UFC on FOX 22: VanZant vs Waterson Date: December 17, 2016 Arena: Golden 1 Center City: Sacramento, CA The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Sacramento, CA for the fifth time in promotional history with UFC on FOX 22: VanZant vs Waterson. The 13 fight card is set to kick off with Fight Pass prelims at 3:30pm ET, and prelminary action will continue on FOX Sports 1 at 5pm. The main card will be live on FOX at 8pm. If interested in wagering on this parlay, or any bouts for this fight card, all betting lines are currently made available at Several Bookmakers. And without further ado, here are my one-liners for UFC on FOX 22… MAIN CARD (FOX) Paige VanZant vs Michelle Waterson Two of arguably the most attractive women on the UFC’s 115-pound roster will go to war in the main event of the evening scheduled for five. Sage Northcutt vs Mickey Gall Many question marks surround these up & coming prospects who’ll duke it out for a chance to elevate themselves to the next level in the UFC. Urijah Faber vs Brad Pickett Faber will square off against fellow WEC veteran Pickett in what will be his swan song in front of his hometown crowd. Alan Jouban vs Mike Perry A pairing of entertaining 170-pound strikers that is expected to produce serious fireworks to kick off the evening’s main card on FOX. PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1) Luis Henrique da Silva vs Paul Craig Do not blink, as this light heavyweight scrap between two finishers is not expected to go the distance. Cole Miller vs Mizuto Hirota A potential “loser goes home” match-up in the UFC’s 145-pound division that has veteran Miller carrying a lot of weight w him into the cage. Bryan Barberena vs Colby Covington Barberena hopes to pull off another big upset against Covington in this welterweight contest that sees both fighters try to go 3-0 at 170. James Moontasri vs Alex Morono A striker vs striker match-up in the UFC’s 170-pound division that is expected to be a barn-burner that gets the Sacramento crowd riled up. Josh Emmett vs Scott Holtzman These lightweights will be looking to make it two in a row for themselves inside the Octagon and send a message to the rest of the division. Leslie Smith vs Irene Aldana Smith looks to bounce back from her loss to Cyborg as she welcomes the Mexican, Aldana to the UFC’s women’s bantamweight division. PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS) Eddie Wineland vs Takeya Mizugaki A match-up for the hardcore fans featuring two old school bantamweight veterans who leave it all inside the Octagon every time out. Fredy Serrano vs Hector Sandoval Sacramento’s own Sandoval and the Columbian Serrano will go toe to toe in this explosive flyweight affair. Bojan Velickovic vs Sultan Aliev A striker vs grappler match-up in the UFC’s weltereweight division that is expected to get this fight card started on a high note!
