UFC 166
| UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 | ||||
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_poster.gif) The poster for UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 19, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Toyota Center | |||
| City | Houston, Texas | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on October 19, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.[1]
Background
The main event is expected to be a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior dos Santos.[1][2] The two have split their two previous encounters with Dos Santos winning the first bout via first round knockout at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos and then Velasquez winning the rematch via unanimous decision at UFC 155.
A bout between George Roop and Francisco Rivera was scheduled for this card, but was moved to UFC Fight Night 31 and replaced by Sarah Kaufman vs. Jessica Eye.[3]
Matt Grice was expected to face Jeremy Larsen at the event. However, Grice was forced out of the bout after sustaining serious injuries in a September 8 car accident in his home state of Oklahoma.[4] Grice was replaced by Charles Oliveira who also lost his original opponent, Estevan Payan, due to injury.[5] Subsequently on October 5, Oliveira pulled out of the Larsen bout citing a strained thigh muscle.[6] Larsen will now face promotional newcomer Andre Fili.[7]
Luke Rockhold was expected to face Tim Boetsch at the event. However, Rockhold was forced out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by C.B. Dollaway.[8]
Official fight card
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Cain Velasquez (c) | vs. | Junior Dos Santos | [a] | |||
| Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | vs. | Roy Nelson | ||||
| Lightweight | Gilbert Melendez | vs. | Diego Sanchez | ||||
| Heavyweight | Gabriel Gonzaga | vs. | Shawn Jordan | ||||
| Flyweight | John Dodson | vs. | Darrell Montague | ||||
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Tim Boetsch | vs. | C.B. Dollaway | ||||
| Welterweight | Nate Marquardt | vs. | Hector Lombard | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Sarah Kaufman | vs. | Jessica Eye | ||||
| Lightweight | George Sotiropoulos | vs. | KJ Noons | ||||
| Preliminary card (Facebook/Youtube) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Adlan Amagov | def. | TJ Waldburger | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Tony Ferguson | def. | Mike Rio | Submission (d'arce choke) | 1 | 1:52 | |
| Catchweight (148.5 lbs) | Andre Fili | def. | Jeremy Larsen | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:53 | |
| Bantamweight | Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | Dustin Pague | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:51 | |
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
See also
References
- ^ a b Mike Bohn (2013-06-13). "Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3 trilogy fight announced for UFC 166 in October". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2013-07-01). "Velasquez, dos Santos To Fight For Third Time". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ Staff (2013-08-23). "UFC 166 adds Eye vs. Kaufman, sends Rivera vs. Roop to UFC Fight Night 31". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ Staff (2013-09-09). "UFC's Matt Grice hospitalized after overnight car accident". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ Staff (2013-09-10). "With Estevan Payan out, Charles Oliveira meets Jeremy Larsen at UFC 166". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ Thomas Myers (2013-10-05). "Charles Oliveira injured, removed from UFC 166 fight card in Houston". MMAMania.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Staff (2013-10-07). "UFC signs Andre Fili to meet Jeremy Larsen at UFC 166 in Houston". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ Staff (2013-09-18). "Luke Rockhold out, C.B. Dollaway meets Tim Boetsch at UFC 166". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ^ "UFC® 166:UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
