The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view on Saturday, July 7, with a championship doubleheader at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event of the night, a superfight between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and light heavyweight titleholder Daniel Cormier will take center stage. The two men will be competing for Miocic’s heavyweight belt, giving Cormier the opportunity to become just the second fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold two championships in two different weight classes.
If that wasn’t exciting enough, the co-main event features the return of featherweight king Max Holloway, who puts his belt on the line against top contender Brian Ortega.
Ahead of Saturday night’s pay-per-view, the UFC released the UFC 226: Countdown episode which gives an all-access look at the fighters as they go through their fight camps and prepare for the biggest bouts of their lives. From last-minute training to a look at their everyday life, UFC 226: Countdown gives fans a look behind-the-scenes at what it takes to make a world class fighter.
You can check out the full episode of UFC 226: Countdown below along with the full fight card for Saturday’s pay-per-view.
UFC 226: Countdown
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UFC 226 Fight Card
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MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10:00 p.m. ET)
- Champ Stipe Miocic vs. champ Daniel Cormier – for heavyweight title
- Champ Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega – for featherweight title
- Derrick Lewis vs. Francis Ngannou
- Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis
- Khalil Rountree vs. Gokhan Saki
PRELIMINARY CARD (8:00 p.m. ET)
- Paulo Costa vs. Uriah Hall
- Paul Felder vs. Mike Perry
- Raphael Assuncao vs. Rob Font
- Max Griffin vs. Curtis Millender
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Gilbert Burns vs. Dan Hooker
- Jamie Moyle vs. Emily Whitmire
- Drakkar Klose vs. Lando Vannata