UFC 223 [4/7] "Blessed Or Cursed?” Holloway Out (Khabib/Iaquinta, Thug Rose/Joanna Jedrzejczyk II)

[THEREALBRAND]

UFC 223
Khabib vs. Iaquinta
Date: April 7, 2018
Venue: Barclays Center
Location: Brooklyn, New York


UFC 223 Fight Card
Main Card (10 p.m. ET on Pay-Per-View)

• Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0) vs. Al Iaquinta*
• Rose Namajunas (c)(7-3) vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk (14-1)**
• Renato Moicano (11-1-1) vs. Calvin Kattar (18-2)
• Michael Chiesa (14-3) vs. Anthony Pettis (20-7)
• Al Iaquinta (13-3-1) vs. Paul Felder (15-3)

Prelims (8 p.m. ET on FS1)

• Karolina Kowalkiewicz (11-2) vs. Felice Herrig (13-6)
• Ray Borg (11-3) vs. Brandon Moreno (14-4)
• Joe Lauzon (27-14) vs. Chris Gruetzemacher (13-3)
• Evan Dunham (18-6-1) vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier (10-2)

Early Prelims (6:15 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass)

• Alex Caceres (13-11) vs. Artem Lobov (13-14-1)
• Bec Rawlings (7-7) vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (5-3)
• Devin Clark (8-2) vs. Mike Rodriguez (9-2)
• Zabit Magomedsharipov (14-2) vs. Kyle Bochniak (8-1)

*For UFC lightweight championship
**For UFC women’s strawweight championship[






Undefeated UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov, will now face New York’s own Al Iaquinta for the official lightweight title. The bout will take place this Saturday at UFC 223: Khabib vs Iaquinta at Barclays Center.

The change in the main event occurred when featherweight champion, Max Holloway, was deemed unfit to fight.

Due to Iaquinta not making the 155-pound championship limit, the UFC lightweight title will only be eligible to be won by Nurmagomedov. Should Iaquinta win, he will not be awarded the title, but if Nurmagomedov wins, he will be crowned the undisputed champion.

 

[Lord Beasley]

I'm going Joanna but I'm at the main

 

[Strapped]

Max joana

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Omar Little]

I dont like the Local boy taking this fight on short notice. On a nice winning streak , heading towards a money fight with Ortega..Taking this L and losing to Ortega after will send him back to midcard Bolivia

 

[The Up Right Man]

What happened to ferg?

 

[ThaGlow]

I have a feeling Joanna gonna drag out the fight and be more patient this time around.

Plot twist, she gonna get subbed.

 

[aceboon]

Two matchups that I was actually looking forward to

 

[Diunx]

fukking connor man, I was actually looking forward to those fights.

fukk it I'm going all in on BLESSED , embrace the fukkery brehs.

 

[OfTheCross]

Dope card

 

[R=G]

Just want to see how Joanna reacts....

 

[JP_614]

Dope card

SPOKE TO SOON BUT TEAM #ALLMAX #BLESSEDERA

 

[Big Boss]

Khabib made weight

 

[RubioTheCruel]

Weigh ins are early today, Khabib made weight(actually came in at 154.5)

 

[trick]

Weigh ins are early today, Khabib made weight(actually came in at 154.5)

Ariel is saying MAX IS OUT OF THE FIGHT