UFC 188
| UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 13, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Arena Ciudad de México | |||
| City | Mexico City, Mexico | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum is an upcoming mixed martial arts event that will be held on June 13, 2015 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico.[1][2]
Background
The event is expected to be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship unification bout between current champion Cain Velasquez and interim champion Fabrício Werdum.[1] The bout was originally expected to take place at UFC 180. However, Velasquez pulled out of the bout due to a knee injury and the event was instead headlined by an interim title bout between Werdum and Mark Hunt.[3]
Official fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez (c) | vs. | Fabrício Werdum (ic) | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Lightweight | Gilbert Melendez | vs. | Eddie Alvarez | ||||
| Middleweight | Kelvin Gastelum | vs. | Nate Marquardt | ||||
| Featherweight | Yair Rodríguez | vs. | Charles Rosa | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Tecia Torres | vs. | Angela Hill | ||||
| Flyweight | Chico Camus | vs. | Henry Cejudo | ||||
| Lightweight | Efrain Escudero | vs. | Drew Dober | ||||
| Bantamweight | Alejandro Pérez | vs. | Patrick Williams | ||||
| Lightweight | Francisco Trevino | vs. | Johnny Case | ||||
| Welterweight | Augusto Montaño | vs. | Cathal Pendred | ||||
| Featherweight | Gabriel Benitez | vs. | Clay Collard | ||||
| Welterweight | Hector Urbina | vs. | Albert Tumenov | ||||
- ↑ UFC Heavyweight Championship unification bout.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff (2015-02-23). "Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum official for UFC 188 in Mexico in June". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
- ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2015-02-23). "Velasquez vs. Werdum set for June 13 in Mexico City". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
- ↑ Staff (2014-10-21). "Cain Velasquez injured; Fabricio Werdum vs. Mark Hunt new UFC 180 main event". ufc.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
- ↑ "UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
