During the UFC 225 broadcast on Saturday night, UFC confirmed the co-main event for the upcoming UFC 227 pay-per-view in August.
As expected, UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will be making the next record-setting defense of his title when he meets Olympic wrestler and highly-regarded UFC contender Henry Cejudo for the second time when the two meet in the co-main event of UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt II.
Another rematch heads to the City of Angels.
? @MightyMouseUFC defends the belt vs @HenryCejudo. #UFC225 pic.twitter.com/5iupRSQ5bt
— UFC (@ufc) June 9, 2018
UFC made the announcement official during the UFC Fight Pass preliminary portion of the UFC 225 event on Saturday evening.
Featuring another rematch in the headline bout as T.J. Dillashaw defends the UFC Bantamweight Championship against former title-holder Cody “No Love” Garbrandt in an immediate rematch, UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt II is scheduled to go down from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, August 4th, airing live on pay-per-view.
#UFC227 @MightyMouseUFC vs. @HenryCejudo II for UFC Flyweight Title on Aug. 4 CONFIRMED during #UFC225 broadcast pic.twitter.com/YTVwp5yZG9
— MMA News (@mmanews_com) June 9, 2018
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