UFC on Fox 17 fight card features dos Anjos, Cerrone, Overeem, Dos Santos
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UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos answers questions from the media during ultimate media day at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. Credit: Mario Gonzalez
Rafael dos Anjos will make his first UFC lightweight title defense on Saturday, Dec. 19, when he fights Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in Orlando, Florida.
The UFC on Fox 17 main card airs live on Fox beginning at 8 p.m. ET from the Amway Center.
Here is the full fight card heading into Friday’s weigh-ins.
Main card, 8 p.m. ET on Fox
Rafael dos Anjos (champion) vs. Donald Cerrone — Lightweight championship
Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
Nate Diaz vs. Michael Johnson
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Randa Markos
Prelims on Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.
Myles Jury vs. Charles Oliveira
C.B. Dollaway vs. Nate Marquardt
Sarah Kaufman vs. Valentina Shevchenko
Tamdan McCrory vs. Josh Samman
Danny Castillo vs. Nik Lentz
Jim Alers vs. Cole Miller
Prelims on Fight Pass, 3:30 p.m. ET
Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman
Hayder Hassan vs. Vicente Luque
Luis Henrique vs. Francis Ngannou
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