UFC 160

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UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
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The poster for UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMay 25, 2013
Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance13,880 [1]
Total gate$2.942 million [1]
Buyrate380,000 [2]
Event chronology
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum

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. [3]

Contents

Background

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. However, in early March, Overeem pulled out of the bout citing a leg injury. [6] It was initially announced that the bout would be rescheduled for a future event, later in the summer of this year. [7] Then, on March 9 it was announced that Dos Santos would remain on the card and face Mark Hunt. [8]

Ryan Bader was expected to face Glover Teixeira at the event but withdrew from the bout due to injury in March. He was replaced by James Te Huna [9]

Amir Sadollah was expected to face Stephen Thompson at the event. However, Sadollah pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Nah-Shon Burrell. [10]

Gunnar Nelson was expected to face Mike Pyle at the event. However, Nelson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Rick Story. [11]

Dana White announced at the UFC on Fox 7 post-fight press conference that he expects that the winner of the Gray Maynard/T. J. Grant fight would get a UFC Lightweight title shot against Benson Henderson. [12]

At the weigh-ins, Khabib Nurmagomedov came in heavy weighing in at 158.5 lb. Nurmagomedov was given two hours to cut to the lightweight maximum of 156 pounds, but he elected instead to surrender a percentage of his fight purse to his opponent Abel Trujillo and the bout was contested at a catchweight. [13]

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Cain Velasquez (c)def. Antônio Silva TKO (punches)11:21 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos def. Mark Hunt KO (spinning hook kick)34:18
Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira def. James Te Huna Submission (guillotine choke)12:38
Lightweight T. J. Grant def. Gray Maynard KO (knee & punches)12:07
Lightweight Donald Cerrone def. K. J. Noons Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)35:00
Preliminary card (FX)
Welterweight Mike Pyle def. Rick Story Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Dennis Bermudez def. Max Holloway Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Robert Whittaker def. Colton Smith TKO (punches)30:41
Catchweight (158.5 lb) Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Abel Trujillo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Welterweight Stephen Thompson def. Nah-Shon Burrell Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight George Roop def. Brian Bowles TKO (punches)21:43
Featherweight Jeremy Stephens def.Estevan PayanDecision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27)35:00
  1. For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

[14]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses. [15]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. [16]

^ Khabib Nurmagomedov was reportedly fined 20 percent of his purse for failing to make the required weight for his fight. The Nevada State Athletic Commission's initial report did not include information on the penalty.

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