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Roy “Big Country” Nelson has shown that he can hang with the best MMA fighters in the world, and he’ll have to be on top of his game to derail the striking train that is Junior Dos Santos. The two heavyweight fighters are set to hook up on on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States as part of UFC 117: Silva Vs. Sonnen. The winner of this bout will be the next contender for the heavyweight belt currently held by Brock Lesnar, who will contest Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 for the championship.
Here’s the card, and it’s a good one:
Main card
Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafael Dos Anjos
Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Junior Dos Santos
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight bout: Thiago Silva vs. Tim Boetsch
Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story
Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft
Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman
Welterweight bout: Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman