UFC 197 FEATURES TWO TITLE FIGHTS IN LAS VEGAS ON MARCH 5
Jan 14, 2016 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Las Vegas – UFC® featherweight champion Conor
McGregor will look to make history on Saturday, March 5 at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas when he moves up to challenge
UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos
Anjos for the 155-pound title.
McGregor will look to become the first fighter in history to hold UFC world titles in two different weight classes simultaneously when he challenges the red-hot Brazilian champion.
Plus, women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm
puts her world title on the line for the first time against
second-ranked Miesha Tate
in the co-main event. The undefeated Holm became a household name
at UFC® 193 when she knocked out previously unbeaten Ronda
Rousey. The former boxing champion looks to keep her perfect
record intact when she meets Tate, who is riding a dominant
four-fight win streak.
Tickets for UFC® 197: DOS ANJOS vs. McGREGOR, presented by EA SPORTS UFC® 2, go on sale to the general public on Friday, Jan. 22. Ticket information will be made available soon.
UFC will host a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 20 in Las Vegas with all four athletes, plus UFC President Dana White, to launch the event:
WHAT: UFC® 197: DOS ANJOS vs. McGREGOR Press Conference
WHO: DANA WHITE – UFC President
Rafael dos Anjos – UFC lightweight champion
Conor McGregor – UFC featherweight champion
Holly Holm – UFC women’s bantamweight champion
Miesha Tate – No. 2 UFC women’s bantamweight contender
WHEN: Wednesday, January 20 in Las Vegas
*Time and location to be announced
Visit the UFC® Press Portal for information and content to support your UFC coverage.
About UFC®
UFC® is a premium global sports brand and the largest pay-per-view event provider in the world. Headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in London, Toronto, Sao Paulo and Singapore, UFC produces more than 40 live events annually that consistently sell out some of the most prestigious arenas around the globe. UFC programming is broadcast in over 150 countries and territories to more than one billion TV households worldwide in 21 different languages. UFC FIGHT PASS®, a digital subscription service, delivers exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content to fans around the world. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter and Instagram: @UFC.
McGregor will look to become the first fighter in history to hold UFC world titles in two different weight classes simultaneously when he challenges the red-hot Brazilian champion.
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Tickets for UFC® 197: DOS ANJOS vs. McGREGOR, presented by EA SPORTS UFC® 2, go on sale to the general public on Friday, Jan. 22. Ticket information will be made available soon.
UFC® 197: DOS ANJOS vs. McGREGOR will air live on pay-per-view at
10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday, March 5.
UFC will host a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 20 in Las Vegas with all four athletes, plus UFC President Dana White, to launch the event:
WHAT: UFC® 197: DOS ANJOS vs. McGREGOR Press Conference
WHO: DANA WHITE – UFC President
Rafael dos Anjos – UFC lightweight champion
Conor McGregor – UFC featherweight champion
Holly Holm – UFC women’s bantamweight champion
Miesha Tate – No. 2 UFC women’s bantamweight contender
WHEN: Wednesday, January 20 in Las Vegas
*Time and location to be announced
Visit the UFC® Press Portal for information and content to support your UFC coverage.
About UFC®
UFC® is a premium global sports brand and the largest pay-per-view event provider in the world. Headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in London, Toronto, Sao Paulo and Singapore, UFC produces more than 40 live events annually that consistently sell out some of the most prestigious arenas around the globe. UFC programming is broadcast in over 150 countries and territories to more than one billion TV households worldwide in 21 different languages. UFC FIGHT PASS®, a digital subscription service, delivers exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content to fans around the world. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter and Instagram: @UFC.
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