Saturday Dec 19, 2015
3:30 PM - 11:55 PM EST
Saturday, 12/19 3:30 PM
Amway Center 400 West Church St. Orlando, FL 32801
Starting at $50
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®), the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, returns bringing its heavyweight action to Orlando. UFC brings the Octagon to the Amway Center on Saturday, December 19.
The lightweight title will be up for grabs at FOX UFC Fight Night in Orlando as Rafael dos Anjos puts his championship on the line for the first time as he faces Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on December 19.
This will be a rematch between the two lightweights after first meeting in 2013, with dos Anjos coming out on top by unanimous decision. Most recently, dos Anjos has reeled off four wins in a row, including his lightweight title victory over Anthony Pettis this past March.
Since losing to dos Anjos in 2013, Cerrone has gone on an incredible run in the UFC's lightweight division, winning his past eight fights to earn his first title shot since joining the promotion.
Cerrone was declared the number one contender in May following a TKO win over John Makdessi, and now he'll finally get his chance to avenge the previous loss to dos Anjos while fighting for the UFC lightweight title.
FOX UFC Fight Night goes down from the Amway Center in Orlando and will mark the final event of the year for the promotion.
More fights will be announced for the upcoming card in the next few weeks.
Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas and stadiums across the globe, the UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas and with offices in London, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Beijing and Singapore, UFC produces more than 30 live events annually and is the largest pay-per-view event provider in the world. In 2012, the UFC burst into the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports Media Group. The agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX network annually, with additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programming broadcast on FOX properties FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. This also includes the longest-running sports reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®, which airs on FOX Sports 1.
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