Dos Anjos faces Cerrone in the last event of the year. Photo: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC
After an electrifying week with UFC 194, Ultimate reaches its last attraction of 2015. However, anyone who thinks the atmosphere is one of the end of the party is mistaken. At the end of the organization's season, a large fight card will be held in the city of Orlando, Florida (USA).
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The attraction is headlined by the lightweight belt dispute, between the champion, Rafael dos Anjos, and Donald Cerrone. The fight represents a rematch, since in August 2013, the Brazilian defeated the North American clearly, in the judges' decision.
However, it can be said that both have evolved a lot since then. Dos Anjos managed to further improve his stand-up game thanks to Rafael Cordeiro, while Cerrone achieved an incredible series of victories in the Octagon with eight victories in a row.
This will be the Brazilian's first title defense, as he will try to stay at the top in a lightweight division that has been marked by high turnover among champions. After the fall of José Aldo last week, Brazil is hoping to end the year with two champions in the organization – the other is Fabricio Werdum, in the heavyweights.
But Dos Anjos is not the only Brazilian highlight of the attraction. After years and years of expectations, the former heavyweight champion junior gypsy will finally face alistair overeem inside the octagon. The fight was originally scheduled to take place in 2012, but, at the time, the Dutchman failed a pre-fight anti-doping test and was not cleared to participate in the fight. Now, the winner of the duel dreams of having the chance to fight for the heavyweight belt in 2016.
The card will feature three other Brazilians. Charles of the Bronx will face Myles Jury, who debuts in the featherweight division after moving down from lightweight. Vincent Luque will face Hayder Hassan, while newcomer Luiz Henrique “KLB” (nickname given thanks to his resemblance to one of the members of the famous boyband Brazilian) has a duel with Francis Ngannou. This is a worthy event to close out a great year for the UFC.
Check out the UFC on FOX 17 technical sheet below:
DATE AND TIME: 19/12/2015, from 18:45 pm (Brasília time)
PLACE: Amyway Center, Orlando, United States
STREAMING: Combat Channel
MAIN CARD
Mild: Rafael dos Anjos x Donald Cerrone
Heavy: junior gypsy x alistair overeem
Mild: Michael Johnson x Nate diaz
Straws: Randa markos x Karolina Kowalkiewicz
PRELIMINARY CARD
Feathers: Charles of the Bronx x Myles Jury
Medium: CB Dollaway x Nate Marquardt
Roosters: Sarah Kaufman x Valentina Shevchenko
Medium: Josh Samman x Tamdan McCrory
Mild: Nik lentz x Danny Castillo
Feathers: Cole Miller x Jim Alers
Welterweights: Leon edwards x Kamaru Usman
Welterweights: Hayder Hassan x Vincent Luque
Heavy: Luiz Henrique 'KLB' x Francis Ngannou
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