History will be made on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., as the Ultimate Fighting Championship® will present its first women’s bout featuring UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey defending her title against top contender Liz Carmouche.In addition to Rousey-Carmouche, former world champions Dan Henderson and Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida will collide with the winner likely to earn a light heavyweight title shot.
Also at that event, TUF 11 winner Court "The Crusher" McGee has verbally agreed to make his UFC welterweight debut as he drops down to 170 to face dangerous veteran Josh "The Dentist" Neer.
UFC 157 Set for Anaheim; Faber-Menjivar Confirmed
updated December 4
"The California Kid" Urijah Faber will get a California fight as he will face fellow bantamweight contender Ivan Menjivar at February's UFC 157 event. The bout was confirmed on today's episode of UFC Tonight, FUEL TV's weekly news and information show.
Faber and Menjivar first fought seven years ago in Canada to a controversial disqualification win for Faber. After that, Faber rose to become the top featherweight on the planet while Menjivar battled contenders across multiple weight classes around the world. With both fighters now in the UFC, the two can finally settle the score.
UFC 157 is slated to take place February 23 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Information on tickets, the rest of the main card and more will be released in coming days.