UFC officially announced one of its biggest cards ever Tuesday.
Featherweight world champion Conor McGregor will fight lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC 197 on Saturday, March 5, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The co-main event will feature UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and perennial contender Miesha Tate.
McGregor, who knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194, will look to make history as one of just three fighters to win UFC titles in two weight classes when he moves up to face dos Anjos. BJ Penn and Randy Couture are the only fighters in UFC history to win belts in two divisions. With a victory, McGregor would become the first to hold those titles simultaneously.
Holm is coming off a shocking knockout win over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193. Originally, it sounded like Holm’s next fight would be a rematch with Rousey, but that no longer is the case.
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