Two title fights, an Olympian versus a former contender, a very important matchup for the WW division, a really fun HW bout, Conor McGregor’s kryptonite and a lot more… We don’t get to say this very often, but the UFC 185 card is stacked. This is the UFC’s third trip to Dallas. You’ll definitely want to live stream UFC 185 because there are too many fights on this card that people will be talking about, and if you don’t catch it live then you’ll 100% have the results spoiled for you.
Fight card | |||||||
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Weight class | |||||||
Lightweight | Anthony Pettis (c) | vs. | Rafael dos Anjos | ||||
Women’s Strawweight | Carla Esparza (c) | vs. | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | ||||
Welterweight | Johny Hendricks | vs. | Matt Brown | ||||
Heavyweight | Roy Nelson | vs. | Alistair Overeem | ||||
Flyweight | Chris Cariaso | vs. | Henry Cejudo | ||||
Lightweight | Ross Pearson | vs. | Sam Stout | ||||
Middleweight | Elias Theodorou | vs. | Roger Narvaez | ||||
Lightweight | Daron Cruickshank | vs. | Beneil Dariush | ||||
Flyweight | Sergio Pettis | vs. | Ryan Benoit | ||||
Heavyweight | Jared Rosholt | vs. | Josh Copeland | ||||
Lightweight | Jake Lindsey | vs. | Joseph Duffy | ||||
Women’s Bantamweight | Larissa Pacheco | vs. | Germaine de Randamie |
* Bout order to be determined, but who cares? You’re going to want to watch this one from start to finish either way.
Pettis is miraculously fighting again without a year lay-off so that’s always good news, and RDA definitely poses a threat. RDA has only loss 1 in his last 9 fights, to Khabib, with notable wins of Cerrone, Benson Henderson, and an overweight Nate Diaz.
Winner of TUF 20, Carla Esparza, is finally getting a chance to defend her belt against the savage Joanna Jędrzejczyk. The competitors in the women’s strawweight division are a lot closer in skills than the women’s bantamweight, so this belt will probably changing hands at least a few times in the near future.
When it was announced that Hendricks was getting an instant rematch after his loss to Lawler, MMA fans were upset because this is the fight that should have been made… and it was, afterall. This one has the potential for fight of the night written all over it, and the winner will almost definitely secure themselves a shot at the belt sooner than later.
Next up is fan favorite Roy Nelson taking on Alistair Overeem. What can you even say about this match-up? This is going to be a very fun fight. Just be thankful you aren’t Overeem’s chin…
Joseph Duffy was the last person to get a win over Conor McGregor, and he’s looking to make a splash in his first UFC fight. Storylines seem to matter more than rankings, so if Duffy can string together a few W’s then he’s likely in for a big pay day against the McGreGOAT.
Cariaso vs Cejudo is another fight to keep an eye on. Cariaso was recently defeated by DJ but he’s still a step up for Cejudo, an Olympic wrestler who dominated his last fight with nothing but striking. If he can make the weight, he’s going to do some real damage at 125.
Which fight at UFC 185 are you most looking forward to? Leave your predictions for Fight of the Night and the Performance of the Night bonuses.
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