After coming up short in his bid to be Cain Velasquez's opponent, Roy Nelson will have another former heavyweight title challenger to do battle with. Dana White confirmed via twitter that Nelson will take on Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga at UFC 146.
Ahead of his hearing in front of the Nevada State Athletic commission tomorrow (Tuesday April 24), Alistair Overeem has issued an official statement.
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UFC President Dana White has taken to twitter to set the record straight on former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velsaquez's next opponent, and the winner of the Cain lottery is none other than Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Velasquez was left without an opponent for the upcoming UFC 146 event when prospective opponent Frank Mir was called up to receive a title shot against champion Junior dos Santos.
The rivalry has finally come to an end, as Jon Jones and Rashad Evans faced off in the main event of UFC 145 last night (April 21). Jones dominated Evans in all 5 rounds, showing why he is the champion. While Evans has to go back to training and work his way back to number one contendership.