Frankie Edgar-B.J. Penn headline TUF 19 Finale card July 6 in Las Vegas
The UFC will make a little promotional history in July, and we now have the headliner for the tail end of back-to-back cards in the same venue.
After coaching opposite each other on Season 19 of “The Ultimate Fighter,†former lightweight champions Frankie Edgar (16-4-1 MMA, 10-4-1 UFC) and B.J. Penn (16-9-2 MMA, 12-5-1 UFC) will headline the TUF 19 Finale card on July 6 in Las Vegas. News of the card’s main event came from Ariel Helwani on Wednesday night’s edition of “UFC Tonight†on FOX Sports 1.
The TUF 19 Finale will take place at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas with a main card on FOX Sports 1. The night before, the UFC 175 pay-per-view takes place at the same venue. Both cards are part of the promotion’s “International Fight Week,†which includes a UFC Fan Expo, as well as fan events throughout the community.
“The Ultimate Fighter 19†which debuts later this year on FOX Sports 1. The season sees middleweight and light heavyweight hopefuls competing for a six-figure UFC contract.
Edgar and Penn met twice in 2010, with “The Answer†victorious over “The Prodigy†in both contests. At UFC 112, Edgar claimed the UFC lightweight title. He then defended the belt four months later at UFC 118. Both results came via unanimous decision.
Edgar fought as a lightweight for the majority of his career. He made the drop to 145 pounds this past year, but failed to unseat champJose Aldo in a title fight at UFC 156. In July, he bounced back with a win over Charles Oliveira.
Penn is a former titleholder at both 170 and 155 pounds. However, the fight with Edgar will mark his first at featherweight, and if he could find a way to make a championship run, he could become the first fighter in UFC history to earn titles in three different weight classes. Penn previously served as a coach on “The Ultimate Fighter 5,†which aired in 2007. “
