Only 9 fights for UFC 196?

Isn't this a PPV? It's a little less than a month away and they've listed only 9 bouts for the night. What's the deal?

http://www.ufc.com/event/UFC196?id=?redirect=no

 

Looks like 8 to me.

Go tweet Dana about this and see what he says.

 

Because RDA,Mac & Holm purse money will take up about 75% of the payroll? I really have no clue

 

Well you got 2 fights possible going 25 minutes each.. maybe thats a reason, idk

 

Don't worry. They'll fill it out with guys you've never heard of. Maybe a couple soccer moms, if we're lucky.

 

I dunno man they've had full line ups for cards with 2 title fights before.

 

Just won't be any fight pass prelims... No big deal

 

That's 8. It's 10 if you include the 2 rumored fights of Miranda/Magrao and Latifi/Villante. BJ Penn would have made it 11.

Since it won't have BJ, it's looking pretty weak. The title fights are great, Nunes/Shevchenko and Miller/Sanchez are good, then there's 4 okay fights and a couple of fights I don't give a shit about.

It isn't that bad but I'm used to Conor being on great cards after 189 and especially 194. I hope they add 1 or 2 more fights.

 

It also feels like it needs another main card quality fight, imo.

 

Sherdog has 10 listed: http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-196-Dos-Anjos-vs-McGregor-47931


And damn does the quality really drop off after the two title fights.

 

According to the way, they numbered the fights 9 / 10 are missing...

Maybe the 9 / 10th fight that Sherdog thinks they may add might be worthy of the main card? Lets hope.

 

I'm not sure. It might just be a standardized thing where they assume that all events will have 12 fights but I dont think the UFC has to.

 

Sanchez vs Miller is the fight pass prelim headliner

 

Doubt it, source?

 

On the MMA Hour Ariel said that they were close on a fight that would be on the Main Card. Sounded big from the way he was talking about it.

- McGregor vs Dos Anjos
- Holm vs Tate
- ???
- Anderson vs Lawlor
- Nunes vs Valentina

- Latifi vs Vilante
- Silva vs Taleb
- Elkins vs Skelly
- Marcelo vs Miranda

- Sanchez vs Miller
- Saggo vs Salas

 

It was confirmed weeks ago look it up.

 

No Fight Pass? Sage is sad.

 

Sherdog has 12 slots with 9 and 10 missing making a total of 10 atm; seems like they are going to add 2 decent fights as those are both main card slots.

 

I think they'll just add 2-3 prelims. Anderson/Lawlor will sneak onto the main and sadly, that other female fight.