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The UFC had another superfight in the works, trying to match bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw against flyweight titlist Demetrious Johnson. But when those plans didn't come together, the promotion still put the two on the same fight card, both in rematches. Dillashaw will headline UFC 227 on Saturday, Aug. 4, in Los Angeles, defending his 135-pound belt against the man he won it from, Cody Garbrandt. Johnson puts his 125-pound strap on the line in the co-main event, a rematch with Henry Cejudo. Also on the undercard: a strawweight bout between Polyana Viana and JJ Aldrich; and Cub Swanson against fellow featherweight Renato Moicano. Whose night will it be? Top stories• UFC 227 Cheat Sheet: TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt • Garbrandt calls old offensive tweets 'lyrics' • UFC 227 Cheat Sheet: Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo • Best bets for UFC 227 • Tiny oral history: Cody Garbrandt almost throttles Jean-Claude Van Damme • How rematches have brought out the best in UFC history • Video: Johnson says he is 'over' potential Dillashaw fight • Video: Garbrandt says Tyson told him to cherish belt if he wins • Video: Garbrandt says Tyson told him to cherish belt if he wins • Rematch between TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt finalized for UFC 227 • TJ Dillashaw reclaims belt with second-round KO of Cody Garbrandt • Flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson to fight Henry Cejudo again at UFC 227 • Demetrious Johnson beats Henry Cejudo to defend flyweight title
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