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UFC Fight Night 160: Hermansson vs. Cannonier is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship to take place on September 28, 2019 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Fight Card
Main Card (ESPN+)
Middleweight Jack Hermansson vs. Jared Cannonier
Lightweight Mark Madsen vs. Danilo Belluardo
Welterweight Gunnar Nelson vs. Gilbert Burns
Light Heavyweight Ion Cuțelaba vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
Light Heavyweight Michał Oleksiejczuk vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Welterweight Nicolas Dalby vs. Alex Oliveira
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Middleweight Alen Amedovski vs. John Phillips
Middleweight Alessio Di Chirico vs. Makhmud Muradov
Welterweight Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Ismail Naurdiev
Featherweight Brandon Davis vs. Giga Chikadze
Women's Bantamweight Macy Chiasson vs. Lina Länsberg
Lightweight Lando Vannata vs. Marc Diakiese
Bantamweight Jack Shore vs. Nohelin Hernandez
Background
The event will mark the promotion's first visit to Copenhagen and Denmark.
A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier has been slated to serve as the event headliner.
Danny Henry was briefly linked to a bout with Mike Davis at the event. However, Henry pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reasons in mid-September. In turn, Davis was pulled from the card and is expected to be rescheduled for a future event.
Former title challenger Thiago Alves was scheduled to face Gunnar Nelson at the event. However, Alves pulled out of the fight in mid-September due to undisclosed injury, and he was replaced by Gilbert Burns.
A middleweight bout between Alessio Di Chirico and Peter Sobotta was scheduled for the event. However, Sobotta was forced out of the bout and replaced by promotional newcomer Makhmud Muradov.
