Cain Velasquez’s heavyweight championship reign: Take Two. After having his first run abruptly stopped by Junior dos Santos, Velasquez looks to make the first successful title defense of his career against a familiar foe.
Despite trouncing Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva just last May, the 265-pounders meet again exactly 364 days later. Silva has posted a pair of (T)KO victories since their initial encounter, while Velasquez dominated dos Santos to reclaim his throne.
Speaking of dos Santos, “Cigano” meets Mark Hunt in the card’s co-main event.
UFC 160 takes place May 25 inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Here is the show’s official roster:
Preliminary Card:
(Facebook 6:35PM ET/3:35PM PT)
Brian Bowles vs. George Roop
Jeremy Stephens vs. Estevan Payan
Stephen Thompson vs. Nah-shon Burrell
(FX 8PM ET/5PM PT)
Abel Trujillo vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Robert Whittaker vs. Colton Smith
Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway
Rick Story vs. Mike Pyle
Main Card:
(Pay-Per-View 10PM ET/7PM PT)
KJ Noons vs. Donald Cerrone
TJ Grant vs. Gray Maynard
James Te Huna vs. Glover Teixeira
Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva vs. Cain Velasquez (UFC heavyweight champion)