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Conor McGregor vs. Rafael dos Anjos & Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate Set For UFC 197
Las Vegas, NV (January 8th, 2016)– Conor McGregor will move up to lightweight and challenge for the title against Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC 197 on March 5 in Las Vegas according to many sources. In the targeted co-main event, Holly Holm will make her first women’s bantamweight title defense against Miesha Tate.
McGregor (19-2) won the UFC featherweight title from Jose Aldo via 13-second knockout at UFC 194 last month. Afterward, he stated his desire to be a two-division champion. McGregor, 27, became in 2015 as the biggest pay-per-view draw in the UFC with knockouts of Dennis Siver, Chad Mendes and Aldo.
Dos Anjos, 31, (25-7) has won the McGregor lottery who trains out of Kings MMA in Orange County. Dos Anjos defeated Anthony Pettis to win the UFC lightweight title at UFC 185 in March of 2015. Dos Anjos recently steam rolled Donald Cerrone at UFC Fox 17
No one in UFC history, though, has ever held two belts at the same time. McGregor would be the first if he defeats dos Anjos. Penn fought Georges St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight title when he was the lightweight champion in 2009, but lost.
Holly Holm (10-0) shocked the world at UFC 193 in November when she knocked out Ronda Rousey with a head kick to win the women’s 135-pound title. The former three-division boxing champ won all of her three UFC fights in 2015. Miesha Tate (17-5) has won four straight and is a perennial contender. Holm wanted to fight before a Rousey rematch and got her wish.
UFC 197 will now be held in Las Vegas between the MGM Grand and the Mandalay Bay.
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