UFC on Fox Machida vs Rockhold (also known as UFC on Fox 15) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on April 18, 2015 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The event will be the sixth event that the UFC has hosted in Newark, New Jersey and is expected to be headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and former Strikeforce Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.
A featherweight bout between Diego Brandão and Jimy Hettes was originally booked for UFC 183. However, the bout was canceled right before the event started, as Hettes passed out backstage. The fight was later rescheduled for this event.
George Sullivan was expected to face Kenny Robertson at the event. However, Robertson pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Tim Means.
Nick Catone was expected to face Vitor Miranda at the event. However, Catone abruptly announced his retirement on March 25, citing a litany of injuries and a history of chronic back pain. With a rib injury, Miranda was also pulled from the card. According to the promotion, a replacement fight will be announced shortly.
Paul Felder was expected to face Jim Miller at this event. However, Felder was forced to pull out of the event due to a knee injury and was replaced by Beneil Dariush.
Official fight card
| Main Card (Fox) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Lyoto Machida | vs. | Luke Rockhold | ||||
| Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | vs. | Chris Camozzi | ||||
| Featherweight | Cub Swanson | vs. | Max Holloway | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Felice Herrig | vs. | Paige VanZant | ||||
| Preliminary Card (Fox) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Jim Miller | vs. | Beneil Dariush | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Ovince Saint Preux | vs. | Patrick Cummins | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson | vs. | Gian Villante | ||||
| Bantamweight | Takeya Mizugaki | vs. | Aljamain Sterling | ||||
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | George Sullivan | vs. | Tim Means | ||||
| Featherweight | Diego Brandão | vs. | Jimy Hettes | ||||
| Middleweight | Eddie Gordon | vs. | Chris Dempsey | ||||
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