UFC 160: Cain Velasquez Stops Antonio Silva

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II took place on May 25, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cain Velasquez stopped Antônio “Bigfoot” Silva in 81 seconds to retain the UFC heavyweight championship. Junior dos Santos knocked out Mark Hunt late in the third round, while Glover Teixeira and T.J. Grant produced first-round finishes that moved both men closer to title contention.

Event video: Velasquez versus Silva II.

Velasquez makes the rematch even shorter

Velasquez had dominated Silva in their first meeting at UFC 146, and the championship rematch followed a similar pattern. Silva tried to close distance early, but Velasquez landed a right hand that dropped him and followed with punches on the ground.

The referee stopped the fight at 1:21 of round one. Velasquez retained the heavyweight title in his first defense after regaining it from Junior dos Santos at UFC 155.

Dos Santos and Hunt deliver a heavyweight classic

Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt traded heavy punches for nearly three rounds. Dos Santos hurt Hunt early, mixed in a takedown, and maintained a high pace despite Hunt’s counterpunching threat.

With less than a minute remaining, dos Santos landed a spinning head kick and follow-up punches for the knockout at 4:18 of round three. The fight earned Fight of the Night honors and returned dos Santos to the front of the title picture.

Teixeira submits Te Huna; Grant stops Maynard

Glover Teixeira hurt James Te Huna with punches before securing a guillotine choke at 2:38 of round one. The submission earned Teixeira Submission of the Night.

T.J. Grant rocked Gray Maynard with punches and knees before finishing him at 2:07 of the first round. Grant received Knockout of the Night and emerged as the next lightweight title challenger.

Donald Cerrone defeated K.J. Noons by unanimous decision. On the preliminaries, Mike Pyle edged Rick Story by split decision, Dennis Bermudez won a close split decision over Max Holloway, Robert Whittaker stopped Colton Smith, and Khabib Nurmagomedov outpointed Abel Trujillo. Stephen Thompson, George Roop, and Jeremy Stephens also earned victories.

Complete UFC 160 results

Main card

• Cain Velasquez def. Antônio Silva — TKO (punches); round 1, 1:21. Velasquez retained the UFC heavyweight championship.
• Junior dos Santos def. Mark Hunt — KO/TKO (spinning head kick and punches); round 3, 4:18.
• Glover Teixeira def. James Te Huna — submission (guillotine choke); round 1, 2:38.
• T.J. Grant def. Gray Maynard — TKO (punches and knees); round 1, 2:07.
• Donald Cerrone def. K.J. Noons — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.

Preliminary card

• Mike Pyle def. Rick Story — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Dennis Bermudez def. Max Holloway — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Robert Whittaker def. Colton Smith — TKO (punches); round 3, 0:41.
• Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Abel Trujillo — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Stephen Thompson def. Nah-Shon Burrell — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• George Roop def. Brian Bowles — TKO (punches); round 2, 1:43.
• Jeremy Stephens def. Estevan Payan — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.

UFC 160 reinforced Velasquez’s position as heavyweight champion while setting up dos Santos for another title shot and pushing Teixeira and Grant toward the top of their divisions. Explore more of our MMA coverage.

Sources

UFC: official UFC 160 event results; UFC: UFC 160 main-card report; Sherdog event record.

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