It will have been three years since the UFC has been to Houston when it touches down there next month.
And for its big return, UFC 247, the promotion is doing it up big with a pair of title fights.
UFC 247 takes place Feb. 8 at Toyota Center. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
In the headliner, light heavyweight champion [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] (25-1 MMA, 19-1 UFC) meets unbeaten challenger [autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC). In the co-main event, women’s flyweight champ [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) puts her title on the line against [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC).
Ahead of the two-title card in Texas, the UFC has released the event’s official poster.
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Your OFFICIAL #UFC247 poster is here! pic.twitter.com/qqopcfxadP
— UFC (@ufc) January 4, 2020
The current UFC 247 lineup includes:
- Champ Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian – for women’s flyweight title
- Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis
- Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Vera
- Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy
- Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa
- Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
- Antonio Arroyo vs. Trevin Giles
- Dhiego Lima vs. Alex Morono
- Mario Bautista vs. Miles Johns
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