UFC 160 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 |
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 25, 2013 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
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UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on May 25, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Background
The main fight was a rematch between current UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva. In their first fight at UFC 146 in 2012, Velasquez won with a first round TKO.
Alistair Overeem was going to face Junior dos Santos at the event. However, in early March, Overeem pulled out of the bout because he had a leg injury. It was then announced that the fight would take place in a future event, later in the summer of this year. Then, on March 9 it was announced that Dos Santos would still compete on the card and face Mark Hunt.
Ryan Bader was set to face Glover Teixeira at the event but he could not due to injury in March. He was replaced by James Te Huna
Amir Sadollah was going to face Stephen Thompson at the event. However, Sadollah pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Nah-Shon Burrell.
Gunnar Nelson was set to face Mike Pyle at the event. However, Nelson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Rick Story.
Dana White said at the UFC on Fox 7 post-fight press conference that he thinks that the winner of the Gray Maynard/TJ Grant fight would get a UFC lightweight title shot against the cahampion Benson Henderson.
On the day of the weigh-in, one fight was changed to catchweight status as Khabib Nurmagomedov came in over the lightweight limit and gave up 20 percent of his purse.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez (c) | def. | Antonio Silva | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:21 | |
| Heavyweight | Junior Dos Santos | def. | Mark Hunt | KO (spinning heel kick & punch) | 3 | 4:18 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | def. | James Te-Huna | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:38 | |
| Lightweight | TJ Grant | def. | Gray Maynard | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def. | K.J. Noons | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (FX) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Mike Pyle | def. | Rick Story | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Dennis Bermudez | def. | Max Holloway | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Robert Whittaker | def. | Colton Smith | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:41 | |
| Catchweight (158.5 lbs) | Khabib Nurmagomedov | def. | Abel Trujillo | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Stephen Thompson | def. | Nah-Shon Burrell | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | George Roop | def. | Brian Bowles | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:43 | |
| Featherweight | Jeremy Stephens | def. | Estevan Payan | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Junior Dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt
- Knockout of the Night: TJ Grant
- Submission of the Night: Glover Teixiera
Related pages
- List of UFC events
- 2013 in UFC
See also
In Spanish: UFC 160 para niños
