UFC 216: Henderson vs Machida

= UFC 216 = UFC 216: Henderson vs Machida is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on October 7, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Background
A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Kevin Atwood and Ken Shamrock was initially targeted to headline this event. After that fight was moved to UFC 217, the promotion announced plans for a bout between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida will serve as the main event.

Abel Trujillo was expected to face Lando Vannata at the event. However, Trujillo was removed from the card on August 14 for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Bobby Green.