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UFC's Calgary debut. 

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Two of the most explosive fighters in the UFC collide for the interim bantamweight title, as Urijah Faber and Renan Barao headline the UFC's first event in Calgary. Plus, Hector Lombard makes his UFC debut against Tim Boetsch.

Current UFC 149 card:

Main Card on Pay-Per-View (10pm/ET)

Interim bantamweight championship: Urijah Faber (26-5) vs. Renan Barao (28-1, 1 NC)

Middleweight bout: Hector Lombard (31-2-1) vs. Tim Boetsch (15-4)

Heavyweight bout: Shawn Jordan (13-3) vs. Cheick Kongo (17-7-2)

Middleweight bout: Nick Ring (12-1) vs. Court McGee (13-2)

Preliminary Card

Welterweight bout: Siyar Bahadurzada Matt Riddle (6-3) vs. Chris Clements (11-4). Clements fills in for the injured Thiago Alves. Siyar Bahadurzada originally filled in for an injured Yoshihiro Akiyama. 

Bantamweight bout: Bryan Caraway (16-5) vs. Mitch Gagnon (9-1)

Lightweight bout: Mitch Clarke (9-1) vs. Anton Kuivanen (16-5)

Featherweight bout: Daniel Pineda (17-8) vs. Antonio Carvalho (13-5)

Light heavyweight bout: Ryan Jimmo (16-1) vs. Anthony Perosh (13-6)

Welterweight bout: James Head (8-2) vs. Claude Patrick (14-2)

Bantamweight bout: Francisco Rivera (8-2) vs. Roland Delorme (8-1)

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