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Velasquez won by TKO in the second round and was awarded 'Knockout of the Night honors for his performance. [24] Velasquez's next fight was at UFC 99 against former kickboxer and heavyweight contender Cheick Kongo. Velasquez was once again dominant, landing 251 strikes and winning the bout by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–27). [25]
The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior dos Santos. [3] [4] The two have split their two previous encounters with Dos Santos winning the first bout via first round knockout at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos and then Velasquez winning the rematch via unanimous decision at UFC 155.
The main event was a rematch between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and Antônio Silva. [4] In their first encounter at UFC 146 a year earlier, Velasquez defeated Silva via first-round TKO. [5] Alistair Overeem was expected to face Junior dos Santos at the event.
The series was officially announced by the UFC in April 2014, shortly after Fabrício Werdum defeated Travis Browne to earn a title shot against Cain Velasquez. The coaches will be Velasquez and number-one contender Werdum and the series will culminate with their bout at UFC 180 on November 15, 2014, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City.
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States. [3]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez was originally expected to have his first title defense against Junior dos Santos at this event. [5] However, on September 2, 2011, the UFC announced that fight would be moved to the inaugural UFC on Fox event. [6]
A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Stipe Miocic and former two-time champion Cain Velasquez was initially targeted to headline this event. [4] After that pairing failed to materialize, the promotion announced plans for an interim UFC Lightweight Championship bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos welterweight winner Tony Ferguson and Kevin ...
UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez (also known as UFC on ESPN 1) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 17, 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena, now known as Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.