Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently announced the Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez 2 headliner for its upcoming UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for Feb. 6, 2016, inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Werdum (20-5-1) captured the crown with a third-round submission win at UFC 188 back in June. The Brazilian has now won six straight fights and remains undefeated since crossing over from the Strikeforce ranks in 2012. Velasquez (13-2), meanwhile, has competed just once over the past two years due to recurring injuries.
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Elsewhere on the UFC 196 fight card, former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks returns to the Octagon to battle 170-pound wunderkind Stephen Thompson, while Roy Nelson and Jared Rosholt bang it out for heavyweight bragging rights.
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