UFC 184 officially gained two massive championship bouts.
At the event, which takes place Feb. 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Chris Weidman will look to defend his middleweight strap against Vitor Belfort, while women’s bantamweight superstar Ronda Rousey will defend her title against Cat Zingano.
UFC President Dana White confirmed the news Wednesday via Instagram.
While Weidman vs. Belfort was already expected to go down in Los Angeles at UFC 184 (h/t MMAFighting.com), the addition of Rousey vs. Zingano is fresh for MMA fans.
That bout was originally reported to happen at UFC 182 in Las Vegas, but now that does not appear to be the case.
Instead, the UFC is stacking UFC 184, putting two big-time championship bouts at the top for the Los Angeles crowd and pay-per-views buyers at home.
This fight will mark Rousey‘s fifth title defense since coming into the UFC at UFC 157 in February 2013, where she defeated Liz Carmouche via armbar.
Since that time, she’s been relatively untouched in professional action, submitting rival Miesha Tate with an armbar at UFC 168 and knocking out Sara McMann and Alexis Davis at UFC 170 and UFC 175, respectively.
Zingano, on the other hand, recently notched her ninth professional victory in nine tries over Amanda Nunes at UFC 178 on Sept. 28 of this year.
After a nearly year-and-a-half absence from the sport, Zingano earned a third-round TKO over Nunes after facing some early adversity, solidifying her position as Rousey‘s No. 1 contender.
Stay tuned to Bleacher Report as the UFC 184 fight card continues to take shape.
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