Frankie Edgar has agreed to step in for an injured Erik Koch to challenge Jose Aldo for the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title at UFC 153 on Oct. 13 in Rio de Janeiro.
The organization announced the switch on Twitter on Thursday.
Edgar lost the title to Benson Henderson in February, then dropped the rematch Aug. 11 in Denver. The October title bout will mark his featherweight debut.
The off-market sale was brokered by Colliers and features two buildings which are 70 percent occupied by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
UFC president Dana White, a longtime vocal supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, said last weekend that he most likely won’t get involved in politics again.
The UFC reached another settlement with one of the two class-action litigants, agreeing Thursday to pay the former fighters $375 million after a previous agreement was thrown out by a Nevada district judge.
After successfully hosting Power Slap 8 in June, the casino agreed to take on five live, televised matches.
UFC president Dana White couldn’t be happier with how UFC 306, the first live sporting event at Sphere, played out Saturday on Mexican Independence Day weekend.
UFC 306 at Sphere had no chance to live up to the kind of hype that had surrounded the event for weeks, yet somehow it may have been even better.
Merab Dvalashvili neutralized superstar striker Sean O’Malley to take the UFC bantamweight title in the first live sporting event at Sphere on Saturday.
Betting opportunities abound Saturday for Mexico’s Independence Day weekend with a UFC card at Sphere and a Canelo Alvarez boxing match at T-Mobile Arena.
UFC president Dana White promises to put on a show that will “never be done again” when sports and entertainment blend for the first live sporting event at Sphere.
UFC 306 at Sphere is tracking to be the second-most expensive event ever in Las Vegas on the secondary ticket market, behind the 2024 Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium.
