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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Next month's UFC 178 event may no longer have the major headliner that was originally scheduled, but the card is as good or better than anything the UFC has put together this year.
That's evidenced by their finalized lineup for the event, as the pay-per-view portion - already strong - will be preceded by a four-fight preliminary card on Fox Sports 1 as good as anything they've been putting on free TV recently.
Former UFC Bantamweight Champ Dominick Cruz, who was forced to vacate his title earlier this year due to his injury layoff, will be in the final fight of the preliminary card as a lead in to the pay-per-view event. His bout against Takeya Mizugaki will be joined by the lightweight bout between Jorge Masvidal and James Krause, as well as two welterweight bouts in Patrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson and Brian Ebersole vs. John Howard.
Here's the full lineup for the Sept. 27 card in Las Vegas:
Main Card
Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso
Eddie Alvarez vs. Donald Cerrone
Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier
Tim Kennedy vs. Yoel Romero
Amanda Nunes vs. Cat Zingano
Fox Sports 1 Prelims
Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki
James Krause vs. Jorge Masvidal
Patrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson
Brian Ebersole vs. John Howard
UFC Fight Pass Prelims
Kevin Lee vs. Jon Tuck
Manny Gamburyan vs. Cody Gibson
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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