Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is limping into its annual Super Bowl Weekend mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card after a pair of high-profile injuries to its headlining act. As a result, former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks takes over the UFC 196 main event — now airing on FOX Sports 1 — when he battles kickboxing phenom Stephen Thompson, while Roy Nelson and Jared Rosholt bang it out for heavyweight bragging rights. Full details on all the recent UFC 196 line up changes right here.
Event: UFC 196: “Hendricks vs. Thompson”
Date: Sat., Feb. 6, 2016, on FOX Sports 1
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
FOX Sports 1 Main Event:
170 lbs.: Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson
FOX Sports 1 Main Card (10 p.m. ET):
265 lbs.: Roy Nelson vs. Jared Rosholt
205 lbs.: Ovince Saint Preux vs. Rafael Cavalcante
125 lbs.: Joseph Benavidez vs. Zach Makovsky
FOX Sports 1 Prelims (8 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Josh Burkman vs. K.J. Noons
265 lbs.: Damian Grabowski vs. Derrick Lewis
170 lbs.: Mike Pyle vs. Sean Spencer
205 lbs.: Misha Cirkunov vs. Alex Nicholson
UFC Fight Pass Prelims (6 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Mickey Gall vs. Mike Jackson
145 lbs.: Artem Lobov vs. Alex White
125 lbs.: Ray Borg vs. Justin Scoggins
145 lbs.: Noad Lahat vs. Diego Rivas
For much more on the upcoming UFC 196 event click here.