On Saturday, October 1, the UFC will travel to the nation’s capital for UFC on Versus 6. The main event will be a rarity: a UFC title bout that will be broadcast on cable television and not via pay-per-view.
Facing off in the main event will be UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and Demetrious Johnson. Cruz (18-1) is on a nine-fight winning streak since suffering his first and only defeat at the hands of Urijah Faber in March 2007. Cruz avenged that loss in his last fight, a fast-paced, five-round battle that he won by unanimous decision at UFC 132, which took place July 2 of this year.
“Mighty Mouse” Johnson brings a record of 9-1 into his bout with Cruz. Johnson punched his ticket to title contention with a unanimous decision win over Miguel Torres on May 28, 2011. The victory over Torres was Johnson’s fourth straight win.
Also appearing on the card will be a heavyweight bout of almost comical height disproportion, as the 5’11” Pat Barry meets the 6’11” Stefan Struve. Both Barry and Struve are coming off spectacular knockout losses in their last bouts.
Barry was on the receiving end of one the more amazing comebacks this year when Cheick Kongo came back from being on the verge of being out cold to turn out the lights on Barry on the card the two headlined on June 26, 2011.
Struve, who has a reputation as a slow starter paid the price at UFC 130 when Travis Browne timed a Superman punch with perfection, folding Struve backwards and earning the knockout victory.
Full Fight Card for UFC on Versus 6:
Main Card (Versus)
Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson
Pat Bary vs. Stefan Struve
Anthony Johnson vs. Charlie Brenneman
Matt Wiman vs. Mac Danzig
Prelims (Facebook)
Yves Edwards vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Michael Johnson vs. Paul Sass
Mike Easton vs. *Byron Bloodworth
Shane Roller vs. TJ Grant
Josh Neer vs. Keith Wisniewski
Walel Watson vs. Joseph Sandoval
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