TUF 25 Finale: Gaethje vs. Johnson fight card
Check out the fight card and bout order for The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale, which goes down on Friday, July 7th and features Justin Gaethje and Michael Johnson in a lightweight main event.
There are two UFC events to look forward to as part of International Fight Week 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first one is on Friday, July 8th, as The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale will crown the $250,000 grand prize winner. It’ll be one of Dhiego Lima, James Krause, or Jesse Taylor. You can see Krause vs. Taylor on the next TUF episode on Wednesday.
Your main event is a great one, as WSOF lightweight champion Justin Gaethje makes his UFC debut against contender Michael Johnson. It is awesome that this is a five-rounder. Marc Diakiese and Drakkar Klose will square off in a battle of lightweight prospects. Steve Bosse and Jared Cannonier will surely produce excellent fireworks at 205. TUF Nations middleweight winner Elias Theodorou is set to go up against Brad Tavares, while light heavyweights Jordan Johnson and Marcel Fortuna round out the main card.
Strawweight Angela Hill headlines the prelims against Ashley Yoder, while featherweights Gray Maynard and Teruto Ishihara are featured on UFC Fight Pass.
Here’s the full bout order for next Friday’s show, with one open slot on FS1 suggesting that we’ll get an additional fight from the TUF 25 cast on here:
Main Card (FS1, 9 PM ET)
Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Johnson
Dhiego Lima vs. James Krause/Jesse Taylor winner
Marc Diakiese vs. Drakkar Klose
Steve Bosse vs. Jared Cannonier
Elias Theodorou vs. Brad Tavares
Jordan Johnson vs. Marcel Fortuna
Preliminary Card (FS1, 7 PM ET)
Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder
C.B. Dollaway vs. Ed Herman
Jessica Eye vs. Aspen Ladd
TBD vs. TBA
Preliminary Card (Fight Pass, 6 PM ET)
Gray Maynard vs. Teruto Ishihara
Juliana Lima vs. Tecia Torres