There’s a lot of talk about UFC super fights, but rarely do they actually happen.

Nine years after then-welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre defended his belt against then-lightweight champ B.J. Penn, the promotion has managed to pair two beltholders for a summer pay-per-view.

UFC officials recently finalized the lineup for UFC 226, which is headlined by a heavyweight title fight between that division’s champion, Stipe Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC), and light-heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC). The event serves as an anchor to the UFC’s International Fight Week in Las Vegas.

The 13-bout card takes place July 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card air live on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Miocic hopes to extend his record-setting run of title defenses by taking out Cormier, a former heavyweight grand prix champ under the now-defunct Strikeforce banner. In January Miocic and Cormier set the stage for the super fight by defending their belts at UFC 220; Miocic took out highly feared striker and fast-rising Francis Ngannou while Cormier stopped insurgent contender Volkan Oezdemir. Cormier pitched Miocic on the idea of a showdown, and the promotion seized the day. The two then appeared as opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter 27.”

Miocic is the No. 1 ranked fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings and the No. 4 fighter on the pound-for-pound list. Cormier is No. 1 at the light heavyweight and No. 3 pound-for-pound.

In UFC 226’s co-headliner, featherweight champ Max Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) attempts the second defense of his belt when he meets red-hot contender Brian Ortega (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC). “T-City” earned his title shot in March by becoming the first fighter to knock out ex-champ Frankie Edgar. He has yet to suffer a professional setback. Holloway, meanwhile, is riding a staggering 12-fight winning streak. Holloway is No. 1 at featherweight and No. 5 pound-for-pound. Ortega is No. 2 at featherweight and the No. 13 pound-for-pound fighter.

Also featured on UFC 226’s main card is the return of heavyweight Ngannou (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who gets the chance to settle a war of words with fellow heavyweight slugger Derrick Lewis (19-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC). No. 12-ranked Lewis, who in February stopped Marcin Tybura, has trolled Ngannou’s fast rise in the heavyweight division, mocking his cardio in the title bout against Miocic. After his setback, No. 2-ranked Ngannou shifted focus to shutting up his competition.

Rounding out the main card are No. 9 lightweight Michael Chiesa (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. No. 12 Anthony Pettis (20-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) and light heavyweights Gokhan Saki (1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Khalil Rountree (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC).

Featured on the FS1-televised preliminary card is the return of middleweight Uriah Hall (19-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC), who got the scare of a lifetime early this year. Slated to face ex-champ Vitor Belfort, Hall suffered a seizure and was rushed to the hospital amid a tough weight cut, scratching the bout. He was booked to meet Paulo Costa (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in April at UFC Fight Night 128, but when Costa fell out due an arm injury, the promotion rebooked the fight for UFC 226.

The top-billed fight on the UFC Fight Pass-streamed prelims features a showdown between Gilbert Burns (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Dan Hooker (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC), two promising lightweights on winning streaks. Burns picked up his second straight win in April with a knockout of Dan Moret while Hooker took out veteran Jim Miller with a brutal knee.

The full UFC 226 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Champ Stipe Miocic vs. champ Daniel Cormier – for heavyweight title Champ Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega – for featherweight title Derrick Lewis vs. Francis Ngannou Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis Khalil Rountree vs. Gokhan Saki

PRELIMINARY CARD (8 p.m. ET)

Paulo Costa vs. Uriah Hall Yancy Medeiros vs. Mike Perry Raphael Assuncao vs. Rob Font Max Griffin vs. Curtis Millender

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Gilbert Burns vs. Dan Hooker Jamie Moyle vs. Emily Whitmire Drakkar Klose vs. Lando Vannata

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