "UFC headed back to Chicago in July for UFC on FOX 20". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ Chuck Mindenhall (2016-05-04). "Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko in the works to headline UFC on FOX 20". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "UFC on Fox". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ Chris Sosa (2016-05-03). "Chicago-area firefighter seeks another UFC win at United Center". redeyechicago.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ Chris Sosa (2016-04-28). "UFC adds lightweight bout to United Center fight card". redeyechicago.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ↑ Staff (2016-04-21). "Felice Herrig vs. Kailin Curran joins Chicago's UFC on FOX 20 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
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