(“Do I *look* like I want to try on some slim-fit jeans today, you son of a bitch?!?” / Photo via FightDay)
After being hassled by The Man for two weeks due to a decade-old arrest, UFC heavyweight slugger Mark Hunt has successfully obtained his visa to travel to the United States for UFC 160 on May 25th, and will be departing from New Zealand sometime today. The UFC confirmed the news yesterday, and Hunt relayed the message himself with a quick tweet thanking God.
And so, Roy Nelson no longer needs to be hastily photoshopped into the poster. But the problem remains that Hunt is making the long trek to the States with less than a week to acclimate to the time-difference, which could hinder his performance. Will jet lag be the difference in this fight? Shoot us your predictions, and check out the complete lineup of UFC 160 after the jump…
PAY-PER-VIEW MAIN CARD (10 p.m. ET)
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva (for heavyweight title)
Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt (HW)
Glover Teixeira vs. James Te Huna (LHW)
Gray Maynard vs. T.J. Grant (LW)
Donald Cerrone vs. KJ Noons (LW)
FX PRELIMS (8 p.m. ET)
Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story (WW)
Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway (FW)
Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker (WW)
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo (LW)
FACEBOOK PRELIMS (6:35 p.m. ET)
Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Stephen Thompson (WW)
Brian Bowles vs. George Roop (BW)
Jeremy Stephens vs. Estevan Payan (FW)