UFC 225 Whittaker vs Romero 2

Western Sydney's Tai Tuivasa has been elevated to 12th spot in the UFC's heavyweight rankings, and will fight on the pay-per-view portion of UFC 225 in Chicago, which will see Aussie Rob Whittaker defend his middleweight title against Yoel Romero.

In just his third UFC bout, Tuivasa is taking on former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski and is appearing on his second PPV card.

With an absolutely stacked night of fights, fellow Australian Megan Anderson will headline the Fox Prelims opposite former bantamweight champion Holly Holm.

The bout will be Anderson's long-awaited UFC debut.

UFC 225 live stream will take place on June 9, which is June 10 in Australia. It will air on Main Event.

Here is the full fight card:

Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero - middleweight title fight
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Colby Covington - interim welterweight title fight
Alistair Overeem vs. Curtis Blaydes
Andrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa
CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson

Prelims

Holly Holm vs. Megan Anderson
Ricardo Lamas vs. Mirsad Bektic
Claudia Gadelha vs. Carla Esparza
Clay Guida vs. Bobby Green
Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith
Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis
Mike Santiago vs. Dan Ige
Rashad Coulter vs. Chris De La Rocha