HOUSTON – As we inch closer to UFC 247, the top fighters on the card inched closer to each other literally on Thursday.
The main-card fighters, as well as some of the prelim combatants, took part in UFC 247 media day at the host hotel. Before and after talking to reporters, the athletes faced off ahead of Friday’s weigh-ins and the Saturday’s event.
UFC light heavyweight champion [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] meets [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag] in the main event, while women’s flyweight champ [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] takes on [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag] in the co-main event.
Champ @JonnyBones & challenger @DomReyes face off at media day 👀 #UFC247 pic.twitter.com/fZjq8rqqP5
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) February 6, 2020
Intensity as champ @bulletvalentina faces off with @blondefighter 🦾 #UFC247 pic.twitter.com/3CKCYWjpW4
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) February 6, 2020
The size difference between @Thebeast_ufc and @LatifiMMA. 😳 #UFC247 pic.twitter.com/F6yji28QPr
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) February 6, 2020
The rest of the main card includes [autotag]Juan Adams[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Justin Tafa[/autotag] at heavyweight, [autotag]Mirsad Bektic[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] at featherweight, and [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ilir Latifi[/autotag] at heavyweight.
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Check out the faceoffs from those fighters in the videos above ahead of UFC 247, which takes place Saturday at Toyota Center. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
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