“UFC 153: Aldo vs. Koch” takes place October 13th inside HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As long as the injury bug doesn’t come rearing its ugly head – AGAIN – the show’s official 12-bout roster has been finalized.
A featherweight affair between champion Jose Aldo and Erik Koch headlines the fiesta. Light heavyweights Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Glover Teixeira serve as the night’s co-featured attraction.
As if that weren’t enough, Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva, Demian Maia vs. Rick Story and Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado round out the star-studded main card.
Although an official announcement hasn’t been made, the UFC’s Facebook page is expected to stream the preliminary bouts live at approximately 7PM ET/4PM PT. FX kicks off the televised portion of the festivities by airing four prelims beginning at 8PM/5PM.
The pay-per-view broadcast airs live in North America at 10PM ET/7PM PT.
Here is the event’s official lineup:
Preliminary Card:
(Facebook 7PM ET/4PM PT)
Cristiano Marcello vs. Reza Madadi
Luiz Cane vs. Chris Camozzi
Sergio Moraes vs. Renee Forte
(FX 8PM/5PM)
Joey Gambino vs. Diego Brandao
Francisco Trinaldo vs. Gleison Tibau
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Geronimo dos Santos
Rony “Jason” Bezerra vs. Sam Sicilia
Main Card:
Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado
Demian Maia vs. Rick Story
Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira
Erik Koch vs. Jose Aldo (UFC featherweight champion)