LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 5: UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm (L) punches Miesha Tate takes during UFC 196 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
The UFC February schedule will feature three events, including the main event of the month, UFC 208, which was previously scheduled for the month of January but was rescheduled due to the lack of a suitable headliner for the location. UFC 208 will be the first time in which the UFC has held an event in Brooklyn, New York and just the fourth time overall that the UFC will be in the Empire State. Other upcoming UFC events include UFC Fight Night 104, which will feature the return of the Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, and UFC Fight Night 105 where we will see a rematch between Junior dos Santos and Stefan Struve.
UFC Fight Night 104: Bermudez vs The Korean Zombie
Date: Saturday, February 4, 2017
Time: 10:00 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. EST
Location: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
TV Channel: FS1
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UFC Fight Night 104 will be feature the return of Chan Sung Jung, who is also known as The Korean Zombie. Jung made a major announcement back in October 2014, stating his intentions of starting his mandated military service back in his home country of South Korea, but after the completion of his time in the military, he was expected to return to mixed martial arts. He will be taking on Dennis Bermudez, who is looking to extend a current two-match winning streak after winning his last two fights by unanimous decision.
UFC 208
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2017
Time: 10:00 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. EST
Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
TV Channel: Pay-Per-View
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The main event for the month of February will feature the first ever UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship bout. The fight will be between former Bantamweight champion Holly Holm and third-year UFC fighter Germaine de Randamie, who is coming off of a win from her last match in UFC 185. Holm is most notable for beating Ronda Rousey in the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship, after which she lost her title defense match to Miesha Tate.
UFC Fight Night 105: dos Santos vs Struve 2
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017
Time: 10:00 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. EST
Location: Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
TV Channel: FS1
This UFC event will be a rematch between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos against Stefan Struve. The last time these two met was back in February 2009 where Struve was making his professional debut and was defeated by dos Santos. Winning three of his last four matches leading up to this one, Struve will be looking to exact some revenge on the fighter who handed him his first loss entering the UFC. Should be a good bout to watch.
