Flyweight champion D. Johnson tries to defend his belt for the fourth time. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
This Saturday (14), another UFC belt will be at stake. Demetrious Johnson will test his hegemony in the flyweight category against challenger Ali Bagautinov, in the main fight of UFC 174, which will be in Vancouver, Canada.
This will be Johnson's fourth title defense, who won the title in September 2012. Since then, “Mighty Mouse” has surpassed John Dodson, John Moraga and Joseph Benavidez – the latter, with an impressive knockout. Bagautinov also has three wins within the UFC, beating Marcos Vinícius Vina, Tim Elliott and John Lineker. He hasn't known what it's like to lose since May 2011, when he suffered the second and final defeat of his career.
UFC 174 will also feature two Brazilian fighters. Rafael Feijão will face the hard Ryan bader on the main card, while Daniel sarafian will make his welterweight debut against Japanese Kiichi Kunimoto.
The official weigh-in for the event will take place at 20pm (Brasília time) and will be broadcast live from SUPER FIGHTS.
Official UFC 174 card:
MAIN CARD:
Flies (up to 57 kg): Demetrious Johnson x Ali Bagautinov;
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Rory McDonald x Tyron woodley;
Light heavyweights (up to 93 kg): Ryan bader x Rafael Feijão;
Heavy (up to 120 kg): Andrei Arlovski x Brendan Schaub;
Light heavyweights (up to 120 kg): Ryan Jimmo x Ovince St Preux;
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Daniel sarafian x Kiichi Kunimoto;
Female roosters (up to 61 kg): Valérie Létourneau x Elizabeth Phillips;
Roosters (up to 61 kg): Yves Jabouin x Mike Easton;
Light (up to 70 kg): Kajan Johnson x Tae Hyun Bang;
Roosters (up to 61 kg): Roland Delorme x Michinori Tanaka;
Light (up to 70 kg): Jason Saggo vs. Josh Shockley.
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