*RUMOR* about UFC 160

I am hearing that tomorrow Dana White will make two fight announcements. 

Cain Velasquez vs Bigfoot Silva 2
Junior Dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem


Again, JUST A RUMOR. But its from a usually reliable source of mine so I thought I would share. 

And it makes replacements more readily available.

I like the setup of 158 and loved 146 last year. That could'v been a disaster when Reem got popped but turned out to be one of the best cards imo.

I think having 3 fights on a card that everyone wants to see is the only way to guarantee PPVs don't get canceled in the future. But Bigfoot Cain is not a fight I think will be a good fight again... Bigfoot is too slow for Cain, I see another bloodbath, & I have no problem allowing the division to sort itself out a bit, so I would prefer they wait 2-3 months rather than forcing a poor fight on us.

more confirmation

Ciaran Beegan ‏@cbeegan90

@arielhelwani @danawhite just told us in The Temple Bar.. Cain v Big Foot and JDS v Reem in May! You heard it here first!#DanasInDublin

MadMikeXD

my 265lb list would do better against cain than bigfoot did

say what happened with the banning of elbows?

lol what a puss

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kenny would beat bigfoot for sure too

monsons old ass would beat bigfoot.

bigfoot looked like **** rds 1 and 2. rd 3 last 25 sec/.

its a wasted fight for Cain

* Edited at 02.12.2013, 10:09 AM ET *

Im disappointing with this 
i really wanted Bigfoot vs JDS 
sigh, oh well
just another Cain smashing yet another opponent here 
and overeem is ****** 

What about Roy Nelson?


Anybody?

@Mybbygotsauz JDS & Bigfoot are from the same gym so i dont think thats ever going to happen
@DelRose Nelson is fighting at 159

Nice, I'm honestly looking more forward to the co-main than the main event though. Cain vs Bigfoot happens too soon imo...

* Edited at 02.12.2013, 3:20 PM ET *

Cain-BF2: too soon IMO, but I guess there aren't many options out there and its always fun to watch Cain fight so what the hell. I just hope Bigfoot doesn't continue with his streak of upsets cause he'll **** up the entire division, lol.

On JDS-Over: At first this match seemed to have lost some edge after watching Uber get UberKOed by BF at 156, but once you think about it, you have to consider that both JDS and Overeem did not perform as they usually do on their last fights, both were very passive, hesitant and didn't really let those hands loose. I'm sure they're both aware of that now and they'll make sure they get to use them this time, so this kinda makes the fight a little better IMO.

 

 

Remember guys, as of right now this is just a rumor. If these get confirmed I will make sure to post. But yeah, for now, just rumors. 

I am not convinced that Bigfoot is quite ready for Cain as yet.  I think he still needs a little more seasoning and honing his skills.  I like Jitz' suggestion of Stefan Struve.  But I can't think of a good fight for Cain just now.

Bigfoot will never be ready for Cain

Bigfoot will always get TKO'd in the 1st round when he fights Cain.

@Bill, "he still needs a little more seasoning and honing his skills"

He's 33 and has fought Fedor, Overeem, Cormier, Arlovski, Werdum (and the list goes on) ...

You're talking as if he's a young prospect ... what more seasoning are you talking about? 
Yeah, he might tighten things up here and there but he'll never be at Cain's level ...

Other than that, he can win or lose against any top 10 UFC heavyweight on any given day.

Not bad, but I don't see him becoming UFC champion any time soon (or ever).

* Edited at 02.12.2013, 4:39 PM ET *

Cain already kicked silva's ass around 10 months ago and also lost to cormier he doesnt deserve title shot at all.

IDK what event it is for, but it is rumored that Rua/Diet Nog II is in the works.

I would LOVE to see Overeem vs JDS. Even though they are both coming off losses and it wouldn't have the same magnitude of the title fight they were supposed to have, it's gonna be amazing.

* Edited at 02.12.2013, 9:10 PM ET *

By seasoning and honing, I think Bigfoot would be better off fighting Stefan Struve and Roy Nelson.

I just don't see him ready just yet for Cain.  That is all I was trying to say.

I agree with you Bill. The UFC has always been low on HW fighters, and I guess Cain doesn't want to wait. Too bad Werdum is tied up with Big Nog. I believe he should be next in line, or at least have Big Foot/Werdum II

At the moment, I think Cain doesn't have a good opponent.  

The only guys I put in his class are JDS, Overeem and Carwin.  Lesnar was there but he retired.  They don't get that many guys in that special elite level very often.  And Carwin might not be there anymore.  But those guys are super fighters.  Carwin was a super puncher and a decorated wrestler.  But he might not be able to hang at that level today.