Holm vs. Shevchenko main event, Rumble vs. Teixeira targeted for UFC on FOX 20

The UFC’s return to Chicago is filling up quite nicely, and a pair of big fights are in the works for this July 23rd FOX card. As was reported on UFC Tonight, Anthony Johnson is expected to face fellow LHW contender Glover Teixeira, while former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will make her return to the Octagon in a five-round main event against Valentina Shevchenko. Neither fight was officially announced, but you can expect the UFC to do so sometime in the next several days. Holm (10-1) suffered the first defeat of her MMA career at UFC 196, losing her title to Miesha Tate by 5th round rear-naked choke. Had she survived to see the end of the round, she would’ve likely retained the women’s 135 lbs belt with a draw on the …

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