The UFC will hold a fight card in Chicago for the first time since last summer when the organization returns to the United Center on July 23.
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Although the main event has not been announced, so far MMA fans can look forward to a trio of welterweight bouts as well as a heavyweight matchup:
Welterweight
Ryan LaFlare (12-1; fighting out of Farmingdale, N.Y.) vs. Alexander Yakovlev (23-6-1; fighting out of Fairfield, N.J.; originally from Russia)
Hector Urbina (25-9; fighting out of Muncie, Ind.) vs. George Sullivan (17-5; fighting out of Belmar, N.J.)
Alex Oliveira (13-3-1; fighting out of Rio de Janeiro) vs. James Moontasri (9-3; fighting out of Los Angeles; originally from Frankfurt, Germany)
Heavyweight
Luis Henrique (8-2; fighting out of Rio de Janeiro) vs. Dmitry Smolyakov (8-0; fighting out of Russia; making his UFC debut)
In last summer’s main event in Chicago, T.J. Dillashaw defeated Renan Barao for the bantamweight championship.