Welterweights take center stage at Saturday’s UFC 171 event, and a new champion will be crowned in the first 170-pound title fight in the post-Georges St-Pierre era.Here’s the essential information for this weekend’s big pay-per-view card.UFC 171 START TIME: UFC 171 takes place Saturday at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. The event kicks off with four prelims on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT), followed by four more prelims on FOX Sports 2 (8 p.m. ET) and then the five-fight main card on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET.UFC 171 BACKGROUND: With long-reigning St-Pierre taking a hiatus with no planned return date, the UFC’s welterweight division will have a new champion for the first time since 2008. UFC 171′s headliner will award the vacant title to either Johny Hendricks (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) or Robbie Lawler (22-9 MMA, 7-3 UFC). Additionally, the next title challenger could be determined with the co-headliner of Carlos Condit (29-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Tyron Woodley (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC). In all, UFC 171′s 12-bout lineup includes five 170-pound contests. Also on the main card are welterweights Jake Shields (29-6-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Hector Lombard (33-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC), and closing out the prelims are 170-pounders Rick Story (16-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC).UFC 171 ON-SITE REPORTERS: MMAjunkie lead reporter John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) and veteran staff writer Steven Marrocco (@MMAjunkieSteven) will be on site in Dallas, as will videographer Rick Lee (@RickJLee). Give them a follow for updates throughout fight week.UFC 171 OPEN WORKOUTS WEDNESDAY: A number of UFC 171 fighters will go through light workouts for fans and media, followed by interview opportunities, on Wednesday. The workouts take place in the Lone Star Room at Gilley’s Dallas, and the event features Diego Sanchez, Myles Jury, Shields, Lombard, Will Campuzano and Sean Spencer. (The co-headliners take part in a Thursday “Ultimate Media Day” that’s closed to fans.) Wednesday’s workouts begin at 12:30 p.m. CT.UFC 171 WEIGH-INS FRIDAY: Friday’s UFC 171 fighter weigh-ins take place at South Side Ballroom at Gilley’s Dallas. You can watch a live video stream here at MMAjunkie or get text-only results beginning at 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CT local time). We’ll also have a video replay and full photo gallery available afterward. The weigh-ins are free and open to the public, with doors opening at 3 p.m. CT local time. In addition, UFC Fight Club members can attend a 2 p.m. CT Q&A session before the weigh-ins with UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis.UFC 171 ON SATURDAY: Join us Saturday at 6 p.m. ET for UFC 171 play-by-play and live results, individual fight recaps and photos from each bout on the card, backstage stories and videos, and more in the most extensive UFC coverage online. You can also discuss the event in our UFC 171 discussion thread. Afterward, watch the post-UFC 171 news conference on MMAjunkie at approximately 1:30 a.m. ET.The official UFC 171 card includes:MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler – for vacant welterweight titleCarlos Condit vs. Tyron WoodleyMyles Jury vs. Diego SanchezHector Lombard vs. Jake ShieldsNikita Krylov vs. Ovince St. PreuxPRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 2, 8 p.m. ET)Kelvin Gastelum vs. Rick StoryJessica Andrade vs. Raquel PenningtonDennis Bermudez vs. Jimy HettesAlex Garcia vs. Sean SpencerPRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)Renee Forte vs. Frank TrevinoWill Campuzano vs. Justin ScogginsRobert McDaniel vs. Sean StricklandDaniel Pineda vs. Robert WhitefordFor the latest on UFC 171, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.Carlos Condit, Hector Lombard, Jake Shields, Johny Hendricks, Kelvin Gastelum, Rick Story, Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, UFC 171, News, UFC blog comments powered by Disqus
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:56:00 +0000
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