The UFC returns for its fourth pay-per-view event of 2017 on Saturday night with the UFC 211 fight card at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
The UFC 211 fight card features Miocic vs. dos Santos 2, a rematch for the UFC heavyweight championship of the world, as Stipe Miocic defends the gold against former heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos in the main event. The co-main event for the UFC women's strawweight title, Joanna Jędrzejczyk looks to defend the strap for the fifth consecutive time when she goes up against Jessica Andrade.
The first Miocic vs. dos Santos bout occured in December 2014 with dos Santos taking the victory by unanimous decision. It was a back-and-forth bloody fight between the two, and both were lucky to walk out of the arena.
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Since the fight, Miocic has won four consecutive bouts, all by stoppage, including his title win over Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198 last May. A win would tie Miocic with Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez for most consecutive title defenses by a heavyweight.
Dos Santos has only fought twice since then, going 1-1 with his last fight coming in April 2016 when he dominated Ben Rothwell to win by unanimous decision. Dos Santos is just 3-3 in his last six fights, but he can erase the doubts with another win against Miocic; that would make him only the fifth UFC fighter to be a two-time heavyweight champion of the world.
As for the co-main event, Jędrzejczyk is the best 115-pound fighter in the world and it isn't even close at this point. Her striking ranks among the best in the UFC, and her ground game is improving with each fight.
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Andrade will be Jędrzejczyk's toughest test to date, though. Ever since moving down to 115 pounds last June, Andrade has won three consecutive fights, all by stoppage.
UFC 211 is shaping up to be the best card so far this year from top to bottom. Here is all you need to know about UFC 211 and Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 (all times Eastern).
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UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 date, fight time
The first preliminary fight is available for UFC.com's Fight Pass members beginning at 6:15 p.m. ET. The remaining preliminary fights can be viewed on FX at 8 p.m. Pay-per-view coverage begins at 10 p.m. Miocic and dos Santos should enter the Octagon around 12:30 a.m.
UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 PPV price
The main card on UFC pay-per-view can be purchased for $59.99 for HD. For more information on how to order UFC 211 Miocic vs. dos Santos 2, ask your TV provider.
UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 live streaming price
You can also live stream UFC 211 and the Miocic vs. dos Santos main card on UFC.TV for $59.99.
UFC 211 fight card
Preliminary Card (starts at 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier; Lightweight
- Chas Skelly vs. Jason Knight; Featherweight
- Jared Gordon vs. Michel Quinones; Featherweight
- Marco Polo Reyes vs. James Vick; Lightweight
- Jessica Aguilar vs. Cortney Casey; Women's Strawweight
- Chase Sherman vs. Rashad Coulter; Heavyweight
- Gabriel Benítez vs. Enrique Barzola; Featherweight
- Joachim Christensen vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov; Light Heavyweight
Main card (starts at 10 p.m. ET)
- Stipe Miocic (c) vs. Junior dos Santos [a] for Miocic's Heavyweight Title
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) vs. Jéssica Andrade [b] for Jedrzejczyk's Women's Strawweight Title
- Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal; Welterweight
- Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodríguez; Featherweight
- Krzysztof Jotko vs. Dave Branch; Middleweight
Steven Muehlhausen is an MMA and Boxing writer and contributor for Sporting News. You can find his podcast, "The Fight Club Chicago," and subscribe on iTunes. You can email him at [email protected] and can find him on Twitter @SMuehlhausenMMA.
