Whether Alexander Gustafsson deserves first crack at Daniel Cormier’s light heavyweight crown after coming off a knockout loss or not, doesn’t matter because he’s getting it.
“The Mauler” challenges Cormier for the strap October 3 at UFC 192 inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
A pivotal welterweight shootout between former champion Johny Hendricks and Tyron Woodley serves as the co-main event.
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Here is the show’s official agenda:
Preliminary Card:
(UFC Fight Pass 6PM ET/3PM PT)
Sage Northcutt vs. Francisco Trevino
Derrick Lewis vs. Viktor Pesta
Chris Cariaso vs. Sergio Pettis
Islam Makhachev vs. Adriano Martins
(Fox Sports 1 8PM ET/5PM PT)
Rose Namajunas vs. Angela Hill
Alan Jouban vs. Albert Tumenov
Daniel Hooker vs. Yair Rodriguez
Joseph Benavidez vs. Ali Bagautinov
Main Card:
(Pay-Per-View 10PM ET/7PM PT)
Julianna Pena vs. Jessica Eye
Ruslan Magomedov vs. Shawn Jordan
Rashad Evans vs. Ryan Bader
Johny Hendricks vs. Tyron Woodley
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Daniel Cormier (UFC light heavyweight champion)