It was all going so well… That was, until, December 21st, when Jessica Andrade was officially removed from the UFC 207 card. Fast forward three days and there was more bad news. Cain Velasquez had been declared medically unfit by the Nevada State Athletic Commision, and his fight with Fabricio Werdum has been removed from the card.
Women’s Strawweight contender Jessica Andrade was so hopeful that the UFC would find her an opponent for the card, she even travelled to Vegas to fight, but after certain circumstances stopped different opponents stepping in, the Brazilian was removed from the card.
The removal of Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum was due to Velasquez being declared medically unfit to compete, just days after it emerged he had been legally using medical marijuana to dull pain from a back injury. Velasquez and his coaches insisted he was fit to compete but the NSAC felt differently.
You can see what the fight card looked like before the changes here.
Main Card
Here is the final (hopefully) UFC 207 fight card.
Amanda Nunes (C) vs. Ronda Rousey – UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship (135lbs)
Dominick Cruz (C) vs. Cody Garbrandt – UFC Bantamweight Championship (135lbs)
TJ Dillashaw vs. John Lineker – Bantamweight (135lbs)
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Welterweight (170lbs)
Ray Borg vs. Louis Smolka – Flyweight (125lbs)
Televised Preliminary Card
Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny – Welterweight (170lbs)
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Marvin Vettori – Middleweight (185lbs)
Alex Garcia vs. Mike Pyle – Welterweight (170lbs)
Niko Price vs. Brandon Thatch – Welterweight (170lbs)
UFC Fight Pass Preliminary Card
Tim Means vs. Alex Oliveira – Welterweight (170lbs)
UFC 207 takes place live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. 30, 2016. The card is set to be headlined by a UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship fight between Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey. In the co-main event, Dominick Cruz attempts to defend his UFC Bantamweight Title against Cody Garbrandt.
