The Octagon returns to Mexico City this Saturday for UFC 188.
The fight card is highlighted by a title unification bout in the heavyweight division. Champion Cain Velasquez and interim champion Fabricio Werdum will square off for five rounds (or less) to determine the division’s true king.
In the co-main event of the evening, lightweights Eddie Alvarez and Gilbert Melendez will tussle. The two have long been considered the best 155-pounders outside the UFC, and they will finally meet under the banner of the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion.
In total, UFC 188 features 11 fights. The card looks like this:
UFC 188 Main Card
- Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum
- Gilbert Melendez vs. Eddie Alvarez
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nate Marquardt
- Yair Rodriguez vs. Charles Rosa
- Tecia Torres vs. Angela Hill
Prelims on FX
- Henry Cejudo vs. Chico Camus
- Efrain Escudero vs. Drew Dober
- Alejandro Perez vs. Patrick Williams
- Francisco Trevino vs. Johnny Case
Prelims on UFC Fight Pass
- Augusto Montano vs. Cathal Pendred
- Gabriel Benitez vs. Clay Collard
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