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UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on February 22, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Official fight card
Main card
Women's Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Sara McMann For the Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier vs. Patrick Cummins
Welterweight Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia
Welterweight Mike Pyle vs. TJ Waldburger
Welterweight Robert Whittaker vs. Stephen Thompson
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Women's Bantamweight Alexis Davis vs. Jessica Eye
Bantamweight Raphael Assunção vs. Pedro Munhoz
Bantamweight Cody Gibson vs. Aljamain Sterling
Flyweight Zach Makovsky vs. Josh Sampo
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Rafaello Oliveira vs. Erik Koch
Lightweight Ernest Chavez vs. Yosdenis Cedeno
Background
A bout between women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and former Olympian Sara McMann is expected to headline the event.
A bout between Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov was briefly linked to this event. The fight was later cancelled due to undisclosed reasons.
Lucas Martins was expected to face Bryan Caraway at this event. However, Caraway pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Aljamain Sterling. Martins ended up also getting injured and was replaced by UFC newcomer Cody Gibson.
Francisco Rivera was expected to face Raphael Assunção on this card. However, Rivera injured his hand and was forced out of the bout. He was replaced by UFC newcomer Pedro Munhoz.
A bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Rustam Khabilov was expected to take place on this card. However, the fight was cancelled due to injury.
A bout between Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormier was expected to take place on this card. However, the fight was removed from this card due to Evans sustaining a leg injury. He was replaced by undefeated newcomer and Strikeforce veteran Patrick Cummins.
Feb 14 - Updated fight card & background