| UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 25, 2013 | |||
| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 13,880[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2.942 million[1] | |||
| Buyrate | 380,000[2] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 was amixed martial arts event held on May 25, 2013, at theMGM Grand Garden Arena inLas Vegas, Nevada.[3]
The main event was a rematch between formerUFC Heavyweight ChampionCain Velasquez andAntônio Silva.[4] In their first encounter atUFC 146 a year earlier, Velasquez defeated Silva via first-round TKO.[5]
Alistair Overeem was expected to faceJunior 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 faceMark Hunt.[8]
Ryan Bader was expected to faceGlover Teixeira at the event but withdrew from the bout due to injury in March. He was replaced byJames Te Huna[9]
Amir Sadollah was expected to faceStephen Thompson at the event. However, Sadollah pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced byNah-Shon Burrell.[10]
Gunnar Nelson was expected to faceMike Pyle at the event. However, Nelson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced byRick Story.[11]
Dana White announced at theUFC on Fox 7 post-fight press conference that he expects that the winner of theGray Maynard/T. J. Grant fight would get a UFC Lightweight title shot againstBenson 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 opponentAbel Trujillo and the bout was contested at a catchweight.[13]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez (c) | def. | Antônio Silva | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:21 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Junior dos Santos | def. | Mark Hunt | KO (spinning hook kick) | 3 | 4:18 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | def. | James Te Huna | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:38 | |
| Lightweight | T. J. Grant | def. | Gray Maynard | KO (knee & 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) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Dennis Bermudez | def. | Max Holloway | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Robert Whittaker | def. | Colton Smith | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:41 | |
| Catchweight (158.5 lb) | 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 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[15]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to theNevada 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.
