UFC 170 takes place Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is headlined by a women's bantamweight title fight between champion Ronda Rousey and challenger Sara McMann. The marketing of the fight has focused on their Olympic backgrounds, as Rousey is an Olympic bronze medalist in judo and McMann an Olympic silver medalist in wrestling. McMann's strong wrestling background will present a different challenge for Rousey. In the semi-main event, undefeated Daniel Cormier will compete for the first time at light heavyweight as he looks to quickly move into the title picture in that division. His opponent is Patrick Cummins, who took the fight on short notice following an injury to Rashad Evans. This led to a war of words between Cummins and Cormier, with Cummins taunting Cormier about training sessions they had together many years ago.
In preliminary action, Ernest Chavez scored a split decision victory over Yosdenis Cedeno in a fight where both fighters were unimpressive. Erik Koch then defeated Rafaello Oliveira via first round TKO. Koch dropped Oliveira and finished the fight with precise shots to his downed opponent.
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