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''UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier'' was a mixed martial arts event held on May 23, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. ==Background== The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between then champion Jon Jones and top contender Anthony Johnson.〔 However on April 28, following Jones' hit-and-run incident (''see section below''), the UFC decided to strip him of the title and suspend him indefinitely. He was replaced by the previous title challenger Daniel Cormier, who was scheduled to face Ryan Bader in the main event of UFC Fight Night 68. The co-main event featured a UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Chris Weidman and former UFC Light Heavyweight champion and UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament winner Vitor Belfort. The much delayed pairing had been rescheduled for several events. The first of which was UFC 173, where Belfort withdrew from the bout following the Nevada State Athletic Commission's ban on testosterone replacement therapy. The other events were UFC 181 and UFC 184, where Weidman withdrew from both bouts because of a broken hand and injured ribs, respectively.〔 The event was also expected to feature a UFC Lightweight Championship title eliminator bout between top contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Donald Cerrone. However, Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout on April 30 because of a knee injury. He was replaced by John Makdessi. Sean Spencer was expected to face Mike Pyle at the event. However, Spencer pulled out of the bout on April 23 because of an injury. He was replaced by Colby Covington. Nina Ansaroff missed weight on her first attempt at the weigh-ins, coming in 4 lbs overweight at 120 lbs. After having made no attempts to cut further, she was fined 20 percent of her fight purse, which went to Rose Namajunas. However, on the day of the event, Ansaroff pulled out of the bout after contracting a case of the flu. As a result, Namajunas was pulled from the event entirely. During the Fox Sports 1 preliminary card broadcast, the UFC announced that BJ Penn, Bas Rutten and the late Jeff Blatnick would be inducted at the "International Fight Week" in July, surrounding UFC 189. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「UFC 187」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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