Filed under: Featured , News , UFC The long-awaited rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship will finally go down on Saturday when champion Daniel Cormier faces Anthony Johnson for the second time in the UFC 210 main event. Cormier (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) defeated Johnson (22-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) by third-round submission in their first clash at UFC 187 in May 2015. He will attempt to repeat history against “Rumble,” one of the most decorated knockout artists in UFC history, in the pay-per-view headliner at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Prelims air on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. For more on the numbers behind the 205-pound division’s 40th title fight, as well as the rest of the card, check out 75 pre-event facts about UFC 210. * * * * Main event Daniel Cormier Cormier, 38, is the oldest of the 26 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
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UFC 210 pre-event facts: Anthony Johnson can tie Vitor Belfort’s longstanding KO record – MMA Junkie