MMA Fighting · Sep 15, 2016
Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez 2 targeted for UFC 207
Esther Lin, MMA FightingFormer UFC heavyweight champions Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez will likely meet for the second time in December.
Werdum and Velasquez battled for the heavyweight championship back at UFC 188 in Mexico, and they have agreed to rematch at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 30. MMA Fighting has confirmed the news with sources following a report by MMA Junkie.
Werdum (21-6-1), who won the first fight via a second-round submission to win the UFC belt, enters the fight coming off a unanimous decision victory over Travis Browne at UFC 203. Prior to this fight, the Brazilian lost his title to Stipe Miocic at UFC 198.