{"id":148249,"date":"2015-06-07T21:09:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T04:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=148249"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:08:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:08:46","slug":"ufc-188-card-final-with-13-bouts-prelims-set-to-air-on-fx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-188-card-final-with-13-bouts-prelims-set-to-air-on-fx\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 188 Card Final with 13 Bouts, Prelims Set to Air on FX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cain-Velasquez-Fabricio-Werdum.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cain-Velasquez-Fabricio-Werdum.png\" alt=\"Cain Velasquez Fabricio Werdum\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-130661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cain-Velasquez-Fabricio-Werdum.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cain-Velasquez-Fabricio-Werdum-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cain-Velasquez-Fabricio-Werdum-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cain-Velasquez-Fabricio-Werdum-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC 188 is less than six days away! Cain Velasquez makes his long awaited return to the octagon when he intends to unify his UFC Heavyweight Championship with Fabricio Werdum&#8217;s interim championship. Werdum was originally slated to face Velasquez at UFC 180, but the champion was forced to pull out due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert Melendez returns to the octagon this Saturday as well when he goes toe-to-toe with Eddie Alvarez. This bout has been rumored to happen before in DREAM, but the two never met in the lightweight grand prix. Now, several years later, these lightweights will do battle to decide to the superior fighter truly is.<\/p>\n<p>Take note that the preliminary bouts will air on FX and NOT Fox Sports 1. Check out the full breakdown below!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Card (10:00 PM ET on PPV)<\/strong><br \/>\nCain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum<br \/>\nEddie Alvarez vs. Gilbert Melendez<br \/>\nKelvin Gastelum vs. Nate Marquardt<br \/>\nYair Rodriguez vs. Charles Rosa<br \/>\nAngela Hill vs. Tecia Torres<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preliminary Card (8:00 PM ET on FX)<\/strong><br \/>\nChico Camus vs. Henry Cejudo<br \/>\nDrew Dober vs. Efrain Escudero<br \/>\nAlejandro Perez vs. Patrick Williams<br \/>\nJohnny Case vs. Frank Trevino<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preliminary Card (6:30 PM ET on UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><br \/>\nAugusto Montano vs. Cathal Pendred<br \/>\nGabriel Benitez vs. Clay Collard<br \/>\nAndrew Todhunter vs. Albert Tumenov<\/p>\n<p><strong>BJPENN.COM ALL-ACCESS! UFC 188 &#8211; Gilbert Melendez Media Day! &#8212; WATCH! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src='\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4275798040001' width='560' height='315' allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 188 is less than six days away! Cain Velasquez makes his long awaited return to the octagon when he intends to unify his UFC Heavyweight Championship with Fabricio Werdum&#8217;s interim championship. Werdum was originally slated to face Velasquez at UFC 180, but the champion was forced to pull out due to injury. 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