UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III - Fight Card Updates

[Keithlewis]

After two years away from the Lone Star State, the UFC will return to the Toyota Center in Houston for UFC 166. The event is expected to be headlined by the heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, who have traded the belt over the last two years. Dos Santos knocked out Velasquez at the inaugural FOX event in November of 2011; Velasquez exacted revenge - and regained the heavyweight title - with a one-sided decision over dos Santos the following year at UFC 155.

Also confirmed for the event, Olympian Hector Lombard will drop down to welterweight to face former Strikeforce champion Nate Marquardt. In the lightweight division, original TUF winner Diego Sanchez will take on No. 1-ranked Gilbert Melendez.


www.ufc.com

[Keithlewis]

The Ultimate Fighter season 13 winner Tony Ferguson will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon on October 19th in Houston when he takes on Mike "The Wolverine" Rio in a lightweight bout on the UFC 166 card at Toyota Center.

www.ufc.com

[Keithlewis]

Roy Nelson vs. Daniel Cormier tabbed as UFC 166 co-main event

A heavyweight grudge match between Roy Nelson and Daniel Cormier has been added as the co-main event of the UFC 166 fight card in Houston. The UFC confirmed the fight with the Houston Chronicle on Monday evening.


http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2013 ... ain-event/


UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos 3
October 19, 2013
Toyota Center
Houston, Texas


Cain Velasquez (12-1) vs. Junior dos Santos (16-2) - UFC heavyweight title bout
Roy Nelson (19-8) vs. Daniel Cormier (12-0)
Nate Marquardt (32-12-2) vs. Hector Lombard (32-4-1)
Diego Sanchez (24-5) vs. Gilbert Melendez (21-3)
Tony Ferguson (13-3) vs. Mike Rio (9-2)

[Keithlewis]

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