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UFC Fight Night 66: Edgar vs. Faber is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on May 16, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines.
Official fight card
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Featherweight Frankie Edgar vs. Urijah Faber
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi vs. Costas Philippou
Middleweight Mark Muñoz vs. Luke Barnatt
Welterweight Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Neil Magny
Featherweight Phillipe Nover vs. Yui Chul Nam
Featherweight Mark Eddiva vs. Levan Makashvili
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Tae Hyun Bang vs. Jon Tuck
Lightweight Zhang Lipeng vs. Kajan Johnson
Welterweight Li Jingliang vs. Dhiego Lima
Bantamweight Ning Guangyou vs. Royston Wee
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight Roldan Sangcha-An vs. Jon Delos Reyes
Flyweight Nolan Ticman vs. Yao Zhikui
Background
The event will be first that the organization has hosted in the Philippines. It will take place in the metropolitan region of Manila, more precisely in Pasay.
The event is expected to be headlined by a featherweight bout between former UFC Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and former WEC Featherweight champion Urijah Faber.
Luke Barnatt was expected to face Clint Hester at UFC Fight Night 63. However, Hester pulled out of the fight in early March due to a broken foot. Subsequently, Barnatt was pulled from the card entirely in favor of a matchup with Mark Muñoz at this event.
Roger Zapata was expected to face Li Jingliang at the event. However on April 18, it was announced that Zapata was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Dhiego Lima.
Alex White was expected to face Mark Eddiva at the event. However on April 26, it was announced that White was forced out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury.[7] Eddiva will now face promotional newcomer Levan Makashvili.
May 12 - Updated fight card & background