May 23, 2015
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)
UFC 187 Fight Card
Main Card (PPV – 10:00 pm Eastern)
UFC Light Heavweight Championship:
Daniel Cormier (19-4, #2 ranked light heavyweight) vs Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson(18-4, #1 ranked light heavyweight)
UFC Middleweight Championship:
Chris Weidman – champion (12-0, #1 ranked middleweight) vs Vitor Belfort(24-10, #3 ranked middleweight)
Lightweights:
John Makdessi (13-3) vs Donald Cerrone(27-6, 1 NC, #3 ranked lightweight)
Heavyweights:
Travis Browne (17-2-1, #4 ranked heavyweight) vs Andrei Arlovski(23-10, 1 NC, #7 ranked heavyweight)
Flyweights:
Joseph Benavidez (21-4, #2 ranked flyweight) vs John Moraga(16-3, #4 ranked flyweight)
– Benavidez wins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Prelims (Fox Sports 1 (TSN – Canada) – 8:00 pm Eastern)
Flyweights:
John Dodson (16-6, #3 ranked flyweight) vs Zach Makovsky (18-5)
Welterweights:
Dong Hyun Kim (19-3-1, 1 NC) vs Josh Burkman (28-11)
Middleweights:
Uriah Hall (11-4) vs Rafael Natal (19-6-1)
Women’s Strawweights:
Rose Namajunas (3-2) vs Nina Ansaroff (6-4)
Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass – 7:00 pm Eastern)
Welterweights:
Mike Pyle (26-10-1) vs Colby Covington (7-0)
Lightweights:
Islam Makhachev (11-0) vs Leo Kuntz(17-1)
Flyweights:
Justin Scoggins (9-2) vs Josh Sampo (11-4)