New Fights Announced for UFC 160
UFC 160 is still a long way off, but two new fights were
announced by the UFC just before Valentine’s Day. Antonio Silva has earned a
title shot following his last two wins and that alone should make the May 25
fight worth watching.
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will be taking on Cain Velasquez at
UFC 160, according to the UFC. This heavyweight bout is, thus far, the biggest
fight announced for the night. Silva managed to win his last two fights. He got
a first-round TKO against Travis Browne, who was undefeated until he took to
the cage to fight Bigfoot. Silva also won a dramatic match against Alistair
Overeem in the last UFC event, foiling the conventional wisdom and earning
himself this shot at the title.
Another heavyweight matchup promises to be equally engaging.
Alistair Overeem will take to the cage once more, this time to fight Junior
“Cigano” Dos Santos. Overeem is the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion and
Dos Santos has held the UFC heavyweight championship in the past, so UFC 160
offers two fights with champion-level fighters meeting in the ring, with some
interesting personality conflicts likely to be settled—or exacerbated—by the
time the dust settles.
The down ticket fights promise to be good at UFC 160, as well.
According to the release, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Amir Sadollah will
meet in the welterweight division at the May fight. Sadollah is the winner of
TUF season 7 and the UFC is billing the match as a great contest of styles.
According to the release, the verbal agreements have already
been made for all of these matchups. Fans will, no doubt, be glad to see
Bigfoot back in the cage after his win over Overeem. The event will be held in
Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend.
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