The UFC returns to Brazil in May with a pay-per-view event that features a championship fight at the top of the bill as well as two former longtime titleholders scheduled in key bouts.
UFC 237 takes place May 11 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass. The official poster for the event has been released and puts spotlight on three featured bouts.
In the main event, UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (8-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) returns from a 13-month layoff to put her title on the line for the second time against dangerous top contender Jessica Andrade (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC). In the co-headliner, ex-featherweight champ Jose Aldo (28-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) looks for another win on home soil as he takes on Alex Volkanovski (19-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
The featured bout of the evening will see former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva (34-9 MMA, 17-5 UFC) fight in his home country for the first time since 2012 when he meets Jared Cannonier (11-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC).
Check out the UFC 237 poster below, highlighting all three bouts.
The latest UFC 237 lineup includes:
- Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade
- Jose Aldo vs. Alex Volkanovski
- Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Spann
- Irene Aldana vs. Bethe Correia
- Luana Carolina vs. Wu Yanan
- Thiago Alves vs. Laureano Staropoli
- Talita Bernardo vs. Jessica-Rose Clark
- Clay Guida vs. B.J. Penn
- Raoni Barcelos vs. Said Nurmagomedov
For more on UFC 237, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
