On Monday evening, the Ultimate Fighting Championship made a number of previously identified matches official for the upcoming UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen event.
On tap for the New Jersey event will be a women’s bantamweight bout between Olympic medalist Sara McMann (6-0) and German striker Sheila Gaff (10-4-1). While featherweights Leonard ‘Bad Boy’ Garcia (15-10-1) squares off with Cody ‘AK Kid’ McKenzie (13-3). Strikeforce light heavyweights Ovince St. Peux (12-5) will meet Gian ‘GP’ Villante (10-3). And finally, featherweight fighters Jimy Hettes (10-1) and Steven Siler (21-10) are also set to meet.
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen is expected to take place on April 27, 2013 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event is headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between champ Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen.
Check out the current lineup for UFC 159 below:
Main Card (Pay-Per-View @ 10pm EST)
Light heavyweight title bout: (c) Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen*
Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Alan Belcher*
Heavyweight bout: Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo
Lightweight bout: Pat Healy vs. Jim Miller
Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs. Vinny Magalhaes
Preliminary Card (FX @ 8pm EST)
Women’s bantamweight bout: Sara McMann vs. Sheila Gaff
Lightweight bout: Joe Proctor vs. Al Iaquinta*
Lightweight bout: Yancy Medeiros vs. Rustam Khabilov
Light Heavyweight bout: Ovince St. Preux vs. Gian Villante
Preliminary Card (Facebook @ 6:35pm EST)
Welterweight bout: James Head vs. Nick Catone*
Featherweight bout: Jimy Hettes vs. Steven Siler*
* – Marked bouts have been officially announced for that portion of the lineup