THE UFC ARE aiming to break their own attendance record tonight and they’ve put their trust in their female stars to do the job.
Headlined by women’s bantamweight and strawweight title bouts, UFC 193 will take place at the 70,000-capacity Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
In the penultimate bout of the night, Joanna Jedrzejczyk will defend her 115lbs title against Valerie Letoruneau, but the big one is the meeting of dominant 135lbs belt-holder Ronda Rousey and challenger Holly Holm.
The UFC’s current attendance record is 55,724, which has stood since UFC 129: St Pierre vs. Shields in Toronto back in April 2011.
Elsewhere on tonight’s main card, Mark Hunt faces Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in a heavyweight rematch, Urijah Hall takes on Robert Whittaker and Stefan Struve clashes with Jared Rosholt.
Main card (3am)
BT Sport 2 (also available to buy for €15.99 from UFC.tv)
Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Valerie Letourneau
Mark Hunt vs. Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva
Uriah Hall vs. Robert Whittaker
Stefan Struve vs. Jared Rosholt
TV prelims (1am)
BT Sport 2 (also available on UFC Fight Pass, subscription costs €7.99 per month)
Jake Matthews vs. Akbarh Arreola
Kyle Noke vs. Peter Sobotta
Anthony Perosh vs. Gian Villante
Richie Vaculik vs. Danny Martinez
Fight Pass prelims (11.15pm)
UFC Fight Pass (subscription costs €7.99 per month)
Daniel Kelly vs. Steve Montgomery
Richard Walsh vs. Steven Kennedy
James Moontasri vs. Anton Zafir
Ben Nguyen vs. Ryan Benoit
