UFC 225: Trio of bouts almost finalizes Chicago card

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero to headline the event

Bengaluru, April 24: The UFC have one big summer ahead with two big pay-per-views, the first being the UFC 225 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on June 9, while the second is the UFC 226 during the international fight week at Las Vegas in July.

As the Chicago event is fast approaching we received an almost complete card last week with the announcement of three bouts. The main event is scheduled for the middleweight title, where the champion is set to take on top contender Yoel Romero in a rematch. Whittaker earned a unanimous decison against Romero to win the interim belt in the main event of UFC 213.

Whittaker was later named full-time champion when Georges St-Pierre vacated the title shortly after beating Michael Bisping at UFC 217. This will be Whittaker's first fight after being forced to withdraw from his first title defense against Luke Rockhold in February. In his place stepped Romero, who caused a huge upset to earn a TKO in the third round.

While, in a potenetial co-main event, former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will battle Colby Covington for the interim welterweight title. The pair battle for the interim belt as the current champion Tyron Woodley will be out of action until August, according to UFC president Dana White.

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In addition to those two fights on the main card, UFC recently announced a trio of fights. The first being a welterweight scrap between former WWE superstar Phil "CM Punk" Brooks and Mike Jackson. Followed by a women's featherweight fight between former bantamweight champion Holly Holm and former Invicta champion Megan Anderson. The third is Ricardo Lamas vs. Mirsad Bektic in a featherweight bout.

Last week, the promotion released its poster for Chicago and it looks absolutely fantastic.