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UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on November 4, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.
Fight card
Main Card
Middleweight Michael Bisping (c) vs. Georges St-Pierre For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Bantamweight Cody Garbrandt (c) vs. T.J. Dillashaw For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
Women's Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) vs. Rose Namajunas For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Welterweight Stephen Thompson vs. Jorge Masvidal
Middleweight Johny Hendricks vs. Paulo Borrachinha
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight James Vick vs. Joseph Duffy
Heavyweight Walt Harris vs. Mark Godbeer
Light Heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux vs. Corey Anderson
Welterweight Randy Brown vs. Mickey Gall
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Heavyweight Oleksiy Oliynyk vs. Curtis Blaydes
Light Heavyweight Ion Cuțelaba vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk
Bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi vs. Ricardo Ramos
Background
The event will be the second that the promotion has hosted at Madison Square Garden.
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion and The Ultimate Fighter 3 light heavyweight winner Michael Bisping and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre is expected to headline this event. The bout was originally announced in March, but without a date attached. As time wore on the contest appeared to fall apart, with UFC President Dana White claiming Bisping would fight interim middleweight champion Robert Whittaker next and St-Pierre would get current welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. When Woodley put on a successful title defense against Demian Maia at UFC 214 in July that didn't meet White's standards, and with Whittaker on a 6-month medical suspension, White reverted to the initial plan, which St-Pierre and Bisping said they wanted all along.
A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Cody Garbrandt and former champion T.J. Dillashaw, was previously scheduled to serve as headliner for UFC 213. However, Garbrandt withdrew from the fight due to a back injury. The fight is expected to take place at this event.
A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk and former title challenger Rose Namajunas is scheduled to take place as the third title fight of the event.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov was expected to face Ion Cuțelaba at the event. However, Antigulov pulled out of the fight on September 26 citing an injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Michał Oleksiejczuk.
A heavyweight bout between Walt Harris and Mark Godbeer was initially slated for UFC 216. However, the fight was scrapped on the day of the event as Harris, was tabbed replacement opponent for Fabrício Werdum after his scheduled opponent Derrick Lewis pulled out of their fight with a back injury. The Harris/Godbeer pairing was rescheduled and is expected to take place at this event.
Patrick Cummins was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson at this event. However on October 17, Cummins pulled out due to a resistant staph infection. He was replaced by former interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Ovince Saint Preux.
Nov 3 - Updated fight order