It's going to be a full day of sports in the Boston area next Sunday, as the NFL's New England Patriots try and reach the Super Bowl once again, and the UFC comes to town with a Fight Night event headlined by Ireland's Conor McGregor. A win for McGregor over Dennis Siver nets him a title shot against featherweight champion Jose Aldo. In the co-main event, Donald Cerrone takes his 2nd fight in as many weeks, as he replaces Eddie Alvarez and once again is paired up with Ben Henderson. While Cerrone has been on a tear through the lightweight division, he's 0-2 against Henderson from their days as WEC rivals.
One thing to note - Uriah Hall has lost two opponents to injury. Costas Philippou dropped out, and now Louis Taylor has had his UFC contract terminated after he pulled a muscle in his back. As of the 6 PM ET publish date of this post, no replacement has been named for Taylor.
Here's the current bout order for UFC Fight Night at the TD Garden in Boston, which will have its entire preliminary card go up against New England's home playoff game:
Main Card (FS1, 10 PM ET/7 PM PT)
Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver
Donald Cerrone vs. Ben Henderson
Uriah Hall vs. TBA
Gleison Tibau vs. Norman Parke
Donald Cerrone vs. Ben Henderson
Uriah Hall vs. TBA
Gleison Tibau vs. Norman Parke
Preliminary Card (FS1, 7 PM ET/4 PM PT)
Cathal Pendred vs. Sean Spencer
John Howard vs. Lorenz Larkin
Zhang Lipeng vs. Chris Wade
Patrick Holohan vs. Shane Howell
Johnny Case vs. Frankie Perez
Charles Rosa vs. Sean Soriano
John Howard vs. Lorenz Larkin
Zhang Lipeng vs. Chris Wade
Patrick Holohan vs. Shane Howell
Johnny Case vs. Frankie Perez
Charles Rosa vs. Sean Soriano
Preliminary Card (Fight Pass, 6 PM ET/3 PM PT)
Matt Van Buren vs. Sean O'Connell
Tateki Matsuda vs. Joby Sanchez
Tateki Matsuda vs. Joby Sanchez
UFC Fight Night McGregor vs. Siver Fight Card
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