{"id":326551,"date":"2019-09-27T22:46:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T05:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=326551"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:14:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:14:08","slug":"three-title-fights-now-official-for-decembers-ufc-245-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/three-title-fights-now-official-for-decembers-ufc-245-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Three title fights now official for December’s UFC 245 event"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC 245 officially has three title fights as it was announced that Kamaru Usman will be defending his welterweight title at the December 14 event in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Nigerian Nightmare\u2019 is set to headline the fight card opposite former interim title holder Colby Covington.<\/p>\n

ESPN<\/a>\u2019s Ariel Helwani was first to report the exciting UFC 245 news on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Kamaru Usman (15-1 MMA) claimed the promotions welterweight title at UFC 235, where he earned a lopsided decision victory over Tyron Woodley.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Colby Covington (15-1 MMA) was last seen in action at August\u2019s UFC Newark event, where he earned a dominant<\/a> decision victory over former division kingpin Robbie Lawler.<\/p>\n

\u2018Chaos\u2019 and the UFC\u2019s current welterweight champion, Usman, have a bitter rivalry, so the lead-up to this championship contest should be quite entertaining.<\/p>\n

In addition to Usman vs. Covington, UFC 245 also features two other championships fights.<\/p>\n

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will put his title on the line against surging division contender Alex Volkanovski.<\/p>\n

If that wasn\u2019t enough, current promotional \u2018champ champ\u2019 Amanda Nunes will attempt to defend her women\u2019s bantamweight title against former featherweight title holder Germaine de Randamie.<\/p>\n

The latest UFC 245 card now includes the following fights (via MMAJUNKIE<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Colby Covington vs. Kamaru Usman \u2013 for welterweight title
\nMax Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski \u2013 for featherweight title
\nAmanda Nunes vs. Germaine de Randamie \u2013 for women\u2019s bantamweight title
\nRobbie Lawler vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
\nJessica Eye vs. Viviane Araujo
\nMatt Brown vs. Ben Saunders
\nKai Kara-France vs. Sergio Pettis
\nOskar Piechota vs. Punahele Soriano<\/p>\n

Which UFC 245 title fight are you looking forward to most? Do you think any titles will switch hands? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPENNDOTCOM September 28, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC 245 officially has three title fights as it was announced that Kamaru Usman will be defending his welterweight title at the December 14 event in Las Vegas. \u2018The Nigerian Nightmare\u2019 is set to headline the fight card opposite former interim title holder Colby Covington. 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