UFC 226 Pay Per View (PPV) event is set to go down Saturday night (July 7, 2018) which takes place inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the main headliner, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will look to defend his strap against light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, in hope to become just the second concurrent two-division champ in UFC history. In the co-main, featherweight champion Max Holloway was supposed to lock horns against the unbeaten Brian Ortega to defend his title but unfortunately forced to pull out due to concussion-like symptoms.
Now heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis will be a new co-main event.
Check out main headliner and co-main staredown video below from UFC 226 press conference:
Goliath 🆚 Goliath
🏆 @StipeMiocic 🆚 🏆 @DC_MMA
Who's ready for a Superfight? #UFC226 pic.twitter.com/U5UwI0my2f
— UFC (@ufc) July 5, 2018
Don't expect this to leave round one.
HEAVY HITTERS COLLIDE!
It's @Francis_Ngannou vs @TheBeast_UFC. #UFC226 pic.twitter.com/JuBXssmAkX
— UFC (@ufc) July 5, 2018
After the conclusion of a presser, Cormier inexplicably tripped as he was getting out of his seat. UFC officials helped him to get up and he was visibly limping.
UFC light heavyweight champ @dc_mma had to helped up after falling on stage after #UFC226 pre-fight conference 😥 pic.twitter.com/2RjmZ9lQOj
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) July 5, 2018
To remind you Tony Ferguson also suffers a nasty knee injury few days prior to his title bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov, as he falls on cords behind the stage.
Hope it’s not a serious problem.
