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UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on January 20, 2018 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Fight card
Main Card
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic (c) vs. Francis Ngannou For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (c) vs. Volkan Oezdemir For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Featherweight Calvin Kattar vs. Shane Burgos
Light Heavyweight Gian Villante vs. Francimar Barroso
Bantamweight Thomas Almeida vs. Rob Font
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Featherweight Kyle Bochniak vs. Brandon Davis
Welterweight Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Sabah Homasi
Flyweight Dustin Ortiz vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Featherweight Dan Ige vs. Julio Arce
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Enrique Barzola vs. Matt Bessette
Women's Strawweight Maryna Moroz vs. Jamie Moyle
Lightweight Islam Makhachev vs. Gleison Tibau
Background
A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou is expected to serve as the event headliner.
The event is also expected to feature a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Daniel Cormier and Volkan Oezdemir.
A welterweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner Kamaru Usman and Emil Weber Meek was originally scheduled for UFC 219. However, due to an alleged visa issue for Meek which affected his travel schedule, the pairing was delayed and then rescheduled for this event. However, it was shifted to UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi a day later, which took place one week before this event.
A welterweight bout between Abdul Razak Alhassan and Sabah Homasi was originally scheduled for UFC 219, but later shifted to this event. The pairing met previously at UFC 218, when Alhassan won via a controversial TKO.
Charles Rosa was expected to face promotional newcomer Dan Ige at the event. However on December 22, Rosa pulled out due to a neck injury. Ige is expected to remain on the card and face fellow newcomer Julio Arce.
Arnold Allen was expected to face Enrique Barzola at the event. However, Allen was pulled from the fight on January 11 due to alleged visa issues which restricted his ability to travel. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Matt Bessette.