UFC 268 is officially on tap for Nov. 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City – and the card is filling up with notable names.
On the UFC on ESPN 30 broadcast Saturday, the promotion made the previously reported welterweight title fight rematch between champion [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] (19-1 MMA, 14-0 UFC) and [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] (16-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) official.
It won’t be the only title fight rematch, however, as a second meeting between women’s strawweight champion [autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and the woman she took the title from, [autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag] (21-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC). The two most recently competed against one another at UFC 261 in April when Namajunas dropped Weili with a head kick and finished the fight with strikes.
Two other fights that were not previously announced were announced Saturday by the promotion as well. A women’s bantamweight contender fight between [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and [autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) as well as a lightweight fight between [autotag]Al Iaquinta[/autotag] (14-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag] (27-12-1 MMA, 12-8-1 UFC) are on tap, too.
With the additions, the UFC 268 lineup now includes:
- Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington – for welterweight title
- Champion Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili – for women’s strawweight title
- Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje
- Luke Rockhold vs. Sean Strickland
- Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera
- Nassourdine Imavov vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Irene Aldana vs. Germaine de Randamie
- Al Iaquinta vs. Bobby Green
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