Major Fights Scheduled for UFC in the Second Half of 2013
It was announced earlier this week that a rematch between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva would take place on December 28 at UFC 168. That is the major MMA news but as we get ready to close out summer and into fall and winter there are a lot of great fights set to happen for the rest of the year. Here are some of the big fights scheduled for the second half of 2013.
UFC 163: August 3, 2013
Featherweight Championship Jose Aldo (c) vs. Chan Sung Jung
Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida vs. Phil Davis
UFC on Fox Sports 1: August 17, 2013
Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen
Alistair Overeem vs. Travis Browne
UFC 164: August 31, 2013
Lightweight Championship: Benson Henderson (c) vs. Anthony Pettis
Frank Mir vs. Josh Barnett
UFC 165: September 21, 2013
Light Heavyweight Championship: Jon Jones(c) vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland
UFC 166: October 19, 2013
Heavyweight Championship: Cain Velasquez(c) vs. Junior Dos Santos
Diego Sanchez vs. Gilbert Melendez
UFC 167: November 16, 2013
Welterweight Championship: Georges St-Pierre(c) vs. Johnny Hendricks
UFC 168: December 28, 2013
Middleweight Championship: Chris Weidman(c) vs. Anderson Silva
Bantamweight Championship: Ronda Rousey(c) vs. Miesha Tate
Keep staying tune for any major UFC fights or news.
