The lineup is set for UFC Fight Night 101 as the promotion readies for its return to Australia.
The event takes place Saturday at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The event airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
The event features 13 fights, including 10 set to air on FS1.
The headliner features a middleweight showdown between Derek Brunson (16-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Robert Whittaker (16-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC). The fight got the bump to main event when the planned headliner between Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo Souza fell apart after a Rockhold injury.
In the co-main event, Jake Matthews (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) meets Andrew Holbrook (11-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in a lightweight bout.
Rounding out the main card is a welterweight bout between Omari Akhmedov (15-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and Kyle Noke (22-9-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC); Yusuke Kasuya (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Alex Volkanovski (13-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at featherweight; Light heavyweight Khalil Rountree (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) against local product Tyson Pedro (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC); and strawweights Seo Hee Ham (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Danielle Taylor (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
The featured FS1 prelim sees a middleweight bout between Chris Camozzi (24-11 MMA, 9-8 UFC) and Australia’s Daniel Kelly (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), while the featured UFC Fight Pass prelim features featherweights Dan Hooker (13-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Jason Knight (14-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC).
The complete UFC Fight Night 101 card includes:
MAIN CARD (10 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
For more on UFC Fight Night 101, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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