New official UFC 186 lineup set following Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson's removal

Demetrious Johnson and Kyoji Horiguchi

Like so many other UFC cards in the past few years, UFC 186 has taken its fair share of hits.

UFC 186 takes place April 25 at Bell Centre in Montreal. The five-fight main card airs on pay-per-view following a four-fight prelim broadcast on FOX Sports 1 and three prelims on UFC Fight Pass. It is the UFC’s first visit to Montreal since UFC 158 in March 2013.

Two of the main focal points of promotion for the event have been totally removed since the line-up was first set. First, the long-awaited rematch between UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw (11-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and the man he beat to win the title, Renan Barao (33-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC), was scrapped from the card when Dillashaw suffered an injury.

Next, Bellator MMA was granted an injunction that prevented Quinton Jackson from competing at UFC 186 due to the continuing legal battle over who has contractual rights to “Rampage.” The legal action resulted in the removal of the scheduled bout between Jackson and Fabio Maldonado.

As a result of all of this, the event has a far different look than when first made official. Previously set as the co-feature, flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (21-2-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) will now defend his title against Kyoji Horiguchi (15-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in the main event.

Maldonado(22-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) remains on the card, but will now face former semi-pro hockey goon Steve Bosse. Bosse (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) had been signed to the UFC last year but retired after suffering an injury. Opportunity has brought him back to the cage where he’ll finally make his octagon debut.

After all the changes, here’s how the final card stacks up.

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

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

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

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