Next month, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Big Apple for UFC 223 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The pay-per-view is headlined by a championship doubleheader featuring Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov and Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk.
It’s a stacked fight card that also includes Michael Chiesa vs. former champion Anthony Pettis and Al Iaquinta vs. Paul Felder.
In anticipation of the big event, the UFC has released a preview of the main event from announcers Joe Rogan and Jimmy Smith.
Check out a preview of the upcoming title fight below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItM-I1cZDlw
UFC commentators Joe Rogan and Jimmy Smith preview the highly anticipated UFC 223 lightweight championship bout between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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UFC 223 Fight Card
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | |||||||
| Lightweight | Tony Ferguson (ic) | vs. | Khabib Nurmagomedov | ||||
| Women’s Strawweight | Rose Namajunas (c) | vs. | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | ||||
| Featherweight | Renato Moicano | vs. | Calvin Kattar | ||||
| Lightweight | Michael Chiesa | vs. | Anthony Pettis | ||||
| Lightweight | Al Iaquinta | vs. | Paul Felder | ||||
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Women’s Strawweight | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | vs. | Felice Herrig | ||||
| Flyweight | Ray Borg | vs. | Brandon Moreno | ||||
| Lightweight | Joe Lauzon | vs. | Chris Gruetzamacher | ||||
| Lightweight | Evan Dunham | vs. | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | ||||
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Alex Caceres | vs. | Artem Lobov | ||||
| Women’s Flyweight | Bec Rawlings | vs. | Ashlee Evans-Smith | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Devin Clark | vs. | Mike Rodriguez | ||||
| Featherweight | Zabit Magomedsharipov | vs. | Kyle Bochniak | ||||
