The UFC announced today that UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez suffered a right knee injury during training and was forced to withdraw from his championship fight against No.1 contender Fabricio Werdum in Mexico City on November 15.
Cain Velasquez injured, Mark Hunt vs. Fabricio Werdum for Interim Heavyweight Title at UFC 180
As a result, No.4 heavyweight Mark Hunt(10-8-1 in professional MMA, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand), who is coming off a walk-off knockout against the iron-chinned Roy Nelson in Tokyo in September, will face Werdum (18-5-1, fighting out of Los Angeles via Porto Alegre, Brazil) in the five-round main event for the interim UFC heavyweight title.
Werdum (18-5-1) has earned his crack at Velasquez’s heavyweight title after going on a four-fight winning streak with victories over Roy Nelson, Mike Russow, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and most recently a decisive decision against Travis Browne.
Hunt (10-8-1) will look to win the most important match-up of his career at UFC 180. Since coming into the UFC with a 5-6 record, the “Super Samoan” has since gone 5-2-1.
UFC 180 will mark the first time the organization has been to Mexico and will take place on November 15 from Arena Mexico in Mexico City.
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