The Ultimate Fighting Championship takes Australia by storm for the first time on Saturday, February 20. In the main event, a world heavyweight title shot is on the line when unbeaten young gun Cain Velasquez takes on former UFC and PRIDE champion Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira. Plus, UK superstar Michael “The Count” Bisping hopes to spoil the middleweight debut of the legendary ‘Axe Murderer’, Wanderlei Silva.
Main Bouts:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1) [Num. 4] -120 vs. Cain Velasquez (7-0) [Num. 6] -110
Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1) [Num. 22] -155 vs. Michael Bisping (18-2) [Num. 14] +125
Joe Stevenson (31-10) [Num. 14] -325 vs. George Sotiropoulos (11-2) +250
Ryan Bader (10-0) -155 vs. Keith Jardine (15-6-1) [Num. 16] +125
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (25-7-2) vs. Ben Rothwell (30-7) [Num. 15]
Preliminary Bouts:
Elvis Sinosic (8-11-2) vs. Chris Haseman (20-16)
Stephan Bonnar (11-6) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (18-9-1)
Chris Lytle (27-17-5) vs. Brian Foster (13-4)
Goran Reljic (8-0) vs. C.B. Dollaway (9-2)
Igor Pokrajac (21-6) vs. James Te Huna (12-4)