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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 is an upcoming MMA event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Fight card
Main Card
Middleweight Robert Whittaker (c) vs. Yoel Romero For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Welterweight Rafael dos Anjos vs. Colby Covington For the interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
Women’s Featherweight Holly Holm vs. Megan Anderson
Heavyweight Andrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa
Welterweight CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem vs. Curtis Blaydes
Women's Strawweight Cláudia Gadelha vs. Carla Esparza
Featherweight Ricardo Lamas vs. Mirsad Bektić
Heavyweight Rashad Coulter vs. Chris de la Rocha
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis
Lightweight Clay Guida vs. Charles Oliveira
Featherweight Mike Santiago vs. Dan Ige
Background
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Robert Whittaker and former interim title challenger (as well as 2000 Olympic silver medalist and former world champion in freestyle wrestling) Yoel Romero is slated to serve as the event headliner. The pairing previously met in July 2017 at UFC 213 with Whittaker winning the vacant interim title via unanimous decision.
An interim UFC Welterweight Championship bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington (initially linked to UFC 224 a month earlier) will serve as the co-main event.
Rashad Coulter was scheduled to face Allen Crowder at the event. However, on May 12, 2018, it was announced that Chris de la Rocha has replaced Crowder for undisclosed reasons.
Bobby Green was scheduled to face Clay Guida at the event. However, on May 29, 2018, it was announced that Charles Oliveira has replaced Green for unspecific reasons.