The line up is set for this month’s UFC Fight Night 45 lineup in New Jersey.
The event takes place July 16 at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Ten of the 11 fights air on FOX Sports 1 following a lone prelim on UFC Fight Pass.
In preliminary-card action, promotional newcomer Jerrod Sanders (14-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who was slated to fight Alexandre Pimentel this weekend at WSOF 11, instead has replaced injured Leo Kuntz (17-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and now meets fellow lightweight Yosdenis Cedeno (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who recently dropped a split decision to Ernest Chavez in his UFC debut.
Headlining the card, which is the UFC’s eighth in Atlantic City but first since 2012, is a lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone (23-6 MMA, 10-3 UFC) and Jim Miller (24-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC). Cerrone is ranked No. 12 and Miller is No. 13 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA lightweight rankings
Lightweights Edson Barboza (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Evan Dunham (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) meet in the co-headliner.
The full UFC Fight Night 45 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
For more on UFC Fight Night 45, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
(Pictured: Donald Cerrone)
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