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2013 in UFC Information First date January 19 Last date TBD Events Total events TBD UFC TBD UFC on Fox TBD UFC on FX TBD UFC on Fuel TV TBD TUF FinaleTBD Fights Total fights TBD Title fights TBD Chronology
The year 2013 is the 21st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2013 will start with UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping . 2013 also saw the introduction of the female bantamweight weight class with UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche .
Upcoming events are listed in italic .
Title fights
The Ultimate Fighter seasons
The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are expected for 2013:
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 Unnamed The Ultimate Fighter season in Australia UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 2, 2013 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas , Nevada . It is the first pay-per-view event of the year.
Official fight card
^Note 1 UFC Featherweight Championship .
UFC on Fuel TV: Barao vs. McDonald UFC on Fuel TV: Barao vs. McDonald mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 16, 2013 at the Wembley Arena in London England .
Official fight card
^Note 1 UFC Bantamweight Championship .
UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 23, 2013 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California .
Background
The headline bout between Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche will be the first-ever women's fight in UFC history. The two will be fighting in the newly created 135-pound bantamweight division. USA Today Cristiane Santos would have been a better match for Rousey, but the UFC President Dana White noted that UFC was unable to strike a deal with Santos. Liz Carmouche is the first openly gay fighter to be signed to the UFC, and landed the headlining fight opposite Rousey after a successful social media campaign to persuade UFC promoter Dana White .
Official fight card
^Note 1 Women's Bantamweight Championship .
Announced bouts
UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann
UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3, 2013 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan .
Official fight card
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UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 16, 2013 at the Bell Centre in Montreal , Quebec , Canada .
Background
The main event was thought by many to have been one of MMA's biggest super-fights, but has now been viewed by many MMA sites as simply a tune-up on the way to a bigger fight for St-Pierre after Diaz's loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143 .
A rematch between Alessio Sakara and Patrick Côté , from UFC 154 , was briefly linked to this event. However, Sakara was forced out of the bout due to renal stress.
Official fight card
^Note 1 Welterweight Championship .
Announced bouts
See also
References
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^ "Rousey, Carmouche have UFC date". USA Today
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Avery, Dan (2012-12-09). "UFC Signs First Openly Lesbian Fighter, Liz Carmouche" . Queerty. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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"Jardine/Robertson on for Anaheim" . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-21."UFC returns to Japan with world-class matchups" . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-19.Staff (2012-12-11). "UFC on FUEL TV 8 official for March 3 in Japan" . MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
"UFC® on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann" . Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2012-12-13.Morgan, John (2012-12-15). "GEORGES ST-PIERRE VS. NICK DIAZ OFFICIAL FOR UFC 158 IN MONTREAL" . MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
"Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz to settle unfinished business" . The Advocate. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-20.Okamoto, Brett (2012-12-16). "Georges St-Pierre to fight Nick Diaz" . ESPN. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
Andrews, Kenai (2012-12-17). "MMA Crossfire – St-Pierre vs Nick Diaz highlights UFC 158 welterweight trilogy in Montreal" . The Gazette. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
Deibert, Dave (2012-12-17). "Georges St-Pierre gets his wish to fight Nick Diaz at UFC 158" . National Post. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
Deibert, Dave (2012-12-12). "St-Pierre vs. Diaz, MacDonald vs. Condit targeted for UFC 158 in Montreal" . The Star Phoenix. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
"Nick Diaz agrees to meet UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre" . CBC. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-12-18.Pishna, Ken (2012-12-17). "Patrick Cote vs. Alessio Sakara UFC 158 Rematch Scratched; Sakara Sidelined" . MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
"UFC® 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz" . Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2012-12-17.Erickson, Matt (2012-12-21). "Bobby Voelker moves over from Strikeforce, meets Patrick Cote at UFC 158" . MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
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