{"id":215621,"date":"2017-01-04T08:25:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T16:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=215621"},"modified":"2017-01-05T11:00:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T19:00:52","slug":"ufc-phoenix-fight-card-penn-vs-rodriguez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-phoenix-fight-card-penn-vs-rodriguez\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Phoenix Fight Card: Penn vs. Rodriguez"},"content":{"rendered":"

The official UFC Phoenix fight card has been finalized and will occur in sunny Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, January 15. Note: that’s Sunday, <\/em>not the typical Saturday.<\/p>\n

The card will be headlined by a compelling featherweight showdown<\/a> between rising Mexican prospect Yair Rodriguez, and our very own BJ Penn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez will enter the fight having won his first five bouts in the Octagon. During this stretch, he has scored decisions over Leonardo Morales, Charles Rosa, Dan Hooker, and most recently, Alex Caceres. The undeniable highlight of his time in the Octagon, however, was a 2016 knockout of the year contender<\/a> over Andre Fili. He’s 9-1 in sum.<\/p>\n

Penn<\/a> will step onto the canvas in Phoenix having not fought since July of 2014, when he was TKO’d by an old rival in Frankie Edgar. Prior to that loss, he gave up decisions to top-10 welterweights in Rory MacDonald and Nick Diaz, fought Jon Fitch to a draw, and KO’d welterweight legend Matt Hughes. He’s 16-10-2 overall.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on the main card, we’ll be treated to a lightweight scrap between Joe Lauzon and Marcin Held, a welterweight scrap between Court McGee and Ben Saunders, an a bantamweight contender bout between Jimmie Rivera and Bryan Caraway.<\/p>\n

See a full rundown of this anticipated card’s lineup below.<\/p>\n

Official UFC Phoenix Fight Card:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Main Card | 10 p.m. ET \/ 7 p.m. PT on Fox Sports 1<\/strong>
\n145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. BJ Penn
\n155 lbs.: Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held
\n170 lbs.: Court McGee vs. Ben Saunders
\n135 lbs.: Bryan Caraway vs. Jimmie Rivera<\/p>\n

The Prelims | 8 p.m. ET \/ 5 p.m. PT on Fox Sports 1<\/strong>
\n125 lbs.: John Moraga vs. Sergio Pettis
\n135 lbs.: Augusto Mendes vs. Frankie Saenz
\n265 lbs.: Aleksei Oleinik vs. Viktor Pesta
\n155 lbs.: Tony Martin vs. Alex White<\/p>\n

The Fight Pass Prelims | 6 p.m. ET \/ 3 p.m. PT on UFC Fight Pass<\/strong>
\n115 lbs.: Nina Ansaroff vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
\n155 lbs.: Drakkar Klose vs. Devin Powell
\n265 lbs.: Walt Harris vs. Chase Sherman
\n205 lbs.: Joachim Christensen vs. Bojan Mihajlovic
\n265 lbs.: Cyril Asker vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov<\/p>\n

Which fight on the UFC Phoenix bill are you most excited for? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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