UFC on FOX 17 lineup set with Jury-Oliveira prelim, Kowalkiewicz-Markos on main card

Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone

The lineup is set for December’s UFC on FOX 17 event, and with an abundance of notable names, all portions of the card are essentially must-watch TV.

UFC on FOX 17 takes place Dec. 19 at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

A title fight headlines the network-televised card as lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (24-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC), who’s ranked No. 1 in the NOS Energy Drink MMA lightweight rankings, looks for his first title defense when he takes on surging contender and No. 4-ranked Donald Cerrone (28-6 MMA, 15-3 UFC).

Rounding out the four-bout main card are former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos (17-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) vs. Alistair Overeem (39-14 MMA, 4-3 UFC), lightweights Michael Johnson (16-9 MMA, 8-5 UFC) vs. Nate Diaz (17-10 MMA, 12-8 UFC), and strawweights Karolina Kowalkiewicz (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Randa Markos (5-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC).

Closing out the FOX Sports 1-televised prelims is an intriguing featherweight bout between Myles Jury (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Charles Oliveira (20-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC).

Additionally, with a deep lineup, some familiar names – three of whom have 12 or more career UFC fights – will be part of the five-bout UFC Fight Pass prelims. They include lightweights Nik Lentz (20-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) vs. Danny Castillo (17-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) and featherweights Jim Alers (13-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Cole Miller (21-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC).

The full UFC on FOX 17 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Champ Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone – for lightweight title
• Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
• Nate Diaz vs. Michael Johnson
• Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Randa Markos

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 6 p.m. ET)

• Myles Jury vs. Charles Oliveira
• C.B. Dollaway vs. Nate Marquardt
• Sarah Kaufman vs. Germaine de Randamie
• Tamdan McCrory vs. Josh Samman

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 3:45 p.m. ET)

• Danny Castillo vs. Nik Lentz
• Jim Alers vs. Cole Miller
• Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman
• Hayder Hassan vs. Vicente Luque
• Luiz Henrique vs. Francis Ngannou

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