Barao vs. Dillashaw fight card set with 12 bouts

Check out the current UFC 173 card, scheduled for May 24th in Las Vegas.



UFC 173 sure looks a lot different than it did a few weeks ago. UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was forced off the card with a knee injury and his bout with Lyoto Machida was moved back to July, so the promotion was forced to scramble to fill the void. What they came up with was a bantamweight title fight and an exciting welterweight bout, along with a contender's bout at light heavyweight



With top contender Raphael Assuncao currently nursing a rib injury, champion Renan Barao will instead defend his title against Team Alpha Male's T.J. Dillashaw in the main event. The co-main is a light heavyweight bout between Daniel Cormier and Dan Henderson, while the middle of the main card will be anchored by a bout between Robbie Lawler and Jake Ellenberger. Francisco Rivera will step into Dillashaw's place in a bout against Takeya Mizugaki that is on the main card as well.



Here's a look at what is booked for the Mandalay Bay Events Center:



Main Card

Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw

Daniel Cormier vs. Dan Henderson

Jake Ellenberger vs. Robbie Lawler

Takeya Mizugaki vs. Francisco Rivera

James Krause vs. Jamie Varner



Preliminary Card

Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo

Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno

Chico Camus vs. Chris Holdsworth

Mitch Clarke vs. Al Iaquinta



Fight Pass Card

Anthony Njokuani vs. Vinc Pichel

Aaron Phillips vs. Sam Sicilia

Jingliang Li vs. David Michaud

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Statistics: Posted by mmacanada — May 5. 2014, 07:36 — Replies 0 — Views 6

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