Antonio Silva's massive upset win over Alistair Overeem a few months ago significantly changed the landscape of the heavyweight division. UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez now fights Bigfoot in a rematch of their one-sided slaughter last May. Overeem was due to face Junior Dos Santos at UFC 160, but an injury to Overeem means that Mark Hunt is within touching distance of a title shot. Visa issues had him stuck in New Zealand,but apparently those are cleared up now and he's good to go.
Other big fights on the May 25th PPV include Glover Teixeira against James Te Huna, Donald Cerrone against K.J. Noons, and Gray Maynard versus T.J. Grant. Maybe one of the hidden gems for best fight on the card is veteran Mike Pyle against late replacement Rick Story.
The bout order is now set, so here's a look a the current card:
Main Card:
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva [HW title]
Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt
James Te Huna vs. Glover Teixeira
T.J. Grant vs. Gray Maynard
Donald Cerrone vs. K.J. Noons
FX Card:
Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story
Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway
Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo
Facebook Card:
Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Stephen Thompson
Estevan Payan vs. Jeremy Stephens
Brian Bowles vs. George Roop