As Cain Velasquez prepares for his long-awaited, return to the Octagon, the UFC’s posted one of his greatest victories to date.
Velasquez will be fighting for the first time since 2016 this Sunday, as the former heavyweight champ will take on Francis Ngannou at UFC Phoenix. Recently the UFC posted the video below, which is Velasquez’s memorable, 2010 knockout of the legendary “Minotauro” Nogueira.
Here is the line-up for UFC Phoenix.
MAIN CARD (ESPN/9 p.m. ET)
Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou
Lightweight: James Vick vs. Paul Felder
Strawweight: Cortney Casey vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Featherweight: Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie
Welterweight: Vicente Luque vs. Bryan Barberena
Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Myles Jury
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/7 p.m. ET)
Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera vs. Aljamain Sterling
Bantamweight: Benito Lopez vs. Manny Bermudez
Female Flyweight: Andrea Lee vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
Lightweight: Scott Holtzman vs. Nik Lentz
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+/5:30 p.m. ET)
Bantamweight: Renan Barao vs. Luke Sanders
Strawweight: Jessica Penne vs. Jodie Esquibel
Strawweight: Aleksandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire