UFC 160: Velasquez retains belt | Recap, results & review

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Cain Velasquez has successfully defended his UFC Heavyweight Championship title for the first time yesterday by beating Antonio "Big Foot" Silva via TKO (punches) in the first round (again). The sudden burst of Cain's well placed one-two caught Silva by surprise. Both of the punches landed on the left chin of the Brazilian and dropped him with the huge right. The Big Foot tried to stand up but that left his chin opened for more Velasquez pounding and dropped him back to his knees again. The referee stopped the contest at 1:21 in Round 1. A disappointingly quick main event, it was.

Former heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos beaten Mark Hunt in the co-main event in the third round via KO. Junior's strategy of using his pace worked out well. He never really looked like losing and was very much in control. There was a couple of occasions in previous rounds where he landed some powerful right hand but he decided to take it easy. During his interview with Joe Rogan after the fight, he said that it was his first time doing wheel kicks. His right calf caught Mark's head and dropped him but it was the follow-up punch that knocked him out. Good to see the nice Brazilian back victorious. Looking forward to see a rematch between him and Cain soon.

UFC160 results (official)

Main card
Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez (c) def. Antonio Silva via TKO (punches) in Round 1
Heavyweight: Junior Dos Santos def. Mark Hunt via KO (spinning heel kick & punch) in Round 3
Light Heavyweight: Glover Teixeira def. James Te-Huna via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 1
Lightweight: TJ Grant def. Gray Maynard TKO (punches) in Round 1
Lightweight: Donald Cerrone def. K.J. Noons via unanimous decision

Preliminary card (FX)
Welterweight: Mike Pyle def. Rick Story via split decision
Featherweight: Dennis Bermudez def. Max Holloway via split decision
Welterweight: Robert Whittaker def. Colton Smith via TKO (punches) in Round 3
Catchweight (158.5 lbs): Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Abel Trujillo via unanimous decision

Preliminary card (Facebook)
Welterweight: Stephen Thompson def. Nah-Shon Burrell via unanimous decision
Bantamweight: George Roop def. Brian Bowles via TKO (punches) in Round 2
Featherweight: Jeremy Stephens def. Estevan Payan via unanimous decision

Fight of the Night: Junior Dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt
Knockout of the Night: TJ Grant
Submission of the Night: Glover Teixiera