A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Robert Whittaker and former interim title challenger (as well as 2000 Olympic silver medalist and former world champion in freestyle wrestling) Yoel Romero is slated to serve as the
event headliner The pairing previously met in July 2017 at UFC 213 with Whittaker winning the vacant interim title via unanimous decisionAn interim UFC Welterweight Championship bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington (initially linked to UFC 224 a month earlier) will serve as the co-main event
Rashad Coulter was scheduled to face Allen Crowder at the event. However, on May 12, 2018, it was announced that Chris de la Rocha has replaced Crowder for undisclosed reasons. Bobby Green was scheduled to face Clay Guida at the event. However, on May 29, 2018, it was announced that Charles Oliveira has replaced Green for unspecific reasons.
Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Colby Covington
Holly Holm vs. Megan Anderson
Andrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa
CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Alistair Overeem vs. Curtis Blaydes
Cláudia Gadelha vs. Carla Esparza
Ricardo Lamas vs. Mirsad Bektić
Rashad Coulter vs. Chris de la Rocha
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith
Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis
Clay Guida vs. Charles Oliveira
Mike Santiago vs. Dan Ige
UFC 225 is almost here! The Octagon hits the United Center in Chicago, Illinois for an absolutely stacked night of fights,
including a main event championship rematch between middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero. Whittaker
won the interim title vs. Romero last year, then was promoted to full champion after Georges St-Pierre vacated his belt.
The co-main event is an interim welterweight title fight, as Rafael dos Anjos battles the ever-controversial Colby
Covington.
Also on the main card is the debut of Invicta FC featherweight standout Megan Anderson, as she looks to impress and prevail
against Holly Holm. Australian heavyweight prospect Tai Tuivasa gets the biggest test of his career in the form of ex-
champion Andrei Arlovski. Opening the PPV broadcast is Chicago’s own CM Punk, as his second MMA fight will be against Mike
Jackson.
As if that wasn’t enough, the prelims are stronger than several of the recent FS1 Fight Night events. Leading the televised
portion of the card is Curtis Blaydes against Alistair Overeem, as well as strawweight contenders Claudia Gadelha and Carla
Esparza. On Fight Pass, former light heavyweight king Rashad Evans returns to the weight class against Anthony Smith, while flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez and Sergio Pettis also square off. It’s an absolutely terrific card with tons of intrigue and plenty of reasons to watch.
Check out Bloody Elbow’s pre-fight coverage for UFC 225, which takes place in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, June 9th. The
main event sees middleweight champion Robert Whittaker rematch Yoel Romero in the main event, while welterweights Rafael
dos Anjos and Colby Covington compete for the division’s interim title in the co-main event.
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