Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is close to putting the finishing touches on its upcoming UFC 157 fight card, scheduled for Sat., Feb. 23, 2013 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
"Rousey vs. Carmouche" will make history as the promotion's first-ever female champion, bantamweight badass Ronda Rousey, puts her 135-pound title on the line against ex-Strikeforce contender Liz Carmouche.
In the co-main event, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida battles Dan Henderson for the chance to leapfrog Alexander Gustafsson en route to a 205-pound title shot against the winner of Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen, who throw down at UFC 159 in April.
Also in action will be a scrappy bantamweight brouhaha pitting longtime veteran and former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) kingpin Urijah Faber against the venerable Ivan Menjivar.
Here is the current UFC 157 fight card and line up:
Main Event:
135 lbs.: UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche
Pay-Per-View (PPV) Main Card (10 p.m. ET):
205 lbs.: Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida
135 lbs.: Urijah Faber vs. Ivan Menjivar
145 lbs.: Chad Mendes vs. Manny Gamburyan
170 lbs.: Josh Koscheck vs. Robbie Lawler
FX Channel "Prelims" (8 p.m. ET):
265 lbs.: Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub
155 lbs.: Michael Chiesa vs. Anton Kuivanen
170 lbs.: Court McGee vs. Josh Neer
155 lbs.: Caros Fodor vs. Sam Stout
Facebook "Prelims" (6:30 p.m. ET):
155 lbs.: Matt Grice vs. Dennis Bermudez
170 lbs.: Brock Jardine vs. Kenny Robertson
170 lbs.: Neil Magny vs. Jon Manley
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire card on fight night (Sat., Feb. 23, 2013), starting with the Facebook and FX Prelims, which are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, as well as the main card, which is slated to air at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view.
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As well as his excellent striking capabilities, another aspect of Machida’s arsenal (and one which is frequently overlooked), is his ability to take the fight to the ground with some well-placed trips. Against Hendo’s greco-roman credentials. UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche
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