The UFC returns to Canada this weekend for their first ever event in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The main event headlines a 5-round welterweight bout that should keep fans on the edge of their seats again. For those unaware on who is fighting on Saturday night, we have the full fight card listed for you below.
Canadian Rory MacDonald (17-2) will square off against Belgian mixed martial artist Tarec Saffiedine (15-3), who is currently riding on a five-fight win streak and held the STRIKEFORCE middleweight strap before his debut in the UFC earlier this year. In the co-main event, expect the sparks to go off when Bryan Caraway (19-6) and Raphael Assunção (22-4) exchange leather inside the Octagon in a bantamweight bout.
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine takes place on October 4, 2014 at the Scotiabank Centre.
UFN 54 Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine
Raphael Assuncao vs. Bryan Caraway
Chad Laprise vs. Yosdenis Cedeno
Elias Theodorou vs. Bruno Santos
Nordine Taleb vs. Li Jingliang
Mitch Gagnon vs. Roman Salazar
Undercard (FOX Sports 2 at 8 p.m. ET)
Daron Cruickshank vs. Anthony Njokuani
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Jake Lindsey
Jason Saggo vs. Paul Felder
Patrick Holohan vs. Chris Kelades
Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)
Albert Tumenov vs. Matt Dwyer
Pedro Munhoz vs. Jerrod Sanders
