Ultimate Fighting Championship‬, ‪UFC 221‬, ‪Luke Rockhold‬, ‪Yoel Romero‬,
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Date: 05/02/2018

Ultimate Fighting Championship‬, ‪UFC 221‬, ‪Luke Rockhold‬, ‪Yoel Romero‬, ‪Mark Hunt‬, ‪Curtis Blaydes‬‬
The ‘UFC 221 Countdown’ video takes a closer look at the upcoming UFC 221 event on Sat., Feb. 11 at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia.

In the main event, former UFC champion Luke Rockhold will face Yoel Romero for the UFC interim middleweight title. Mark Hunt battles Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight contest in the co-main event.

Ultimate Fighting Championship debuts in Western Australia this coming Sunday February 11 (Feb 10 in the US). UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold takes place at Perth Arena featuring the 12-fight bill with the interim middleweight title contested in the main event.

The headline bout features the former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold up against KO artist Yoel Romero. Both aim to capture the interim belt, while the reigning champion Robert Whittaker is sidelined due to health issue.The co-headline bout is a heavyweight battle between “The Super Samoan” Mark Hunt and Curtis Blaydes. Both fighters are ready for a ‘massive clash’.

In follow up to the “Rise Up” clip shared late last month, on Monday the promotion released the ‘Countdown’ video. The Full Episode goes ‘inside the lives and gyms of four extraordinary athletes preparing for UFC 221’.

The main card also includes another clash of heavyweights featuring Tai Tuivasa face off Cyril Asker. In addition, welterweight Jake Matthews takes on Li Jingliang, and Tyson Pedro meets Saparbek Safarov at light heavyweight.

The official weigh-in ceremony is scheduled for Saturday February 10. The full fight card and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) schedule can be found below.
UFC 221 fight card

Main card on Pay-Per-View / 2:00 PM
Middleweight Yoel Romero vs. Luke Rockhold
Heavyweight Mark Hunt vs. Curtis Blaydes
Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa vs. Cyril Asker
Welterweight Jake Matthews vs. Li Jingliang
Light Heavyweight Tyson Pedro vs. Saparbek Safarov

Preliminary Card on FS 4, Edge and Fight Pass / 12:00 PM
Lightweight Damien Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Middleweight Rob Wilkinson vs. Israel Adesanya
Lightweight Alexander Volkanovski vs. Jeremy Kennedy
Flyweight Jussier Formiga vs. Ben Nguyen

Early Prelims on UFC Fight Pass / 10:30 AM
Lightweight Ross Pearson vs. Mizuto Hirota
Bantamweight Teruto Ishihara vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez
Welterweight Luke Jumeau vs. Daichi Abe



It’s another fight week! UFC 221 in Perth, Australia was supposed to feature Robert Whittaker defending his middleweight title against Luke Rockhold, but numerous health problems forced Whittaker off the card, so an interim title between Rockhold and Yoel Romero will now serve as the main event.

The co-main features heavyweight favorite Mark Hunt going up against up-and-coming American Curtis Blaydes. Speaking of heavyweights, prospect Tai Tuivasa looks for another win inside the Octagon, as he fights Frenchman Cyril Asker. Jake Matthews battles Li Jingliang at welterweight, and light heavyweights Tyson Pedro and Saparbek Safarov kick off the main card. Yes, this PPV is $65, just like UFC 220.

Technically this is a Sunday card, but the time zone difference means this is a normal Saturday night timeslot in North America. Here’s what the UFC 221 fight card looks like:

Main Card (10 PM ET, PPV)

Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero
Mark Hunt vs. Curtis Blaydes
Tai Tuivasa vs. Cyril Asker
Jake Matthews vs. Li Jingliang
Tyson Pedro vs. Saparbek Safarov

Preliminary Card (8 PM ET, FS1)

Damien Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Israel Adesanya vs. Rob Wilkinson
Jeremy Kennedy vs. Alex Volkanovski
Jussier Formiga vs. Ben Nguyen

Preliminary Card (6:30 PM ET, Fight Pass)

Ross Pearson vs. Mizuto Hirota
Teruto Ishihara vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez
Luke Jumeau vs. Daichi Abe

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