UFC 188 Velasquez vs Werdum

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Sat 13th June 2015 12:00am UTC

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UFC

Season
2015

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Round 19

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The event was headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship unification bout between then champion Cain Velasquez and then interim champion Fabrício Werdum. The bout was originally expected to take place at UFC 180. However, Velasquez pulled out of the bout due to a knee injury and the event was instead headlined by an interim title bout between Werdum and Mark Hunt.

A lightweight bout between Francisco Trevino and Johnny Case was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver. However, on December 23, it was announced that Trevino had to pull out of the bout due to an injury. The fight was later rescheduled for this event.

Héctor Urbina was expected to face Albert Tumenov at the event. However, Urbina was forced to pull out of the fight due to an arm injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Andrew Todhunter. The bout was then cancelled altogether on June 11 after Todhunter was medically disqualified from the card after dealing with issues while cutting weight. Tumenov will receive his contracted show money.

On July 6, it was announced that Gilbert Melendez tested positive for testosterone metabolites of an exogenous origin. He denied using anything, but stated that he is "responsible for the products he uses and their implications". Melendez was suspended one year, effective from the date of his bout against Eddie Alvarez. As a result of the suspension, he was pulled from his fight against Al Iaquinta at UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee on July 15. On July 17, Augusto Montaño was announced as another fighter who tested positive for the same metabolites as Melendez. He was also suspended for a year.

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01	Fabricio Werdum	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
01	Cain Velasquez	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
02	Eddie Alvarez	UFC Lightweight	WIN
02	Gilbert Melendez	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
03	Kelvin Gastelum	UFC Welterweight	WIN
03	Nate Marquardt	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
04	Yair Rodríguez	UFC Featherweight	WIN
04	Charles Rosa	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
05	Tecia Torres	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
05	Angela Hill	UFC Strawweight Women	LOSS
06	Henry Cejudo	UFC Bantamweight	WIN
06	Chico Camus	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS
07	Drew Dober	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
07	Efrain Escudero	UFC Lightweight	WIN
09	Francisco Trevino	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
09	Johnny Case	UFC Lightweight	WIN
10	Cathal Pendred	Cage Warriors Mens	WIN
10	Augusto Montano	UFC Welterweight	LOSS