The octagon has been set up inside the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, for UFC on Fox 26, headlined by a Welterweight contest between former champions “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler & Rafael Dos Anjos.
Lawler (28-11) the Former Welterweight champion& currently number 2 ranked contender, rebounded from losing the title, at UFC 215, with a unanimous decision win over Donald Cerrone. Dos Anjos (27-9) the former Lightweight champion & number 4 ranked contender, is 2-0 at 170 with wins over Tarec Saffiedine (UD) & Neiol Magny (sub).
The rest of the main card will see in the co-main event at Featherweight with number 3 ranked contender Ricardo Lams (18-5) taking on Team Alpha Males Josh Emmett (12-1). At Welterweight number 10 ranked contender Santiago Ponzinibbio (25-3) meets fellow knock out artist “Platinum” Mike Perry (11-1). And opening up the Fox card is a bout between top 10 ranked Light Heavyweights number 3 Glover Teixeira & number 7 Misha Cirkunov.