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UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on December 12, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Official fight card
Main Card
Featherweight José Aldo (c) vs. Conor McGregor (ic) UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout.
Middleweight Chris Weidman (c) vs. Luke Rockhold UFC Middleweight Championship bout.
Middleweight Ronaldo Souza vs. Yoel Romero
Welterweight Demian Maia vs. Gunnar Nelson
Featherweight Max Holloway vs. Jeremy Stephens
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Bantamweight Urijah Faber vs. Frankie Saenz
Women's Strawweight Tecia Torres vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
Welterweight Warlley Alves vs. Colby Covington
Lightweight Leonardo Santos vs. Kevin Lee
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Joe Proctor vs. Magomed Mustafaev
Lightweight John Makdessi vs. Yancy Medeiros
Welterweight Court McGee vs. Márcio Alexandre Jr.
Background
The event was originally scheduled to take place on December 5. However, the MGM Grand Garden Arena had already been booked for an Andrea Bocelli concert, prompting the UFC to look at alternative venues such as the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas was the most relevant venue under consideration, which would likely have made the event the highest attended in the promotion's history. Subsequently, on August 10, UFC president Dana White confirmed the event would take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, albeit one week later on December 12.
This event marks the first time the UFC has ever scheduled three events in consecutive days, with all of them taking place in Las Vegas. Instead of the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the other two events will be held at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan.
The event is expected to be headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between current champion José Aldo and interim champion Conor McGregor. The bout was originally expected to take place at UFC 189. However, Aldo pulled out of the bout due to a rib injury and the event was instead headlined by an interim title bout between McGregor and Chad Mendes.
The co-main event is expected to feature a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between undefeated champion Chris Weidman and former Strikeforce Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.
A middleweight bout between Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero was originally booked for UFC 184 and later UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold. However, the bout was cancelled both times due to Souza being struck with pneumonia and Romero pulling out due to a ligament and meniscus tear in his knee, respectively. The fight was later rescheduled for this event.
Michelle Waterson was expected to face Tecia Torres at the event. However, Waterson pulled out of the bout on November 24 citing an injury. She was replaced by promotional newcomer Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger.
