<header class="header"> [h=1]Velasquez-Silva 2, Dos Santos-Overeem booked for UFC 160 in May[/h] by Matt Erickson on Feb 12, 2013 at 10:30 pm ET </header> For the second straight Memorial Day weekend, the UFC is going to get heavy with its pay-per-view. The UFC 160 main event will be a heavyweight title fight between champion Cain Velasquez (11-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva (18-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC), a rematch from this past Memorial Day weekend. The co-main event features former champ Junior Dos Santos (15-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) against Alistair Overeem (36-12 MMA, 1-1 UFC). UFC President Dana White first revealed the planned matchups to fans while in Ireland prior to heading to London for UFC on FUEL TV 7. Ariel Helwani of FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight" said on Tuesday's show that White confirmed the bouts. UFC 160 takes place May 25 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook. The UFC's 2012 Memorial Day weekend show, UFC 146 in Las Vegas, featured an all-heavyweight main card. Velasquez will defend his heavyweight title for the first time since regaining it in December against Dos Santos at UFC 155. In that bout, Velasquez dominated Dos Santos for five rounds in a rematch from their UFC on FOX 1 meeting, which saw Dos Santos win with a 64-second knockout. The fight with Silva will be his second – he dominated "Bigfoot" at UFC 146 to get a shot at regaining his title against Dos Santos, who was the only man to beat him. Silva will be looked at by some as perhaps a surprise challenger for Velasquez given that he was beaten rather easily by him at UFC 146. But Silva rebounded from that loss to beat Travis Browne this past October at UFC on FX 5. And he followed that up at UFC 156 earlier this month with a stunning upset of Overeem. In that fight, Overeem pretty much had his way with Silva for the first 10 minutes of the fight. But quickly in the third round, Silva came out slugging. He pushed Overeem to the fence and began landing at will until Overeem was on the canvas. After the fight, White said even though Velasquez had beaten Silva soundly in their first meeting, the way he went through Overeem put him in consideration for a shot at the title. Now he'll get it. Dos Santos, of course, will look to rebound from his loss to Velasquez at UFC 155 in December. That was his first loss in the UFC and came in his second defense of the heavyweight title after a win over Frank Mir at UFC 146. He'll get a crack at Overeem, a man he was itching to fight while he was champion. He acknowledged Velasquez had earned his shot in December, but didn't deny he was not a fan of Overeem and wanted to fight him. Overeem will try to climb back from his first loss since September 2007. The elite kickboxer was supposed to have a shot at Dos Santos' heavyweight title at UFC 146, but failed a pre-fight drug test with elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone levels. The Nevada State Athletic Commission would not consider licensing him for a period of nine months, which amounted, effectively, to a non-suspension suspension for the Dutch fighter. His return earlier this month at UFC 156 was supposed to be a top contender's fight for him, with a win securing him a shot at Velasquez. But a loss set the former Strikeforce champion back in the pack.
This is why I love UFC. Bigfoot deserves and is getting is title shot. can junior retire overseen from the UFC. Either I'm looking forward to this...
Good stuff and yeah Big Foot earned his shot. First fight was a little unfair to big foot since the blood was a major factor.
JDS - Overeem should be fun. I don't think that one's going to a decision. Overeem is still dangerous even if he hasn't looked good recently. Bigfoot deserves the rematch, but I don't see it going any better for him than the first fight. I'm more interested in seeing Cain fight Daniel Cormier assuming they both win their next fights.
It just prevented him from taking a longer beating. Cain had an easy time taking him down, nothing will change. If he doesn't get cut again, he's just going to take a a whooping for 4 extra rounds. Cain will stop him again, within 2 rounds. JDS will knock Overeem out
It sucks when the best heavyweight fight won't happen because they're friends. Maybe they'll change their minds at some point. I actually live near San Jose where they both train. I should try to instigate some shit between them, maybe spread a rumor about Cain fucking Daniel's girlfriend.
I guess I can't argue with giving Bigfoot another shot, but he's got no chance at beating Cain. JDS should make easy work of Overeem as well. I'm hoping to see two highlight reel KO's the set up the rubber match between Cain and JDS. TFK
Unless they add something intriguing to the undercard, I'll be reading about these results and not watching them live.
...and Always Seems to Have a Post-Fight Comment(s) on EVERY Card as Well... Like Everybody Else, REED Favors Some Cards Over Others...BIGfuckingDEAL... REED:hammert:
