TUF FINALE and UFC 131 MAIN EVENTS CONFIRMED + MORE
May 26th, 2011
May 26th, 2011
In an exclusive announcement posted on UFC.com, the fight promotion officially confirmed the main events for the two upcoming cards.
The first is for the finale of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos which will feature TUF 13 finalists Tony Ferguson and Ramsey Nijem in the co-main event. However, the night's marquee match-up will be between the second and last MMAPunks Middleweight Champion "Stunning" Carter Jackson squaring off with UFC Title Contender Yushin "Thunder" Okami with a shot at Anderson Silva's crown likely on the line. Also confirmed to appear on the card is MMAPunks alum Brandon Kyle who is expected to face either Karlos Vemola at LHW or Sean McCorkle at HW.
As for UFC's upcoming UFC 131 even live from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, Canada: the main event remains to be Lesnar vs Dos Santos, continuing the tradition of TUF coaches meeting at a PPV. The winner of the aforementioned bout will be next in line to challenge for Cain Velasquez's UFC Heavyweight Championship. The co-main event for the evening will be a Lightweight duel between #2 ranked Gray "The Bully" Maynard and former PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori Gomi.
Furthermore, brand new UFC competitor and MMAPunks veteran and champion Dean Jurek announced his intent to make his UFC debut when they next visit his native England, which appears to be UFC 138 in November. The official announcement came via his twitter @JurekOffish