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UFC 211 Breaking News: Jared Gordon Forced Off Card

Just minutes before weigh-ins were scheduled to begin Friday, UFC 211 prelim fighter Jared Gordon announced he would not be cleared to fight. Gordon was to meet Michel Quinones in a featherweight fight, marking the debut of “Flash” after appearing on Dana White’s reality series. “Unfortunately I will not be fighting (Saturday),” Gordon posted on […]

Just minutes before weigh-ins were scheduled to begin Friday, UFC 211 prelim fighter Jared Gordon announced he would not be cleared to fight. Gordon was to meet Michel Quinones in a featherweight fight, marking the debut of “Flash” after appearing on Dana White’s reality series. “Unfortunately I will not be fighting (Saturday),” Gordon posted on […]

UFC 211 Weigh-In Results

UFC 211 takes place on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Four bouts will air on the UFC Fight Pass prelims at 6 p.m. ET while the FX prelims will air at 8 p.m. ET. The five bouts will take place on the main card that will air on

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UFC 211 takes place on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Four bouts will air on the UFC Fight Pass prelims at 6 p.m. ET while the FX prelims will air at 8 p.m. ET. The five bouts will take place on the main card that will air on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET.

A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Junior dos Santos will serve as the main event. The pairing met previously in December 2014 at UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic with dos Santos winning by a close unanimous decision. Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. vs. Jessica Andrade in a UFC Strawweight Championship bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card is Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight bout, Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodriguez in a featherweight bout and Krzysztof Jotko vs. David Branch in a middleweight bout.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC 211 on Friday. Here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Stipe Miocic () vs. Junior Dos Santos () – for heavyweight title
  • Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk () vs. Jessica Andrade (114.5) – for heavyweight title
  • Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (171)
  • Frankie Edgar (145.5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (146)
  • David Branch (185) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (185)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Eddie Alvarez () vs. Dustin Poirier (156)
  • Jason Knight (146) vs. Chas Skelly ()
  • Jared Gordon () vs. Michel Quinones ()
  • Marco Polo Reyes (154) vs. James Vick ()

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • Jessica Aguilar (115) vs. Cortney Casey ()
  • Rashad Coulter () vs. Chase Sherman ()
  • Enrique Barzola (146) vs. Gabriel Benitez (145.5)
  • Gadzhimurad Antigulov (204) vs. Joachim Christensen (204.5)

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UFC 211 Weigh-In Results

UFC 211 takes place on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Four bouts will air on the UFC Fight Pass prelims at 6 p.m. ET while the FX prelims will air at 8 p.m. ET. The five bouts will take place on the main card that will air on

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UFC 211 takes place on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Four bouts will air on the UFC Fight Pass prelims at 6 p.m. ET while the FX prelims will air at 8 p.m. ET. The five bouts will take place on the main card that will air on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET.

A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Junior dos Santos will serve as the main event. The pairing met previously in December 2014 at UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic with dos Santos winning by a close unanimous decision. Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. vs. Jessica Andrade in a UFC Strawweight Championship bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card is Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight bout, Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodriguez in a featherweight bout and Krzysztof Jotko vs. David Branch in a middleweight bout.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC 211 on Friday. Here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Stipe Miocic () vs. Junior Dos Santos () – for heavyweight title
  • Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk () vs. Jessica Andrade (114.5) – for heavyweight title
  • Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (171)
  • Frankie Edgar (145.5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (146)
  • David Branch (185) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (185)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Eddie Alvarez () vs. Dustin Poirier (156)
  • Jason Knight (146) vs. Chas Skelly ()
  • Jared Gordon () vs. Michel Quinones ()
  • Marco Polo Reyes (154) vs. James Vick ()

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • Jessica Aguilar (115) vs. Cortney Casey ()
  • Rashad Coulter () vs. Chase Sherman ()
  • Enrique Barzola (146) vs. Gabriel Benitez (145.5)
  • Gadzhimurad Antigulov (204) vs. Joachim Christensen (204.5)

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Yair Rodriguez on Title Shot: ‘Why Would I be Here if I Weren’t Looking For That?’

Yair Rodriguez is making it clear that he wants Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gold. “El Pantera” is in for the biggest fight of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. He’ll go one-on-one with former UFC lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar this Saturday night (May 13) as part of UFC 211. Rodriguez had a session […]

Yair Rodriguez is making it clear that he wants Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gold. “El Pantera” is in for the biggest fight of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. He’ll go one-on-one with former UFC lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar this Saturday night (May 13) as part of UFC 211. Rodriguez had a session […]

Stipe Miocic: ‘I Don’t Want to go Through Another Slugfest’ With JDS

Stipe Miocic feels prepared for a five-round war, but it’s not ideal. Miocic, who is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder, will defend his championship for the second time at UFC 211. His opponent will be Junior dos Santos. The heavyweight title bout takes place this Saturday night (May 13). In Miocic’s […]

Stipe Miocic feels prepared for a five-round war, but it’s not ideal. Miocic, who is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder, will defend his championship for the second time at UFC 211. His opponent will be Junior dos Santos. The heavyweight title bout takes place this Saturday night (May 13). In Miocic’s […]

UFC 211 Embedded (Ep. 4): Champion, Challenger Meet Up

We get an interesting meeting between UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and challenger Jessica Andrade highlighted on the fourth installment of UFC 211: Embedded. Jedrzejczyk defends her title Saturday night in the co-main event vs. Andrade from Dallas. The two, though, run into each other while making their way around the fighter hotel. Andrade also […]

We get an interesting meeting between UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and challenger Jessica Andrade highlighted on the fourth installment of UFC 211: Embedded. Jedrzejczyk defends her title Saturday night in the co-main event vs. Andrade from Dallas. The two, though, run into each other while making their way around the fighter hotel. Andrade also […]