{"id":222722,"date":"2017-02-13T08:33:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T16:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=222722"},"modified":"2017-02-13T09:21:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T17:21:35","slug":"ufc-halifax-lewis-vs-browne-official-fight-card-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-halifax\/ufc-halifax-lewis-vs-browne-official-fight-card-1\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Halifax: Lewis vs. Browne official fight card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday \u2013 yes, that&#8217;s Sunday, not Saturday \u2013 the UFC will return to beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia with UFC Fight Night 105. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about the UFC Halifax fight card!<\/p>\n<p>Originally, this card was expected to be headlined by an interesting heavyweight rematch between former champion Junior Dos Santos and towering Dutchman Stefan Struve. When Struve was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stefan-struve\/stefan-struve-gives-statement\/\">forced out of the fight with an injury<\/a> however, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/travis-browne\/travis-browne-callout-derrick-lewis-made-fight-personal\/\">a heavyweight bout pairing Derrick Lewis with Travis Browne<\/a> was transplanted from UFC 208 and made Halifax&#8217;s new main event.<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stipe-miocic\/stipe-miocic-vs-junior-dos-santos-2-confirmed-ufc-211\/\"> Dos Santos was later pencilled in for a title fight with heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic<\/a> \u2013 so it all worked out for him.<\/p>\n<p>While Browne and Lewis will fill the main event spot, the co-main event will see struggling former welterweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/johny-hendricks\/johny-hendricks-targeted-for-middleweight-debut-at-ufc-fight-night-halifax\/\">Johny Hendricks take on former Bellator middleweight king Hector Lombard<\/a>, who is also enduring a rough stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere on the card, we&#8217;ll see Sam Sicilia take on Gavin Tucker, Elias Theodorou take on Cezar &#8220;Mutante&#8221; Ferreira, Nordine Taleb take on Santiago Ponzinibbio, Paul Felder take on Alessandro Ricci, and former strawweight champ Carla Esparza take on Randa Markos.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a full rundown of the 11-bout UFC Halifax fight card. At the time of this writing, the card&#8217;s bout order has not yet been announced. We will update this article when it has been.<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Lewis vs. Travis Browne (heavyweight main event)<br \/>\nJohny Hendricks vs. Hector Lombard (middleweight co-main event)<br \/>\nSam Sicilia vs. Gavin Tucker<br \/>\nElias Theodorou vs. Cezar Ferreira<br \/>\nSara McMann vs. Gina Mazany<br \/>\nNordine Taleb vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio<br \/>\nCarla Esparza vs. Randa Markos<br \/>\nAiemann Zahabi vs. Reginaldo Vieira<br \/>\nJack Marshman vs. Thiago Santos<br \/>\nAlessandro Ricci vs. Paul Felder<br \/>\nGerald Meerschaert vs. Ryan Janes<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Alex Volkanovski\u00a0vs. Michel Quinones<\/span>\u00a0(bout has been cancelled)<\/p>\n<p>Which card on the UFC Halifax lineup are you most excited for? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 2\/13\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday \u2013 yes, that&#8217;s Sunday, not Saturday \u2013 the UFC will return to beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia with UFC Fight Night 105. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about the UFC Halifax fight card! 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