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| Date | February 23, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Honda Center | |||
| City | Anaheim, California | |||
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UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche is an upcoming 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's Dann Stupp wrote that 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
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
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| Women's Bantamweight | Ronda Rousey (c) | vs. | Liz Carmouche | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Dan Henderson | vs. | Lyoto Machida | ||||
| Bantamweight | Urijah Faber | vs. | Ivan Menjivar | ||||
| Featherweight | Chad Mendes | vs. | Manny Gamburyan | ||||
| Welterweight | Court McGee | vs. | Josh Neer | ||||
| Welterweight | Dennis Bermudez | vs. | Matt Grice | ||||
| Welterweight | Jon Manley | vs. | Neil Magny |
^Note 1 For the Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Announced bouts
- Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub vs. Lavar Johnson
- Lightweight bout: Michael Chiesa vs. Anton Kuivanen
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Robbie Lawler
- Lightweight bout: Caros Fodor vs. Sam Stout
- Welterweight bout: Brock Jardine vs. Kenny Robertson
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