UFC 247 lineup finalized: Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes leads championship doubleheader

UFC 247 will feature a championship double-header as two of the promotion’s most dominant champions get top billing.

UFC 247 takes place Feb. 8 at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

The main event features UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones (25-1 MMA, 19-1 UFC) putting his title on the line against yet another young and hungry contender in undefeated Dominick Reyes (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC).

In the co-main event, UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (18-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will attempt to make her third title defense, when she faces Katlyn Chookagian (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC).

The card also will feature Ilir Latifi’s heavyweight debut vs. the “Black Beast” Derrick Lewis, a matchup between featherweight prospects in Mirsad Bektic and Dan Ige, and bantamweights Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Vera, who look to break into 135-pound title contention.

The full UFC 247 lineup includes:

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

Champ Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes – for light heavyweight title
Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian – for women’s flyweight title
Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa
Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige
Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Vera
Antonio Arroyo vs. Trevin Giles
Dhiego Lima vs. Alex Morono
Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)

Mario Bautista vs. Miles Johns
Journey Newson vs. Domingo Pilarte
Andre Ewell vs. Jonathan Martinez