MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR FRIDAY: ROBERT WHITTAKER VS. LUKE ROCKHOLD TARGETED FOR UFC 221
Ariel Helwani Accounts that Robert Whittaker will Confront Luke Rockhold at FC 221 on Feb. 10 in Perth, Western Australia.
For the title, this is with champion Georges St-Pierre not returning to the middleweight division per TSN.
Whittaker (19-4) headsi into his first title defence off an eight battle win streak, including a unanimous decision win over Yoel Romero at UFC 213 where he seized the interim middleweight title. The 26-year-old has finished two of his last three opponents. Rockhold (16-3) is coming off a stoppage victory over David Branch in UFC Fight Night 116. The UFC and Strikeforce champion has won six of his last seven fights. .
Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou place for UFC 220
MMAJunkie broke the news that heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will confront Francis Ngannou in UFC 220 on Jan. 20 at TD Garden at Boston.
Miocic (17-2) is currently riding a five-fight win streak such as a first-round TKO victory over Junior Dos Santos at UFC 211 back in May. The 35-year-old has won eight of his last nine fights. Ngannou (11-1) has remained undefeated at the UFC and defeated Alistair Overeem last weekend in UFC 218 by first-round knockout. The 31-year-old hasn’t lost a fight. Here is an updated look at the card.
Stipe Miocic (c) vs. Francis Ngannouo — for heavyweight title
Daniel Cormier (c) vs. Volkan Oezdemir — to get light heavyweight title
Islam Makhachev vs. Gleison Tibau
Dustin Ortiz vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Thomas Almeida vs. Rob Font
Shane Burgos vs. Calvin Kattar
Kyle Bochniak vs. Brandon Davis
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