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Benavidez vs. McCall Fill Final UFC 156 PPV Slot: Full Lineup Now Official | UFC NEWS


The UFC 156 pay-per-view main card is now official with five fights set for the UFC’s annual Super Bowl weekend event.

A flyweight bout between Joseph Benavidez and Ian McCall now fill the final fifth slot.

UFC 156 is set to take place from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 2. In the main event former UFC lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar moves down a weight class to challenge the current featherweight king, Jose Aldo.

The full lineup and bout order for UFC 156 is as follows:

MAIN CARD: (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar – for featherweight title
Rashad Evans vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Silva
Jon Fitch vs. Demian Maia
Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian McCall

PRELIMINARY CARD:
(FX and Facebook, 7 p.m. ET)
Evan Dunham vs. Gleison Tibau
Bobby Green vs. Jacob Volkmann
Edwin Figueroa vs. Francisco Rivera
Jay Hieron vs. Tyron Woodley
Yves Edwards vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
Chico Camus vs. Dustin Kimura

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4 Comments

4 Comments to Benavidez vs. McCall Fill Final UFC 156 PPV Slot: Full Lineup Now Official | UFC NEWS

  1. Nick says:

    Have a feeling Fitch is about to get subbed

  2. Time To Wrestle says:

    Erick Silva killer Fitch will take out this arm grabber. Maia will go to 55 after this one.

  3. Riaz says:

    I am loving this card especially Aldo vs Edgar, and Overeem vs Silva

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