UFC 215: Johnson vs. Borg schedule, Johnson aims record eleventh title defence

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Bengaluru, September 7: The Ultimate Fighting Champioship are in Canada this weekend as Rogers Place is all set to host UFC 215: Johnson vs. Borg on Saturday (September 9) in Edmonton, Alberta.

The UFC pay-per-view event is set to feature two titles bouts, the first a Flyweight Championship fight between current champion Demetrious Johnson and Ray Borg in the main event.

While in the co-main event Amanda Nunes will defend her Women's Bantamweight Championship against Valentine Shevchenko in the second title bout.

Johnson is the only champion in the history of the UFC's 125-pound division, has since gone on to defend the title 10 times and looking to end his streak will be Borg who is on the back of two straight wins.

The 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson with a win would become the first UFC fighter with most title defenses of all time, with a total of eleven.

Nunes and Shevchenko met previously in March 2016 at UFC 196, with Nunes winning by unanimous decision and the pairing were expected to meet at UFC 213, but, the bout was canceled just hours before the event started as Nunes pulled out due to illness despite being medically cleared to fight.

Here is the scheduled match card for UFC 215:

Main Card (On Sony ESPN from 7.30 AM IST)

1. Flyweight Title bout: Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Ray Borg

2. Women's Bantamweight Title bout: Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko

3. Welterweight bout: Neil Magny vs. Rafael dos Anjos

4. Light Heavyweight bout: Ilir Latifi vs. Tyson Pedro

5. Featherweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs. Gilbert Melendez

Preliminary Card (On Fight Pass from 4 AM IST)

1. Women's Bantamweight bout: Sara McMann vs. Ketlen Vieira

2. Flyweight bout: Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis

3. Women's Bantamweight bout: Sarah Moras vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith

4. Featherweight bout: Gavin Tucker vs. Rick Glenn

5. Lightweight bout: Mitch Clarke vs. Alex White

6. Heavyweight bout: Luis Henrique vs. Arjan Bhullar

7. Lightweight bout: Kajan Johnson vs. Adriano Martins

The live telecast of the event's main card will be available via Sony ESPN on Sunday (September 10) from 7.30 AM IST.