Two big title fights are on the horizon at UFC 222 in March and UFC 223 in April.
The #UFC223 main event WILL HAPPEN in Brooklyn! @TonyFergusonXT vs @TeamKhabib April 7th!! pic.twitter.com/6IA7P0PqwS
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
The #UFC222 main event squares off!! @BlessedMMA @FrankieEdgar pic.twitter.com/H7VpFzZHOh
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
Prior to the staredowns, all fighters traded barbs.
Things get heated between the #UFC223 main event!
"Dana, tell them what time it is." @TeamKhabib
"It's Tony Time." @TonyFergusonXT pic.twitter.com/70Il3GIZom
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
"Hawaii, we're going to get one back." @BlessedMMA
"We can rematch in Hawaii." @FrankieEdgar#UFC222 pic.twitter.com/pSmnQuddZA
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
"I think this will be a battle. I hope."@TeamKhabib #UFC223 pic.twitter.com/ZrFyCzHA9W
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
UFC 220 goes down TOMORROW night!
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/954496037976137729
THIS WILL BE EPIC
The talking ends TOMORROW NIGHT as @DC_MMA defends the belt vs @Volkan_Oezdemir.#UFC220 | LIVE on PPV | https://t.co/zI8TnwICbO | @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/VGGiPtvsJd
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
Who ya got?@CalvinKattar faces the undefeated @HurricaneShaneB in this FW bout! #UFC220 @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/alXmJkLGZC
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
LHWs square off in Boston!@GPVillante is prepared for a matchup with @Bodao_Oficial tomorrow night. #UFC220 @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/lxTJMlnRoX
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
LIVE ON PPV!@ThomasAlmeidaCB takes on @RobSFont in front of Font's home fans. #UFC220 @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/pDCBKt3RSd
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
The @FS1 featured prelim bout!
‘Crash’ @KyleBochniak takes on ‘Killer B’ @BrandonDavisUFC. #UFC220 @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/6MPuNJ9d8R
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
The UFC 218 rematch is here!@SabahHomasi and @JudoRazak are ready to go again in this WW bout. #UFC220 @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/Td0mLQtmng
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
Ranked FW collide in Boston❗️@DustinOrtizMMA faces off against ‘The Cannibal’ @PantojaMMA. #UFC220 @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/Kydzf6dRnH
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
Switching over to @FS1.@DynamiteDan808 & @JArceTSMMA each look to remain undefeated in the UFC. #UFC220 @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/c1IW3ApW68
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
Our @UFCFightPass featured bout!
@ManglerBJJ makes his Octagon debut against @ElFuerteBarzola. #UFC220 @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/UsNfLXamtj
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
Starting on @UFCFightPass!@MakhachevMMA looks to make it three straight vs the veteran @GleisonTibauMMA. #UFC220 @DrinkBODYARMOR pic.twitter.com/SviZK23RAC
— UFC (@ufc) January 19, 2018
Bellator 192 is tomorrow as well but let’s not forget that Chael Sonnen vs Rampage Jackson is a part of the Heavyweight Grand Prix featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir, Ryan Bader vs King Mo and Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione. In the co-main event is former UFC star, Rory MacDonald challenging for the Bellator Welterweight strap against the champion, Douglas Lima.
Take a look at the staredown between Bellator champ @PhenomLima and @rory_macdonald (also at Rory's slick turtle neck). #Bellator192 pic.twitter.com/hm1gIk3n1r
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) January 18, 2018
.@ChaelSonnen registers 222 pounds on the scale ahead of his heavyweight tournament bout with "Rampage" Jackson. Watch full video: https://t.co/JiRCp3DK6N #Bellator192 pic.twitter.com/BBg7ACUkkL
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) January 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/954412878831865857
https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/954520257019785217
Bellator heavyweight tournament competitors @RyanBader and @KingMoFH face off for the first time. Who takes this one? pic.twitter.com/tucJmkrAuH
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) January 20, 2018
Bellator heavyweight tournament competitors @MattMitrione and @roynelsonmma had a pretty friendly face off today. How do you see this rematch going? pic.twitter.com/TrSfFRmBQW
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) January 20, 2018
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 1/19/2018.