Check out Bloody Elbow’s extensive pre-fight coverage of the UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, December 30th at the T-Mobile Arena. The two title fights feature a main event between current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes against former champion Ronda Rousey, while the co-main pits current men’s bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz against the unbeaten Cody Garbrandt.
UFC 207 has certainly gone through some changes over the past several days. Jessica Andrade was pulled from the event after Maryna Moroz withdrew due to injury, and Angela Hill can’t compete in the UFC for another four months as she re-enters the USADA testing pool. Meanwhile, a heavyweight rematch between Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum is now off after the Nevada Athletic Commission declared Velasquez medically unfit to compete.
With two main card bouts scrapped, two prelim bouts have been promoted to the PPV broadcast. The card now kicks off with a flyweight bout between Ray Borg and Louis Smolka, then continues with a welterweight matchup between Dong Hyun Kim and Tarec Saffiedine. Smack dab in the middle of the PPV is a big bantamweight showdown, as former champion T.J. Dillashaw battles John Lineker. Topping UFC 207 are the women’s and men’s bantamweight title fights, as champion Amanda Nunes faces Ronda Rousey in the main event, while champion Dominick Cruz takes on Cody Garbrandt in the co-main.
Here’s the updated fight card and bout order for Friday, December 30th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada:
Main Card (10 PM ET, PPV)
Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey
Dominick Cruz vs. Cody Garbrandt
T.J. Dillashaw vs. John Lineker
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Tarec Saffiedine
Ray Borg vs. Louis Smolka
Preliminary Card (8 PM ET, FS1)
Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny
Alex Garcia vs. Mike Pyle
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Marvin Vettori
Niko Price vs. Brandon Thatch
Preliminary Card (7:30 PM ET, UFC Fight Pass)