With UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker ruled medically unfit to compete, ex-titleholder Luke Rockhold will collide with top contender Yoel Romero for the interim strap. Elsewhere on the card, hometown hero Mark Hunt gets back into the Octagon opposite Curtis Blaydes. Fun!
Event: UFC 221: “Rockhold vs. Romero”
Date: Sat., Feb. 10, 2018
Location: Perth Arena in Perth, Australia
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View (PPV), FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass
UFC 221 PPV Main Event:
185 lbs.: Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero for interim middleweight title
UFC 221 PPV Co-Main Event:
265 lbs.: Mark Hunt vs. Curtis Blaydes
UFC 221 PPV Main Card (10 p.m. ET):
265 lbs.: Cyril Asker vs. Tai Tuivasa
170 lbs.: Li Jingliang vs. Jake Matthews
205 lbs.: Tyson Pedro vs. Saparbek Safarov
UFC 221 Prelims on FOX Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET):
155 lbs.: Damien Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim
185 lbs.: Israel Adesanya vs. Rob Wilkinson
145 lbs.: Jeremy Kennedy vs. Alex Volkanovski
125 lbs.: Jussier Formiga vs. Ben Nguyen
UFC 221 Prelims on Fight Pass (6:30 p.m. ET):
155 lbs.: Mizuto Hirota vs. Ross Pearson
135 lbs.: Teruto Ishihara vs. Jose Quinonez
170 lbs.: Daichi Abe vs. Luke Jumeau
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